Butter Tart Festival in the News
Ashaw, Always (June 11, 2017) “Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival - Midland, Ontario” Always Ashaw
Bain, Jennifer (June 25, 2015) "Ontario's Best Bakers Gather in Midland for a Contest and Festival" The Toronto Star
Bell, Roberta (June 14, 2015) "Midland Hosts Third Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival and Contest" Orillia Packet & Times
Boughner, Bob (June 9, 2017) “Butter Tart Festival Being Held on Saturday” Sarnia Observer
Burns, Ian (September 28, 2016) “Midland's butter tart festival not resting on its laurels” Midland Mirror
Comm Team (June 12, 2017) “Bravo! Butter Tart Festival 2017 Puts Midland On The Map” OurMidland blog
Dunning, Jenni (June 10, 2015) "Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival in Midland is going from Sweet to Savoury" Simcoe.com
DH Toronto Staff (May 2, 2017) “The world’s largest butter tart festival is happening next month” Daily Hive
Elphick, Katherine (May 28, 2015) "Midland Festival Pays Homage to Butter Tarts" Simcoe.com
Fleming, Rebecca (May 3, 2017) “The top 10 butter tarts in Ontario, according to two Torontonians who are on a mission to try every one” Toronto Life Magazine
Fry, Scott (May 2, 2017) “Butter Tarts” Man Travels
Greer, Susan (February 16, 2015) "Blue Cheese? Maple Bacon? Butter Tart Festival Accepting 'Freestyle' Submissions" The Canadian Press
Greer, Susan (February 17, 2015) "Butter Tarts: A sweet way to start an arguement" Canadian Press
Hood, Sarah B. (July 27, 2017) “Home is where the butter tart is” TVO
Johnson, Kelsey (June 1, 2017 ) “The great Canadian butter tart tour — yes, it’s real” The Western ProducerMillion-Cole, Nicole (June 17, 2013) “Buttertart Fans Flock to Midland” The Midland Mirror.
Mealing, Travis (June 12, 2013) “Who Makes the Best Butter Tart in Ontario?” The Midland Mirror.
Mealing, Travis (February 2, 2016) “Butter tarts offer path from Midland to Canadian Food Championships” The Midland Mirror
Mealing, Travis (June 7, 2016) “10 tips to survive Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival this Saturday in Midland” The Midland Mirror
Mendler, Andrew (June 18, 2017) “More than 150,000 butter tarts sold as thousands pack downtown Midland” The Midland Mirror
Mendler, Andrew (July 26, 2017) “Butter tart festival's economic impact on Simcoe County estimated at $3.6 million“ The Midland Mirror
Morassutti, Melanie (June 9, 2017) “Butter Tarts Are Canada’s Most Competitive Confection” Passport 2017
Persico, Amanda (June 15, 2016) “Newmarket is Home of Ontario’s Best Butter Tart” Newmarket Era
Rickard, Adam, (May 2, 2017) “The World’s Largest Butter Tart Festival Is Next Month” Edge102 blog
Rideout, Howard (June 8, 2017) “Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival is Midland’s Sweet Success” Howard Rideout Architect’s Blog
Staff, Indie88 blog, (May 12, 2016) “Try 150 Different Kinds of Butter Tarts At Festival Near Toronto” Indie88
Staff, re:porter, (May 2017) “Sample Ontario’s best butter tart at Midland’s annual festival” re:Porter Magazine
Staff, The Midland Mirror (May 20, 2017) “Midland’s Butter Tart Trot to help send sick kids to camp” The Midland Mirror
Staff, The Midland Mirror (March 3, 2017) “Midland butter tart festival organizer calls out Rick Mercer” The Midland Mirror
Staff, The Midland Mirror (July 5, 2016) “Butter tart festival in Midland set new attendance record” The Midland Mirror
Staff, The Midland Mirror (June 28, 2016) “Record number of butter tarts sold during Midland festival” The Midland Mirror
Staff, The Midland Mirror (June 10, 2016) “Welcome to Midland (a.k.a. Butter Tart Heaven)” The Midland Mirror
Staff, The Midland Mirror (May 12, 2016) “Midland BIA just wild about butter tarts” The Midland Mirror
Staff, The Midland Mirror (April 8, 2016) “Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival names new manager” The Midland Mirror
Staff, Wasaga Sun (June 20, 2015) "Wasaga butter tart wins silver at Midland festival." Wasaga Sun
Staff, The Midland Mirror (June 16, 2015) "Butter Tart Trot on Midland Waterfront" The Midland Mirror
Staff, The Midland Mirror (June 17, 2014) "Butter Tart Festival a Sweet Success for Midland" The Midland Mirror
Thomson, Hilary (June 21, 2017) “MERRICKVILLE’S OWN BUTTER TART QUEEN” The Grenville Times
Tieman-Lee, Gabrielle (July 14, 2017) “The great butter tart throw down” Today Magazine
Whitehead, Connor (March 30, 2017) “A guide to food and drink in Canada” Cruise and Maritime Voyages
Winton-Sarvis, Giséle (June 16, 2013) “Barrie Woman Wins Top Spot at Butter Tart Festival.” The Barrie Examiner.
Whitton, Meg (June 2013) “The Best Butter Tart in Ontario Is…” 104.1 The Dock
Wootton, Jenna (May 24, 2016) “Ontario’s Annual Best Butter Tart Festival Returning to Midland this June” Cottage Life
Podcasts
CBC Radio (September 25, 2016) “Inside butter tarts, the ultimate Canadian delicacy” The Sunday Edition
Kane, Marion (June 2013) “Midland’s First Annual Butter Tart Festival: A Tribute to Canada’s Iconic Dessert.”
Video
Cristini, Angela (July 6, 2017) Midland Buttertart Festival with Angela Cristini
Colby, K.C. (June 15, 2013) “The Best Butter Tart in the Region.” BarrieCTV News.
Legate-Wolfe, Amy (August 6, 2015) "Butter Tart Beer Takes Top Prize in Ontario Competition" CTV News.
Mulligan, Shelby (June 15, 2013) “The Perfect Buttertart-The Judges.” Midland Cultural Centre.
Staff, CTV News Barrie (June 14, 2014) "Thousands attend second annual butter tart festival in Midland" CTV News Barrie
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