For the birds
South Shore observatory re-opens its doors The Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory (PEPtBO) was finally able to throw open its doors once again Sunday after being closed to the public for the duration of the pandemic. The event announcing the re-launch of PEPtBO welcomed Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith, Bay of Quinte MP Neil […]
Bloomfield history panels
New interpretive panels depict Bloomfield settlement At one time, the village of Bloomfield— then known as Bull’s Mills— was home to four mills that took their power from two creeks running through the village. Those mills fuelled Bloomfield’s growth, as farmers brought their grain to be ground or their logs to be sawn into lumber. […]
Golden Hour festival
Mustang Drive-In scene of two-day music festival The Golden Hour festival of Canadian music returns to the Mustang Drive-In on August 21 and 22 after a successful inaugural event in 2020. On Saturday night (August 21), local musician Annelise Noronha will open for iskwe and Tom Wilson followed by William Prince in a celebration of […]
BIGLAKE Festival
A rebranded Wellington Water Week returns A festival with its initial concept themed around water, not least because Wellington sits right on the shores of a Great Lake, Wellington Water Week is back. Originally inspired by Sweden’s Stockholm World Water Week Symposium, festival co-founders Elissa Lee and Johannes Debus wanted to bring the concept to […]
Flight Festival
Performances and workshops in modern and Indigenous contemporary dance Afestival celebrating contemporary dance is coming to the County, with workshops and classes beginning August 18, and performances from August 19 to August 22.The festival takes place at The Eddie Hotel and Farm, just east of Wellington, and is being organized by Arwyn Carpenter, Carol Anderson, […]
Feeling PECish
Sweet treats at new bakery in Milford On Friday mornings, Matti Matyassalvi is awake by 5 a.m. and heads over to the PECish bakery in Milford where he takes the croissants that he had rolled and refrigerated the night before and places them in the proofer to be ready for baking later in the morning. […]
County Disc Golf
Course at Black Prince Winery combines fun and fitness The most satisfying sound when playing disc golf is the jangle of chains that sounds when a player hits the target. A new disc golf course operated by Henry Schneider is now open at Black Prince Winery, and it’s a great way to have some fun […]
The last lighthouse
Exhibit merges historical fact with imagination At one time, Prince Edward County was ringed with 11 lighthouses, providing beacons of safety to the mariners who sailed the treacherous waters along its shores. The first lighthouse was built on False Duck Island early in the nineteenth century, and the last of the remaining 10 was constructed […]
Making her marks
Bloomfield artist offer a bold and striking style Rhonda Nolan’s art is an expression of her inner feelings, a reflection of her energy and her love of life. She paints instinctively, using gestures and marks that are precisely placed, and says that if you stop and think about where the paintbrush should go, “You are […]
Walking tour
Demorestville’s beginnings and boom Demorestville’s colourful, vibrant and profitable past was the topic of a Prince Edward County Past to Present walking tour series last Sunday hosted by the County Museums. While it is a quiet sleepy village now, the 1800s saw Demorestville as a booming hamlet, all thanks to its namesake, Guillame Demorest. He […]