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Frost Festival 2010 Schedule of EventsUnless otherwise indicated, all events are FREE. Saturday, February 13Pancake Breakfast ($)8 am – noon
This event is sponsored by the Haliburton Lions Club. Location: Haliburton Legion Branch 129 Skating Pond9 am – 2 pm
Location: Head Lake Park Kids Ice Slide10 am – 4 pm
This event is sponsored by the Municipality of Dysart et al. Location: Head Lake Park Snack Car ($)10 am – 4 pm
This event is sponsored by the Dysart et al Volunteer Firefighters. Proceeds will be split between the Dysart Volunteer Firefighters and the Haliburton Iditarod Team. Location: Head Lake Park Snowmobile Scavenger Hunt10 am – 2 pm
This event is sponsored by the Haliburton County Snowmobile Association. Location: Start at the HHSS parking lot Art Attack with Fleming College10 am – noon
Presented by Fleming College. Location: Head Lake Park Pony Rides11 am – 2 pm
This event is sponsored by South Algonquin Trails and the Haliburton Rotary Club. Location: York Street Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides11 pm – 3 pm
This event is sponsored by the Haliburton BIA. Location: pick up in Head Lake Park Winter Games with Youth Unlimited12 pm – 3 pm Fun and Games with Youth Unlimited, including a laundry basket snow race and obstacle course, hockey shoot out and a mitt and glove throw. This event is sponsored by Youth Unlimited, The Bridge Youth Centre. Location: Head Lake Park Art Attack with Rails End Gallery1 pm – 3 pm Pinhole Camera Photography workshop presented by the Rails End Gallery. Location: Head Lake Park Snowshoe Relay Race & Games1 pm – 3 pm
This event is sponsored by the YMCA Camp Wanakita. Location: Head Lake Park Children's Dog Sled Rides1 pm – 3 pm
This event is sponsored by Winterdance Dog Sled Tours. Location: Head Lake Park Figure Skating Demonstrations2 pm – 3 pm Marvel at the grace and beauty! The Haliburton Figure Skating Club will demonstrate some of the numbers they will present at their Annual Ice Show. This event is sponsored by the Haliburton Figure Skating Club. Location: Head Lake Park, Ice Rink The Haliburton Echo Power Skating Workshop3 pm – 4 pm Learn to skate like the pros! Kids and adults are welcome to join us for a Power Skating workshop with Echo General Manager John Bauman at the ice rink. Please bring your skates. Helmets are mandatory. This event is sponsored by the Haliburton County Echo. Location: Head Lake Park, Ice Rink Roast Beef Dinner ($)5 pm – 7 pm, Doors open at 4 pm
This event is a fundraiser for the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 129, Haliburton. Location: Haliburton Legion
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Hank Debruin from Winterdance will be on his way to Alaska to run the Iditarod! Visit the race website at 
Start your day off with a warm breakfast! The Haliburton Lions Club will prepare this delicious breakfast and get you ready for the fun ahead. $5 per person includes pancakes, sausage, orange juice, tea, coffee and real maple syrup supplied by Waverly Brook Farms.
Join us at the rink in Head Lake Park for some skating fun. Bring your skates and show off your skills!
A huge hit! Kids will love this slide constructed entirely of snow and ice. Sliding equipment will be provided. Frost Festival volunteers will be at the site, but parents are reminded that they must monitor children at all times.
Stop by to fill up on hot drinks and beaver tails to keep you warm throughout the day! Cost is $4 for hot chocolate and beaver tail combo.
Designed as a family event over a short route (under 50km) with lots of treasure to collect and questions to answer! You will be given a route sheet with directions. Along the way you will be required to find treasure or answer questions. The person with all the treasure and all the answers correct will be the winner! Please bring a shopping bag and a pencil with you. Meet at the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School (HHSS) parking lot at 10am for registration. Stop by the HCSA Repair Facility on Mallard Road for an Open House (from 11am to 2pm) to give you a chance to meet members of the executive, have a look at the equipment and enjoy some hot lunch! You must have a valid OFSC trail pass to participate.
Fun outdoor art activities for kids! 
Bring the kids for a special pony ride on York Street, just in front of Head Lake Park. Part of the street will be closed to traffic for the Frost Festival.
Enjoy a leisurely ride along the lake on a horse-drawn sleigh!
Kids will want to join in the fun with snowshoe relay races and other games provided by YMCA Camp Wanakita - the experts in outdoor fun!
Winterdance Dogsled Tours will be bringing two teams of purebred Siberian Huskies to give children short dogsled rides around the playground in Head Lake Park. Be sure to bring your camera to get pictures of your little ones with the huggable friendly Huskies! To read about Winterdance's Huskies visit their website and click on "Meet the Huskies!"
End the day with a delicious feast! The Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a Roast Beef dinner with mashed potatoes, vegetables, salad, dessert and tea or coffee for $15.00. Dinner is served between 5 and 7, but come early and browse the silent auction items on display. Tickets are $15 and available for advance purchase at the Legion club room or call 705-457-2571.