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Calendar of Events

Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Calendar of Events – 2010

February 13: NatureWorks Soup Hike, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

See how much life there is in the dead of winter on this 1.5 hr guided walk, followed by a hot bowl of soup and a slide show in the Maintenance Sheds. $2 person/$5 family. Registration is required, telephone 613 475 1688, ext 2.

The Friends' Gift Shop, located at the Lighthouse

Interpretive Centre, will be open weekends during

WaterfowlWeekend and Warblers and Whimbrels Weekend,

and otherwise by appointment.

March 20 and 21: Waterfowl Weekend, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Celebrate the return of spring! Volunteer naturalists will help you view and identify over 25 different species of ducks, geese and swans. The Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and the Friends' Gift Shop will be open. Also check out the children's activities in the Lighthouse Interpretive Centre.

May 22 and 23: Warblers and Whimbrels Weekend, starting at 6:30 am

View the elusive Whimbrel and many colourful Warblers as they migrate to their northern nesting grounds. Enjoy guided nature walks, bird-banding and evening programs. The Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and the Friends' Gift Shop will be open.

June 5: Annual General Meeting at Stonehedge

Come and meet with other Friends and Park supporters. Coffee at 10:30 am. The AGM will begin at 11:00 am, and will be followed by BBQ lunch.

June 5 to 27: Spring Interpretive Program

Guided nature walks each weekend. The Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and the Friends' Gift Shop will be open weekends.

July 1 to September 5: Summer Interpretive Program

Details have yet to be finalized (see http://www.friendsofpresquile.on.ca/). Every Saturday lunchtime, the Friends will hold a BBQ, near the amphitheatre, from 11:30 am. The Nature Centre, the Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and the Friends' Gift Shop will be open daily.

July 31 and August 1: History Weekend

Relive Presqu'ile's storied past with events such as a musical evening social, old-fashioned field games, children's boat-building bee and a history play.

September 4 and 5: Monarchs and Migrants Weekend, starting at 8:00 am

Bird-banding, Monarch tagging and guided nature walks celebrate this weekend of fall migration.

September 10 to October 11: Fall Interpretive Program

Friday video presentations and guided hikes on select weekends. The Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and the Friends' Gift Shop will be open weekends.

November 6 & 7, 10, 13 & 14: Christmas at Presqu'ile Juried Arts and Crafts Show
Fine arts and crafts on sale, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm daily, at the Nature Centre and at the Lighthouse Interpretive Centre. Visit the tea room at Stonehedge and enjoy our famous rum cake and hot drinks.
Coming Events
Saturday Mar. 20 - 2010
10:00AM - Waterfowl Weekend
Sunday Mar. 21 - 2010
10:00AM - Waterfowl Weekend