Fall Events

The colours are out in full force and all indications are that they will peak about a week before Thanksgiving - but no fear, there will still be some for the long weekend! We had amazing weather for the Hike Haliburton Festival this past weekend - almost tropical! This Saturday (Oct. 1) ColourFest hits the Highlands. This is another fabulous event organized by some extremely hard-working volunteers. Excellent muscial talent will be entertaining in Head Lake Park, an IAMS Pet Contest, Vintage Car Show, Kids' Funfest Zone, Petting Zoo, Kids' Art Attack, OPP Golden Helmets Motorcycle Show, Buskers, Clowns, Barn Dance, Corn Roast, Pancake Breakfast.....oh my I am out of breath (or finger energy)!! And wait until you see all the great scarecrows and decorations around town! Go to www.colourfest.ca for details.

Friends of the Rail Trail also have a couple of events coming soon - Friday, October 14, 2011 there is a dinner being held at Camp Wanakita, with Ed Poropat as a guest speaker. If you do not know Ed, he is a resident biologist who has an up-close and personal knowledge base of the wildlife found throughout the rail trail bed and in our County. He is a great speaker and you always learn something! Tickets are $20.00 per person for the evening and if you are interested, please call me at 705-455-7578 to reserve.

The second Rail Trail event is the same weekend - Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16. We are holding an "End to End" walk - 34 km in total. It will be a group walk, but at your own pace. Do a little, do a lot, do it all! We are starting with a small, casual event this year in the hopes of growing it into a large event next year. Everyone welcome, no costs to participate. I will post time and start info soon.

I can't wait to join these events - bump into neighbours, and see many of our seasonal residents and visitors for the last time this year. Come on out and join in!! See you there!