Free Date: Sunday, July 7th, 10am to 5pm Location: Jessup’s Falls Park (Conservation Area), Plantagenet, Ontario The Jessup’s Falls festival is our opportunity to showcase local businesses, artists and artisans while introducing the public to the fascinating nature and history of the region while enjoying local fare. This year’s theme: The river and it’s inhabitants-…
Festival 2019 Call for Participants
EscarpAction Jessup’s Falls is in full planning mode for this summer’s festival in the parc. The goal of the festival is to promote local, sustainable production and the protection of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the United Counties of Prescott-Russell (UCPR). Artists and businesses from Prescott-Russell are invited to reserve a 10×10 spot for…
Trillium Spring
Photo essay on the Jessup’s Falls park Trilliums. Each spring the woods on the east end of the park are filled with flowers. The Trillium, a native species of the temperate regions of North America and Asia is also Ontario’s provincial flower. The White Trillium is most prevalent with a smattering of Red Trillium. Keep…
Happy Mother’s Day!
Even for those of us whose mother’s are no longer with us, Mother’s Day holds a special place in our hearts. It is my mother’s influence that inspires me to look for the beauty in the world and to share it with others. She shared what she saw through her art, I share it through…
2019 Jessup’s Falls Events
One of the fun ways we share our love of the region is by having events! Here is a list of EscarpAction’s main events for 2019.
Jessup’s Falls Celebrates 2018 – looking forward to 2019!
It was a great year for Jessup’s Falls. We had our first festival ‘in’ the park and ended with a bang with the annual Wine, Cheese and Beer celebration in Wendover, Ontario. The 2018 promotional year was funded by EscarpAction Jessup’s Falls. It was a spirited evening with entertainment by local violinist Chantal Gaudet-Rice on a…
2018 Wine, Cheese and Beer
On October 13th, the EscarpAction committee will be hosting an evening of Wine, Cheese and Beer at the community center in Wendover. The event is a fundraiser to help pay for the costs associated with protecting the water table below the Jessup’s Falls escarpment and promoting the Jessup’s Falls region.
Jessup’s Falls 2018 Festival…a look back
EscarpAction Jessup’s Falls is a non-profit community association whose mission is to raise awareness of the sensitive ecosystem surrounding the Jessup’s Falls escarpment and promote local, sustainable businesses. The Jessup’s Falls festival is EscarpAction’s opportunity to showcase local businesses, artists and artisans while introducing the public to the fascinating nature and history of the region,…
Schedule for 2018 Festival
The 2018 festival will be a busy one with over 20 booths and other activities. Schedule 10h The site is open to visitors 11h Do you know your trees? Take a guided tour by Boisée Est (en Français) 11h30 BBQ opens with local sausages and other local fare – Barbecue Menu 13h Under the big tent,…
What’s at the Festival in the park 2018
The Jessup’s Falls festival is presented by EscarpAction Jessup’s Falls whose mission is the protection and conservation of the natural heritage of the Jessup’s Falls escarpment for the benefit of present and future generations. Local businesses, artists and authors who share our love of the environment and conservation will be participating with booths and activities….
Jessup's Falls - A Little Corner of Paradise 