Friends of the Bruce District Parks Association

Calling all Artists!

We so miss seeing and hosting all the TTRW participants at the Lights Station on Flowerpot Island this year! But...

Hi everyone!! If you were unable to attend Virtual Orchid Festival this year don't worry! You can watch the event in its entirety on YouTube using the link below! Thank you everyone who tuned in and we hope to see you all in person next year!! https://youtu.be/g6AkGHVdWWw?t=3

Hi everyone! We're pleased to announce that Orchid Festival is still happening this year in a modified format! Join us this Friday, July 17th from 7:00pm-9:00p...m on a Zoom hosted webinar(link provided below) to get your orchid fix for 2020! You will find even more information at the Orchid Festival webpage orchidfest.ca. Featuring photos by local photographer Bill Caulfield Brown and live presentations by orchid and environmental experts you can ask questions in real time! Our presenters this year: John Alexander of Alexander Arts and Peter Kaellgren curtator emeritus of Decorative Arts for the Royal Ontario Museum offer sights and insights into their years of orchid exploration in Ontario. Their presentation "Meanwhile, in another part of the fen" is sure to inspire plans for on-location viewing for 2021. Esme Batten, Ontario Program DIrector for the Nature Conservancy of Canada offers an appreciation of the variety and natural history of orchids on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula. Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83999168127 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +13462487799,,83999168127# or +16465588656,,83999168127# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 839 9916 8127 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdL9J0DxP0 Photos provided by Bill Caulfeild-Brown

Cove Island Lighthouse with the keepers boat pulled halfway into the boathouse.