Recreation
Quinte is home to a variety of golf courses, suitable for all skill levels, from the beginner to the champion. Prices vary, but are often reasonable.
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There are numerous spectator sports available in the Quinte Area.
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Recreational facilities
Throughout the Quinte Area, you will find a myriad of facilities to meet your recreational needs. Facilities are available for both competitive and non-competitive recreational uses. These facilities include: Municipally operated parks, Indoor arenas, Community centers, Tennis Courts, Public beaches, Fitness trails, Health clubs, Museums, Boat launches, Marinas, Soccer fields,Baseball/softball diamonds, Libraries, Theatres, and Playgrounds.
For further information on the facilities and services provided within each community, please call:
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The waters of the Bay of Quinte, Trent River and Lake Ontario are favourite fishing grounds for local residents as well as visitors to Quinte. Year round there are ample stocks of fish of many varieties. According to Ministry of Natural Resources guidelines, Quinte lies in parts of Divisions 6 and 7 of the province. Species found in this area and open to some fishing include walleye, largemouth and small mouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, Yellow Perch, crappie, salmon, brown trout, and rainbow trout. Quinte is host to numerous fishing derbies, including a large walleye tournament held annually by the Trenton Kiwanis club. Consult the Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary available from the Ministry of Natural Resources: (Source: Year 2001, Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary).
There are also a variety of hunting opportunities in the area. These include wild turkey (Frankford is known as the Wild Turkey capital of Ontario), Deer, Black Bear, Pheasant, Ruffled Grouse and Spruce Grouse, Hungarian Partridge, Sharp-Tailed Grouse, Racoon, Foxes, Rabbits, and Squirrel among others. Hunting in Presqu'ile Provincial Park is allowed for ducks, geese, rails, coots and gallinules. Consult the Hunting Regulations Summary for more information on hunting opportunities in the area: (Source: 2001 Hunting Regulations Summary).
One of the greatest luxuries of life in Quinte is the abundance of water-based activities available to residents and visitors alike. Quinte includes the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario, the Trent River, Weller's Bay, and Oak Lake. These waterways offer excellent recreational opportunities ranging from boating, fishing and swimming among others.
Beaches
Quinte has a number of excellent beaches to appease beach lovers. These include the following:
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Quinte offers many varieties of boating on the Bay of Quinte including windsurfing, personnel watercraft, sailing, yachting and speed boating. There are a number of races and regattas held in this area throughout the summer, as well as a number of boating clubs and associations. Boat rentals and charters are widely available throughout Quinte. For more information, see http://www.quinte.on.ca/sites/boating.htm
Visiting the Locks - Trent-Severn Waterway
One of the features that make Quinte famous is that it is the southern entrance to the Trent-Severn Waterway. This excellent waterway consists of 386 km of lakes and rivers located between Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay. The waterway system has 44 locks, including the largest hydraulic lift lock in the world at Peterborough.
For further information, please contact the Trent/Severn Waterway System at Lock 1 on Highway #33 at 613-392-3334 or check out their website at http://collections.ic.gc.ca/waterway/
QUINTE WEST Trenton Scottish/Irish Festival, Bathtub Days, Fishing Derby Frankford Riverfest
BRIGHTON Applefest, Winterfest, Waterfowl Festival
BELLEVILLE Waterfront Festival, Reach for the Stars Festival
Bird Watching at Presqu'ile Provincial Park:
The park offers world-class bird watching for birders. There a wide variety of birds available for viewing. For more information on recent birding reports, visit:http://www.web-nat.com/bic/ont/presqu.html
Conservation areas
Quinte has a number of conservation areas that offer a variety of activities from hiking, cross-country skiing, to picnicking. Each is unique and holds a wealth of opportunity for nature lovers.
For more information, visit: http://www.conservation-ontario.on.ca/recreation/recreation.htm
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Skiing
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There are several local hiking and recreational trails located in the area, including those in the Quinte Conservation www.pec.on.ca/conservation/.
Day Trips
Apple Route Follow the Bright Red Apple Signs between Grafton and Trenton http://www.appleroute.com/
Cheese Route follow the signs throughout the Quinte Area/Prince Edward County
Loyalist Parkway travel the parkway from Kingston to Stirling. Use the Glenora Ferry south of Picton in Prince Edward County http://www.loyalistparkway.org/
Ameliasburgh Museum, Ameliasburgh Glanmore National Historic Site, Belleville RCAF Memorial Museum, 8 Wing Trenton, www.rcafmuseum.on.ca Proctor House Museum, 96 Young Street North, Brighton Trent Port Historical Society Trent Port Museum Wellington Community Historical Museum, Wellington.
