Upcoming Events

Annual Family Ball Tournament

The annual Wolfe Island
Family Ball Tournament (now in its 22nd year)
will be held the August long weekend
Aug. 3-4, 2007

Registration Took Place Sat. July 7th
at the Wolfe Island Town Hall at

In 2006, 28 teams played in the A & B Divisions

Bake Sale

The St. Lawrence Women's Institute
is holding a
Bake Sale
on Sat. Aug. 4th
beginning at 10:30 a.m.

It will be held at Mullin's Place
Beside Fargo's Store in Marysville

Canoe Safety & Skills Courses

August 6 & 9, 2007
Marysville at the at the public access dock
between St. Lawrence & Leandra Streets

ORCKA Safe Canoeing Program
Ontario Recreational Canoeing & Kayaking Association

The program provides first time paddlers with basic safety
and performance information related to canoeing.
By the end of this 2 hour session it is expected that the paddlers will have enough skill to safely enjoy some recreational paddling with a partner
close to shore for an hour or two.

Child & Youth Safe Canoeing (10 years +)
Session 1: Monday, August 6 (8 am-10am)
Session 2: Thursday, August 9 (8 am-10am)
Canoes, paddles & PFDs provided
Cost: $5 per participant

Safe Canoeing for Families (maximum 2 adults, 2 children per boat:
Session 1: Monday, August 6 (6pm-8pm)
Session 2: Thursday, August 9 (8 am-10am)
Canoes, paddles & PFDs provided
Cost: $10 per boat

Flat Water Tandem Canoe Certification Course ($75./participamt)
Age requirement : 14 years plus
Dates: Tues. Aug. 7 & Wed. Aug. 8 (8am - 6pm)

Instruction by Walter Sepic of Firefly Adventures

Registration is limited. Forms available at the Town Hall
For more information contact Donna at 613-385-2448

The project is supported by the Govt. of Ontario,
Ministry of Health Promotion through a grant from
the Communities in Action Fund

Wolfe Island Corn Maze in Full Swing

Come out and enjoy Good Fun at the Corn Maze
Where Is It? How to Get There?

In Canada … take the downtown Kingston ferry to Wolfe Island. Turn right off the ferry and go left on Hwy 95 for 3.2 km. Watch for signs.

From the U.S. … Take the Cape Vincent Ferry to Wolfe Island. Stay on Hwy 95 for approx. 5 miles. Watch for signs.

For More Information Please Call (613) 385-1998

Wolfe Island Annual Summer Music Festival

Wolfe Island's 9th Annual Summer Music Festival
will be held:

Friday, Aug. 10th & Saturday, August 11th

On August 11th, Montreal rock outfit WOLF PARADE will headline the annual MUSICFEST on Wolfe Island near Kingston, Ontario, leading a bill of some of the best independent music in Canada including HOLY , APOSTLE OF HUSTLE, CHAD VANGAALEN and a reunion performance by WEEPING TILE led by Juno Award winner SARAH HARMER. at the Wolfe Island Community Centre Grounds

Gates open at 12 pm

The opening night of the festival August 10th at 8 p.m. will once again host THE HOOTENANNY TOUR, a rotating review of Canada’s cow-punk scene with LUTHER WRIGHT and JENNY WHITELY.

The Wolfe Island MusicFest has made a reputation of featuring the best independent Canadian music with acts like CONSTANTINES, WINTERSLEEP, JOEL PLASKETT, BY DIVINE RIGHT, MATTHEW BARBER, PETER ELKAS, CUFF THE DUKE and more.

A community festival, proceeds go to the Wolfe Island Community Centre and have helped build a hockey rink, plant trees, improve landscaping conditions and more.

KEEP THOSE DATES OPEN

Contact: Sarah McDermott 613-385-1562

For more detailed information go to:
www.wolfeislandmusicfest.com

OR

www.stlawrencefestivals.com/events

Scene of the Crime

The Wolfe Island 6th Annual
Scene of the Crime Festival
will be held
Saturday, August 11th

Canada’s top mystery writers and readers’ unite on the island where Canada’s first crime writer Grant Allen was born and raised for a full day of programs, panels, the ever-popular short story contest and a brand new writing workshop.

The Grant Allen Award will be presented to Eric Wright a pioneer in the field of Canadian mystery writing. Wright taught English at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute before turning his talents exclusively to writing crime fiction.

Visiting Authors include:

Giles Blunt, author of the Algonquin Bay series of mystery novels.
Peter Clement, author of best-selling medical thrillers.
Lyn Hamilton, author of a successful series of archaeological mysteries.
Edward D. Hoch, Rochester, NY,one of the most honoured mystery writers of all time.
Maureen Jennings writes award-winning books, plays, stories, screenplays.

For information go to: www.sceneofthecrime.ca For information regarding costs/registration, or email info@sceneofthecrime.ca

Frontenac Islands Township

The next regular meeting of the
Frontenac Islands Council
will be held on:
Howe Island,
Mon. August 13, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.

Wolfe Island Historical Society

All members are encouraged to attend the
Wolfe Island Historical Society's

Annual General Meeting which will be held on:
Wednesday, August 15th at 7:30 pm
at the General Wolfe Hotel

A Wine & Cheese will be held following the Business Meeting

Sensational Snakes

The Friends of Big Sandy Bay
invite you to a talk about SNAKES…..
Come hear about and see some of
the sankes common to this area.

Wednesday, August 15
6:30-8:30 pm
Wolfe Island United Church Hall
Victoria Street

Aug. 18th is the Date of the 5th Annual W.I.F.D. Golf Tournament

The 5th annual Wolfe Island Fire Department Golf Tournament
will be held on:
Saturday August 18th
Dinner: 6 pm at the Fire Hall
Cost: $60. per person

Shotgun start with 2 “teams” per hole for each start time.
Choices of course & times still available

Place: Wolfe Island Riverfront Golf Course Times:
Group #1 11 a.m.
Group #2 2 p.m.

Place: Alston Moor Golf Links
Times:
Group #1 10:30 a.m.
Group #2 2:00 p.m.

There is also a 9 hole Scramble, Teams of 3 Golfers
Golf, Prizes, Steak BBQ, Loads of Fun, Licensed Bar & 55/50 draw
Ticket for Dinner & Dance (at the door) $15.00
Call Greg Johnson 613-385-2541

Wolfe Island Fiesta for Nicaragua

The Central America Solidarity Committeee of Kingston invites you to come and enjoy a relaxing afternoon at- The Island Grill. You can just walk on the ferry in Kingston and 25 minutes later you can be sipping a cool beverage and listening to the dance band Cruise Control.

And there's more! There will be dozens of great packages from our generous Kingston merchants which will be raffled off - books by prominent Kingston authors, wine and dine packages, paintings by local artists, and lots of other exciting prizes.
All money raised will go towards Horizons of Friendship, a wonderful organization based in Cobourg which supports community projects in Mexico and Central America. This year all funds raised at this event will go towards a Horizons project in rural Nicaragua promoting organic farming, self-sufficiency and sustainability.
It will be a great time for a very worthy cause and tickets are a mere $5! That's right - five dollars! They can be purchased at Tara Foods and at The Island Grill

Genealogy on Wolfe Island

Are you interested in genealogy?
If you are,
Genealogy will be the theme of
Father Appleman's visit to Wolfe Island
on Thursday August 23 at 7:30p.m.
at the Wolfe Island Town Hall.
The evening is sponsored by the Wolfe Island Historical Society
Everyone welcome !

Fr. Appleman is the archivist for the RC Archdiocese of Kingston

Barrett's Bay Regatta 2007

The 2007 Regatta will be held
Sunday, August 26th at 8:30 a.m.

It starts at the Island Grill's “back Patio”
There will be a practice race in the am
with 2 races before lunch (which is provided)
and 1 race in the afternoon,(wind dependent)

Three Classes:
Modern
Traditional
Paddle & Oar

Classification of boat is the prerogative of the Race Committee

Awards and Live Music following the event
For Information & registration Call:
Tom 613-385-2222 or Leann 613-453-8438

The Regatta is sponsored by the Boat Builders Council of Wolfe Island

Vendors Wanted for Wolfe Island & Frontenac County Ploughing Matches