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March Break Activities in the Kawarthas
February 26th, 2019
by Nicole Rogerson, Marketing Manager
March Break is right around the corner! We’ve got lots planned here at Viamede as part of our March Break experience, but if you’re looking to venture out into the local area there are plenty more sights and experiences to be had. Here are five things to do and see in the Kawarthas.
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Free Thursday Nights at the Canadian Canoe Museum
Thursdays, 5-8 PM
The Canadian Canoe Museum opens its doors for free admission on Thursday evenings. This national […]
What’s On this March Break
February 20th, 2019
by Ben Samann, General Manager
One of our core principles here is that parents are happiest when the kids are tired out, and kids are happiest when they get to run free without parental supervision (staff supervision provided!).
Welcome to March Break at Viamede.
As always, we don’t really know what the weather will bring in March; we may be skating on the lake in a blizzard, or the first of the flowers may be coming up already. Either way, we’re ready with […]
Preserving Summer
January 3rd, 2019
by Alyssa Joynt
As the lake begins to freeze over and the soft glittering blanket of snow descends over the rooves of the cottages, icing the trees and turning Viamede into a scene out of a mythical Christmas town, it can be hard to remember that just a few short months ago there were people playing on the water trampoline and fresh fruit on the tables. The bright and loud colours of summer can get lost in the wintery quiet, but […]
Memories of Summer 2018
December 14th, 2018
by Kayleigh Hindman, Operations Manager
The end of the year is almost here and as I sit in the verandah avoiding the paperwork I need to do, I look over the lake and think of the drastic change we’ve had from summer to the winter ice that now coats vast Stoney Lake. Although it seems like a distant memory at this point, I can’t help but to think back to the warmest day of summer and have myself a good laugh.
It […]
Winter Fishing
December 12th, 2018
by Ben Samann, General Manager
As many of you know, I kinda like fishing. Kinda. In the spring, I go fly fishing for sunfish. In the summer, I cruise the lake for bass. In the fall, it’s muskie. A few times a year, I head to Bermuda to catch pathetically small fish off the dock. All told, I probably put in a few hundred hours a year fishing.
But now, it’s happened. Fishing is over, for a few months at least. I […]
December Events in the Kawarthas
December 5th, 2018
by Jill Persson, Marketing Manager
Whether you live nearby, or you’re just in the area for the weekend, we encourage you to get out in the community and revel in the season’s sounds, sights and experiences. There is so much happening in the Kawarthas this month, the only drawback is deciding which ones to attend!
Here is my round-up of happenings for December (there’s something for every age)!
Friday, December 7
In From The Cold Christmas Concert at Market Hall in Peterborough
8:00 – 10:30 […]
The Winter Harvest
November 26th, 2018
by Executive Chef Alexander Barron
We’re well into November and the snows are falling hard. It’s a visual (and thermal) sign of crossing into winter, though on the calendar it’s still autumn, and the kitchens are preparing to cook through the long snowy season.
In order to make it through, this year we are growing our own greens and sprouts in the main dining room with its floor-to-ceiling windows. We are still learning the best method, but if you stay with us […]
Mount Julian’s Fall Harvest
October 11th, 2018
by Alyssa Joynt
As the leaves turn from green to gold, the numbers on the thermometer start to drop, and we watch summer roll into fall, it is the perfect time to look back at the summer gardens of Mount Julian. When we say that the food we serve is local, we really aren’t kidding. For the next installment of the Mount Julian blog series, Chef Alexander took me on a tour of the gardens around Viamede and explained how he […]
What’s On: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition
October 4th, 2018
by Jill Persson
It seems like it’s been a long couple of weeks since the last three-day weekend, doesn’t it? Between back to school nuttiness, bosses coming back from vacation and the inevitable return to a faster pace, it doesn’t feel like we’ve had a minute to breathe!
So it’s perfect timing for a family- and food-filled long weekend with lots of down time. Personally, I love getting out in the community over Thanksgiving, because, frankly, there’s just so much to do! […]
The Wines of Mount Julian
August 23rd, 2018
Dinner at Mount Julian is always about turning a meal into an incredible experience. So far this summer, we have talked about the atmosphere, the history, and the food, and how those all play a role in writing the story of each individual meal. What we haven’t explored is the wine and how it plays a role in the night. Now it is time to take a trip downstairs to Mount Julian’s wine cellar with our GM Ben, who does […]