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Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
Corporate Sponsors
Chestico Days 2013 would like to recognize and thank
its corporate sponsors for their generous support in
making this year’s festival possible:
Overall Festival Sponsor/Platinum Sponsor
($3500):
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Silver Sponsors ($500 to 1000)
Central Building Supplies; Labatts; Port Hood Knights of
Columbus; Select Nova Scotia.
Bronze Sponsors ($100 to $500)
Bikinis and Trunks Ice Cream Bar; Dennis Haverstock Funeral
Home; Green’s Funeral Home; Mabou River Inn; Dr. Colin
MacLeod ND-Port Hood; Strait Supplies Ltd.
Princess Sponsors
Al MacInnis Sports Centre/Sunset Sands RV Park; Albert
MacDonald Construction; Ceilidh Fishermen’s Co-op; East
Coast Credit Union-Port Hood Branch; Celtic Current LP; High
Road Truck and Auto Parts; Ideal Concrete Ltd.; Islandview
Beauty Salon; Port Hood Co-op; Port Hood & District
Recreation; Port Hood & District Volunteer Fire Department;
Port Hood Home Hardware/North End Building Supplies;
Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Friends of Chestico Days (less than $100 and/or in-kind
donations as of July 22 – this list still being finalized)
Bob Martin Photographic; Cabot Links; Glorious Floral Designs shop;
Green’s Funeral Home; Hillcrest Hall.
Chestico Days 2013
Schedule of Events
July 29-August 4, 2013
(brochure printed July 22 – more sponsors being added, check
back)
For more information on all Chestico Days events follow us on
Twitter at @ChesticoDays
For all events where “arena” is listed as location, this means the
Al MacInnis Sports Centre in Port Hood.
Participants attending any official Chestico Days event or
activity do so at their own risk; Chestico Days is not responsible
for injuries, loss of property, etc.
Allan MacMaster MLA
15759 Central Avenue, Inverness
Phone: 1-888-968-7652
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.AllanMacMaster.ca
Rodger Cuzner
MP-Cape Breton-Canso
Phone: 902-842-9763
Email: [email protected]
Website: rodgercuzner.liberal.ca/en/default.aspx
Chestico Days 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, July 29
Mon., July 29 to Fri., Aug. 2: Historical boat tours of Port Hood and Henry Islands. Boat departs Government Wharf at 6:30 pm; tour approximately 1½ hours. Cost: $25 p/p; must be paid in advance. To book call the museum (787-2244).
6:30 pm: Outdoor Mass, St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery. In event of
inclement weather, mass will be inside St. Peter’s Church.
Tuesday, July 30
Golf Tournament. 8 am shot gun start. Location: Dundee Golf
Club. Cost: $90 p/p (includes BBQ steak dinner to follow at arena).
Register via Bernie at 787-2653(H)/2666 (W), or
[email protected] Pay NO LATER THAN July 26 (cash or VISA).
8 pm–10:00 pm: Youth Dance (Grades 6, 7 & 8). Location: arena
(mezzanine level). Doors close at 9 pm sharp. Cost: $5. Canteen.
Wednesday, July 31
12 pm: Bikinis & Trunks Sand Sculpture Competition. Location:
Port Hood supervised beach below Court House. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and
3rd. Registration: noon; judging at 4 pm. BBQ. Sponsored by Bikinis
and Trucks Ice Cream Bar.
7 pm: Family Ceilidh, Chestico Princess Crowning, presentation
of Chestico Days Volunteer of the Year Award. Location: arena.
Light lunch served. Admission: $5 per person; under 12 free.
Thursday, August 1
4 pm: Traditional Lobster Dinner, part of the 2013 Nova Scotia
Incredible Picnic series. Featuring local market-size lobsters,
homemade salads, rolls, cake, tea/coffee, Nova Scotia wines and
more. Bar service. Location: arena. Free hot dogs for children
when adult meal is purchased. Only $20 per meal -- Great value.
Advance tickets for sale at arena.
Support Eating Local!
7:30 pm: Ceilidh and Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg
presentation. Location: Chestico Museum. Tea & light lunch served.
Admission: $5. Children 12 & under are admitted free.
Friday, August 2
Fri. Aug. 2 to Sun. Aug. 4: Louisbourg-era costumed animators will demonstrate aspects of stone quarrying and masonry done at Port Hood for Fortress of Louisbourg. Location: former Port Hood school grounds through all three days.
2 pm: Children’s Event. Location: Arena. Admission: $3 p/p or
$10 per family.
2-4 pm: Entertainment & Hot Dog BBQ. Location: Port Hood Co-
op parking lot. Cost: hot dogs - $2; pop/water - $1.50. Sponsored by
Port Hood Co-op & Chestico Museum.
6 pm: Harness Racing. Location: Port Hood Race Track, Glencoe
Station Road. Beer Garden, entertainment, BBQ. Admission: $2 per
person. Bounce for Cash tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10; available at DF
Beaton Service Centre, Ceilidh Co-op or any KOC member.
10 pm - 1 am: Matt Andersen Adult Dance. Location: arena.
Admission: $20 for advance tickets; $25 at door. Advance tickets
available at arena office and offer fact-access entry on night of dance.
Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only. ADMISSION
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END OF THE
DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service this year
before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Saturday, August 3
9 am: Alfred Reynolds Road Race & Junior Fun Run (all ages).
Registration: 8-9 am @ Port Hood Fire Hall. Fee: $10 for 8K; $3 for
ages 12 and under (2K).
9-11 am: Pancake Breakfast. Choice of ham or sausage.
Location: St. Stephen's Church Hall. Take-out available. Cost: Adult
$8, children $5. Sponsored by St. Stephen's-Jubilee United Church.
11 am: Street Parade.
12-3 pm: Firemen’s BBQ, arena grounds. Hot dogs, sausages, cold
drinks.
12pm – 4pm: Family Entertainment, games and activities:
5 Bounce-a-Ramas (100ft obstacle course bouncer, Disney Princess
bouncer, large slide, preschoolers-only bouncer and 5-in-1 bouncer),
cotton candy, sno cones, chocolate wheel, crown & anchor & much
more! Location: arena. Avoid line-ups by pre-purchasing tickets;
call arena for details.
Large slide Disney Princess Bouncer
12-2pm: Chicken BBQ Dinner. Location: Port Hood Fire Hall. Cost:
$12 per meal. Hot dogs available for children.
12-4pm: Arts, Crafts & Food Showcase. Location: arena. Cost for
vendors: $20/ table; to book contact Helen at 787-2252.
12:30pm: Dancing Festival, Concert with Company Road & Beer
Gardens. Various dancers followed by Company Road from 3:30-5:30
pm. Admission: $5 per person for beer garden-entertainment-
concert; 12 and under free.
9pm: Eddie Cummings Adult Dance. Location: arena. Admission:
$20 p/p. Government-issued ID required; 19 years of age+ only.
ADMISSION WILL BE CHARGED AT THE DOOR UNTIL THE END
OF THE DANCE. NOTE: there will *NOT* be a shuttle service
this year before/after dances; please do not drink and drive!.
Sunday, August 4
1 pm: Boat Parade. View local boat owners as they sail past the old
Government Wharf/Wharf Beach, an annual tradition. Not an official
Chestico Days event.
Dusk: Fireworks. Location: set-off location is old Government
Wharf. Thanks to Port Hood Knights of Columbus and Central Building
Supplies for making this event happen!
