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Calendar of Events (subject to change without notice):  Meetings of Island Organizations -The Rotary Club meets every Thursday morning at 7AM at the Sailor's Landing Restaurant in North Head - across from the ferry ticket office. All Rotarians are welcome. -The Grand Manan Tourism Association and Chamber of Commerce meet jointly every third Monday of the month at 7:30PM at various locations between October and May with the exception of December. Everyone Welcome! Contact info@grandmanannb.com for more information. -Royal Canadian Legion meets the last Monday of every month at 7PM. All Legion members are welcome. Bingo is held every Thursday from April through December (open to all). -The Grand Manan Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meet Sundays at 6PM and Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30PM in the North Head Town Hall. -The Ladies Guild of the Church of the Ascension meet
the fourth Tuesday of each month. Contact the President, Joan Brown
for more information 506 662 3800.
Openings of Selected Activities/Businesses -The Royal Canadian Legion bingo begins in April through to December at their facility in Grand Harbour every Thursday evening. -Brookside Golf Course and Mini-Golf officially opens for the season on May 1. A number of golf tournaments are offered throughout the summer for selected events. Contact Durlan Ingersoll (506 662 8399 or nateem@NB.SYMPATICO.CA) or Marion Ingersoll (506 662 3253) for more information about tournaments. -Many seasonal accommodations reopen in May, most by the holiday Victoria weekend (approximately by May 24). -Dulsing begins when the weather is warm enough to sun dry the dulse and continues through the summer and early fall. -The Grand Manan Museum opens mid June until September. Other times are by appointment. Come visit the great community museum. -The Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research Station natural history museum opens the beginning of June until Thanksgiving (early October). -Trips to Machias Seal Island (puffin nesting colony) begin mid-June until early August. Contact Sea Watch Tours for more information. -The Farmer's Market begins the third Saturday of June until mid-September, local produce, crafts and entertainment for the family and are held every Saturday morning during this time from 10-12 in North Head. -Nature School for children 9-10 begins the end of June and continues into July. Contact the Museum for the schedule and to register your child (506) 662-3524. -Whale watching trips begin late June until late September. Sea Watch Tours and Whales-n-Sails Adventures). Check individual web sites for more information. -The Visitor Information Centre opens at the Museum in Grand Harbour (1144 Route 776) from late June through September. Telephone number (506) 662-3442. -The Grand Manan Curling Club opens in late November with a Funspiel. There are a number of bonspiels throughout the winter with a closing Funspiel in April. Bingo is held every Sunday during the winter and Fridays in the summer. Dances are held after bonspiels and also once a month from May through October. Contact Kevin Wilson for more information (506 662 3427 or kwilson@nbnet.nb.ca)
-July 1st is the Canada Day holiday. Help celebrate our country's birthday. Look for a schedule of events at your accommodations or local businesses. -Grand Manan Museum - Tuesday & Thursday evening programs throughout July at the Grand Manan Museum. Also "Rainy Day" programs when required. The Annual General Meeting will be the beginning of July. Contact the Museum for schedule of events. (506) 662-3524 -The Farmer's Market every Saturday morning from 10-12 in North Head from late June until mid-September. Great selection of local produce, organic herbs and vegetables, crafts and handiwork, entertainment for the family. -Rotary Festival "Family Fun for Everyone". Games, craft displays beginning Thursday; Farmer's market, variety show, fireworks and dance on Saturday; Singspiration and BBQ on Sunday. Lots of other events. Date changes from year to year but always ends on the long weekend in August - the weekend with the first Monday which is New Brunswick Day. For instance in 2004 the festival starts the last week of July because the holiday Monday is August 2nd. See their web site for full details. www.grandmananrotary.com - The Ladies Guild of the Church of the Ascension in North Head have three afternoon teas, a Strawberry Tea in July, a Blueberry Tea in August and a Christmas Tea in November. -Wood Island Reunion - weekend prior to New Brunswick Day which is the first Monday in August. Some events on Grand Manan. Boat taxi service to Wood Island provided from Seal Cove on the Sunday. Church service at the Wood Island Baptist Church. Contact Fraser Shepherd (506 662 3363) or Nellie Huckins (506 662 8437) for more information about events. -Royal Canadian Legion November 11 Remembrance Day services in Grand Harbour. -The Grand Manan Curling Club offers a number of bonspiels throughout the winter with an opening Funspiel in November and a closing Funspiel in April. Bingo is held every Sunday night during the winter and Friday nights in the summer. Dances are held after bonspiels and also once a month out of the curling season (usually May through October). Contact Kevin Wilson for more information (506 662 3427 or kwilson@nbnet.nb.ca) -The Boys and Girls Club offers Tuesday night TV bingo on Cable Channel 10. Cards are available at a number of local businesses on the island. Contact 506 662 8478 or bgclub@nbnet.nb.ca for more information. -The Grand Manan V ferry is off its schedule for refit for five to six weeks every two years, usually in the spring. Check the Coastal Transport website in even years (2006, 2008, etc.) for ferry substitutions and changes in schedules.
Days to mark on the Calendar January:
Want a list of other special days, weeks or months recognized in Canada? Check the Canadian government communication website. Want a list of United Nations special days, weeks or months?
Want exact times for solstices and equinoxes?
Check the US
Navy Observatory. To convert to Atlantic Time subtract 4 hours
(3 hours during Daylight Savings)
Have a Question or want to add an event? E-Mail us at: gmtouris@nbnet.nb.ca
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