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YOGA, PADDLING, PAINTING, PILATES, COOKING RETREAT
July 12-16
from $675 per person
Nurture and refresh your body, mind and spirit with our lakeside yoga retreat set amidst pine forests, wild flowers, and lush gardens. Daily yoga is the focus, with additional instruction in pilates, canoeing, and cooking with wild edibles. A highlight includes a day hike in the old growth forest for a long, silent meditation. Swimming and saunas make this one of the most unique and enjoyable yoga retreats in Ontario.

SKI AND SNOWSHOE ROMANCE
You choose the dates.
$375 pp plus taxes & gratuities. 2 nights private lodging, 6 gourmet meals with breakfast in bed.
Romance the snow (and each other) with a touch of the luxurious. Cross country ski and snowshoe on 50 km. of gorgeous wilderness trails (no snowmobiles allowed). Melt in the sauna and roll in the snow. Sip Ontario wine and learn how to create tasty hors d’oeuvres. Savour Smoothwater’s acclaimed organic cuisine (including breakfast in bed) and regional treats in this rejuvenating romantic escape for two.

SNOWY NORTHERN WILDERNESS CHRISTMAS
December 27 to 30, inclusive.
$1188 per couple plus taxes & gratuities. 4 nights / 12 meals
Eat, sleep, cross country ski, snowshoe, sauna, roll in the snow, eat, sleep.... day after glorious day. You can also join us for a cooking lesson, and partake in our annual afternoon of poetry and craft beer tasting. If this is your idea of a holiday, Smoothwater of Temagami is offering one package, with 4 nights lodging and 12 meals. There are only 4 spaces reamining, so book soon.

LOOKING & COOKING WITH WILD EDIBLES
Every Monday and Thursday in July and August. Or by appointment.
$85 pp
Get your hands dirty in the Temagami forest in this workshop foraging for wild edibles and medicinals. Discover a variety of indigenous plants that each tell a story about Temagami -all delicious, natural and healthy for you to eat. Then follow chef Caryn Colman into her kitchen and learn how to turn them into a dish of real pleasure. Wild mushrooms, stinging nettle, day lilies, dandelion, milkweed, rose petals and cedar are all fair game when it comes to breads, appetizers and desserts.

HEART OF WINTER DINNER
This menu was inspired by Temiskaming's rich grasslands, and the comfort foods of the root cellar.
Fixed prix $55 per person Taxes & restaurant gratuities, extra. Reservations required.
Temiskaming raw milk cheddar encroute with Smoothwater crostini Heritage Trapper's Bread Winter beet & carrot medley Queen Elizabeth lamb shanks with lentils & squash spears, on bed a of kasha Parsnip & Sunchoke roast Braised brussel sprouts & Ontario chestnuts Love-you-forever cinnamon apple cake Ontario walnut tart with saffron creme fraiche

VALENTINE'S DAY GETAWAY FOR FRIENDS OR LOVERS
February 12-15, 2010
$975 per couple, plus taxes & restaurant gratuities
Honour your romantic nature in our beautiful, winter wilderness. Cross country ski and snowshoe, melt away your cares in our sauna, take an hors d'oeuvres class, and enjoy cuisine created with love --including a chocolate dinner menu. All in all, this is life simply at its best: celebrating with your favourite people around the table, in the beautiful Canadian winter wilderness.

 

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Bread Winning at New Liskeard Fall Fair 2008
Three First Places: Windsor Knot with chocolate & red peppercorns, Three Sisters with braids of corn, beans & squash, Roasted potato with rosemary. Second Place: 60% whole wheat with buttermilk & buckwheat honey. Taste our artisan breads or take a bread making workshop this season at Smoothwater!