One of my favourite times of year is coming 10 days from now . If you like apples, pancakes, a smorgasboard, crafts, radio controlled boat races and pony rides then this will be a fun-filled day for you and the whole family. I have been to the ABC festival many times when I was young and as an adult. There is lots to see and do there. I love walking around looking at all of the activities and sampling the delicious food. There is also a friendly singing competition that is quite entertaining. Last year I saw an Elvis impersonator. I believe the weather was bad last year so I am really hoping that we get sun this year.
According to the official website, the ABC festival has been running for 25 years and was formed to help promote the local town of Wellesley. The event relies on local volunteers and is one of the most popular events in Waterloo County.
Proceeds of the festival help fund major projects. In the past the funds have been used to build an arena, buy parkland, build a ball diamond and soccer field and much more.
Wellesley is just a short 20-25 minute drive from K-W. Come checkout the Apple Butter And Cheese Festival on Sept 25, 2010
Looks like the bus service to Elmira will contine for a while longer. Route 21 is starting to pickup momentum now and there was enough interest in the service to continue the pilot program for another year.
“It has been quite successful,” Neil Malcolm, a Waterloo regional transit planner, said of Grand River Transit’s first foray into the countryside.
Ridership doubled within an 8 month period. With a low of 158 riders in April and 315 riders in December. About 30% of the riders get picked up in downtowm Elmira. The most popular destinations are Conestogo Mall and the St Jacob’s farmers market on market day being the busiest.
Council is slated to decide the fate of the Elmira service in 2011. If the route becomes permanent, staff is recommending that its costs be covered by township residents, which is estimated to cost between $30 and $32 per household.
I can see that this service would benefit alot of residents here. I hope it survives the year and council approves it.
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What do you get when you have pancakes, maple syrup, apple fritters, back bacon on a bun, wagon rides, sugar bush tours and a street lined with people? You get one of my favourite times of year. You get the Elmira Maple Syrup festival or Sapfest. The Elmira Maple Syrup festival is the world’s largest one day consumption of maple syrup. This year Sapfest is taking place on March 27th.
The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival builds and strengthens community spirit through the involvement of a large number of area residents in the planning and operation of a one day festival. Participation in a fun filled day supported by 2000+ volunteers raises funds to support local charities and non-profit organizations. Since 1965, the Festival continues to promote our community, surrounding areas and local maple syrup producers.
Some ativities are the Sugar Bush tours, Mega Mutts dog show, Pancake flipping contest and much much more. For the complete schedule please visit 2010 Schedule.
Check out this map of of the activities available.
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Elmira native and best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell(Wikipedia) is coming home for a pair of fundraisers to support the Woolwich Councelling Centre . WCC an agency that serves the Woolwich, Wellesley and surrounding areas.
The following information about Malcolm Gladwell is from his blog.
I’m a writer for the New Yorker magazine, and the author of two books, “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference” and “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.” I was born in England, and raised in southwestern Ontario in Canada. Now I live in New York City.
My great claim to fame is that I’m from the town where they invented the BlackBerry. My family also believes (with some justification) that we are distantly related to Colin Powell. I invite you to look closely at the photograph above and draw your own conclusions.
Here are some of the books that he has written:
What the Dog Saw
Outliers
Blink
Tipping Point
I will be attending the event at Floradale Mennonite Church with Melanie and some friends. This should be a terrific evening and I am really looking forward to it.
We are a full-time real estate team in Waterloo Region, Woolwich & Wellesley Townships. We enjoy assisting buyers and sellers with the purchase or sale of real estate in the Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Elmira, Wellesley, Wilmot, Drayton and everywhere in between. If you would like us to help you with your home search, please check out our brand-newfree search website or if you are thinking of selling, get a free market evaluation.
Apple fritters, pancakes, apple cider… Need I say more? If you are looking for a fun-filled day with the family, why not head over to Wellesley and enjoy that day at the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese festival. Now I will admit, I have never had apple butter but I hear it is really delicious. I will say that I have fond memories of this festival.
Some things I really enjoyed were the boat races on the pond, pancake breakfast first thing in the morning, apple cider, the apple mill (i used to pick apples there) and the market at the arena.
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wmcneil @ September 15, 2010 12:09 pm
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