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Lennox and Addington County

A circular lapel pin with a black background. The words "County of Lennox & Addington" surround a black and yellow coat of arms depicting a chevron with five diamonds surrounded by three fleur de lis and the Latin phrase Libertas sub rege pi.

Lennox and Addington, County of

The County of Lennox and Addington is home to Bon Echo Provincial Park (sharing it with Frontenac County).

The park has over 260 indigenous pictographs including of Ojibwe figure Nanabozho who is seen as an unofficial park mascot.

A vertical rectangular lapel pin with four squares arranged in quarters. The top left square is yellow with two people canoeing on water. The top right square is green with an evergreen tree. The bottom left square is blue with a fish in front of a fishing lure. The bottom right square is orange with a duck. Above the squares is the title “The Township of”. Below the squares is the name “Addington Highlands”.

Addington Highlands, Township of

Most of Bon Echo Provincial Park is located in Addington Highlands. One of the highlights of the park is Mazinaw Rock, an escarpment covered with historical indigenous pictographs over 260 of which feature Ojibwe trickster Nanabozoho. In 1919, a local innkeeper commissioned a piece of Walt Whitman poetry to be carved into the rock in ten-foot tall lettering despite the fact that Whitman has no connection to the park.

A lapel pin with the words "The Town of Greater Napanee" above three beams leading to a field, a cluster of houses, and a gear. Two of the beams enclose a stalk of wheat.

Greater Napanee, Town of

The earliest recorded community in the area is the Iroquois village Ganneois dating back to 1660. The Crawford Purchase in 1784 saw Napanee and other areas open for Loyalist settlements.

Greater Napanee, (Pewter)

An alternative, monochrome lapel pin for Greater Napanee.

A lapel pin with the word "Loyalist" in large text with a decorative letter 'L'. A maple leaf is used to dot the letter I. Underneath is a bar that says "Township". In the lower right corner in small letters is the text "Inc. Jan 1998".

Loyalist, Township of

The Township is indeed named after the United Empire Loyalists who fought against the Americans during their revolutionary war.

A lapel pin shaped as a coat of arms. The shield is divided into three sections. The upper left and right segment display coronets. The lower segment displays a coronet in a green circle. Above the shield is a crown of city walls. To the left is a female settler holding the Loyalist flag. To the right is a man wearing a British soldier's uniform and holding a red ensign flag. At the bottom is a field of wheat. Below the shield are banners reading "A loyal home made strong in one. Loyalist Township Inc Jan 1998."

Loyalist (Coat of Arms)

An alternative pin featuring the coat of arms of Loyalist Township

A round lapel pin with a blue border than reads “Township of Stone Mills”. Inside the circle is a scene depicting a large wooden mill at the end of a river. On the left bank of the river is an industrial building. On the right bank is a cow beside rows of crops.

Stone Mills, Township of

Stone Mills is named after the many water powered grist and wool mills that were built early in the community’s history. Over the years paper mills were added and were even able to support a small publishing industry including the Harrowsmith Country Life magazine that was first published in 1976 with the founder cut and pasting the first issues together on a kitchen table.

Former Municipalities

A round lapel pin with an image of a tree and harvesting equipment at the centre. Around the edge are the words "Corporation of the Municipality of Ernestown".

Ernestown, Municipality of

A lapel pin from the former Municipality of Ernestown that was amagamated into the Town of Loyalist in 1998.

Pin Donors

All pins donated by the municipality except for:

Greater Napanee: donated by Joe Tiernay
Ernestown: donated by Joe Tiernay
Stone Mills: Matthew Anstett

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