2011 Heritage Festival Update

Feb 03, 2011

Photo: buttons & axes int he hands of festival, committe members

On February 1, members of the Frontenac Heritage Festival Committee held their final pre-festival meeting to shore up this year’s plans and they have added a few more new and exciting events to this year’s roster.

Mike Procter, who will be back at the Crow Lake school house doing pioneer demonstrations and displays, will be lending out his recipe for Crow's Feet, a similar version of the popular Canadian doughnut beaver tails which will be served (for free). Visitors to Crow Lake will also be able to cook their own bannock on an outdoor fire.

Rudy Hollywood, who is organizing the first ever Heritage walk/run in Sharbot Lake, announced that the winner of the 10K run who also completes the Polar Bear Plunge, another not-to-be-missed new event this year (which to date has 30 brave souls signed up), will receive a trophy with this year’s new event mascot Heri Fest, as well as a gift certificate for dinner for two at the Fall River Pub and Grill in Maberly. For more information about the Polar Plunge contact Mark Montagano at 279-2886. For the walk/run contact Rudy Hollywood at 279-2761

One pre-festival event that has been added to the roster this year is a performance by Tafelmusik, an internationally acclaimed 20-piece orchestra that will perform at St. James Major Catholic Church in Sharbot Lake on Friday February 18 at 7pm. Admission is a freewill offering

Tickets for the following Friday’s opening breakfast where Dr. Peter Frise, a leading Canadian research scientist who has CP Rail roots in Mountain Grove will speak, will go on sale at the Township office in Sharbot Lake on Monday February 7.

Also new this year is the first ever Heritage Festival website, which is being created by David Potts, and where all entries for the festival’s photo contest will be posted:

sites.google.com/site/frontenacheritagefestival/

Photo contest submissions are welcome now, until February 18 at 5 pm. There is $200 in prize money, so don’t hesitate! Send your photos to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To find out the photo contest rules or for more information about the schedule of events, visit the website above.

Information is also posted at centralfrontenac.com/Heritage_Festival.html

Festival buttons, which cost $5, will automatically qualify buyers for various draws throughout the three day event and can be purchased now at the Township office, NFCS, the Treasure Trunk, Community Living North Frontenac, Freshmart, Sharbot Lake Petro Can, Arden Batik, Ram’s Esso and Tip Top Dollar Shop.

Attention Local Artists! LOGO CONTEST

Also new this year, the Central Frontenac Heritage Festival Committee is looking for an official logo. Your help is needed to create a logo for the Frontenac Heritage Festival. As described by one of the organizers, “We are looking for a logo that shows something unique and interesting about the heritage of Frontenac County. At the same time, we want to emphasize the aspect of people having fun at the festival.”

It’s important to incorporate these ideas into your logo. Your artwork must be relevant to the area, and to the spirit of the festival. Above all, be creative... with your logo concept and with the artistic medium(s) used in its creation.

Please send your entry as a .jpeg file to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with “logo contest” in the subject line. Or you can take a digital picture of your entry, burn it onto a CD, and drop it off at the Township office at 1084 Elizabeth Street in Sharbot Lake. If you have any questions, or for other arrangements, contact David Potts at the above-mentioned email address. He can also be reached by phone, at 613-279-2741 or 613-279-3200.

The winning entry will be announced in the Frontenac News. The organizers would ideally like to reveal the winner before the 2011 festival is over. So get your imaginations working and maybe your logo will be the one seen every year on all Heritage Festival signs, advertisements and memorabilia. You will, in a significant way, be contributing your own piece of heritage to our community. Discussions are taking place with regard to a prize for the winning entry and this too will be announced as soon as possible.

Best of luck to all participants!

This year’s festival is definitely gearing up to be one to remember. Join in celebrating the health, happiness and heritage of beautiful Frontenac County.