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10/31/2024

The quiet perfection of a morning at the lake.
Northern Arc - by Kurt Swinghammer.
If you're a collector or fan of musician/artist Kurt Swinghammer's work, you'll want to grab Red Canoe and Loon before November 5th when they will no longer be available.
Northern Arc is now available online or in store.

https://www.theoccurrence.ca/product/redcanoe_puzzle/164?cs=true&cst=custom

Punctilious jigsaw puzzles for art nerds and science geeks.

The Retirees in the house!  The gang came in from Brockville for a tour.  Every day might be a weekend for these folks, ...
10/23/2024

The Retirees in the house! The gang came in from Brockville for a tour. Every day might be a weekend for these folks, but they asked questions like a boss! It was a pleasure to give a tour to so many interested and fun people. Puzzle on!


Alas, we had to say goodbye to the super sweet painting 'The Villiage of Merrickville ' by artist Alice Hinther.  We're ...
10/04/2024

Alas, we had to say goodbye to the super sweet painting 'The Villiage of Merrickville ' by artist Alice Hinther. We're honoured to have been a small piece of this, and know that the painting will be much loved! 'The Town of Perth' and 'Almonte' (soon to be a puzzle) are available.
Paintings come with a puzzle, because they can.

Pls. contact TheOccurrence by phone svp.

The new manager of tastin...er, puzzle quality control has started today.  Welcome to the team, Lucy!
09/24/2024

The new manager of tastin...er, puzzle quality control has started today. Welcome to the team, Lucy!

Thinking this would make an AWESOME puzzle!
09/18/2024

Thinking this would make an AWESOME puzzle!

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It was a faaaaantastic day at the launch of the new Village of Merrickville jigsaw puzzle by artist Alice Hinther!!  Tha...
09/17/2024

It was a faaaaantastic day at the launch of the new Village of Merrickville jigsaw puzzle by artist Alice Hinther!! Thank you to everyone who came out and had their boxes signed, met the artist and loaded up with puzzles made right here in Merrickville.
Please Puzzle Responibly.

09/11/2024

Heeeeeeerrrr it comes! The Village of Merrickville puzzle launch is happening this Saturday (Sept. 14th) from 10am-2:00pm at TheOccurrence! Join us at 105 West Broadway street & have your box signed by the artist.
The puzzle is on the puzzle table ..... squeeeeeeee!

Shoutout to future Cdn. competative puzzle champions Amanda & Alex!  They drove from Gatineau specifically to pick up a ...
09/05/2024

Shoutout to future Cdn. competative puzzle champions Amanda & Alex! They drove from Gatineau specifically to pick up a box of 10 puzzles to sharpen their already mad puzzling chops.
Sending positive puzzle champion vibes!
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We're so excited to announce the launch of The Villiage of Merrickville jigsaw puzzle by artist Alice Hinther!Saturday, ...
08/29/2024

We're so excited to announce the launch of The Villiage of Merrickville jigsaw puzzle by artist Alice Hinther!
Saturday, Sept. 14th. 10am-2pm
105 West Broadway Street, Merrickville.

Meet the artist, get your box signed, be the first to jealous your family and friends!

More details to come so keep your ocular orbs posted.

Before it's a puzzle, it's a draft.  New Road Trip puzzle coming soon!
08/22/2024

Before it's a puzzle, it's a draft. New Road Trip puzzle coming soon!

If fishing on a rainy day is better, and puzzling on a rainy day is the BEST,  then doing a puzzle featuring fish would ...
08/21/2024

If fishing on a rainy day is better, and puzzling on a rainy day is the BEST, then doing a puzzle featuring fish would surely get anyone hooked.
Sorry...we had to go there.

08/20/2024

This is what telling your kids NO JUMPING ON THE BED gets you.

Sounds legit.
08/16/2024

Sounds legit.

Shout out to Darlene Oakley  and Brent Monroe for finshing Jennifer North-Claveau's amazing Blue My Darling puzzle!  Tha...
08/15/2024

Shout out to Darlene Oakley and Brent Monroe for finshing Jennifer North-Claveau's amazing Blue My Darling puzzle! Thanks for sitting a while at the puzzle table

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It's summer, and that means it's Road Trip season.  Putting the finishing touches on our newest road trip puzzle, launch...
08/14/2024

It's summer, and that means it's Road Trip season. Putting the finishing touches on our newest road trip puzzle, launching at the end of August!
Until then, keep your eyes on the road.

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https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2193906755584Congratulations The Trainyard!  If you'd like to buy and support Nova Scotia...
04/21/2023

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2193906755584
Congratulations The Trainyard! If you'd like to buy and support Nova Scotia based artists, you can contact The Trainyard at [email protected], or follow them on FB and Insta.

Jigsaw puzzles have always been a mainstay for stormy days, but the pastime really rose in popularity during the pandemic and it looks like the trend is here to stay. Colleen Jones checked out one shop in Dartmouth that's putting some local love into the hobby.

Legit.  Floof grazers are the worst, because how can you get mad??  Can't.
03/23/2023

Legit. Floof grazers are the worst, because how can you get mad?? Can't.

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During a freakish coldsnap in the winter of 2018, temperatures outside plunged to -46C. Co-founders Michael J. Bainbridge and Brigitte Gall said ‘holy mother of all things holy, but that’s cold!’, and then they started a puzzled company.

Well, first they told their friends who were visiting for the holidays not to leave that night or they might die. Then, they watched their friends walk around and around their kitchen table doing a jigsaw puzzle. And then they started a company dedicated to promoting a love of minerals, fossils, and related nerd-gear.

Going through the photos amassed by Michael in his decade long career as an award-winning mineral photographer, they set about to create never-before seen jigsaw puzzles. The duo’s two young daughters and Michael’s mom were not spared, and by that spring the whole family was pulling the sled. The duo is dedicated to promoting a love of the earth sciences through the artful presentation of jigsaw puzzles and nerd-gear.

When they’re not making puzzles or dreaming up new nerd-gear, Michael can be found shooting private and public mineral collections and specimens, and Brigitte can be found writing a new YA novel titled “Phosphophylite”.


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