The hunt for gold buried on the beach and the battle to keep one’s trusty boat afloat is on in Southampton this weekend.
The 6th Annual Marine Heritage Festival begins Friday night and continues until Sunday.
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre Business Manager Janice Mewhinney says Friday night’s activities take place from 5 PM to 9 PM at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre with music, a barbecue, bar and boat building.
There will be a pancake breakfast from 8 AM to 10:30 AM Saturday morning.
Registration for the Boat race begins at 9 AM Saturday, the race begins at 11 AM.
There is also a kid’s costumed pirate gold hunt in Pioneer Park from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM.
Other attractions include a barbecue lunch, beer gardens and a fish fry dinner.
Mewhinney says one of the main events is the cardboard boat race on Saturday at 11 AM. Participants will captain cardboard boats to see whose stays afloat the longest and travels the greatest distance.
Mewhinney says there will be an opportunity to build boats on Saturday night.
There is also a Flagquest Hunt for nautical flags organized by the local BIA.
Mewhinney says participants can look for nautical flags at Southampton businesses to fill a game card that could win them up to $500 worth of prizes.
Sunday there is a War on the Shore Bike Race from 12 PM to 5 PM. There are also races for kids.
The festival wraps up with a community picnic dinner at Pioneer Park by the water.
To see the festival brochure, visit this link: http://www.brucemuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016-Marine-Festival-Brochure.pdf
