Friends of Murphys Point Park

Heritage Mica Festival Returns for 2012

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Friends of Murphys Point

Lantern Display at Mine

Work is underway for the planning of the 2012 Heritage Mica Festival. Once again we will be featuring the Silver Queen Mine, one of the Seven Wonders of Lanark County, in many of the festival activities. In order to make it easier for you to enjoy all the festivities, we have scheduled events to run throughout the summer and into the fall months. Join us for Spirit Walks and open house mine tours, meet character actors and interpreters and learn about life in this area in the early 1900’s. Meet Ma Lally at the Lally Homestead and take part in the local market. The festival will once again include heritage food and heritage music to entertain all ages. Details will be posted regularly on the Heritage Mica Festival page of this website. If you plan to camp, remember to book your campsite early so you are not disappointed.

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Canoe Raffle Winner!

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Friends of Murphys Point

Congratulations once again to Craig Halpenny of Perth, who won our annual canoe raffle! Proceeds go towards Friends natural heritage education programs. Below, from left, are Park Superintendent Curtis Thompson; Friends Directors Cindy Deachman, Stephanie Gray, Cathy Lamport and Judy Fletcher; Craig Halpenny; and Director Jane Irwin.

A huge thank you to all who supported the raffle, Park staff who worked hard to sell tickets, Scott Canoe for donating the fabulous canoe and Canadian Tire (Perth) for donating the PFDs and paddles.

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Don’t Miss the Final Weekend of the Heritage Mica Festival!

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Friends of Murphys Point

Saturday September 10th:

Olde-time carnival day from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Main Beach with clowns, games, facepainting and a sandcastle-building contest (we have prizes!!).
Hot Dog Roast at the campfire pit from 6 to 7 p.m. along with stories of the Lally family.
Crazy Strings concert featuring Jenny and Dan Whiteley at the amphitheatre at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday September 11th:

Voyageur Canoe tours with costumed interpreters on Hogg Bay leaving from the Main Beach on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. This is your opportunity to experience life as a voyageur and to see the park from a totally different perspective. The cost is only $2 per person or $5 per family and at this time there are seats available. We do recommend advance reservations as we have sold out all previous tours during the festival. Send an email to eventsmurphys@ripnet.com with the time you prefer and the number of people in your group and we will reserve tickets for you to pick up and pay for on Sunday.
Also on Sunday there is a BBQ on the Main Beach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and music by the Perth Citizens’ Band between 1 and 3 p.m. What a way to end the festival – food and music on the beach at Murphys Point!! The weather is promising to be warm and sunny – there won’t be too many more weekends like this in 2011.

A day pass, seasonal pass or current camping permit is required for park entry. Day passes are available at the park registration gate at $14 per car (or $11 per car for seniors or $7 per car with a disability permit). Also please remember that dogs are not permitted in the beach area.

Click here for full details. Hope to see you at the park this weekend!