May6th
Ministers Island will come to life this summer as farming returns to the former home of Sir William Van Horne.
In Van Horne’s day there were heated greenhouses on the island where such things as mushrooms, exotic plants, peach trees and grape vines were grown while the livestock barn was home to a prize herd of Dutch belted cattle where workers prepared the milk and butter for his households. Continue reading “Farming returns to the Island!” »
May4th
Lots of famous well-pedigreed folks retire to Charlotte County to recover their health, especially if they have New Brunswick connections.To Teri and Bill Imrie of St. Andrews and Sue MacKillop of St. George, this should include four-legged retirees as well as two-two legged ones.
Just six weeks ago the Imries adopted Western Wall, a thoroughbred race horse descended from Secretariat on his sire’s side, Northern Dancer on his dam’s side. Gone West was his immediate sire. They call him “Dancer.”
Continue reading “Retired thoroughbreds could end up on the Island” »
February11th
We wanted you all to be the first to know that we were notified this morning that we received a $5,000 GO NB grant for the XC ski program! This is exciting as the local schools have already shown an interest in allowing the kids to get out to the island and enjoy all that winter has to offer.
A BIG thank you goes out to Geoff Slater for the inspiration and motivation; and to David Foster (and his father) for working on the groomer, to David Welch for offering members lessons on XC skiing and George LeFeuvre for coming down to inspect and offering his AMAZING grooming talents and to the MI Board for endorsing this program and purchasing the groomer. Now, if we could only get some snow….
January22nd
We’re celebrating a new year and a new program for Ministers Island with the unofficial opening of the Island’s new XC and tubing trails! We can’t wait for the “official opening” on Monday, so head on out to Bar Road with your XC skis or snowshoes, or grab one of our tubes and let’s ring in 2010 Canadian-style!
January6th
This picture was taken on January 1, 2010 during high tide. As you can see the road is covered. This happens a few times a year.
December25th
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, and he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack. His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk. And laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose! He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all flew like the down of a thistle. but I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
December24th
From all of us at Ministers Island, Happy Holidays and a safe and wonderful New Year!
December5th
Do you need a Christmas Tree? Ministers Island is selling fresh cut 6 to 8 foot trees. Come to our office, Suite 7, 24 Reed Ave (in the arena complex), pick out your tree and we will deliver it to you, in St Andrews, at your convenience. You can also phone us at 529-5081 and ,without leaving home, a tree will be delivered to you, again in St Andrews only. All trees were freshly cut yesterday. Merry Christmas!
October22nd
The sun has set on another season at Ministers Island.
Thank you to all the people who came to visit. Without you our year would not have been the success that it was. We have great memories of visitors who came from many provinces, states and other countries.
The guides are back in school for another year.
Stay tuned for 2010. We have things planned that you will not want to miss. Have a good, safe winter and stay warm.
October9th
Congratulations to Ethan Haslett who won the gift basket. Ethan is from Speerville, N.B. and visited Ministers Island with his family in August. We are sure Ethan will enjoy all the fun items in the basket. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket .
