On June 5th, the Millbrook Agricultural Society hosted its first Maple Syrup Competition conducted remotely. Despite the lack of an audience, the event attracted seventeen entries. Dave Brackenridge brought years of maple syrup production experience from his family’s syrup operation to the contest, supporting the event by judging the… Continue reading
Viewing art in the great outdoors was the theme of a recent Globe & Mail article and ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery made the list of 11 such destinations across Canada. This local gem, now celebrating year 22, is the perfect choice for art lovers in the time of COVID…. Continue reading
After fifteen months of making, revising and pitching plans to host a show following the theatre’s normal format, management at the Winslow farm have decided to proceed with a slightly different format. While the two plays originally scheduled for the 2021 season have been postponed until 2022, the theatre will… Continue reading
NEXT MARKET: June 27th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM From cash crops and dairy to livestock and produce, Canada has a long history of feeding the world. So what does that mean to our local community? Locally grown food creates important economic opportunities, provides health benefits and helps to reduce environmental impact. Additionally,… Continue reading
After the township cleared the ditch along Stewart Line, John Workman was inspired to create a gnome home from one of the stumps. Things evolved from there. He traded some tools for the mushroom castle and some houses, Nichole McGee added some ceramic gnomes. Some local children brought Smurf toys… Continue reading
What would you say defines the village of Millbrook? The strong sense of community, of course, a friendly place where people say hello to one another when they pass on the street. But what also defines our community is its heritage buildings and green spaces – the mill, the pond,… Continue reading
From its entrance at the Medd’s Mountain Park and the millpond in the village of Millbrook, the original loop of Millbrook Valley Trails (MVT) traverses a diversity of natural vegetative communities to the southern boundary of the Ministry of Natural Resource Provincial Fishing and Nature Areas, and follows Baxter Creek… Continue reading
