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23nd Annual Springsong Weekend\u2013 A Celebration of Birds and Birding\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n

May 10-12, 2024\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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\u00a0Springsong Weekend will be LIVE and IN PERSON again!!!!! I look forward to welcoming you back as well as meeting new guests!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

THIS EVENT IS A MAJOR FUNDRAISER FOR THE HERITAGE CENTRE THUS TICKETS WILL BE NON REFUNDABLE UNLESS GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS PREVENT THE\u00a0 EVENT FROM HAPPENING. SHOULD YOU CANCEL YOU WILL RECEIVE A CHARITABLE TAX RECEIPT FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE TICKET.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sincerely, Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A\u00a0 MAJOR fundraising in support of the <\/span>Pelee Island Heritage Centre<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Springsong Weekend \u2013 Traditionally held on Mother\u2019s Day Weekend. It is a weekend of celebration involving books and birds. This event was started seventeen years ago as a fundraiser for The Heritage Centre with the help of Pelee Island Bird Observatory and Margaret Atwood. There is a 24 hour green \u201cbird race\u201d competing for the coveted Botham Cup. Margaret Atwood continues the tradition of bringing award winning authors to our island where they are introduced by her at our traditionally sold out banquet.<\/p>\n

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GUEST AUTHOR – Helen Humphreys<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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HELEN HUMPHREYS<\/strong>\u00a0is an acclaimed and award-winning author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has won the Rogers Writers\u2019 Trust Fiction Prize, a Lambda Literary Award for Fiction and the Toronto Book Award. She has also been a finalist for the Governor General\u2019s Literary Award for Fiction, the Trillium Book Award and CBC\u2019s Canada Reads. Her most recent work includes the novel\u00a0Rabbit Foot Bill and the memoir And a Dog Called Fig.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>The recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize for literary excellence, Helen Humphreys lives in Kingston, Ontario.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CELEBRITY BIRDER\u00a0 –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Rodrigo L\u00f3pez<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Rodrigo is a tireless promoter of birding, birdwatching tourism, conservation, and environmental education. For over a decade, he has designed and explored routes for birding in Mexico.\u00a0In 2020, he founded the Central West Mexico Birding Society to create a forum for communication and collaboration between bird scientists and conservationists. He has served on the Board of Directors of Sociedad Audubon de M\u00e9xico for the past nine years and his one of the minds behind Audubon’s \u201cNinos y Naturaleza\u201d and \u201cSave a Tree\u201d programs. He is PIBO’s partner in Mexico for the Graeme Gibson Prism\u00e1ticos Project, which distributes donated birding optics to field workers, conservation groups, and classrooms in \u00a0the central Mexican state of Guanajuato. Rodrigo will kick off the Baillie Birdathon and be on hand to deliver the results at the Springsong dinner.
Don\u2019t miss the Pelee Wings PIBO Bird Talk on Sunday, May 12, Meet Rodrigo for Coffee & Carbs at 9:30 am at the Winery, and stay for his talk on the Rose-bellied bunting, a beautiful bird that inhabits a small area in the isthmus of Mexico, where it is threatened by development and climate climate change. This bird represents the threats to millions of migrating birds that pass through pinch-points such as the Isthmus and Pelee Island. Read more [https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/pelee-wings-pibo-bird-talk-mexicos-iconic-bird\/<\/a>].<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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PAST AUTHORS<\/b><\/p>\n

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2004 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Alistair MacLeod\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Orlando Garrido & Arturo Kirkconnell (Cuba)<\/p>\n

2005 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jane Urquhart \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bill Lishman<\/p>\n

2006 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Alice Munro\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Peter Matthiessen<\/p>\n

2007 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 David Suzuki \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Fred Bodsworth<\/p>\n

2008 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Vincent Lamb \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bridget Strutchbury<\/p>\n

2009 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Joseph Boyden \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mystery Birder<\/p>\n

2010 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Brett\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Robert & Birgit Freybe Bateman<\/p>\n

2011 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nino Ricci\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Trevor Herriot<\/p>\n

2012 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wayne Grady &\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ian Davidson Merilyn Simonds<\/p>\n

2013 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Elizabeth Hay\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 TBA<\/p>\n

2014 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Linden MacIntyre \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 TBA<\/p>\n

2015 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lawrence Hill\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Trevor Herriot<\/p>\n

2016 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Miriam Toews\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Graeme Gibson the Younger<\/p>\n

2017 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Michael Crummey \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wayne Grady<\/p>\n

2018 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Madeleine Thien \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sean Dooley<\/p>\n

2019 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Steve Burrows \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Danny Catt<\/p>\n

2020\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lorna Crozier\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Trevor Herriot<\/p>\n

2021\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Louise Penny\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 David Lindo<\/p>\n

2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lorna Crozier\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 David Lindo<\/p>\n

2023\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Randy Boyagoda\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ian Davidson<\/p>\n

2024\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Helen Humphries\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rodrigo L\u00f3pez<\/span><\/p>\n

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Botham Cup Bird Race<\/strong><\/h3>\n

– Take part in the 24 hour “green” bird race and rally for the coveted Botham Cup. The official gong is sounded at the Heritage Centre, Friday at noon. Your team will have 24 hours to spot as many of the 314 species of birds that visit our island. Finish the day at Springsong Banquet where Margaret Atwood\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>will give out the famous rubber chicken awards!<\/p>\n

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  1. Bang O Boogie – Josh & Sarah Fries 104\u00a0species \u00a0 \u00a0WINNERS OF THE BOTHAM CUP<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02. \u00a0Guelph Gliders – John Ambrose, Leanne Johns, Stan Kozak<\/div>\n
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    Pelee Penguins, No Egrets, The Plovers\u00a0<\/p>\n

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    A TOTAL OF 104 SPECIES WERE SPOTTED!!! WELL DONE!<\/strong><\/div>\n
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    CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL TEAMS AND THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE BOTHAM CUP BIRD RACE!!<\/div>\n

    THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED AND TO ALL PARTICIPATING TEAMS!!!<\/p>\n

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    13th Annual Chili Cookoff \u00a0– \u00a0Saturday, August 17,2024 @ Pelee Island Wine Pavilion<\/h3>\n

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    2023 CHILI COOKOFF JUDGE’S RESULTS ARE:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

    1ST PLACE –\u00a0SPICEY STEINGART’S – Shirley & Josh Steingart<\/strong><\/p>\n

    2nd PLACE – \u00a0\u00a0TRAILER PARK BOYS – Matty<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u00a03rd PLACE – \u00a0\u00a0CHILL OUT – Wolfgang & Aurella<\/strong><\/p>\n

    PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    STONEMAN’S CHILI – BRIDGETTE ROMAN, CHUCHIE & MICHELE HAUBIEL AND MOM HAUBIEL<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n
    THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARTICIPATING TEAMS!!!!<\/h6>\n

    Chili Cookoff \u2013 Now in the 12TH year, it is a great community gathering where teams compete for great prizes the Official Chili Cup and the People\u2019s Choice Award. A great fundraiser for the Heritage Centre; it is drawing competitors from outside our country making the Pelee Island Southernmost Chili Cookoff a truly international event. To sign up as a contestant please contact the Heritage Centre at 519-724-2291.<\/p>\n

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    14th Annual Harvest Dinner – \u00a0Saturday, September 14, 2024<\/h3>\n

    Join us at the Pelee Island Wine Pavilion for a scrumptious end of the season banquet! And don’t forget – Island Pie for dessert! Tickets are limited and are non-refundable. In the event that you cannot attend, please contact the Heritage Centre and every effort will be made to re-sell your ticket. Our last Harvest Dinner was a sold out event so save the date as this will no doubt be a very memorable evening!<\/p>\n

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