Topsy is a cooperative, multi-generational family farm at the western end of Amherst Island, in Lake Ontario. Those who work and live here are deeply committed to the environment in which they live. We plant trees and hedgerows and are a certified Monarch Way Station. No pesticides are broadcast on our land.
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Rossland Gallery is a fully restored, repurposed henhouse on one of the oldest established farmsteads on Amherst Island, circa 1790. Owners Ross Stuart and Darlene Martin-Stuart are award winning, fine craft artisans who have sold their unique work to collectors throughout the world. The gallery is a private showroom of their respective works which can be previewed at bijouxbead.com and rosbilt.com.
The gallery is open by appointment or special invitation only.
To book a private one hour viewing, please email gallery@rosslandgardens.com
Waterside Summer Series Music Festival (aka “Waterside”) is a registered, not-for-profit charitable corporation with a mission to present excellent, primarily classical, music entertainment in the intimate setting of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church on Amherst Island. Although “Waterside” originated as a fundraiser for St. Alban’s Anglican Church in 1994 and then operated in association with Loyalist Township for many successful years, the organization became totally independent after acquiring charitable status in 2016.
Opened in 2004, Amherst Island’s Neilson Store Museum highlights artifacts from Island families and Island history since its first settlement in 1789, when it was originally named Isle Tonti. Items in the collection include the MV Amherst Islander’s ship’s wheel, bell, and logs. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, the Museum itself is also an exhibit having once been owned by James S. Neilson, an island grain merchant who opened his first general store in 1873, with the store remaining in the Neilson family for more than one hundred years. Light Refreshments after the talk.
Stella Ontario
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We produce video of all sorts – branded content, documentary, corporate. Based on Amherst Island, but works across the country.
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Our seasonal, volunteer-run shop offers fine art and crafts from Island and area artists and artisans at affordable prices. Come find handmade pottery, jewellery, clothing, accessories, fine art and photography, greeting cards, woodcraft, and much more. Non-handmade items are fundraisers for various organizations on the island (Museum, Women’s Institute, ISLE).
We are located in the historic Neilson Store Museum & Cultural Centre at 5220 Front Road at the east end of the village, and run under their hours:
May long weekend – Thanksgiving: Sat 10am – 4pm Sun 1pm – 4pm
July to Labour Day: Sat 10am – 4pm and Sun-Fri 1pm – 4pm
Stella, Ontario
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