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Two-day Point Clark Lighthouse Festival draws a good crowd

Liz DadsonBy: Liz Dadson  August 9, 2015
Two-day Point Clark Lighthouse Festival draws a good crowd
The inaugural two-day Point Clark Lighthouse Festival drew a good crowd on the weekend.

For the first time, the Huron-Kinloss recreation department hosted a gala evening Friday, with about 70 people in attendance to enjoy some wine-tasting of Hoity Toity Cellars wines, beer-tasting of MacLean's Ales, and cheese-sampling of Pine River Cheese, as well as a delicious prime rib dinner served by Burke's Catering.

Community services director Mike Fair said the turn-out was terrific as the crowd enjoyed the entertainment by the Howlin' Dog Jazz Band. The evening also featured an auction of works by artists Brian Dalton and Susan Nichol, and lighthouse tours, with the special feature: a sunset lighthouse tour.

Saturday afternoon, saw free children's activities, including sand-castle building, face-painting, balloon animals, and a bouncy castle, followed by the legendary corn roast and car show, now in its 25th year.

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Tess Houlahan, 4, of Windsor, chows into her cob of corn at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival corn roast, Saturday evening; she and her family were visiting a relative, Ray Houlahan, of Point Clark
Mike Fair (R), community services director for Huron-Kinloss, welcomes everyone to the inaugural Point Clark Lighthouse Festival gala event, Friday night
Michelle Goetz pours wine samples from Hoity Toity Cellars near Mildmay at the gala
About 70 people turned out for the inaugural Point Clark Lighthouse Festival gala evening, Friday night
Chuck MacLean of MacLean's Ales in Hanover, offers a sample of the brew, at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival gala
The Howlin' Dog Jazz Band entertains at the gala Friday night; from left, are Steve Hasbury, Mike Kelley, Al Mullen, Ron Daniels, Dave Schmalz and Karen Weber
Ulrike Prehn, chief executive officer of Pine River Cheese and Butter Co-operative, offers samples of the product at the gala
A beautiful rendition of the Point Clark Lighthouse by artist Brian Dalton, was one of three of his works in the silent auction at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival gala, Friday evening
Carly Palmer, four-and-a-half, of Toronto, a cottager at Point Clark, has her face painted like a butterfly by Val E. Joy the Clown
Addison Smith, 5, of Kitchener enjoys jumping in the bouncy castle at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival, Saturday afternoon; she was visiting her grandparents, Catherine Richard and Dan Smith of Point Clark
Miles Palmer, two-and-a-half, of Toronto, a Point Clark cottager, is Batman after having his face painted
Working together to create a lighthouse out of sand, are Meaghan Retzer (L), of Lighthouse Cove, Madelyn, 14, and Zack Eybergen, 11, of Kincardine, and Raeden Retzer, 10, of Lighthouse Cove, on Lake St. Clair, between Chatham and Windsor
Bonnie (L) and Terry Bryan of Kincardine fill their plates at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival
This 1957 Ford Thunderbird, owned by Lorne Hill of Point Clark, Guelph and Texas, was just put on the road in time for the car show at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival, Saturday night
A rare 1957 Mercury Convertible Cruiser, owned by Dixon Cummings of Point Clark at the car show
A row of antique and vintage vehicle at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival car show, Saturday night
The newly-restored Point Clark Lighthouse stands tall in the bright sun at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival on the weekend
Jacob Collings (R) of the Huron-Kinloss recreation department mans the barbecue, while deputy mayor Wilfred Gamble cooks the corn for the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival corn roast Saturday evening
Serena Rutledge entertains at the Point Clark Lighthouse Festival corn roast, Saturday evening
Tiffany Lenselink (L) of Palmerston, Miss Midwest Queen; and Samantha Willson of Harriston, Ontario Little Miss Princess, dabble their feet in Lake Huron at the foot of the Point Clark Lighthouse, Saturday afternoon
The return of the beautiful Point Clark beach this summer, looking north of the Point Clark Lighthouse
The Point Clark beach, just north of the lighthouse, Saturday afternoon

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Liz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.



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