EMBARK ON A JOURNEY WITH TERRY SPRAGUE AS WE DELVE INTO OUR FALL SPEAKER SERIES EXPLORING THE CAPTIVATING HISTORY OF MAIN DUCK ISLAND.
THE HISTORY, THE APPEAL: LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS FASCINATING ISLAND, LOCATED OUT IN LAKE ONTARIO, 19 KM FROM THE TIP OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY. EVERYTHING FROM THE DAYS OF RUM RUNNING AND THE PRESENCE OF A THRIVING COMMERCIAL FISHING COMMUNITY TO THE DAYS WHEN JOHN FOSTER DULLES ONCE OWNED THE ISLAND AND QUEEN ELIZABETH ONCE ENJOYED A PRIVATE PICNIC THERE. TERRY WILL SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THIS ENCHANTING LOCATION, AS HE RECALLS THE DAYS WHEN HE USED TO HOST BOAT TOURS AND INTERPRETIVE WALKS ON THE ISLAND FOR ALMOST A DECADE.
THE CLUB AND BAR WILL OPEN AT 1PM ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024, FOR THIS EVENT; TERRY’S PRESENTATION WILL COMMENCE AT 1:30PM.