MANITOUWADGE, ON – 2013 Canada Day celebrations opened in Manitouwadge Monday with Mayor John MacEachern welcoming those in attendance at the Lion’s Beach before the evening’s MC Community Programmer Shawna Patterson introduced her youngest daughter, Julia Baran, who sang the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiast member Kathy Hudson has an obvious love of the outdoors and what’s more, she wants everyone else to appreciate and enjoy all the natural gifts Manitouwadge has to offer as well. Recently, Hudson announced that the MOE was organizing [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON– The evening of Tuesday, July 31st, Mercedes Hunter, Anna Marie Gillman, Melodie Mallais and fourth friend were on their way to the dock at Prospectors’ Park where they had planned to go swimming when they noticed a man struggling to stay above water and calling for [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The 2nd session of the 2012 Playground program was held this week. Animators Vanessa Ratte, Brooke Bodak, Alisha Piche and Elaine Milks kept the kids busy with a great mix of arts, physical activity, games, food-fun and even an excursion to Lions’ Beach. [Read more]
12 & Up winner “Best Canadian Structure” (Loonie) by Josephine Robertson and Anna Marie Gillman. Photos OntarioNewsNorth.com MANITOUWADGE, ON – July 1st, as part of the Township’s Canada Day celebrations, a Sandcastle Building Competition was held on Lion’s [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – It was another beautiful sunny day in Manitouwadge today, Friday July 29th. The summer has been full of warm, blue skied days, and residents in Manitouwadge certainly have been taking full advantage of them. The Oasis Pool which continues to offer free swims every day has [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – June 24th and 25th the final of 6 fundraising beach volleyball tournaments was held at the Lion’s Beach. For their efforts; playing hard, laughing harder and sometimes even getting a few mouthfuls of beachsand, the organizers raised $820 this year – Wow, great [Read more]
Well, it’s almost here… Originally Wadgefest was intended as a ‘school reunion’ unfortunately for reasons that weren’t entirely released the school reunion was cancelled but there were many people who had already planned their trip to Manitouwadge or their events and [Read more]
Amateur ornithologists gather in White Lake by Karina Hunter Birdwatching is the fastest growing recreational activity in North America so it is not surprising that OMNR wildlife biologist George Holborn has been receiving a great response to his recent presentations of Song Birds [Read more]
While at the beach yesterday I went a little crazy snapping photos of some birds walking at the water’s edge and fishing. Originally I believed that I was snapping photos of Sandpipers, thankfully a local bird enthusiast, Tammie Hache was helpful in clarifying that these are actually juvenile [Read more]
Well, kind of, we weren’t actually in a swamp but rather on the shore of Manitouwadge Lake. To read the article I submitted to the Chronicle & Echo after this adventure, click here: http://www.karinahunter.com/?p=4138 Emeraude and I heard that the tadpoles had arrived @ Lion’s [Read more]
Well, kind of. I think they will come to call it home before much time passes. It was after all Sylvia’s home for many years of her childhood so it is fitting that like all ‘Wadgeians she has returned and brought her family with her. I worked with Henry years ago. Well, again, kind of. [Read more]
Emeraude and I went to deliver a little tray of treats to Vickie, a small thank you for her having spent her day at telehealth appointments with me. Well, most of her day, she wasn’t always in telehealth appointments, sometimes she was in the emerg watching me get pain meds or driving me back [Read more]
Emeraude & I went to the Lion’s beach for a little play and to get more sand for her sand box. We sift the beach sand to make sure it’s clean, and to take out larger rocks and then cart it home. After yesterday’s additional sand, her sandbox is nearly full and I think a [Read more]
CLICK HERE to read the article submitted to the Chronicle Journal in regards to this event. Lloyd was gone fishing with the Bethany Pentacostal men’s group and so did not participate in the tournament. Friday night the weather was quite nice and Emeraude & I brought her wagon, sand toys [Read more]
