Haweater

Haweater is a nickname given to a person born on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. The name derives from the prevalence of hawberries among the island's vegetation. Originally it was reported that early settlers got their vitamin C intake, and thus avoided scurvy, by eating hawberries. [Mike Strobel, [http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Strobel_Mike/2008/07/10/pf-6115716.html "Island life is berry mellow"] , "Toronto Sun", July 10, 2008.]

A person who has lived on Manitoulin Island, but was not born there, may be considered an honorary haweater.

Culture

An annual cultural festival in Little Current, is known as Haweater Weekend and takes place on the August Civic Holiday weekend. [ [http://www.manitoulintourism.com/haweaterweekend.htm Haweater Weekend] ] As well as concerts, sports and recreational events, this festival is marked by the distribution of Haweater dollars, a community currency, and the production and sale of hawberry-flavoured products such as ice cream and jam.

References

External links

* [http://www.haweaters.ourmanitoulin.com/ Haweater Weekend]