This year on Saturday, 16 June, The New Quarterly (TNQ) celebrates OBOC’s selection of Lakelands with a bus tour of nearby lakes. Our two destinations will be Sunfish Lake, where Edna Staebler made her home, and Conestogo Lake, a key part of our regional water system.
The day will begin at 9:30am as we depart by bus from Waterloo Recreation Complex on Father David Bauer Drive. You can park your car there for the day. We’ll head to Sunfish Lake first. We’ll have a talk about the unique features of this hidden gem on the lawn of Edna’s home. We’ll take the opportunity to celebrate Edna as one of the founders of The New Quarterly and imagine her looking out on the lake as she did daily.
Then on to Conestogo Lake where we’ll have a reservation at a picnic shelter. We invite you to bring your own picnic lunch this year but will have dessert for you courtesy of the TNQ master baker. Our talk will be provided by a member of the Grand River Conservation Authority Foundation. We’ll then have a chance to indulge in the pleasures of the lake. Perhaps some fun on the water or a simple hike; we’ll be doing some additional planning to see what options are available for us. We’ll depart so we arrive back at the Waterloo Rec Complex no later than 5pm.
The cost is $40 per person to cover the cost of the bus, admission to the park and to help TNQ keep bringing amazing stories and new writers to the attention of Canadians. Contact info@tnq.ca to reserve your ticket.
Come explore our waterways and water systems from geography to ecology. And we’ll wrap it all around the wonderful writing of Allan Casey.






