People come in the Rec Centre to warm up and to see the excellent craft show. Local artisans and crafts people display and sell their wares in the Rec Centre between 1 and 4 pm. This is a special craft sale as only hand made goods are allowed in the show. Traditionally, the two local churches, St. Mary's Anglican Church and Knox United Church provide coffee, tea and sweets in the Rec Centre.
People can come in, have a seat, warm up and have a wondeful homemade treat.
The Lifeliners, a volunteer group of local women who do catering and donate all their proceeds back to the community provide a hot lunch, or if preferred, family size servings to take home for supper. Anyone who has sampled this home cooking knows to order in advance as they always sell out. A snowboarding demonstration takes place during the carnival beginning around 11 am and continues throughout the day. The Dorset and Dwight Trapping Association provide a fascinating display with samples of snowshoes, equipment, different types of furs and best of all, their world famous Trapper's Stew. Jim and Dorothy Emes of Emes Hill, Dorset provide a wonderful example of a typical maple syrup shack and offer free samples of maple syrup taffy on snow.