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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2005
Georgian Bay Rocks Along with Live 8 on Canada Day Weekend
Ontario’s 6th Great Lake
Midland - Georgian Bay, Ontario – June 2005 –
Just 40 minutes north of Barrie, Sainte-Marie
among the Hurons (Midland) and Discovery
Harbour (Penetanguishene) will offer 2 for 1 Adult Admission if you
show your original "Live 8" ticket stub upon arrival - a savings
of $11 at Sainte-Marie or $6.50 at Discovery Harbour! Offer valid for
2005 season.
Canada Day celebrations will “rock” with Georgian
Bay Tourism Members with an array of travel options for overnight
and day visitors to Canada’s historic resort destination.
The three accommodation members have a number of packages,
including girl’s getaway weekends at the Best
Western Highland Inn and Conference Centre, which includes 1 night
accommodation in a standard room, breakfast and dinner, gourmet snacks
and wine, 25 minutes with a card reader starting at $160 pp/dbl, theatre
packages and golf packages at the Comfort
Inn, which includes 1 night accommodation, continental breakfast and
theatre ticket from $92 pp/dbl or a golf package at the Brooklea Golf
Course which includes 1 night accommodation, continental breakfast, sleeve
of golf balls and 18 holes of golf from $126 pp/dbl. Delawana
Inn Resort has value saving packages for families with 4 nights for
the price of 3 nights where two children stay eat and play free. The package
includes use of recreational programs, evening entertainment and social
programs for the kids.
Midland
Tours offers dinner cruise packages on the Midland 30,000 Island Boat
Cruise for $38, per with entertainment by Temp on June 30th, Adrien Robitaille
on July 2nd, or take the drive to Penetanguishene and cruise aboard the
Georgian
Queen 30,000 Island Cruises for $20 per person, with a Blues Cruise
featuring Wayne Buttery & the Groove Project on July 1st and a Saturday
steak dinner and jazz cruise with the Swingin’ Sailors on July 2nd.
Also taking place in Penetanguishene are celebrations being held on Friday,
July 1st from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Penetanguishene
Centennial Museum, which is only minutes away and within sight of
the Georgian Queen. The Museum has a line up of live music throughout
the day and has planned a variety of children’s activities and a
BBQ. At the south end of Penetanguishene Harbour is a Fire Works display,
which will take place at dusk (approximately 8:45 to 9 p.m.). This Fire
Works show can be viewed any where along Penetanguishene’s waterfront
park, which stretches from the Town Dock to the south end of the Bay.
Midland waterfront comes alive with music in the park all day on the new
permanent band shell erected by the Rotary Club of Midland as their Centennial
Project.
Midland’s Canada Day celebrations start with a parade
at 10:30 a.m. and ending with fireworks at dusk. The day's events will
include children's activities, on-stage entertainment, an arts and craft
exhibition and sale, antique cars, Rotary BBQ, Probus Club sausage on
a bun, and much more for the entire family. The Martyrs’
Shrine in Midland will host a mass at 9:00, 10:30, 12:00 noon, and
7:30 pm, a 2:30 pm Way of the Cross (Outside), and 3:00 pm Benediction.
Start your Canada Day Celebration in Midland, Penetanguishene
or Honey Harbour Ontario, only 90 minutes north of Toronto—just
40 minutes north from the Live 8 concert in Barrie. For your free 2005
Travel Guide to Southern Georgian Bay call toll free at
1-800-263-7745 or click here to contact
us.
Editor’s Note: Travel writers interested in visiting
the Georgian Bay Area can make arrangements by calling Wendy Chretien
at 705-526-7884.
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