Plan your own tour!
The artist and artisan spend their lifetime
pursuing the common dreams of our culture.
You can pursue them by following our map --
past pastures and fields, forests and creeks.
Such a beautiful northern countryside we have.
Let your own imagination embrace the beauty,
bring your friends or your bicycle and plan a tour.
Discover the magic of
stepping off the beaten path.
The country roads connect a community of
workshops, studios and rural enterprises.
Explore & enjoy them with your whole family.
Shop for unusual gifts - each with a story to tell.
You'll find a warm welcome from artisans eager
to share their knowledge and enthusiasm.
Make sure your favourite tour stops are open,
check hours or call ahead to avoid disappointment.
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Mothers Day Tour
May 8 & 9, 2010
Bring Mom (or a motherly friend) on
an outing to catch some spring spirit!
Come discover the new pottery pieces Pat at
Ash Creek has been producing over the winter.
Maggie's Mouse’s Nest has a tearoom on these
special tour weekends and Piebird B&B serves
homegrown vegetarian fare by reservation
year round, come taste the excitement of spring.
On our spring tour the gardens are bursting,
the birds are out and even in stained glass at
Wit's End. Spring is everywhere, it’s in the
bounce of the alpacas at Misty Haven, it’s in
Edna Scott’s art. Come put spring in your heart!
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All Studios open Tour Weekends from 10 am to 5 pm.
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The Fall Studio Tour
Sept 25th & 26th, 2010
Enjoy all that autumn has to offer!
The fall colours are all around and even in the
paintings at Trach Studio. The seasons slip
into the work of every artist, check out Jack Lockhart Art Gallery and Paul Walker Studio.
It’s harvest time, the honey at Board’s is
freshly spun. Do some early Christmas
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Museums
Visit our great rural museums for a slice of local
history.
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Callander Bay Heritage Museum
Former home and office of
Dr. A. Dafoe physician
to the
Dionne Quints.
Featuring local art in the Alex Dufresne Gallery
107 Lansdowne St.,
Callander, ON
(705) 752-2282
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Commanda General Store Museum
Recapture the past in a circa 1900 general store.
Museum and gift shop.
Hwy 522, Commanda, ON
(705) 729-2113 or
(705) 729-5174
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Nipissing Township Museum
Visit our historic log building.
Hwy. 654, Nipissing ON
(705) 724-2938 during our summer season
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Clarke House Museum
Built in the early 1900s, the Clarke House reveals a little
of
the social history of Powassan and area.
9 Fairview Lane -
Off Hwy. 534, Powassan, ON
(705) 724-6937
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Books By the Bay
A Northern Festival to Celebrate Canadian Authors
July 9 & 10, 2010
For more information contact
Callander Public Library at
(705) 752-2544
or visit www.booksbythebay.ca
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