Last Minute: Festivals of Lights Wind Down in 2012

Festival of Lights

Barrie Festival of Trees and Lights

Until Spring 2012
Barrie lights up along Kempenfelt Bay's Lakeshore Drive on Lake Simcoe  See the Barrie Festival of Trees and Lights where some of the 50,000 lights which form the Festival of Trees Display at Centennial Park will be five animated displays.  Barrie hotels, resorts.

Upper Canada Village's Alight at Night FestivalMorrisburg, ON
December 2, 2011-January 7, 2012Stroll around historic Upper Canada Village, adorned with a quarter million lights. Horse-drawn wagons, carriage rides for two, Toy Train rides for kids of all ages, skating, dining, shopping &more!
Upper Canada’s Village web Site
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Christmas Lights Across Canada’s Capital Region

December 1, 2011 - January 7, 2012
Parliament Hill, 20 NCC sites and over 60 other sites along Confederation Boulevard will sparkle with more than 300,000 dazzling lights during the Holiday Season. On opening night, join us on Parliament Hill at 6pm for the illumination ceremony.
Christmas Lights Across Canada website info
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Festival of Northern Lights Catch The Magic
Owen Sound
November 18, 2011 to January 3, 2012
Owen Sound has a History of Local resident Sally Sargent was quoted in a past Sun Times article as saying it was fairly easy to determine who worked for Noma Lites during the 1950s and early '60s in Owen Sound. “You'd be able to drive down the street and see all of the homes all lit up with lights and you would know they worked at Noma. . . . You'd almost have to wear sunglasses when you went by some of the houses.”
Festival of Northern Lights web Site
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Doors Open Georgian Bay June 5,6 2010

Historic Huronia and Owen Sound 

Celebrate Doors Open Ontario

Doors Open Huronia June 4-5 Weekend Ontario's Best Travel Deals For 2010
Visit the Historic Huronia towns of Midland, Penetanguishene, Waverly, Vasey, Victoria Harbour while visiting free historical attractions. Hike or Bike along beautiful Georgian Bay on the Tay Shoreline Trail running running from Highway 400 at Waubaushene to Midland, where you can also see the famous Midland Murals. See more communities with Doors Open Ontario Weekends, where most attractions are FREE in the designated communities. Stay overnight with accommodation in Midland Ontario.



Doors Open Owen Sound on Georgian Bay June 5-6 2010
Owen Sound has been a Georgian Bay hub for railways, ships and more recently
a gateway to Georgian Bay for recreational boaters. A variety of historic sites
that are part of the Doors Open day are Billy Bishop, Tom Thomson, Canadian
National Railway. book Owen Sound hotels on-line, more on Owen Sound Ontario

John Hartman-Cities-Only Two Days Left

Cities only tells half the story in John Hartman's exhibit at the Maclaren Art Centre in Barrie, Ontario.

Who would of thought, Parry Sound, Port Severn and Owen Sound would be side by side with creations from London, New York, Montreal and Halifax.

 

Where to Find Black History Information North of Toronto

Northern Terminus Journal Launch-February 23, 2008
Grey Roots Museum-Owen Sound: 1:00pm. The launch of Volume 5 of this publication devoted to celebrating Black History. The afternoon will feature a presentation with readings, followed by musical entertainment with the talented Bobby Dean Blackburn and his band! Refreshments. Admission is FREE. For more details about the Journal, please See Grey Roots
Book Hotels on Line in Owen Sound
More information about Black History north of Toronto including The Black Settlement in Oro Township Simcoe County see Ontario Black History
and the Simcoe County Museum