By Mike Baker Rotaract Haliburton Highlands is organizing a special festive scavenger hunt for local youth over the Christmas period.Starting this Saturday (Dec. 5), participants will have to scour the downtown area for hidden clues…
Exploring the world through the photographer’s lens
By Jenn Watt Each image that Luke MacBride captures is like a fragment of his memory of a place – dark clouds descending over a beach in Kasoa, Ghana; a bright vista beaming through a…
HE council asked for more septic reinspection options
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Nov. 10 meeting of Highlands East council. By Darren Lum During a delegation, Cedar Lake Cottagers Association president Ron Parkinson asked the municipality to amend…
Journey of 1000 Miles starts with one step
By Darren LumWinterdance Dogsled Tours’ Hank DeBruin and Tanya McCready don’t believe in failure. There are only setbacks.Ever since they quit their jobs 20 years ago, the couple have followed their passion for the outdoors…
Highlands Christmas Shindig set to warm homes
By Sue Tiffin The seventh annual Highlands Christmas Shindig is gearing up to warm the homes of residents throughout the county, both in supporting Fuel for Warmth’s efforts to alleviate heating challenges during the winter…
Fleming residence planned for Glebe Park
By Sue TiffinA long-talked-about student residence for Haliburton’s Fleming College could be making its home in Glebe Park.In a council meeting held virtually on Oct. 26, Maureen Adamson, Fleming College president; Sandra Dupret, vice-president, student…
A win for the Haliburton County Folk Society
By Sue Tiffin These highlands are alive with the sound of live music, and the Haliburton County Folk Society has been awarded for setting the stage to ensure the show goes on. The folk society, which…
Irony of technology explored in award-winning artwork
By Jenn Watt A young woman sits on a floor made of circuit boards, wires and plastic, shoulders curled, head hanging over her device. Behind her, a scene of natural beauty. Around her, a Plexiglas…
Hike Haliburton winter edition gets goahead
By Chad IngramHaliburton County councillors are supporting going ahead with snowshoe festival Hike Haliburton: Winter Edition this February.Last February saw the inaugural winter version of the county’s popular Hike Haliburton Festival, the latter typically taking…
Puzzle presented perfect fit as souvenir
By Darren Lum Coming next month, the public will be able to literally piece together most of the colourful cache treasures that can be found in Highlands East from the comfort of their own home…
Strong fall start for U-Links with 21 projects…
U-Links has had an exciting start to the fall 2020 academic term, with a high number of community-based research projects matched with several departments at Trent University.A total of 21 research projects involving 26 student…
Women pilots’ story airs at Boundless private screening
By Jenn Watt Supporters of Boundless, a film by creator/director Kate Campbell of Haliburton, came out to the Little Pit Drive-In at Abbey Gardens on Friday, Oct. 2 for a private screening.Boundless, a short film…
Santa Claus Parade on hiatus for 2020
By Jenn Watt Santa will still come to Haliburton this year, but just like everything else during the coronavirus pandemic, the way he does so will look different.On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Haliburton BIA and…
Studio Tour busy on its first weekend
By Michael RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The Haliburton Highlands Studio Tour celebrated its 33rd year of operation Oct. 3 and 4 – the first of two weekends. Due to COVID-19 and its restrictions, 12 artists…
Blackbird Pottery inspired by elements, landscape, nostalgia
By Sue Tiffin April Gates moved to the Highlands to study ceramics at the Haliburton School of Art and Design. Almost two decades later, she’s still here after falling in love with clay, and the…
2020 offers change of pace for Artech artists
By Jenn Watt When the world slowed down earlier this year to help mitigate the coronavirus threat, Tory Hill artists Terry Craig and Jenn Wanless-Craig did too. They modified their glassblowing schedule and took on…
Opera organizers cancel event as social gathering rules…
By Jenn Watt Restrictions introduced by the provincial government to slow the spread of the coronavirus, restricting social gatherings to 10 people inside and 25 outside, put a halt to plans to offer opera in…
Dysart launches new environmental activity book for children
To encourage recycling at home and in the community, the Municipality of Dysart et al has created an environmental education activity book, Let’s Protect the Environment Together.Let’s Protect the Environment Together features Dysart’s recycling gorilla…
Highlands Opera Studio bringing music to Head Lake…
By Jenn Watt Update (Sunday, Sept. 20): Due to new restrictions on size of outdoor gatherings, this event has been cancelled. We will provide details about any future plans as they are available. The hills…
Blackbird Pottery marks anniversary year with market
Submitted by Blackbird Pottery Back by popular demand Blackbird Pottery Presents: Schoolhouse/5, a Fine Craft and Vintage pop-up market featuring the work of local and guest artists on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5…
Fate of Haliburton mills uncovered
Mystery of what happened to village’s sawmill and gristmill in late 1800s finally solved This photo shows the Drag River and its bridge, with the gristmill at right and Highland Street buildings at extreme left.…