Ingonish – Nature’s Home

Ingonish Connected

2 days ago

On Thursday evening at the Ingonish development society’s AGM, Larry Dauphinee was presented with a gift of many thanks for all the outstanding work he has done for over two decades. Larry has been a huge asset to our community serving as both a municipal councillor and a member of the IDS board of directors.

Thank you again for all that you have done and continue to do for our community Larry, it has not gone unnoticed. The entire IDS and community wishes you happiness on whatever ventures you decide to take :) ... See MoreSee Less

Ingonish Connected

1 week ago

This Thursday! Come out and hear about the different sub committees and learn what they have been working on to help make Ingonish a better place for all of us 🤗

The meeting will take place on Thursday November 14 (day after tomorrow!) at 6:30pm in the Ingonish fire hall. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come and hear what the amazing members of the IDS are currently working on 😊 ... See MoreSee Less

Ingonish Connected

2 weeks ago

Do you have ideas on how to make Ingonish even better? Have an idea for a sub-committee or project with the IDS?

The IDS annual general meeting will be taking place one week from today, on Thursday November 14, 630pm at the Ingonish fire hall.

This meeting a great opportunity to learn more about what the IDS does, projects currently happening and of course joining one of the committees if you like.

See you next week. ... See MoreSee Less

Ingonish Connected

4 weeks ago

We can’t believe that another Huckle Buckle has come and gone!

As our festival continues to grow, so does the list of people to thank! Heartfelt thanks to the following for the weekend’s festivities a huge success:

Our sponsors: Ingonish Development Society, Victoria County, Parks Canada, Bretoba Contracting, Home Hardware and Ronan MacDonald (in memory of)

The community for participating (without all of the kids, families and businesses participating and showing up, carving pumpkins, making scarecrows, etc, there wouldn’t be a Huckle Buckle Festival 💕)

Our amazing volunteers: everyone who helped with tent set up and tear down, lugging equipment, helping with minute-to-win-it stations and more!

Our food vendors who kept our bellies full of delicious food. Some of our regular food trucks were unable to attend this year, and locals really stepped up and made sure we had lots of good eats again this year-thank you!

Mae Whitty for organizing the craft market and all of the crafters that came from near and far. It really elevated the festival!

The Slope Bar and Grill and Cabot Education Centre for adding some wonderful events to the schedule this year.

The Rink Society for renting us their incredible sound equipment and Mike Gorey for being our sound guy!

Deron Donovan from Deron’s Musical Journeys for volunteering his time to book and organize all of our entertainment and keep everything running smoothly on stage the day of - we are so grateful!

Deron Donovan, Rob MacLean, Nathan MacDonald, the Decades, Downhouse and the MacArthur dancers for an amazing afternoon of entertainment.

Chelsa MacLean for running our Huckle Buckle social media pages and for being at every event to capture all of the special moments

The Ingonish Beach and Ingonish Fire Departments for traffic control and the Ingonish Volunteer Fire Department for generously donating the inflatable laser tag (which the kids enjoyed so much!)

Parks Canada, with a shout out to Kersti, for helping us get organized and collaborating with us to offer some wonderful events throughout the week

Chad Donovan and Stuart Ferguson for volunteering their time to help set up the pumpkins around the trail. They do this year after year and we are deeply grateful!

The IVFD Fundraising group for the delicious breakfast to kick start the 50-mile yard sale - thank you!

David Donovan, Charlie Fitzgerald and Dale and Jonathan Smith who, each year, somehow continue to pull off an even more amazing fireworks show than the year before. They volunteer to do this all on their own time and I think we can all agree that the fireworks is one of the most special parts of Huckle Buckle. We’ve had spectators tell us that their fireworks are some of the best they have ever seen!

As you can see, it takes the whole community to make the Huckle Buckle a success and we are so lucky to live North of Smokey. See you next year at Huckle Buckle 2025! ... See MoreSee Less

Ingonish Connected

1 month ago

Looking for a place to stay for the amazing huckle buckle festival? Well we have taken some of the work out for you and compiled a list of accommodations we know have availability. Of course availability can and will change depending on when you inquire but here is great starting point.

Are you getting excited for this weekend? We sure are 🎃 ... See MoreSee Less

Ingonish Connected

1 month ago

Do you own or operate any form of accommodations in the North of Smokey area? If so, this post is for you! We have had quite a few people ask us if there is anywhere to stay for the Huckle Buckle festival. We figured we would compile a list of places we know for sure have availability to be able to pass along to visitors.

If you have any availability for the weekend of October 18-21 please send our Facebook page a message or email hucklebucklefest@gmail.com or Ingonishdevelopment@gmail.com, and we will compile a list to share via Facebook and with anyone who may be looking. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

One of the best times of year to visit the Cabot trail and Ingonish is during the fall color change. People from all over the world travel to our beautiful home to witness the natural beauty of the seasons changing. This is a wonderful visual that we thought would give everyone a better idea of when to expect some of the peak colors this year. ... See MoreSee Less