The Rural Voice, 2003-09, Page 66AgriTech
Learning more about the 2003
Aside from getting you there and
finding you a place to stay, the
website provides ample information
on what to see and do While at Rural
Expo 2003.
With the theme "From the land...
Comes the dream...", this IPM, set on
1,500 acres in the municipalities of
Beckwith and Mississippi Hills, will
tell the story of technological success
in partnership with agriculture while
remembering the traditions of
plowing matches. There will be
antique and historical displays,
practical and educational workshops
on the environment, musical
entertainment from across the county
and around the world and, of course,
an abundance of food and products
from the area.
The What's New button links
visitors to information on
accommodations, as previously
mentioned, but also forms for display
registration, a printable (with Acrobat
Reader) IPM brochure, souvenirs,
and a ton of interesting activities for
teachers and their students.
Janice
Becker is a
computer
enthusiast
and
journalist
living near
Walton, ON.
By Janice Becker
If you have a little time to spare
this fall between harvesting tasks, a
trip east to Lanark County near
Ottawa for Rural Expo 2003 can be a
great addition to fall activities.
At www.ruralexpo2003.ca, I found
a great site for those contemplating
taking in the International Plowing
Match and Farm Machinery Show,
September 17 to 21.
The site offers a tremendous
amount of information, making it
very easy for potential exhibitors to
register, campers to find a site and
visitors to plan their days. Unfort-
unately, the deadline for purchasing
advance tickets, at a lower rate, was
August 29.
For campers, the booking of a site
can be completed, as sites are still
available. Until September 7, all sites
will be booked on a weekly basis for
September 15 to 22 inclusive. Foll-
owing that, non -registered campers
can book for a few days' stay.
Of the 1,600, 30' by 50' lots, 1,300
are serviced and will rent for $200
per week, including four adult tickets
to the show. The unserviced lots go
for $150. Daily rates are $60 (with
two tickets) and $45 respectively.
Site selection is made easy as the
website displays a very good map of
the campgrounds. Connect either
through the "What's New" button
then look for trailer park or click the
Open Hours, Rates, "Directions"
button.
Other accommodation possibilities
can be found under the What's New
button with close to 200 hotels, mot-
els, cottages, bed and breakfasts and
off-site campgrounds listed. Contact
information is provided for all.
Maps of the area also make it
simple to find the plowing match site.
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For those who love the comfort of
homecooking, the IPM cookbook,
with 216 pages and more than 500
recipes is available for just $10. The
"recipes of the month" can be printed
for a sampling of the offerings.
The "Visitors" button gives you a
brief history of plowing matches, tells
of the 20 -acre pioneer village display
and allows you to go shopping.
Progiamming offers a printable
schedule of events, perfect if only a
couple of days in the north can fit
into your schedule.
For anyone over 40, a memory
from the past can be relived when
Memories of Don Messer's Jubilee
comes to the Perth and District Coll-
egiate Institute, September 20 and 21.
The 2003 IPM promises to be
packed with wonderful events, so
check it out on-line, then head north.
And best of all, Lanark County
witnesses the splendour of fall
colours long before southern -western
Ontario so the scenery should be
spectacular.0
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