Welcome to the eight edition of the Village Of Bath Voice

This publication is a service provided by community minded

individuals carrying on the newsletter service provided by the

former Bath Commuity Revitalization Committee. If you would

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September 2016

Edition VIII

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Bath Sunday Market

You never know what you might find at the

Bath Sunday Market…. FRESH PRODUCE,

PRESERVES, ART, ANTIQUES,

COLLECTIBLES and much, much more.

Open every Sunday between 9:30 a.m. –

2:00 p.m. until the Thanksgiving weekend.

Vendor spaces are only $10

per market day

If you would like more information on the

market please email

kcp1967@gmail.com

Newsletter Submissions

The VOBV goes to over 450 subscribers who

want to know whats happening in Bath. Many

subscirbers do not use Facebook.

Businesses, community groups and individuals

are welcome to submit materiel to share with the

community.

Submissions must be made by the 20th of each

month for publication on the first of the following

month.

Please email your submission to

kcp1967@gmail.com

For Tickets Now Call:

Mary 613-881-0425

Dorothy 613-352-7485

Wine and Domestic Beer will

be available for purchase

Loyalist Cove Marina

(On Lake Ontario in Bath, 20 minutes West of

Kingston)

It’s that time of year again to think about

”Winter Boat Storage”

We are a “Full Service Marina” – One Stop for

all your boating needs! Hassel free: We haul

out, winterize, store and launch; sail and power

boats.

We offer the following services:

Flexible Launch/Haul-out:

• 25 ton Travel Lift & 80 ton Crane

• Steel Launch/Haul-Out Ramp

• Boom Truck – Mast Up/Down

Need Boat Repair or Maintenance?

• Mechanical, Electrical, Osmosis,

Fiberglass, Steel & Wood Repairs, Awlgrip

Refinishing

• ABYC Certified Technicians

• Boat wash & wax

• Bottom painting

Need Transportation?

• Triple Axel Air Ride Hydraulic & Air Ride

Float Trailers

Boat & Trailer Storage:

• Heated Indoor & Outdoor with Secured

Video Surveillance

• Mast Up option

Fuel (Diesel & Gas) & Pumpout

Can’t get here? We will pick up & deliver

your boat!

100 Bayshore Drive, Bath, ON K0H 1G0

Phone: 613-352-3478

www.loyalistcovemarina.com

Spitfire Dance, a dramatic musical

entertainment played at the National

War Museum in Ottawa. The two acts

production by playwright and producer

Clint Ward, leads theatre audiences

onto the much less-travelled road of the

courageous and fascinating women

who also dared fly the skies when the

Wright Brothers, Billy Bishop and

Lindbergh were stealing the headlines.

The cast Karen Cromar, Glen Bowser

and Bath’s very own Brian Jackson

(Music Director), is brimming with

renditions of well-loved songs, such as

“Wonderful Amy” in honour of British

aviation pioneer Amy Johnson, “I’ll

Never Smile Again” by Canadian

pianist-songwriter Ruth Lowe, “Silver

Wings in the Moonlight” and “The White

Cliffs of Dover.”

Come out for an enjoyable evening in

support of kitchen renovations at St.

John’s Community Hall.

Tickets are limited! Call today to

reserve your seating!

TRIVIA

50 years ago…

Star Trek’s special effects were cheesy, its

plots infamous for clunky dialogue and rank

sexism. The original series, created by

Gene Roddenberry, debuted on Sept. 8,

1966, and featured a debonair Canadian,

William Shatner, as Capt. James T. Kirk. He

and the crew of the Starship Enterprise

were in the midst of a five-year mission “to

explore strange new worlds, to seek out

new life and new civilizations, to boldly go

where no man has gone before.” The show

lasted 79 episodes. - Macleans

Local heritage

Upper Gap Archaeological Site Plaque

located at Upper Gap Park across from the

new gas electric plant construction site

Plaque Text

First Nations peoples lived in this area

thousands of years before the arrival of

Europeans. In 1995, archaeological

evidence of Iroquoian settlement was

discovered nearby. The artifacts found

reflected several periods of habitation dating

from A.D. 700 to A.D 1400 and included the

remains of decorated ceramic pots, vessels

for cooking and storage, and stone tools.

Hundreds of years ago, the Iroquois lived in

longhouses and practised an agricultural

way of life, cultivating primarily corn, beans

and squash. This site was likely chosen for

its strategic location overlooking the open

channel, or Upper Gap between Amherst

Island and Cressy Point. It provided access

to Lake Ontario for fishing, hunting,

gathering, ceremonial purposes and for

other Aboriginal peoples.

Historical background

Archaeological site discovered

The Upper Gap archaeological site is

located on Concession 1, Lot 22, South

Fredericksburg Township in Lennox and

Addington County. The site was discovered

in 1995 by Ontario Ministry of

Transportation archaeologists during

preparations for the reconstruction of

Highway 33 between Bath and Conway.

Highway 33 followed the transportation

corridor established during the late 18th

century to link the military and commercial

centre at Kingston with the farming

communities that developed along the north

shore of the Bay of Quinte.

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has

recognized Highway 33 as a Heritage

Highway because of the significant role it

played in the development of early Ontario.

The Upper Gap archaeological site is

situated on the northern shoreline of Lake

Ontario overlooking the open channel, or

Upper Gap, between Amherst Island and

Cressy Point in Prince Edward County.

Archaeologists excavating the site in 1996

and 1997 found segments of five

longhouses and an extensive refuse

midden, and identified three main periods of

occupation spanning the years between

A.D. 700 and A.D. 1400.

Iroquois heritage

Artifacts discovered in two habitation areas

helped archaeologists to identify the

different cultural groups that occupied the

Upper Gap archaeological site. These two

habitation areas, the eastern and the

western habitation areas, showed three or

more occupations from the Late Woodland

period. The Late Woodland period dates

from A.D. 700 to A.D. 1600 and is divided

into four components – the early Late

Woodland period (A.D. 700 to A.D. 900), the

early phase of the Ontario Iroquois Tradition

(A.D. 900 to A.D. 1200), the middle phase

of the Ontario Iroquois Tradition (A.D. 1200

to A.D. 1400), and the late phase of the

Ontario Iroquois Tradition (A.D. 1400 to

A.D. 1600). Archaeological evidence shows

that the Upper Gap archaeological site was

occupied during the earliest to middle

phases – approximately A.D.

Habitatial areas

Excavations carried out by archaeologists in

the eastern habitation area revealed

ceramic material with distinct decorative

motifs on the rim area of the vessel, which

is characteristic of the early and middle

phases of the Ontario Iroquois Tradition.

The archaeologists found ceramics

decorated with bands of repeating, oblique

markings made with cord-wrapped sticks

dating from the earliest phase of the Late

Woodland period (A.D. 700 to A.D. 900).

Similar ceramic styles have been found at

Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince

Edward County, on the lower rapids of the

Moira River in Hastings County, and in

northwestern New York State.

Archaeologists also found pottery with tool-

impressed or incised horizontal markings

from the middle phase (A.D. 1200 to A.D.

1400).

A single longhouse, oriented along an east-

west axis, was found in the eastern

habitation area. Longhouses (elongated,

bark-covered structures that provided

homes for extended families) were typical

Iroquois dwellings and the focal point of

community activities.

The longhouse discovered during

excavations was likely a temporary or

seasonal dwelling dating from the earliest

known inhabitation of the Upper Gap

archaeological site (A.D. 700 to A.D. 900).

During this period, the Iroquois had

introduced corn to their diet. Because the

crop was unreliable, hunting and fishing

were still important to the Iroquois’

livelihood, which meant they often lived in

temporary dwellings and migrated as food

sources changed.

To date, the Upper Gap archaeological site

is the only early Late Woodland site in the

eastern Lake Ontario region were house

patterns have been identified. Segments of

two longhouses from the middle phase of

the Ontario Iroquois Tradition were also

found in the eastern part of the Upper Gap

archaeological site.

The longhouses were situated beside one

another along a north-south axis. During

this period, the Iroquois were farming

hardier varieties of corn and they began to

establish larger, permanent villages. These

villages often covered 10 acres of land each

and were fortified with palisades for

protection against attacks. Large agricultural

villages from this time period have been

documented in the Consecon Lake area of

Prince Edward County and near the

southern shore of Lake Ontario in New York

State.

In the western part of the site,

archaeologists found two overlapping house

patterns, and extensive midden (refuse

area) and ceramic artifacts decorated with

multiple bands of toolimpressed or stamped

oblique motifs dating to the Early Ontario

Iroquois Tradition.

Conclusion

Archaeological evidence, including the wide

range of shards from ceramic vessels and

the overlapping house structures, shows

that for centuries Iroquoian peoples

repeatedly returned to the Upper Gap

archaeological site. Strategically located

overlooking the eastern entrance to the Bay

of Quinte and the open channel between

Amherst Island and Prince Edward County,

the people who lived at the Upper Gap

archaeological site were favourably

positioned to exchange goods and

information and to maintain relationships

with other Iroquoian peoples living on the

north and south shores of Lake Ontario.

Information provided by the Ontario

Heritage Trust.

The Ontario Heritage Foundation

gratefully acknowledges the research of

Carl Murphy in preparing this paper.

Bath Gardening Club

& Horticultural Society

The Bath Gardening Club and

Horticultural Society will meet at

St. John's Hall in Bath on Monday,

September 19th at 2:00 p.m.

Astrid Muschalla from Oasis

Institute for Healthy Living, will

speak on Organic Lawn Care -

Fall Care After the Drought.

Visitors welcome. Further details

at www.bathgardeningclub.com

Volunteers Welcome

The organizing committee of the Bath Fall

Festival welcomes assitance in putting up a

large tent for the festivities at 5:00 p.m. on

Saturday 17th and to assist with small tasks

betwwen 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on the morning of

Sunday 18th . If you are able to help out, please

email kcp1967@gmail.com or call 613-881-

0164. Thank you for your consideration!

Michelle & Dave Hinton’s

focus on Bath’s economic

growth

17 years ago, Michelle and Dave Hinton

received a call from John Hinton that Loyalist

Cove Marina in Bath was for sale. When they

went to visit Bath, they fell in love with the

Village and the Marina and decided to make

their dream of owning and operating a marina

come true. At first, Michelle worked close by at

Lafarge while Dave was busy building and

managing the Marina. They have been boaters

since childhood and Michelle with her finance

background and Dave having managed several

marinas throughout his career, they are a

perfect match to bring the marina back to life!

10 years ago, the Hinton’s, together with Dave’s

brothers, Jim and John Hinton, purchased the

land around the Marina and created Edgewater

Estates, a now 70 home subdivision.

4 years ago, Dave, John Hinton, Adam Kerr

(Kerr Roofing) and Scott Henry (MACADAM

Homes) formed a partnership that purchased the

local Bath grocery store, Garjo’s, to ensure it

remained as such. Now Bath has a wonderful

grocery store, owned by Warren Schell, that

supports local suppliers, called Schells Market!

Dave and Michelle were quite involved

organizing local fundraising events, raising over

$100,000 for various local charities.

Over the years, the Marina brought in thousands

of visitors as well as untold hundreds of

thousands of dollars in economic activity to the

burgeoning Village of Bath.

By broadening the scope of the Marina’s repair,

transportation and storage operation over the

past 2 years, the Hinton-owned and operated

business will help ensure that Bath will continue

to grow in popularity as a destination for tourists.

As any community development or economic

development expert will attest, the more visitors

you can bring to a community or region the

greater likelihood that those people will return to

visit, possibly even relocate or invest in

properties or business ventures.

And with the quaint, historic, laid-back

atmosphere that residents of Bath are blessed to

enjoy, there is little doubt that folks will want to

return once they sample the community’s

lifestyle and amenities.

“We are kind of like a midpoint for many

travellers. People on their way to Kingston

coming from Toronto don’t have to traverse any

long channels or worry about shallow draughts,”

said Michelle Hinton, co-owner and operator of

Loyalist Cove Marina.

“And it’s easy for people to go into Bath and just

have a nice visit. We have a bank, a liquor store,

three restaurants, a museum, a grocery store

and shops – all within a 15-minute walk. It’s an

amazing little community we have here. People

just fall in love with Bath as soon as they get off

their boats. We’re so lucky to be able to live and

have our business here.”

Since Michelle and Dave Hinton began their

work in turning a humble little riverfront property

into the impressive boating facility that Loyalist

Cove Marina is today, they have spent hundreds

of thousands of dollars in upgrading their

facilities and infrastructure, including ensuring

that larger boats with deeper draughts can still

utilize the marina. And it was local suppliers,

vendors, tradespeople and labourers who

benefitted from this ongoing investment.

“Basically we started with zero docks. We had

eight boats here and needed docks. And now

we have deep water slips for about 85 now, and

a 25 ton travel lift for flexible haul-outs and

launches. We spent a lot of money on dredging

to ensure that we have about 12 feet deep

access to the launch ramp. We have invested in

our facilities and our staff to give the best

services possible,” said Michelle Hinton. We

employ 8 staff full time and 2 students during the

summer. 80% of our staff are local and live

within Lennox & Addington County.

Loyalist Cove Marina has worked hard to

provide what amounts to a “One-Stop Marine

Shop” for boaters. From a great location to dock

to storage and repair facilities, every need has

been anticipated and this has helped to draw in

owners of both sail and powered pleasure craft

to the shores of Bath over the years.

Heading into the fall and winter, preparing a

vessel for storage is of paramount importance

for boaters. Loyalist Cove Marina specializes in

providing a full suite of maintenance and storage

services, ensuring that your vessel is boating

season ready in the spring. All mechanics are

fully-certified by the American Boat & Yacht

Council

“We are one of the only places that can store

with the mast up so the boat owner doesn’t have

to take the mast and rigging down in the winter

and then put it all back up again in the spring. It

saves both time and money. And we offer

shrink-wrapping, which is so much better than

just using a tarp,” said Hinton.

“And we can service your boat and do any of the

repairs you need, whether it’s mechanical,

structural or even fixing things inside the cabin –

we can do it all in-house. We can also do all the

winterizing, because you have to do that

regardless of where you are storing it. You have

to look after the water tanks and bilge tanks and

all the hardware – it’s just like winterizing a

cottage. We have a very methodical and

comprehensive system to do that.”

The service extends to picking up and

transporting your boat from wherever it is now,

to the secure facilities at Loyalist Cove Marine.

The company has a 25-ton travel lift, access to

an 80-ton crane, and hydraulic and air-ride

trailers for safe boat transport.

“We can go and pick up the boat from pretty

much anywhere if the client is going to be

staying with us. We have a year-round permit to

transport across Ontario and purchase

additional permits when we go outside the

province

With the new property and building at County

Road #4, it hosts both indoor and outdoor

storage spaces. Loyalist Cove Marine can now

accommodate approximately 150 vessels over

the fall and winter months, making it one of the

largest, most accessible and most

comprehensive marine service facilities in the

region.

With a location that allows for quick and care-

free access from the many navigation channels,

and stem to stern service for all four seasons,

Loyalist Cove Marina is not only the most logical

choice for a base of operations for the boating

public, but continues to be a proud business

representative for the village of Bath and

Loyalist Township as it continues to grow, thrive

and prosper, offering both visitors and residents

alike an unparalleled quality of life.

Breast Cancer Action

Kingston (BCAK)

CAR RAFFLE

The prize is a 2017 Chevrolet Spark

valued at $19,000. Only 2000 tickets

have been printed and sell for $25.

This event will kick off Breast Cancer

Awareness Month.

Draw will take place October 1st at

Taylor AutoMall

Funds generated remain in Kingston

and will help BCAK offset higher costs

associated with operating programs as

well as providing financial support to

clients during treatment.

This event will kick off BREAST

CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

For tickets, please contact:

Donna Vermette 613-352-7280

e-mail: donway@kos.net.

107 Britannia Crescent

5th Loyalist Studio Tour

Oct. 1 and 2, 2016 from 11 to 4. We are

located just west of Amherstview, off of

Bath Rd. take Edgewood Rd. to

Nicholson Pt. Rd. There are eleven

artists showing their work at seven

locations all within 3 kilometers of each

other, on the shores of Lake Ontario.

You will meet the artists and be able to

talk to them about their work. We only

open our doors to the public once a year

in conjunction with Culture Days. We

are an eclectic group of neighbours who

offer, paintings, wood working, glass art,

photography, faux art, weaving, home

décor and furniture.

Pinapples – A symbol

of hospitality

The pineapple has been a symbol of

hospitality since the days of the early

American colonies. The legend began with

the sea captains of New England, who

sailed among the Caribbean Islands and

returned to the colonies bearing their cargo

of fruits, spices and rum.

According to the legend, the captain would

spear a pineapple on a fence post outside

his home to let his friends know of his safe

return from sea. The pineapple was an

invitation for them to visit, share his food

and drink, and listen to tales of his voyage.

As the tradition grew, colonial innkeepers

added the pineapple to their signs and

advertisements, and bedposts carved in the

shape of a pineapple were a common sight

at inns across New England.

The legend has continued to the present,

and frequently one sees the pineapple

symbol to signal the presence of hospitality.

September 2016 Activities

at the Bath Royal Canadian

Legion Branch 623

Tuesday - General Meeting at 7:00 pm.

Members only

Wednesday 7th - Legion Breakfast. 7:00

am - 1:00 pm

Thursday 8th - Horseshoes, starts at

6:00 pm, $2.00 per play, come on out

and have some fun!

Friday Sept 9th - Friday lunch at the

Legion, Good food, good company,

11:30 am to 7:00 pm

Friday 9th - Friday night euchre, play

starts at 7:30 pm

Saturday 10th - Shuffleboard -

registration starts at 11:00 am $5.00 -

Meat spin 1:00pm $2.00

Wednesday 14th - Breakfast at the

Legion. 7:00 am to 1:00 pm

Thursday 15th - Horseshoes, starts at

6:00 pm, $2.00 per play, come on out

and have some fun! Everybody

welcome.

Friday 16th - Lunch at the Legion,

11:30 am - 7:00 pm

Friday 16th - Friday night euchre, play

starts at 7:30 pm

Saturday 17th - Big Euchre, registration

starts at 11:00 am, play starts at 12:00

pm, $20 per team

Wednesday 21st - Legion Breakfast.

Come out for good food. 7:00 am - 1:00

pm

Thursday 22nd - Horseshoes, starts at

6:00 pm, $2.00 per play, come on out

and have some fun!

Friday 23rd - Friday lunch at the Legion,

Good food, good company, 11:30 am to

7:00 pm

Friday 23rd- Friday night euchre, play

starts at 7:30 pm

Saturday 24th - Steve Cheeseman and

the Heaters, Steak BBQ 5:00 pm – 7:00

pm and then Dance 7:00 pm -11:00 pm.

Tickets are $25.00 each for dinner &

dance. Come out and have a great time!

Wednesday 28th - Legion Breakfast.

Come out for good food. 7:00 am - 1:00

pm

Thursday 29th - Horseshoes, starts at

6:00pm, $2.00 per play. LAST NIGHT

OF PLAY for horseshoes.

Friday 30th - Friday lunch at the Legion,

Good food, good company, 11:30 am to

7:00 pm

Friday 30th - Friday night euchre, play

starts at 7:30 pm

Sand Beach Wetlands

Conservation Area Opens

Located at 5493 Concession Road 3,

Amherst Island, this newly opened

conservation area has a car park,

walking trail, two access paths to the

sandy beach, marshlands viewing

platform, and birdwatching.

Heritage Point, Edgewater Estates and

Loyalist Cove Marina

Presented By The Bath Gardening

Club & Horticultural Society

Centennial Park – Bath

Sunday, September 18th 2016

Children’s Contests

By September your child or

grandchild may have grown a

potential prize winning item to

enter in the judged contests at

the Festival.

Prizes will be awarded for the 1st,

2nd and 3rd place winners

The categories for

judging include:

Largest Sunflower Head

Oddest Shaped Carrot

Largest Zucchini

Longest Bean

Pease submit the registration form to

Heritage Point Antiques & gifts by

Thursday Spetember 15th.

Call 613-881-0164 for further contest

information