Another branch
Family tree at Campbell’s Orchards continues to grow The old adage about the apple and the tree is never more relevant than at Campbell’s Orchards in October. It’s all hands on deck for the family, because around Thanksgiving the floodgates open and the orchard plays host to a fall invasion. People from far and wide […]
Passing judgement
Pitting County Pinot Noir’s against France’s finest It’s pinot noir. It’s known as the “heartbreak grape.” Yet, last June, at the National Wine Awards of Canada, over 100 Pinots competed, with 10 capturing Gold medals. According to David Lawrason, one of Canada’s most insightful wine writers (winealign.com) and a friend, pinot noir is Canada’s “most […]
Catch and release
Bird banding program aims to monitor species’ health The fall migration season is well under way, with thousands of songbirds passing across the County, resting and feeding all along the south shore before the arduous trip across the lake. But the woods are relatively silent. In the spring, the birds— males in particular—have one thing […]
Say it ain’t so
Chef Elliot and Sommelier Laura are saying goodbye, for now For patrons and friends of The Hubb at Angeline’s in Bloomfield, hearing that Laura and Elliot were leaving after five years must have made their hearts sink a bit. Patrons of the restaurant over the years were more than customers, they were treated with the […]
County scenes
Dramatic landscape images on display at Closson-Chase Johnny C.Y. Lam has travelled the world taking photographs for The Globe and Mail and CBC as well as a number of non-governmental organizations. He has covered assignments in places such as India, Rwanda and Argentina, and has been profoundly affected by the people that he met during […]
The wine man
Battista Calvieri lives the life of a superhero Battista Calvieri is a man of diverse talents. And if you look at it with the right lens, he lives a bit of a superhero life. During the week, he is a professor of electron microscopy at a medical school in Toronto. “It’s the job that keeps […]
Day dreamin’
I Have A Dream Day brings focus to Heal with Horses James French and his wife, Shelley Slingo, have spent their life dedicated to the connections humans have with animals. Over the past 30 years, they have garnered international acclaim for their methods of communicating with horses. The UK couple are currently touring North America […]
Building brix
Recent warm weather a boon to grape growers The harvest season is just beginning for grape growers across Prince Edward County, and they are all grateful for an unseasonably warm and sunny September that helped push their crops to ripeness. “The last couple of months have been awesome, but we started off cool,” says Rob […]
Marathon Milestone
County Marathon measures up Record hot temperatures are expected to cool down a bit on Saturday, just in time for the 14th running of the County Marathon. Over the years, the event has featured every kind of weather that October in Prince Edward County can throw at these long distance runners, from warm sunshine to […]
Money for nothing
Some councillors may want to sell, but the hall won’t fill the hole Emotions were high last Tuesday evening as users of the Picton town hall flooded Shire Hall’s council chambers, spilling out into an adjacent boardroom where the meeting was being streamed live. Most were out to support a group dubbed Save the Picton […]