Kinmount Fair hitting sesquicentennial milestone Beware! Fair fever is here and it’s contagious! The Kinmount Fair celebrates its 150th anniversary this year when it’s held on Sept. 2, 3 and 4 with all the razzmatazz…
Haliburton School of Art + Design’s Faculty Art…
By Jerelyn Craden Great news for art lovers! After Fleming College Haliburton School of Art + Design’s (HSAD) annual signature Faculty Art Auction fundraiser was put on hold for two years due to the pandemic,…
Emotions run deep for last service for Maple…
120 year history ends with love and grief By Grace OborneChurchgoers and their families gathered for the last time on a hot Sunday afternoon to fill the pews of the little white church that love…
There’s more to the story than a single…
By Darren LumWhat you see is not the full scope of what something is to everyone who sees it.This was the main takeaway from the opening for Unpacking the Weekend, the latest exhibition to open…
Canadian tenor returns to Music at the Gardens
By Grace OborneThere will be no shortage of music entertainment as a three-day concert series at Abbey Gardens returns to Haliburton County.On Saturday, Aug. 13, John McDermott, world-renowned tenor, will perform as one of six…
CanoeFM programs awarded nationally for excellence
By Vivian Collings Two CanoeFM radio programs are getting the recognition they deserve for their ability to showcase local talent and cultivate connection by the National Campus Radio Association (NCRA) Community Radio Awards in Broadcast…
Taking a trip down memory lane
75 years of love By Vivian CollingsThe Halls and Hawk Lakes Property Owners Association (HHLPOA) is celebrating their 75th Anniversary with a Founder’s Day event at Elvin Johnson Park at Halls Lake on Saturday, July…
Kennisis Lake’s Art on the Dock returns
By Grade OborneThere isn’t a better place to browse and purchase amazing works of art and talent than on different docks of a beautiful lake.The Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association (KLCOA) will be hosting its…
HSAD ‘walk-about’ provides insight
By Jerelyn CradenIf you’re itching to express yourself creatively but don’t know where to start, then Thursdays at the Haliburton School of Art + Design (HSAD) are for you. Every Thursday ‘til the week of…
Giving back: Wendy Bolt donates hair for fourth…
By Sue Tiffin Wendy Bolt devotes much of her time to volunteering in Minden. Besides being a long-time driver, taking people to medical appointments outside of town, she has also long volunteered at the Minden…
Icelandic group celebrates heritage, resiliency in Kinmount
By Sue Tiffin For 20 or so years, Gwen Sigrid Morgan has been visiting a cottage on the Burnt River, but it was in Toronto during the pandemic that she learned of a deeper connection…
Students learn importance of Indigenous beadwork
By Grace Oborne It all started with one little bead for students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School. Eventually they were making felt pins for Water First donations. Earlier this month, Larry O’Connor was asked by…
The Highlands are alive with The Sound of…
By Grace Oborne Music, dance, and theatre performance are about to become a few of the county’s favourite things. The Highlands Summer Festival returns to the stage in July and August, starting with the opening…
Halls Island welcomes artists for fourth year
Nine artists - musicians, writers, mixed media artists – will be welcomed to an off-grid island on Koshlong Lake this summer as the Halls Island Artist Residency opens for a fourth full year of residencies. …
Installation artist John Notten returns with Unpacking the…
By Jerelyn Craden A few years back, 2017, marked Canadian installation artist John Notten’s first exhibition at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery, “The Tent Project.” Now, he’s back with his much-anticipated, “Unpacking the Weekend,” show of…
Red Hawks show their colours for Pride Week
By Darren Lum There is reason for optimism for the LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit) community after the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School’s (HHSS) Pride Week said organizers. One of…
Look Talk Make: A bundle for joy
By Jerelyn Craden Irony, fate, call it what you will, when you look at the timeline that led to the creation of the new Look Talk Make (LTM) program – a collaboration between Fay Wilkinson…
J’aime les Highlands: exchange student returns
By Vivian Collings Even after five months of visiting grand Medieval castles, like the Château des ducs de Bretagne, and touring French vineyards in the Loire Valley, Emily Parish will always feel most at home…
Gull Lake cottagers celebrate 100 years of history
By Vivian Collings A lot has changed in a century, but the Gull Lake Cottagers’ Association’s devotion to keeping their lake safe and beautiful remains as strong as ever. The Gull Lake Cottagers’ Association (GLCA)…
Meet your Kinmount community
By Vivian Collings Kinmount invites you to meet some of the devoted volunteers in your community, and maybe grab a burger and win some prizes, on Saturday, May 28. Almost 20 Kinmount organizations are hosting…
ASES parent council hosts end-of-year concert
By Sue Tiffin Archie Stouffer Elementary School parent council is thrilled that a concert planned for last year but cancelled for the pandemic's public health safety measures can take place this year. The group used…