A clever photo by Michael Ekerman capturing a dynamic angle of the dry stone stage coach ruin which members of DSWAC were involved in designing and completing several years ago.
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Two great DSWAC walling walking tours coming up. Check out the information at...
Members can now click on the 'Members Only Area' of the DSWAC website to read Willa Wick's recent article written for the Southern Ontario magazine Rural Route about our Thanksgiving Festival of Stone - 'Rocktoberfest 2011'
Held from October 7th to 10th Rocktoberfest 2011 our four day walling festival extravaganza in the Caledon Hills northwest of Toronto was a great success. The DSWAC will be posting more photo and video highlights of this event occasionally on this website and on the blog
- A report and two videos of the last years DSWAC 'Roctoberfest' dry stone walling event held in Rockport Ontario.
- http://www.homemakers.com/blog/ecologic/2010/11/04/building-on-eco-tourism-destinations-literally/
- We have a Photo Gallery for a quick overview of some of the more interesting DSWAC projects.
- Visit
- Thinking With My Hands
2012 Upcoming Events
| Event date | Event Type | Location | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 25, 2012 - Monday, April 2, 2012 | Tour | Spain | Walking Tour of the Stone Walls of Mallorca and Menorca | Now Booking |
| Friday, June 1, 2012 - Tuesday, June 12, 2012 | Tour | England and Ireland | Second Annual 'Walk the Walls 'Tour | Now Booking |
2011 Completed Events
| Event date | Event Type | Location | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, December 4, 2011 | DSWAC Meeting | Toronto Ontario | DSWAC Meeting | Completed |
| Saturday, November 19, 2011 - Sunday, November 20, 2011 | Beginner Seminar | Caledon Ontario Canada | Hart House Walling Workshop | Completed |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2011 | Lecture/Presentation | Rockport Ontario | A Dinner Evening with slides and talks on dry stone walls | Completed |
| Saturday, October 8, 2011 - Sunday, October 9, 2011 | Festival | Caledon Area, North West of Toronto | Rocktoberfest 2011 | Completed |
| Saturday, September 24, 2011 - Sunday, September 25, 2011 | Beginner Seminar | Metchosin, Vancouver Island | Metchosin, British Columbia (Vancouver Island) Beginners Workshop | Completed |
| Friday, September 23, 2011 - Sunday, September 25, 2011 | Beginner Seminar | Inis Oírr, Co. Galway | Walling Workshop in Ireland | Completed |
| Monday, September 19, 2011 - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | Beginner Seminar | Queenston Ontario | Willowbank Workshop | Completed |
| Monday, September 12, 2011 - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 | Collaboration | Hart House Farm, Caledon Ontario property of University of Toronto | Volunteers 'Preparation Day' at Rocktoberfest Site | Completed |
| Friday, September 9, 2011 - Sunday, September 11, 2011 | Festival | Barre Vermont | Rocknockers Rendezvous | Completed |
| Saturday, September 3, 2011 - Sunday, September 4, 2011 | Historic Repair | Campbellford Ontario | Ferris Provincial Park Dry Stone Wall workshop | Completed |
| Saturday, September 3, 2011 - Monday, September 5, 2011 | Demonstration | Kingsmere Estate near Ottawa | Three Day Wall Repair in Gatineau Park - National Capital Commission | Completed |
| Monday, July 18, 2011 - Friday, July 29, 2011 | Beginner Seminar | The English Harbour Arts Centre- English Harbour, Newfoundland | Two Dry Stone Wall Building Workshops with Dan Snow | Completed |
| Saturday, July 2, 2011 - Sunday, July 3, 2011 | Beginner Seminar | Inverary Ontario | Inverary Wall workshop . Part two | Completed |
| Saturday, June 25, 2011 - Sunday, June 26, 2011 | Beginner Seminar | Inverary Ontario | Inverary Dry Stone Wall Workshop | Completed |
| Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - Monday, June 13, 2011 | Tour | Cumbria, England - Locknagar, Scotland - Aran Islands, Ireland. | DSWAC Dry Stone Wall Tour of Great Britain and Ireland | Completed |
| Saturday, May 28, 2011 - Sunday, May 29, 2011 | Beginner Seminar | Garden Hill Ontario | Returning student's and beginner waller's Garden Enclosure Workshop | Completed |
| Sunday, May 22, 2011 - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | Rebuild | Niagara School of Horticulture | Repair to Cheese Wedge Hands-On Workshop | Completed |
| Friday, May 13, 2011 - Sunday, May 15, 2011 | Lecture/Presentation | Belfountain, Ontario | Members planning retreat and social weekend. | Completed |
| Thursday, May 12, 2011 - Saturday, May 14, 2011 | DSWAC Meeting | Hart House Farm, Caledon Ontario property of University of Toronto | DSWAC Wallers Retreat in Caledon | Completed |
| Friday, April 8, 2011 - Monday, December 29, 1969 | Demonstration | London Fairgrounds, London Ontario | London Home And Garden Show Demonstration | Completed |
