February 03, 2012
A number of Simcoe County communities will be trying to make the best of winter this weekend. Named one of the top 100 Festivals in Ontario Winterfest in Barrie kicks off tomorrow morning. Community Events programmer Arin Donnelly says the dog sled race will be a last minute decision due to conditions and they’re working on a contingency plan for the polar bear dip due to the thin ice, but there are a there are a lot of other things to keep you busy. More than 25-thousand people took in the events downtown last year. February Blues continues in Barrie, Innsifil, Bradford and Midland Winterama continues today in New Lowell Midland’s Winterfest kicks off today with lumberjack shows, puddle jumping and a model railway show and more.
It's also Winterfest weekend in Port Carling.