RADCommunityPassport

#1 Canada Day Land Search

Search the map and discover which Indigenous Nations took care of this land before the country called ‘Canada’ was created.

• https://native-land.ca/
• 
  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!

• Athens Heritage Walking Tour | Frontenac Arch Biosphere

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:

• https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary
• https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-outdoors-card
• https://www.huntandfishontario.com/
• https://www.ontario.ca/locations/serviceontario
• https://www.ontario.ca/page/hunting-and-fishing-licence-issuers

#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!

• Brockville Public Library
• Libraries
• Libraries and Listing

#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

#14 Historic Walks: Prescott

Take a selfie on your walk

• Prescott-Walking-Tour

#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!

• www.1000islandsplayhouse.com
• www.royaltheatre.ca
• downtownbrockville.com
• brockvilleartscentre.com
• smithsfallstheatre.com
• portelmsleydrivein.com
• gallipeaucentretheatre.com
• joshuabatescentre.com

#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:

www.deltaontario.com

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!

• www.pinterest.com
• inspired-motherhood.com
• www.beafunmum.com
• frugalfun4boys.com
• happytoddlerplaytime.com

#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?

• 9eb6669f1f.nxcli.net
• www.leedsgrenville.com
• Family Community Service Ideas

#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!

charlestonlake

www.frontenacarchbiosphere.ca

murphyspoint

murphys-point-provincial-park

rideauriver

• 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!

• Port Elmsley
• Gananoque

#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!

• historical-geo-passport
• SNC-GeocacheMAP_03-2016-ENGLISH
• www.nation.on.ca

#41 Take a RAD FAB Driving Tour: Discover the 'Five Forest Tour'

Draw entry: Which one was your favourite and why?

• Brockville_RR_FiveForestTour
• Number Plate Safari by Car:

#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?

• Ideas: Jones' Falls: Southern Rideau Picnic Tour

#43 Visit: Saunder's Country Critters (Oxford Station)

Draw entry: What was your favourite creature? Share a pic!

• www.saunderscountry.com
• contact-us

#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:

FABRMacJohnsonWildlifeArea

cataraquiconservation.ca

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?

• Hiking-Trails
• hiking-and-waterfront-trails
• gananoque-trail-system

#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 :

• Mallorytown_Ontario

Skywood Eco Adventure:www.skywoodzip.com

Purple Door Books: www.purpledoorbooks.com

BUSL and Orchel Bakery: orchelbakery

Brown’s Bay – Thousand Islands National Park:

www.stlawrenceparks.co

plan-your-visit

#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!

• fab-bridges-of-the-biosphere
• Brockville_RR_Bridges
• GreenWoodsBridges

#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!

• spencervillemill
• historical-geo-passport
• spencervillefair.ca