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{{Short description|Term for a person born on Manitoulin Island, Ontario}}
'''Haweater''' is a designation given to a person born on [[Manitoulin Island]], [[Ontario]]. The name derives from the prevalence of [[hawberries]] among the island's vegetation. Originally it was reported that early settlers got their [[vitamin C]] intake by eating hawberries, and thus avoided [[scurvy]].<ref>Mike Strobel, [http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Strobel_Mike/2008/07/10/pf-6115716.html "Island life is berry mellow"], ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', July 10, 2008.</ref>

A person who has lived on Manitoulin Island, but was not born there, may be considered an honorary haweater.

==Culture==

An annual cultural festival in [[Little Current, Ontario|Little Current]] is known as Haweater Weekend and takes place on the August [[Civic Holiday]] weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manitoulintourism.com/haweaterweekend.htm |title=Haweater Weekend |access-date=2008-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719041236/http://www.manitoulintourism.com/haweaterweekend.htm |archive-date=2010-07-19 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> As well as concerts, sports, and recreational events, this festival is marked by the distribution of Haweater dollars, a [[community currency]], and the production and sale of hawberry-flavoured products such as [[ice cream]] and [[jam]].

A Haweater is also a one dollar commemorative coin minted for the island from 1969 to at least 2001. The coins depict various events and locations on the island.

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[[Category:Culture of Manitoulin District]]

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