W ith its tem- . perate climate, moderated by the bay, Bay of Quinte Country offers a year- | round activity r o s t e r . Summertime sports include: Golf (there are a number of low-cost, high quality courses), sailing and boating of all kinds; scuba diving; autoracing (the world-class Shannonville Motorsport Park); cycling; harness racing (Quinte Exhibition and Raceway is one of the province's few remaining half-mile tracks); and walking countless nature trails. Popular wintertime activities include: Junior A hockey; curling, skiing and outdoor skating. v_Jnce the realm of rum runners during Prohibition, the sheltered waterways and hundreds of miles of waterfront in Bay of Quinte Country are now the domain of anglers. The Bay of Quinte has been designated The Walleye Capital of the World and is said to hold some of the best bass reserves in North America. Annual fishing derbies are held throughout the region. nn 1 wo of Ontario's finest provincial parks are located in Bay of Quinte Country. Sandbanks Provincial Park, with its private campgrounds and miles of light sand beaches, is located in Prince Edward County; in the west, Presqu'ile Provincial Park is an expansive wetland reserve made famous for its annual "Waterfowl Weekends," which offer a bird's eye view of life in the marsh.