Minesing Unplugged Wetland Festival moves to Tiffin Centre

The Minesing Unplugged Wetland Festival on June 16th and 17th has a new venue - Tiffin Centre for Conservation in Essa.

There is now Festival camping and a new refreshment garden

The line-up lineup includes: Lynn Miles, Luther Wright and the Wrongs, Suzie Vinnick, Hayes Carll, Old Man Luedecke, Matt Masters, Irie Band, Greg Hobbs Trio, Corin Raymond and the Sundowners, Ken Whitely, Adam Olmstead, Dan Frechette, Don Bray, Pat Robitaille, Roman Riccio, The Schomberg Fair, Charron Brothers and Nicole Scott.

Workshop series include:

Guided Nature Hikes, Orienteering, Scavenger Hunt, Survival Game, Stalking the Wild Asparagus, Wetland Walk, Pond Dipping for Critters, Nature Games, Create a Marsh Creature, Ecological Footprint, Organic Lawn Care, 100 Mile Diet, Artistic Journaling, Fly Tying, Tai- Chi, Yoga, Kids Yoga, Festival Fun with Treasa Levasseur, Drumming Circle, Songwriting Workshop and more.Also you can visit the Artisan Market, Health and Wellness Corner and Environmental displays.

Tiffin Centre for Conservation is a 500-acre conservation area known for its diverse forests, wheelchair accessible trail system, environmental education program and beautiful mixture of forests, open meadows, wetlands, ancient lake beds and glacial shorelines.

Tiffin will allow for an intimate festival audience of 1500 with camping available for 400. Get your tickets early - you do not want to miss out on this festival this year!

Parking for camping will be across the street from the site. Parking for noncampers will be 3km away at Grenfel Community Centre with shuttle bus transportation to the festival site.

Tickets will be given to car-poolers (3 or more in the car) for your chance to win a great prize.

Weekend Pass $30, Saturday Pass $25, Sunday Pass $10. Prices go up $5 each at the gate - if there are any left - so buy early!

Camping: $5 per person

Tickets available on-line at www.minesing unplugged.ca, at Sojourn in Barrie (31 Commerce Park Dr), BJ's Records and Nostalgia (13 Clapperton St., Barrie) Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority office (8195 8th Line, Utopia, ON - 705-424-1479)

Minesing Wetlands is a 15000 acre wetland complex that consists of marsh, swamp and fragile fen habitats. With RAMSAR designation it shares the same international significance as the Florida Everglades. Minesing Wetlands sits in the heart of Simcoe County. The areas surrounding the wetland have been designated as 'Places to Grow'. It's so important to make people aware of how significant and special Minesing Wetlands is. Not only because of its rare biodiversity but also because it plays a significant hydrologic role in our watershed in terms of filtering our drinking water and maintaining flood levels in the spring.

Minesing Wetlands' unique assemblage of marshes, swamps and fragile fen habitats supports a diverse network of sensitive flora and fauna, some being rare and endangered.