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Discovering a Rich Heritage in Eastern Canada
The rich cultural heritage
of the Ottawa Valley is carefully sewn up in pockets.
It is worthwhile to explore these pockets and examine
from close-up what's really in there. Some of the cultural
background is slowly getting more prominence.
If you are planning to spend some time
in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada, consider a
visit to the Bonnechere Caves and an evening at the
Stone Fence Theatre. There are many timeshare locations
throughout this area
This is an area that is still being
discovered for its beauty and natural wonders. A mere
fifty years ago the Bonnechere caves were just part
of the landscape, flooded at that.
The way to the caves leads through a
beautiful landscape. Homes, farms and barns dot the
rolling landscape. The land has now been cultivated
and one enjoys the fruits of the work of the early settlers.
The fossils found at the Bonnechere Caves document that
in far-away history the area enjoyed a tropical climate.
At the guided tour at the caves, visitors can examine
these and listen to a full historical background
The cave consists of several chambers
and corridors. At the time of its discovery the cave
was plunged in total darkness. Today visitors to the
caves can relive this moment when they too are plunged
in darkness to enhance their experience of the discovery,
as it would have been at that time.
A trek through some of the narrow passageways
shows vaulted walls, composed of various layers that
glisten from the seeping water. As the water constantly
cools the cave, the temperature is 10 degrees Celsius.
Consequently, coming out of the cave on a summer day
feels like stepping into a tropical forest,
A good meal and spirited entertainment
at the Stone Fence Theatre in the picturesque town of
Brudenell will transports you again to the earlier days
of the pioneers who came from different countries to
create a new future. Costumed musicians and dancers
enact vignettes from the past with humor and verve.
In this area, from the past to the present
is but a small step. The whole town gets involved. Today’s
writers and performers participate. Families in the
area prepare the meals. Modeled on the Ottawa Valley
Supper tradition, these events provide fundraising,
promote local artists and are supported by local businesses.
Books, a directory, greeting cards, mugs and shirts
are on exhibit and for sale at the performances, which
are held during supper and include a great meal.
Located in Our Lady of the Angels Parish,
Brudenell, close to Eaganville in Ontario, Canada, the
Stone Fence Theatre, in their words, is "A nonprofit
community theatre dedicated to Ottawa Valley Heritage".
Their website. http://www.StoneFence.ca, contains valuable
information, including location map, seating plans and
photos, as well as a mail-in order form for reservations
with a choice of dates and prices.
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