Bruce Station Hall
Michele Forrester and Hans Wesselius. Hand crafted wood art. Sculptures, carved doors, plaques and tabletops.
Les Burt. Working with soapstone for over ten years still fascinates. Each piece of polished stone reveals its own unique character.
Cathy Redmond. Cathy’s watercolours reflect her appreciation of the changing seasons and varied landscapes of Algoma – in particular St. Joseph Island.
Cécile Sénéchal paints on feathers. She reproduces birds, animals, flowers, canoes and commission pieces. Each feather is matted and framed.
Bruce Mines United Church
Russ Mason continues to find inspiration in nature and in travel. Many of his fashionable items feature hand dyed yarns and intriguing textures.
Carson Merriefield. A glass art designer specializing in kiln formed glass jewellery. She is inspired by Lake Superior and the wilderness surrounding it.
Sherie Myers is an emerging artist who creates large-scale acrylic paintings. Her technique includes multiple layers and washes.
Karen Nisbet makes unique hand built and wheel-thrown functional pottery with a sculptural twist. Practical and fun!
Food Is Available At This Site
Rydal Bank Hall
Janice Miller’s hand-stitched English smocked garments and her unique fabric snowman collection are today’s gifts and tomorrow’s treasures.
Ken Hanson began his art full-time in 1970 and still enjoys drawing and painting the local scenery with watercolours.
Heather Jordan. Gorgeous, handcrafted jewellery, featuring wire-wrapped fossils, meteorites, semi-precious stone and crystal. Organic, contemporary style. Adorn yourself in nature’s finest treasures!
Donna Nelson. Donna chooses nature as her subject and oils as her media to enhance the beauty of local rock.
Food Is Available At This Site
Leeburn Hall
Skip Bailey. Using wheel, hand building techniques and a variety of glaze combinations, Skip enjoys creating functional, decorative, whimsical and raku pottery.
Carson Merriefield. A fused glass artist who encompasses a wide range of ‘kiln formed’ glass creations for jewellery, art and functional items.
Zoey Wood-Salomon paints in the traditional Woodland style that reflects her Odawa heritage. Self-taught, Zoey has one book published “Healing”.
Food Is Available At This Site
Sylvan Valley Hall
Errol Caldwell creates unique and functional woodturnings and wood products from native and exotic woods. His work is sold at several Ontario galleries.
Hélène Caldwell specializes in 100% pure beeswax hand-poured candles and figurines. She also creates firestarters using recycled wax and sawdust.
Eileen Halfpenny. Exhibiting artist at the “Art Gallery of Algoma” during July 2012. Produces Algoma area paintings of a spiritual nature.
Gil Sachro. Landscape and architectural themes are used to create unique and functional pottery that celebrate and bring sunshine into everyday life.
Nancy Sachro creates unique functional and decorative fabric artworks using a wide variety of techniques, fabrics, fibres and found objects.
Echo Bay Hall
Lisa MacDonald-Waite. Handcrafts from Grandma’s fur and leather coats: furbears, mitts, moccasins, handbags, headbands, pillows and blankets.
Hugh Morrow, a self-taught artist, finds that watercolour is ideal for interpreting rustic subject matter including old structures, marine scenes and people.
Karen Nisbet. A retired high school art teacher, creates unique functional and sculptural earthware, both on the potter’s wheel and hand built.
Phillip Mitchell. A self-taught carver, Phillip uses salvaged wood and a chainsaw to create pieces of art for home and garden.
Rose Sundaram employs the vibrance of pastel, the subtleness of charcoal and watercolours to capture portraits, still lifes and images of Algoma.
Eila Wigmore is an Emerging Artist, who began painting at the age of 5. Now 11, she is inspired by nature and loves to experiment with various techniques and media.
Laird Hall
Jack Dunning. Jack creates both functional and decorative stoneware pottery, playing with shapes and glazes. Photography is a new addition to his work.
Lawrence Howard creates unique woodturnings emphasized by fine finishes. His award winning functional and decorative woodturnings and writing instruments are made from local materials.
Marilyn Mills. Marilyn’s goal is to create a painting that transfers her feelings about a subject to the viewer.
Jude Ortiz. Fine jewellery for everyday pleasure and special occasions. One-of-a-kind designs by award winning goldsmith/silversmith. Custom orders.
Lise Portelance weaves traditional blankets known as “catalognes”. Working with modern fibres, she creates blankets which can be machine-washed and dried.
Lidia Silvestrova hand paints wooden eggs and Matroshka dolls in traditional Russian style, with nature, Christmas and Easter themes.
Food Is Available At This Site
MacLennan Hall
David Solomon creates decorative boxes and serving boards from maple and exotic hardwoods, carefully selecting complimentary colours and grain patterns.
Jeanne Dumas. Nature’s elements of stone, wood, clay, copper and semi-precious stone are incorporated into Jeanne’s creations to reflect our landscapes.
Lou Lacroix. Lou creates fashionably inspired fine art drawings and illustrations using pastel, charcoal or paint reflecting how she feels when she dreams.
Ulrike Schneider. Exceptional handcrafted pieces for your enjoyment. Whimsical, organic and elegant forms inspired by the natural beauty surrounding her at Batchawana Bay.
Desbarats Arena
Lucy Boston. An award-winning artist, Lucy carefully selects 100% cotton/batiks for her wildlife and country quilts, Raggedy Ann/Andy dolls.
Cindy Coccimiglio creates functional and decorative pottery, both wheel-thrown and hand built in traditional and contemporary colours and forms.
Sheila Currie. Sheila is a prestigious awards recipient and owner/operator of “Watercolour by Sheila”, an art gallery and frame shop.
Ritva Longstreet. One-of-a-kind jewellery and metal art are individually created using silver, copper, semi-precious and found stones.
Vince Riddell. Unique local and exotic woods turned into bowls, vases, platters, wine glasses, and candlesticks for display and functional use.
Ruth Wigmore. Unique and unaltered photography. Salvaged treasures altered into curious and functional pieces. Simple to he unique embellished paper creations.
Bar River Hall
Diana Madill invites you to experience the warmth and beauty of copper within her nature inspired designs. Collection includes unique jewellery and decorative pieces.
Cathy Barton. A wide selection of functional as well as decorative stained glass including suncatchers, bowls, napkin holders, lamps, lanterns and jewel boxes.
Jim and Joanie Lindamood. Jim carves each bird in tupelo or basswood, while Joanie completes each carving with detailed painting. The work is mounted on driftwood.
Irene Patterson expresses her love of nature and country by painting scenes on natural leaves and incorporating leaves into extended scenes.
Warren Peterson is a landscape artist of the Canadian wilderness capturing a sense of time, place, light and space.
Hilkka Brander and Lena Skyum. For over 50 years, Hilkka and Lena have been artistically transforming recycled clothing and materials into beautiful and practical Finnish rugs, placemats and runners.
Stephanie Mitchell and Steve Haaksman The combination of stained glass, local stone and metal makes their work truly one-of-a-kind and unique to the North Shore.
Dieter Heller. Handcrafted fretsaw woodwork. Traditional German patterns, as well as Dieter’s own designs, are combined with woodburning techniques to create unique pieces.
Jean Paul is a professional freelance photographer whose work encompasses all forms of photography, specializing in weddings, landscapes and wildlife.
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Bruce Station Hall
Michele Forrester and Hans Wesselius. Hand crafted wood art. Sculptures, carved doors, plaques and tabletops.
Les Burt. Working with soapstone for over ten years still fascinates. Each piece of polished stone reveals its own unique character.
Cathy Redmond. Cathy’s watercolours reflect her appreciation of the changing seasons and varied landscapes of Algoma – in particular St. Joseph Island.
Cécile Sénéchal paints on feathers. She reproduces birds, animals, flowers, canoes and commission pieces. Each feather is matted and framed.
Bruce Mines United Church
Russ Mason continues to find inspiration in nature and in travel. Many of his fashionable items feature hand dyed yarns and intriguing textures.
Carson Merriefield. A glass art designer specializing in kiln formed glass jewellery. She is inspired by Lake Superior and the wilderness surrounding it.
Sherie Myers is an emerging artist who creates large-scale acrylic paintings. Her technique includes multiple layers and washes.
Karen Nisbet makes unique hand built and wheel-thrown functional pottery with a sculptural twist. Practical and fun!
Food Is Available At This Site
Rydal Bank Hall
Janice Miller’s hand-stitched English smocked garments and her unique fabric snowman collection are today’s gifts and tomorrow’s treasures.
Ken Hanson began his art full-time in 1970 and still enjoys drawing and painting the local scenery with watercolours.
Heather Jordan. Gorgeous, handcrafted jewellery, featuring wire-wrapped fossils, meteorites, semi-precious stone and crystal. Organic, contemporary style. Adorn yourself in nature’s finest treasures!
Donna Nelson. Donna chooses nature as her subject and oils as her media to enhance the beauty of local rock.
Food Is Available At This Site
Leeburn Hall
Skip Bailey. Using wheel, hand building techniques and a variety of glaze combinations, Skip enjoys creating functional, decorative, whimsical and raku pottery.
Carson Merriefield. A fused glass artist who encompasses a wide range of ‘kiln formed’ glass creations for jewellery, art and functional items.
Zoey Wood-Salomon paints in the traditional Woodland style that reflects her Odawa heritage. Self-taught, Zoey has one book published “Healing”.
Food Is Available At This Site
Sylvan Valley Hall
Errol Caldwell creates unique and functional woodturnings and wood products from native and exotic woods. His work is sold at several Ontario galleries.
Hélène Caldwell specializes in 100% pure beeswax hand-poured candles and figurines. She also creates firestarters using recycled wax and sawdust.
Eileen Halfpenny. Exhibiting artist at the “Art Gallery of Algoma” during July 2012. Produces Algoma area paintings of a spiritual nature.
Gil Sachro. Landscape and architectural themes are used to create unique and functional pottery that celebrate and bring sunshine into everyday life.
Nancy Sachro creates unique functional and decorative fabric artworks using a wide variety of techniques, fabrics, fibres and found objects.
Echo Bay HallLisa MacDonald-Waite. Handcrafts from Grandma’s fur and leather coats: furbears, mitts, moccasins, handbags, headbands, pillows and blankets. |
Laird Hall
Jack Dunning. Jack creates both functional and decorative stoneware pottery, playing with shapes and glazes. Photography is a new addition to his work.
Lawrence Howard creates unique woodturnings emphasized by fine finishes. His award winning functional and decorative woodturnings and writing instruments are made from local materials.
Marilyn Mills. Marilyn’s goal is to create a painting that transfers her feelings about a subject to the viewer.
Jude Ortiz. Fine jewellery for everyday pleasure and special occasions. One-of-a-kind designs by award winning goldsmith/silversmith. Custom orders.
Lise Portelance weaves traditional blankets known as “catalognes”. Working with modern fibres, she creates blankets which can be machine-washed and dried.
Lidia Silvestrova hand paints wooden eggs and Matroshka dolls in traditional Russian style, with nature, Christmas and Easter themes.
Food Is Available At This Site
MacLennan Hall
David Solomon creates decorative boxes and serving boards from maple and exotic hardwoods, carefully selecting complimentary colours and grain patterns.
Jeanne Dumas. Nature’s elements of stone, wood, clay, copper and semi-precious stone are incorporated into Jeanne’s creations to reflect our landscapes.
Lou Lacroix. Lou creates fashionably inspired fine art drawings and illustrations using pastel, charcoal or paint reflecting how she feels when she dreams.
Ulrike Schneider. Exceptional handcrafted pieces for your enjoyment. Whimsical, organic and elegant forms inspired by the natural beauty surrounding her at Batchawana Bay.
Desbarats Arena
Lucy Boston. An award-winning artist, Lucy carefully selects 100% cotton/batiks for her wildlife and country quilts, Raggedy Ann/Andy dolls.
Cindy Coccimiglio creates functional and decorative pottery, both wheel-thrown and hand built in traditional and contemporary colours and forms.
Sheila Currie. Sheila is a prestigious awards recipient and owner/operator of “Watercolour by Sheila”, an art gallery and frame shop.
Ritva Longstreet. One-of-a-kind jewellery and metal art are individually created using silver, copper, semi-precious and found stones.
Vince Riddell. Unique local and exotic woods turned into bowls, vases, platters, wine glasses, and candlesticks for display and functional use.
Ruth Wigmore. Unique and unaltered photography. Salvaged treasures altered into curious and functional pieces. Simple to he unique embellished paper creations.
Bar River Hall
Diana Madill invites you to experience the warmth and beauty of copper within her nature inspired designs. Collection includes unique jewellery and decorative pieces.
Cathy Barton. A wide selection of functional as well as decorative stained glass including suncatchers, bowls, napkin holders, lamps, lanterns and jewel boxes.
Jim and Joanie Lindamood. Jim carves each bird in tupelo or basswood, while Joanie completes each carving with detailed painting. The work is mounted on driftwood.
Irene Patterson expresses her love of nature and country by painting scenes on natural leaves and incorporating leaves into extended scenes.
Warren Peterson is a landscape artist of the Canadian wilderness capturing a sense of time, place, light and space.
Hilkka Brander and Lena Skyum. For over 50 years, Hilkka and Lena have been artistically transforming recycled clothing and materials into beautiful and practical Finnish rugs, placemats and runners.
Stephanie Mitchell and Steve Haaksman The combination of stained glass, local stone and metal makes their work truly one-of-a-kind and unique to the North Shore.
Dieter Heller. Handcrafted fretsaw woodwork. Traditional German patterns, as well as Dieter’s own designs, are combined with woodburning techniques to create unique pieces.
Jean Paul is a professional freelance photographer whose work encompasses all forms of photography, specializing in weddings, landscapes and wildlife.
The Round Barn
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Algoma Mutual Insurance Company
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St. Joseph Island Coffee Roasters |
Island ScoopIce cream café and gift shop featuring St. Joseph Island coffee and maple syrup; woodturnings, pottery and candles. Kodak kiosk. ATM available. Hilton Beach – by the Marina (705) 989-4102. |
Calico Hen |
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Penokean
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Heritage Home HardwareBuilding Centre. |
Bucci’s Place |
Dinelle’s Country MarketThe small town grocery store with an in-store bakery, fresh meats and produce. ATM Available. 3217 Hwy 17B, Echo Bay (705) 248-2161 |
Headrick Farm and Gardens
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Algoma Ag Centre
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Stobie’s Family Restaurant
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Smith’s Desbarats Market
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Pine Island Wood Products
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McClelland’s Hardware Ltd
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Karhi Contracting Inc. |
Mobile Glass & Framing Gallery
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Rose Sundaram |
Roses Art Gallery & Framing |
Photographic Art by Gordon Stone
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Karen Nisbet |
Johnson Farmers’ Market DesbaratsFeatures local produce and products. Saturdays. Jun. 1-Aug. 31: 9am-2pm; Sep. 7-Oct. 12: 10am-2pm; Special hours for Green Expo: 9am-3pm; Fibre to Fabric: 9am-3pm and Sylvan Circle: 10am-4pm. Hwy 17E, Main St. (next to the Community Centre/Arena), Desbarats (705) 782-2201
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Berkana Art Studio
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Color Your World
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Life’s A Stitch
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