Welcome to Amherst Island
Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The island is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addington County. Amherst Island is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) offshore from the rest of Loyalist Township and access to the island is by way of the Frontenac II ferry from Millhaven.
The main population centre on the island is the village of Stella, which is the where the ferry lands on the island side. Harrowsmith Country Life declared the island’s local hamlet, Stella, as one of the “prettiest towns in Canada”.
This page is offered and maintained by the Amherst Island Community Alliance.
Points of Interest Map
Click on any of the points of interest on the map above to learn more about the business or location it represents. The map above is broken down into businesses, geographic areas of interest, etc. The map is printable through Google Maps, and paper copies are available at many locations on the Island.
New Work: Statement 1.5" diameter circular pendant from the Ebony & Ivory Collection. Not ebony. Not ivory. Freehand flameworked and etched glass with embedded fine silver, inspired by an antique piano. Pictured with a thick, hand-hammered, bright sterling silver neck ring, this one of a kind piece also comes with a complimentary 33" sterling silver rolo chain. This pendant can be worn just below the nape of the neck or just below the chest. The reverse side is a continuation of the design, not a duplicate, adding to its allure and versatility. Now available for purchase, along with seven other brand new one of a kind statement pendants handmade on Amherst Island Ontario Canada by award winning glass artist Darlene Martin-Stuart, who is back behind the torch creating new and innovative art glass in 2023 after a three year hiatus.
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Don’t forget to tune into 101.3fm CJAI this Thursday night for The More Cowbell show with Sue Dodds for official release of two new songs! Don’t worry! If you can’t tune in, they will be available on all platforms at 9pm! #newmusic #ygknewmusic #ygkmusicians #kingstonsingers #kingstonsingersongwriter #ygksingersongwriter #cjai #1013fm #amherstislandradio #amherstisland #supportlocalartists #supportlocalmusic
Rules to follow at Lake Ontario: be clear, make positive ripples, look beneath the surface, stay calm, shore up friendships, take time to reflect, be full of life. 💙💙💙
Lake Ontario is just a small part of our collection of bathymetric print maps from across Canada. Find it by clicking on our bio which will bring you to our Etsy Shop, or select the blue "View Shop" or "View Product" button under the lake print map to get more information. #greatlakes #wolfeisland #kingstonontario #amherstisland #napanee #princeedwardcounty #sandbanks #bellevilleontario #trentonontario #presquileprovincialpark #cobourgontario #porthopeontario #newcastleontario #bowmanville #darlingtonprovincialpark #oshawa #ajaxontario #pickeringontario #scarboroughontario #eastyorkontario #toronto #etobicoke #mississauga #oakville #burlingtonontario #hamiltonontario #stcatherines #niagaraonthelake
A magical place.
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Self Promotion Sunday - Forest Green with White Stripes
Queen Size - in stock.
Every purchase of a Topsy wool blanket or other product helps us to keep this space open and free to explore for visitors.
This is part of our #ConnectToTheLand promise - to keep open the access trail to the 100 acre forest.
To have scavenger hunts available for kids (or the young at heart).
To offer the Skipping Stone beach for a secluded, lakeside picnic.
It is a challenge to run a farm in the 21st century (it has always been a challenge).
The difficulties change with the decades, with society, with technology.
Some of our equipment is better than what we had in the 1980s - ATVs, UTVs, 2 4WD tractors.
This makes the labour exertions easier because of fewer breakdowns.
The trade-off is that when things do break down, certain parts and the skilled mechanics to make the repairs are prohibitively expensive.
The biggest challenge for farmers is that the work simply doesn`t end.
Ever.
You gain a sense of completion from building a new fence or repairing some missing barn boards;
A farmer turns around to see a piece of sheet metal blow off the roof.
This brings us to the psychological challenge of farming and how much it means to us when someone buys a blanket.
The skyrocketing value of land, especially waterfront.
Ontario is losing 300-plus acres of farmland per day (last year`s census data).
There is temptation.
To have the freedom of setting down the burden.
The responsibility.
The weight.
We almost sold in 2018 when 3 original owners retired and needed to get their equity.
But if we had pockets full of money, this piece of farmland is the only thing we would want to buy.
The smell of campfire in the clothing after tenting on the Bluffs.
The misty Battery Pasture on a late-May morning during lambing.
The stillness and the auburn-autum smell at the crunchy leafed Sugar Shack.
We can keep holding this place wild.
And you are helping us to do that.
Thank you for following our journey.
Thank you for helping us to keep the farmland as a farm.
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Soon…😬
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A big thank you to our guests, We are almost half booked up this Summer! If you have friends and family visiting this year please reach out, we are booking up fast! 🥰
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We love our volunteers.
It has been said that a farm`s success can be measured by how many people show up when they ask for help.
We try to return folk`s generosity in whatever ways we can.
The following stories document some of those experiences.
We end with a new call for help.
There is so much that needs doing and so few hours in the day.
We have had people spend time in gardens, care for lambs in spring, help us welcome visitors, or bang our aging machines and buildings together.
Why do people come and keep coming?
Jody says: “My daughter and I love animals so spent 4 days helping with the lambs and farm visitors, as well as pitching in around the farm wherever we could.
We forged a real bond with the Topsy Farms family; they are so warm and caring, knowledgeable and incredibly passionate about preserving their farm.”
Ceana, now 16, “The people, lambs and environment are wonderful to be around!”
Ketha is also coming back for her 3rd season. “If you are lucky the minute your feet hit the farmyard there is an hour-old lamb in your arms that needs your love and warmth...the same way that I need Topsy Farms.”
Mike is a professional carpenter, sort of retired. He has helped us with barn repairs then a significant fix on the yurt when a tree crashed on it.
He helps to "pay it forward, acknowledging that I`ve done well in life and believing in the adage that what goes around, comes around.
The Topsy story is one of togetherness, with like purpose in life, wonder, struggles, challenges and victories, great and small– I feel like I am a part of something larger.”
Sally is a knowledgeable gardener but is aging.
When an appeal was sent out last year, Susan responded. She kept returning as she was learning skills of interest at her own pace.
“I keep going back because I had never been to summer camp. The other reason is that I love these folks and what they are doing…and have been doing for over 50 years…and would like to imagine that my small contributions are helping them to carry on.”
In the comments we`re going to detail things we need help with.⬇️
If interested, please email sally@topsyfarms.com
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A damp day on the Amherst Island ferry as we head over to the island to visit with #newclients that have hired us to #build their #custom #dreamhome . An honour and a privilege for a #homebuilder . #craftsmanship and #quality winsorcustombuilding #winsorcustombuilding #design #build #create #designbuild #custombuilder #custombuilt #custom #customhome #customhomes #customhomebuilder #customhomebuilding#renovator #renovation #renovations #reno
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1.5 months for splash day! Can’t. Wait.
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Northern Harrier
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