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Home Town of Bruce Ridpath
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1911 Stanley Cup Champion David Bruce Ridpath born in 1884 in Lakefield. He was a high scoring right winger of the 1911 Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators. Ridpath was on his way to a glorious hockey legacy before tragedy struck. On Toronto’s busy Yonge Street an automobile ran into him, fracturing his skull. Though he […]
Lakefield Literary Festival
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Mid-July Lakefield is known as the “Cradle of Canadian Literature.” In commemoration of Margaret Laurence, Catharine Parr Traill, Susanna Moodie and our community’s ongoing literary heritage, the Lakefield Literary Festival showcases Canadian authors and promotes the joy of reading and writing among children and adults. The Lakefield Literary Festival celebrates the rich literary heritage of […]
Home town of Writer Margaret Laurence
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Jean Margaret Laurence (born as Jean Margaret Wemys) was one of Canada’s most beloved writers. She is best known for her Manawaka novels — The Stone Angel (1964), A Jest of God (1966), The Fire-dwellers (1969) and The Diviners (1974). Margaret Laurence was born in the town of Neepawa, Manitoba, the inspiration for the town […]
- 8 Regent St., Lakefield
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- https://thekawarthas.ca/margaret-laurence-exploring-divine-lakefield-neighbourhood/
Home Town of Writer Catharine Parr Traill
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Catharine Parr Traill, née Strickland, was a pioneer writer and naturalist who wrote about life as a settler in Canada. In 1832 Traill immigrated to Canada with her husband, half-pay Lieutenant Thomas Traill, and settled on the Otonabee River near Peterborough, Ontario. There Traill wrote her most famous book, The Backwoods of Canada (1836), a […]
Home Town of Author Susanna Moodie
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Susanna Moodie, née Strickland, sister of Catharine Parr Traill, was an author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada, which was a British colony at the time. In 1832, Moodie with her husband and daughter immigrated from Suffolk, England to Upper Canada. The family settled on a farm in Douro Township, near […]
Canoe & Paddle
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Established in 2014, The Canoe & Paddle is an English pub and restaurant located in the historic Hamblin’s building beside the river in the beautiful village of Lakefield, Ontario. We specialize in freshly made classic pub fare, with Ontario craft beer, top quality local music and amazing daily specials and events. Our dedicated staff and […]
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- 18 Bridge St, Lakefield, ON K0L2H0
- 705 651-1111
- https://www.canoeandpaddle.com/
Lakefield Jazz Festival
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July Each summer, on the first Saturday of July, Lakefield hosts the annual Jazz, Art and Craft Festival at Isabel Morris Park, an event featuring open-air jazz concerts and displays from local artists. The park is beside Lakefield’s scenic Otonabee River.
Christ Church Community Museum
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The museum, which is housed in Christ Church, houses important historical artifacts and displays of Christ Church and the 1855 burial grounds, the Strickland family history, Lakefield’s literary history (Susanna Moodie, Catharine Parr Traill, Isabella Valancy Crawford, Margaret Laurence), and pictorial displays of Lakefield from the late 1800′s. The Christ Church Burials Records covering a […]
- 62 Queen St., Lakefield, Ontario K0L 2H0
- 705-652-3024
- https://thekawarthas.ca/businesses/christ-church-community-museum/