Dance, music and people focus of new folk festival
Folk groups from Europe and North America will be teaching workshops and performing at the Big Branch Festival in Honeywood from September 7-9. “I think especially today, as everything gets so digital, it’s nice to have these kind of events that are really down to earth and really about connecting with the people around you,” […]
Hiking the Bruce Trail on journey to improved health
Jon Tamlin, a local Creemore man, will be backpacking 166 kilometres from Wiarton to Tobermory along the Bruce Trail to fundraise for the Canadian Celiac Association. “The goal, for me personally, is to be a good example of a healthy celiac that can live out of a backpack not worrying about food and diet, and […]
Jessica Whitley represents Simcoe County in Queen of the Furrow
Simcoe County’s Queen of the Furrow, Jessica Whitley, will be competing at the next level at the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Pain Court, Ontario, from September 18 to 22. “I am not much for wearing dresses, but what intrigued me the most was that there is a portion of the competition that […]