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THINGS TO DO IN IN DO TO THINGS 1. The Tweed and Area Heritage Centre www.tweedartscouncil.ca/heritage.htm 2. North America’s Smallest Jailhouse www.tweed.ca 3. The Marble Arts Centre in Actinolite www.tweedartscouncil.ca 4. The numerous painted fire hydrants in the Village 5. Our heritage on the Tweed Historic Walking Tour 6. Original Canadian or Broadway musical shows by Tweed’s own Tweed &

Company Theatre www.tweedandcompany.com

7. Historical mining and industrial sites in Marlbank, Sulphide and Stoco 613 Lake

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8. The Arts Route www.artsroute.ca 478 9. Our beautiful Hamlet communities – Actinolite, Marlbank,

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Queensborough, Thomasburg 2535 10. The Lester B. Pearson Peace Park – a tribute to former Canadian Prime

Minister www.ruralroutes.com/6904.html

 11. “The Guardian” sculpture at the Tweed Cenotaph

www.tweed.ca 12. Unique natural features such as the Stoco Fen, Mount Moriah, Lingham

OUR BACKYARD! OUR Lake 13. The many churches from a wide range of denominations in our community 14. The Tweed News – a newspaper publication that has been in business for more than 125 years www.thetweednews.ca 15. Stoco Lake at sunset www.friendsofstocolake.ca/ 16. The Moira, Skootamatta, Clare and Black rivers

Get out and ……

17. Shop locally at our unique stores 18. Dine at our restaurants and cafes – in Tweed, Marlbank and Actinolite 19. Tour a local farm or buy local agricultural products at the farmgate –

Harvest Hastings tells you where! www.harvesthastings.ca/ 20. Hike, bike or ride the TransCanada Trail www.thetrail.ca 21. Play at the Tweed Memorial Park playground and beach

22. Enjoy nature, have a picnic, or read a book at one of our many parks and conservation areas 23. Be entertained by the plays, music, visual arts, and movies at the Marble Church Arts Centre www.tweedartscouncil.ca 24. Go fishing in one of our many lakes, rivers and waterways – all year round 25. Go hunting – experience the numerous hunting opportunities throughout

the year 26. Go to the Classic Car Show & Vendor Sale tweedchamber.com

27. Do a walking tour of the painted fire hydrants in the Village http://www.tweed.ca/painted-fire-hydrant-tour.php 28. Go geocaching – you never know what you will find! www.geocaching.com/

29. Join a local club or organization – community service, social activities, just plain fun! 30. Photograph, paint or sketch our beautiful landscapes

31. Paddle – The Black, Moira and Skootamatta rivers – some of the best paddle routes in Eastern http://quinteconservation.ca/site/images/stories/conservation_areas/docs/special/canoe_guide .pdf 32. Visit the Tweed Legion for special events or socializing, including bingo or leagues for darts, pool and shuffleboard 33. Try curling or pickle ball at the Land O Lakes Curling Club www.curltweed.ca 34. Explore the Tweed Library – books, computers,/Wi-Fi, and more! www.tweedlibrary.ca 35. Discover nature at the Vanderwater and Price Conservation Areas www.quinteconservation.ca 36. Play shuffleboard at the Land O Lakes Curling Club www.curltweed.ca 37. Go swimming at the Erin Palmateer Community Pool 38. Take your children to expore the Emily Trudeau Splash Pad and play area 39. Play beach volleyball at the recreation area 40. Go public skating or play or watch hockey at the Community Centre – we have a tradition of championship hockey teams 41. Play or watch soccer at the John DeVries Soccer Field 42. Kayak the wild Black River rapids during MACKfest in Queensborough www.mackfest.ca 43. Join in the nutrition/cooking classes held at Gateway Community Health Centre https://www.gatewaychc.org/events/community-kitchen 44. Enjoy Socials or Diners Club or get Meals on Wheels with Community Care for Central Hastings www.ccch.ca/services.html 45. Join in euchre tournaments held at the Actinolite Community Hall 46. Try baseball – leagues, tournaments and pick-up games 47. Walk – or how about pole walking? – with the Tweed Trail Active People Program 48. Play ball hockey at the Community Centre

Experience the ……

49. Tweed Winter Carnival 50. Kiwanis Annual Easter Flower Sale www.facebook.com/www.kiwaniscluboftweed.ca 51. The annual Black Crappie fishing tournament www.stocolakecrappie.com 52. Earth Day at the Kiwanis Trash Bash www.facebook.com/www.kiwaniscluboftweed.ca 53. Tweed Horticultural Society’s annual plant sale www.tweedhort.ca/ 54. Motorsport Weekend – motocross, ATVs, trucks www.trudeaupark.com/ 55. Canada Day parade and festivities 56. Ontario Watercross Racing on Stoco Lake 57. Kiwanis summer chicken BBQ at the Pavilion www.facebook.com/www.kiwaniscluboftweed.ca 58. Tweed Hungerford Agricultural Fair www.tweedfair.net 59. Tweed Tribute to Elvis Festival www.tweedelvisfestival.ca 60. Tweed Stampede and Jamboree – One of Ontario’s largest rodeos www.tweedstampede.com/ 61. Art in the Park in August www.tweedartscouncil.ca 62. Flinton Country Bluegrass Jamboree www.flintonrecreationclub.ca/ 63. Hastings County Farm Show and Plowing Match www.hastingsfarmshow.com 64. Dances at the Kiwanis Pavilion on Stoco Lake 65. Tweed Lions Music in the Park – Sunday afternoons in the summer www.e- clubhouse.org/sites/tweedon/ 66. Logger Games in Marlbank 2

67. Terry Fox Run along the TransCanada Trail www.terryfox.org/Run/ 68. National Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup on Stoco Lake and the www.friendsofstocolake.ca 69. Our Backyard Feast from Farm event www.tweed.ca/feast-from-farm.php 70. Tweed and Area Studio Tour – www.tweedstudiotour.org 71. Tweed Harvest Festival 72. Horror of the Haunted Hall at the Agriculture Building 73. Magic of Christmas at the Santa Claus parade, All Dressed for Christmas, Festival of Trees, and other community events 74. Live entertainment at the Tweedsmuir Tavern www.tweedsmuirtavern.com 75. And….live music at Trudeau Resort and Banquet Centre www.trudeaupark.com 76. And more…..live music in Thomasburg – the Choking Hazard Orchestra www.bandmix.ca/peter-r-snell/ 77. Tweed Lions Charity Jamborees www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/tweedon/ 78. Heritage Day at the Tweed and Area Heritage Centre 79. Christmas Craft Shows www.tweed.ca 80. Kiwainis community pancake breakfasts with local maple syrup www.facebook.com/www.kiwaniscluboftweed.ca 81. Hospitality of numerous Bead and Breakfasts 82. Delicious home cooking at church dinners www.tweed.ca 83. Skating on the mill pond in Queensborough or Stoco Lake 84. Potter Settlement Artisan Winery www.pottersettlementwines.ca/

What else would you recommend for this list? Let us know at www.tweed.ca Find current events on the Municipality of Tweed’s on-line calendar: http://twp.tweed.on.ca/comingeventsc9.php

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