September 6th 2013 weekend…please register ASAP, thank you!
Botany & Birding on the Beach and Luncheon at Windmill Point
Cottage, with the option of overnight accommodation!
A fundraiser for the Niagara Land Trust (NLT), we have
two packages to choose from, for this unique and one-time opportunity. From Carla Calson, Niagara
Nature Tours.
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Package 1:
Saturday September 7, 2013 10am – 3pm
Gourmet Lunch and Botany & Birding on the Beach
at Windmill Point Cove
Winged
Jewels of Niagara poster
Package 2: Friday September 6 – Sunday September 8, 2013-08-15
Windmill Point Cottage B&B and Botany &
Birding on the Beach
Imagine a getaway to a beautiful private cottage on Lake
Erie designed by a famous architect, with breakfast cooked by a professional
chef!
*Accommodation at Windmill Point Cottage Friday &
Saturday
*Saturday Breakfast with free-range eggs and naturally
fed Berkshire smoked bacon
*Gourmet Lunch on the wrap-around porch
*Botany & Birding on the Beach
*Gourmet candlelight catered BBQ dinner in the cottage,
with an intimate number of local naturalists, our nature guides from the day,
and other guests staying at the cottage.
*Sunday Breakfast cooked for you in the cottage, by Chef
Jason Moss
* Winged Jewels of Niagara poster
Accommodation limited to 9-10 people so book early.
Descriptions:
Meet one of Niagara’s top
botanists, along the sandy coast of Lake Erie, in Ridgeway, to learn about
native beach plants. An experienced birder will also be on hand to help
identify birds sighted. Learn the geological, historical and biological secrets
of this fascinating area and experience some of the best Niagara has to offer.
The
NLT has been invited for a rare opportunity to host our event at this privately
family owned 1917 Arts and Crafts style house designed by the then famous
William Sydney Wicks, partner of E.B. Green of Buffalo. He wrote a book called How
to Build Adirondack Camps and Cottages, and did several of the
great camps of the Adirondacks. It is a Colonial Bungalow with a wrap around
porch covered by a heavy roof. There are three outbuildings on the site,
a garage, a workhouse and an icehouse.
The family believes the icehouse is the last remaining original lake
icehouse in the Niagara Region. They are the second family to own the house,
each owning it for about 50-years. Oriental rugs, nice historical prints, an
interesting library, original white pine waist coating (walls and some
ceilings), interesting furniture and stone hearth fireplace make it a once-in-a
lifetime place to visit…and to stay.
We are looking forward to a
beautiful lunch from By the Water Café & Catering, served on the Adirondack
style wrap-around porch. Lunch can be
eaten on the porch, the lawn, front deck with a fire, the beach or wherever
you’d like! Using the highest quality of
ingredients, fresh and local, By the Water Café and the NLT is supporting our
local farmers by purchasing as much as we can for this weekend, directly from
their farms.
Everyone in attendance will receive
a gift from the NLT of a beautifully designed 24"x18" poster titled
"Winged Jewels of Niagara", displaying many of the Niagara Regions
fascinating flying insects.
Albert Garafalo, recognized as one of the finest botanist in
Niagara, has been leading outings for area naturalists and students for many
years. Having recently completed a three-year study of the botany of the North
coast of Lake Erie, he is considered an expert with this habitat.
An avid Niagara birder,
Marcie Jacklin, is also an experienced birding guide. Ms. Jacklin is very familiar with the
birds of Niagara having coordinated bird counts within the Niagara
Peninsula over many years and having contributed to the 2010 publication,
Niagara Birds. She is currently a member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists
board of directors and is a former director with the Buffalo Ornithological
Society.
Al Hillman Photography from Chippawa is donating his skills to the
NLT and accompanying us on our beach outing.
A well known Nature and Fine Art Photographer, he is known for his
Portraiture and is willing to take professional photos of anyone interested in
obtaining a photo of themselves, directly from his studio, (avoiding those that
do not want to be photographed!).
For
further questions or to book, please contact Niagara Nature Tours at
905-562-3746 or info@niagaranaturetours.ca www.niagaranaturetours.ca
Package 1: $55.00
Package 2: starting at $190.00
double occupancy, $205.00
single occupancy.
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