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Local restaurant entrepreneurs Rejean Maranda and Cameron Green, owners and operators of Kettle Drums and McThirsty's Pub in Peterborough, have officially opened their latest venture: The Thirsty Goose pub and restaurant in downtown Port Hope. (Photo: The Thirsty Goose)

businessNOW – August 20, 2018

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Work from more than 80 Canadian visual artists, sculptors, jewelers, and photographers will be on display at the Buckhorn Fine Art Festival, which runs on Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19, with opening night on Friday, August 17, 2018. Opening night ticket holders get all-weekend access to the festival. (Photo courtesy of Buckhorn Fine Art Festival)

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The Pie Eyed Monk Brewery, located in the historic C.L Baker Building at 8 Cambridge Street North in Lindsay, is now open for business. The renovated three-storey building features a seven-barrel brewhouse, taproom, restaurant, retail store, event space, and offices. (Photo: Jennifer Boksman / Pie Eyed Monk Brewery)

businessNOW – August 13, 2018

The winners of the 2018 Peterborough Business Excellence Awards will be announced at the awards ceremony at Showplace Performance Centre on October 17, 2018. (Photo: Peterborough Chamber Of Commerce / Facebook)

Peterborough Chamber announces Business Excellence Awards finalists

Lang Pioneer Village in Keene is hosting the first-ever Fibrelicious Food & Fibre Arts Festival from August 10-12, 2018. The event features demonstrations including sheep herding and shearing, textiles, rug hooking, hand weaving, and broom making, along with culinary demonstrations include cooking in a dutch oven, ice cream making, baking the perfect pie, and a variety of tasty treats. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism –...

David A. Winter, president of Peterborough-based video game studio Canuck Play, with Maximum Football 2018, which has been certified for and officially released on both the PS4 and Xbox One video game platforms. (Photo courtesy of the Innovation Cluster)

businessNOW – August 7, 2018

Lifestyle & Family

A highlight of every Ecology Park Family Night is the Lantern Walk, where participants can make their very own lantern and follow through the Ecology Park trails to music led by the Paddling Puppeteer. This year's event, sponsored by Healthy Kids Community Challeng, takes place on Thursday, August 23rd at Ecology Park, 1899 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough. (Photo: Karen Halley)

GreenUP Ecology Park’s Family Night & Lantern Walk celebrates nature in the city

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Annual end-of-summer event on August 20 features the Paddling Puppeteer, lantern making, nature activities, and more.
Regardless of the size of your boat, "Boating 2: Beyond The Basics" will help you acquire new boating skills or brush up on the skills you already have. Registration is now open for the course, offered by the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron, which runs every Monday evening for six weeks beginning on September 10, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron)

Safer waters beckon thanks to the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron

A young loon rides on its mother's back in this August 1, 2018 photo by wildlife and nature photographer Cliff Homewood, who has been documenting the bird since it was born in June. (Photo: Cliff Homewood / Instagram)

Watch this baby loon grow up

Item #10 on our ultimate Peterborough & the Kawarthas summer bucket list for August: ZimArt's Rice Lake Gallery near Bailieboro. On over two acres of a picturesque farm overlooking Rice Lake, you will find the most comprehensive collection of Zimbabwean stone sculpture in Canada, with more than 300 hand-carved African stone sculptures, with some reaching a height of nine feet. Read on for 10 more unique summer experiences available to residents and visitors alike in Peterborough & the Kawarthas.

The ultimate Peterborough & the Kawarthas summer bucket list: 11 things...

Getting kids involved in packing their own litterless lunches will help to reduce food waste. Incorporate fun, functional, and waste-free packaging alternatives like stainless steel containers, fabric sandwich bags, beeswax wrap, and mason jars. (Photo: GreenUP)

Master the litterless lunch this upcoming school year

Jillian Marshall of Bittersweet Botanicals makes her own brand of bitters from a blend of fruit, herbs and flowers. (Photo: Eva Fisher / kawarthaNOW.com)

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