Whitby Free Press, 8 Jun 1994, p. 41

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Blend of old and new in Port Perry From the Durham Region Touriat Guide Book Looking for something different, a relaxing change of pace, perhaps? Scugog Township is a place where you can do as much or as littie a s you PIease. Visit for a day, a weekend or longer. Located on the shores of Lake Scugog, it's easy to find and easy to get to, just an hour's drive northeast of Metro Toronto. The hub of Scugog is the village of Port Perry, a fascinating blend of the tradfitional and contem porary with its vibrant downtown area that offers some of the finest shopping anywhere. A armn smile and a pleasant hello are tradernarks that help bring many visitors back tme and again. Take the tme to explore the many and varied shope, and tempt your palate at an y of our fine restaurants where you can relax over dinner, light lunch or just linger over coffee. No matter what finie of year you decide to visit us, there is no shortage of interesting attractions and things to see and do. Lake Scugog is a mecca for boaters. And getting your boat into the water is a snap at one of several publije and private marinas and launch areas. The fishing on Lake Scugog 18 first rate. Test your angling skills for walleye, bass, muskie and a variety of pan fish. The lake is perfect for canoeing and kayaking. Or, you may prefer to quietly paddle on one of our many marshes that are a naturalist's delight. The Nonquon Wildlife Preserve, just north of Port Perry, is famed for its wildlife and i8 a bird-watcher's paradise. Local history is preserved at the Scugog Shores Museunm. Open year round, the xnuseumi invites you to step back in time to early Ontario pioneer homes, blacksmith shop, post office and a heritage ehurch built in the 1860s. Several tmes during the year, the museuni holds special weekend events that help to bring the past to life. DOWNTOWN PORT PERRY * Summer Classes I ADUI.T'S CIASSIE S CHILDREN'S CLASSES: I ols BersPaper Maché, Jewelry Making, Lampshades I*Florals, Poroelain Doils, Bears, Florals : o OFFCorne In& plckup our Sum mer Schedule 11 June, Ju îyl Register by June 30 for our Wid Flower Farm Tour in Septemer I August ;LeHpimsS. Unit 6 666S614 I classes ýRpi I 1 cos upon Tusa rday 10:00} - 5:00, Saturday 9'W0- 5 -'00 ESrTATE & GARDENS or the magnificecnt 55 room mansion. Enjoy dciightful menus at the Grccnhouse Tea Room or the Form a1 G arden Te a Housc dcpcnding on lseasofl Aduit $5 -Scnior/Studcnt $3 Family $12 Groups welcomc by appointment - 270 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa THE ROBERT McLAUGH LIN GALLERY SVIEW CANADA'S ART HERITAGE A Treasure of Paintings by Canadas Ieading artists: EmniIy Carr - A.J. Casson - F.H. Varley AVY. Jackson - Arthur Lismer J.E.H. MacDonald - Lawren Marris Gift Shop Art Rentai Ètien's Café ADMISSION FREE GALERYHOURS Mody- Closed ue$d'«*'*WedriesayFuay O-p L.ZZJ Sturai~Sunday: 1-p Civic Centre, Oshawa, Ontario Li1H 3Z3 (905) 576-3000 Located at the foot of Bagot Street beside City Hall Getaways - June 8,1994 5

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