The Mayor’s Message ryden The Wilderness City Listen! Can you hear them? As the seasons change and the leaves fall, it is an awesome time to visit our Wilderness City. On behalf of Council, I am pleased to welcome you to the Dryden Fall and Winter 2008 Leisure Guide. You will fi nd our community has many indoor activities and recreation facilities, but to truly experience our Wilderness City you need to participate in the abundance of outdoor activities right on our doorstep. This Leisure Guide is fi lled with a wealth of information from community associations to senior or youth programming, in fact, it will provide you with enough activities to keep you busy all fall/winter long. There is so much to do whether you live here or are visiting. To enhance your visit I would like to open just a few doors in our community by starting with the Dryden Library where you will experience an exciting and warm atmosphere showcasing local artists, comfy corners and lots of fun for the children. Then just down the street the Dryden Museum will provide you with a tour of our past, present and future. Our community is very proud of the Dryden Regional Training and Cultural Centre so why not take in one of the many gala events provided by the Dryden Entertainment Series or listen to our local entertainers. A great way to experience our vibrant fall colours is by walking or biking the wilderness hiking trails that surround our community. Dryden’s unique attributes and natural/cultural heritage can be explored along these routes. Situated on Wabigoon Lake it is beyond doubt a four seasons destination. During the winter this lake takes on a whole new beauty. Whether you’re snowmachining, ice fi shing, kite skiing or viewing the northern lights, the Wabigoon is full of activity. There is nothing like the taste of freshwater fi sh in the winter. I am confi dent you will fi nd what you are looking for in the pages of this guide. Visit the Dryden ski hill; skate on Chris Pronger’s outdoor rink; ride the slide at the pool; take in an Ice Dogs game or take a fi tness course – the opportunities are seemingly endless! Sincerely, I encourage you and your family to make the most of Dryden’s fall and winter activities or if you are visiting let Dryden be your natural rest stop – enjoy! Councillors: Case, Collins, Fisher, Kurz, Wintle, Wood Anne Krassilowsky Mayor People, plants & pride: Making Dryden the best Bloomin’ City in the Wilderness 5 BLOOMS COMMUNITY 2006 & 2007 Communities in Bloom is a non-profi t organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautifi cation through community participation and the challenge of a friendly competition. go to www.cibdryden.ca for news & information regarding Communities in Bloom 252 Photo by Photo by Heather Rivet Chris Marchand SNOWMACHINE TRAILS ICE FISHING EVENT LISTINGS 11 06 DINING 12 36 THINGS TO DO ACCOMMODATIONS & DINING Rest your head in one of our many hotels/motels and Dryden offers plenty of things you can do 04 34 satisfy your tastes in restaurants around the city. practically anytime. FESTIVALS & EVENTS SHOPPING 12 Every season is celebrated with festivals and special 38 We welcome all to shop in our newly revitalized events. downtown business district, as well as major chain stores on the highway corridor. HEALTHY LIVING SERVICES 26 Our community is recognized for its walking trails, 42 We’re proud to offer many more services making recreational facilities, water sports and pampering. Dryden a safer and green community. “A Century of Community Come on Home” Dryden 2010 253 DRYDEN LIBRARY Award-winning Dryden Public Library offers the atmosphere of a cozy and quaint coffeehouse, the free wireless Internet access you would expect only in a big city, fi ne art on a caliber with that found in national galleries, a book, magazine, newspaper and DVD collection that is stunning in its diversity and quality, and helpful and friendly staff who are there to make sure your visit is more than you expected. The Goomies were carved by Spike Mills, who Below is one of the paintings that was done by resides in Wawa. The goomies are made from Dryden’s own Jim Mulyk. These were painted the driftwood he collects on the shores of Lake on doors as Jim prefers to use various types of Superior. canvas. Dermel Carias had done the airbrush paintings in the aisles and the teen section. Dermel is from Honduras and currently resides in Dryden. Richard Lavoie had done the mural in the Children’s Section. Richard has done many murals around Dryden including Ristorante Pizzeria Italia. He owns and operates his own painting and design company in Dryden. The wildlife Photographs were done by Karen Kahtava. Karen resides in Dryden and also works for the City in the IT department. 254 THINGS TO DO THE DRYDEN & DISTRICT MUSEUM The Dryden & District Museum is centrally located on the corner of Van Horne Avenue and King Street occupying the historic Hambleton House. The museum has over 10,000 artifacts in its collection, including “Old Copper Culture” cold-hammered tools dating back 4,000 years. The museum offers opportunities to visitors to learn and understand the historical progression of Dryden and surrounding area. Also featured is “The Dryden Buck” an Ontario record whitetail deer shot illegally by a visiting 1 hunter in 2003 scoring 199 ⁄8 on the Boone and Crockett scale. Admission is free, donations are gratefully accepted. www.dryden.ca SPECIAL EXHIBITS SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER “What Does Your Garden Grow? And Preserving the Bounties.” NOVEMBER, DECEMBER & JANUARY Remembering John McCrae: 1872-1918. Travelling Exhibition from Guelph Museum. ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Dryden’s most distinctive architectural landmark is, without a doubt, the Dryden Regional Training and Cultural Centre located at 100 Casimir Avenue, across from Dryden High School. Housing a 500 seat theatre and spacious atrium, The Centre is the focus for the local Dryden Entertainment Series — an annual schedule of high quality musical and dramatic acts that runs between October and April. The attendant building to the theatre and atrium houses the local satellite campus of Confederation College and the Keewaytinook Centre of Excellence, a water plant operator training program. www.thecentreonline.ca 255 THINGS TO DO ICE FISHING When the temperature gets cold the fi shing action heats up. Dryden is an angler’s delight with many opportunities to catch species such as walleye, northern pike, and lake trout on the Wabigoon Chain of Lakes. Take a winter vacation in Dryden where you can snowmobile to your ice hole or ice fi shing shack or just walk out from Van Horne Landing. Double S Posure Photo taken by A LOCAL TAKE: “Come the middle of December though, the temperature has indeed dropped and the season is closed. Christmas comes and goes and hopefully you get that new rod or gun that you wanted from Santa this year. Before you know it, it’s New Year’s Eve and the next day, January 1st is the opening day of the Lake Trout season. It is a great way to spend the fi rst day of the year -- out on the ice with friends or family. Ice fi shing for HUNTING REGULATIONS lake trout will last only a few months. You can also be fi shing for walleye Residents must: if you like, it is a splendid time to go riding on snowmachines and just h Be at least 16 years of age take in all the beauty of Patricia Region. h Have passed the Ontario Hunter Education Course exam Some local outfi tters and clubs groom many miles of trail and you can h Have passed the Canadian Firearms Safety Course exam if hunting with a gun literally travel for a week or more if you so desire across new trails h Have a valid hunting version Outdoors Card everyday, moving from town to town. The winter does seem to last a h Have all applicable licences, licence tags, e-licences, game seals and validation long time but there is plenty to keep you occupied. Towards the end of tags for the species being hunted the winter, just before walleye season closes in April, there are many h Observe all applicable provincial and federal hunting regulations. days where you can be out on the ice and get just as good a tan as you would have in Florida. There are days when you could even go shirtless, Non-residents must: with the sun being so nice and warm.” h Be at least 16 years of age h Present one of the fi ves types of hunting accreditation recognized in Ontario By: Marilyn Billsbarrow h Have all applicable licences, game seals and validation tags or certifi cates for the species being hunted h Comply with federal fi rearms regulations h Be the registered guest of a tourist outfi tter and/or hunt with a guide, where required h Observe all applicable provincial and federal hunting regulations. HUNTING Hunting is an important activity for people around the world. For many, it is still an important method of food gathering. For others, hunting is a recreational activity that provides an opportunity to further friendships and family ties. For most hunters it is also a chance to experience nature and relax in the outdoors while making an important contribution to conservation. Hunting has long been a popular outdoor activity for thousands of Ontario residents and visitors to the province. Each year, avid hunters take to the fi eld in pursuit of waterfowl, deer, moose and other quarry.