Napanee
Around Napanee
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Napanee
Where the lakes meet the maple groves
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Welcome to Napanee and the surrounding lakes and forests! Whether you're here for the pickerel, the maple syrup, or the quiet trails, you'll find a friendly community that loves the outdoors. Come for the fair, stay for the sunsets on the lake.
Clubs for Napanee
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The room
One room for everyone around Napanee. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Napanee. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Bon Echo Provincial Park Home to the towering Mazinaw Rock and Indigenous pictographs.
- Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives Housed in a former jail, it tells the story of the county.
- Napanee River Runs through town with a scenic waterfall and historic mill sites.
- Springside Park Riverside green space with trails and picnic areas.
- Sharbot Lake Provincial Park Sandy beach and campgrounds on the lake's shore.
- Frontenac Provincial Park Rugged backcountry hiking and canoeing in the Canadian Shield.
- Outdoors Hiking the trails at Frontenac Provincial Park
- Outdoors Canoeing on Sharbot Lake
- With kids Visit the Lennox and Addington County Museum
- With kids Attend the Napanee Fair
- Evenings Live music at the Old Town Hall
- Evenings Pub nights at local taverns
- Locals love sugar shacks
- Locals love farmers' markets
Through the year
- Napanee Fair September The county's big fall fair with midway, livestock and local exhibits.
- Napanee Riverfest July Summer music and arts festival along the Napanee River.
- Sharbot Lake Winter Carnival February Family fun with ice sculptures, skating and community games.
- Maple Syrup Festival March-April Celebrates the spring sap run with pancake breakfasts and sugar bush tours.
- Canada Day at Springside Park July 1 Fireworks, live music and family activities by the river.
Humid continental climate with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. Best: Late spring through early fall
Talk like a local
- “sugar bush”
- Maple grove tapped for syrup.
- “pickerel”
- Walleye, a prized local fish.
- “the Shield”
- The Canadian Shield, the rocky terrain.
- “camp”
- Cottage or cabin, often on a lake.
Getaways
- Kingston Historic waterfront, museums and lively downtown.
- Belleville–Quinte West Shopping, dining and the Bay of Quinte.
- Prince Edward County Wineries, beaches and the arts.
- Leeds and Grenville Thousand Islands cruises and historic towns.
Local flavour
Teams
- Napanee Raiders Empire B Junior C Hockey League
Also rooting for Kingston Frontenacs (OHL), Queen's Gaels (U Sports)
Eat and drink
- maple syrup Produced in local sugar bushes and celebrated at spring festivals
- butter tarts A classic Canadian treat found at farm bakeries and fairs
- fresh pickerel Caught in the region's lakes, often pan-fried at cottages
Where people go
- sugar shacks Rural maple syrup producers that open in spring
- farmers' markets Weekly gatherings for local produce and crafts
- lakeside cottages Simple cabins on the many lakes, a summer staple
- historic mills Old stone and timber mills along the Napanee River
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Nearby
Every areaKingstonOntarioA limestone city on the water.Belleville–Quinte WestOntarioA friendly harbour on the Bay of Quinte.Prince Edward CountyOntarioWhere the lake meets the vineyard.Leeds and GrenvilleOntarioRiver towns, open skies, and the quiet of the St. Lawrence.Northumberland CountyOntarioWhere the Trent winds through quiet farmland.Peterborough CountyOntarioQuiet roads, rich soil, and the glow of a lakeside sunset.WatertownNew YorkWhere the North Country meets the waterCobourgOntarioSmall-town charm on the big lake.
Rural Lennox and Addington and Frontenac, ON. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.