Victoria Day Weekend

Victoria Day - Long Weekend Getaways in the Haliburton Highlands

• Snow is disappearing - Ground is drying up


• Flowers are starting to bud - Smell that fresh air


• Birds are singing - Hummingbirds will soon arrive


• The ice is melting on Halls Lake - Spring is here


• It's time to celebrate the first long weekend before summer comes
  

May 24 Weekend

• Regarded as the beginning of the summer season in Canada


• Many cottagers head to the country to start their spring cleanup and cut that grass


• ATV riders are tuning up their machines and itching to go


• Many people vacate the house and into a car for a drive to the country just to get rid of the winter blues


• Seasonal business usually open for that weekend - Campers - Trailer parks open up


• Known as May Two-Four - Canadian slang for 24 bottles of beer


• All the gardeners are hard at play to have that yard looking good


• Holiday Declared - After the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, an Act was passed by the Parliament of Canada establishing a legal holiday on May 24 in each year (or May 25 if May 24 fell on a Sunday) under the name Victoria Day

What's Happening Victoria Weekend 2007

• Local artisans who will be displaying their work. Arts and crafts show at the Dorset Recreation Centre on Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wonderful creations to view or purchase and a delectable lunch will be available. For more information please contact the rec centre at 705 766-9968. They also offer a wide variety of fitness and leisure pursuits: squash court, basketball, volleyball, badminton, pool table and ping pong tables


• SPLASH.......Dates: May 18, 2007 to June 10, 2007 The Ethel Curry Gallery This show will focus on our most under appreciated resource - water. Sue Forbes (Fish Out of Water); Jill Segal; Kai-Liis McInnes; Karen Sloan and others combine their talents to bring you an eclectic mix of artistic mediums that will demonstrate our need to protect this valuable commodity. Meet the artists Saturday May 19th from 2 to 4 pm. This promises to be an educational, thought provoking exhibition.
  


• If you like nature, tree tops and want to get rid of the fear of heights then try the Walk in the Clouds at the Haliburton Forest Reserve which also is the host of the Wolf Centre
  


• For the bird watchers - May 20 *** Birdathon *** Professional and amateur birders to test their skills in this annual event. The information gathered will assist Haliburton Forest in its assessment and management of our feathered friends
  


• Hiking or mountain biking - see The Haliburton Highlands Trails and Tours Network

Resort Activities on Site

• Badminton


• Volleyball


• Horseshoes


• Shuffleboard


• Paddle boats and canoes will be ready


• Halls Lake will be cool but refreshing


• Cottages will have the outdoor fire pits to keep you warm on the cool nights


• Boat dock will be ready for the fishing

Have a safe May 24 Weekend Away

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