Sally’s View of the River

There are 110 types of minerals in the Haliburton Highlands. There is a way for anyone to explore the gems…Programs run by Yours Outdoors.
Though most rocks and minerals aren’t valuable precious gems, the mineral tourism industry has proven to be big business. People from far and wide come to experience mineral collecting field trips throughout the summer.

The Haliburton Highlands really does “rock” in so many ways. Explore the rich minerals deposits, unique geological features, and rugged autumn landscapes of the area while enjoying the great hospitality and fine folk of the Highlands. Choose from a variety of unique tours, including a half day, one-day, and 3 day/2 night tour.
Choose one of the following packages:
• Gems Beneath Your Boots – Half Day
• Haliburton Rocks! Full Day
• Haliburton Rocks! The Celebrity Adventure
• Haliburton Rocks! Three Day

The Sunny Rock Bed and Breakfast welcomes you for the Haliburton Rock! We would love to accommodate you and make your experience a fabulous memory.

The Celebrity Adventure program run by Yours Outdoors program uses the Sunny Rock Bed and Breakfast for a number of the components of the schedule.

Haliburton on the Fly is a business created by fisherman Steve Galea. As a resident of Haliburton County Steve has an intimate knowledge of fishing in the Haliburton Highlands. Small Mouth bass is his specialty.

Steve is interested in helping beginners to the experienced to enjoy fly fishing.

For more information contact Steve at www.haliburtononthefly.com or call 705-448-1820

The Haliburton Highland’s Fish HatcheryThe Fish Hatchery at the Haliburton Highlands Outdoor Association (HHOA) and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) were busy in May each year stocking local Haliburton Highland lakes with fish. So far 3,700 Haliburton Silver, 8,000 Haliburton Gold, 7,000 Killala Lake Trout plus 21,000 Rainbow Trout have been stocked in 22 local lakes.

The Fish Hatchery is maintained and the trout raised by volunteers dedicated to the fish, sport angling and the health of our Haliburton Highland’s lakes. The Fish Hatchery has 5 adult rearing tanks, 2 early rearing tanks and 3 incubator tanks, 2 outdoor ponds as well as a small Hatchery that is just dedicated to Walleye incubation.

It takes 18 months of care and feeding to get the fish to the size ready for stocking. It starts with collecting and fertilizing local wild eggs, incubation, fry development and growing fingerlings to stocking size. Volunteers clean tanks everyday and feed the fish three times a day for 6 to 18th months.

Stocking is the volunteers’ favorite time of year. Volunteers wade into Fish Hatchery pond and net out the Rainbow Trout. In partnership with the MNR the volunteers stock lakes by truck or boats depending on the lake’s accessibility. For the remote lakes the MNR helicopter lands beside the Hatchery and is loaded up with fish. The Helicopter then hovers above the lake and then the fish are released down a tube into the lake.

Haliburton Lake Trout are genetically unique to the Haliburton Highlands and their genetics date back to the last glaciers. The HHOA and the MNR are dedicated to maintaining and improving the Haliburton Lake Trout in the local lakes.

The Fish Hatchery conduct tours daily and on request.
PO Box 184, Haliburton Ontario K0M 1S0
705 457 9664
hhoa@xittel.ca
www.hhoa.on.ca/hatchery.html

The Sunny Rock Bed and Breakfast is an 8 minute drive to the Fish Hatchery.

Annual Haliburton Highlands Games: Saturday July 10, 2010

The 22nd Haliburton Highland’s Games are scheduled for Saturday July 10, 2010 Gates open at 9 am in the Head Lake Park Haliburton Village in the Haliburton Highlands Ontario. This day is full of “food, music and large men throwing stuff”!

Other activities massed band presentation, heavy events competition, border clooie sheep herding, highland dancing competition and a cheer tent. New for 2010 the OPP canine demonstration and children’s program by Camp Wanakita.

Adults $10 and children under 12 can enter for free.

For more information call 1 877 540 8126
www.haliburtonhighlandgames.com

Fishing in the Haliburton Highlands: Bass and Trout
The fourth Saturday in June is a welcome day to many anglers in the Haliburton Highlands Ontario and across the province.

Pound for pound, bass (both largemouth and smallmouth) are arguably the hardest fighting fish in our waters. Better still, they are aggressive, prolific and fairly easy to pattern on most days. They can be caught right off the dock or from a boat. And they will take a swipe at flies, live bait, topwater offerings, crank bait, jigs and anything in between. This means that even the most casual angler probably has something in the tackle box that will interest the bass.

Lake trout another option in our Haliburton Highlands lakes are another great catch. The quality of our bass and trout fishing may be out Haliburton Highlands best kept secret. I fact, Haliburton County has some of the finest trout fishing in Central Ontario. You do not have to drive far to find good fishing for brook, rainbow, lake trout and splake. There are even pockets of brown trout within the Highland Lake Country.

Our deep, coldwater lakes and a stocking program that favours trout are 2 reasons why, onany given day from Jan 1st to September 30th, an angler can go out and have a reasonable chance of catching trout of some kind. The Highlands also have several lakes that are open year round.

Consider the ultimate fishing experience just 2.5 hours North of Toronto in the Haliburton Highlands. Sometime you make have the fishing itch and need to get to the North and go fishing however your partner may not be so willing….The Sunny Rock Bed and Breakfast has the solution. A B&B with upscale tastes and decor with thousands of feet of decking overlooking a river full of Bass, Lake Trout and Brown Trout, and Pickerel. Picture this leaving your partner in bed while you get up for your dawn fishing and in less than 3 minutes you can be back for the Sunny Rock full breakfast. Or …your non fishing partner can be sipping on an iced summer beverage, reading a great book occasionally glancing over the book to see you fishing the hours away. How good is that?

The Sunny Rock Bed and Breakfast will provide the canoe, paddleboat or rowboat on a first come first serve basis. If you are a fly fisherman the rocks of the Scotts Dam Falls is a perfect place to cast the day away. Your room may look out on the falls.

Rates at the Sunny Rock B&B start at the two night weekend for a riverside room are $300 for 2 people 2 nights. Call us if you are interested in the fishing package.

For more information call Sally at the Sunny Rock Bed and Breakfast 1 888 786 6976
www.sunnyrock.on.ca

The Haliburton Highlands Ontario has an adventure for every type of water adventure you may seek. Perhaps the Haliburton Highlands could be considered the original water park! From Lazy river canoe trips, lakes and white water fun.

Why not try waterskiing or take an exciting parasail excursion? With over 600 lakes, swimming in the Haliburton Highlands is also a summer day option.

Call the Visitor Centre for information on public beaches and boat launches. 1-800-461-7677

>www.algonquinhighlands.ca/water

www.whitewaterontario.ca
www.skiwakefootschool.com
www.boatwerks.net
www.haliburtonholidays.com

The Sunny Rock Bed and Breakfast has canoes and kayaks for guests to enjoy on the Drag River and the Haliburton Highlands 5 Lake Chain (Head Lake, Grass Lake, Soyers Lake, Lake Kashagawigamog and Canning Lake.

The Haliburton Highlands Ontario has excellent trail systems. Be it cycling, hiking, horseback riding, or even walking in the tree tops in a canopy tour. We have the trails to suite every ability.

Combine trail adventures with GPS technology for geocashing fun throughout the Haliburton Highlands.

Mountain biking challenges are available in the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve and the Sir Sam’s Ski and Snowboard Area.

Warm up your winter with snowshoeing on over 100km or trails for dogsledding adventures.

www.trailandtours.com
www.haliburtonforest.com
www.sirsams.com
www.cyclehaliburton.ca
www.geocaching.com
www.winterdance.com
www.haliburtonholidays.com

The hosts of the Sunny Rock Bed and Breakfast know the trails intimately and would like to lead you to the trails of your choice.

Haliburton County Farmers Market: Friday afternoons from 1-5 pm in the Haliburton Highlands Ontario

New location near intersection of Highway 118 and 35, beside the restaurant ”That Place in Carnarvon” Buy fresh, local produce and browse selections of fresh baked bread and baked goods, jams , preserves, and artisans crafts. Open until September 10, 2010. For more information call 705- 457 9843.

The Haliburton County Snowmobile Association (HCSA) invites sledders to enjoy 500km of excellent wide groomed trails with spectacular scenery. Riders are advised that when travelling on HCSA trails, a valid OFSC permit is required.
Snowmobiling is also available at the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve. Over 300 km of trails are located within the private property. OFSC Permits are not valid in this area and a separate permit must be purchased. Permits are limited and reservations are suggested.

www.hcsa.on.ca
www.ofsc.on.ca
www.haliburtonforest.comwww.haliburtonholidays.com

Wilberforce Ontario National Historic Site: Red Cross OutpostThe Red Cross Outpost will be open for visitors daily throughout the summer from 11 am to 4 pm.

Visit our National Historic Site. View the displays of artifacts and learn of the fine contribution of Red Cross Nurses in providing health and medical services for over four decades.

The Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost & Historic House is the site of the first Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Ontario, as well as the first hospital of any kind in Haliburton County and its surrounding area. It was declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 2003.

The Red Cross Outpost opened in 1922 and was operated by live-in nurses until 1957. It then continued to serve various community and medical services until 1963.

Special events and displays related to Outpost and Community history are organized regularly by the Wilberforce Heritage Guild. Please visit the Gallery to view past examples and check the Events listing for upcoming activities.

The Historic House Museum is preserved, organized and operated by the Wilberforce Heritage Guild 1991®, a Volunteer Charitable Group and is owned and supported by the Municipality of Highlands East in the Haliburton Highlands.

The building was designated as a National Historic Site in September 2003 by the Canadian Minister of Heritage, the Honourable Sheila Copps. At a ceremony on August 15, 2006 the National Historic Site plaque was unveiled.

2314 Loop Road Wilberforce Ontario
Contact Hilda for more information 705 488 2018
/www.redcrossoutpost.org