Guess this guy is waiting to see if the conditions will be right for racing this weekend. 

Apart from the races, the festival features ice sculpting that transforms Cannington’s downtown core and family-oriented events like pancake breakfasts, scavenger hunts and Big Foot races abound. A horse-drawn wagon offers transportation between the dog sled races and the Main Street of town. Adding to an already festive event is a Saturday night capped with comedy entertainment and after party.

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When the Oshawa Ski Club morphed into Brimacombe, I wondered why. Turns out,  the Oshawa Ski Club which started in 1937 in Raglan, used Brimacombe’s Hill in Kirby for racing in the 1940’s.  The club officially moved to Kirby in 1954.  

The first rope tow was constructed using an old car. The tire was removed from its rim, and a system of wooden posts and wheel rims was used to drive and guide a large rope up the hill.  Over the years, more rope tows were built, before slowly being replaced by t-bars, chairlifts and a Magic Carpet.

The Club will be celebrating its 75th anniversary with a big birthday bash and reunion on February 25.  Find out more on Facebook.

Shopping and browsing in Port Perry is a favourite past time of mine.  Truckloads of decorations flood the malls, but to find something different, the odds are in your favour if you shop at smaller owner-operated spots like META4 Contemporary Craft Gallery in Port Perry

I can imagine these moose by David Hickey becoming a much loved hand-me-down across time.

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Christmas in Clarington Country is described as a mall-free shopping tour featuring activities and lunch.  A self-guided tour of more than a dozen diverse locations near Tyrone, Enniskillen, Hampton and Orono.   It sounds to me like an appealing way to chip away at the Christmas list with totally original gifts but without the stress of navigating the mall parking lot.

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Santa’s going to be really busy with eight parades in Durham Region alone over the next week or two.  Hope this doesn’t distract him from other important jobs on his to-do list!

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“The Longest Day” by Kay Browning.  

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The Tyrone Mill was built in 1846, well before Colonel Sam McLaughlin established the carriage company that evolved into General Motors of Canada from a drive shed just down the road. The saw and grist mill is considered one of the finest privately owned mills of its kind in Ontario. In fact, the water powered mill still saws wood and grinds flour today.

That home ground flour is used  for the Tyrone Mill’s signature cider donuts.  Made fresh daily, the warmth and the sweet tang of cider make a stop at the Mill a tantalizing feat of willpower — how many to eat and what will that do to the looming cholestral test!

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Councillor Pat Mikuse of the Township of Uxbridge is kicking off the Grand Re-opening of the historic Leaskdale Manse today!

Members of the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society will be here for a mortgage burning celebration this afternoon.

Congratulations to the awesome work being done by the volunteers at the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society!

You can visit the Historic Leaskdale Church for the Arnold Hodgkins Show and Sale until October 15th 1-5pm daily – Thursday / Friday – 1-8pm. Admission by donation.

For more information about tourism in Uxbridge visit http://www.durhamtourism.ca Kerri King Tourism Manager The Regional Municipality of Durham Economic Development and Tourism 605 Rossland Road East Level 5 PO Box 623 Whitby, ON L1N 6A3

Direct Line: 905.668.4113 ext. 2606 Fax: 905.666.6228 Toll Free: 800.413.0017

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