We recently took a day trip to Birdhouse City at Macaulay Mountain in Picton.
Macaulay Mountain is a Conservation Area, on County Road 8 in Prince Edward County. A former superintendent of PERCA built the first birdhouse and it was decided if one birdhouse could be so attractive then a whole city of birdhouses would be fantastic.
It was started around 1980 as a community involvement project. Groups, individuals, schools, and businesses could design and create reproductions of famous buildings, landmarks and local attractions.
As this is one of the Quinte Conservation parks, we were able to use the parking pass we had from the library.
Over the past while many of the birdhouses have been renovated and what a treat to see them back up on new posts and with new signs.
There is a mixture of old and new birdhouses.
Each one depicts a building in and around the Prince Edward County area.
Paths are cut throughout the area for you to follow.
Well done volunteers and conservation staff!
We have seen many of the buildings that the bird houses depict on our travels throughout the county.
Here is an older post I did about Birdhouse City.
If you are travelling down our way and want a place to stretch your legs, you will enjoy walking around Birdhouse City.
While there I hid several of my painted rocks and I’m pleased to say that I’ve been notified that some were found. Happy hunting.
I’m sharing with Mosaic Monday and My Corner of the World .
Here are many other trips we have taken while out and about.
Jeannie Carraro
This looks like a wonderful tour to take Linda. Birdhouses are wonderful. A lot of talent and hard work goes into making them. Thank you for sharing.
Crafty Gardener
Hi Jeannie, thanks for stopping by. The birdhouses were a joy to see, so many different ones than when we were there before.
Linda
What a wonderful place I would love to see it. I love your stones and it’s great that you got some feedback, the middle one is my favourite. xx
Crafty Gardener
It is such a lovely spot to visit. We very often drive by to other places and wanted to stop once they got most of the renovated birdhouses up. I love the middle rock too, and painted a similar one for my garden.
Myrtle Thomas
That would be a lovely spot to visit and stretch one’s legs and enjoy viewing all the birdhouses. I love seeing beautiful homemade birdhouses, thanks again, Linda.
Crafty Gardener
It was a lovely visit Myrt.
Vondean Erickson
What a interesting thing to see. I was in Picton many years ago as my husband and I and our two boys took my mother to Canada to see some of her sisters.
One sister lived in Picton. I do not remember too much about the town. We were just there overnight and with two small boys 1 and 2 was busy with them.
My husband made birdhouses and I have several setting out. He loved to make them and gave them away.
Take care
Vondean
Crafty Gardener
How lovely that you had visited Picton Vondean. That is great you have some of the birdhouses you husband made, must bring back lots of memories.
Margy
What a lovely idea. One of the original mill manager houses here in Powell River has a birdhouse out front to match. I only have one birdhouse left, out on the float garden. All of the others were in places that had to be removed due to water lease restrictions. Tree swallows still come each year to nest there. – Margy
Crafty Gardener
I bet the mill house is great to see, you will have to take a photo of it. I remember when you mentioned about the water lease restrictions. Hope you are enjoying the float cabin.
My Corner of the World
My what creative bird houses! And all in one place for convenience!
Thanks for sharing your link at ‘My Corner of the World’ this week!
Crafty Gardener
It is such a lovely place to walk and see all the birdhouses. Thanks for stopping by.
Lavender Dreams
How amazing! I would love to see all those birdhouses! You could put a photo at the end of every post with one of those!
Margie
This is so cool! I wished that I lived closer so I could visit!
Angie
Oh my goodness, this is so wonderful and inspiring. Yet another example of how one person can start something BIG! I am so happy that you shared this with everyone at Mosaic Monday. Maybe it will be the little spark that someone needs …