Blue
Mountain Foundation for the Arts
The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit
community arts council committed to making the arts an integral
part of life in the southern Georgian Bay community. Since its inception
in 1975, the Foundation has featured the performing arts, the visual
arts and publishing. The Foundation has presented such world-class
artists as Karen Kain, Maureen Forrester, the Elmer Isler Singers
and The Canadian Brass.
The Foundation has brought well-known children's entertainers
to schools, as well as presented the Annual Juried Art and Crafts
Show, Juried Photo Shows and Studio Tours.
For more information, phone (705) 445-3430 or e-mail
info@bmfa.on.ca.
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Scenic
Caves Nature Preserve
The
Scenic Caves Nature Preserve is open from early-May to mid-October.
Situated on the Niagara Escarpment, visitors can view the town of
Collingwood, the spectacular shoreline of Georgian Bay and several
thousand square miles of unsurpassed scenery.
Set against the backdrop of sheer limestone cliffs,
the Caves plunge hundreds of feet into the depths, opening passageways
and revealing rock formations from another era. Throughout the Caves,
rare and exotic plants, including the Maidenhead Fern, grow and
flourish. Every new corner promises a unique surprise.
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South
Grey Museum
Canada's Centennial year, 1967, stirred in Canadians
a fierce pride in their country and a determination to celebrate
its history. In South Grey, citizens grew concerned that many of
the area's irreplaceable artifacts were disappearing.
In order to preserve some of the local history, the
Chamber of Commerce decided to create a museum and bought the Flesherton
railway station for that purpose. The building, unfortunately, proved
to be unsafe for artifact storage and uneconomical to move from
the railway tracks at Ceylon to the Memorial Park in Flesherton.
Consequently, it was sold, and the proceeds were turned over to
a Museum Committee. One of the most ardent supporters and benefactors
of the project was the late Kate Macmillan whose many family treasures
grace the museum.
Through a Local Initiatives Programme, the present
building was erected in 1973 in the Memorial Park. The Lieutenant-Governor,
Pauline McGibbon, officially opened the museum in September, 1974.
The South
Grey Museum & Historical Library is open Tuesday to Saturday,
from Canada Day to Labour Day.
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