No matter what time of year there is something for everyone from bird watching with the new ‘Birding in Wellington North Trail’ to snowmobiling and spectacular summer events like the Fireworks Festival in Mount Forest.

Wellington North cherishes it rural roots, heritage homes, century farms and grand old buildings whose Victorian facades line the main streets of both Arthur and Mount Forest. You will find elegant clothing stores here for men and women plus the fun of shopping in quirky shops specializing in memorabilia, antiques and even model trains.

On the back roads watch for the unexpected surprises of farm gate signs selling eggs, honey fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, maple syrup and silky smooth cheeses made from both goat’s and sheep milk at on-farm dairies. And of course 14 different kinds of butter tarts made at scratch bakeries featured on ‘the Butter Tart Trail™’.

If a natural retreat is your choice the Luther Marsh Wildlife Management Area is open for hikers, cyclists and even boaters in some seasons. Part of the GRCA system, Luther Marsh is also a bird sanctuary and a focus of the Birding in Wellington North Trail, Bobolinks to Snipes. Both the Birding Trail map and the Butter Tart Trail™ can be found on the www.wellington-north.com website under Tourism.

Identifying birds by sight and sound is a lifelong learning experience and a healthy outdoor pastime for millions of people. Approximately 145 bird species nest in Wellington North in late spring and summer. Dozens more species pass through on migration. Thousands of waterfowl stage in fields and wetlands in autumn. Far-northern species such as Snow Bunting, Rough-legged Hawk, and Snowy Owl are winter regulars.

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For more on all that Wellington North has to offer, visit www.wellington-north.com.

 

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