Georgian Bay Travel Events Weekend of August 17-19 2007

Ontario Travel Events on Georgian Bay's West Coast and Manitoulin Island

Manitoulin Island will be hosting the Providence Bay Fair Aug. 17 to 19 at
the Providence Bay fairgrounds. Events include Light Horse Club show
Providence Bay Fair (Providence Bay Agricultural Society)
Date: August 17 - 20, 2007
Phone: 705-377-4876/705-377-5904 fair
Email: dwitty@amtelecom.net

Owen Sound hosts Sumerfolk: Third weekend in August from the shores of beautiful Kelso Beach Park, The Georgian Bay Folk Society is pleased to present the 30th annual Music and Crafts Festival "Summerfolk". We are especially proud this year to celebrate our 30th Anniversary! Come help us Celebrate The Past - Embrace the Future. August 19, 21 & 21, 2005.Carolyn Bigley Tickets available online or by calling 1-866-5ATTACK gbfs@bmts.comwww.summerfolk.org

r over three decades our festival has presented artists from the four corners of the earth, ranging from emerging young talent to some of the biggest names in folk music.

Manitoulin Island Dog Receives Hall of Fame Award

Honouring Canada's Top Animal Heroes

    - Purina Animal Hall of Fame(TM) 2007 Inductees Announced -

Echo (Shepherd-Collie mix), Manitoulin Island, Ontario During a self discovery canoe trip across Lake Huron in July 2006, Tish Smith and loyal family dog, Echo, were caught up in an intense storm. After their canoe capsized and surviving over 12 hours in the frigid water, Echo never left Tish's side. By air, the search and rescue team eventually spotted Echo swimming around Tish's unconscious body. The warmth of Echo's body heat and her role in helping the rescue team locate them, ultimately saved Tish from dying of hypothermia. What makes this story even more amazing is that by the time Tish and Echo were rescued, they were actually within swimming distance of shore. A dog's natural instinct is to head for shore but Echo never left Tish. Echo is truly Tish's heroine. Echo (Shepherd-Collie mix), Manitoulin Island, Ontario During a self discovery canoe trip across Lake Huron in July 2006, Tish Smith and loyal family dog, Echo, were caught up in an intense storm. After their canoe capsized and surviving over 12 hours in the frigid water, Echo never left Tish's side. By air, the search and rescue team eventually spotted Echo swimming around Tish's unconscious body. The warmth of Echo's body heat and her role in helping the rescue team locate them, ultimately saved Tish from dying of hypothermia. What makes this story even more amazing is that by the time Tish and Echo were rescued, they were actually within swimming distance of shore. A dog's natural instinct is to head for shore but Echo never left Tish. Echo is truly Tish's heroine.

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