Haweater

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.[1]

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

  1. ^ Mike Strobel, "Island life is berry mellow", Toronto Sun, July 10, 2008.