August is here and with it comes so many things to celebrate about Lake Ontario and North American beaches!- The Swim Guide app is now available for Android devices AND covers beaches on the Great Lakes, BC, Alberta, and along the Ottawa River.
- Melanie Price is swimming across Lake Ontario!
- The Wolfe Island Music Fest is back.
- Bronte Harbour Days are coming.
|   | Reason 1: Swim Guide comes to Android devices and new watersheds
Thank you so much for helping us make the launch of our Swim Guide a huge success. In addition to Great Lakes beaches, you can now check the status of swimming spots in Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver online. As of this week, Swim Guide is also available for Android users, as well as iPhone/iPad/iPad touch users. |  | Reason 2: Melanie Price swims across Lake Ontario
Did you hear?Melanie Price is swimming across Lake Ontario next week to raise funds for Lake Ontario Waterkeeper! Melanie will leave Port Dalhousie on August 12th at 12 a.m. with her team. This will put her back on dry land in Oakville late in the evening that same day! This 21-hour endurance swim is something Melanie has been training for all season. We couldn’t be more grateful. We need your help. Please donate to Lake Ontario Waterkeeper to help us reach the $10,000 goal set by Melanie for this swim. Donations can be made online or you can send a cheque to Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s office at 600 Bay Street, Suite 410, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1M6. Make sure to put Melanie Price in your cheque’s memo!
Thank you so much to those who have already donated. Your support is already helping us work towards a future where we can all safely swim, drink and fish in Lake Ontario. Closest beaches to Melanie’s trip: | | Find Lake Ontario Waterkeeper live at events this month. We will be out talking about Melanie Price’s swim and answering your questions about the lake! |  | Reason 3: Wolfe Island Music Festival – August 5th & 6th
Come out to beautiful Wolfe Island for one of Canada’s top music festivals. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Swim Drink Fish Music will be presenting the Town Hall Show on Friday night. Visit the festival’s website for details. See you there!Closest beaches to the Wolfe Island Music Festival: - Big Sandy Bay, Wolfe Island
- Collingwood PUC, Kingston
- Alwington, Kingston
- Richardson’s Beach, Kinston
- Lake Ontario Hospital, Kingston
- Lake Ontario Park, Kingston
- Du Pont Invista, Kingston
- Arrowhead Beach Park, Kingston
- Cartwright Beach East, Kingston
- Reddendale Crerar, Kingston
- Point Pleasent-Everett, Kingston
|  | Reason 4: Bronte Harbour Days – August 5th to 14th
Sandcastles, sun and ships (oh my!). Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is your community sponsor for this year’s Harbour Days. Come down to the festival on Saturday, August 6th to meet up with Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. We will be collecting donations to help Melanie Price reach her goal of $10,000 to swim across the lake for Lake Ontario Waterkeeper!Make sure you download Swim Guide before you get there!. Closest beaches to Harbour Days: |
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