Dwight Winter Carnival Events

39th Annual Dwight Winter Carnival
February 26 – 28, 2009
www.dwightwintercarnival.com
Find the Carnival Bear! Watch the Dwight News and our website for clues!

EVENT SCHEDULE

Thursday, February 26
Princess Pageant*
Dwight Community Centre from 6 pm – 8 pm
Healthy snacks supplied by The Moose Café
Age Groups: 3-5 years – Snowflake
6-9 years – Snow Princess
10-13 years – Snow Queen
Advance registration required (forms available on website above)

Friday, February 27
Kids Capers*
Irwin Memorial Public School from 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Healthy snacks supplied by Nor’Loch Lodge. Fun, fun, fun for parents and children! Ages – 10 & under

Night Time Shinny*
Dwight Gardens (Dwight Rink) at 7 pm
Hamburgers, hot-dogs & hot chocolate will be available. Hot chocolate prepared by Dwight Coffee Shop. Join in or simply watch the game!

Saturday, February 28
Indoor Events
Pancake Breakfast
Dwight Community Centre from 8 am – 10:30 am
Cost is $7/adult and $3/child

The Ben Show*
Dwight Community Centre from 9:30 am – 10 am
A high energy comedy stunt man who performs daring juggling, unicycling and other incredible circus feats.

Awards Presentations*
Dwight Community Centre at 10 am
Bob Palmer Award, Fishing Trophies, Carnival Bear

Story time with Phynix and Anansi*
Dwight Community Centre from 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Glenn Copeland/multi-media story telling

Pie Baking Contest & Auction*
Dwight Community Centre from 11:30 am – 11:45 am

Indoor Horse Racing*
Dwight Community Centre starting at 12:30 pm (Post time very ½ hour)
Fun for all ages!

Minnow Racing*
Dwight Community Centre starting 12:30 pm (between ‘Horse Races’)

Outdoor Events
Horse Drawn Rides*
Dwight Community Centre from 10 am – 3 pm

Pavey Tree*
Dwight Community Centre from 10 am – 3 pm
Showcasing the Spiderlift and chainsaw safety

Muskoka Pro Chainsaw Carving*
Dwight Community Centre at 10:30 am

Dog Sled Rides*
Dwight Community Centre from 11 am – 3:30 pm

Re/Max Balloon*
Irwin Memorial Ball Diamond from 11 am – 3 pm

Dwight Idol: Karaoke in the Snow*
Dwight Community Centre from 11 am – 2 pm

Meat & Vegetarian Chili/Soup Bar
Dwight Community Centre from 11:30 am – 3:30 pm

Log Sawing and Nail Driving*
Dwight Community Centre at 11:30 am

BBQ Lunch
Dwight Community Centre (outdoors) from 11:30 am – 3 pm
Try the delicious pea meal on a bun with fried onions with some hot chocolate. Nobody will go hungry at our Carnival!

Family Fun and Frolics*
Dwight Community Centre at 11:30 am
Scavenger Hunt, 3-Legged Race, Sack Race, Egg Race, Obstacle Course, Pudding Contest – lots of prizes!

Radar Shoot*
Dwight Rink at 12 pm

The Ben Show*
Dwight Community Centre (outside) from 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm

Icecapades at the Rink*
1 pm
Turkey bowling, curling & fun!

Moose Tongues
All day at the Dwight Community Centre
Enjoy a Muskoka treat!

Tea Making*
Dwight Community Centre at 2 pm

Carnival Dance
Dwight Community Centre starting at 8 pm
$5/person – must be over 18 years of age

Visit www.dwightwintercarnival.com for more detailed event listings!

Admission to Carnival events requires a Carnival Button – cost is $3. All events marked with an * are included with the purchase of a Button.
Buttons available at Dwight Library, Dwight Garden Centre, Post Office, Dwight Market, Dwight Coffee Shop, Hillside Country Store and Webster’s Beacon.

For more information or to become a sponsor, please email info@dwightwintercarnival.com or call 705-635-2431.

Snowshoeing - Hints and tips

Here's a great article all about snowshoeing from the basics to providing hints and tips.

http://www.rei.com/gearmail/gm021309_2/cm?cm_mmc=Email_com_gm-_-newsletter-_-021309-_-bt_snowshoes

We have lots of trails and places to go snowshoeing in North Muskoka.

February Winter Carnivals - Dorset and Dwight

It's winter carnival time again with endless fun in the snow. Some highlights of this long time tradition are Pancake Breakfast, Fishing Trophies, Pie Baking Contest, Children' Entertainers, Indoor Horse Racing or maybe minnow racing, Dog Sledding, Chain Saw Carver, Log Sawing, Karaoke and a community dance. The whole community welcome you to to join in for the cost of a Carnival Button purchased around the village. Come and join in the fun in the sun and snow!

New Accommodation Added

We have recently added more accommodation to the North Muskoka Website:

Blue Spruce Resort

A 4 seasons Housekeeping Resort on Oxtongue Lake. Algonquin Park only 5 minutes away. Our Cottages, Studios & Suites are … A STEP ABOVE. All with fully equipped kitchens, wood burning fireplaces, TV/VCR/DVD and gas BBQ’s. The Studios and Suites are air-conditioned and Cottages have Jacuzzi tubs. In summer, we have a playground, 2 tennis courts, 2 sandy beaches, a wide array of boats including water-skiing / tubing. In winter, ski on our own groomed trails. A toboggan hill & skating rink are both floodlit for night use. Snowmobile trails from the door.

Address info RR. #1 Dwight On, P0A 1H0 (705)-635-2330 Fax: (705)-635-9443 www.bluespruce.ca

Cedar Grove Lodge 1-800-461-4269 www.cedargrove.on.ca

An eco-friendly lakeside resort located on beautiful Peninsula Lake. We offer individual lakeside cottages, many of then log, all with wood burning fieldstone fireplaces. Bring your appetite to the lodge because all rates include three meals per day. In summer enjoy free waterskiing, canoeing, tennis and more. In winter, skate on the lake, cross country ski or relax in front of a roaring fire. Please visit our website for current rates, over 100 photos, and 10 interactive panoramic photos.

Lumina Resort 1-800-461-4371

Family oriented full service resort located on Lake of Bays. One to five bedroom cottages, also separate rooms in the main lodge. Rates include full breakfast and dinner daily. Pool plus beautiful beach and swimming area. All sports, kids program, playground, boat rentals, social director, tennis. Wedding and Group packages ,
www.luminaresort.com or email info@luminaresort.com

Algonquin Lakeside Inn

Just five minutes to Algonquin Park and open year-round. A resort offering non-waterfront/waterfront rooms, romantic suites and cottages. Casual fine dining in our Eat Smart-regulated restaurant. Serving both breakfast and dinner . Free canoes and kayaks to our guests. Check out our availability with the on-line reservations system:
www.algonquininn.com
tel 1-800-387-2244
tel 1-705-635-2434
email stay@algonquininn.com

Norsemen-Walker Lake Resort 800-565-3856
www.norsemen-walkerlake.com
A relaxing all-season resort nestled in the woods on Walker Lake. Just 15 minutes from Huntsville and Algonquin Park. A great choice for an intimate and cozy family retreat. Lie on the beach, paddle a canoe, cuddle by a wood-burning stove, or soak in a Jacuzzi tub. Treat yourself to outstanding game, seafood and steak at The Norsemen Restaurant, an "Old Muskoka" tradition.

The Pines Cottage Resort 705-635-2379
www.algonquinparkaccommodations.com

With a large beach, on a quiet corner of Oxtongue Lake, The Pines Cottage Resort has been a favourite destination for generations of guests. Under the ownership of Bartlett Lodge in Algonquin Park, The Pines Cottage Resort has been updated throughout. Full service housekeeping cabins with BBQ’s. Swimming, canoeing, kayaking, outboard rentals and children’s play area or a 7 minutes drive to Algonquin Park. Join us at the Beach!!

Christmas and New Years Availability

Beauview Cottage Resort:
We are filled up for New Years and almost filled for Christmas week.
(a 3 bedroom cottage available until Dec 30th). http://www.beauview.com/

Colonial Bay Resort has cottages open for Christmas week and a couple still open for New Years. http://www.colonialbay.com/

The Norsemen - Walker Lake Resort has two cottages left from the 18th to the 30th. We’re filled up for New years. http://www.norsemen-walkerlake.com/

Bondi Resort is filled up from the Dec. 24th till the January 3rd.

Nor'Loch Lodge has one - 2 bedroom cottage self catering over Christmas, and a few adult suites with meals over New Years. http://www.norloch.com/

Tally Ho Inn
We have accommodations for both Christmas and New Years www.tallyhoinn.com

Logging Chain Lodge
Has only a 3 bedroom self-catering cottage available at Christmas with check out of December 26th only. www.loggingchainlodge.com

Algonquin Lakeside Inn - First winter open in a long time!
Vacancies at Christmas and New Years
www.algonquininn.com

Algonquin Outfitters Nordic Ski Seminar

Algonquin Outfitters, on the Main street of Huntsville, are offering a free seminar on Nordic skiing this Monday, Dec. 15th. It's on twice, at 4 pm and 7 pm, and AO do ask that you register with them. www.aohuntsville.com will get you to their site.

Bryan Allen, former Provincial and National Ski team member, an arctic ski guide and North Pole trek guide -- also described by AO as their "go to guy" for all things Nordic -- will be there.

Our ski trails at Bondi Village Resort www.bondi-cottage-resort.com are not as distant nor demanding as a trek to the North Pole, but they are close to hand, and open for skiing. In fact, we've been on the trails for almost two weeks, and there is more snow falling!
Our trails are open to the public for a small fee that contributes to the grooming of the trails, and we do require you to stop and register at our office, please.

Nancy
www.bondi-cottage-resort.com
visit our Resort Blog for lots of information on what's happening at our place!

Snow Ho Ho

Let's face it. Winter is more fun when you can play with the season. Our snow has arrived up here in North Muskoka. Our roads are clear, and we're ready for the season! The ice is starting to form on our bay.

Brian is out working on the ski trails. We've got almost 20k of trails at Bondi Village, along with toboggan hills, snowshoe trails and rentals, a tubing run, and lots of wildlife to watch.

Some of that wildlife might include David and his buddy Mike, who were delighted to have the chance to get the snowmobiles out of storage and ready to go. Obviously in November the Snowmobile Clubs (ours is the Algonquin Snowmobile Club) don't have their trails open, and since there's no ice it's a really excellent plan not to try any water crossings, but the season is approaching fast.

For those seeking less adrenaline, like Nancy, taking a slow ramble in the woods or the back fields to check out the animal tracks and listen to the snow crunch underfoot is a great excuse to get outdoors.

Winter's here. You should be too! The resorts of North Muskoka are all set to provide you with family winter memories that will last for generations!