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Quetico Foundation Canoe Day on Big Creek Benefits Student Summer Research Program
Thirty canoeists attended Quetico Foundation’s Canoe Day. We canoed along the Big Creek valley through the Carolinian forest with its verdant trillium carpet and flowering trees, past rolling landscapes with streams and wetlands that feed the headwaters of the Big Creek National Wildlife Area.
Many genuine thanks to each canoeist and everyone for your support of the Quetico Foundation’s Student Summer Research Program on our paddle along Big Creek, Saturday May 7, 2016. As well as for good, wholesome and fun conversations and great canoeing among a great group.
Places & Spaces Art Show Recap & Thank You!!!!!!!
We had an exceptional evening at the annual Quetico Foundation-Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund art show. Many many thanks to the Artists in Residence who donated their pieces, to the great people behind the TSCBF, to the Storys Building, to our Quetico Foundation supporters and to everyone who came out. We really appreciate your support! It was great to help provide further support to the Quetico Foundation’s programs, help send interested young people to camp, wonderful to have great conversations, meet some new faces, make new associates and see old friends. We can’t thank you enough for helping to protect the legacy of our wilderness and natural areas.
Supporters in the crowd appreciating the art at the Quetico Foundation-Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund, Places and Spaces, annual art show Photo by Noah Cole
Marjorie Rogers, familiarizing people with Quetico Foundation’s work, announcing a donation to the TSCBF from the Quetico Foundation and encouraging people to help connect others with wilderness and to help support the Quetico Foundation at the Quetico Foundation-Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund, Places and Spaces, annual art show. Marjorie is a trustee and the Chairperson of the Quetico Foundation. Photo by Noah Cole
Noah Cole with June Hills “Pickerel Pines” at the Quetico Foundation-Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund, Places and Spaces, annual art show. June Hills was the Quetico Foundation’s 2009 Artist in Residence and painted this scene at Pickerel Lake in Quetico. Noah Cole is a Quetico Foundation trustee and a donating artist. Photo by Brittany Manley
Learn more about the Quetico Foundation-Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund Places and Spaces 2015 Art Show: Click here
Learn more about the Quetico Foundation’s Artist in Residence program: Click here
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QF Participating Artists – Places and Spaces – Taylor Statten Bursary Fund-Quetico Foundation Art Show, Nov 5, 2015 + 2014 catalogue
The Quetico Foundation is glad to reveal the participating artists that are promoting their work at the upcoming Places and Spaces art show, most closely related to Quetico:
Kathleen Baleja, Thunder Bay, On www.kathleenbaleja.com
‘Grey Swans’ wasp paper sculpture 10x10in Kathleen Baleja, Thunder Bay, On. 2013 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
‘Woman Friend‘ Papier mâché & wasp nest paper 146x53x15cm Kathleen Baleja, Thunder Bay 2013 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Jillian Claeys, Toronto, On www.twistgallery.ca/jillian-claeys-gallery
‘Quetico Park unnamed‘ pencil drawing 13×15.5 Jillian Claeys, Toronto, On 2012 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Noah Cole, Toronto, On www.greenravenphotography.com
‘Brent Lake Campsite’, Photographic Print 18x24in framed Noah Cole, Toronto, On
‘Bald Eagles Perched on a Snag at Brent Lake in Quetico’, Photographic Print 11×14 Noah Cole, Toronto
Brian Holden, Thunder Bay , On http://brianholden.netfirms.com
‘Loons Quetico’ photo-etch & hand colouring -open varied edition 20x25cm framed Brian Holden, Thunder Bay 2013 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
‘Pukaskwa‘ etching with watercolour-open varied edition 20x25cm framed Brian Holden, Thunder Bay 2013 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
‘Campsite’ plate etching with hand colouring open varied edition 20 x 25cm framed Brian Holden, Thunder Bay. 2013 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Jean Judd Cushing, Wisconsin www.jeanjudd.com
‘Autumn Charm Revisited’ fabric 24x16in, Jean Judd, Cushing, Wisconsin, . 2013 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Suzy Knox, Kamploops, BC http://kamloopscourthousegallery.ca/artists-work/suzy-knox
‘French Falls ‘ acrylic 12x24in Suzy Knox, Kamploops, BC. 2013 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Spencer Meany, Atikokan, On www.xycompany.ca
‘The Charlotte’ hand crafted paddle Spencer Meany, XY Paddle Co. Atikokan, On .
Riaz Mehmood www.riazmehmood.com
‘Urban Mountain II’ photographic print 2 of 15 16.5×20.5in framed, Riaz Mehmood. 2014 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Reece Steinberg, PEI
‘Pine Needles, Pickerel River Rapids, Quetico Park’ Print 7.5x10in 1of 5 Reece Steinberg, PEI . 2014 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
‘Lichen & Pine on Emerald Island, Quetico Park’ Print 7.5x150in1of 5 Reece Steinberg, PEI. 2014 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Jane Selbie, Haliburton, On www.jselbie.com
‘Sundown View’ fabric layering 18.25×16.25in framed Jane Selbie, Haliburton, On 2009 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
‘Resting‘ fabric layering 16.5×18.5in framed Jane Selbie, Haliburton, On 2009 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
‘Time to Reflect’ fabric layering 24x36in framed Jane Selbie, Haliburton, On 2009 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Anna Whitmore, Jackson’s Point, On www.annawhitmore.ca
‘As It Used to Be Long Ago’ 20x36in acrylic Anna Whitmore, Jackson’s Point, On 2014 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Val Fraser, Atikokan, On
Pine Needle Basket, Val Fraser, Atikokan, On 2015 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Peter Mills, Huntsville, On
‘Autumn Trees’ acrylic 8×10 unframed , Peter Mills, Barrie, Ontario. 2015 Quetico Park Artists in Residence2015 Quetico Park Artists in Residence
Judith Doyle, Toronto, On, www.readingpictures.com
2015 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
June Hills, Alberta, www.junehills.com
‘Pickerel Pines’ pen and watercolour on paper, painted with the water of Quetico 10” x 10”, and ‘Quetico Sketchbook’, 2009 Quetico Park Artist in Residence
Greg Maude, Brighton, On www.facebook.com/GregoryMaudeFineArt
‘Nature’s Tapestry’ Watercolour 16x20in
Brittany Manley, Toronto, On – Mixed Media 24x36in
‘Sunrise’ multimedia, 34×34 in
‘Cactus Tree’ multimedia, 14×24 in
Becky Mason, Chelsea, PQ
‘Energy Ride”12×12 in framed, watercolour on Japanese Paper
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The 2014 Ontario Discovered Artist Catalogue
For a second year in a row, on our 61st anniversary year, The Quetico Foundation is partnering with the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund in Places & Spaces, an Art Show featuring artists from the Quetico Artists in Residence Program alongside many fine Canadian artists, inspired by Ontario’s beautiful natural legacy, including Quetico Provincial Park, as well as other natural and cultural themes.
Join us on November 5th, 2015 in support of The Quetico Foundation and the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund, for an outstanding, memorable, creative, inspiring and significant evening.
We appreciate the considerate and kind sponsors who help to support the Quetico Foundation’s programs and protecting our wilderness areas in Quetico, as well as helping to give kids and young folk the opportunities to go to camp. If interested in helping to provide sponsorship, please contact The Quetico Foundation at 416-941-9388 or office@queticofoundation.org or contact the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund www.taylorstattencamps.com/tsc-bursary-fund-tscbf or www.tscbf.com/get-in-touch.html.
Quetico Foundation sponsored Community BBQ at Dawson Trail Campground in Quetico Provincial Park
The Quetico Foundation sponsored a Community BBQ on Monday in Quetico Park at the Dawson Trail Campground on French Lake. Community leaders, trustees, our Executive Director, Biology Intern and Ridley Wilderness Youth Program participants were there – joining leaders, campers and neighbours in celebrating 60 years of wilderness preservation.
Check out these photos and enjoy the experience.
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- What a beautiful view amidst the pines at the Dawson Trail Campground on French Lake, in Quetico photo credit: Torie Gervais
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- Great Ridley Wilderness Youth Program t-shirts, and participants having fun! photo credit: Torie Gervais
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- RWYP program participants enjoy catching up with Glenda, executive director, and relaxing at the lakeside community BBQ photo credit: Torie Gervais
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- An incredible Quetico Foundation, 60th anniversary wilderness protection cake photo credit: Torie Gervais
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- Program participants, community members and leaders relaxing at the Dawson Trail Campground at French Lake in Quetico Park during the Quetico Foundation sponsored community BBQ
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- RWYP participants at the BBQ having fun with Glenda photo credit: Torie Gervais
Save the Date! Art Show – Places & Spaces at The Storys Building, November 5th, 2015
For a second year in a row, on our 61st anniversary year, The Quetico Foundation is partnering with the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund in Places & Spaces, an Art Show featuring artists from the Quetico Artists in Residence Program alongside many fine Canadian artists, inspired by Ontario’s beautiful natural legacy, including Quetico Provincial Park, as well as other natural and cultural themes.
Join us on November 5th, 2015 in support of The Quetico Foundation and the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund, for an outstanding, memorable, creative, inspiring and significant evening.
We appreciate the considerate and kind sponsors who help to support the Quetico Foundation’s programs and protecting our wilderness areas in Quetico, as well as helping to give kids and young folk the opportunities to go to camp. If interested in helping to provide sponsorship, please contact The Quetico Foundation at 416-941-9388 or office@queticofoundation.org or contact the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund www.taylorstattencamps.com/tsc-bursary-fund-tscbf or www.tscbf.com/get-in-touch.html.
Quetico Foundation Canoe Day 2015 Photo Album
Quetico Foundation’s annual Canoe Day raises funds to benefit the Student Summer Research Program and brings friends, canoeists, supporters, trustees and community together to enjoy paddling Ontario’s canoe routes, with a chance to enjoy great weather, see wildlife and enjoy a gourmet lunch. Quetico Foundation Canoe Day participants saw a ton of wildlife including song sparrows, sandpipers, Canada geese, fish, a green frog, green darner dragonflies, emerging lilypads, trumpeter swans, barn swallows, tree swallows and a porcupine. The Nonquon River is serene and smooth, surrounded by cattails, birch, dogwood, cedars and pines, as well as some riverine wetlands areas.
The Quetico Foundation board of trustees held our Annual General Meeting on May 1st, 2015 at the Canadian Canoe Museum and had the chance to tour the exhibits and see more canoes than you ever imagined at the Canadian Canoe Museum.
To learn more about the Quetico Foundation and to help support our programs and mission to protect wilderness with a particular focus on Quetico Provincial Park, visit: www.queticofoundation.org
Photos by: Noah Cole and Ryan Rogers/CAPS community news and Judy
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- Quetico Foundation Canoe Day 2015 group photo on the Nonquon River!
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- Quetico Foundation Canoe Day canoeists ready to paddle the smooth, serene and beautiful Nonquon River.
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- Canoe Day canoeists paddling the Nonquon
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- Barn swallows, threatened species at risk in Ontario, nest by the Nonquon River.
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- Canoe Day friends gather, ready and excited to head downstream.
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- Kawartha Outfitters outfitted the Quetico Foundation Canoe Day with a remarkable gourmet lunch, including this impressive canoe day cake!
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- Canoe Day participants on the water along the beautiful Nonquon River.
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- Quetico Foundation Canoe Day participants head out along the Nonquon River.
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- Quetico Foundation Canoe Day participants head out along the Nonquon River on a gorgeous day.
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- A Canada goose lays flat in a defensive posture protecting its nest.
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- Dogwood, willows, swamp maples, birches and cedars along the shores of the Nonquon River.
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- Quetico Foundation Canoe Day canoeists enjoying the great weather, a beautiful paddle, natural landscape and wildlife viewing, along the Nonquon River.
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- Tree swallows flew circles above the canoes as they fed on midges and visited their nest in the tree.
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- This green frog basked in the sun and waited for aquatic food along the banks of the Nonquon River.
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- A porcupine came out to enjoy a nibble in the local wetlands.
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- Song sparrows and other songbirds sang along the river and fed on non-biting flying insects.
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- Quetico Foundation Canoe Day 2015 group photo
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- 2015 Quetico Foundation Canoe Day canoeists
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- Glenda, on the river
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- The beautiful Nonquon River
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- The fantastic gourmet lunch provided by Kawartha Outfitters
Paddle the Nonquon River on the Quetico Foundation’s Annual Canoe Day; May 2nd
Join friends, the Quetico Foundation and spring canoeists on May 2nd, and paddle down the Nonquon River for a chance to see birds, turtles, lilypads and pine trees and to help benefit the Quetico Foundation’s Student Summer Research Program.
THE DAY PLAN: The trip will begin in Seagrave, Ontario from where we will be shuttled upstream to and put in the Nonquon for a morning paddle through a variety of wetland, field and forest communities. We will stop downstream for a gourmet lunch and refreshments around a cozy bonfire, and then continue down river to Lake Scugog. Shuttle service back to your cars will be provided.
THINGS TO BRING: Reserve a canoe/kayak & paddling gear when you register, or bring your own. Don’t forget boots, camera & binoculars! Dress for the weather!
THE COST: $100 per person including a canoe or kayak/ $80 per person if you bring your own canoe.
A charitable tax receipt for $65 will be issued for each participant.
Students half price!
The Overnight Plan: Please join the Trustees, Trustees Emeriti and Ontario Parks’ officials for a group Dinner (7pm) and overnight at the Admiral Inn & Conference Centre in Lindsay on Friday May 1st following the Foundation’s Annual General Meeting. We will enjoy a leisurely continental breakfast and start to our Saturday paddle!
Please book accommodation directly with the Admiral Inn at a special rate of $90.-$115.per room (+ taxes) including breakfast! Group Booking: The Quetico Foundation Phone: 1-866-328-1743. Dinner will be charged separately.
RSVP: To The Quetico Foundation for Dinner and/or Canoe Day as soon as possible and before April 24th.
Email or phone or mail. Cheque or Credit Card.
This will be a great kick off to the spring paddling season!!
Looking forward to seeing all of you then!
The Quetico Foundation
Tel:416.941.9388
Email:office@queticofoundation.org
www.queticofoundation.org
This event supports the Quetico Foundation’s Summer Student Research Program. If you are unable to join us on the river, but would like to support our program, your tax receiptable donation to the Foundation would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for joining us at the Art Show!
This year, our 60th anniversary year, The Quetico Foundation partnered with the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund in Ontario Discovered, an Art Show featuring artists from the Quetico Artists in Residence Program alongside approximately 25 Canadian artists who are inspired by Ontario’s green or natural areas both within and outside the urban environment.
Thank you for supporting The Quetico Foundation and the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund for a highly successfully, culturally rich evening.
We’ll be posting a booklet of the art displayed at the show, some of which is still available! Visit this page again soon!