Monday 11 March 2013

March Break Staycation Fun!

Staying at home this March Break? Don't worry Elgin County Economic Development & Tourism has a list of fun-filled activities to make your Staycation great!

Springwater Maple Syrup Festival
Springwater Conservation Area, Aylmer
Weekends in March and everyday during March Break
10 am -3pm
519-773-9037
www.catfishcreek.ca

Enjoy wagon rides through Springwater forest. Tour the old fashioned sugar shanty for demonstrations on maple syrup production. Maple products are available for sale. Dine at the pancake house which is operated by local community organizations.

Palmer's Maple Syrup Festival
3408 Lake Ln, RR #1 Port Stanley
Sat & Sun in March, 9am - 3pm
519-769-2245

Palmer's Maple Syrup is a great place for the family to enjoy a shanty tour, self-guided woods excursion, pioneer storyteller, log-sawing and maple leaf branding.

March Break Day Camp
St. Thomas Timken Centre
March 11-15
519-633-7112
www.city.st-thomas.on.ca

Boot Camp: Savour the Flavour, a Five Day Kids Culinary Adventure
The Arts & Cookery Bank, 242 Graham Rd, West Lorne
March 11-15
518-768-9986
www.theartsandcookerybank.com

Public Skating Sponsored by Eastlink
East Elgin Community Complex
March 11-15
519-773-5631
www.eastelgincommunitycomplex.ca

March Break Program at Union Community Centre
Union Community Centre
March 11- 15th
Vicki, 519-631-3840 or Joy, 519-633-6403


Movies, outdoor games, crafts and lots of fun. Lunches and snacks provided. Call to register.

STEPAC March Break Workshops for Children
St. Thomas- Elgin Public Art Centre, 301 Talbot St. St. Thomas
March 11 - 15
9am-3:30pm
$35/day or $160/week
519-631-4040
www.stepac.ca


March Break Activities at St. Thomas Public LibrarySt. Thomas Public Library, 153 Curtis Street  St. Thomas
Mon Mar 11th to Fri Mar 15th
519-631-6050
www.st-thomas.library.on.ca


Rose Klein Workshops at the Art Emporium
Art Emporium,  177B Main St. Port Stanley
Tues Mar 12th & Mar 19th
 226-658-1888
 roseklein52@hotmail.com
www.artemporium.ca


Register at least 48 hours in advance by phone or email.

Woven Beads - Mar 12th, 10am-1pm - $60, includes all materials
Altered Books -  Mar 19th, 1pm-4pm - $45, includes all materials


Aylmer-Malahide Museum March Break Programs
Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives, 14 East Street, Aylmer
Tues Mar 12th to Sat Mar 15th
Times: 11am-12pm, 12-1pm, 2-3pm, 3-4pm
 $5
519-773-9723
www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum


Kids aged 5-8 create their own front page newspaper. If more than one per family attends, adult accompaniment required. Includes free treat!


Tundra Swan Migration
Aylmer Wildlife Management Area, 10594 Hacienda Road (beside the Ontario Police College)
Tues Mar 12th to Sat Apr 6th (approx)
www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum


Each year in March, between 10,000 and 25,000 Tundra Swans stopover at the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area while migrating to the high Arctic region between Alaska and Baffin Island. At the
AWMA, there are trails, wildlife viewing stands, interpretative signs & brochures and plenty of parking.

Call the Swan Hotline, 519-773-7926 (773-SWAN) for Aylmer updates on the migration. This line is seasonal, in partnership with the Aylmer & District Museum, East-Link and the Order of
Good Cheer.

Railway Adventure Day
Elgin County Railway Museum, 225 Wellington St., St. Thomas
Wed March 13th
12-4pm
$5/adult, $2/child, under 2 free
519-637-6284
www.ecrm5700.org

March Break fun for kids of all ages! Create your own engineer’s hat and go on a railway adventure. Board a caboose and steam engine, try your hand a the telegraph key and see the History In Motion model railway. Warm up with complimentary hot chocolate and popcorn.



 

 

 

 

 

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