Port Hope Visitor Guide 2019
This is a place where you can slow down. If the weekend was a place, if the weekend was a philosophy, a conversation, a memory – this is where it would be. Port Hope is a place where you can shake hands with a farmer, snuggle a goat, take a dip in a cool lake, eat a meal fresh-picked from a local field, and breathe it all in. There’s room here. There’s quiet. There’s slow. And there are more ways to enjoy your day than weekends in a year. Come enjoy craft food, drinks and sunsets by the water. Explore quaint streets and scenic country roads. It’s the weekend.
This is a place where you can slow down. If the weekend was a place, if the weekend was a philosophy, a conversation, a memory – this is where it would be.
Port Hope is a place where you can shake hands with a farmer, snuggle a goat, take a dip in a cool lake, eat a meal fresh-picked from a local field, and breathe it all in. There’s room here. There’s quiet. There’s slow. And there are more ways to enjoy your day than weekends in a year. Come enjoy craft food, drinks and sunsets by the water. Explore quaint streets and scenic country roads. It’s the weekend.
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CHRISTINE BENSON<br />
JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARTS | journeythroughthearts.com<br />
Tell us about your arts studio. My husband Mike and I recently<br />
moved and restored an old log cabin from the 1850s.<br />
We moved it to our backyard as our new studio.<br />
We call it the Cabin. Our summer program for kids will still be at<br />
the old mill in town.<br />
You are a very creative couple. Mike teaches guitar<br />
and he’s in a couple local bands, Garage Dog and the Soul<br />
Shakers’ Union. My specialty is printmaking. I have a children’s<br />
book that I’ve written and illustrated coming out in <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Best part of teaching art? Being curious. I teach a<br />
homeschool group of 15 kids, ages five to 12. We experimented<br />
with painting and talked about Picasso and van Gogh. They asked why he cut his ear off! I love<br />
the free exchange of ideas.<br />
Why <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hope</strong>? I grew up here and worked in Smith’s Creek Antiques, my parents’ store.<br />
I’ve lived in cities, but it’s great to be in a small town. You feel very supported and there is a<br />
nice network of like-minded people.<br />
DEBBIE BEATTIE<br />
CRITICAL MASS ART | criticalmassart.com<br />
What is Critical Mass Art? We bring contemporary art into the community so people can learn<br />
about art through participation. We do pop-up events and installations. We worked on the<br />
salmon migration project and created the salmon flags out of sailcloth for Lent’s Lane and<br />
over the pool at the Jack Burger complex. There were<br />
500 participants and elementary schools involved.<br />
Recent Projects? Giant puppet-making for the<br />
November candlelight walk into Memorial Park. It’s<br />
like an immersive art installation. I love the element<br />
of surprise and the feedback from the community.<br />
The beauty of art is the emotional response to get<br />
people talking.<br />
What brought you to town? We just had a baby<br />
and wanted to move to a smaller town. We had<br />
friends here. We came for the Float Your Fanny race<br />
and we fell in love with <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hope</strong>.<br />
Best part of living here? It’s one of the friendliest<br />
places. People are so welcoming. My husband’s a<br />
painter and graphic designer. I’ve always advocated<br />
for the arts. This is a place where you create your own<br />
opportunities and job prospects.<br />
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