Fenelon Falls Winter Games

Memories of the annual winter carnival were still fresh for many local residents when a volunteer committee launched the Fenelon Falls Old Fashioned Winter Games in 1995. This annual event had something for everyone: broom ball, bed races, hockey, skating, curling, playing cards, singing on sleighs, incredible feats of strength like pulling a firetruck and a parade. Community churches hosted suppers, and anyone who enjoyed five of them also received a medal. Erik Watson won the competition to name the penguin mascot “Fenigan,” while Ellie Arscott designed the logo.