Past Events




Luxurious Shopping and Holiday Events...Bigger and Better!

Thursday, November 19th - Saturday, November 21st

Open to Everyone!

Three incredible days of pampered shopping from local and regional merchants showcasing and selling holiday fashions, home decor, gifts and accessories, jewelry and so much more...

Participating Stores
The Mix
T.
Blue Roof Denim
Shoeffle
Paisley
The Villa
Heel 2 Toe
Lagniappe
  Creations de Main
Le Beau Papier
Playville
Silpada Jewelry
Gypsy Charms
Andrea Dillahunty Art
and a variety of other artists
and of course the O Spa

Thursday, November 19th 9am - 7:30pm
Friday, November 20th 9am - 6:30pm
Saturday, November 21st 9am - 4pm



Northshore's Top Chef's Holiday Tasting Event
Thursday, November 19th
11am - 1pm
$10 per person (benefitting the Covington Food Bank)

Dakota, La Grille, Benedicts Plantation, Juniper, Tappatini's, The Lake House, Annedele's Plantation, Friends Coastal Restaurant, Franco's Grille and more!



Santa's Playland
Saturday, November 21st
  10am - 2pm (Shopping at the Holiday Market 9am - 4pm)

10:30am Santa-robics Exercise Class, Snow, Cookie Decorating, Story Time with Mrs. Claus, visit from the Elves, DJ and dancing, Adrenaline Rush Inflatable Obstacle Course, Gymrompers soft playland and so much more!




Q50 USA Ultra Marathon coming to the Northshore!

2009 Fall Events

Q50 USA Ultra Marathon coming to the Northshore!

Saturday, October 17th
Fontainebleau Adventure Duathlon
Check in at 7am - 8:30am, Start Time at 9am
Distance: 2 mile run, 8 mile bike, 2 mile run, off road either solo or in teams of two

Kids Adventure Challenge
Time 12pm - 2pm or 2pm - 4pm
$10 per child, ages 6 - 12
Paddling, scavenger hunt, fun run, trail ride, inflatable obstacle course, mystery events and rock wall!

Sunday, October 18th
Q50K Ultra Marathon 50Km - 2 x 2.5K Relay - 10K Fun Run
7:00am Fontainbleu State Park
For ages 18+, flat course, off-road, trails and some road sections.





Summer Kick-Off Party

Friday, June 5th, 2009
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NEW YEARS DAY

Friday, January 1st

8th Annual Dip & Dash! This was not a race but a challenging survival event including a 4 mile run and approximately 70 yard "ice" swim.

History of event: In 1988 a small group of athletes embarked on a New Years Day run only to be thwarted by the Madisonville bridge mechanical malfunction. Frustration and a cold northern wind forced a call to action. The group swam the Tchefuncte River, fighting hypothermia and refusing to be impreded by any obstacle, even 49 degrees water. Hence, the Ice Man Dip & Dash was born. $30 registration. All proceeds will benefit Franco's United Charities Fund and the Donnie Jarrell Fund.

2009 Photos:
 
 

The Ice Men (and Women) Swimmeth
Run-swim challenge draws fun-seekers
Friday, January 09, 2009
Kenny Mathews

On New Year's morning, 47 people, ranging in age from 12 to 64, gathered to pose for a photo outside Franco's Athletic Club.

Instead of the customary "Cheese," the group chants were "Crazy" and "Cold water," appropriate words for the challenge they had voluntarily signed up for. Immediately after the photo was taken, the group ran 2 miles to the Tchefuncte River, jumped into the 56-degree water, swam the 70-yard width of the river and ran back to Franco's.

The reward for the survivors of the 18th annual Ice Man Dip and Dash was a T-shirt, hot gumbo and the satisfaction of supporting a worthy cause while beginning 2009 with an enormous personal achievement.

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