Lynne Barnes has visited the southern Georgian Bay area since she was two years old and chose it as her forever home nearly 40 years ago. She is a small business owner who moonlights as an amateur historian and author. Lynne always prefers taking the scenic backroad routes wherever she goes.

Keri Lockhart has always had a passion for healthy eating. She started her career at a health food store in Thornbury, Ontario, and she now runs a commercial apiary with her husband in Clarksburg and the Beaver Valley.

Beverley Smith has been a professional artist since moving to the Beaver Valley in 1980. She is well known locally for her textile art, beadwork, murals and whimsical drawings. For 12 years she ran her business Holy Crow Beads from her backroad home/studio.