DICKINSON DAYS - annual festival first weekend in June
2008 Dickinson Days ScheduleFriday, June 6 - Hosted by the Manotick Kiwanis
Be part of the crowds as Watson’s Mill staff show off their costumes
for the Dickinson Days parade: the good old flour bag,
the baker, and the toast! (Yes, you read correctly!) Parade starts at
the City of Ottawa Regional Depot, just north of the village, then south down Main street, before
making its way to the Manotick
Arena. The Watson’s Mill float arrives at the Mill at approximately
7:30 pm.
Saturday, June 7
Walk around the Village and check out the numerous vendors throughout
the downtown and the pioneer displays at the
Mill. We’re milling today! Be sure to get some fresh bread and a bag of quality stone milled whole wheat flour. Music, food and refreshments - or a wagon ride if you wish! We’re milling all
afternoon - see our historic grist mill working on all three floors, starting with the rumbling turbines in the basement! Be sure to get your fresh whole wheat bread and stone
milled flour — only at Watson’s Mill!
Doors Open Ottawa - Saturday & SundayBuildings of architectural, historical or functional significance will open their doors on June 7 and 8. See a list of buildings in South Ottawa. Here are some in Manotick Village:
Sunday, June 8
Visit Watson's Mill and see the entire mill in operation as it was done a hundred years ago, from the water turbines in the basement to the transport, grinding and bagging of the wheat on the floors above. We’re milling today! Be sure to get your fresh whole wheat bread and stone milled flour before it runs outx — only at Watson’s Mill! Get some popcorn and cotton candy at Lindsay and McCaffrey on Main Street, then jump aboard a horse-drawn wagon or listen to music under the Big Top.
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The annual celebration of Manotick's popular Dickinson Days often features an old fashioned parade, an outdoor craft market, and non-stop entertainment with food, children's fun, dancing and music. Dickinson Days offers fun for the whole family. Best of all, most events are free!
Watson’s Mill is one of the few remaining operating grist mills in North America and the only industrial heritage site in the city of Ottawa. The Mill is located at 5525 Dickinson Street, Manotick, beside a dam in a side channel of the Rideau Waterway (a World Heritage Site). As of 2008, it is operated by the volunteer board of registered charity. It is open every day. Upcoming events at the Mill are listed on Manotick Directory EVENTS.
Most of the celebration takes place in Dickinson Square, also known as Mill Square, beside Watson's Mill. Dickinson and his partner Joseph Currier built the Mill in 1860. It is the oldest gristmill in Ontario still grinding grain into flour and is Ottawa's only operating industrial heritage site. Moss Kent Dickinson, the founding father of Manotick back in the 1800s, celebrates his actual birthday on June 1st, 1822, but the party is always on the first weekend in June.
Bring your family and friends and enjoy Manotick's annual Dickinson Days.
The Manotick Directory provides this website as a free community service to Dickinson Days, Manotick Kiwanis, and Watson's Mill.
Dickinson Days:
www.manotick.net/dickinsondays
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