Ontario Vacation
Macarmill Productions Owen Sound- Big Band Bash
Bayshore Community Center
If you feel like dancing the night away you don’t want to miss Macarmill Productions 560 CFOS 70th Anniversary Bash at the Bayshore Community Center. The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will be bring the house down on June 25 2010. Tickets and more info available at Owen Sound Bayshore Community Center. Make it a Great Getaway weekend and stay at Lake Francis Cottages located 10 minutes from the venue.
Owen Sound Celtic Festival
Owen Sound Celtic Festival
The Owen Sound Celtic Festival is a celebration of Celtic heritage. This event is held each September it plays host to both indoor and outdoor activities, making the most of this beautiful season on Georgian Bay.
This three-day festival is filled with old world sounds and flavor.
- Friday & Saturday evening concerts
- vendors & artisans
- children’s activities
- Celtic Dancing
- Pipe Band Parade
- a demonstration area
- jam session
- beer garden
- music & dance workshops stage
- Come join the fun this September at The Owen Sound Celtic Festival on the shores of Georgian Bay.
- Make it a Great getaway weekend stay at Lake Francis Cottages located 10 minutes from the venue
Owen Sound Tourism
Bass Fishing-Owen Sound Area
Owen Sound “The Hub” of the Grey Bruce region. Swim, boat, fish and sight see under a bright blue sky, clean fresh waters and rugged limestone cliffs. Visit museums, artists studios, go shopping in unique boutiques and specialty shops. Sit at an out door cafe and people watch while enjoying a delicious meal. Take a ride and tour four conservation areas (Inglis Falls, Indian Falls, Hibou and the Pottawatomi. Walk through Harrison Park and feed the swans at the bird sancuary. Fly in a Helicopter over Grey Bruce and Owen Sound. Enjoy fresh produce, meat, breads and pastries from the Farmers Market. Take in an Attack hockey game at The Bay Shore Community Centre. Golf at one of the many courses throughout Owen Sound. Try your luck at the Award Winning Cobble Beach Golf Course. Throw your line in off the wall in downtown Owen Sound and catch rainbow trout or salmon. Cruise on a Charter on the beautiful waters of Georgian Bay. Winter is one big play ground offering the best in cross country skiing, snow shoeing and hiking. Snowmobile your way to the many club houses like the Stoney Kepple Riders. Make it an unforgettable vacation and stay at Lake Francis Cottages located 10 minutes for Owen Sound Ontario and 20 minutes from Sauble Beach Ontario. A place you can call home while you are away.
Bruce Peninsula Tourism
- Bruce Peninsula
The Bruce Peninsula offers vacationers a variety of outdoor activities, relaxation, fresh air, clean waters and a unique scenery. It has over 500 miles of shoreline, enough for you to find your own special place. Check out many quaint tiny villages, take a waterfall tour, check out the Bruce Caves, hike the Beautiful Bruce Trail, watch one of the worlds most amazing sunsets at Sauble Beach, take a cruise on the Chi-Cheemaun in Tobermory . Stay at Lake Francis Cottages located on a private lake. It is shallow along the shore, so it is comfortable to let the kids swim. This is a wonderful lake to water ski, go Bass Fishing, canoeing which is an awesome way to see turtles, birds’ nesting grounds, beaver dams, and fish. Enjoy a campfire at the water edge. Make it an incredible vacation exploring The Bruce Peninsula. Lake Francis Cottages located 10 minutes from Owen Sound Ontario and 20 minutes from Sauble Beach Ontario.
Sauble Beach Cottage Rentals And Lake Francis Cottages
Lake Francis Cottages
When the days start getting longer and the snow begins to melt, our guests begin to prepare for a well deserved summer vacation. Lake Francis Cottage Rentals are only 20 minutes from Sauble Beach and Lake Huron, 10 minutes from Owen Sound, Wiarton, and Georgian Bay, and minutes from many other fabulous Ontario destinations and attractions. Sauble Beach Cottage Rentals and Lake Francis Cottages will begin to book up very soon. Don’t delay, pick your week and call or e-mail your reservation today.
Saugeen Summer Nights Music Festival 2010
Saugeen Summer Night Music Festival
Saugeen Summer Night Music Festival {2nd Annual}. Guest Include Johny Reid, Terri Clark, George Canyon, Doc Walker, Dean Brody and many more. This event will take place on June 19 2010. Rain or Shine at Clifford Arena and Ball Park. A shuttle bus will take you to the venue if you are camping at River Place Park Campground. More info call 519-665-2228. Make it a Great getaway weekend and stay at Lake Francis Cottages located 1 hour from the venue.
Bruce Peninsula-Sauble Beach Cottage Rentals
Bird Watching On The Beautiful Bruce Peninsula
Located right at Lake Francis Cottages.
Many nesting birds are found at Lake Francis. May and June celebrate the spring migration, offering a great opportunity for bird watching, although sightings are plentiful throughout the year. Some of the species you might see include:
| - Loons | - Cardinal | - Crane |
| - Redpoll | - Heron | - Goldfinch |
| - Great Egret | - Indigo Bunting | - Belted Kingfisher |
| - Brown-Headed Cowbird | - Hummingbird | - House Finch |
| - Eastern Bluebirds | - Morning Dove | - Baltimore Oriole |
| - Purple Finch | - Screech-Owl | - Red-Headed Woodpecker |
| - Rose-breasted Grosbeak | - Pileated Woodpecker |
The Bruce Peninsula provides wintering grounds for Great Grey Owls and Bald Eagles.
Book today at Lake Francis Cottages and enjoy the Spring Migration right at your own waterfront cottage here in Ontario
Wiarton Willie Festival 2010 & Sauble Beach Winterfest
Sauble Beach Ontario Fun
This event starts the last weekend in January-1st week of February. Great outdoor and indoor activities for the whole family. It is the Largest Winter Event In Ontario. Sauble Beach is lit up with its night time parade, Christmas tree bonfire, crafts, food booths and the battle of the bands. The following weekend then kicks off with pancakes on the grill at 630 am. and 40 other different events throughout the day. You don’t want to miss Wiarton Willey’s prediction, the coming of spring. This event has been taking place since 1956. Make it a Great weekend or week and stay at Lake Francis Cottages located 20 min. from the festival.
Sauble Beach Winterfest 2010 & Wiarton Willie Festival 2010
Wiarton Willie
SAUBLE BEACH WINTERFEST & WIARTON WILLIE FESTIVAL
This event starts the last weekend in January-the first week of February. Great outdoor and indoor activities for the whole family. It is the Largest Winter Event In Ontario. Sauble Beach is lit up with its night time parade, Christmas tree bonfire, crafts, food booths and the battle of the bands. The following weekend then kicks off with pancakes on the grill at 630 am. and 40 other different events throughout the day. You don’t want to miss Wiarton Willey’s prediction, the coming of spring. This event has been taking place since 1956. Make it a Great weekend or week and stay at Lake Francis Cottages located 20 min. from the festivals.
Ontario Conditions
Ontario Snowfall
Ontario Snowmobiling is a growing winter sport. Whether you are young or old this is a Great way to see the interior of some of the finest forests in Ontario. Drive by a deer drinking from a running stream, barrel through a 4 ft. snow drift, catch a wolf racing through the woods or just enjoy the beauty of the snow dressing the tree branches. SNOWMOBILING IN GREY BRUCE-DISTRICT 9 IS SLED HEAVEN. Grey Bruce Ontario has become one of the most popular regions in Ontario to snowmobile. There are 2250 miles of groomed trails in District 9. Wind your way from Lake Huron, Georgian Bay through to the Niagara Escarpment and Beaver Valley. Snowmobile In Ontario, Grey Bruce this season. Check us out in the OSM-Ontario Snowmobile Magazine. Lake Francis Cottages is located 10 min. South of Wiarton, 10 min. West of Owen Sound off Grey Rd. 17 on Francis Lake . Direct access to all trails. Your hosts THE MAURICE FAMILY.