As promised, Campbellford put on a great Waterfront Festival- where fun was to be found for kids of all ages. First, the weather was quite fine – no small blessing in this summer of great weather variability and a great downpour one day later. Bright sun abounded but there were clouds and wind enough to …
One of the ways I gauge the popularity of THEx in Toronto is how many people are out taking the Rides on the Midway. This past year there seemed to be an upsurge in age on the rides – more 20 somethings and even an uptick in Freedom 55-ers. The rides appeared more crowded than …
As we have seen, the 50th Highland Games really profited from being in Victoria Park. And the Heavy Weight events on a section of Cobourg Beach was the best venue from a photography point of view. Not one bad angle for shooting the events as seen here: [iframe src=’http://pixofcanada.com/splash/heavyhi3d.html’ width=’780′ height=’530′] There are two groups …
Canada Day last year was lots of fun in three Northumberland Hills towns – Campbellford, Hasting and Warkworth. It was hard to choose among them for sheer fun and games. But this year Warkworth made a case for itself. Here is a capsule look at the fun to be had in Warkworth on Canada Day. …
One of the fascinating sensations on enter Cobourg’s Spring lush Victoria Park was the music in the air. Pipes and drum rat-a-tats filled the field but there was no obvious source except for a lone piper. Bagpipes lilt permeated the park from over a dozen bands scattered throughout Victoria Park. Enough to make Groucho Marx …
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The Cobourg Highland Games committee really knows how to put on a fling as seen at its 50th year event. First, it was a return to Victoria Park – a natural for the meeting of the Massed Pipe and Drum Bands and the assembled Highland dancers. And the nearby Cobourg beach was perfect for the …
The Cobourg Highland Games have had a bad run of weather luck in the past few years; but not the 50th year Games. The weather on Saturday June 15th was delightfully sunny, breezy yet not overbearingly hot. And this between a rainy Friday and a supersaturated Sunday morning. Ahh, the luck of the Scottish! And …
The Royal Ascot in Berkshire England is a Horse and Bonnet showing of 300 years distinction. Lately the Bonnets have gotten the best of the show as seen above. The media flock to the venue as much for the bonnets on display as for the horse racing. See CBS News Images for a handsome Hats …
For the past few Springs the flower garden at the Port Hope Public Library managed to outdo for floral splendor most of its competitors for best Spring Library Garden in the Northumberland Hills of Eastern Ontario. But there may be a new title holder, with the Spring extravaganza of beautiful blooms at the Campbellford Public …
The Lilac Festival in Warkworth is caught in-between on Eastern Ontario’s Spring Festival Scene. A weekend before the Lilac Festival there is the Warkworth Art in the Park Show and the Cobourg Music Experience. During the Lilac Festival there is the Colborne Apple Blossom Festival and Doors Open Northumberland . And the June 14-17th weekend after …
Spring does not officially arrive in Eastern Canada until Colborne’s Apple Blossom Tyme Festival or the last frost has covered the countryside. With nighttime temperatures reaching into the 2-4°C range and winds dying down – it is expected that the Last Frost will have the honors of officially ushering in Spring this year. However, the …
One of the delights of Spring in Northumberland County is to see the sway and dips of the county’s rolling hills and farm fields at their bes with such eat. The fields have just been plowed and planted with thin green lines marking the crops if the field is not already covered in greenery. As …
