Little Current:
Arrived here on a short(19 miles) trip as the winds started to pick up intensely just as we were arriving. Passed the only bridge on to Manitoulin Island(pix) with the Great Cloche Mts. in the backround(pix).Manitoulin Island is the largest fresh water island in the world-1700 sq. miles. We're here for 3 days for the 40th Annual Haweater Weekend ("Haweater" is the affectionate name given an Island-born resident, and refers to the hawberry, the scarlet fruit of hawthorne trees.)
Killarney: 8/2
Rough trip on the outside to protected Beaverstone Bay and Collins Inlet(pix), and then to Killarney-Sportsman Inn(pix), a short outside leg. Dinner at the famous "Mr Perch", where they serve fresh, fried whitefish from a school bus(no kidding). Another very hot day, but thunderstorm in the PM and hopefully cooler days ahead.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haweaters
Haweater is a nickname given to a person born on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. A honorary haweater is someone who has lived on Manitoulin Island, but was not born there. It surfaces in many areas of modern life with the August Civic Holiday Weekend, known as Haweater Weekend that is mainly celebrated in Little Current, also with Haweater dollars, Hawberry Ice Cream and Jams etc.
See also: Hawberry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawberry
Hawberries is the name used on Manitoulin Island for the fruits of hawthorn plants. They are common there thanks to its distinctive alkaline soil. During the pioneer days, white settlers ate these berries during the winter as the only remaining food supply. People born on the island are now called "haweaters".
A hawberry is small and oblong, similar in size and shape to a small olive or grape. It is red in colour when ripe and grows on hawthorns, which vary in size from a shrub to a small tree. Hawberries develop in groups of 2-3 along smaller branches. They are pulpy, with multiple seeds, and delicate in taste.
The hawberry is edible, but is commonly made into jellies, jams, and syrups rather than eaten whole. Some people say to pick them when they are bright red in color, and others say to wait until they are black and are about to fall apart.
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