Tourism Talk

July 31

School Aged Summer Reading Club

• Venue: Dutton Library
• Time: 1:30PM to 2:30PM

Aug 1

Tub Daze In Port Burwell
Weekend family fun! Activities include beach volleyball, swimming, boating, fishing, great food and music. Visit the Marine Museum, Lighthouse and HMCS Ojibwa sub. 

• Venue: Port Burwell East Beach
• Dates: August 1st to August 3rd

Aug 3

Backus Page House
Sunday Summer Tea. $10 for tea, baked goods and a guided tour of the museum. 

• Venue: Backus Page House Museum
• Time: 1PM to 4PM
• Cost: $10

Port Glasgow Yacht Club's Annual Fish Fry and Fireworks 

The day starts off with a family fish fry put on by West Elgin volunteer groups($15; over 600 served annually). Featuring live entertainment by Port Authority, and fireworks on the beach at dusk

• Time: 4:30PM to 10:00PM
• Venue: Port Glasgow Yacht Club and Marina, 8536 Haven's Lake Road
• Cost: $15

The Shoreline Run 9K

Run on the shore, in the water, in the clay, any way you can for 9KM. Park and register at Little Beach (9:20 to 9:40). Participants will walk down the West Pier after and start by the West Breakwater at 10AM. This workout will be hard on your core. Meet at GT's after to award the cup to the winning female and prize for the winning male.

• Host: Sport In Port and Run For Your Life
• Venue: Little Beach, Port Stanley 

Aug 4

Savour The Flavour Boot Camp: A Culinary Adventure
Connects kids with the local food community in a hands on, meaningful and fun way. It brings to ice the what, why and how about the food we eat exploring the realm of food, with all its possibilities while building real culinary skills.

• Venue: The Arts and Cookery Bank
• Address: 242 Graham Road, West Lorne
• Contact: 519-768-9986

Aug 5

Baby and Me Story Time

• Venue: Dutton Library
• Time: 10:30AM to 11:00AM

Aug 6

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memorial Lantern-Floating
Sponsored by the Society of Friends (Quakers) in Sparta, the lantern-floating is a peaceful yet powerful way to remember all those who perished from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. This is a free event, but donations are welcome to cover the cost of the event.

• Time: Potluck 6:00PM to 7:00PM
• Venue: Pinafore Park, 95 Elm Street, St Thomas