North Frontenac Back Roads Studio Tour

Sep 13, 2023

Get ready for the 10th annual North Frontenac Back Roads Studio Tour on the weekend of September 23/24. The Tour ran very successfully during the last two Covid years, but this year it is back up to full strength once again. There will be 25 artists exhibiting in 15 different locations from one end of North Frontenac Township to the other. From Cloyne, through Fernleigh and Ardoch, on to Plevna, then Ompah, Snow Road and Mississippi Station. The tour wends itself through some of the loveliest wild countryside in Ontario, at possibly the most beautiful time of year.

The 22 returning artists are welcoming three brand new participants this year. Owen Phillips in Fernleigh is a photographer with cards and framed photos. Penny Hawley in Ardoch presents various decorated wood and glass objects, as well as her paintings. Deborah Stanley, in Cloyne, decorates many objects with acrylic glass paint. These 3 join the painters, fabric artists, photographers, potters, woodworkers and more who have loved to be on the tour during the 9 previous years of its existence. A profile of each participating artist can be found on the Tour Website, northfrontenacbackroadsstudiotour.com.

North Frontenac Township is the northernmost township in Frontenac County, located north of Sharbot Lake, and East of Highway 41 at Cloyne. Tour Studios are clustered around various villages – 3 artists in the Cloyne vicinity, 4 near Ardoch, 6 near Plevna (4 of them together at the Plevna Community Hall), 3 together on the Highway just outside of Ompah, and 2 more on the way down to Mississippi Station/Snow Road, where there are 2 more studios. Clustering the studios makes visiting most or all of them during your visit very easy to do.

For more details on the Tour, including information on all the artists, a map of the route, the location of washrooms and suggested places to grab a snack or have a meal, go to northfrontenacbackroadsstudiontour.com. And put the weekend of September 23/24 on your calendar for a beautiful, interesting and adventurous exploration of North Frontenac Township and many of its fabulous artists.