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Grand Bend Aquafest 2012<br />

Grand Bend Aquafest 2012 was held on August 10th, 11th and 12 th , 2012.<br />

For the fourth year running, Aquafest achieved its goals in raising awareness<br />

<strong>of</strong> water stewardship and supporting our community environmentally and<br />

economically. Aquafest 2012 was a three day event attracting more than<br />

2000 people to our many events and attractions in five locations: Grand<br />

Bend Legion, Optimist Youth Centre, River Road, Pinery Provincial Park, and<br />

the Main Beach Grand Bend.<br />

<strong>The</strong> festival kicked <strong>of</strong>f at the Grand Bend Legion with our keynote speaker<br />

and entertainer – Survivorman! (aka Les Stroud), and the<br />

Campfire Kings with song and story. His message<br />

to a riveted audience <strong>of</strong> more than 400 was succinct<br />

and potent “Water, the Ultimate Survival Tool!” Before,<br />

during and after the show, we featured the entries<br />

<strong>of</strong> our photo contest and attendees were encouraged to<br />

take in the absolutely amazing photographs celebrating<br />

the beauty <strong>of</strong> water and vote for the “Peoples Choice”<br />

Award. Over at the Optimist Youth Centre art awards<br />

were presented to students while proud parents and<br />

friends looked on. <strong>The</strong>re were nearly 300 entries from over half a dozen<br />

schools in the area in the annual Student Art Contest and Show.<br />

<strong>The</strong> festival continued on Saturday under a big<br />

top tent at the main beach. Mother nature<br />

found favour with us this year as the lake was a<br />

dazzling, aquamarine blue. We couldn’t have<br />

hoped for anything better! For the children, there<br />

was native storytelling celebrating water,<br />

educational adventures from the Ausable Bayfield<br />

Conservation Association, Kryart Studios water<br />

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