The Complete Guide to Haliburton Highlands area Activities and Weather for the Upcoming Week and Beyond!
Kawagama Lake Ontario March 29 2013 (Cr: Weather Network)
Well, there’s no denying that spring is here, though Mother Nature seems to be slightly uncertain as the temperatures flit upward in the normal range and then flutter down, slightly below normal. (This applies to both the high and low temps this week.) Though the calendar assures us that it is indeed spring, in truth we are beginning the transition between winter and spring and so will continue to experience weather that can best be described as ‘unpredictable.’
What you can plan for however, is what you like to do to occupy your time and there is plenty to experience this week and in the weeks to come. Have a look:
What’s Happening This Week in the Haliburton Highlands Credit:
Sugar Shack Shuffle
Maple Syrup Production in the Highlands
Dorset Book Club
There is much more coming up this week and well into April in the Haliburton Highlands area so please click the thumbnails (below) to enlarge them and read all about it!
Some highlights in the upcoming week include a demonstration by the Duck Lake Sauerkraut Crew on how to make “French Choucroute, Polish Kiszona Kapusta” or as you may call it, “Sauerkraut,” at the Haliburton County Farmers Market on September 28, 2012, a CAT-astrophe at the Rail’s End Gallery, the Minden Hills Museum Annual Heritage Dinner (check out the menu below), a display of ‘the breathtaking fall beauty of the Haliburton Highlands’ at the Haliburton County Studio, ‘Plant Me, Instead,’ an opportunity to partake in a hands-on learning experience in which you’ll learn about invasive plant species and alternate native plants to use with the proper planting techniques, the Tuf Rack Fall Classic, the 10th Annual Women’s Day Together, and a Christmas Craft Sale in Minden.
Talk about diversity in options for your enjoyment and enlightenment! To get the full details, read on. If you need to read the full-size announcement for each ‘happening’ in the Haliburton Highlands this week, simply click on the thumbnails at the bottom of this post. Have a great week!
Studio Tour Preview
Annual Minden Hills Museum Heritage Dinner & Fall Programming
Annual Minden Hills Museum Heritage Dinner & Fall Programming
Doing laundry earlier tonight in anticipation of the run up to and the Canada Civic holiday on August 6. This is West Guilford between Green Lake and Pine Lake. This is 2 lakes from our lake, maybe 4-5 miles?
So we are here on Maple Lake and everything is going well.
We had a break in the drought with a decent thunderstorm–not long in duration but it has perked things up.
I’m glad no one has any fires though because you can see how tough the summer of 2012 drought has been on this part of the Algonquin Highlands of Ontario.
We (spouse & I) are hitting the major projects–the siding of the cottage (done! by hired guns–now lots of touching up and some minor repairs –fingers crossed–that spouse is doing). Also to-do: replacing most likely, the water pump–for a number of reasons including the one we are using is someone else’s spare (!) and it’s getting ever-more ‘hinky’, plus the building of the swim raft (I hope) as early into our just-under-2 weeks here as we can.
There are definitely some really cool events that I hope to be able to hit up in a few days. Meanwhile, get used to snaps of Maple Lake.
Today we saw the beginning of Festival of the August Moon on the Gull River in Minden–the hanging of the lanterns–I wanted to see the nighttime lighting/setting of them down the river but the aforementioned projects and making time both for a Kawartha Dairy stop and a really nice swim sort of ate up the rest of the time today.
Tried out the new telescope tonight and the full moon nearly blinded me. I’m stupid that way. Really great potential to see great constellations though–in maybe a week–and every other pretty night for the rest of the time I come up here.
Definite plans for the “Farmer’s Market” in Carnarvon and Haliburton Midnight Madness on Friday afternoon and evening, respectively.
The hilltop between Maple Lake and our cottage (lake view).
Some of ‘What’s Coming Up in the Haliburton Highlands! August 2012′ (see link above photo for more):
Maple Lake Ontario Canada – August 1 2012
The hill between the Lake and our cottage.
Source:
Doing laundry earlier tonight in anticipation of the run up to and the Canada Civic holiday on August 6. This is West Guilford between Green Lake and Pine Lake. This is 2 lakes from our lake, maybe 4-5 miles?
What’s Happening This Week in the Haliburton Highlands! Aug. 2-8, 2012
After the JUMP – UPDATE August 2: What’s Happening This Week in the Haliburton Highlands! Aug. 2-8, 2012
I’m kicking myself that I didn’t start following theHaliburton Creative Business Incubatoron FaceBook sooner. They have great up-to-the minute news on people who keep Haliburton vital business-wise. My opinion is that it is crucial to have a balance of business and beauty in the Haliburton Highlands! From a FB ‘wall posting’ today:
Brandi Hewson of Wai Products
‘Tonight Brandi Hewson of Wai Products will be one of the four finalists at the Bear’s Lair competition in Peterborough. Having won the regional competition in Haliburton, Brandi goes onto the big stage in search of prizes and recognition for her business. Robert Herjavec, from The Dragons’ Den will participate at the Grand Finale as the keynote speaker and guest judge. ‘ -Good Luck Brandi!
I’ve blogged about some of the many resources and activities on this blog throughout what some people might think of as the Haliburton “off-season” but there really is no off season in Haliburton County any longer.
Since the area was settled, there has of course been “year-rounders”–those folks that took up permanent residence while the rest of us returned to our city or suburban lives. No so anymore.
There is a plethora of activities indoor and out throughout the year in Haliburton County–just skim back through my winter months posts to get an idea (though I documented but a small portion due to time constraints). The car racing on ice was an activity that really tickled my fancy having never seen such a thing but the creative and crafty goings on at the Rails End Galleryand The Art Hiveare two destinations that I could and would appreciate year-round.
But the fact is there is plenty of room for more business in Haliburton–and Haliburton has the resources to help businesses, especially smaller or start -up businesses take root. Both the year-rounders and the permanent residents can benefit by taking part in new and exciting endeavors or become patrons of new businesses that have found their way to Haliburton County. Here’s a short, informative, nicely-written article from the Haliburton CountyEcho on just how crucial efforts like this and others can be to the livelihood of Haliburton County.
Now for the details of the Haliburton Creative Business Incubator–a great opportunity for the many types of businesses in the creative business arena.
An announcement forwarded by the County of Haliburton, Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Marketing:
Four spaces will soon be available to emerging entrepreneurial businesses in the Haliburton Creative Business Incubator, located in one of Ontario’s most beautiful and vibrant locations. Renovations to the former Haliburton Public Library building are now underway and we anticipate that we will be ready for clients to move in by mid June.
* Information on our program
* Details of work spaces available and costs
* Steps for selection and the selection process
* Minimum qualifications for eligibility
* Evaluation criteria
* Application form
Get your applications in as soon as possible. Applications received by April 30th, 2010, will receive priority consideration. Successful Candidates will be contacted in early May and invited to come to Haliburton for a personal interview.
This is a wonderful opportunity for young businesses looking to establish in a location that offers a beautiful natural environment, a vibrant community and a “relaxed” business style.
Our low monthly costs include a dedicated space for each business, broadband services, access to training seminars and a mentoring program which will provide experienced business people to our clients as advisors. We will also assist clients in their search for suitable living space.
We invite you to do business with the world while enjoying the wonders of the Haliburton Highlands. Contact us right away for your ticket to a “business life with lifestyle”.
If you’re not a candidate for the Creative Business Incubator but know of a creative business that might be the right fit, please pass this news to them. It just might be one of the best recommendations you make.
Important Dates:
*
April 30th, 2010 for applications to receive priority consideration
*
Early May contact for successful candidates
*
Personal interviews in May
*
Facility availability mid to late June
Examples of Creative Businesses:
* Arts administration and education – development and curation, visual art appraisal.
* Architecture design and planning – commercial, residential, landscape architecture and landscape planning, environmental planner, land use planner, community and urban planner.
* Business service consultant – human resources, business management, research, marketing.
* Communications – advertising, public relations, media relations, publicist, promotions, fundraising, consultant, photo journalist.
* Craft – artisans working in: clay, fibre, glass, leather, metal, paper, wood, decorative painting, mixed media
* Culinary – work in the styling and presentation of food
* Cultural Heritage – restoration, conservation, preservation, research, presentation of artifacts, information and buildings of cultural and/or historical significance, archiving, archeology
* Dance – choreography design
* Design Arts – interior and kitchen design, landscape, graphic design, furniture design, fabric design, fashion design, jewelry design, pattern design.
* Illustration – commercial or medical illustrator.
* Information Technology – IT consultant, computer/informatics consultant, management information systems, geomatics.
* Writing, Editing and Publishing for the Performing Arts, Literature & Business – in any medium, including advertising, and technical writing.
* Media Arts – video, film, web, and multi-media development including animation, and illustration – Web and application programmer, computer game developer, computer programmer, e-business software, developer, interactive media developer, software developer/programmer
* Music – composing, performing, recording
* Photography – commercial, industrial, portrait or as a fine art, also framing and restoration.
* Research – in any area including, but not limited to business, the arts, culture and heritage
* Theatre – teaching, directing, producing, coaching
* Visual Art – those involved with painting, sculpture, drawing, or creation of visual art in any medium.
* Defies Description – is a combination of any disciplines above.
Mail Your Application To:
Haliburton Creative Business Incubator
P.O. Box 210
c/o Haliburton County Development Corporation
49 Maple Ave, Unit 4
Haliburton, ON. K0M 1S0
Or Contact: Mike Jaycock, Project Consultant
Email: hcbi@bell.net
Phone: (705) 754-9996
Blog: http://hcbi.wordpress.com
