Quinte Settlement
When I arrived in Quinte, I knew little of the people who came before me. Exploring highways and byways, museums and festivals, I’ve learned much. But threading my husband’s family tapestry has...
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A Regional Rock Tour
Fourteen thousand years ago, the Bay of Quinte Region was covered with a layer of ice up to two kilometres thick. While the icecap may be long gone, evidence of its presence abounds – particularly if...
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Quinte’s Prime Minister
Not many towns can boast of having buried a prime minister, but Belleville can. Sir Mackenzie Bowell’s prime ministerial career was short but notable. Bowell (rhymes with Rose Bowl, not with a bowel...
View ArticleEarly Explorations
In 1615, Hurons led French explorer Samuel de Champlain, down the Trent-Severn River into the Bay of Quinte (assumed through today’s Quinte West). It’s plausible Champlain scaled Mount Pelion; savvy...
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From The Bush to The Clearings
Roughing It In The Bush is about as Canadian a term as one can imagine. It’s not “Exhilarating Life in the Forest” or some such, which has a more genteel ring to it. The bush is the bush, with tangled...
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Cats, Dogs and Other Antiquities
If you like cute kittens and delightful dogs, you’ll enjoy visiting Glanmore National Historic Site. You’ll find all kinds of these household pets hanging around. Well, not literally. Their lifelike...
View ArticleMarine History Comes Alive
The Port of Bath Marine Heritage Festival happening May 24-26, promises to be an action-packed festival something for everyone. On the water, a number of historic ships, including the St Lawrence II,...
View ArticleThe Quinte of Summers Past
We should never underestimate the power of nostalgia, particularly in the Bay of Quinte Region, where so many summer have been enjoyed by so many generations. The Region has changed, as have the...
View ArticleLocal Pierogi Makers Busy Prepping for Festival
When you think of the ethnic food tents at the Belleville Waterfront and Ethnic Festival, now in its 29th year, one image comes to mind – those plates of delicious handmade pierogi from the Polish...
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Glanmore National Historic Site
by Lindi Pierce, Courtesy of County and Quinte Living (this following is an edited version of a story originally published in the Spring 2012 issue of County and Quinte Living Magazine) Anyone...
View ArticleAncient Healings Spa
Cherylann Brant’s decision to create the Ancient Healings Spa was the result of her journey of self-discovery. It is a journey that has taken her many places – through a number of jobs that never felt...
View ArticleDoors Open Quinte West
Doors Open, Quinte West offers visitors a chance to tour some of the area’s heritage and cultural treasures. This year’s tour features 17 stops, with multiple events at some spots. There is a something...
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PEYC
The history of Prince Edward Yacht Club, now celebrating its 75th anniversary, is a storied one, intimately tied to the waters and the people who surround it. The 1960s may perhaps have been the Club’s...
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Historic Belleville
Stroll through Belleville’s downtown “Village” and surrounding East Hill to see a well-preserved stock of 19th and early 20th century residences, churches and commercial buildings. You’ll see simple,...
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The National Air Force Museum of Canada
Originally founded in 1984 as the RCAF Memorial Library and Museum, the National Air Force Museum of Canada (NAFMC) has developed and expanded to where it now enjoys a national reputation, the largest...
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Farmtown Park
Formerly known as the Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage, this amazing testament to agricultural heritage has recently renamed itself Farmtown Park. One of the highlights of a visit to the...
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Heritage Attractions in Greater Napanee
The communities comprising Greater Napanee have played a vital role in the development of the province of Ontario Adolphustown, on the shores of Lake Ontario, west of Bath, was the site of the earliest...
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Cats, Dogs and Other Antiquities
If you like cute kittens and delightful dogs, you’ll enjoy visiting Glanmore National Historic Site. You’ll find all kinds of these household pets hanging around. Well, not literally. Their lifelike...
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Art in the Quinte Region
If you know anything about art, you know it’s a catch-all for hundreds of ‘artistic’ activities. Defined yet undefined. Long as a piece of string and only ‘art’ in the eyes of the beholder and without...
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Doors Open Bay of Quinte
From April through October, communities all across Ontario open the doors of some of our most intriguing and charming heritage sites absolutely free of charge, for Doors Open, attracting large crowds...
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