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On this page we'll show photos of some activities conducted at the Sunny Cottage Heritage Centre.

CANADA  DAY......

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Canada Day Celebrations is an annual event on the Sunny Cottage grounds.

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All ready for Canada Day!

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Raising of the Canadian Flag by the RCMP and town dignitaries.

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A crowd has gathered for the cutting of the Canada Day cake. Refreshments served to all.

Senior's Card Game...
Every Wednesday afternoon during tourist season the Sunny Cottage will host a card game for seniors in the community.  A small fee covers prizes and a meal.

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Senior's Card Game around the kitchen table.

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Seniors playing cards in the Dining Room.

Monument Dedication:

Unveiling of the Alsatian Monument, Aug. 12, 1998.
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The Alsatian was a local fishing schooner, lost at sea in 1935, taking 10 lives from Hr. Breton.

Sunny Cottage Garden Party:
Sunny Cottage Garden Party on the Sunny Cottage grounds, Aug. 11, 2002. This is an annual event with a family-oriented theme that raises money for the continuous psesentation and preservation of the Sunny Cottage Heritage Centre.

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Crowds gathering and buying tickets for the various games at the Sunny Cottage Garden Party, 2002.

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Dunk-Tank attracted interest as people tried to make local dignitaries wet.

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The magnificent Cottage on Garden Party Day, 2002.

Pea Soup Day...

Saturday's lunch in Newfoundland is traditionally a pea soup meal. Occassionally the Cottage serves pea soup to the public. The Corporation members and tour guides all assist in cooking and serving the meal.

Garden Party Activities:
-Major Ticket Draw
-Merchandise Bingo
-Pre-Teen & Teenage Dance
-Live Newfoundland Music
-Food Booth
-Face Painting
-Games: -Golf
              -Ball Throw
              -Dunk-Tank
              -Lollipop Game
              -Fish Pond
              -Wheel Game 
 

Sunny Cottage Flea Market...

The Sunny Cottage Flea Market is an annual event. Items are donated to the cottage for this fundraiser. Monies realized goes towards the preservation of the cottage.

Guided Tours:

Tour guides dressed in period costumes are ready to take you on an informative tour of the cottage.

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A tour guide (Angela/2002)is ready to take you on a guided tour of the cottage.

Taste Traditional Nfld. Food..
Visitors are given the opportunity to taste traditional Newfoundland food in our kitchen.  Tour guides cook such samples as molasses buns, toutins, and fruit cake.  As visitors sample the food, they yarn with our friendly staff.

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Visitors from Wisconsin, USA having a "mug-up" in the kitchen.

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony...

This is an annual event every December. Bulbs are let in memory of departed love ones. Carol singing, speaches, and hot chocolate are a part of the ceremony.

To volunteer for a regular event at the cottage, please contact a member of the Corporation or contact the cottage.
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