65 Ways to ReCreate and Discover Our #RADCommunity
‘HOW TO’ use your #RADCommunityPassport…
Digital Passport Users:
Download your digital passport here :#RAD Community Passport
- Instead of a STAMP in your passport: look for QR codes at different ‘Destinations’ where there are STAMPS available (it will allow you to send us an email providing your STAMP) OR
- Print off a STAMP Collectors’ Page…take a pic and send it to us by email.
- Use our hashtags when you share your adventures on your own social media:
#RADCommunity
#RADCommunityPassport
#YouOtterBeHere - Follow the instructions for any DESTINATION (#1 to #65) and send us evidence of your adventures by email to: RADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com
Hard Copy (If you choose to print it):
- Fill out your personal information and/or add a ‘passport photo’ or drawing of yourself or your whole family (page 3)
- Get a STAMP in your passport at various DESTINATIONS, as noted in the passport.
- Follow the instructions on any DESTINATION and then email your entries to us at: RADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com
- You can also access the digital passport at any time.
How to WIN @ the ‘Choose Your Own’ Adventure:
- Follow the instructions in your passport and send your photos, videos, written work, art of any kind, to: RADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com Please let us know if we can assist you.
- Have FUN as you ReCreate and Discover Our #RADCommunity !
65 Ways …
#1 Canada Day Land Search
#2 RAD FAB Driving Tour: 'Defining a Nation Downriver'
#3 Photo Op: Capture Images of Canada Day July 1st, 2021
#4 Leeds & Grenville MURALS
#5 Visit: any Waterfront
#6 Visit: a favourite ‘Fishing Hole’
#7 Visit: a favourite ‘Ship Watching Spot’
#8 Photo Op: Ships, Boats & Harbours!
#9 Visit: my Local Library
#10 Discover a small business or local farmer: …have you been to your local farmers’ market?
#11 Historic Walks: Westport or Delta
#12 Visit: The Village of Delta, find the playground, trail or beach!
#13 Historic Walks: Brockville
#14 Historic Walks: Prescott
#15 Photo Op: Historic Sites, Churches & Forts
#16 Visit: The Healing Circle Labyrinth in Johnstown
#17 Garden Tours: Brockville – walking
#18 Scavenger Hunt: Downtown Brockville Business BINGO
#19 Painted Rocks: Brock Trail or a local park/trail
#21 Explore the Magic of Limerick Forest
#22 Scavenger Hunt
#23 Photo Op: Nature
#24 Sensory Tour: Leeds & Grenville – driving
#25 Art: Nature
#26 Attend an event (online or in person) created by our local performing artists
#27 Share a Song for Summer 2021!
#28 Farm Exploration Ideas: Chatterfield Farm, Merrickville
#29 Farm Exploration Ideas: BUSL (Mallorytown),Hall's Apple Orchard (Brockville),Tincap Berry Farm OR Your Favourite Farm
#30 Backyard Obstacle Course
#31 Have a Campfire or BBQ
#32 Backyard/Balcony Gardening/Birdwatching Pictures
#33 Photo Op: Flowers & Gardens
#34 Sensory Tour: Three Options: Matchy Matchy Hunt, Sense & Create Walk or Ninja Walk!
#35 Volunteer in your Community
#36 Explore a local Provincial Park: Charleston Lake, Rideau River, Murphy’s Point
#37 Explore the Rideau Heritage Route in your own RAD way!
#38 Drive-In Movies in Leeds & Grenville: Port Elmsley, Gananoque (coming soon!) and sometimes Brockville!
#39 Random Act of Kindness
#40 Historical Geo-Passport (South Nation Conservation)
#41 Take a RAD FAB Driving Tour: Discover the 'Five Forest Tour'
#42 Invite a friend on a picnic
#43 Visit: Saunder's Country Critters (Oxford Station)
#44 Visit: MacJohnson Wildlife Area (Brockville)
#45 Visit: Brockville Aquatarium – (virtually or in-person)
#46 Visit: Blockhouse Island
#47 Photo Op: Blockhouse Island Chairs (Brockville) or Joel Stone Park Chairs (Gananoque)
#48 Visit: Sculpture Park in Gananoque
#49 Discover Gananoque Walking Trails
#50 Visit Mallorytown: Mallorytown Landing, Mallory Coach House, Skywood Eco Adventures, Purple Door Books, BUSL/Orchel Barkery, Brown's Bay Park/Beach
#51 Video Sharing: ‘What community means to me’
#52 Take a RAD FAB Driving Tour: Experience the Arts!
#53 Art: Experience of Community
#54 Your community is lucky to have you. Tell us why!
#55 Meet a neighbour!
#56 Share something with a neighbour
#57 DIY: ‘Choose your own Adventure’
#58 Visit: my favourite bridge
#59 Visit: a park I've never been to
#60 Visit: Spencerville Mill – Summer 2021 Exhibit – ‘The local experience of Covid 19’
#61 Attend the First People's Park Dedication Ceremony or the Ceremonial Water Walk or the 5th Annual First Peoples' Performing Arts Festival!
#62 Who did I meet for the first time this summer?
#63 What is a favourite new place that I have discovered in Leeds & Grenville?
#64 Visit: Brockville Railway Tunnel
#65 Road Trip TIPS
#1 Canada Day Land Search
- https://native-land.ca/
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Draw entry: What did you discover?
Now you can acknowledge the lands upon which we are blessed to Recreate & Discover Community - Other holidays to explore throughout the summer months and the rest of the year:
https://www.diversitybestpractices.com/2021-diversity-holidays
#2 RAD FAB Driving Tour: 'Defining a Nation Downriver'
Draw entry: Did you learn anything new? What is missing from this telling of history?
- FAB Tours are brought to us by the Frontenac Arch Biosphere!
- Try this Driving Tour called “Defining A Nation Downriver’:
Brockville_RR_DefiningNationDownriver.pdf - Something to occupy the smaller folks on the driving tour…Number Plate Safari by Car:
number_plate_safari_walk.pdf - Check out more FAB adventures at: frontenacarchbiosphere.ca
#3 Photo Op: Capture Images of Canada Day July 1st, 2021
Draw entry: send us a pic to RADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com for an entry in the weekly draws!
Share on social media and use our hashtag #RADCommunity!
#4 Leeds & Grenville MURALS
Have you seen any large murals in your travels around our region? See if you can spot them!
How many did you find? What was your favorite?
Draw entry: Share your pics! (Bonus points for artist info!)
#5 Visit: any Waterfront
We are so fortunate to have so much access to water in our region.
Draw entry: Share a pic from one of your visits!
#6 Visit: a favourite ‘Fishing Hole’
Draw entry: Share a pic of your biggest, ugliest or favourite catch! Tell us about your favourite fishing hole.
Family Fishing Week in July (July 3-11, 2021)
Free Experience Collection Loans: fishing rods, tackle boxes & nets from the Brockville Library:
https://brockvillelibrary.ca/library-services/free-museum-passes-and-experience-collection/
(temporarily unavailable due to covid but check back here for great opportunities!)
Other resources:
#7 Visit: a favourite ‘Ship Watching Spot’
Draw entry: Where is it? Show us on a map!
- Ways to connect:
Blockhouse, Prescott Harbour, Iroquois Locks
#8 Photo Op: Ships, Boats & Harbours
Draw entry: send us a pic to RADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com
Share on social media and use our hashtag #RADCommunity
#9 Visit: my Local Library
Draw entry: Check in at the desk!
#10 Discover a small business or farmer…have you been to your local farmers’ market?
Draw entry: What did you discover? Share you saw or learned about a small business in your community!
- Brockville:
brockvillefarmersmarket.ca - Gananoque:
gananoquefarmersmarket.ca - Kemptville:
kemptvillefarmersmarket.ca - Check out this interactive map of small businesses in Leeds & Grenville:
directory.leedsgrenville.com
#11 Historic Walks – Westport or Delta
Draw entry: Take a selfie!
- Westport:
www.rideau-info.com - Virtual Westport Experience:
www.pragmasoft.be - Delta:
www.deltaontario.com - Delta:
www.deltaontario.com/do-local-food
#12 Visit: the Village of Delta!
Enjoy the playground beside the canteen, discover the trail or cool off at the beach Stop by The Jubliee Bakeshop! Check in at Fern & Fox Wellness
- A handy map:
www.rideau-info.com - Fern & Fox:
www.fernandfoxwellness.com - Jubilee Bakeshop:
directory-athens.leedsgrenville.com - Canteen:
www.beverleylakepark.com - https://www.deltaontario.com/
- Hiking:
www.frontenacarchbiosphere.ca - Paddling lovers? Check out this adventure:
www.deltamill.org
#13 Historic Walks: Brockville
Take a selfie on your walk
Historic Houses:
Virtual Experiences:
- on-the-street
- house-histories
- pieces-of-brockville
- wordpress.com
- a-short-history-of-brockville
- digitalmuseum
- exhbit-tours
- stories-from-the-stones
- talk-tea
Tour of Fulford Place: www.heritagetrust.on.ca
Optional Historic Driving Tour:www.frontenacarchbiosphere.ca
#15 Photo Op: Historic Sites, Churches & Forts
Share on social media and use our hashtag #RADCommunity
Use our email address to send us a pic: ARADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com
#16 Visit the Healing Circle Labyrinth in Johnstown
Send us a pic! Who did you meet on your visit?
- By appointment and free with option of donation
- www.healingcirclelabyrinth.ca
- garden-trail-healing-circle-labyrinth
#17 Garden Tours: Brockville – walking
Share a pic of your favourite flower.
- Brockville Courthouse:
court-house-avenue-bloom-2 - Fulford Place – Olmstead Brothers Gardens
goo.gl/maps - Woodland Ramble:
garden-trail-rideau-woodland-ramble - www.rideauwoodlandramble.com
- Shakespeare's Gardens in Prescott:
garden-trail-shakespeares-gardens - Gananoque:
garden-trail-gardens-of-gananoque
#18 Scavenger Hunt: Downtown Brockville Business BINGO
Find the WINDOW DECALS of our #RADCommunity Logo scattered throughout Downtown Brockville.
Complete all the instructions on your Brockville Business BINGO sheet and send us a pic for two tickets in the weekly prize draw!
Share some pics about your adventure!
- PDF of Downtown
- brockville-shopping
- downtown-brockville-restaurants-nightlife
- Option: Sensory Walk: Number Plate Safari!
number_plate_safari_walk
#19 Painted Rocks: Brock Trail or a local park/trail
Take one, leave one, ‘Paint A Rock’ or two; place it on the trail; take another with you!
Take a pic of your favorite! Visit often!
Don't visit Brockville? Start a collection in YOUR local park or walking trail!
- Interactive Map:
www.arcgis.com - Map for Printing:
rock-painting-ideas - www.brocktrail.ca
#20 Scavenger Hunts (Historic-Brockville): Brock Trail, Hardy Park & Centeen Park
Pick one or try them all – follow the links below for each adventure.
Which one did you try? What was the most surprising thing you learned?
- Thanks to the Brockville Museum for their wonderful content, they have brought throughout the past year and always; check out their Digital Museum:
digitalmuseum - Brock Trail:
filesusr.com - Hardy Park:
65ea58_57066b0d344c446dabc48ce841eaacaf - Centeen Park:
65ea58_f5ab8d4f80454d08bec669dd36a84886 - Don’t forget to check out the regular museum site:
www.brockvillemuseum.com - How to connect with others interested in the Brock Trail:
www.facebook.com
#21 Explore the Magic of Limerick Forest
Check in at the Story Book Installation OR Find the Beaver Lodge OR enjoy a stroll/bike through the forest.
Draw entry: Share a pic of something you saw on your visit.
- Limerick Forest:
limerick-forest - Sensory Walk:
forest_bathing_walk - Virtual Experience:'A Walk in Limerick Forest'
youtu.be - How to connect with others interested in the Limerick Forest:
www.facebook.com
#22 Scavenger Hunt
Draw entries:
Which one did you try?
Take a pic of your ‘loot’ or show us your pics/make a collage.
Did you find or create your own? Tell us about it!
Summer Scavenger Hunts:
- Summer Beach Hunt:
www.momdot.com - Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt – (no visuals):
drjhg.srce.ca - Neighbourhood Search (visuals):
thebirdfeednyc.com - Many ideas and tips:
www.kcedventures.com - Signs of Summer Scavenger Hunt (all visuals):
muddybootsanddiamonds.com - Sensory Scavenger Hunt:
www.collarandcuffs.org
#23 Photo Op: Nature
Have fun taking photos while you are out adventuring! If you take any related to ‘nature’, share on social media and use our hashtag #RADCommunity
To enter the draw, send your pic to our email address: mailto:RADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com
#24 Sensory Tour: Leeds & Grenville – driving
Draw entry: What was the loudest sound you heard? Can you shuffle and snuffle like a Tenrec? (See Safe, Sound & About Bingo)
- Safe, Sound & About Bingo:
safe_sound_about_bingo - Number Plate Safari:
number_plate_safari_walk - Garden Info:
GardenTrail - Fall Experience:
fall-colour
#25 Art: Nature
Draw entry: Create something inspired by the beauty of our region. Share a pic with us!
- Sensory Walk/Art Inspiration:
cloud_spotting_walk
#26 Attend an event (online or in person) created by our local performing artists
Draw entry: Share the event with everyone!
#27 Share a Song for Summer 2021!
Draw entry: any of the following…
Sing a song, play a song, write a song or share a song!
Send us a link to your favourite RAD summer tunes!
Create an L&G Road trip Playlist to share!
#28 Farm Exploration Ideas: Chatterfield Farm, Merrickville
Chat with the goats'; take a selfie with the chattiest; check in at the gift Shop for a STAMP
- Visit our Farm Shop the Goat House Shop & Apothecary at Chatterfield Farm
- chatterfieldfarm.ca
- chatterfieldfarm.ca/pages/gallery
#29 Farm Exploration Ideas: BUSL (Mallorytown), Hall's Apple Orchard (Brockville), Tincap Berry Farm OR Your Favourite Farm
Draw entry:
Visit a farm!
Who did you meet?
Did you learn anything about life on a farm?
Other areas:
Lyndhurst:www.furnacefallsfarm.com
Frankville:www.funnyduckfarms.com
Oxford Mills:www.earthsharvestfarm.ca
Gananoque:www.rootsdown.ca
Oxford Station:www.alpaca-tracks.com
Rideau Lakes Township:www.wendyscountrymarket.com
Delta:www.facebook.com
- Mallorytown:buslcider.com
- Brockville:hallsapplemarket.com
- Tincap:www.tincapberryfarm.ca
#30 Backyard Obstacle Course
Draw Entry: Try one of these ideas or DIY it! Care to share what you created? Share a pic!
#31 Have a Campfire or BBQ
Draw entry: Show us your S'MORES!
- History of S'mores: youtu.be
- ‘How to’ VIDEO: accessiblechef.com
#32 Backyard/Balcony Gardening/Birdwatching Pictures
Draw entry: Send us a pic of your own projects or your neighbours’…or a favourite garden nearby!
Ways to Connect:
Brockville and District Horticultural Society:
Yonge in Bloom:
- Brockville Nature Enthusiasts: brockvillenatureenthusiasts
- facebook.com/groups/1079852162189583
- www.facebook.com/groups/130754100804461
- Leeds and Grenville Permaculture:www.facebook.com/groups
#33 Photo Op: Flowers & Gardens
To enter the draw, use our email address to send us a pic:RADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com
Share on social media and use our hashtag #RADCommunity
#34 Sensory Tour: Three Options: Matchy Matchy Hunt, Sense & Create Walk or Ninja Walk!
Draw entry: Which one did you try?
- Matchy Matchy Hunt: matchy_matchy_treasure_hunt
- Sense & Create Walk: sense___create_walk_jan_2021
- Ninja Walk: ninja_walk_jan_2021
Special Thanks to: www.collarandcuffs.org !
#35 Volunteer in your Community
Draw entry: Share something about what you did/who did you meet?
#36 Explore a local Provincial Park: Charleston Lake, Rideau River, Murphy’s Point
Monday to Thursday admission is free.
Draw entry: Take a pic & share!
- Charleston Lake:
- Murphy’s Point:
- Rideau River:
#37 Explore the Rideau Heritage Route in your own RAD way!
Draw entry: Did you drive, paddle, hike or picnic?
- Driving: Heritage Tour – Central Rideau heritage-central
- Picnic Tour – Southern Rideau picnic-south
- Ecology Tour – Central Rideau ecology-central
- Rideau Canal: Paddler's Trip Planner trip-canoe
- Hiking the Rideau: hiking
#38 Drive-In Movies in Leeds & Grenville: Port Elmsley, Gananoque (coming soon!) and sometimes Brockville!
Draw entry: What movie did you see? Send us a pic!
#39 Random Act of Kindness
How did you feel? How did they react?
Draw entry: Share your experience.
#40 Historical Geo-Passport (South Nation Conservation)
Draw entry: Tell us about your adventures!
#41 Take a RAD FAB Driving Tour: Discover the 'Five Forest Tour'
Draw entry: Which one was your favourite and why?
#42 Invite a friend on a picnic
Draw entry: Tell us about your family's favorite picnic spot. Share a map to the spot! Can you find it on Google Earth?
#43 Visit: Saunder's Country Critters (Oxford Station)
Draw entry: What was your favourite creature? Share a pic!
#44 Visit: MacJohnson Wildlife Area (Brockville)
Draw entries:
‘Check in' with the trumpter swans…how many did you count?
Name five different trees you find.
Ask someone to help you in your search!
MacJohnson:mac-johnson-wildlife-area
Maps:
Ways to connect: friends-mac-johnson
#45 Visit: Brockville Aquatarium – (virtually or in-person)
Draw entries:
Get a STAMP for your passport at the Front Desk!
Find the Otter Tank -take a pic of your favourite
You ‘otter’ be there!
Virtual Tour: aquatarium.ca
#46 Visit: Blockhouse Island
Draw entry: Check in at Tourism Booth to get your passport STAMP!
#47 Photo Op: Blockhouse Island Chairs (Brockville) or Joel Stone Park Chairs (Gananoque)
Share your pics on social media and use our hashtag #RADCommunity or #RADCommunityPassport
Draw entry: Send us a pic:RADCommunityPassport@bdaci.com
Blockhouse Island Live Video Cam: www.youtube.com
Joel Stone Beach: waterfront-beaches
#48 Visit: Sculpture Park in Gananoque
Draw entries:
Check in at the Tourism Office down the hill; enjoy the library next door or the playground, gardens and gazebo across the street! Send us your pics! If it’s Thursday, enjoy the Farmer’s Market in the park.
- Confederation & Sculpture Park: confederation-and-sculpture-park
- sculpture-park
- sculpture-park
- Hiking Trails: Hiking-Trails
- Farmer’s Market: gananoquefarmersmarket.ca
- Ideas of ‘Things to Do’ in Gananoque: 25-things-you-must-do
- thousandislandslife.com
#49 Discover Gananoque Walking Trails
Draw entry: Which one did you pick? What did you discover?
#50 Visit Mallorytown: Mallorytown Landing, Mallory Coach House, Skywood Eco Adventures, Purple Door Books, BUSL/Orchel Barkery, Brown's Bay Park/Beach
Draw entries:
Where did you go?
Share some pics!
Things To Do in Mallorytown :
Skywood Eco Adventure:www.skywoodzip.com
Purple Door Books: www.purpledoorbooks.com
BUSL and Orchel Bakery: orchelbakery
Brown’s Bay – Thousand Islands National Park:
#51 Video Sharing: ‘What community means to me’
Make any video sharing: "What community means to me"
Draw entry: Share it with us!
#52 Take a RAD FAB Driving Tour: Experience the Arts!
Draw entries:
Tell us about your favourite discovery.
Share a pic of something or someone you met along the way.
- Frontenac Arch Biosphere Driving Tour: Brockville_RR_ArtsEast
- For the young at heart on the driving tour:
Number Plate Safari by Car: number_plate_safari_walk
#53 Art: Experience of Community
Create any kind of art reflecting your RAD experiences of Community
Draw entry: share it with us at: RADcommunitypassport@bdaci.com
#54 Your community is lucky to have you. Tell us why!
Draw entry: Tell us about it in anyway: written, art of any kind, video, photograph
#55 Meet a neighbour!
Draw entry: Tell us about how you met
#56 Share something with a neighbour
Draw entry: What did you share?
#57 DIY: ‘Choose your own Adventure’
Create your own adventure:www.adventuresmart.ca
Draw entries:
What did you do and why?
Share a pic!
#58 Visit: my favourite bridge
Draw entry: Tell us where it is!
#59 Visit: a park I've never been to
Draw entry: Give us your 'Rotten Tomatoes' review!
Here are some ideas to check out:
Day Use Parks:Day-use-Parks
Landon Bay: landon-bay-centre
Jones Creek: jones-creek-tinp
Rock Dunder: rock-dunder
Lyn: lyn-valley-conservation-area
Seeley’s Bay: fitness-trail
From home:
Blockhouse Island Cam: www.youtube.com
#60 Visit: Spencerville Mill – Summer 2021 Exhibit – ‘The local experience of Covid 19’
Draw entry: Stop by the Village Pantry for a Cinnamon Bun & STAMP your passport!
#61 Attend the First People's Park Dedication Ceremony or the Ceremonial Water Walk or the 5th Annual First Peoples' Performing Arts Festival!
Stay tuned for dates & details – coming up this fall 2021!
Draw entry: learn something about one of these annual events and share it with us!
First People’s Park of the Thousand Islands:facebook.com
First People’s Performing Arts Festival: FirstPeoplesPerformingArts
#62 Who did I meet for the first time this summer?
Draw entry: Tell us two things about them!
#63 What is a favourite new place that I have discovered in Leeds & Grenville?
Draw entry: Share a pic, a video or a drawing about your discovery.
#64 Visit: Brockville Railway Tunnel
Draw entry:
Share a pic or video of your adventure!
If it's Saturday, enjoy the Market while you're there!
#65 Road Trip TIPS
In your travels around Leeds & Grenville, you are certain to discover sweet little gems and tasty pit stops
Draw entries:
Please share your favourite tips and locales for everyone to enjoy!
While passing through Athens, stop in at Luke’s European Style Market for a STAMP in your passport.