AquaFennatic Great Loop Blog: Christmas in June

Orillia is a Canadian city located in Simcoe County between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Originally incorporated as a village in 1867, the history of what is today the City of Orillia dates back at least several thousand years. Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of fishing by the Huron and Iroquois peoples in the area over 4,000 years ago as well as sites used by Native Americans for hundreds of years for trading, hunting and fishing. Known as the "Sunshine City", the city's large waterfront attracts many tourists to the area every year, as do a good number of annual festivals and other cultural attractions.

“Christmas in June” is hosted by the Port of Orillia on the weekend closest to Jun 25^th. All the boaters on the docks must decorate their boats with Christmas decorations and select boats are awarded a prize for the best decorated.

We spent the weekend at Christmas in June at the Port of Orillia with the LSYC. Our daughter Amanda also joined us for the weekend. As usual we all had a great time with great friends, food and beverages. Two LSYC boats, “Off the Hook” and “38 Special”, won prizes for their decorations.

This was the last LSYC event that we will be attending before our departure, which is less than 1 week away. The LSYC surprized us with a going away gift which consisted of a Card signed with good wishes as well as a handful of long distance gift cards which was a very thoughtful gift since everyone knows how much our kids mean to us and this gift will allow us to make a bunch of phone calls home.