Vankleek Hill is Santa’s favourite village for good reason – When the going gets tough, the village comes together in spirit. The Vankleek Hill Christmas Non-Parade of Lights will go on virtually this year! Friday, November 27 between 7 and 8:30 p.m. parade participants are encouraged to display their decorations, floats, houses and storefronts. Excellent […]
House exteriors and yards will be judged on December 10. There are two categories: • Best use of lights • Best environmentally-friendly exhibit (use of greenery, repurposed items). (Lights can be included in this category.) Prizes for each category: FIRST: $500 in Vankleek Hill bucks SECOND: $250 in Vankleek Hill bucks THIRD: $100 in Vankleek […]
Saturday, November 9, 2019, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are excited to present the 2019 Vankleek Hill Christmas Home Tour! Featuring SIX heritage homes decorated for the holidays — […]
It’s a reader’s paradise as the annual Lochiel Book Sale has arrived for another year. Thousands of titles of fiction, non-fiction, along with books about cooking, gardening, and for children are for sale at the Lochiel Centre. The sale began during the weekend of March 14 and 15. Sale days continue on Wednesday, March 18, […]
The 2026 Vankleek Hill Christmas Home Tour is looking for local, not-for-profit community groups which would like to be considered to share in the proceeds from the November 7, 2026, event. Here is how it works. Local not-for-profit organizations can provide 10 or more volunteers to help at the annual event, and in return, the […]
They say we can’t go home again. But sometimes, we get pretty close to it. You cannot go back by thinking about the past. The past isn’t about what we remember. We yearn to re-live the past because it always looks better in the rear-view mirror. If you haven’t heard of the Sportsman Inn, it […]