The Riverside Inn

06/02/2026

Excellent! We are absolutely in love with the wild leeks you foraged for us!!!

Check out The Sparrows Keep’s page for their upcoming plant sale at Quaker Oaks Farm 👨‍🌾 ✌️

06/01/2026

Summer Hours start tomorrow!
We'll be open on Tuesdays for June, July and August
[still closed wednesdays]

05/31/2026

🌕 Blue Moon Magic at The Saucy Willow Inn 🌕

Tonight’s Full Blue Moon is casting its glow over the water, and there’s no better place to enjoy it than around the fire pit at The Saucy Willow Inn.

Join us lakeside as the moon rises above the Trent-Severn Waterway, illuminating the gardens, cottages, and historic inn in its silvery light. Bring a blanket, sip a warm drink, and take a moment to slow down and soak in the beauty of this special evening.

✨ Crackling fire
✨ Moonlit waterfront views
✨ Peaceful countryside setting
✨ A little bit of magic

Whether you’re staying with us for the night or enjoying a weekend getaway, tonight is one of those moments that reminds us how beautiful simple things can be.

📍 The Saucy Willow Inn
🌕 Full Blue Moon Tonight

05/26/2026

🐾💜 A MASSIVE thank you to our incredible 2026 Magical Festival Fundraiser sponsors!

Because of your support, Snowflake Meadows can continue rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming animals in need across Ontario. Every sponsorship helps provide veterinary care, food, shelter, and second chances for animals who need us most.

Join us June 6 from 10 AM–4 PM at Snowflake Meadows for:
✨ Bouncy Castles
✨ Pony Rides
✨ Petting Zoo
✨ Face Painting
✨ 40+ Vendors
✨ Silent Auction
✨ Rescue Puppies
✨ Delicious Food & More!

📍1089 Ritchie Falls Road, Minden
🌐 snowflakemeadows.com

Please support the amazing local businesses that support rescue animals! ❄️🐶

✨ OUR AMAZING SPONSORS ✨
• Paulmac’s Pets - https://store.petvalu.ca/location/store-4040/
• Stone Encounters - https://stoneencounters.ca/
• Mulligans Pub & Patio - https://www.mulliganspubandpatio.com/
• K9ine Security - https://www.facebook.com/K9ineS/
• Minden Equipment Rental - https://www.mindenequipment.ca/
• Haliburton Rotary - https://www.facebook.com/RCofHaliburton/
•Thomas Contracting - https://www.thomascontracting.ca/
• Glecoff’s Family Store - https://www.glecoffs.ca/
• The Pepper Mill - http://www.thepeppermill.ca/
• Rotary Club of Minden - https://www.facebook.com/MindenRotary/
• Haliburton Highlands Brewing - https://www.haliburtonhighlandsbrewing.ca/
• Highlands Storage - https://highlands-storage.com/
• Floyd Hall Limited - https://www.floydhallinsurance.com/
• Snoop Dawg K9 Training - https://www.facebook.com/p/Snoop-Dawg-K9-Training-61558437389197/

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05/25/2026

Our second Scavenger Hunt Day event!!!

05/25/2026

Well, we’ve gone and added The Bread Winner to the lineup this week. We love how Nate Bartgatze defends his parents' fat cat. Let him be!

Meanwhile, we’re still romping around the universe with Grogu and company in a galaxy far, far away from the 1977 original.

And coming soon…

Masters of The Universe
Toy Story
Disclosure Day
Scary Movie

Cinema is alive and well in the woods! The mosquitoes are too 😡

05/25/2026

What an amazing idea!!!

05/24/2026

A look back at our Fall Yoga Retreat - we’re so excited for our first Spring retreat on the upcoming Blue Moon one week today!
Sunday May 31st 10am-5pm
Led by Yogi Kendra of
Held at
Catered by
it’s going to be a fabulous, refreshing day - we hope you’ll join us!
Call 705-454-1045 for booking details