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in Southwestern Ontario<br />
This issue has Sections<br />
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TORONTO<br />
Lake Ontario<br />
NIAGARA FALLS<br />
BUFFALO<br />
DETROIT<br />
WINDSOR<br />
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KINCARDINE Southwestern<br />
Ontario<br />
Lake<br />
Huron<br />
AYLMER<br />
3<br />
BRANTFORD<br />
3<br />
LONDON<br />
PORT DOVER<br />
KINGSVILLE<br />
Lake Erie<br />
Some areas can be found in all sections.<br />
Use index to find all the shops in a region.<br />
Odd, Antique<br />
& Unique Shops,<br />
Events &<br />
Unexpected Stops<br />
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ons<br />
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Lake Huron<br />
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As always, we begin in WINDSOR, AMHERSTBURG, BELLE RIVER & ESSEX COUNTY<br />
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ONTARIO SHOP<br />
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A Distillery & Dining Experience<br />
Visit the<br />
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& Artisan<br />
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by the river<br />
AUGUST<br />
24 & 25, <strong>2024</strong><br />
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AMHERSTBURG<br />
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My wife and I have done numerous<br />
trips since 2010 ranging anywhere from<br />
one day to three weeks. I generally do<br />
the majority of the planning and my wife<br />
goes with the flow. She will be asked<br />
“is there anything you would like to<br />
specifically see or do on the trip”, and it<br />
will get added to the itinerary.<br />
Over the years I have developed an<br />
interest in photographing lighthouses<br />
and waterfalls. If there are either of these<br />
on route during our travels, they are<br />
considered a must stop for me. I have<br />
photographed 93 waterfalls from coast to<br />
coast across Canada. The exact number<br />
in our country isn’t really known due<br />
to the remote areas some are located.<br />
I have also photographed 145 out of<br />
approximately 750 lighthouses located in<br />
Canada. Many will not be on any agenda,<br />
again due to how remote they are, but I’m<br />
always looking when we travel.<br />
Recently I was researching Canadian<br />
National Historic Sites and was interested<br />
to see how many we had actually visited.<br />
An internet search informed me that as<br />
of June 2023 there were 1004 NHS across<br />
Canada, bearing in mind that number will<br />
change on a yearly basis. To date (July<br />
2023) we have been to 152. I should also<br />
add that the number does not include<br />
National Historic Events, National Historic<br />
Persons or National Heritage buildings.<br />
Our most recent trip in June 2023 was a<br />
two day excursion through Southwestern<br />
Ontario to the Windsor area and back,<br />
for the most part to visit National Historic<br />
Sites in that area (15 in total). We left our<br />
home base in Port Dover midmorning<br />
and drove less travelled roads to our first<br />
site, the town of Port Stanley (designated<br />
Story and photos by Chuck Honsberger, Port Dover<br />
Spacious Outdoor Patio I Tours & Tastings<br />
Live Summer Music (through August)<br />
HOME OF COFFEE<br />
Friday & Saturday Night, Sunday afternoon<br />
WHISKY LIQUEUR<br />
7781 Howard Ave., Amherstburg (7 mins from the 401)<br />
519.726.1111 I DRINKWOLFHEAD.COM<br />
Our Tour of National Historic Sites<br />
in sw ontario<br />
in 1923). I will not get into great detail but<br />
excellent sources for more information<br />
regarding the sites are the Parks Canada<br />
and Wikipedia websites. Our next two<br />
stops were The Southwold Earthworks<br />
NHS near Iona and The Port Talbot NHS<br />
cairn along Regional Road 16. (Both<br />
designated in 1923).<br />
Continuing along Lake Erie we arrived<br />
in Erieau around noon. After driving to<br />
the pier to photograph the Rondeau West<br />
Front Breakwater Lighthouse we stopped<br />
at Bayside Brewing Company for lunch<br />
and a beverage. It’s at a lovely location<br />
with a large outdoor patio and a dock<br />
(allowing boaters access) along Rondeau<br />
Bay. Across the bay Rondeau Provincial<br />
Park is visible.<br />
From Erieau we continued along<br />
Lake Erie to Leamington. We locate and<br />
photograph the Leamington Lighthouse<br />
in a gated community. It has been<br />
decommissioned and now serves as a<br />
washroom facility. We make a quick stop<br />
This Ontario Heritage Trust Plaque is one of<br />
over 350 in SW Ontario, and almost 1300<br />
throughout Ontario. Visit ontarioplaques.com.<br />
at Cured Craft Brewing to purchase some<br />
craft beers to take home before leaving<br />
Leamington, then continue west into<br />
Amherstburg.<br />
The Amherstburg stops include the<br />
Amherstburg First Baptist Church NHS<br />
(designated in 2012), the Nazrey<br />
African Methodist Episcopal<br />
Church NHS (designated in<br />
1999) and Bellevue House<br />
NHS (designated in 1959).<br />
Heading north along the Detroit<br />
River we park and walk to the<br />
Amherstburg Navy Yard NHS<br />
(designated in 1928) and Park<br />
House NHS (designated in 2018).<br />
While in this area we make a<br />
quick stop at Lot 10 Craft Brewery<br />
for purchases. Our last stop in<br />
Amherstburg is at Fort Malden<br />
NHS (designated in 1941).<br />
We continue along the Detroit<br />
River into Windsor. The day has<br />
been mostly overcast and in<br />
the distance we can see a tower<br />
looming through the mist. As<br />
we get closer we discover that it<br />
is part of the new Gordie Howe<br />
International Bridge being built<br />
between Windsor and Detroit,<br />
which has a projected opening<br />
date of August, 2025. The planned<br />
stops in Windsor are the Sandwich<br />
First Baptist Church NHS (designated in<br />
1999) and the François Bâby House NHS<br />
(designated in1950). We make a stop at<br />
the Tower of Freedom, which we learn<br />
is a National Historic Event (designated<br />
in 1925) regarding the Underground<br />
Railroad for enslaved African Americans.<br />
We continue along the Detroit River<br />
for one last stop at the Pelee Passage<br />
Lighthouse then back along the river for<br />
our accommodations.<br />
The following morning we made<br />
our way to Thamesville for the Lemuel<br />
Samuel Barn NHS (designated in 1954).<br />
We continue east from Thamesville<br />
along Highway 2 for stops at Fairfield on<br />
the Thames NHS (designated in 1945)<br />
and Battle Hill NHS cairn (designated<br />
Tower of Freedom,<br />
Windsor<br />
in 1924). We follow Highway 2, the 402<br />
and Highway 4 into St. Thomas for our<br />
last stop at St. Thomas City Hall NHS<br />
(designated in 1984) then continuing<br />
home arriving midafternoon.<br />
Publisher’s note: What great reasons<br />
to get out on the road and explore<br />
our province! Thanks for sharing the<br />
experience with us!<br />
Page 2<br />
In this issue, the bottom borders consist of Blackboard Quotes...<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE<br />
AT = SW Ontario Antique Tour<br />
BF = See our Buy Fresh Pages<br />
CC = Craft Brews & Corkscrews Page<br />
A Toast to Ontario!<br />
My wife and I were driving back home to<br />
Brights Grove from Eastern Canada a few<br />
years ago and decided to stay the night<br />
in Port Hope, not too far east of Toronto.<br />
A town so beautiful that it’s a shame<br />
Daytripping doesn’t cover that part of the<br />
province.<br />
We’d settled into our room at an inn<br />
and thought we should pick up a nice<br />
bottle of wine. But we couldn’t. It was after<br />
6 PM and the Liquor Can Be Okay retail<br />
store (LCBO, also called the “Lickbo”) was<br />
closed. There was no Beer Store and, if<br />
you’re from Ontario, you know very well<br />
that those two are not the same. The Beer<br />
Store (I’m capitalizing it because that’s the<br />
actual and quite suitable name) can’t sell<br />
liquor, while liquor stores can sell beer,<br />
but not 12-packs or two-fours (cases of<br />
24 in case math isn’t your thing) because<br />
that would make the beer store, which is<br />
owned by an international conglomerate<br />
of brewers, almost useless. The nearest<br />
one was in Cobourg, about 15 minutes<br />
back from where we had just come and<br />
we’d already been driving for hours.<br />
That is an experience many residents<br />
and visitors to Ontario have had on<br />
numerous occasions. Our liquor laws,<br />
while they’ve been relaxed in recent<br />
years, especially due to the pandemic,<br />
were established in the prohibition era.<br />
Canada did have partial prohibition for five<br />
years leading up to June 15th, 1921, but<br />
ended on the very same day that the first<br />
government liquor store opened. What an<br />
incredible coincidence!<br />
For most of my life (and before smart<br />
phones) you would have to ask a local<br />
where to find the beer store in a town you<br />
were travelling through, as it was usually<br />
tucked discreetly down a random street<br />
between the car wash and public service<br />
yard. It was even harder to find a Lickbo.<br />
Now imagine being in Spain or Norway<br />
as a tourist, maybe unable to speak the<br />
language, and struggling to find a bottle<br />
of red because you don’t know what the<br />
store is called and there are only a very few<br />
hidden locations that require you to ask<br />
for directions. In a city you might have to<br />
take transit to reach one. It’s not good for<br />
tourism and change is long overdue.<br />
In recent years beer and wine have been<br />
available in select grocery stores and there<br />
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31, <strong>2024</strong><br />
24<br />
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but go crazy if you want.<br />
Three entries will win $100 each.<br />
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have been LCBO outlets in smaller remote<br />
towns to provide some level of service. When<br />
the pandemic came along, liquor stores and<br />
Beer Stores were considered an essential<br />
service and many other restrictions were<br />
lightened up as well. It became legal to<br />
purchase a bottle of wine with your takeout<br />
dinner for example. Restrictions on outdoor<br />
patios were greatly eased, and the Ontario<br />
government contributed many thousands<br />
of dollars, if not millions, to countless<br />
bars and restaurants to share the cost of<br />
building or upgrading outdoor spaces. This<br />
also helped many local craft breweries and<br />
wineries. However, this summer we’ll see<br />
more significant changes made in Ontario,<br />
and 16 months ahead of schedule.<br />
Licensed convenience stores and<br />
gas stations can start selling beer, wine<br />
and ready-made cocktails starting on<br />
September 4th.<br />
All other licensed supermarkets and<br />
grocers will then be able to sell beer, wine,<br />
cider and canned spirit drinks on October<br />
31st, and grocery stores that already sell<br />
wine and beer can add ready-to-drink<br />
cocktails starting August 1st.<br />
Even two-fours will be available in these<br />
retail locations, though the province will<br />
have to pay $225 million to The Beer Store<br />
to alter a previous licensing agreement.<br />
There are expected to be about 8,500 new<br />
outlets for low-alcohol products.<br />
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (no,<br />
that other one was not the correct acronym)<br />
will continue to be the sole provider of<br />
hard spirits such as vodka, gin and whisky.<br />
Premier Doug Ford said, “We’ve got to<br />
start treating people like adults here in the<br />
province.” I tend to agree with him on this<br />
one.<br />
Not everyone will see this as a positive<br />
change and I have my concerns as well,<br />
but am looking at the convenience through<br />
the eyes of a tourist. Personally, I hope<br />
the strong 95% success rate for returning<br />
bottles to be re-used holds steady, and hope<br />
they’ll look into putting a similar deposit on<br />
plastic water bottles someday very soon. It<br />
works!<br />
By the way, during our stay in Port Hope,<br />
the kind owner of a restaurant allowed us<br />
to take our bottle of wine across the street<br />
to our room, but we really shouldn’t have<br />
had to beg or do all those dishes.<br />
Tell our readers about<br />
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& stops in Daytripping!<br />
Daytrip!<br />
What were your favourite stops?<br />
Where did you start? Who went with you?<br />
Did you take in a show, go for a hike?<br />
What did you see along the way?<br />
We’d love to hear all about it! Be sure to include<br />
at least two places you found<br />
in Daytripping,<br />
and send us<br />
photos too!<br />
Daytripping Features<br />
Daytripping Destinations Pullout Map......13-16<br />
Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Farm Markets.......... 39-42<br />
Corkscrews & Craft Brews................................42<br />
“Where You Should Eat” List...........................32<br />
Photo Contest Entries..................................... 46<br />
SW Ontario Antique Tour.................................52<br />
S.W. Ontario’s EVENTS LIST....................... 72-75<br />
Tourism Contact Information..........................15<br />
Recipes.............................................................42<br />
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Aberfoyle<br />
71,AT<br />
Alvinston<br />
20,BF,CC<br />
Amherstburg<br />
2,CC<br />
Ancaster 64<br />
Arva 49<br />
Aylmer 58,59,60,61,62,BF<br />
Baden 45<br />
Bayfield<br />
35,36,BF<br />
Bayham 62<br />
Beachville 58,59<br />
Belle River 2<br />
Belmont<br />
BF<br />
Blenheim<br />
10, BF<br />
Bothwell<br />
20,BF<br />
Brantford<br />
68,AT,BF<br />
Brigden<br />
AT<br />
Bright 58,59<br />
Brights Grove 25<br />
Brussels 35<br />
Cainsville<br />
68,AT<br />
Caledonia 69<br />
Cambridge<br />
44,AT<br />
Central Huron 36<br />
Chatham 11,12,17-19,51,BF,CC<br />
Clifford<br />
38,AT<br />
Clinton<br />
36,AT<br />
Colchester 6<br />
Copenhagen 62<br />
Courtland 63<br />
Delhi 9,58,59,63,AT,BF<br />
Drayton 1<br />
Dresden<br />
28,AT<br />
Drumbo 58,59<br />
Dundas 71<br />
Dutton 54<br />
Elginfield 49<br />
Embro 64<br />
Essex 5,6<br />
Forest<br />
30,31,AT,BF,CC<br />
Freelton<br />
71,AT<br />
Goderich 35<br />
Grand Bend 30,33--35,BF,CC<br />
Harley 58,59<br />
Harriston<br />
38,AT<br />
Harrow 6<br />
Ilderton<br />
BF<br />
Ingersoll 58,59<br />
Iona<br />
54,AT<br />
Jarvis 70<br />
Kent Bridge 19<br />
Kingsville 7<br />
Komoka<br />
BF<br />
La Salette<br />
63,CC<br />
Lambton Shores 29--35,BF<br />
Leamington<br />
8,9,AT<br />
Listowel 38<br />
London 49,50,51,AT,BF<br />
Melbourne<br />
BF<br />
Millbank<br />
43,BF<br />
Mooretown 20<br />
Mount Brydges 50,AT<br />
Mount Pleasant 68<br />
New Hamburg<br />
45,BF<br />
New Sarum 59<br />
Norwich 58,59,64<br />
Oil Springs 33<br />
Otterville 58,59<br />
Paisley 37<br />
Paris 53,68<br />
Petrolia 21,22,23,AT,BF,CC<br />
Plympton-Wyoming 23,CC<br />
Point Edward 27<br />
Port Burwell 58,59,62<br />
Port Dover 66<br />
Port Franks 31<br />
Port Rowan<br />
66,AT,BF<br />
Port Stanley 55<br />
Princeton 58,59<br />
Putnam<br />
BF<br />
Reeces Corners<br />
BF<br />
Rodney 54<br />
Ruthven 7<br />
St. Jacobs<br />
44,45,AT<br />
St. Marys 48,58,59<br />
St. Thomas 55 to 59,AT,BF<br />
St. Williams 66<br />
Salford<br />
BF<br />
Sarnia 24,25,26,27,33,51<br />
Seaforth 35<br />
Shakespeare<br />
47,BF<br />
Simcoe 58,59,66,67,AT,CC<br />
Sombra<br />
BF<br />
Southampton 37<br />
Sparta 58,59,60<br />
Stratford<br />
CC<br />
Straffordville 58,59<br />
Strathroy 50<br />
Talbotville<br />
BF<br />
Tavistock 47<br />
Thamesville<br />
19,AT,BF<br />
Thedford<br />
CC<br />
Thorndale 65<br />
Tillsonburg 58,59,63,AT,BF<br />
Tiverton 37<br />
Union<br />
BF<br />
Vanessa<br />
66,AT<br />
Vittoria<br />
66,BF<br />
Wainfleet 70<br />
Wallaceburg 11<br />
Wallacetown 54, 58,59<br />
Waterford 66,67,AT,CC<br />
Waterloo<br />
44,45,AT<br />
Watford<br />
BF<br />
West Lorne<br />
54,CC<br />
Wheatley 9<br />
Windham Centre 67,AT<br />
Windsor<br />
4,BF<br />
Woodstock 58,59,64,65,BF<br />
Wyoming<br />
23,BF<br />
Zurich 35<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> ... by Bart Simpson, from the opening of Simpsons’ episodes.<br />
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(Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) They are laughing at me, not with me.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
We take you from town to town... now we’re in the town of ESSEX<br />
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Tues.-Fri. 9:30 - 5<br />
Saturday til 3<br />
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glass fusing • mosaics • custom orders • supplies • classes • decor • jewellery<br />
Three<br />
Little Pigs<br />
One day the first grade<br />
teacher was reading the story<br />
of the Three Little Pigs to her class.<br />
She came to the part of the story where<br />
the first pig was trying to accumulate<br />
the building materials for his home.<br />
She read, “...And so the pig went up<br />
to the man with the wheelbarrow full<br />
of straw and said, ‘Pardon me sir, but<br />
may I have some of that straw to build<br />
my house?” The teacher paused then<br />
asked the class, “And what do you<br />
think that man said?”<br />
One little boy raised his hand and<br />
said, “I know” he said, “Oh My Gosh! A<br />
talking pig!“<br />
The teacher was unable to teach for<br />
the next 10 minutes.<br />
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87 Staon St<br />
ESSEX<br />
519-776-9800<br />
Operated by<br />
Heritage Essex Inc.<br />
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All you need is love...<br />
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We are told that the following exchanges actually took place in a court of law<br />
and the judge must have had remarkable self control to keep a straight face.<br />
•••<br />
Attorney: Doctor, before you performed<br />
the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?<br />
Witness: No.<br />
Attorney: Did you check for blood<br />
pressure?<br />
Witness: No.<br />
Attorney: Did you check for breathing?<br />
Witness: No.<br />
Attorney: So, then it is possible that the<br />
patient was alive when you began the<br />
autopsy?<br />
Witness: No.<br />
Attorney: How can you be so sure,<br />
Doctor?<br />
Witness: Because his brain was sitting<br />
on my desk in a jar.<br />
Attorney: But could the patient have<br />
still been alive nevertheless?<br />
Witness: Yes, it is possible that he could<br />
have been alive and practicing law<br />
somewhere.<br />
•••<br />
Attorney: And what did he do then?<br />
Witness: He came home, and next<br />
morning he was dead.<br />
Attorney: So when he woke up the next<br />
morning he was dead?<br />
•••<br />
Attorney: Do you drink when you’re on<br />
duty?<br />
Witness: I don’t drink when I’m on<br />
duty, unless I come on duty drunk.<br />
•••<br />
Attorney: Doctor, how many of your<br />
autopsies have you performed on dead<br />
people?<br />
Witness: All of them. The live ones put<br />
up too much of a fight.<br />
•••<br />
Attorney: ALL your responses MUST be<br />
oral, OK? What school did you go to?<br />
Witness: Oral.<br />
•••<br />
Attorney: Do you recall the time that<br />
you examined the body?<br />
Witness: The autopsy started<br />
around 8:30 p.m.<br />
Attorney: And Mr. Denton was dead<br />
at the time?<br />
Witness: If not, he was by the<br />
time I finished.<br />
•••<br />
Lawyer: This myasthenia gravis -- does<br />
it affect your memory at all?<br />
Witness: Yes.<br />
Lawyer: And in what ways does it affect<br />
your memory?<br />
Witness: I forget.<br />
Lawyer: You forget. Can you give us<br />
an example of something that you’ve<br />
forgotten?<br />
•••<br />
Lawyer: Please tell me, what is your<br />
brother-in-law’s name?<br />
Witness: Borofkin.<br />
Lawyer: What’s his first name?<br />
Witness: I can’t remember.<br />
Lawyer: He’s been your brother-in-law<br />
for years, and you can’t remember his<br />
first name?<br />
Witness: No. I tell you, I’m too excited.<br />
(rising and pointing to his brother-inlaw)<br />
Nathan, for heaven’s sake, tell<br />
them your first name!<br />
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It was a warm spring day<br />
when Aries came to visit<br />
Grandma and Poppa at their<br />
farm. Aries had decided she<br />
would like to plant her own<br />
garden and asked if she<br />
could. Both Grandma and<br />
Poppa said that if she could<br />
manage on her own she was<br />
welcome to. “I have helped Poppa lots of<br />
times,” she replied, “and I have all my<br />
seeds just waiting to be planted.”<br />
“Very well,” they both said, “but do be<br />
extra careful with the tools as they are<br />
not toys.”<br />
So armed with her tools and a big jug<br />
of lemonade she set off. As it was a warm<br />
day the lemonade was a great idea,<br />
because gardening can be very hot work.<br />
The first job was to mark her garden<br />
with some very bright string, to show<br />
this was her special area. Then she got<br />
to work with the spade and the very first<br />
dig exposed an extra large, juicy worm.<br />
My goodness, she thought, that has to<br />
be the biggest worm I have ever seen.<br />
She was not the only one who had seen<br />
this worm, as her friend Mr. Huff N’ Puff<br />
had been keeping an eye on her. Mr. Huff<br />
N’ Puff was a very handsome Muscovy<br />
duck who lived on the farm with five lady<br />
ducks. He thought he managed the farm<br />
on his own and had decided long ago<br />
that Aries was his best friend.<br />
Back to that worm, there was no<br />
way that he was going to pass up such<br />
a juicy treat. He rushed over and had<br />
that worm down in a flash. Muscovy<br />
ducks just think that worms, frogs and<br />
polliwogs make the best snacks in the<br />
world. Aries was very surprised by Mr.<br />
Huff N’ Puff but she said, “I suppose you<br />
would like another worm.” He certainly<br />
did not disagree and waited patiently for<br />
Aries to dig up another worm. The next<br />
one disappeared faster than the first so<br />
Aries dug and dug some more. She had<br />
forgotten about the gardening and kept<br />
feeding him.<br />
After a long time of worm hunting<br />
Aries became tired and decided to sit in<br />
the shade, with a big glass of<br />
her lemonade. Mr. Huff N’<br />
Puff managed to waddle over<br />
and sit beside her; he was so<br />
full his tummy looked like<br />
a watermelon. After a little<br />
while they both nodded off,<br />
as the day was a very warm<br />
one. That is how Grandma<br />
and Poppa found them—one very tired<br />
Aries and a very full, but happy, Mr. Huff<br />
N’ Puff.<br />
Later, in the afternoon, Aries planted<br />
and watered the seeds in her new garden<br />
plot, all in very neat rows. Each week<br />
Aries tendered her little garden, carefully<br />
pulling out the weeds. The pride of her<br />
garden was a watermelon plant, that had<br />
grown so well that it had not one but two<br />
tiny melons on the vine. To say Aries was<br />
excited was an understatement. A couple<br />
of weeks passed and one melon was now<br />
the size of a tennis ball. Aries was just a<br />
little sad that it was not growing faster.<br />
Poppa told her he would make up a very<br />
special grow mixture that would help<br />
the melon grow faster. Aries and Poppa<br />
went and watered the little melon with<br />
the “special” liquid. Just then Grandma<br />
called them in for lunch.<br />
Now for the sneaky part, while Aries<br />
was eating lunch Poppa went out to the<br />
garden and placed a huge watermelon<br />
right by the one growing on the vine.<br />
Poppa had bought the huge melon at the<br />
market that morning. After lunch Poppa<br />
told Aries she should check to see if the<br />
“magic mixture” was helping the melon<br />
grow. She ran to the garden and Grandma<br />
and Poppa heard very excited yells of, “It<br />
worked, it worked!” They went to see<br />
and found a wide-eyed and very excited<br />
Aries jumping up and down with glee.<br />
Grandma and Poppa helped Aries “pick”<br />
her magical melon, to take home to<br />
show her Mum and Dad. Grandma and<br />
Poppa kept their secret for many years<br />
after, so as to let Aries believe in magic.<br />
Even today, though she is now all grown<br />
up, Aries still remembers her “magical<br />
melon.”<br />
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By Mark Moran, Publisher<br />
Even after 29 years of<br />
publishing Daytripping I<br />
haven’t spent the night in every<br />
community in our region, but<br />
have stayed at quite a few. I<br />
firmly believe that people don’t<br />
need a reason to stay overnight<br />
somewhere, even if it’s not very<br />
far away from home—that we’ll<br />
find something to do once we<br />
get there and that sometimes<br />
the accommodation itself is<br />
worth the journey. Here are a<br />
few recommendations of places myself<br />
or our staff have stayed at, ones we’ve<br />
heard about and ones that readers<br />
have suggested. Daytripping always<br />
leads readers from town to town as<br />
they browse through the magazine,<br />
beginning in Windsor, so we’re going to<br />
follow that same path for this article.<br />
In WINDSOR it’s all about the scenic<br />
downtown waterfront along the Detroit<br />
River. Caesars Casino is there with rooms,<br />
and is also home to The Colosseum, an<br />
excellent concert venue, and it is indeed<br />
a great location. However, the Holiday<br />
Inn Express Windsor Waterfront has<br />
an equally good location and we also<br />
recommend it.<br />
I have to admit that I haven’t stayed<br />
in AMHERSTBURG since the early days<br />
when Daytripping was young and I<br />
was broke, and I definitely wouldn’t<br />
recommend the place I stayed in<br />
back then. However, Amherstburg is a<br />
gorgeous town and you should definitely<br />
stay there. It’s also rich in the history of<br />
the War of 1812 and The Underground<br />
Railroad. Like many smaller places in<br />
SW Ontario there is no hotel to choose<br />
from. I’d look for rentals in town and<br />
close to the river, or to the south along<br />
the river and on the shores of Lake Erie.<br />
Note: By rentals I mean Airbnbs, VRBO<br />
and other shared accommodations.<br />
I’ll mention any traditional bed &<br />
breakfasts that come to mind but<br />
am not including campgrounds<br />
unless something really stands out.<br />
You’re already in the heart<br />
of Wine Country and this will<br />
continue along the north shore<br />
of Lake Erie where you’ll find<br />
the towns of HARROW, ESSEX<br />
and COLCHESTER. There will<br />
be a large selection of rentals on Lake<br />
Erie or not too far from it. This is a very<br />
good area to stay in and set out from<br />
to explore the surrounding wineries and<br />
other unique destinations. A few great<br />
picks around here include Lungovita<br />
Beach Retreat and Walnut Grove B&B.<br />
KINGSVILLE is blessed with great<br />
accommodations, restaurants and is at<br />
the centre of this very unique region,<br />
so it’s very much worth visiting for<br />
more than just one night. Distinctive<br />
Inns of Kingsville offers several unique<br />
accommodations including Inn 136 on a<br />
quiet street, and two others in the heart<br />
of the downtown—Inn 31 above The<br />
Goose Kitchen and Bar and Inn 15 above<br />
Banded Goose Brewing Co. Also look into<br />
The Grove Hotel in the downtown and<br />
there are numerous Airbnb’s in town<br />
(check out Green Heart Inn) and also<br />
along Lake Erie. Boaters may have a<br />
particular interest in the Cedar Island<br />
Marina area where there’s at least one<br />
Airbnb where you can dock your boat<br />
outside your back door and be minutes<br />
away from Lake Erie and Cedar Creek<br />
Conservation Area.<br />
I don’t have a favourite spot within<br />
the city of LEAMINGTON but there<br />
are many lakeside rentals along Point<br />
Pelee Drive on the way into the park<br />
that are well worth a look. Freddy’s<br />
Restaurant is a short walk away from<br />
many of them, as is Pelee Wings Nature<br />
Store where they can hook you up<br />
with numerous adventures in the area<br />
such as kayaking. Something I haven’t<br />
done but would love to is to stay at an<br />
Otentik within Point Pelee National Park,<br />
which is something like a yurt, which<br />
is something like a permanent tent.<br />
Google it, and reserve well in advance.<br />
The Erie Jewel is a gem of a place on<br />
the eastern side of the of the peninsula<br />
closer to WHEATLEY. Wenzler’s Landing<br />
was also suggested by a reader.<br />
The Erie Jewel - Wheatley<br />
Inn 136 - Kingsville<br />
I’m not sure where to suggest in<br />
ERIEAU but I do suggest staying here<br />
as it’s one of the more interesting<br />
communities in Southwestern Ontario.<br />
It’s definitely at the end of the proverbial<br />
road and off the beaten path, but with<br />
Lake Erie on one side and Rondeau<br />
Bay on the other, a brewery, numerous<br />
restaurants and marinas, you won’t go<br />
hungry and will probably find things<br />
to do. Or you can just relax. The Erie-<br />
O-Motel was suggested by a reader.<br />
Rondeau Provincial Park is also not too<br />
far away from here.<br />
Continued on page 11<br />
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Largest selection of Bras &<br />
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75 Talbot Street West<br />
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JJ Sports & Collectibles<br />
Large selection<br />
of<br />
team apparel,<br />
hats, cards<br />
& collectibles<br />
for the<br />
Sports Fan or<br />
FUNKO Collector<br />
Shop “in store” or online at<br />
jjsportsandcollectibles.ca<br />
68 Talbot St. W.<br />
Blenheim<br />
519-676-5195<br />
(call or text)<br />
jjsports_blenheim<br />
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• FDJ French<br />
Dressing<br />
• Orientique<br />
• Tribal<br />
• Renuar<br />
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• Lois • Silver • OluKai • Johnston & Murphy • 7 Downie St.<br />
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(Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) The principal’s toupee is not a frisbee.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
ST<br />
NY<br />
More daytripping to do in and around CHATHAM & BLENHEIM<br />
Continued from page 9<br />
Easy Rider,<br />
Retro Suites - Chatham<br />
Anyone who has stayed at Retro<br />
Suites Hotel in CHATHAM will tell you<br />
that this is the clear number one choice.<br />
This is a case where the hotel is your<br />
destination. With many themed rooms<br />
(i.e. Easy Rider, Cowboy, Urban Loft...<br />
you really have to see the selection for<br />
yourself) the hotel, which is located in<br />
the downtown, is a landmark. You’ll<br />
want to walk through every hallway<br />
of this place to check out the art<br />
installations, and you’ll be tempted to<br />
peer into the other rooms as they’re<br />
being cleaned in the morning to see<br />
what they look like. Retro Suites was<br />
built by the same people who own<br />
RM Classic Cars and restore some of<br />
the world’s finest automobiles. Their<br />
talent for restoration is evident in the<br />
countless nostalgic and artistic pieces of<br />
art that are everywhere to be seen. This<br />
may not be a contest for the best hotel<br />
in our region, but if it was…<br />
I don’t know where to suggest you<br />
stay in MITCHELL’S BAY but it is a<br />
world class fishing region on the shores<br />
of Lake St. Clair. It’s worth pulling up a<br />
map just to see how cool the waterways<br />
in this area are.<br />
The St. Clair Parkway is a beautiful<br />
drive along the St. Clair River where<br />
you can relax and watch boats go by<br />
for hours, go fishing or walk the river<br />
trail. Look into rentals along that stretch<br />
and be sure to check<br />
out Frog Point Inn in<br />
COURTRIGHT (which<br />
will also be a great spot<br />
for boaters).<br />
SARNIA is a tricky<br />
one for me because I<br />
live here and it’s a bit<br />
more difficult to see it<br />
through a visitor’s eyes<br />
but, like Windsor, it has a<br />
fabulous waterfront to be<br />
explored. Same goes for<br />
POINT EDWARD which<br />
is a village enclosed<br />
by the city (and where the Bluewater<br />
Bridges actually enter from the United<br />
States) and “The Point” is home to<br />
most of the hotels. If I had to pick one<br />
or two I’d go with the Insignia Hotel<br />
which is newly renovated and in the<br />
downtown Sarnia area, or Days Inn by<br />
Wyndham Sarnia Harbourfront which<br />
is near Sarnia Bay and the waterfront<br />
boardwalk. You could also look into<br />
Y tripping<br />
tripping<br />
Where You Should Stay in SW Ontario<br />
By Mark Moran, Publisher<br />
rentals in Point Edward and also in<br />
nearby Brights Grove where Lake Huron<br />
is a walk from everywhere, as is Skeeter<br />
Barlow’s Bar and Grill with its awesome<br />
patio overlooking Lake Huron.<br />
I’ve often said that PETROLIA<br />
deserves and needs a boutique<br />
hotel more than any other place in<br />
Southwestern Ontario. The Cottage has<br />
a couple comfy rooms across from<br />
Victoria Hall in the centre of the historic<br />
downtown. There will be several rentals<br />
and Yvette’s B&B is a grand home in a<br />
stately area of this Victorian town that<br />
was suggested by a reader.<br />
There will be numerous rentals along<br />
the shores of Lake Huron but a place that<br />
stands way out is in IPPERWASH at the<br />
Ipperwash Beach Club. They only have a<br />
couple suites, but it’s also home to their<br />
wonderful restaurant which often has<br />
live entertainment on an outdoor stage,<br />
and it’s steps away from one of the best<br />
beaches in Ontario. PORT FRANKS is a<br />
cool area to check out as well and The<br />
Loucks Lake House Airbnb was suggested<br />
by a reader on our Facebook page.<br />
GRAND BEND is one of Ontario‘s<br />
greatest beach towns but it’s also home<br />
to Pinery Provincial Park, one of the<br />
jewels in the Ontario Parks crown. If<br />
you reserve well in advance, you could<br />
stay in a yurt. Again, it’s kind of like a<br />
permanent tent with electricity, heat<br />
and covered foam mattress. You still use<br />
your sleeping bag but it’s not nearly as<br />
rough as tenting. Of course you can tent<br />
or bring your RV, but reserve well ahead<br />
of time. I like Pinedale Motor Inn which<br />
is family operated, and away from the<br />
craziness but close enough that you<br />
can walk to and from it. There will be<br />
numerous rentals here as well so you<br />
can be in the thick of the action or in<br />
a forest.<br />
Again you’ll find numerous Lake<br />
Huron rentals as you go north along<br />
Hwy. 21. Hessenland Inn & Schatz<br />
Winery near ST. JOSEPH is a landmark<br />
and a very popular wedding spot. There<br />
are several options in GODERICH but<br />
I’ve stayed at and have a soft spot for the<br />
Maple Leaf Hotel. Family run, affordable,<br />
clean and a short walk to the downtown.<br />
For a more elegant experience check<br />
into Benmiller Inn along the Ausable<br />
River in nearby BENMILLER.<br />
Kildonan House B&B - Clinton<br />
Traditional bed-and-breakfasts are<br />
always a memorable stay and generally<br />
always serve an awesome breakfast as<br />
well. Kildonan House in CLINTON is an<br />
absolutely gorgeous 1867 home with<br />
14 foot ceilings and exquisite antique<br />
furnishings. Like I said, sometimes the<br />
accommodation itself is worth the trip.<br />
Continued on page 57<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) Goldfish don’t bounce.<br />
Page 11
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
Still in CHATHAM as we take a break for our pullout Ontario map!<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
Birdie’s Nest<br />
“We Shop the World for You!”<br />
There is a Facebook page called Ontario<br />
Day Trips Guide (no direct relation but<br />
friends of Daytripping) and it boasts<br />
thousands of members who advise each<br />
other on great places to visit in Ontario.<br />
When someone asks where they should<br />
visit in Chatham, a few names always<br />
come up repetitively in the many posts<br />
from those who’ve been there and those<br />
who live there. Retro Suites Hotel will be<br />
very prominent and rightly so, as well<br />
as a few other of the more exceptional<br />
destinations, and Birdies Nest will be<br />
there every time.<br />
This is a store, or stores as there’s also a<br />
London location, that are unlike any other<br />
in Southwestern Ontario or far beyond<br />
for that matter. And we know, because<br />
we go to all of these places. Birdie‘s Nest<br />
has been around for 50 years, which is<br />
a remarkable accomplishment, but it’s<br />
taken a lot of work and a lot of travelling<br />
to make it happen.<br />
The items they sell are unique to<br />
Birdie’s Nest because owner Kathy<br />
Barrett has personally sourced them<br />
direct from hundreds of expert<br />
By Mark Moran, Publisher<br />
craftsmen from around the world, by<br />
traveling to the mountains of Thailand,<br />
the rain forests of Indonesia and the<br />
family owned workshops of Mexico.<br />
From rosewood furniture from India, to<br />
impressive sterling silver from Indonesia<br />
and Mexico, she has built these<br />
connections over decades to offer you<br />
cultural delights sure to fit your style and<br />
your budget. I just happened to stop into<br />
the Chatham location on her first day<br />
back from a buying trip that had taken<br />
several months. She was tanned, relaxed<br />
and beaming at the same time, and was<br />
ready to get back to work.<br />
Birdie’s Nest’s current Chatham<br />
store (it’s grown and moved over the<br />
50 years) was once home to hundreds<br />
of teens as a small local high school.<br />
They’ve transformed the buildings and<br />
grounds into a wonderful showroom and<br />
patio for all of the outstanding treasures.<br />
Equally as unique in its transformation<br />
is the London store where they’ve taken<br />
a small plaza in an unexpected location<br />
and customized the area. Dirt floors are<br />
now covered with impressive tiles from<br />
Indonesia, inviting arched doorways<br />
from Mexico and walls from aged barns.<br />
The result is an exquisite and altogether<br />
different and award winning retail space.<br />
This is the kind of destination we are<br />
truly so thrilled to promote and bring to<br />
our Daytripping readers.… the ones that<br />
really raise the bar, get the medal for<br />
just being different and not only inspire<br />
other stores, but bring business to their<br />
city and to those other stores. Everyone<br />
who loves to trip knows that it’s nice to<br />
have more than one or two or five places<br />
to go to, but one exceptional destination<br />
is worth the trip. This is one of them.<br />
Congratulations to Kathy and the<br />
wonderful staff on your 50 years in<br />
business!<br />
Note: See the ad on page 17.<br />
rom<br />
Our Readers<br />
F<br />
Dear Daytripping,<br />
Thanks so much for all the work<br />
you do to keep your<br />
inspirational paper/precious<br />
resource alive and interesting.<br />
My husband and I have explored<br />
southern Ontario thanks to you.<br />
Cheers!<br />
Helen M.<br />
Just a note to tell you how very<br />
much we enjoy and use the<br />
Daytripper.<br />
It lives in our car.<br />
Kate McDonald,<br />
Blenheim<br />
“Mark, I love the online version!<br />
But I still like the printed version<br />
to take along in a vehicle when<br />
on the road.”<br />
Lana Anderson<br />
on our<br />
Facebook page<br />
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ABERFOYLE S-8<br />
Aberfoyle Antique Market<br />
www.aberfoyle-antiques.com<br />
519-763-1077<br />
AILSA CRAIG M-11<br />
Ailsa Craig Village Pottery<br />
www.ailsacraigvillagepottery.com<br />
519-293-3339<br />
North Middlesex Historical Society<br />
www.ailsacraigmuseum.ca<br />
519-854-8010<br />
Humming Herd Alpaca Farm<br />
www.hummingherdacres.com<br />
519-859-8021<br />
ALVINSTON I-13<br />
Munro Apiaries<br />
www.munrohoney.com<br />
519-847-5333<br />
AMHERSTBURG A-19<br />
Gibson Gallery<br />
www.gibsonartgallery.com<br />
519-736-2826<br />
Wolfhead Distillery<br />
www.drinkwolfhead.com<br />
519-726-1111<br />
Town of Amherstburg<br />
www.amherstburg.ca<br />
519-736-0012<br />
ANCASTER T-10<br />
FORA Outdoor Living<br />
www.foraoutdoor.ca<br />
905-648-2200<br />
AYLMER N-14 (SEE COPENHAGEN)<br />
Aylmer & District Tourist Info. 519-773-5655<br />
AYLMER-MALAHIDE Museum & Archives 519-773-9723<br />
www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum<br />
Aylmer Thrift Store<br />
www.mcson.org<br />
226-544-0379<br />
Clovermead Adventure Farm/Honey 519-773-5503<br />
clovermead.com<br />
Elgin Feeds Country Store<br />
www.elginfeeds.com<br />
519-773-8481<br />
Gay Lea Dairy Museum<br />
www.cec-dairymuseum.com<br />
519-773-2955<br />
Mennonite Furniture Gallery<br />
www.mfgi.ca<br />
519-765-4386<br />
Old Imperial Farmer’s Market<br />
www.oifm.ca<br />
226-313-4311<br />
Pinecroft Pottery & Gift Shop<br />
www.pinecroft.ca<br />
519-773-3435<br />
Spare Moments Craft Supplies 519-765-3550<br />
ruralbuzz.com/listing/the-wood-connection-general-store/<br />
BADEN P-9<br />
Castle Kilbride National Historic Site<br />
www.castlekilbride.ca<br />
519-634-8444<br />
BAYFIELD J-7<br />
Bayfield & Area Chamber of Commerce<br />
www.villageofbayfield.com<br />
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Bayfield Berry Farm<br />
www.bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca<br />
519-482-1666<br />
Bayfield Recreational Sales 519-565-2500<br />
www.bayfieldrecreationalsales.com<br />
Nabit of Bayfield<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
226-234-7074<br />
Shopbike Coffee Roasters<br />
www.shopbikecoffee.com<br />
519-525-7375<br />
BELLE RIVER - ON THE LAKE D-17<br />
OSA Flea Market<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-322-0545<br />
BELMONT N-13<br />
Mistyglen Creamery<br />
mistyglencreamery.com<br />
519-872-6455<br />
BLENHEIM H-17<br />
Town of Blenheim<br />
www.townofblenheim.com<br />
Antiquated Joys Home Decor<br />
www.antiquatedjoys.com<br />
519-676-2371<br />
Crossroads Pellets & Grilling<br />
www.crossroadspellets.ca<br />
226-291-0110<br />
Delhaven Orchards<br />
www.delhaven.com<br />
519-676-4475<br />
Ford & McIntyre Men’s Wear<br />
www.fordandmcintyre.com<br />
519-676-5144<br />
Precious Cargo & Mom 2<br />
www.preciouscargocanada.com<br />
519-676-0263<br />
Saffron’s Threads Consignment<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
226-291-0123<br />
Serena’s Ladies Wear<br />
www.serenasladieswear.ca<br />
519-676-3384<br />
The Little Change Room<br />
www.thelittlechangeroom.ca<br />
519-676-8733<br />
Thompson’s Orchards<br />
www.thompsonsorchards.ca<br />
519-676-8464<br />
Treasures on Talbot<br />
www.treasuresontalbot.com<br />
519-676-0770<br />
JJ Sports<br />
www.jjsportsandcollectibles.ca<br />
519-676-5195<br />
BLYTH L-6<br />
Maple and Moose<br />
www.mapleandmoose.com<br />
519-523-4276<br />
Wild Goose Studio Canada (Gallery/AirBnB) 519-386-5868<br />
Find us on Facebook/wildgoosestudiocanada<br />
BOTHWELL I-15<br />
Boothill Gerenal Store<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-784-3803<br />
Parks Blueberries (March thru Dec.)<br />
www.parksblueberries.com<br />
519-692-5373<br />
Sundowner Truck Accessories 1-800-268-2411<br />
www.sundownertruckaccessories.com<br />
BRANTFORD S-10<br />
Bell Homestead National Historic Site 519-756-6220<br />
www.bellhomestead.ca<br />
Crossroads Trading Post 519-759-8960<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Old World Marketplace 519-900-1928<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Twin Valley Zoo 519-752-0607<br />
www.twinvalleyzoo.com<br />
BRIGDEN G-13<br />
Turn Of The Century Vintage 519-330-9505<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
BRIGHT P-10<br />
Walters Family Music Venue 519-463-5559<br />
www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />
BRIGHTS GROVE G-11 (SEE SARNIA)<br />
Gallery in the Grove 519-869-4643<br />
www.galleryinthegrove.com<br />
Skeeter Barlow’s Grill & Bar 519-869-2794<br />
www.skeeterbarlows.com<br />
BRUSSELS M-5<br />
Lavender Works Company 519-291-7613<br />
www.lavenderworks.ca<br />
BUXTON G-18<br />
Buxton Historical Site & Museum 519-352-4799<br />
www.buxtonmuseum.com<br />
CALEDONIA T-11<br />
Grand River Cruises 905-765-4107<br />
www.grandrivercruises.ca<br />
Haldimand House Marketplace 905-746-5666<br />
www.haldimandhouse.com<br />
CAMBRIDGE R-9<br />
McDougall Cottage 519-624-8250<br />
www.mcdougallcottage.ca<br />
Southworks Antique Mall 519-740-0110<br />
www.southworksantiques.com<br />
CAMLACHIE<br />
Lake Life 519-328-2217<br />
www.lakelifestudio.com<br />
CAMPBELLVILLE T-8<br />
Antique Stained Glass Windows 905-854-2152<br />
www.thestonehouse.ca<br />
CHATHAM G-17<br />
Chatham-Kent Tourism<br />
www.visitck.ca<br />
800-561-6125<br />
Art and Heirloom Shoppe<br />
www.artandheirloomshoppe.ca<br />
519-401-3083<br />
Barrypatch Boutique<br />
barrypatchboutique.ca<br />
519-358-1455<br />
Birdie’s Nest<br />
birdiesnestonline.com<br />
519-354-4040<br />
Chatham Capitol Theatre<br />
www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com<br />
519-380-0174<br />
Loads of Love Thrift Shop<br />
www.loadsoflove.ca<br />
519-352-0911<br />
New Life Thrift Store<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-354-5033<br />
Roesch Meats<br />
www.rmeats.com<br />
519-351-7711<br />
Retro Suites Hotel<br />
retrosuites.com<br />
1-866-617-3876<br />
Sons of Kent Brewing Company<br />
www.sonsofkent.com<br />
519-354-2337<br />
The Book Brothers (Used Book Store) 519-360-9802<br />
www.bookbrothers.ca<br />
The Glasshouse Nursery/Garden Centre 519-352-1127<br />
www.glasshousenursery.ca<br />
CLIFFORD O-4<br />
Rooster’s Perch Antiques<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-327-4550<br />
CLINTON K-7<br />
Central Huron Tourism & Animated Mural Walking Tour<br />
www.cchbia.ca<br />
Cinnamon Cabin Mennonite Furniture 226-457-0575<br />
www.cinnamoncabinco.ca<br />
Kildonan House B&B<br />
www.kildonanhouse.com<br />
519-482-1163<br />
COPENHAGEN N-15<br />
The Wood Connection (Aylmer) 519-773-9049<br />
ruralbuzz.com/listing/the-wood-connection-general-store/<br />
COURTLAND P-13<br />
Courtland Bakery 519-688-2023<br />
COURTRIGHT F-13<br />
Frog Point Inn<br />
frogpointinn.ca<br />
226-371-0211<br />
DELAWARE L-13<br />
Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Museum 519-264-2420<br />
www.ltvca.ca/conservation-lands/ska-nah-doht-longwoods<br />
DELHI Q-13<br />
Country Home Candle<br />
www.countryhomecandle.com<br />
519-582-8377<br />
Delhi Flowers & Gifts<br />
www.delhiflowers.ca<br />
519-582-8246<br />
Fernlea IVIX Non-Profit Used Books<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-582-3211<br />
Wholesome Pickins Market & Bakery 519-582-1114<br />
www.wholesomepickins.ca<br />
DORCHESTER N-12<br />
Ziggy’s Feathered Friends<br />
www.ziggysfeatheredfriends.com<br />
519-268-0888<br />
DRESDEN G-15<br />
Dresden BIA/Info & Events<br />
dresden.ca<br />
519-683-4368<br />
Babcock Jewellers<br />
www.babcockjewellers.ca<br />
519-683-2463<br />
Dresden Plate Quilt Shoppe 519-683-2300<br />
Dresden Raceway<br />
www.dresden-raceway.ca<br />
519-683-1116<br />
Kentwood Gardens<br />
www.kentwoodgardens.com<br />
519-683-4956<br />
Kimberly’s One-of-a-Kind<br />
www.kimberlys.ca<br />
519-437-8064<br />
McKellar’s Flowers & Gifts<br />
www.mckellarsflowers.ca<br />
519-683-4368<br />
The Studio Art Gallery<br />
thestudioartgallery.square.site<br />
519-683-6840<br />
Union Block Bakery Cafe<br />
www.unionblockbakery.com<br />
519-683-3000<br />
DUNDAS T-10<br />
Dundas Museum & Archives<br />
www.dundasmuseum.ca<br />
905-627-7412<br />
Graham & Brooks (Home/Garden/Cottage) 289-238-8618<br />
www.grahamandbrooks.com<br />
The Keeping Room<br />
www.thekeepingroom.ca<br />
905-627-5880<br />
EMBRO O-11<br />
Workshop Supply<br />
www.workshopsupply.com<br />
519-475-4947<br />
ESSEX C-19<br />
Town of Essex<br />
www.essex.ca<br />
Blimey’s British Store<br />
www.blimeys.ca<br />
226-787-1244<br />
Essex Stained Glass<br />
www.essexstainedglass.com<br />
519-776-4577<br />
FATE - Fashions & Gifts<br />
www.shopatfate.com<br />
519-776-9666<br />
Heritage Essex Railway Station<br />
www.essexrailwaystation.com<br />
519-776-9800<br />
The Little House of Cupcakes & More 519-776-7721<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
FOREST H-11<br />
Alton Farms Winery<br />
www.altonfarmsestatewinery.com<br />
519-899-2479<br />
Antiques on Main<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-330-7065<br />
Forest BIA<br />
www.shopforest.ca<br />
519-786-4062<br />
Forest Glen Herb Farm<br />
www.forestglenherbfarm.com/wp/<br />
519-899-4372<br />
Forest Florist<br />
www.forestflorist.com<br />
519-786-2339<br />
Stonepicker Brewing Company<br />
www.stonepickerbrewing.com<br />
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Van Valkenburg & Son Jewellers Inc. 519-786-5062<br />
www.vanvalkenburgs.ca<br />
Williamson Farms Country Store<br />
www.williamsonfarms.ca<br />
226-520-0144<br />
FREELTON T-9<br />
Freelton Antique Mall<br />
www.freeltonantiquemall.com<br />
905-659-0948<br />
GODERICH J-5 (ALSO SEE BENMILLER)<br />
Culinary Poet<br />
www.theculinarypoet.ca<br />
519-619-1919<br />
Great Blue Heron Antiques & Collectables 416-558-3839<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Huron County Museum<br />
www.huroncountymuseum.ca<br />
519-524-2686<br />
Huron Historic Gaol<br />
www.huroncountymuseum.ca<br />
519-524-6971<br />
River Line Nature Company (Birdseed) 519-524-4272<br />
www.riverlinenature.ca<br />
GRAND BEND J-9<br />
Pinedale Motor Inn<br />
www.pinedale.on.ca<br />
888-838-7463<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Green Bucks Seasonal Store 519-238-8093<br />
Bottom Borders: Sunny days / Oh, Find sunny, us on Facebook sunny, sunny days<br />
Lambton Heritage Museum<br />
www.lambtonmuseums.ca<br />
519-243-2600<br />
Sunset Arts Gallery<br />
www.sunsetarts.info<br />
226-984-1547<br />
Torched Brewing<br />
www.torchedbrewing.com<br />
519-238-8896<br />
Westland Greenhouses<br />
www.westlandgreenhouses.com<br />
519-238-1321<br />
HARRISTON O-4<br />
Acheson Pharmacy<br />
www.achesonpharmacy.com<br />
519-338-3230<br />
Alpaca Time<br />
www.alpacatime.ca<br />
519-327-4566<br />
Beyond The Rock<br />
www.shopbeyondtherock.ca<br />
519-338-5008<br />
Davies Antiques<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-338-2449<br />
Escape the Old Post<br />
www.escapetheoldpost.ca<br />
519-510-2222<br />
HARROW B-20<br />
Full Circle Thrift Shoppe 519-738-6202<br />
Priscilla’s Presents<br />
www.priscillas-presents.com<br />
519-738-0001<br />
HENSALL L-8<br />
Bisback Family Antiques<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-263-3505<br />
Ferguson Apiaries<br />
www.fergusonapiaries.on.ca<br />
519-236-4979<br />
ILDERTON L-11<br />
Bloomers Family Farm<br />
www.bloomersfarm.com<br />
519-666-1255<br />
INGERSOLL O-12<br />
Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum 519-485-5510<br />
www.ingersoll.ca/cheesemuseum<br />
Patina’s Gifts of Art & Craft<br />
www.patinas.ca<br />
519-485-6466<br />
JARVIS S-13<br />
Nice Old Stuff (Antiques)<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-587-2058<br />
KENT BRIDGE H-16<br />
Kent Bridge Country Market 519-352-5226<br />
www.kentbridgecountrymarket.com<br />
Roesch Meats<br />
www.rmeats.com<br />
519-351-7711<br />
KINGSVILLE C-20<br />
Kingsville BIA<br />
www.kingsvillebia.com<br />
519-733-6250<br />
Arts Society of Kingsville<br />
artssocietyofkingsville.ca<br />
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Canadian Transportation Museum<br />
www.ctmhv.com<br />
519-776-6909<br />
Cindy’s Home & Garden<br />
www.cindysgarden.com<br />
519-733-9425<br />
Estate of Health (Day Spa, Yoga Studio) 519-712-8838<br />
estateofhealth.ca<br />
Fehr’s Heritage Bakery<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-733-0303<br />
Flower Fashions on King (& Gifts)<br />
www.flowerfashionsonking.ca<br />
519-733-4344<br />
Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary<br />
www.jackminer.ca<br />
519-733-4034<br />
Kingsville Military Museum<br />
www.kingsvillemilitarymuseum.ca<br />
519-733-2803<br />
Olive Branch on Main<br />
olivebranchonmain.com<br />
519-712-9377<br />
Paisley Dreamer (Arts, Clothing, Gifts) 519-712-8780<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Pelee Island Winery<br />
www.peleeisland.com<br />
519-733-6551<br />
Shall We Knit?<br />
www.shallweknit.com<br />
519-725-9739<br />
The Sanctuary Gifts & Books for Faith Store 519-712-9474<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
KITCHENER R-8<br />
Schneider Haus National Historic Site 519-742-7752<br />
www.schneiderhaus.ca<br />
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum<br />
& Doon Heritage Village<br />
www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca<br />
519-748-1914<br />
LAMBTON SHORES J-10<br />
Municipality of Lambton Shores 519-243-1400<br />
www.lambtonshores.ca<br />
LEAMINGTON D-20<br />
Leamington Arts Centre<br />
www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />
519-326-2711<br />
Legacy Antiques<br />
www.legacyauctions.net<br />
519-322-4427<br />
Pelee Wings Nature Store 519-326-5193<br />
www.peleewings.ca<br />
The Erie Jewel Airbnb<br />
www.theeriejewel.ca<br />
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There’s No Place Like Home Antiques 519-325-1455<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
LISTOWEL O-6<br />
Knapp Shoes<br />
www.knappshoes.ca<br />
519-291-4750
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22<br />
Cedar Beach<br />
Belle<br />
R.<br />
E<br />
Kingsville<br />
Belle River<br />
6<br />
Ruscom<br />
Pigeon Bay<br />
R.<br />
7<br />
22<br />
33hg20<br />
(RIVIÈRE<br />
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9<br />
RIVER<br />
CLAIR<br />
Deerbrook<br />
Stoney Point/<br />
Pointe-aux-Roches<br />
7<br />
28<br />
POINT PELEE<br />
NATIONAL PARK<br />
14<br />
North<br />
Point Edward<br />
11<br />
SydenhamR.<br />
Sydenham<br />
27<br />
14<br />
Black<br />
18<br />
Bottom Borders: Point Pelee Sunny days / Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny days<br />
8<br />
11<br />
9<br />
River<br />
Creek<br />
Hickory<br />
9<br />
Bear<br />
LT<br />
Pelee<br />
Island<br />
Pelee<br />
L A K E H U R O N<br />
W<br />
12<br />
13<br />
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9<br />
7<br />
Cr.<br />
Creek<br />
10<br />
10<br />
O N<br />
THAMES<br />
E<br />
Rondeau<br />
8<br />
Bay<br />
Brown<br />
11<br />
15<br />
RIVER<br />
13<br />
Parkhill<br />
12<br />
21 35<br />
16<br />
9<br />
Cr.<br />
South<br />
Sydenham<br />
8<br />
Pine<br />
Bayfield<br />
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I<br />
11<br />
17<br />
4<br />
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Created in March of 1995, nicknamed " The Daytripper"<br />
a few months later, and made famous by a great staff, an endless list<br />
of wonderful contributors and the owners of the best shops and stops<br />
in the best part of the best province in the best country in the world.<br />
Nine<br />
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9<br />
27<br />
Maitland<br />
21<br />
River<br />
L<br />
4<br />
14<br />
27<br />
South<br />
Blyth<br />
Oxbow<br />
7<br />
24<br />
Middlesex<br />
E<br />
12<br />
River<br />
Mill<br />
Maitl a nd<br />
Cr.<br />
River<br />
Teeswater<br />
Cr.<br />
Willow<br />
River<br />
Brook<br />
L A K E E R I E<br />
14<br />
13<br />
28<br />
Medway Cr.<br />
6<br />
7<br />
10<br />
Cr.<br />
Little<br />
18<br />
River<br />
Flat<br />
E<br />
13<br />
E L<br />
11<br />
Maitland<br />
Mid dle<br />
Cr.<br />
5<br />
North<br />
Saugeen<br />
O N<br />
Thames<br />
24<br />
R.<br />
River<br />
6<br />
G<br />
Cr.<br />
Black<br />
24<br />
E<br />
Whirl<br />
21<br />
Avon<br />
Mai<br />
Catfis<br />
7<br />
I<br />
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1<br />
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Grand<br />
Willow<br />
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8<br />
9<br />
6<br />
28<br />
9<br />
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9<br />
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Maitl and<br />
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North<br />
25<br />
Creek<br />
Duntroon<br />
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME SIBBALD<br />
hg O<br />
POINT dc g<br />
12<br />
Eugenia<br />
dc 31 hg hg hg hg 42<br />
10<br />
28<br />
hg 40 Chippewas of<br />
hg 96<br />
23<br />
10<br />
hg 95<br />
Georgina Island<br />
O Berkeley P Q R S T 30<br />
Singhampton<br />
Glen Huron New Lowell<br />
U V W X 94<br />
Sandy Cove<br />
Duclos Port Y Z<br />
L.<br />
hg 9<br />
Point Bolster<br />
Cannington<br />
hg hg<br />
hg<br />
hg hg 46<br />
Mooresburg<br />
32 13<br />
Feversham<br />
Creemore<br />
90 27<br />
Franklin Jacksons<br />
hg O 90<br />
dc dc 25<br />
Markdale<br />
Brentwood<br />
Island<br />
hg 12<br />
Angus<br />
Dornoch<br />
Alcona<br />
Beach Point<br />
Eugenia<br />
48<br />
hg 7<br />
dc hg hg<br />
O hg 2<br />
6<br />
hg hg 12<br />
4<br />
Avening<br />
Holly<br />
Stroud<br />
Grove<br />
Pefferlaw<br />
Maxwell<br />
hg 85 21 78 Sutton<br />
Virginia<br />
Dunedin<br />
9<br />
Glencairn<br />
Ivy<br />
23<br />
Manilla<br />
Irish<br />
hg<br />
hg hg hg 88<br />
hg 39<br />
Georgina<br />
Lake<br />
79<br />
Flesherton<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 18 12 Lisle<br />
Thornton<br />
Bell Ewart<br />
Badjeros Maple Valley<br />
Innisfil<br />
Roches Point<br />
82<br />
Ceylon<br />
hg 79<br />
hg hg hg 18<br />
hg 21 78<br />
Cook's<br />
Bay<br />
O<br />
hg 4<br />
13<br />
21<br />
Lefroy<br />
West Grey<br />
Baldwin<br />
Churchill<br />
4<br />
hg hg hg hg hg 10<br />
Keswick<br />
Brown 32 Udora<br />
Sunderland<br />
Baxter<br />
Gilford<br />
75<br />
3<br />
8 3<br />
hg dc dc 7 12<br />
dc dc 89<br />
10 dc<br />
hg hg Blackwater Sony<br />
Priceville<br />
Redickville<br />
hg 56<br />
Hill<br />
Honeywood<br />
hg hg hg hg hg hg 14<br />
39 13 13<br />
Proton<br />
10<br />
Terra Nova<br />
15<br />
89<br />
5<br />
Cookstown<br />
hg 32 Ravenshoe<br />
Sea<br />
Station<br />
Durham<br />
Dundalk<br />
East<br />
Allan Park<br />
Horning's<br />
Everett<br />
Zephyr Leaskdale<br />
Mansfield<br />
Bradford<br />
400<br />
1<br />
EARL ROWE<br />
hg<br />
hg hg<br />
hg hg<br />
O<br />
hg dc hg hg<br />
23<br />
9<br />
hg hg17 13<br />
hg 27<br />
hg 39 Saintfield<br />
Swinton Park<br />
Mills<br />
Gwillimbury<br />
Varney<br />
Nicolston<br />
West<br />
Corbetton<br />
48<br />
11 23 18 Alliston<br />
Gwillimbury hg 67 30 Greenbank<br />
19 Newton<br />
hg 3<br />
hg hg 77 Queensville<br />
hg 8<br />
10<br />
Bradford<br />
Violet Hill<br />
Rosemont<br />
Holland<br />
Mount Sandford<br />
Robinson<br />
hg hg 47<br />
1 64 88 Uxbridge<br />
Riverview<br />
New<br />
Landing<br />
Holt Albert<br />
Por<br />
MONO<br />
hg hg 53<br />
CLIFFS<br />
O<br />
O 8 8<br />
hg<br />
hg hg hg<br />
hg hg hg 17 Shelburne<br />
hg 50 Sharon<br />
Primrose<br />
Beeton<br />
Ayton<br />
Holstein<br />
Bond<br />
hg 8<br />
19 13 31<br />
51<br />
South<br />
dc<br />
hg 58<br />
1<br />
O 89<br />
8 hg 55<br />
49<br />
dc hg 47 Manchester<br />
9<br />
Head<br />
hg 74 30 Prin<br />
ji hg hg hg 109 14<br />
Keldon<br />
11<br />
Loretto<br />
Coppin's<br />
Tecumseth<br />
1<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 21<br />
14 31 Pleasantville<br />
hg<br />
hg 404<br />
O 45<br />
hg<br />
dc dc 52<br />
89 10<br />
O 41<br />
Luther<br />
dc 1<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 15 Ballantrae Corners<br />
Utica<br />
12 Mono<br />
Newmarket<br />
Hockley<br />
Schomberg<br />
34 Whitchurch-<br />
Goodwood<br />
Colgan<br />
Clifford<br />
hg 38<br />
6 Camilla Centre<br />
Tottenham<br />
Kettleby<br />
Musselman's<br />
hg hg hg 16<br />
hg 9<br />
hg<br />
hg 2<br />
15 16<br />
Wesley Corners<br />
Conn<br />
hg 40 Lake<br />
Ashburn<br />
Aurora<br />
Myrtle<br />
Vandorf<br />
Mount Forest<br />
hg 7 6 69 5<br />
hg<br />
L.<br />
dc 25 Lloydtown<br />
hg hg hg 23<br />
9<br />
dc hg 18 hg 56 hg 55 53<br />
6<br />
hg hg O<br />
O 37<br />
dc 407<br />
8<br />
hg hg 14 hg 10 Pottageville<br />
Snowball Stouffville Stouffville<br />
Laurel<br />
Palgrave<br />
Claremont Brooklin<br />
16<br />
hg hg 10 12 hg 16<br />
Mono Mills<br />
Oak Ridges<br />
hg 14 Ringwood<br />
27<br />
31<br />
Harriston<br />
43<br />
dc<br />
hg 1<br />
O dc<br />
hg 30<br />
404<br />
33<br />
48<br />
hg<br />
hg<br />
hg<br />
hg 12 hg<br />
hg hg hg<br />
hg 26<br />
6 dc 7 22 50<br />
King<br />
Gormley<br />
Orangeville<br />
67<br />
11<br />
25<br />
Brougham<br />
Grand<br />
City<br />
hg<br />
ji 7<br />
O hg hg 31<br />
hg dc<br />
dc 5 ji hg hg 38<br />
Greenwood<br />
Damascus<br />
Kenilworth<br />
hg 109<br />
Valley Waldemar<br />
hg 23<br />
24<br />
Nobleton<br />
Green<br />
1 31<br />
109<br />
Caledon<br />
MARKHAM River<br />
po 407<br />
4<br />
412<br />
23 37 3<br />
FORKS OF<br />
hg hg hg 3 ji 109 Village Caledon Mono<br />
Bolton<br />
RICHMOND<br />
ji O 4 5 24 hg<br />
hg 123 Teviotdale<br />
27 THE CREDIT<br />
ji ji hg hg<br />
O 30<br />
93<br />
109 109 Alton<br />
East Road<br />
ji 136<br />
9<br />
Kleinburg<br />
HILL<br />
Caledon<br />
ji hg 35<br />
O P 178 Palmerston<br />
Arthur<br />
Marsville<br />
hg 8<br />
25<br />
po 22<br />
404<br />
399<br />
Lake<br />
hg O dc 397<br />
hg hg hg 50<br />
6<br />
8hg7 hg<br />
hg 24 hg 49<br />
407 Unionville<br />
Rothsay<br />
11<br />
Sandhill<br />
hg hg hg 3<br />
24<br />
hg 12 29 Belwood<br />
R.<br />
O P 9 12 16<br />
Hillsburgh<br />
AJAX WH<br />
Belwood<br />
Inglewood<br />
Wildfield VAUGHAN<br />
Thornhill<br />
ji 140<br />
23 10<br />
383<br />
394<br />
O dc dc 19hg18<br />
Orton ji 124 Belfountain<br />
hg hg Ohg hg 404<br />
401<br />
1 4 14<br />
17<br />
Pickering<br />
Victoria<br />
Woodbridge<br />
Moorefield<br />
hg 392<br />
hg 18<br />
27<br />
P 369<br />
PPP 21 7<br />
O 367<br />
375 379<br />
13<br />
Conestogo<br />
hg<br />
hg 10<br />
Drayton<br />
Erin<br />
Erin<br />
25<br />
Listowel<br />
po<br />
hg hg 407<br />
Pdc 11<br />
26 22<br />
Brisbane<br />
400<br />
371<br />
8hg7<br />
Alma<br />
Cheltenham<br />
hg hg 24<br />
dc 359<br />
409<br />
365<br />
L.<br />
hg 42 hg O<br />
P P 362 hg 27 hg 19<br />
50 hg 10 355<br />
hg hg hg<br />
hg<br />
ji 17<br />
124 Snelgrove<br />
22<br />
Terra Cotta<br />
ji 107<br />
Fergus<br />
Salem<br />
29 Ospringe<br />
hg 12<br />
Ballinafad BRAMPTON<br />
hg 86<br />
hg 11<br />
6<br />
O 5<br />
P 344 352<br />
45<br />
hg 18 Elora<br />
ji 107<br />
ji147<br />
ji 131<br />
Glen Williams<br />
Glen Allan<br />
Dorking<br />
Floradale<br />
hg 4<br />
Pdc hg 21 hg hg<br />
hg 22 Brucedale<br />
ji 125<br />
Huttonville<br />
Donegal<br />
7 dc hg 346 427<br />
19 22 21<br />
Rockwood Limehouse<br />
Yatton<br />
Norval<br />
Macton<br />
Eramosa<br />
7 hg 3<br />
hg 1<br />
TORONTO<br />
po 407<br />
Elmira<br />
Acton Stewarttown<br />
Newton<br />
Wallenstein<br />
hg hg P P P 19<br />
330 336 342<br />
139 142 145<br />
R.<br />
P P<br />
51 29<br />
Halton<br />
136<br />
333 QEW<br />
hg 72 hg hg<br />
hg 10 85<br />
hg hg ji 124 Ashgrove<br />
West Montrose<br />
Marden<br />
Millbank<br />
Linwood<br />
hg86 23 86 Ariss<br />
Hills<br />
P<br />
PP dc<br />
dc<br />
5 Hawkesville<br />
Eden Speyside<br />
hg hg hg 86<br />
hg 1 25<br />
403<br />
hg<br />
hg 17 Winterbourne<br />
Hornby<br />
37<br />
324 328<br />
15<br />
hg P132 P 320<br />
dc<br />
P<br />
dc<br />
hg<br />
hg hg 6hg<br />
7<br />
hg 22 hg hg hg 30<br />
Mills<br />
Poole<br />
Conestogo<br />
po 17 26<br />
hg 407 Port Credit<br />
Crosshill<br />
St. Jacobs<br />
Maryhill<br />
Brookville<br />
312<br />
126<br />
85<br />
7 8<br />
3<br />
5<br />
hg hg 31<br />
Arkell<br />
St. Clements<br />
GUELPH<br />
MISSISSAUGA<br />
Heidelberg<br />
Bloomingdale<br />
Moffat<br />
ji hg 32 dc<br />
hg hg ji 34<br />
12 14hg16<br />
124 P dc 119 7<br />
Bamberg<br />
Clarkson<br />
MILTON<br />
6<br />
46<br />
hg 56 hg hg 36 123<br />
299 401<br />
hg<br />
hg<br />
hg 22 25<br />
PP 5<br />
P P 118 119 hg hg<br />
hg 35<br />
hg 31 Aberfoyle<br />
Wellesley<br />
WATERLOO<br />
hg 17 Gads Hill<br />
43 58 24<br />
32 Campbellville<br />
Amulree<br />
St. Agatha<br />
KITCHENER<br />
286<br />
P hg 278 282<br />
295 Morriston<br />
7<br />
P P 6hg9<br />
Petersburg<br />
Puslinch<br />
Lowville<br />
OAKVILLE<br />
Phillipsburg Baden<br />
113<br />
hg hg<br />
P 284<br />
P 111<br />
275<br />
109<br />
BRONTE<br />
dc 7 dc 1<br />
hg 28<br />
Crieff<br />
Freelton<br />
Kilbride<br />
po<br />
hg hg hg 1 5<br />
8 4<br />
hg 12<br />
hg 8<br />
hg 58 27 CREEK<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 407<br />
Stratford New Hamburg<br />
Mannheim<br />
Clyde<br />
97<br />
Carlisle<br />
Bronte<br />
Shakespeare<br />
33<br />
ji 70 Strabane<br />
CAMBRIDGE<br />
Flamboro<br />
hg dc 6<br />
hg 107<br />
New<br />
Haysville<br />
hg hg P P 3<br />
46hg12<br />
102<br />
P dc hg 100<br />
26 24<br />
hg hg 97<br />
Centre<br />
Dundee<br />
Westover<br />
Roseville<br />
22 268<br />
24 43<br />
Millgrove Waterdown<br />
dc 8 O 97 FORT GEORGE<br />
hg hg hg hg 47 Sheffield<br />
BURLINGTON<br />
Tavistock<br />
hg 3<br />
dc 58 hg 75<br />
Clappison's Corners<br />
Plattsville<br />
hg hg 28<br />
401<br />
49<br />
Branchton Rockton<br />
hg<br />
hg dc 5<br />
O<br />
P O nm<br />
8<br />
Ayr<br />
28<br />
13<br />
Aldershot<br />
59<br />
hg<br />
hg 36 Peters Corners<br />
Greensville<br />
HAMILTON<br />
Niagara-On-<br />
Bright<br />
Glen Morris Troy<br />
hg hg 5<br />
Dundas<br />
hg 93<br />
19<br />
90<br />
Hickson<br />
250<br />
29 14<br />
West Flamborough<br />
The-Lake<br />
St. George<br />
hg 99<br />
dc<br />
hg hg hg 403 88 89<br />
O 83 hg 78<br />
hg O hg 35<br />
Harrisburg<br />
87<br />
8<br />
29<br />
Drumbo<br />
15 Copetown<br />
Youngstown<br />
Innerkip<br />
74 71<br />
O<br />
O 68 O nm<br />
3<br />
5<br />
64<br />
O 55 O<br />
P O dc dc<br />
36 O57 51 49<br />
O<br />
O 6<br />
QEW<br />
hg hg hg 99<br />
Lynden Ancaster<br />
Grimsby<br />
ST. CATHARINES<br />
Lincoln<br />
4<br />
hg hg hg hg hg 48<br />
hg<br />
hg 36<br />
55 Virgil<br />
Huntingford<br />
Paris Osborne Corners Jerseyville<br />
Stoney<br />
hg 22 Gobles Princeton<br />
44<br />
O po<br />
2 Falkland<br />
11 17<br />
Alberton<br />
Creek<br />
Winona<br />
ji 238<br />
hg dc 27 86 100<br />
33 Woodstock<br />
Eastwood<br />
Embro<br />
hg 25<br />
30 33<br />
Elfrida<br />
O dc 403 38<br />
38 41 406<br />
O O hg<br />
hg hg 73 hg hg 17<br />
2/53<br />
hg 52 Beamsville<br />
Creditville<br />
hg 81<br />
Jordan<br />
Queenston<br />
Mount Hope<br />
Grassie<br />
hg hg dc 8<br />
hg 56<br />
18<br />
Station<br />
hg hg hg 89 405<br />
Lewiston<br />
Cainsville<br />
6 16 21 16 53<br />
Carluke<br />
Brantford<br />
65<br />
Fulton<br />
Campden Jordan<br />
hg 73 81 O 37<br />
235<br />
34<br />
P hg hg hg<br />
hg hg hg O rq<br />
53<br />
Onondaga<br />
Woodburn<br />
hg 20 12 14<br />
Vineland<br />
Niagara<br />
24<br />
hg 30<br />
230 232<br />
54 O 14 Odc ts<br />
7<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 55<br />
Burford<br />
Beachville<br />
Oxford<br />
Mount Vernon<br />
Cathcart<br />
ji 18<br />
Binbrook<br />
Middleport<br />
St.<br />
hg 69<br />
Falls<br />
Centre<br />
202 Bishopsgate<br />
420<br />
7 hg4 hg 54<br />
Smithville<br />
hg 69 27<br />
222 hg hg 6<br />
hg hg 65<br />
ji 66 17<br />
po<br />
12<br />
P P hg 14<br />
hg hg 14<br />
31<br />
9<br />
O 216 218<br />
59<br />
hg 4<br />
hg hg hg 9<br />
20 21 hg<br />
dc<br />
hg hg hg 129 Mount<br />
Brant<br />
Thorold<br />
Sweaburg<br />
Harley<br />
ji 59<br />
hg<br />
hg hg Pleasant<br />
Six Nations of<br />
Caledonia<br />
Caistor<br />
Anns<br />
the Grand River<br />
Centre<br />
119 202 16 24 (Ohsweken)<br />
Burtch<br />
Caistorville<br />
North Pelham<br />
Foldens<br />
New Durham<br />
Oakland<br />
25<br />
hg hg 20<br />
hg 65 Bismarck<br />
Fonthill<br />
Niagara Chippawa<br />
Holbrook<br />
Scotland<br />
Willow Grove<br />
Empire Corners<br />
hg O O 47<br />
401<br />
23 21<br />
O16<br />
Cr.<br />
dc 5<br />
hg 27 hg 46<br />
Burgessville<br />
Mississaugas of<br />
Fenwick<br />
hg<br />
hg 56<br />
63<br />
hg ji 19<br />
dc 19<br />
dc 54 2<br />
Falls<br />
Wilsonville<br />
the New Credit<br />
York<br />
hg hg 36<br />
hg<br />
hg 116<br />
Salford<br />
Norwich<br />
Wellandport<br />
Pelham<br />
Kelvin<br />
Bealton<br />
24<br />
6 Haldimand County Canborough<br />
hg 27<br />
24<br />
27 hg 10<br />
18 Vanessa<br />
Boston<br />
98<br />
dc O 12<br />
58A<br />
hg hg hg 24<br />
hg 9 hg 27<br />
hg 13<br />
19 25 QEW<br />
hg hg<br />
hg<br />
hg<br />
hg 29<br />
Springvale<br />
Mount Elgin<br />
4<br />
Welland<br />
Hagersville<br />
Canfield<br />
Milldale<br />
Round<br />
Villa Nova<br />
Otterville<br />
Teeterville Plains<br />
hg 32<br />
Chambers<br />
Verschoyle<br />
hg<br />
dc dc dc O<br />
hg<br />
hg 55 20 dc 23<br />
7<br />
3<br />
58 140<br />
hg 27<br />
9 Decewsville Cayuga<br />
Corners<br />
Stevensville<br />
hg 19<br />
Waterford 74 Garnet<br />
Winger<br />
Wainfleet<br />
hg 21<br />
Avon Ostrander<br />
Springford<br />
La Salette<br />
Windham<br />
Balmoral Nelles Corners<br />
98 Fort Erie<br />
2<br />
Townsend<br />
Ostryhon<br />
dc 3<br />
hg 28<br />
Beatty<br />
10<br />
27<br />
Styx<br />
Saugeen<br />
River<br />
River<br />
Saugeen<br />
10<br />
Smith<br />
Cr.<br />
Rocky<br />
Big Otter<br />
Cr.<br />
Saugeen<br />
24<br />
4<br />
5<br />
Nith<br />
R.<br />
River<br />
Mallet<br />
Conestogo<br />
5<br />
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Saugeen<br />
R.<br />
10<br />
Horner<br />
Creek<br />
Big<br />
Beav<br />
18<br />
Cr.<br />
River<br />
Grand<br />
River<br />
18<br />
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River<br />
Riv er<br />
15<br />
R.<br />
Speed<br />
Nanticoke<br />
Br.<br />
23<br />
GRAND<br />
Boyne<br />
Er amosa<br />
12 8<br />
8<br />
19<br />
12<br />
hg 11<br />
hg 87<br />
Fordwich<br />
34hg 30 Kurtzville<br />
178<br />
Molesworthhg 88<br />
Gowanstown<br />
dc 6<br />
North Perth<br />
2 Atwood<br />
ewry<br />
onkton<br />
ji 121<br />
Milverton<br />
hg 55 hg 11<br />
Brunner<br />
ji 135 Rostock<br />
urg<br />
hg 44<br />
Sebringville<br />
32<br />
ls<br />
ji 101<br />
hg 5 7<br />
ji hg 113 8<br />
hg 28 Harrington<br />
niondale<br />
hg 6 Lakeside<br />
hg hg 20<br />
119<br />
hg 33<br />
16<br />
Kintore<br />
ji<br />
hg 6 hg 9<br />
esford<br />
hg 2 Ingersoll hg 40 hg 22<br />
3<br />
hg 45<br />
hg 9<br />
orchester Putnam<br />
hg<br />
hg 3 hg 29<br />
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hg 18 4 208<br />
Mossley<br />
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tsville<br />
hg 30<br />
hg 19<br />
hg 9<br />
hg hg hg 5<br />
dc 17<br />
37<br />
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hg hg hg<br />
hg 59 84<br />
4 3<br />
hg 73 47 Culloden Tillsonburg<br />
37 Centre<br />
20<br />
11 hg hg 25 24 Kohler<br />
Byng<br />
nt<br />
hg hg 20<br />
37<br />
hg 20<br />
hg 50<br />
Dunnville<br />
Corners<br />
Lyons<br />
hg hg hg 48<br />
Brownsville<br />
Delhi<br />
Jarvis<br />
dc<br />
hg 49<br />
3<br />
3<br />
hg hg 53<br />
Fisherville<br />
Lowbanks<br />
Gasline<br />
Simcoe<br />
hg 12<br />
South<br />
Renton<br />
leton<br />
Springfield Corinth<br />
Courtland<br />
52<br />
5<br />
ROCK POINT<br />
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg 16 hg 1<br />
hg 70hg55 Cheapside<br />
Cayuga<br />
Long Burnaby<br />
Rainham<br />
Port<br />
Beach Colborne<br />
32 40 46 30<br />
35<br />
38 59<br />
21<br />
hg hg 10<br />
24<br />
3<br />
Selkirk Centre<br />
Maitland<br />
Eden<br />
Norfolk<br />
Aylmer<br />
SELKIRK<br />
hg dc 44<br />
South<br />
6<br />
Mabee's<br />
Middleton County Greens Corner<br />
Nanticoke<br />
Orwell<br />
Richmond Corners<br />
hg<br />
hg 38 hg hg 21 Andy's<br />
Vittoria<br />
Port Dover<br />
hg hg hg 45 Corners<br />
Summers<br />
Corners Silver Hill<br />
hg 23<br />
1<br />
3<br />
Walsh<br />
43<br />
Straffordville Langton<br />
Mount<br />
hg hg hg hg 16 24 hg Port Ryerse<br />
Salem<br />
10<br />
TURKEY POINT<br />
hg hg 45<br />
73<br />
19 Glen Meyer<br />
40hg45<br />
Calton<br />
Vienna<br />
45 Normandale<br />
Frogmore 59 Forestville<br />
Copenhagen<br />
Port Bruce<br />
PORT<br />
hg 55 Walsingham<br />
St. Williams<br />
Turkey Point<br />
Fairground<br />
BURWELL hg hg Tourism Inform<br />
60 42<br />
Port<br />
Burwell<br />
Inner<br />
Bay<br />
hg hg 42 Cultus<br />
23<br />
Port<br />
Rowan<br />
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4<br />
14<br />
20<br />
25<br />
Cr.<br />
12<br />
29<br />
23<br />
Mad<br />
hg hg 2 hg 4 hg 9 ji 124<br />
hg 9<br />
3<br />
hg 91<br />
P 130<br />
hg 25<br />
hg 10<br />
22<br />
hg<br />
hg 3 28<br />
Hanover<br />
hg 10 Neustadt<br />
hg 10 hg<br />
Lakelet<br />
P 203 hg 27<br />
P 410<br />
hg 30<br />
ji 112 ji 107 hg 26<br />
O 5<br />
Ridgeway<br />
hg O 1<br />
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Stratford<br />
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London<br />
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Lake Erie<br />
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Innisfil<br />
17<br />
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hg 2<br />
hg 8 rq<br />
dc 3<br />
Crystal<br />
Beach<br />
hg 6<br />
WELLINGTON<br />
13<br />
Kitchener-Waterloo<br />
Woodstock<br />
7<br />
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BRANT<br />
HAMILTON<br />
WENTWORTH<br />
12<br />
Brantford<br />
NORFOLK<br />
8<br />
Port Dover<br />
11<br />
Hamilton<br />
10<br />
9<br />
HALDIMAND<br />
Burlington<br />
Caledonia<br />
W<br />
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Niagara<br />
NIAGARA RM<br />
Falls<br />
Lake Erie<br />
Fort Erie<br />
NEW<br />
YORK<br />
Represenng Essex, Chatham-Kent,<br />
Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford,<br />
Norfolk & Haldimand County.<br />
www.ontariossouthwest.com<br />
Buffalo<br />
12<br />
8<br />
7<br />
Holland<br />
7<br />
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19<br />
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22<br />
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11<br />
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for Tourism Informaon Inquiries & Advice!<br />
Links to all of these organizaons can be found at...<br />
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Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island<br />
www.visitwindsoressex.com<br />
1-800-265-3633<br />
Lake Ontario<br />
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Chatham-Kent Tourism<br />
14 www.visitck.ca<br />
1-800-561-6125<br />
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Tourism Sarnia-Lambton<br />
www.ontbluecoast.com<br />
1-800-265-0316<br />
Tourism London<br />
www.londontourism.ca<br />
1-800-265-2602<br />
Middlesex Tourism<br />
www.visitmiddlesex.ca<br />
519-434-7321<br />
Elgin County Tourism<br />
www.elgintourist.com<br />
1-877-GO-ELGIN<br />
Tourism Oxford<br />
www.tourismoxford.ca<br />
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Norfolk County Tourism<br />
www.norfolktourism.ca<br />
1-800-699-9038<br />
Tourism Haldimand<br />
www.haldimandcounty.ca<br />
1-800-863-9607<br />
Tourism Hamilton<br />
www.tourismhamilton.com<br />
1-800-263-8590<br />
Tourism Branord<br />
www.discoverbranord.ca<br />
1-800-265-6299<br />
County of Brant Tourism<br />
www.brant.ca<br />
1-888-250-2296<br />
Straord Tourism Alliance<br />
www.visitstraord.ca<br />
1-800-561-7926<br />
Tourism Burlington<br />
www.tourismburlington.com<br />
1-877-499-9989<br />
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Sprinrite Yarn Factory Outlet<br />
www.yarnfactoryoutlet.com<br />
519-291-3951<br />
The Kitchen Cupboard & Ice Box<br />
www.shopkci.com<br />
519-291-4777<br />
LONDESBOROUGH L-6<br />
Nature’s Nest (Bird Seed)<br />
www.naturesnest.ca<br />
519-523-4399<br />
LONDON M-12 (INC. LAMBETH & HYDE PARK)<br />
www.londontourism.ca<br />
519-661-5000 • 1-800-265-2602<br />
A & M Garden Centre<br />
www.amgardencentre.ca<br />
519-652-3539<br />
Attic Books<br />
www.atticbooks.ca<br />
519-432-7277<br />
Birdie’s Nest<br />
birdiesnestonline.com<br />
226-663-7183<br />
Cardinal Used & Rare Books<br />
www.merebooks.com<br />
519-854-0006<br />
Crunican Orchards (N. of London)<br />
www.crunicanorchards.com<br />
519-666-0286<br />
Diamond & Gold Treasures<br />
www.diamondzgold.com<br />
519-652-0526<br />
East Park Golf Gardens<br />
www.eastparkgolf.com<br />
519-451-2950<br />
Memory Lane Antiques<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-471-2835<br />
Museum of Ontario Archaeology<br />
www.archaeologymuseum.ca<br />
519-473-1360<br />
Proof Line Farm (N. of London)<br />
www.prooflinefarm.ca<br />
519-666-1838<br />
Red Door Shoppe Antiques<br />
Find us on Facebook & Instagram<br />
226-374-6757<br />
The Bloomin’ Bog (near Ilderton)<br />
www.bloominbog.com<br />
519-666-0132<br />
The Market at Western Fair District<br />
www.themarketwfd.com<br />
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Thomas Bros. Farm Market<br />
www.thomasbrothersfarms.ca<br />
519-652-5551<br />
Wood ‘N’ Water Mennonite Furniture 519-641-1310<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
MELBOURNE K-13<br />
Arrowwood Farm & Events<br />
www.arrowwoodfarmontario.com<br />
519-289-0389<br />
In A Jam<br />
www.inajam.com<br />
519-289-5267<br />
MILLBANK O-7<br />
Anna Mae’s Restaurant & Bakery<br />
www.annamaes.ca<br />
519-595-4407<br />
Millbank Cheese & Butter<br />
www.millbankcheese.com<br />
519-595-8787<br />
Millbank Custom Kitchens<br />
www.millbankcustomkitchens.ca<br />
519-595-7105<br />
Millbank Family Furniture<br />
www.millbankfamilyfurniture.ca<br />
519-595-7105<br />
Zehr’s Country Market<br />
www.zehrscountrymarket.com<br />
519-595-4403<br />
MITCHELL M-8<br />
Jillian’s (Home Decor & Gifts)<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-348-9834<br />
MOORETOWN E-13<br />
Moore Museum<br />
www.mooremuseum.ca<br />
519-867-2020<br />
MOUNT BRYDGES K-13<br />
Sew Creative<br />
www.sewcreativequilting.ca<br />
519-264-2177<br />
MOUNT PLEASANT R-11<br />
Windmill Country Market<br />
www.thewindmill.ca<br />
519-484-9955<br />
MUIRKIRK J-16<br />
TK Fibres and More<br />
www.tkfibresandmore.ca<br />
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NEW HAMBURG P-9<br />
Heart N Home Creations<br />
www.heartnhomecreations.com<br />
519-662-4962<br />
Nith Valley Apiaries<br />
nithvalleyapiaries.ca<br />
519-662-3165<br />
Oak Grove Cheese Factory<br />
www.oakgrovecheese.ca<br />
519-662-1212<br />
NEW SARUM N-14<br />
New Sarum Diner<br />
www.newsarum.com<br />
519-773-3101<br />
NEWTON O-7<br />
E&E’s Cloth & Creations<br />
www.eandeclothandcreations.com<br />
519-595-8569<br />
NORWICH Q-12<br />
FORA Outdoor Living<br />
www.foraoutdoor.ca<br />
519-468-2100<br />
Liquidation City<br />
www.liquidationcity.ca<br />
519-468-3541<br />
Our Gift Shoppe 519-863-2380<br />
OIL SPRINGS H-14<br />
Oil Museum of Canada<br />
www.lambtonmuseums.ca<br />
519-834-2840<br />
PARIS R-10<br />
Heather’s Got Tea<br />
www.heathersgottea.ca<br />
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John M. Hall House of Linens<br />
www.johnmhall.ca<br />
519-442-4242<br />
Mary Maxim Needlework & Crafts<br />
www.marymaxim.ca<br />
1-888-442-2266<br />
The Rustic Palm<br />
www.therusticpalm.ca<br />
519-442-0888<br />
PARKHILL J-10<br />
Caddyshack by the Tracks Restaurant 519-459-1254<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Calmante Studio Hair & Spa<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-294-6522<br />
Carnegie Gallery Parkhill<br />
www.parkhillgallery.ca<br />
519-694-0144<br />
Four Seasons Gifts & Home Decor<br />
www.fourseasonsfashions.ca<br />
519-294-6617<br />
Second Blessings Thrift Boutique<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-294-0271<br />
PETROLIA H-13<br />
You ’ ll be surprised!<br />
519-882-2350<br />
www.VisitPetrolia.ca<br />
Artz Den - Art, Crafts & Supplies<br />
www.artzden.ca<br />
226-738-0911<br />
Black Gold Brewery<br />
www.blackgold.beer<br />
226-738-0665<br />
Country Yarns<br />
www.country-yarns.com<br />
519-882-8740<br />
Hogan Pharmacy<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-882-1840<br />
Olde Post Office Shoppe<br />
www.petroliaenterprises.ca<br />
519-882-0747<br />
Petrolia Discovery<br />
www.petroliadiscovery.com<br />
519-882-0897<br />
Petrolia Farmers’ Market<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-882-2350<br />
Petrolia Street Bakery<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-882-2557<br />
Victoria Playhouse Petrolia<br />
www.thevpp.ca<br />
800-717-7694<br />
POINT EDWARD F-12 (ALSO SEE SARNIA)<br />
Village of Point Edward<br />
www.villageofpointedward.com<br />
519-337-3021<br />
PORT BURWELL O-15<br />
Furry & Friends Pet Store<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-497-0923<br />
HMSC OJIBWA Museum of Naval History 519-633-7641<br />
www.projectojibwa.ca<br />
PORT DOVER S-14<br />
Port Dover Board of Trade<br />
www.portdover.ca<br />
519-583-1314<br />
PORT FRANKS I-10<br />
Lambton Shores<br />
www.lambtonshores.ca<br />
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PORT ROWAN Q-15<br />
Franni’s Attic Antiques<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-410-4861<br />
Twin’s Ice Cream (May-Oct)<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-586-7994<br />
PORT STANLEY M-15<br />
DeBackere Farm Market (Union)<br />
www.debackerefarmmarket.ca<br />
519-631-1370<br />
Inn on the Harbour<br />
www.innontheharbour.net<br />
519-782-7623<br />
Kettle Creek Inn<br />
www.kettlecreekinn.com<br />
519-782-3388<br />
Mackie’s On The Beach<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-782-4390<br />
Pepper Tree Spice Co.<br />
www.peppertreespice.com<br />
519-782-7800<br />
Port Stanley Festival Theatre<br />
www.portstanleytheatre.ca<br />
519-782-4353<br />
Port Stanley Terminal Railway<br />
www.pstr.on.ca<br />
519-782-7230<br />
REECES CORNERS H-12 (SEE WYOMING ALSO)<br />
Zekveld’s Garden Market<br />
www.zekveldgardenmarket.ca<br />
519-845-3482<br />
RIDGETOWN I-16<br />
Trail House B&B<br />
www.airbnb.com/slink/4d7TsdaL<br />
519-350-0057<br />
RODNEY K-15<br />
The Decorating Diva<br />
www.thedecoratingdiva.ca<br />
519-785-2312<br />
Erie Gardens<br />
www.eriegarden.com<br />
519-785-0487<br />
RUTHVEN D-20<br />
Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens<br />
www.colasanti.com<br />
519-326-3287<br />
Ruthven Nursery & Garden Centre 519-326-4019<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
ST. CLEMENTS P-8<br />
In Season Home & Garden<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-218-2188<br />
ST. JACOBS Q-7<br />
Market Road Antiques<br />
www.stjacobs.com<br />
519-746-1999<br />
TriSisters Art House<br />
trisistersarthouse.ca<br />
226-771-9057<br />
ST. MARYS N-10<br />
Downtown St. Marys<br />
www.discoverstmarys.ca<br />
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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame/Museum 519-284-1838<br />
www.baseballhalloffame.ca<br />
Little Falls Artisan Market 519-284-0433<br />
www.facebook.com/LittleFallsCraftersMarket<br />
O’Grady’s Clothing & Accessories<br />
www.ogradysclothing.com<br />
519-284-4436<br />
Snapping Turtle Coffee Roasters<br />
www.snappingturtlecoffee.com<br />
226-661-8000<br />
Stone Home Creatives<br />
www.stonehomecreatives.ca<br />
519-284-9966<br />
Towne & Country Cheese Shoppe<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-284-4508<br />
Troyer’s Spices<br />
www.troyersspices.ca<br />
226-661-8777<br />
TuttCo Restaurant<br />
www.tuttco.ca<br />
226-301-4919<br />
Zenfire Pottery --<br />
Doug & Marion’s Bike Sales & Repairs 519-245-9923<br />
Bottom Borders: Sunny days / Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny days<br />
www.dougandmarionsbikes.com<br />
www.zenfirepottery.ca<br />
ST. THOMAS M-14 (ALSO SEE TALBOTVILLE<br />
& NEW SARUM)<br />
Elgin County Tourism<br />
www.elgintourist.com<br />
877-463-5446 (ex168)<br />
Berry Hill Limited<br />
www.berryhilllimited.com<br />
519-631-0480<br />
Briwood Farm Market<br />
www.briwoodfarmmarket.com<br />
519-633-9691<br />
Burke’s Produce Market<br />
burkesproducemarket.ca<br />
519-637-2890<br />
Canadale Nurseries Ltd.<br />
www.canadale.com<br />
519-631-7264<br />
Elgin County Heritage Centre<br />
www.elgin-county.ca<br />
519-631-1460<br />
Elgin County Railway Museum<br />
www.ecrm.ca<br />
519-637-6284<br />
Elgin Military Museum<br />
www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca<br />
519-633-7641<br />
Family Flowers<br />
familyflowers.ca<br />
519-631-6004<br />
Harvest Table Rustic Design<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Katnap Antiques/Lumley & Co. B&B<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-764-2384<br />
Purely Wicked Gift Store<br />
www.purelywicked.ca<br />
226-224-8559<br />
Shaw’s Ice Cream<br />
www.shawsicecream.com<br />
519-631-2510<br />
St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre<br />
www.stepac.ca<br />
519-631-4040<br />
The Putting Zoo<br />
puttingzoo.ca<br />
519-280-4497<br />
The Rusty Sign Shop<br />
Find us on Facebook & Instagram<br />
519-633-1043<br />
ST. WILLIAMS R-15<br />
Burning Kiln Winery<br />
burningkilnwinery.ca<br />
519-586-9858<br />
SALFORD O-12<br />
Red Dragon Dairy<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-425-0797<br />
Village Cheese Mill<br />
www.villagecheesemill.com<br />
519-485-0600<br />
SARNIA F-12 (ALSO SEE POINT EDWARD & BRIGHT’S GROVE)<br />
FREE EXPERIENCE GUIDE AVAILABLE!<br />
1-800-265-0316<br />
WWW.ONTBLUECOAST.COM<br />
Dog Eat Dog<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-384-0888<br />
Downtown Market<br />
downtownmarketsarnia.ca<br />
519-328-2217<br />
Duc D’Orleans II Cruise Ship<br />
www.ducdorleans.com<br />
519-337-5152<br />
Ferrera Concrete<br />
www.ferreraconcrete.ca<br />
519-542-7071<br />
Imperial Theatre<br />
www.imperialtheatre.net<br />
877-344-7469<br />
Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery<br />
www.jnaag.ca<br />
519-336-8127<br />
Lawrence House Centre for the Arts<br />
www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />
519-337-0507<br />
Local Motif & Just-A-Nuff Antiques<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-336-3838<br />
Sipkens Garden Centre & Gifts<br />
www.sipkensnurseries.com<br />
519-542-8353<br />
The Book Keeper<br />
www.sarniabookkeeper.com<br />
519-337-3171<br />
TJ’s Furniture & Home Decor<br />
www.tjfurniture.ca<br />
519-541-2323<br />
SEAFORTH L-7<br />
Blooms n’ Rooms Floral & Gifts<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-527-0555<br />
Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop<br />
www.thecottonharvest.com<br />
519-600-1646<br />
Seaforth Artisan Emporium<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
519-240-5663<br />
SHAKESPEARE O-9<br />
Best Little Pork Shoppe<br />
www.porkshoppe.com<br />
519-625-8194<br />
The Quilt Place<br />
www.thequiltplace.ca<br />
519-625-8435<br />
SIMCOE R-13<br />
Blue Elephant Artisan Brewery<br />
www.blueelephant.ca<br />
519-428-2886<br />
Capitol Arts Market<br />
www.capitolartsmarket.com<br />
519-900-9355<br />
SOMBRA E-14<br />
Sarah Church Antiques & Vintage<br />
www.sarahchurchshop.ca<br />
289-456-4044<br />
Sombra Township Museum<br />
www.sombramuseum.ca<br />
519-892-3982<br />
SPARTA N-14<br />
SPARTA COUNTRY<br />
CANDLES<br />
46361 Sparta Line<br />
SPARTA, ON<br />
1-800-463-1447<br />
www.spartacandles.com<br />
STRATFORD N-9<br />
Junction 56 Distillery<br />
www.junction56.ca<br />
519-305-5535<br />
Ye Olde Fabric Shoppe<br />
www.yeoldefabricshoppe.com<br />
519-273-5773<br />
STRATHROY K-12<br />
Elly Boersema Natural Health Foods 519-245-0556<br />
Hamilton’s Bakery 519-245-0741<br />
www.hamiltonsbakery.ca<br />
TALBOTVILLE M-13 (ALSO SEE ST.THOMAS)<br />
The Turkey Shoppe 519-633-0527<br />
www.turkeyshoppe.com<br />
THAMESVILLE H-15<br />
Canterlope Western Clothing 519-365-3016<br />
canterlope.ca<br />
Laurie Clark Floral Designs & Artisans 519-692-5519<br />
www.laurieclarkdesignsflowers.com<br />
Simple Things Antiques & Collectables 226-626-5330<br />
www.simplethingsac.com<br />
THEDFORD I-10<br />
Twin Pines Orchards 519-296-5556<br />
www.twinpinesorchards.com<br />
TILBURY E-18<br />
Katharine’s Bed & Breakfast 519-682-3706<br />
www.katharinesbedandbreakfast.ca<br />
TILLSONBURG P-13<br />
Annandale National Historic Site 519-842-2294<br />
www.tillsonburg.ca<br />
Coyles Country Store 800-559-7350<br />
www.coylescountrystore.com<br />
Tillsonburg Antiques Plus 519-688-7770<br />
www.antiquesincanada.com<br />
TIVERTON L-1<br />
Bruce Power Visitor’s Centre 519-361-7777<br />
www.brucepower.com<br />
UNION M-15<br />
DeBackere Farm Market 519-631-1370<br />
www.debackerefarmmarket.ca<br />
VANESSA R-12 (SEE ALSO WATERFORD)<br />
C.J.’s Antiques 519-443-4197<br />
www.cjsantiques.com<br />
VITTORIA R-14<br />
Kernal Peanuts 519-426-9222<br />
www.kernalpeanuts.com<br />
The Cider Keg Farm Market 519-428-0882<br />
www.ckfarmmarket.com<br />
WALLACEBURG F-15<br />
Re:find Charity Thrift Shoppe 519-626-9814<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Wallaceburg Museum 519-627-8962<br />
www.wallaceburgmuseum.ca<br />
WALLACETOWN L-15<br />
Backus-Page House Museum 519-762-3072<br />
www.backuspagehouse.ca<br />
WATERFORD R-13 (SEE VANESSA/WINDHAM)<br />
Alice Street Antique Market 519-427-7312<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Bonnie Heath Estate Lavendar & Winery 519-443-7125<br />
www.bonnieheathestate.com<br />
Chambers Maple Syrup Products 519-443-8561<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Nifty Gifty Norfolk 519-909-8627<br />
niftygiftynorfolk.com<br />
Waterford Antique Market 519-443-4064<br />
www.waterfordantiquemarket.com<br />
WEST LORNE K-15<br />
Natterjack Brewing Company 226-289-1472<br />
natterjackbrewing.ca<br />
Pure Soap Studio 519-660-9461<br />
Find us on Facebook & Instagram<br />
WHEATLEY E-19<br />
Briar Patch Studio 519-916-2407<br />
Find us on Facebook & Instagram<br />
WINDHAM CENTRE Q-13<br />
Caresa Antiques 519-443-5856<br />
Picard’s Peanuts 519-426-6700<br />
picardpeanuts.com<br />
WINDSOR B-17<br />
1.800.265.3633<br />
www.visitwindsoressex.com<br />
Quilting Confections 519-250-8888<br />
www.quiltingconfections.com<br />
WOODSTOCK P-11<br />
1-866-801-7368<br />
Country Patchworks (Quilt/Fabric Shop) 519-537-8753<br />
www.countrypatchworks.ca<br />
One Of A Kind Antiques Mall<br />
Find us on Instagram<br />
519-539-9563<br />
RQC Craft Supply<br />
www.rqcsupply.com<br />
519-872-9978<br />
Terra Nova Nordic Spa<br />
www.terranovanordic.ca<br />
226-796-9181<br />
Theatre Woodstock<br />
www.theatrewoodstock.com<br />
519-537-2582<br />
WYOMING H-12 (SEE REECES CORNERS ALSO)<br />
Great Lakes Goat Dairy<br />
www.greatlakesgoatdairy.com<br />
519-845-1613<br />
Lambton County Archives 519-845-5426<br />
www.lambtonmuseums.ca/archives<br />
ZURICH K-8<br />
Bad Apple Brewing Co.<br />
www.badapplebrewingco.com<br />
519-476-7908
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The Chicken Dance of Peace<br />
It must have been 20 years ago now<br />
that I wrote an article in Daytripping<br />
Magazine called “Peace Walls” where<br />
I expounded on a conversation I had<br />
with my good friend Steve Loxton. We<br />
theorized that, in the not too distant future,<br />
the technology would exist for residents<br />
or visitors in one city to approach a<br />
large wall that was both a camera and a<br />
television screen, and we would see and<br />
speak to the people in the reflection even<br />
though they were in another place on the<br />
other side of the world. Also that these<br />
walls could therefore be in many cities, in<br />
many countries. And as the technology<br />
proliferated these walls might even be<br />
in a setting like a restaurant where the<br />
diners, who appear to be sitting next to<br />
you and sharing in your conversation,<br />
could actually be in Moose Jaw or<br />
Moscow.<br />
Lo and behold Maggie and I were on<br />
vacation in New York City only a few<br />
weeks ago and walked up to this monolith<br />
outside the Flatiron Building called “The<br />
Portal.” It resembled a very large, circular<br />
mirror with a sturdy, almost concretelike,<br />
grey frame, and there were people<br />
in it waving and smiling at the New<br />
York crowd that were peering back into<br />
it, ourselves included. We were drawn<br />
right into as we stood ten feet away. But<br />
they were over 5,000 kilometers away, in<br />
Dublin!<br />
It was lunchtime in Manhattan, six<br />
hours later in Ireland, but at a convenient<br />
time where it’s daylight on both<br />
continents. There was no audio, just the<br />
video, and a welcome sign of sorts stated<br />
that it was being livestreamed so folks<br />
everywhere on the planet could watch<br />
it in real time, but that it wasn’t being<br />
recorded. We were lucky to stumble<br />
upon this astounding piece of technology<br />
on only it’s sixth history making day. So<br />
I gives them Dublin folks a peace sign<br />
and sure enough they gives me a peace<br />
sign back, a few of em do. One lady on<br />
our NY team got us all doing the wave,<br />
and when I say all of us I mean both the<br />
Yankees and the Dubliners. To be honest<br />
I’m guessing that everyone was a tourist<br />
except for the lady in the bird costume<br />
that started the wave. But my point is<br />
that we were thousands of miles and a<br />
six hour time difference apart from each<br />
other and a whacky lady dressed as a bird<br />
could bring us all together for... well, the<br />
wave didn’t last all that long actually... it<br />
was about 40 seconds tops. But it’s a start<br />
isn’t it?<br />
So of course I took out my phone and<br />
sent a video to my friend Steve ‘cause I<br />
by Mark Moran, Publisher<br />
was so proud of this remarkable future<br />
that we had foreseen and I just had to<br />
share the experience with him. “Peace<br />
Walls” were finally a reality in <strong>2024</strong>, just<br />
as we had predicted many years before<br />
— and it turns out that even a chicken<br />
lady can be the symbolic dove that ties<br />
mankind together from all corners of the<br />
globe. We have undoubtedly found that<br />
there will be peace on Earth. Okay, now<br />
let us make chocolate a human right, and<br />
colonize Mars.<br />
So... with that inspirational experience<br />
in our memory banks, Maggie and I had<br />
a real nice lunch in Bryant Park (the<br />
cleanest washrooms in New York, or so<br />
they like to say), caught a plane back to<br />
Detroit and started the drive back home<br />
to Brights Grove. We were flipping back<br />
and forth between radio stations when we<br />
were excited to hear one news channel<br />
updating the evolution of our “Portal.”<br />
Well... it turns out they had to shut it<br />
down only a couple hours after we left.<br />
No specific reasons were given, but it was<br />
only mere moments before it dawned on<br />
us that we had seen this technology at it’s<br />
quietest possible hours in these two great<br />
cities. We witnesssed the tamest possible<br />
version of “The Portal.” Full disclosure...<br />
I’ve been slightly intoxicated in both the<br />
Big Apple and in the Dublin bar district<br />
at midnight on a Monday night, and it’s<br />
a far cry from from what you’re gonna<br />
get from the polite lunch time crowd on<br />
any day. Forgive me for speaking out of<br />
turn but I dare say there could have been<br />
nudity, and loads of it.<br />
Well this just shows how folks can’t<br />
control themselves when they think<br />
they’re anonymous, and I blame this<br />
anonymousnous on social media which<br />
wasn’t a factor when Steve and I invented<br />
the Peace Walls. It would be unnatural<br />
to blame nudity. I sure as heck don’t<br />
blame the chicken lady at all because<br />
at least she tried, and won, for about 40<br />
seconds. I’m also trademarking the term<br />
“Anonymousnous” so you can all just -<br />
you know what!<br />
This is actually a true story and<br />
The Dublin/New York Portal was<br />
scheduled to return within days after<br />
May 14th with some adaptations (and<br />
we wish them the best). The idea<br />
began in 2021 by connecting the the<br />
cities of Vilnius, Lithuania and Lublin,<br />
Poland and is the creation of artist<br />
and entrepeneur Benediktas Gylys of<br />
Lithuania. I’m guessing that the original<br />
installation went off without a hitch (by<br />
comparison.) Find more information at<br />
www.portals.org<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I do not have diplomatic immunity.<br />
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Epitaph:<br />
“What would you want written on your<br />
gravestone Uncle Peter?” asked Karl. The<br />
topic of passing on and gravestones had<br />
occupied the attention of the barbershop<br />
brigade for several days.<br />
The old trapper turned barber didn’t<br />
hesitate; “Just two lines,” he said. “The<br />
first would be… ‘He died with his boots<br />
on.’” A murmur of satisfaction<br />
filled the room, for all knew<br />
that Uncle Peter had led a<br />
vigorous, adventurous life and<br />
was still fit and as tough as<br />
nails.<br />
Uncle Peter didn’t talk<br />
much about his early life,<br />
and little was known even<br />
by Karl, Lorenz, Leo and<br />
Gordie, his closest friends.<br />
They knew that as a young<br />
man fresh out of high school in the late<br />
sixties, Uncle Peter had defied his parents<br />
and set off seeking adventure. His<br />
wanderings led him to Minnesota where<br />
he worked for a tunnelling contractor<br />
before enlisting in the US Marine Corps.<br />
He survived two tours of Vietnam. Upon<br />
his return, his thirst for adventure had<br />
turned into a thirst for quiet and solitude<br />
and he headed to a forestry job in<br />
northwestern Ontario. Over the years he<br />
had slowly drifted west from one logging<br />
camp to the next, through the muskrat<br />
country of Manitoba, and eventually<br />
into Saskatchewan. Somewhere along<br />
the way, he had picked up the skills of<br />
barbering.<br />
The happiest years of his life had been<br />
when he wandered into the Weaselscat<br />
District, met a Meti woman named<br />
Sarah LaCroix and lived with her in a<br />
small cabin on the edge of town. There<br />
he thrived as a trapper and as a fishing<br />
and hunting guide for tourists from<br />
Regina and Saskatoon. He and Sarah<br />
had no children, but Sarah’s family was<br />
extensive and there was a constant<br />
stream of cousins, nieces and nephews<br />
visiting their cabin. He became known<br />
By Will Bartlett,<br />
Camlachie<br />
As published in<br />
Welcome to The Club<br />
as “Uncle Peter” to all of them, and the<br />
name stuck.<br />
Sarah was the love of his life and the<br />
wisest person he had ever known, but<br />
their years together were few. She was<br />
diagnosed with cancer while still in her<br />
fifties. Uncle Peter tended to her with the<br />
help of Lorenz who had gone through<br />
a similar battle and lost his wife. Five<br />
months and twelve days after diagnosis,<br />
Sarah passed on.<br />
Uncle Peter missed her<br />
smile and her down to earth,<br />
matter-of-fact, humourous<br />
approach to life. In his<br />
sadness, he gave his trapline<br />
over to a “niece” and a<br />
“nephew,” converted their<br />
cabin into a barbershop to<br />
provide a modest living, and<br />
he moved into a room at the<br />
David Thompson House, an<br />
old but well-loved hotel in town where<br />
Lorenz, Leo and Gordie boarded.<br />
Not that his sense of adventure or<br />
his bush sense had diminished; he was<br />
still a “bush rat” and regularly went out<br />
on traplines with his many “nephews,”<br />
and he would disappear at times for<br />
days to wander and explore through the<br />
bush or along the creeks and rivers. In<br />
his seventies now, he would still be the<br />
first to volunteer to search for lost hikers<br />
in the bush or to fight a wildfire. And so<br />
everyone agreed that it was fitting that<br />
the words on his gravestone should be<br />
“He died with his boots on.”<br />
When the murmuring simmered<br />
down Karl asked, “Ok, so the first line is<br />
‘He died with his boots on,’ What would<br />
you like the second line to read?”<br />
Uncle Peter’s eyes sparkled. “The<br />
second line,” he drawled, “would be…<br />
“‘But his pants were nowhere to be<br />
found.’”<br />
Life had thrown many curves his way,<br />
and he had seen his share of sorrow, but<br />
Uncle Peter was grateful to be alive, and<br />
he still had his sense of humour.<br />
Life was good in Weaselscat, a quiet<br />
small town somewhere in Saskatchewan.<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
You can start wherever you like of course, and make your own trip!<br />
• Honey • Mead<br />
• Gift Baskets<br />
s<br />
• Natural a<br />
Hive<br />
Products<br />
& Gifts<br />
Oil Field History... in Action.<br />
1860s Working Oil Field Historic Site<br />
Open for Tours:<br />
JULY & AUG: Wed to Sun 10-4<br />
SEPTEMBER: Sat and Sun 10-4<br />
Other tour times available<br />
by appointment - 519-882-0897<br />
petroliadiscovery@outlook.com<br />
3115 1 River Street<br />
e<br />
ALVINSTON<br />
519-847-5333<br />
5333<br />
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oney.c<br />
4281 Discovery Line, PETROLIA • www.PetroliaDiscovery.org<br />
Please use entrance off Petrolia Line through Bridgeview Park north.<br />
A List To Live By<br />
The most destructive habit - Worry<br />
The greatest joy - Giving<br />
The greatest loss - Loss of self-respect<br />
The most satisfying work - Helping others<br />
The ugliest personality trait - Selfishness<br />
The most endangered species -<br />
Dedicated leaders<br />
Our greatest natural resource - Our youth<br />
The greatest "shot in the arm"-<br />
Encouragement<br />
The greatest problem to overcome - Fear<br />
The most effective sleeping pill -<br />
Peace of mind<br />
The worst reason to fail - Excuses<br />
The most powerful force in life - Love<br />
The most dangerous pariah - A gossiper<br />
The world's most incredible computer-<br />
The brain<br />
The worst thing to be without - Hope<br />
The deadliest weapon - The tongue<br />
The two most power-filled words - "I can"<br />
The greatest asset - Faith<br />
The most contagious spirit - Enthusiasm<br />
The most worthless emotion - Self-pity<br />
The most beautiful attire - SMILE!<br />
The most prized possession - Integrity<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I am not authorized to fire substitute teachers.<br />
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For more information, TOWN NAME, TOWN go to NAME Town.Petrolia.on.ca and another awesome or Petrolia150.com<br />
TOWN NAME<br />
Petrolia 150 Events & More!<br />
JULY<br />
Mon - 1 Canada Day Celebrations<br />
Fri&Sat - 12 & 13 Art in the Park<br />
Sat - 13 Barn Dance<br />
July 7 & August 4<br />
Petrolia 150 Free Swim at YMCA<br />
Every Saturday until Oct 19<br />
Petrolia Farmers’ Market (behind library)<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
AUGUST<br />
Thurs Fri & Sat - 15, 16 & 17<br />
Hard Oil Music Festival,<br />
Greenwood Pk<br />
Sat - 17 Petrolia 150 Parade<br />
Sat - 17 Hard Oil Car Show<br />
Sun - 18 10 am Nonsectarian<br />
Church Service in Greenwood Pk<br />
Sun - 18 Hard Oil Kids Day<br />
HARD OIL<br />
The Petrolia 150 Commitee<br />
is proud to present the<br />
Car Show<br />
We are pleased to welcome<br />
Saturday, August 17th<br />
9am-1pm<br />
396 Fletcher St<br />
(behind the library)<br />
6th Annual<br />
farm to table<br />
Sept. 14th at 6 pm<br />
Tickets on Sale Now!<br />
Local Chefs will prepare the meal with local food items purchased<br />
from Petrolia Farmers’Market vendors, and area farmers.<br />
For more information, go to Town.Petrolia.on.ca or Petrolia150.com<br />
Dancing under the Stars<br />
Entertainment by<br />
Rob Kirkham and Neon Rain<br />
Cash Bar<br />
Local Beer & Wine<br />
SHOP FRESH • SHOP LOCAL<br />
MAY<br />
18 TO OCTOBER 19<br />
Saturday Mornings<br />
7:30am-Noon<br />
Vendors Welcome<br />
Special Events<br />
Fletcher St. (behind Library)<br />
(behind Library) 519-882-2350<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
PETROLIA is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year!<br />
Blaze Strikes Again! The talented<br />
young artist, Blaze Wiradhama, added<br />
his style to the side of a building in<br />
another SW Ontario town, this time<br />
Petrolia.<br />
Canada’s Victorian Oil Town” is<br />
celebrating its 150th anniversary with<br />
many events being planned all year<br />
long as well as a number of murals to<br />
add to a growing collection. Blaze’s<br />
work is becoming more familiar, with<br />
similar art pieces featuring a town’s<br />
name intertwined with its history in<br />
St. Thomas, Harriston, Drayton and<br />
Clifford. This piece portrays numerous<br />
facets of Petrolia’s history including the<br />
Don’t Miss<br />
One of Petrolia’s<br />
Best Gift Shops!<br />
war memorial and Victoria Hall NHS,<br />
home of Victoria Playhouse Petrolia<br />
which has an incredible summer<br />
season as always. There are also several<br />
references to the oil industry that made<br />
this one of the wealthiest towns in<br />
Canada in the late 1800’s. Pumpjacks<br />
like the one in the letter “T” have been<br />
continuously operating to this day,<br />
particularly at the Petrolia Discovery and<br />
at the Oil Museum of Canada in nearby<br />
Oil Springs. Taking the time to drive<br />
around the side streets and backroads<br />
to discover an Ontario town’s history is<br />
always well worth it, and Petrolia is a<br />
perfect example of this.<br />
Nemo<br />
Hall<br />
419 King St., Petrolia • 519-330-6861<br />
Friday & Saturday 10am-5pm<br />
Also at Sarnia Flea Market 9am-4pm<br />
Wednesday is<br />
SENIOR’S DAY!<br />
20% OFF* for<br />
Customers 60+<br />
Art Classes & Workshops - Private Bookings Available - See Website For Details<br />
ONLINE<br />
SHOPPING<br />
Now<br />
Available<br />
4207 Petrolia Line, Petrolia • 226-738-0911 www.artzden.ca<br />
In Petrolia's Restored,<br />
Historic Post Office<br />
• Wedding • Birthday<br />
• Baby • Home Decor<br />
HOGAN<br />
P•H•A•R•M•A•C•Y<br />
Full Service Pharmacy<br />
Full Service Cosmetic Department<br />
Full Service Home Health Care Dept.<br />
4177 Petrolia Line, Petrolia • 519-882-1840 Mon-Fri 9-9 • Sat 9-6 • Sun 10-5<br />
Treat<br />
Yourself<br />
at the<br />
Olde Post<br />
Parlour!<br />
Seasonal Home Decor<br />
Pine Furniture • Scented Candles<br />
• Repurposed Furniture<br />
• Birdhouses, Signs & Much More!<br />
4189 Petrolia Line • 519-882-0747<br />
Country Yarns<br />
Everything for your Knitting,<br />
Crocheting, Cross Stitch<br />
& Needlepoint Needs!<br />
- Mention this ad for a 15% discount! -<br />
2776 LaSalle Line, Petrolia<br />
Between Mandaumin & Waterworks Rd.<br />
(Enter St. Clair, Ontario in your GPS)<br />
519-882-8740<br />
Wed. 10-5 / Thurs. 10-6 / Fri. 10-5 / Sat. 10-3<br />
Closed Saturday, August 10th<br />
www.country-yarns.com<br />
Green County Ebikes<br />
and<br />
Mobility Scooters<br />
New • Used<br />
Parts • Sales • Service<br />
Financing Available<br />
Ebike &<br />
Mobility Scooter<br />
Batteries<br />
Also Sundays in Grand Bend<br />
at Pinery Antique Flea Market<br />
638 Broadway Street, Wyoming • 519.333.8313 • www.greencountyebikes.com<br />
TUES. TO FRI.<br />
10AM - 5PM<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) Organ transplants are best left to professionals.<br />
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A bit north now, to SARNIA & BRIGHTS GROVE<br />
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Buttons, Alias Boots<br />
By Eileen Cade-Edwards from Daytripping Sept-Oct 2001<br />
Of all the dogs—and there have been<br />
many—who came to call by way of the<br />
garden gate, none were quite like the<br />
quaint little pooch we called Buttons. He<br />
was short-legged, short-haired and all<br />
brown except for a small cluster of white<br />
spots that decorated his shoulders. His<br />
eyes were clear and dark and his brow<br />
furrowed, giving him an expression that<br />
suggested constant amazement. But<br />
what he lacked in elegance and beauty<br />
he certainly made up for in confidence<br />
and poise. And we loved him.<br />
The trouble was, we were never sure if<br />
he belonged to us; for although he spent<br />
much of the day at our house, coming<br />
and going as he pleased, he never once<br />
spent a night under our roof. Never, that<br />
is, until the time I felt I must have been<br />
dying.<br />
“I think he believes he’s doing us a<br />
favour, spending his days with us,” my<br />
husband remarked one day. “Never<br />
mind all the choice food we give him<br />
and all the comfort at his disposal.”<br />
“Choice food! It’s no different than<br />
we have ourselves,” I corrected him.<br />
“And think of all the joy he brings us in<br />
return, and all the laughs we’ve had.”<br />
This, of course, my husband couldn’t<br />
deny. In fact, he was all for shutting<br />
Buttons in the house at night. He argued<br />
that if his owners didn’t bother to feed<br />
their pet during the day, they could<br />
hardly care whether or not he returned<br />
home at night. On another occasion<br />
he suggested that perhaps Buttons<br />
was a stray who was willing to face the<br />
elements and find shelter wherever he<br />
could at night, rather than give up his<br />
independence.<br />
But Buttons didn’t have the<br />
appearance of a dog who had to face<br />
the elements. His coat was always<br />
gleaming, smooth and dry. The whole<br />
idea didn’t make sense. Obviously he<br />
was ours by day, but where was he<br />
when he wasn’t curled up in our best<br />
chair or sprawled out on the softest part<br />
of the old hearth rug?<br />
Then came the day I caught a chill—a<br />
real dandy. I made a temporary bed of<br />
the couch in the living room, where I<br />
could direct, to some extent, the affairs<br />
of the house.<br />
For two weeks Buttons stayed<br />
by my side—my sole and<br />
constant companion,<br />
leaving me only when<br />
it became physically<br />
necessary. He was alert<br />
to my every move, and<br />
although I felt ghastly and<br />
looked worse, his obvious<br />
devotion and admiration<br />
touched me deeply. In the<br />
light-headedness of fever I<br />
saw him as a canine nurse,<br />
ever watchful and alert,<br />
both night and day.<br />
To my surprise, I<br />
recovered. My little<br />
companion obviously<br />
deciding that I no longer needed a<br />
nurse, departed without even a hint of<br />
farewell.<br />
When my husband came home from<br />
work that night and learned that “our”<br />
dog had left, he was as disappointed as<br />
I had been. We had both dared to hope<br />
that my sickness would have improved<br />
the part-time living arrangement. If we<br />
could have him for 24 hours when I was<br />
sick, why not when I was well again?<br />
Well, perhaps he’ll come back soon,<br />
deciding after all, that he liked it with<br />
us enough to stay, we kept telling each<br />
other. But the days passed and there<br />
was no sign or our little friend.<br />
About a week later something<br />
happened that proved beyond all doubt<br />
that Buttons had been living a double<br />
life!<br />
It was mere coincidence that I should<br />
visit Mrs. Briggs at this time. She had<br />
just returned home after a fairly serious<br />
operation and, being a member of our<br />
church, her name was placed on the<br />
visiting list. Because she lived quite near<br />
us, her name was given to me.<br />
Mrs. Briggs lived in a small house<br />
surrounded by well-kept lawns and<br />
neat flower beds. An enormous<br />
horse chestnut tree towered over the<br />
roof, and beneath it, on its own little<br />
cement square, was a recently painted<br />
doghouse—apparently empty.<br />
As I approached Mrs. Briggs’ door I<br />
heard an oddly familiar bark. It couldn’t<br />
be, I told myself.<br />
It couldn’t be our Buttons! The door<br />
opened in response to my knock, and<br />
a frail-looking woman beckoned me<br />
inside.<br />
And then I saw him.<br />
Curled up on a big red footstool,<br />
watching his mistress’s every<br />
movement, was Buttons!<br />
“Buttons!” I exclaimed.<br />
“No, Boots,” corrected Mrs. Briggs.<br />
For a moment or two our Buttons and<br />
her Boots spared himself from his vigil<br />
of devotion and bounded over to me,<br />
greeting me wildly with a twist and turn<br />
of his small body and a madly wagging<br />
tail.<br />
“He’s a great one for wandering<br />
off,” said Mrs. Briggs. “If he didn’t<br />
think I needed him, he’d be off<br />
again like a shot, chasing the<br />
gophers and making a general<br />
nuisance of himself.” She<br />
smiled kindly. “Sometimes<br />
I think he goes looking for<br />
patients. Likes to lend comfort<br />
to the sickroom, I guess.”<br />
I bent down to fondle<br />
this little canine nurse,<br />
remembering the warm,<br />
silky places behind his ears<br />
and under his chin.<br />
Mrs. Briggs chuckled in<br />
surprise. “Really, you’d think<br />
he knew you.”<br />
“Yes, wouldn’t you,” I<br />
agreed.<br />
Join us by y<br />
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519-869-2794 • skeeterbarlows.com<br />
CONCRETE<br />
TUESDAY<br />
WING NIGHT<br />
2403 London Rd, Hwy. 22 (at Brigden Rd)<br />
SARNIA • 519-542-7071<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
Voted Sarnia-Lambton’s<br />
Favourite Restaurant 2023!<br />
• Authentic Hickory Smoked Ribs<br />
• Genuine Broasted Chicken<br />
• Seafood, Sandwiches, Wraps<br />
Reserve for panoramic views<br />
of Lake Huron from our patio!<br />
• Take Out • Lakeside parks & benches nearby<br />
SHOP<br />
FUN<br />
NIGHTLY<br />
SPECIALS<br />
A Year Round Garden Centre, Gi Gi Shop & Bouque!<br />
Bouque!<br />
Just East of Sarnia on Cty Rd 22<br />
Take Exit 15 off Hwy 402<br />
USA<br />
NEWLY EXPANDED 28,000 sq GIFT & GARDEN<br />
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Extraordinary selecon of Plants & Unique<br />
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your indoor & outdoor living spaces.<br />
Lake Huron<br />
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22<br />
Bright’s<br />
Grove<br />
From<br />
26<br />
London<br />
401<br />
From<br />
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N<br />
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NURSERIES<br />
OPEN Monday to Saturday<br />
3261 London Line (Rd. 22)<br />
East of SARNIA<br />
519-542-8353<br />
Proud Member of...<br />
• Steps & Railings<br />
• Planters • Statuary<br />
• Senmental Stones<br />
• Stepping Stones<br />
• Benches • Fountains<br />
• Lawn Furniture<br />
• Bird Baths & More<br />
ferreraconcrete.ca<br />
519-337-7333<br />
SPRING HOURS:<br />
Mon.-Fri. 8-5 • Sat. 8-2<br />
SHOP<br />
TJ's<br />
519-541-2323 tjfurniture.ca<br />
Wed.-Sat d S<br />
12-6 • Sun 12-5<br />
1644 London Rd on Sarnia’s “Golden Mile” (Across from John’s Restaurant)<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I saw nothing unusual in the teacher’s lounge.<br />
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GIFTWARE & UNIQUE<br />
HOME DÉCOR<br />
Showcasing the talents of<br />
many local artisans.<br />
More to see and do in SARNIA, POINT EDWARD & BRIGDEN<br />
- OPEN -<br />
Tuesday-Friday<br />
10 to 5,<br />
Saturdays<br />
10 to 2<br />
Check Facebook<br />
for updates<br />
850 Colborne Street @ Exmouth St. (Northgate Plaza), Sarnia • 519-336-3838<br />
Local Arsan Wares, Apparel, Furniture,<br />
Vintage Finds, Fresh Flowers, Local Grocery<br />
Plus Waffles & Ice Cream!<br />
Tues, Wed & Thurs 10-6 • Fri 10-8 • Sat 10-4<br />
DowntownMarketSarnia.ca<br />
140 Chrisna St North, SARNIA<br />
Driving<br />
TRIVIA<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
Turn of the Century<br />
COLLECTABLES<br />
VINTAGE<br />
ANTIQUES<br />
3023 Brigden Road, Brigden<br />
turnohecenturyvintage@outlook.com<br />
519-330-9505 • Thurs-Sat 10-5<br />
Selected<br />
After Hours<br />
questions from<br />
Annual Trivia Night<br />
“The Daytripper” has a team entered every year, but we have yet to win.<br />
Answers Below<br />
Located in<br />
the historic<br />
Lawrence House,<br />
built in 1892.<br />
The Lawrence House<br />
Centre for the Arts<br />
Gift Shop<br />
featuring jewellery, woodwork, pottery,<br />
stained glass, paintings, photography, art cards,<br />
textile art, knitting, books and much more...<br />
Art Gallery<br />
with a new exhibition every month,<br />
opening on the First Friday of every month.<br />
All work by local Sarnia-Lambton<br />
artists and writers.<br />
Open Wednesday through Sunday,<br />
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM<br />
1. “Bad-Ass” librarians from this African city preserved<br />
thousands of centuries-old manuscripts from Al-Qaida’s<br />
destruction.<br />
2. What is the term for the process of improving the strength<br />
and durability of materials through the application of heat<br />
and/or pressure?<br />
Welding Forging Tempering Quenching<br />
3. What famous American poet wrote The Road Not Taken<br />
and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?<br />
4. Rodney, Ontario, is home to North America’s smallest of<br />
these institutions.<br />
5. What is the capital city of New Zealand?<br />
Auckland Wellington Christchurch<br />
6. In which year did the Titanic sink?<br />
7. This rapper began their career as an actor on the teen<br />
drama Degrassi: The Next Generation?<br />
8. Which pitcher holds the record for the most career<br />
strikeouts?<br />
9. In Monster’s Inc., a code 2319 refers to what type of<br />
incident? Be specific..<br />
ANSWERS:<br />
1. Timbuktu ; 2. Tempering; 3. Robert Frost; 4. Jails ;<br />
5. Wellington; 6. 1912; 7. Drake; 8. Nolan Ryan; 9. white sock<br />
127 Christina St. S. Sarnia • 519-337-0507 • lawrencehouse.ca<br />
OCT. 23-27<br />
SEPT. 20-28<br />
JAN. 29 - FEB. 2<br />
APRIL 2-6<br />
MAY 23-31<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
Our 1st Section ends here, but there are still two more sections!<br />
National<br />
a<br />
French Fry Day!<br />
July 13th<br />
Enjoy a Meal or Beverage<br />
at the Beautiful Riverside Patio<br />
in the Casino Match Restaurant<br />
Bluewater Bridges join Point Edward,<br />
Canada to Port Huron, USA.<br />
Welcome to The Village of<br />
Saturday, July 20th<br />
Rotary Club Pancake<br />
ake<br />
Breakfast ast 7-11am<br />
VIP Breakfast ast 11 am - proceeds to<br />
affordable ford<br />
able<br />
housing & First Hussars<br />
sars<br />
Shop at the award winning<br />
International Duty Free Shop!<br />
• World Famous French Fries Under The Bridges •Excellent Hotels/Motels •Fine Dining •River Riverfront ront Festivals •Gi Gift tShops •Large<br />
Marina<br />
• Downtown Shopping Area • Scuba Diving • Sports Fishing • Two Golf Courses • Walkway along St. Clair River & through Village<br />
Open Daily<br />
10am-8pm<br />
VINTAGE<br />
IN<br />
THE<br />
Last Friday of the Month all Summer!<br />
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Road trips have a magical quality in<br />
that they often lead us in exciting new<br />
directions.<br />
This was the case for Thomas<br />
Hargreaves. Three years ago when he<br />
retired, he decided a vintage vehicle<br />
might be the perfect retirement gift.<br />
He and his wife travelled to Niagara<br />
Falls to look at a car but they were<br />
disappointed to find it hadn’t been<br />
restored very well.<br />
On the way home, they detoured to<br />
stop and look at a 1941 Plymouth Road<br />
King Special in Ingersoll. When they<br />
first arrived, the owner wasn’t home<br />
but they turned to see the car coming<br />
down the laneway. Thom thought the<br />
fact the owner was driving the car was a<br />
good sign. As it turned out, the car was<br />
beyond their expectations.<br />
Together they went for a drive. The<br />
Plymouth drove nice and handled well.<br />
They were sold.<br />
Now every weekend Thomas and his<br />
wife enjoy taking the car on a day trip.<br />
From Tilbury to Goderich to Paris, they<br />
marvel at the reliability of the Plymouth<br />
and are grateful for the numerous<br />
owners who took such good care of her<br />
over the years.<br />
A different time and a different<br />
pace<br />
“I’m not in a hurry to go anywhere, so<br />
I especially like country drives,” Thom<br />
By Susan Chapman, Stoney Creek<br />
Exploring Unique Destinations in Classic Style:<br />
Thomas Hargreaves, 1941 Plymouth Road King Special<br />
continued. “It’s like going back in time<br />
with the car.”<br />
“When I get into the car, I dress for<br />
the car, and wear an old Fedora. It’s a<br />
step back in time for me—an era from<br />
my father’s generation. He’s been<br />
gone for some time. This is how my<br />
father or my grandfather would have<br />
been driving around. For me, it’s about<br />
keeping that connection to a different<br />
generation.”<br />
Adding to the allure of the car is<br />
that they do not see many pre-war<br />
Plymouths in their travels.<br />
“The rarity appeals to my rebel at<br />
heart,” Thomas laughs.<br />
Discovering stops along the way<br />
Thom and his wife enjoy exploring<br />
destinations in Southwestern Ontario.<br />
It was during one of these road trips<br />
where Thomas first picked up a copy of<br />
Daytripping in Southern Ontario.<br />
“I showed it to my wife and told<br />
her the newspaper was exactly what<br />
we had been looking for. It shows so<br />
many businesses, restaurants and<br />
destinations I never knew about. Now<br />
I have it sitting on my kitchen island to<br />
suggest where to go and what to do. I<br />
find it very helpful and literally read it<br />
cover to cover.”<br />
The Imperial Theatre, located on<br />
Christina Street North in Sarnia, was<br />
one of the first places they checked out.<br />
This six hundred seat theatre features<br />
musical performances, dramas,<br />
comedies, and family-friendly shows.<br />
Theatre Sarnia, the legal owner and<br />
operator, is one of the oldest operating<br />
community theatre groups in Canada.<br />
“We appreciate local theatre. There<br />
have been quite a few shows that have<br />
popped up that we were interested in.<br />
We did find out that tickets often sell<br />
out fast, so it’s best not to wait,” Thom<br />
advised.<br />
It was outside the Imperial Theatre<br />
one evening where the lights cast a soft<br />
glow on their vintage vehicle. Taking in<br />
the moment, it would have been easy<br />
to imagine a Rogers & Hammerstein<br />
classic featured on the marquee. It was<br />
a scene stepped back in time.<br />
Imperial Theatre, Sarnia<br />
What’s in a name?<br />
Speaking of classics, it seemed<br />
appropriate to give the car a classic name.<br />
“Actually with her being a Plymouth,<br />
and the famous Plymouth being named<br />
Christine, I wanted something similar–<br />
maybe an older name. So Clarisse it<br />
was.”<br />
“Most think Silence of the Lambs,<br />
but actually she is more Rudolph’s<br />
girlfriend,” Thom joked.<br />
The name suits her perfectly.<br />
Our thanks go to Thomas for sharing<br />
his road trip experience. If you would<br />
like to see your classic vehicle featured<br />
with one of the unique destinations<br />
appearing in Daytripping in Southern<br />
Ontario, please contact Susan Chapman<br />
at susanchapmanwrites@gmail.com.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) Beans are neither fruit nor musical.<br />
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SECTION 2<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> • Vol. 30, Issue 2<br />
• Unique Gift Shops<br />
• Antique Shops • Artisans<br />
• Live Theatre • Events<br />
• Specialty Farms & Markets<br />
• Craft Breweries & Wineries<br />
• Quilt, Garden & Craft Shops<br />
• Handcrafted Furniture<br />
• Museums • Thrift Shops<br />
• Places to Stay & Dine<br />
• So Much More!<br />
This issue has Sections<br />
FULL MAP<br />
on PAGES<br />
14-15<br />
DETROIT<br />
1<br />
WINDSOR<br />
GODERICH<br />
Lake<br />
Huron<br />
KINGSVILLE<br />
2<br />
LONDON<br />
CHATHAM<br />
HAM<br />
Lake Erie<br />
3<br />
AYLMER<br />
3<br />
Southwestern<br />
Ontario<br />
ST. JACOBS<br />
PORT DOVER<br />
TORONTO<br />
Lake Ontario<br />
NIAGARA FALLS<br />
BUFFALO<br />
U.S./Canada Borders<br />
Some areas can be found in all sections.<br />
Use index to find all the shops in a region.<br />
The Pop-Up Camper -From apostcard we think<br />
Ain’t nothin’ better in the world, you know / Than lyin’ in the sun with your radio
Lake Huron<br />
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Stop & Shop in<br />
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FOREST<br />
Check out our downtown -<br />
browse our shops or take in a movie<br />
at the historic Kineto Theatre!<br />
Make a day of it in Forest!<br />
Your 2nd Section starts in LAMBTON SHORES, FOREST, THEDFORD & PORT FRANKS<br />
Keep up to date with<br />
event & shopping<br />
information on our<br />
website & socials.<br />
FREE<br />
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• Home Decor • Wall Art • Clocks<br />
• Mats • Linens • Holiday Decor<br />
• Canned Preserves • BBQ Sauces<br />
• Homemade Soap • Candles<br />
• Ceramic Pots • Gift Baskets<br />
• Teas • Laugh out Loud Cards<br />
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Worth Repeating...<br />
“Each of us has a fire<br />
in our hearts for something.<br />
It’s our goal in life to find it<br />
and to keep it lit.”<br />
Mary Lou Retton<br />
Ships Away<br />
When the German prisoners first<br />
came to our place they had guards,<br />
with guns too. I saw them.<br />
It was about the first part of the<br />
1940’s and a prisoner of war camp<br />
was built in Fingal. That was only a few<br />
miles from our home and my father<br />
had found out that many of the<br />
prisoners were sent<br />
out to work on<br />
the surrounding<br />
farms, so he<br />
thought since<br />
he needed men<br />
to work in his<br />
ship yard he would<br />
see if he could hire a<br />
few. And he did. Even at<br />
that time, I knew they would only send<br />
men who spoke English.<br />
I lived in a large house with my<br />
grandmother in Port Stanley at the<br />
time. My grandpa had died a year<br />
before and my mother asked if I would<br />
go to stay with her for a time. Of<br />
course at the age of fourteen it seemed<br />
wonderful - a new school, new friends<br />
and my own room. That isn’t exactly<br />
the way it worked. My gram and I slept<br />
in the same room but it was okay.<br />
At first, as I’ve mentioned, the<br />
prisoners had guards with guns. Pretty<br />
soon the guards were gone and it was<br />
arranged for the Germans to board at<br />
my gramma’s. It seems money was<br />
tight and she was assured by someone<br />
that they were not dangerous, and it<br />
was a very large house. So they moved<br />
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in. Their names were Hans, Arnold<br />
and Hanson. We never learned if that<br />
was first or last names.<br />
When supper was over (yes, they<br />
ate with us) they would make ships<br />
in bottles. The fishermen would give<br />
them large empty liquor bottles and<br />
they then created replicas<br />
of the ships. Everyone<br />
loved the<br />
work they<br />
did on the<br />
bottles - art<br />
really.<br />
I watched Hans create<br />
one of these. It took a long<br />
time. The wood had to be<br />
carved then painted to match the<br />
real thing. Every piece was attached<br />
with string flattened out, put through<br />
the mouth of the bottle and when it<br />
was placed just right a string or strings<br />
were pulled and the ship stood up.<br />
What a thrill that was to see.<br />
We never discussed the war, but<br />
they did talk about their families. It<br />
seemed to me they were just like the<br />
other people we knew. I went to school<br />
every day on the train and came back<br />
just in time for supper. We all arrived<br />
home about the same time. The men<br />
from work and I from St.Thomas High<br />
School, except one day they weren’t<br />
there. Grandma just said they had<br />
to leave. They were being sent back<br />
home to Germany. I felt a bit sad.<br />
All these years later I wonder if any<br />
of those ships are still around.<br />
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(Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I will not use abbrev.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
It may be called Daytripping, but you should always consider staying longer<br />
Parkhill Welcomes Bluegrass<br />
By Jim Ryan, Mitchell • www.jryantunes.com<br />
Something<br />
new in the centre<br />
of the Daytripping<br />
travel region. Circle<br />
your calendar for the first Mud Creek<br />
Bluegrass Festival! It will be held from<br />
July 11 to 14 at the West Williams<br />
Community Centre grounds, 32217<br />
Kerwood Road, just south of Parkhill.<br />
It promises to be an excellent weekend<br />
of musical talent featuring top notch<br />
Ontario-based bands.<br />
Headlining the bluegrass roster are<br />
The Barrel Boys; a highly acclaimed,<br />
Toronto based band. The stellar<br />
lineup continues with Denis LePage<br />
and Highbanks, New Cumberland and<br />
Granite Hill who were all featured acts<br />
at last year’s long running Tottenham<br />
Bluegrass Festival. Rounding out the<br />
bluegrass talent are Rescue Junction and<br />
The Nelson Family Bluegrass Band who<br />
will be on stage just weeks after having<br />
hosted their own festival in June near<br />
Brantford. Some of you may have been<br />
fortunate enough to catch host band<br />
Granite Hill last October in Ailsa Craig in<br />
their show to get the Mud Creek Festival<br />
up and running.<br />
Friday night is set to feature classic<br />
country music, opening with the<br />
band U-Turn and bringing to the stage<br />
legendary Canadian Country Stars<br />
Marie Bottrell and Larry Mercey.<br />
You will enjoy the knowledge, wit and<br />
kindness of your Master of Ceremonies<br />
of the weekend, Dan Bieman. Dan<br />
hosted a long running ‘Bluegrass Rules’<br />
radio program and I was honoured to<br />
have shared the stage with him as fellow<br />
members of the CKNX House Band<br />
‘back in the day.’ This is going to be fun.<br />
Some of the details; camping and food<br />
will be available. The weekend pass will<br />
always be the best deal and allow you<br />
to relax and be part of the fun. Festivals<br />
usually include ample opportunity for<br />
sharing tunes, making new friends and<br />
renewing old friendships.<br />
Please check out the website: www.<br />
mudcreekbluegrassfestival.com for<br />
links to band profiles and websites.<br />
You can get tickets, schedule, updates<br />
and contact the organizer Gary Walker<br />
through that website. Be part of an<br />
important new musical tradition; Gary<br />
confirms that everything is in place for<br />
a great annual event.<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) Fridays are not “pants optional.”<br />
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The<br />
Southwestern<br />
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Daytripper<br />
Restaurants,Tearooms,<br />
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome Cafés<br />
TOWN NAME<br />
LOCAL<br />
Ontario’s BEST...<br />
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counterortw<br />
or Where You Should Eat<br />
Every restaurant on this list is here for a reason. The locaon may be scenic or historic, the food may be off the charts, or just real darn good.<br />
Some are fancy, some are far from it, but they are here because we’ve asked them to be here, because we think you should try them out.<br />
ANDY’S CORNERS (LANGTON)<br />
Andy’s Drive-In<br />
3710 Hwy #59 (north of Langton) 519-875-2631<br />
50’s inspired drive-in serving old fashioned flavours since the<br />
1940’s. Eat-in or take-out. Seasonal. www.andysdrivein.com<br />
AYLMER<br />
The Green Frog Tearoom at Pinecro<br />
8122 Rogers Road South<br />
519-773-3435<br />
An Elgin County tradion for 75+ years. Seasonal pao. Lunch daily 11-3.<br />
Reservaons recommended. Licensed under AGCO. www.pinecro.ca<br />
BRANTFORD<br />
The Olde School Restaurant<br />
Paris Rd. West at 687 Powerline Rd. 888-448-3131<br />
Lunch/dinner in historic seng. Her Majesty the Queen dined<br />
here 1997 - you can too. www.theoldeschoolrestaurant.ca<br />
BRIGHTS GROVE<br />
Skeeter Barlows Grill & Bar 519-869-2794<br />
2713 Lakeshore Road www.skeeterbarlows.com<br />
Great food & fun overlooking Lake Huron. Voted Sarnia’s #1<br />
Restaurant 2023. Famous Prime Rib on weekends.<br />
CHATHAM<br />
Mamma Maria’s Ristorante<br />
231 King Street West 519-360-1600<br />
Outstanding menu, comfortable atmosphere, seasonal pao.<br />
Opposite Capitol Theatre. www.mammamariasristorante.ca<br />
GRAND BEND<br />
The Coage Cafe<br />
519-914-CAFE<br />
71 River Road www.thecoagecafe.ca<br />
Local & Lovely. Delicious homemade Breakfast, Lunch & Desserts<br />
best enjoyed on our Waterfront Pao. Open Wed.-Sun. 8am-3pm.<br />
IPPERWASH<br />
Ipperwash Beach Club<br />
6543 West Parkway Dr. (Lambton Shores) 519-243-5040<br />
Serving lunch & dinner at an historic landmark. Large pao steps from<br />
Lake Huron beach. Summer hours: Mon-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm.<br />
KINGSVILLE<br />
Canadian Transportaon Museum & Heritage Village<br />
6155 Arner Townline 519-776-6909<br />
Beauful, retro 50’s themed Diner. Good food, great environment,<br />
licensed, outdoor pao. Informaon at www.ctmhv.com<br />
Eclecc Love<br />
7 Main St. E. 226-787-0445<br />
Enjoy brunch with vibrant, local, premium ingredients & great<br />
service in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Follow @eclecclovekingsville<br />
Meawas Staon Italian Mediterranean Grill<br />
169 Lansdowne Avenue 519-733-2459<br />
Casual fine dining in Kingsville’s historic train staon.<br />
Pao alongside the Greenway Trail. www.meawasstaon.com<br />
LASALETTE<br />
Ramblin' Road Brewery Farm 519-582-1444<br />
2970 Swimming Pool Rd. www.ramblinroad.ca<br />
Voted Norfolk’s best burger. Locally sourced ingredients always fresh.<br />
We have opons for every member of the family to explore.<br />
LEAMINGTON<br />
Freddy's Cocktail Lounge & Restaurant 519-325-1257<br />
655 Point Pelee Drive www.freddys.ca<br />
A landmark for over 30 years. Cra beer made on premises.<br />
Burgers, perch, Lebanese speciales, ice cream counter. Open Daily.<br />
LISTOWEL<br />
The Kitchen Cupboard & Icebox<br />
105 Elizabeth Street West 519-291-4777<br />
Known for their delicious sandwiches, panini & home made soup.<br />
Free parking, indoor & outdoor seang. www.shopkci.com<br />
MILLBANK<br />
Anna Mae’s Bakery & Restaurant<br />
4060 Line 72 519-595-4407<br />
One of Ontario’s most popular restaurants. Homecooked meals,<br />
delicious baked goods and gis. www.annamaes.ca<br />
MOUNT PLEASANT<br />
Windmill Country Market 519-484-9955<br />
701 Mount Pleasant Rd. www.thewindmill.ca<br />
A Desnaon Featuring Lunch, Bakery, European Deli,<br />
Amish Furniture & Giware. Bus tours welcome.<br />
NEW SARUM<br />
New Sarum Diner<br />
Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101<br />
Old Time Favourites in Elgin’s Oldest Diner - Since 1943!<br />
Open Daily. www.newsarum.com<br />
NORWICH<br />
Jordan’s Divine Dish Restaurant & Catering<br />
37 Stover St. South divinedishcatering.com 226-325-3462<br />
Southern inspired cooking & catering with a variety of home<br />
cooked meals, fresh cut fries, and house-made desserts.<br />
PARIS<br />
Camp 31 - Real Southern Barbeque<br />
22 Paris Road 519-442-3560<br />
Mouth watering and authenc southern BBQ with a cozy<br />
family atmosphere! www.camp31.com<br />
2 Rivers Restaurant Paris<br />
25 Grand River St. North 519-442-3233<br />
Casual dining from the freshest local ingredients, breakfast, lunch &<br />
dinner. Great views from our Riverside pao. Live music on weekends!<br />
PETROLIA<br />
Actor’s Casual Dining<br />
4211 Petrolia Line 519-882-0400<br />
Steps away from Victoria Playhouse, with entrees suitably named<br />
for celebries. Open 7 days a week. www.actorscasualdining.ca<br />
PORT BURWELL<br />
Izzy’s Schooner Restaurant & Pao Lookout<br />
35 Robinson St. 519-874-4363 www.schoonersgalley.com<br />
Family menu. Famous for Lake Erie Perch. Local ingredients.<br />
Open Daily. Seasonal pao. Take out. LLBO<br />
PORT DOVER<br />
Erie Beach Hotel - Cove Room & Terrace Room<br />
19 Walker St. 519-583-1391<br />
Full menu for lunch & dinner, famous for Lake Erie perch<br />
& pickerel. Steps to the beach. www.eriebeachhotel.com<br />
PORT FRANKS<br />
Grog’s<br />
Hwy. 21 and 79 519-243-2770<br />
Great pizza, wings, dra beer, fine wines, pao, kids menu.<br />
www.grogs.ca<br />
MacPherson’s<br />
Hwy. 21 at Port Franks Road 519-243-2990<br />
Full breakfast, lunch & dinner, licensed, fuel, variety store and<br />
gi shop.<br />
w.Daytripping.ca<br />
PORT STANLEY<br />
Mackie’s<br />
124 William St. 519-782-4390<br />
A landmark on the beach since 1911. Indoor/outdoor seang<br />
available. Free parking for customers.<br />
REECES CORNERS<br />
Marcanda Gis, Tearoom, Fashion Bouque and B&B<br />
4562 London Line (Hwy. #22) 519-845-3133<br />
Enjoy delicious homemade food & tantalizing desserts in our<br />
large country gi shop. Buses welcome.<br />
SARNIA<br />
Big Fish Steak & Lounge<br />
1717 London Road 519-542-5553<br />
Treat yourself to lunch or dinner at Sarnia's trendy steak &<br />
seafood desnaon. Open 7 days. www.bigfishlounge.com<br />
Dockside 519-332-0707<br />
97 Seaway Road www.agdockside.ca<br />
Creave comfort foods & cocktails, indoor/outdoor seang with a<br />
marina view. Sarina’s only water-top pao. Open 7 days unl Sept. 13.<br />
John's Restaurant<br />
1643 London Road 519-542-9821<br />
A landmark since 1964 with our famous breakfast, lunch & dinner.<br />
Homestyle cooking 7 days a week. www.famousbacon.com<br />
Lola’s Lounge<br />
110 Chrisna St. South 519-336-8088<br />
A funky atmosphere for lunch, dinner or a marni.<br />
Moments from Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre.<br />
SPARTA<br />
Sparta House Tearoom<br />
Main Street 519-775-2312<br />
Choose from a full menu in this English tearoom & restaurant<br />
in Historic Sparta. www.spartahouse.com<br />
ST. CATHARINES<br />
The Savoy Room TEAROOM<br />
375 St. Paul Street E. 905-988-9033<br />
Niagara’s Finest Aernoon Tea. Noon to 4pm, Thursday to Sunday.<br />
48 hr advanced reservaon required. www.savoyroom.ca<br />
ST. MARYS<br />
TuCo.<br />
159 Queen St. East 226-301-4919<br />
A chef-driven, internaonally-inspired bistro serving sustainable<br />
& absolutely delicious lunches & suppers. www.tuco.ca<br />
ST. THOMAS<br />
New Sarum Diner<br />
Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101<br />
Old Time Favourites in Elgin’s Oldest Diner - Since 1943!<br />
Open Daily. www.newsarum.com<br />
STRATHROY<br />
Clock Tower Inn, Bistro, Pub & Catering 519-205-1500<br />
71 Frank Street www.clocktower-inn.com<br />
Locally sourced meals from scratch in a Historic 1889 Post Office.<br />
Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch & dinner with seasonal paos.<br />
TAVISTOCK<br />
Quehl’s Restaurant and Catering<br />
33 Woodstock Street South 519-655-2835<br />
Locally inspired comfort food in a historical seng since 1931.<br />
Serving breakfast all day.<br />
WATERDOWN<br />
Dutch Mill Country Market<br />
533 Millgrove Side Road 905-689-7253<br />
Pao & Take Out. Hot lunches, soup & sandwiches, salad bar.<br />
See website for more: www.thedutchmill.ca<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Explore the Museums and Galleries in SARNIA-LAMBTON<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.<br />
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The<br />
Daytripper<br />
On to GRAND BEND, BAYFIELD, GODERICH, SEAFORTH, ZURICH & BRUSSELS<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
JULY 7<br />
SHE WOLVES OF LONDON<br />
JULY 14<br />
THE CLASSY WRECKS<br />
with Paige Warner<br />
JULY 21 J.W. JONES<br />
with Living Room for Small<br />
More Info at:<br />
• Indoor Pool<br />
• Sauna<br />
• Whirlpool<br />
Bluewater Realty Inc.<br />
CONCERT SERIES <strong>2024</strong><br />
JULY 28<br />
BENAHART<br />
with Shebad<br />
FREE<br />
EVENT<br />
SUNDAYS<br />
JULY 7<br />
THROUGH<br />
AUG. 25<br />
AUGUST 11<br />
BROTHERS WILDE<br />
with Back Road Bourbon<br />
GRAND<br />
BEND<br />
ROTARY<br />
STAGE<br />
@ 7pm<br />
www.summersunsetsounds.ca<br />
Thousands of daytrippers come to<br />
the beautiful village of Grand Bend<br />
along the picturesque shores of Lake<br />
Huron to take in the sights, sounds<br />
and tastes of Main Street, enjoying the<br />
great variety of unique restaurants,<br />
shops, and the crown jewel of the area,<br />
the clean, sandy beach. Yet there is<br />
a quieter, more refined side to Grand<br />
Bend that savvy daytrippers are now<br />
PINEDALE<br />
Motor Inn<br />
• Pet Friendly<br />
• Bar & Lounge<br />
• Gaming Room<br />
ADMISSION<br />
BY DONATION<br />
Bring a Lawn Chair<br />
AUGUST 18<br />
MUDMEN<br />
with Holly Clausius<br />
AUGUST 25<br />
STEEL CITY ROVERS &<br />
WARREN HARGRAVES<br />
RAIN LOCATION: THE GRAND BEND LEGION<br />
Catch the Sunset...<br />
• Complementary Wi-Fi<br />
• Fridge, Microwave, Hair Dryer<br />
• 15 Minute Walk to Beach<br />
107 Ontario Street South • GRAND BEND<br />
519-238-2231 • www.pinedale.on.ca<br />
OPEN<br />
YEAR<br />
ROUND<br />
Garden Centre<br />
• Always free coffee, cookies and tea<br />
• Unique & unusual houseplants & décor<br />
• Large selection of tropical plants<br />
• Dedicated “Kids Zone”<br />
• Shrubs, trees and perennials<br />
• Cacti & succulents<br />
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK<br />
YEAR ROUND<br />
10133 Lakeshore Road<br />
3 kms South of Grand Bend<br />
Along River Road, Grand Bend<br />
discovering. The River Road District is<br />
on the opposite side of the river to Main<br />
Street. Featuring a working harbour, it’s<br />
a beautiful area to spend a few hours, do<br />
some shopping, enjoy a delicious lunch<br />
and perhaps a refreshing swim.<br />
Story and photos by Janette Baillie Grand Bend<br />
MUMS & FALL<br />
PORCH PACKAGES<br />
AVAILABLE END OF <strong>SUMMER</strong>!<br />
Feed the bunnies,<br />
see the birds & guinea pigs!<br />
www.westlandgreenhouses.com 519-238-1321<br />
River Road is home to the Grand<br />
Bend Yacht Club with its iconic<br />
clubhouse fashioned after a Great Lakes<br />
lighthouse, which makes for a great<br />
photo stop. A little further down River<br />
Road, you’ll find Grand Bend’s only<br />
co-operative art gallery. Sunset Arts<br />
Gallery is home to 22 local artists who<br />
work in a diverse range of mediums<br />
and styles. Vibrant paintings depict the<br />
stunning beauty of Lake Huron as well<br />
as other subjects. Pottery and wood<br />
turnings blend form and function with<br />
unique creativity. Glass artists create<br />
whimsical giftware and jewelry. Skilled<br />
jewelry makers design and create silver<br />
jewelry, often incorporating local beach<br />
glass in the designs. The gallery also<br />
features local photography starring the<br />
beauty of Lake Huron and its legendary<br />
sunsets. Colourful works by a successful<br />
indigenous artist illustrate the rich<br />
tapestry of his culture. The gallery is<br />
a friendly, welcoming place where<br />
visitors can meet the artist on duty and<br />
chat about the artistic process. Baillie’s<br />
Picture Framing shares the gallery space<br />
and offers top quality custom printing<br />
and framing.<br />
The Cottage Café on the waterfront<br />
specializes in delicious home baked<br />
scones, cookies, muffins and other sweet<br />
treats along with a great selection of teas<br />
and coffees. Why not stay for lunch and<br />
enjoy their menu of fresh sandwiches,<br />
soups and salads. The café’s welcoming<br />
outdoor patio offers panoramic views of<br />
the river and beyond to the lake. If the<br />
timing is right, you may see the fishing<br />
boats come in with their catch. If that<br />
gets you in the mood for a fish dinner,<br />
be sure to visit Whitecaps Rivershack.<br />
They serve lake fish and chips as well as<br />
burgers and salads.<br />
Whitecap Rivershack<br />
If you’re looking for something more<br />
adventurous you can rent a water craft<br />
from Extreme Watersport.<br />
A trip to River Road is not complete<br />
without a stroll down to a quiet section<br />
of the beach known locally as South<br />
Beach. There is even a shuttle to take<br />
you across the river to the main beach<br />
and back.<br />
Seasonal<br />
Store<br />
10005 Lakeshore Road<br />
Grand Bend<br />
Home • Cottage<br />
Indoor/Outdoor Seasonal Decor<br />
Open 7 Days a Week • 10am to 5pm<br />
Be sure to visit GREEN BUCKS DOLLAR DISCOUNT STORE: 99 Ontario Street South • Grand Bend<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
A large selection of unique, homemade<br />
gifts & home decor items from Ontario.<br />
20 MAIN STREET SOUTH<br />
SEAFORTH • 519-240-5663<br />
TIP! Bring a cooler on these trips to buy local foods - It’s bound to come in handy!<br />
Seaforth<br />
Artisan<br />
Emporium<br />
T HE B OOK P EDDLER<br />
100s of Authors • 1,000s of Titles<br />
New & Previously Read<br />
• Everything from $1 Books<br />
to Signed/Collectible Editions<br />
• Local History/Authors<br />
34 West St. • GODERICH<br />
LIKE US ON<br />
519-524-5224<br />
Trade in the books you've read for some you haven't!<br />
Explore Bluewater By Bus<br />
By Susan Mills, Huron Shores Transit<br />
You can hop aboard the Huron Shores<br />
Area Transit’s (HSAT) fully accessible,<br />
year-round, 20-person bus and explore<br />
the communities of Bluewater. Buses<br />
run Monday, Wednesday, Friday,<br />
Saturday and Sunday, even on summer<br />
holiday weekends.<br />
For example, the Bluewater Route 3<br />
bus travels north from Grand Bend to<br />
St. Joseph, then along County Road 84<br />
stopping in Zurich and Hensall before<br />
turning back to Highway 21. It then<br />
makes two stops in Bayfield before<br />
the final stop at the Walmart Plaza in<br />
Goderich. There are two afternoon<br />
roundtrips running Monday, Wednesday<br />
and Friday accommodating shopping<br />
trips or a lunch out. New for Summer<br />
<strong>2024</strong>, the weekday afternoon schedule<br />
is extended to run on Saturday and<br />
Sunday as well.<br />
In a bid to appeal to weekend<br />
shoppers, summer patio diners and<br />
beach lovers, there will be a late-night<br />
option to get home by bus on Saturdays<br />
and Sundays through July and August.<br />
The evening run will leave Grand Bend at<br />
8pm, passing through St. Joseph, Zurich<br />
and Hensall before turning back to the<br />
shoreline with two stops in Bayfield and<br />
arriving at the last stop in Goderich at<br />
the Walmart plaza (at 9:12 pm). The<br />
return trip to Grand Bend arrives at two<br />
Bayfield stops at 9:40 pm and 9:43 pm<br />
providing lots of time for summer diners<br />
and those practicing their patio prowess<br />
to enjoy a meal or a few<br />
beverages before catching<br />
the bus homeward. The<br />
bus arrives back in Grand<br />
Bend at 10:33 pm.<br />
The extended summer<br />
hours will provide<br />
additional convenience<br />
and opportunity for<br />
Bluewater explorers to<br />
take advantage of summer<br />
offerings and travel safely.<br />
Fares are affordable.<br />
A one-way trip from<br />
Grand Bend to Goderich<br />
costs just $10, or $5 for the short hop<br />
to centrally located Bayfield from<br />
anywhere in Bluewater. You can pay<br />
using cash or a reloadable Smart Card,<br />
which can be ordered online, picked up<br />
at any Huron County library or from<br />
Sobeys in Grand Bend. Sobeys sells<br />
pre-loaded Smart Cards and Monthly<br />
Passes for additional convenience. A full<br />
schedule of fares from any of HSAT’s<br />
origin to destination points and an<br />
easy-to-use online fare calculator are<br />
available on the bus system’s website.<br />
Accessible to everyone, HSAT buses<br />
are equipped with a wheelchair lift, two<br />
secure wheelchair stations, non-slip,<br />
non-glare flooring, automatic onboard<br />
stop announcements, a visual display of<br />
next stop and route information, and a<br />
bike rack that holds up to two regular<br />
bikes (sorry, no e-bikes yet!).<br />
Connectivity beyond the shoreline<br />
is possible with HSAT’s four bus routes<br />
that travel through South Huron, North<br />
Middlesex, Bluewater and Lambton<br />
Shores to Sarnia, London, Strathroy and<br />
Goderich. It is possible, for example,<br />
to take the South Huron Route 2 bus<br />
to London Transit bus stop #1820EB<br />
across from Elgin Hall Residence on<br />
the Western Campus to catch one of<br />
many daily inter-city buses travelling<br />
from London to locations like Kitchener,<br />
Hamilton, Toronto and Montreal.<br />
See our ad on page 29 and visit our<br />
website HuronShoresAreaTransit.ca<br />
OPEN Thurs., Fri. &Sat. 9-5<br />
39006 Zurich-Hensall Rd.,<br />
East of Zurich • 519-236-4979<br />
www.fergusonapiaries.on.ca<br />
Shop, Stay<br />
Dine & Play<br />
in Downtown<br />
Goderich<br />
Saturday Farmers’ Market, 8am-2pm<br />
Sunday Market, 9am-2pm<br />
until Thanksgiving weekend<br />
June 20 - August ust 29<br />
Thursdays &<br />
Saturdays<br />
Free Concert<br />
Series<br />
•Liquid•Creamed•Comb<br />
We Have More<br />
Than Just Honey!<br />
• BBQ Sauce<br />
& Mustard<br />
• Honey Butter<br />
•Honey<br />
Spreads<br />
• Bee Pollen<br />
• Bees for your<br />
own hive!<br />
WWW.GODERICHBIA.CA<br />
BAYFIELD<br />
BERRY<br />
First Distillery<br />
ille<br />
lery<br />
in Huron County!<br />
Ciders &<br />
Schnapps<br />
Farm Market<br />
FARM<br />
& Bakery<br />
FIND US AT 10 LOCAL MARKETS TOO!<br />
77697 Orchard Line, Bayfield<br />
519-482-1666 bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca<br />
L A V E N D E R<br />
W OR K S C O.<br />
Lavender Farm<br />
& Boutique<br />
Tues to Fri i 10-5, Sat & Sun 10-4<br />
44702 Newry Rd., Brussels<br />
lavenderworks.ca erwo<br />
rks 519-291-7613<br />
519291 91 1-7<br />
13<br />
• Records (New & Used)<br />
• Retro Video Games & Toys<br />
• Vintage Clothing & MCM Decor<br />
EVENTS AT OUR STORE!<br />
Punk Rock Flea Market<br />
July 27th<br />
Vintage Thrift ~ August 31st<br />
88 Britannia Rd. E. • GODERICH<br />
(beside Comfort Inn) • 226-222-2834<br />
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign<br />
In a<br />
Restaurant<br />
Window...<br />
"Don’t stand out<br />
there hungry - come<br />
in & get fed up."<br />
Cuisipro<br />
Le Creuset<br />
Staub<br />
Everything you may need -<br />
from the preparation<br />
of your culinary delights,<br />
to presentation<br />
Wellness Mats<br />
All Clad<br />
Royal Doulton<br />
Waterford Crystal<br />
Portmeirion<br />
The Culinary Boutique in the heart of Downtown Goderich.<br />
34 Courthouse Square, Goderich • 519-612-1919<br />
The prettiest little quilt shop p<br />
in Ontario!<br />
We’ve Moved!<br />
• Sue Spargo Wool,<br />
Thread & Patterns<br />
• Wool Kits<br />
• Eleganza, Valdani<br />
& Specialty Threads<br />
• Cherrywood<br />
Hand-dyed Fabrics<br />
• Reproduction o Fabrics<br />
220 Main St. S., Seaforth • 519-600-1646 1646 • www.thecottonharvest.com<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I do not have diplomatic immunity.<br />
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Lake Huron<br />
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
School ol<br />
on nWhee<br />
Wheels<br />
els<br />
Museum<br />
um<br />
Visit the original CNR School on Wheels<br />
train car where Fred Sloman taught<br />
the children in isolated areas<br />
of Northern Ontario from 1926-1964.<br />
Open Thursday to Sunday & Holidays,<br />
until October 12th • 11 am to 4 pm<br />
Admission by donation.<br />
Admission of $5 may apply for group tours.<br />
Please e-mail about accessibility & tours.<br />
schoolonwheels@centralhuron.com<br />
At Sloman Park<br />
76 Victoria Terrace, Clinton<br />
www.centralhuron.com<br />
Worth Repeating...<br />
What a beautiful world it<br />
would be if people had<br />
hearts like dogs.<br />
Daytripping to CLINTON, BAYFIELD, BLYTH & CENTRAL HURON<br />
Impossibilities<br />
in the World<br />
1) You can‘t count your hair.<br />
2) You can't wash your eyes<br />
with soap.<br />
3) You can't breathe when your<br />
tongue is out.<br />
Put your tongue back in your<br />
mouth, you silly person.<br />
Things l know<br />
about you:<br />
1) You are reading this.<br />
2) You are human.<br />
3) You can't say the letter "P"<br />
without separating your lips.<br />
4) You just attempted to do it.<br />
6) You are laughing at yourself.<br />
7) You have a smile on your<br />
face and you skipped No. 5.<br />
8) You just checked to see if<br />
there is a No. 5.<br />
9) You laugh at this because<br />
you are a fun loving person<br />
and everyone does it too.<br />
www.bayfieldrecreationalsales.com<br />
KILDONAN HOUSE<br />
BED & BREAKFAST<br />
71 KIRK STREET I CLINTON 519-482-1163<br />
• Steam Engines<br />
& Threshing Machines<br />
• Step Dance<br />
& Fiddle Competitions<br />
• Daily Parades<br />
• Antique Tractor Show & Pull<br />
• Children's Activities<br />
• Kids Tractor Pulls<br />
• Nightly Entertainment<br />
• Antique Gas Engines<br />
& Working Displays<br />
• THRESHERS CAMPGROUND<br />
(Opens September 3)<br />
SHOP<br />
NY<br />
LOCAL<br />
HURON PIONEER<br />
THRESHERS &<br />
HOBBY ASSOCIATION INC.<br />
- 63 rd REUNION -<br />
SEPTEMBER 6, 7 & 8, <strong>2024</strong><br />
BLYTH FAIRGROUNDS<br />
• FEATURE CAR: 1960 Studebaker Hawk<br />
• FEATURE ANTIQUE TRACTOR: Cockshutt<br />
BLYTH, ON • 226-523-9100<br />
www.blythsteamshow.com<br />
www.facebook.com/HuronPioneerThresherHobbyAssociation<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
CENTRAL HURON’S<br />
There are eight murals in Clinton<br />
and they all have a mini-movie digitally<br />
attached to them, viewable with the<br />
Artivive App on your phone or tablet.<br />
View the murals with the naked eye first, then watch through your phone or tablet to see them come to life!<br />
Mural<br />
Map<br />
Mill Street<br />
Beech St.<br />
8<br />
See the police<br />
clear pedestrians at<br />
Groves in this mural.<br />
Raenbury St. W.<br />
6<br />
5<br />
1<br />
Albert St<br />
4<br />
7 Park Lane<br />
Raenbury St. E.<br />
At this mural,<br />
watch & hear the<br />
demolition derby!<br />
Ontario Street Ontario Street<br />
Isaac Street<br />
King St<br />
2 3<br />
Victoria St<br />
1 - Benjamin Moore Paint - 6 Isaac Street<br />
2 - Beauty & The Barber - 8 King Street (back)<br />
3 - K&J Pharmacy - 21 Victoria Street (side)<br />
4 - The Run Parlour - 5 Albert Street<br />
5 - Bartliff’s Bakery - 46 Albert Street<br />
6 - Excalibur Insurance - 56 Albert Street<br />
7 - PUC Building - 16 Park Lane<br />
8 - Clinton Raceway - 129 Beech Street<br />
www.cchbia.ca/mural-tour<br />
QUESTIONS?<br />
cic@centralhuron.com<br />
519-476-5922<br />
At the raceway mural,<br />
watch race day<br />
preparation & a race!<br />
You can download<br />
the app in advance<br />
using this QR code,<br />
or do it at any mural.<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
And a bit further north to PAISLEY, TIVERTON & SOUTHAMPTON<br />
(M through P)<br />
Maggit: A subscription card that falls from a magazine.<br />
Maintenance-Free: When it breaks, it can't be fixed.<br />
Meter Maid: Windshield viper.<br />
Modesty: Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness.<br />
Noise: Having a train yard 20 feet from your backyard.<br />
Oxymoron: One who has used too much acne goo.<br />
Paradox: Two physicians.<br />
Paranoid: Someone who just figured out what's going on.<br />
Parking Space: An area that vanishes as you make a U -Turn.<br />
Pessimist: An optimist with experience.<br />
Pharmacist: A helper on a farm.<br />
Politics: From "poly" meaning many and "ticks,"<br />
a small, annoying bloodsucker.<br />
Positive: Being mistaken at the top of your voice.<br />
Puritan: Someone deathly afraid that someone,<br />
somewhere is having fun.<br />
Pickle:<br />
A cucumber<br />
soured by a<br />
jarring<br />
experience.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) The boys room is not a water park.<br />
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Lake Huron<br />
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
KITCHEN<br />
SHOP<br />
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39 Elora Street South,<br />
Harriston • 519-510-2222<br />
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July 29 - August 10<br />
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PATIO & TAKE OUT<br />
www.shopkci.ca<br />
105 Elizabeth Street West,<br />
LISTOWEL I 519-291-4777<br />
2nd Floor<br />
FLEA MARKET<br />
Collectibles, Antiques<br />
& Toys<br />
10,000 Square “Feet” of Shoes<br />
4A to 6E in ALL SIZING<br />
165 Wallace Ave. North, Listowel<br />
519-291-4750 www.knappshoes.ca<br />
Closed Sun/Mon<br />
I don't think our kids know what an<br />
apron is. The principal use of Grandma's<br />
apron was to protect the dress underneath<br />
because she only had a few and because it<br />
was easier to wash aprons than dresses, and<br />
aprons required less material. Along with<br />
that, it served as a potholder for removing<br />
hot pans from the oven.<br />
It was wonderful for drying children's<br />
tears, and on occasion was even used for<br />
cleaning out dirty ears.<br />
From the chicken coop, the<br />
apron was used for carrying<br />
eggs, fussy chicks, and<br />
sometimes half-hatched<br />
eggs to be finished in the<br />
warming oven.<br />
When company came,<br />
those aprons were ideal hiding<br />
places for shy kids. And when the<br />
weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it<br />
around her arms.<br />
FACTORY YARN OUTLET<br />
Store<br />
Hours:<br />
Mon to Fri 9-4,<br />
and Saturdays in<br />
Nov-Dec 10-3<br />
On Weekdays Watch Us Make...<br />
Alpaca Socks, Yarns & Rovings<br />
through our viewing window!<br />
5509 Hwy. 9 between<br />
Harriston & Clifford • 519-327-4566<br />
www.alpacatime.ca<br />
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The E-Mail<br />
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The History of Aprons<br />
Those big old aprons wiped many a<br />
perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood<br />
stove. Chips and kindling wood were<br />
brought into the kitchen in that apron.<br />
From the garden, it carried all sorts of<br />
vegetables. After the peas had been shelled,<br />
it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron<br />
was used to bring in apples that had fallen<br />
from the trees.<br />
When unexpected company drove up the<br />
road, it was surprising how much furniture<br />
that old apron could dust in a matter<br />
of seconds. When dinner was ready,<br />
Grandma walked out onto the porch,<br />
waved her apron, and the men<br />
folk knew it was time to come in<br />
from the fields to dinner.<br />
It will be a long time<br />
before someone invents<br />
something that will replace<br />
that “old-time apron” that<br />
served so many purposes.<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Organic & Specialty Farms for food lovers, 100 mile dieters & responsible shoppers!<br />
2<br />
8182 Talbot Trail<br />
S. of Blenheim<br />
519-676-4475<br />
OPEN:<br />
7 Days A Week<br />
from July-Oct,<br />
6 Days A Week<br />
The Apple Place<br />
the rest of year<br />
•All the best Fresh Fruits<br />
•Apples almost all year round<br />
•Fresh Made Apple Cider<br />
•Honey •Maple Syrup •Jams & more!<br />
2<br />
Apples, Peaches,<br />
Nectarines, Pears<br />
& Plums Seasonal<br />
19881 Charing Cross Rd. • Blenheim<br />
519-676-8464 • thompsonsorchards.ca<br />
1<br />
ROESCH MEATS<br />
3<br />
• Wild Game Processing • Smoked Meats<br />
• Deli Meats made on-site • Filipino Meats<br />
• Mrs. D’s Jams, Jellies, Sauces & more<br />
• Locally Made Products<br />
~ All Processing Done On-Site! ~<br />
• Farm Raised Pork & Free Run Chickens<br />
(drug/additive free)<br />
• Fresh, Free Run Eggs<br />
• Ontario Dry Aged Carcass Beef (21 days)<br />
• Frozen Entrées • Meat or Fruit Pies<br />
• Huge variety of patties for your burgers<br />
www.rmeats.com<br />
Tues-Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-3<br />
Closed Sun/Mon<br />
BRING YOUR COOLER!<br />
10910 Northwood Line at Mull Road<br />
East of CHATHAM • 519-351-7711<br />
4<br />
CERTIFIED<br />
ORGANIC<br />
BLUEBERRIES<br />
U-Pick<br />
& Ready<br />
Picked<br />
Organically<br />
Grown Lamb<br />
Open Daily beginning mid July<br />
8am to 6pm<br />
22039 Hoskins Line<br />
Rodney, ON<br />
519-785-2217<br />
blueberryhillfarm.ca<br />
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5 PARKS BLUEBERRIES 866-901-5373<br />
Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Preserves,<br />
Bakery & Country Store • www.parksblueberries.com<br />
7 km East of Thamesville on Hwy.#2. (March-Dec.24)<br />
6<br />
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• Honey • Mead<br />
• Gift Baskets<br />
• Natural al<br />
Hive Products<br />
& Gifts<br />
3115 1<br />
River St., , ALVINSTON<br />
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Blueberries mid-July to August.<br />
Frozen Berries Year Round.<br />
Two Special Event Venues!<br />
Visit our website to book NOW!<br />
• Patio Lunches during<br />
Pick Your Own season<br />
• Handmade Crafts<br />
• Cut Flower Garden<br />
• Baking<br />
• Onsite Catering<br />
Blueberry<br />
Festival July 27<br />
519-289-0389<br />
6460 Riverside Drive, Melbourne<br />
arrowwoodfarmontario.com<br />
8 WATFORD <strong>SUMMER</strong> MARKET<br />
5-9 PM June 20 | July 18 | August 8 | September 5<br />
Centennial Park, 97 Centennial Ave, WATFORD<br />
facebook.com/groups/watfordsummermarket<br />
SHOP FRESH • SHOP LOCAL<br />
Vendors<br />
Welcome<br />
9<br />
Special<br />
Events<br />
MAY18 TO OCTOBER 19<br />
Saturday Mornings 7:30am-Noon<br />
Fletcher St. (behind Library) 519-882-2350<br />
10 PRETTY ROAD CO. FARM STORE<br />
• Lamb • Chicken • Beef • Pork<br />
• New Lavender Crop 2023/24<br />
1265 Pretty Road, Sombra<br />
www.prettyroadcofarm.store<br />
11<br />
FARM FRESH ARTISAN GOAT CHEESE<br />
NEW<br />
LOCATION!<br />
12 REID’S FARM MARKET<br />
Pure Maple Syrup, Free Range Brown Eggs,<br />
Straw, In Season Produce, and so much<br />
more! Open 7 Days a Week!<br />
5688 Oil Heritage Rd., REECES CORNERS<br />
13<br />
FARM STOREwith fresh<br />
produce, bakery items,<br />
preserves, maple syrup,<br />
honey & more.<br />
Produce<br />
in Season!<br />
OPEN MON-SAT<br />
Children Welcome<br />
An Old Fashioned Country Store<br />
with a Modern Twist!<br />
14<br />
Williamson Farms in FOREST,<br />
TWO LOCATIONS to visit...<br />
FARM:<br />
7739 Lakeshore Rd. •519-243-2961<br />
OPEN: Thursday to Saturday 10-5<br />
Meats, Maple Syrup & Ontario Foods<br />
COUNTRY STORE:<br />
14 King St. • 226-520-0144<br />
Meats, Maple Syrup & Ontario Foods<br />
Gis, Home Decor, Kitchenware,<br />
Tea & Teapots, Children’s Toys & Games,<br />
Puzzles, Art Supplies, Cast Iron,<br />
Wall Art, Cards & Children’s Books<br />
Gi Baskets, house-made Fudge<br />
www.williamsonfarmsmarket.com<br />
LAMBTON SHORES FARMERS<br />
MARKETS Open Wednesdays until Oct. 9,<br />
9am-1pm in GRAND BEND: 10035 Museum Rd.<br />
on Hwy. 21 • FOREST: Open Fridays until Oct. 11,<br />
9am-1pm • lambtonshoresmarkets@gmail.com<br />
14/15<br />
GLUTEN FREE,<br />
LOW LACTOSE,<br />
SPECIALTY<br />
FOODS<br />
AS WELL<br />
5354 Camlachie Rd., Wyoming<br />
OPEN Tues., Fri. & Sat. •519-845-1613<br />
5 1613<br />
17<br />
" From our Farm to your Home"<br />
OPEN Friday 10-5 & Saturday 9-3<br />
11554 Ivan Drive Ilderton, ON • 519-666-1255<br />
www.bloomersfarm.com<br />
17<br />
18 CRUNICAN ORCHARDS 519-666-0286<br />
On-site grown apples/pears & local food products.<br />
23778 Richmond St., LONDON • Open Year Round!<br />
19<br />
20<br />
21<br />
Farm Raised<br />
Beef,<br />
Chicken<br />
& Pork<br />
• Fresh Gelato & Sorbet made on the Farm<br />
• Espresso Bar featuring our Whole Milk<br />
• Local Meat, Honey, Cheese & More<br />
14247 Ilderton Road, ILDERTON<br />
519-666-1838 • prooflinefarm.ca<br />
THOMAS BROS<br />
& U Pick Farm<br />
OUR OWN FRESH PICKED PRODUCE<br />
Jams •Syrups • Honey •Pickles<br />
•Cheese •Baking •Crafts<br />
519-652-5551 •Candies May-Oct<br />
5856 56 COLONEL ONEL<br />
TALBOT ROAD, LONDON<br />
HWY #4 NORTH OF 401<br />
On farm, m store-made<br />
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519-845-3482<br />
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to Friday<br />
9am-5:30pm,<br />
Saturday 9-4pm<br />
Wed 10-6<br />
Thurs 10-6<br />
Fri 10-9<br />
Sat 9-9<br />
Sun 11-4<br />
HORTON<br />
FARMERS’<br />
MARKET<br />
Saturdays 8-12<br />
10882 8 Sunset S Rd., Talbotville,<br />
N5P 3T2 • 519-633-0527<br />
www.turkeyshoppe.com<br />
• FRESH PRODUCE<br />
• EGGS & DAIRY<br />
• PORK • TURKEY<br />
• MAPLE SYRUP<br />
• HONEY • FISH<br />
• HERBS • GARLIC<br />
Always bring<br />
a cooler<br />
on your<br />
Daytrips!<br />
16 BAYFIELD BERRY FARM<br />
Farm Market, Bakery, Hard Cider, Fruit Winery.<br />
77697 Orchard Line, BAYFIELD<br />
519-482-1666 • www.bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca<br />
Your local destination for fresh, locally<br />
sourced produce, artisanal goods,<br />
and mouthwatering baked treats!<br />
Our Market is open seasonally, May-Oct.<br />
Subscription boxes/other products year round!<br />
6548 Sunset Rd. • St. Thomas<br />
www.burkesproducemarket.ca<br />
BUY LOCAL! BUY FRESH!
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Your Local Farmers<br />
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Your Produce,<br />
Meat, Grocery,<br />
Bulk Food,<br />
Homemade<br />
Baked Goods &<br />
Pet Food Centre<br />
FARM MARKET<br />
Monday-Saturday<br />
8am to 8pm,<br />
Sundays<br />
8am to 6pm<br />
1030 Talbot St. at Fairview, St. Thomas • Owners: Brian & Sherwood • 519-633-9691<br />
27<br />
383723 Salford Rd,<br />
SALFORD<br />
519-425-0797<br />
• Fresh Cheese Curds<br />
• Artisanal Sheep Cheese made on site<br />
• Smoked Pork Chops • Summer Sausage<br />
• Welsh Baked Goods • British Imports<br />
• Up to 20 yr old Cheddar<br />
REDDRAGONDAIRY.CA<br />
22<br />
family<br />
to yours.<br />
Interac,<br />
Go Local,<br />
a Get Fresh!<br />
5680 Sunset Rd., Union<br />
(On the way to Port Stanley)<br />
Open June<br />
519-631-1370 to October<br />
DEBACKEREFARMMARKET.CA<br />
23 COYLES COUNTRY STORE Open 7 Days<br />
Baking supplies, spices, dried & glacé fruit, roasted<br />
nuts, candy, bulk packaged. Seasonal & Home Decor.<br />
244282 Airport Rd. (Hwy. 19), TILLSONBURG<br />
519-842-5945 • www.coylescountrystore.com<br />
24<br />
• Fresh Baking Daily<br />
• Local Fresh Fruit<br />
& Vegetables<br />
• Fresh Norfolk<br />
Products: Meat,<br />
Cheese, Dairy,<br />
• Our Own<br />
Strawberries<br />
(April to December)<br />
OPEN Daily 9-6, Sun. 10-5<br />
500 Church St. E., Delhi<br />
519-582-1114 • www.wholesomepickins.ca<br />
TABLE READY Entrees & Lunches • Catering<br />
11<br />
OPEN<br />
APRIL<br />
thru<br />
DEC!<br />
• 10 Flavours of Ontario Peanuts<br />
• Custom Gift Baskets<br />
• Peanut Products<br />
25<br />
• Honey • Fudge<br />
• Preserves<br />
erve<br />
s<br />
Mon. 10-5:30<br />
Wed.-Sat. 10-5:30<br />
Sun. 11-4<br />
(Closed Tues.)<br />
Weekly Farmers’ Markets! M<br />
WEDNESDAYS<br />
Grand Bend Farmers’ Market<br />
at Lambton HeritageMuseum<br />
Wednesdays 9am-1pm (til Oct. 9 )<br />
FRIDAYS<br />
Forest Farmers’ & Artisan Market<br />
Fridays 9am-1pm (til Oct.11)<br />
SATURDAYS<br />
Amherstburg Farmers Market<br />
Saturdays 9am-1pm (til Oct. 12)<br />
Downtown Windsor Farmers Market<br />
Saturdays 9am-2pm (til Oct. 26)<br />
Goderich BIA Farmers’ Market<br />
around the inside of the Courthouse Square<br />
Saturdays 8am-2pm (til Thanksgiving wkd)<br />
Petrolia Farmers’ Market<br />
Saturdays 7:30am-12 noon (til Oct. 19)<br />
St. Marys Farmers’ Market<br />
Sat 8am-12 (til Oct. 31) Milt Dunnell Field<br />
SUNDAYS<br />
Goderich BIA Farmers’ Market<br />
around the inside of the Courthouse Square<br />
Sundays 9am-2pm (til Thanksgiving wkd)<br />
PLEASE NOTE ~ Market opening dates & times are<br />
always subject to change. Call ahead to be sure.<br />
25<br />
26<br />
Milk Processed<br />
on Site<br />
Waygu Freezer Beef<br />
Eggs • Yogurt<br />
Homegrown<br />
Beef & Chicken<br />
Farm Fresh<br />
Friday<br />
Cheese Curds<br />
Wed-Thurs 10-5 • Fri 10-6 • Sat 9-5<br />
47008 Yorke Line, BELMONT • 519-872-4566<br />
18<br />
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it please. e Thanks!<br />
28 GUNN’S HILL ARTISAN CHEESE<br />
Swiss quality cheese, crafted right here. Visit &<br />
enjoy. 519-424-4024 • www.gunnshillcheese.ca<br />
445172 Gunns Hill Road, WOODSTOCK<br />
29 NITH VALLEY APIARIES<br />
Local honeys, pollen, wax, propolis, & local<br />
crafted gifts. • nithvalleyapiaries.ca<br />
1041 Christner Rd. • New Hamburg<br />
30<br />
Goderich<br />
~ In-Store Bakery & Gi Shop ~<br />
Old<br />
Fashioned<br />
Sausage<br />
age<br />
Smoked<br />
Pork<br />
Products<br />
Bacon<br />
Ribs<br />
ONLY LOCAL MEATS including<br />
Lamb, b<br />
Buffalo, Pork & Chicken<br />
Delicious Gourmet condiments arriving daily!<br />
• Relishes • Sauces • Jellies • Jams<br />
• Mustards • Yoder Pellet Grills<br />
#2146 Hwy 7 & 8,<br />
Shakespeare, ON N0B 2P0<br />
info@porkshoppe.com • 519-625-8194<br />
www.porkshoppe.com<br />
31 MILLBANK<br />
CHEESE<br />
& BUTTER<br />
Naturally Aged<br />
Cheddar,<br />
Kincardine<br />
Imported German<br />
Cook Cheese<br />
& other Fine<br />
Cheese Products.<br />
Mon., Tues. & Sat. 9-5<br />
Free Range & Drug<br />
Wed. to Fri. 10-6<br />
Free Meats& more.<br />
519-595-8787 millbankcheese.com<br />
Blyth<br />
16<br />
Bayfield<br />
31<br />
Millbank<br />
Guelph<br />
21<br />
Hensall<br />
Waterloo<br />
29<br />
Lake<br />
Exeter<br />
er<br />
Grand Bend<br />
Stratford<br />
tf<br />
30<br />
Cambridge<br />
New<br />
Huron<br />
Shakespeare<br />
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15<br />
Hamburg<br />
Dashwood<br />
od<br />
Bright<br />
MICHIGAN<br />
Camlachie<br />
ac<br />
14<br />
4<br />
Arkona<br />
403<br />
Forest<br />
17<br />
Sarnia<br />
13<br />
Ilderton<br />
Brantford<br />
eces<br />
es<br />
Putnam<br />
402<br />
Reeces<br />
18<br />
28<br />
12<br />
Corners<br />
Wyoming<br />
Komoka<br />
27<br />
11<br />
8<br />
Watford<br />
Mt.<br />
Brydges<br />
Belmont Salford<br />
9<br />
Petrolia<br />
26<br />
24<br />
Delhi<br />
10<br />
Melbourne<br />
19<br />
23<br />
7<br />
St. Thomas<br />
Tillsonburg<br />
Simcoe<br />
Sombra<br />
Alvinston<br />
6<br />
20<br />
Talbotville<br />
2<br />
25<br />
Aylmer<br />
4 21<br />
Vittoria<br />
Port Dover<br />
Dresden<br />
5<br />
3<br />
Port Rowan<br />
Union<br />
Lake<br />
Thamesville<br />
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Dutton<br />
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Port 22<br />
Stanley<br />
21<br />
St. Clair<br />
3<br />
4<br />
Rodney<br />
Chatham<br />
h 3<br />
Ridgetown<br />
Windsor<br />
Belle River<br />
401<br />
Lake Erie<br />
1 2<br />
2<br />
Blenheim<br />
3<br />
Tilbury<br />
77<br />
Essex<br />
sex<br />
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This map gives only an overview of where these<br />
markets and shops are located.<br />
Leamington<br />
A phone call, Google or GPS will come in handy for this tour.<br />
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BUY LOCAL Drink Local<br />
SHOP<br />
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3<br />
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5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
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8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
Wolfhead Craft Distillery<br />
AMHERSTBURG • See ad pg 2<br />
Pelee Island Winery • See ad pg 7<br />
KINGSVILLE & PELEE ISLAND<br />
Sons of Kent Brewing Co.<br />
CHATHAM • See ad pg 11<br />
Natterjack Brewing Co.<br />
WEST LORNE • See ad pg 54<br />
Munro’s Meadery<br />
ALVINSTON • See ad pg 20<br />
Black Gold Brewery<br />
PETROLIA • See ad pg 23<br />
Stone Picker Brewing Co.<br />
PLYMPTON-WYOMING • See ad pg 30<br />
Alton Farms Estate Winery<br />
PLYMPTON-WYOMING • See ad pg 30<br />
Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House<br />
THEDFORD • See ad pg 31<br />
Torched Brewing Co.<br />
GRAND BEND • See ad pg 35<br />
Bad Apple Brewing Co.<br />
BAYFIELD<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
Bayfield Berry Farm<br />
BAYFIELD • See ad pg 35<br />
Junction 56 Distillery<br />
STRATFORD • See ad pg 44<br />
Ramblin’ Road Brewery Farm<br />
LA SALETTE • See ad pg 63<br />
Burning Kiln Winery<br />
ST. WILLIAMS • See ad on pg 66<br />
The Blue Elephant<br />
MICHIGAN<br />
Artisan Brewery<br />
SIMCOE • See ad pg 66<br />
Bonnieheath Estate<br />
Lavender & Winery<br />
WATERFORD<br />
• See ad on pg 67<br />
Thank You<br />
for Shopping<br />
Locally!<br />
Windsor<br />
3<br />
Lake<br />
St. Clair<br />
Amherstburg Essex<br />
1<br />
18 Kingsville<br />
2<br />
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77<br />
40<br />
Wallaceburg<br />
ac Leamington<br />
Sarnia<br />
a<br />
40<br />
3<br />
Chatham<br />
Tilbury<br />
3<br />
Lake<br />
Huron<br />
Plympton-<br />
Wyoming<br />
7<br />
6<br />
401<br />
7<br />
21<br />
402<br />
Petrolia<br />
80<br />
Dresden<br />
21<br />
W<br />
21<br />
Forest<br />
79<br />
N<br />
S<br />
7<br />
Blenheim<br />
E<br />
2<br />
9 Exeter<br />
Grand Bend<br />
81<br />
8<br />
Thedford<br />
Glencoe<br />
Bothwell<br />
Strathroy<br />
Alvinston<br />
5<br />
• CIDER • MEAD<br />
D<br />
• WINE • BEERR<br />
• SPIRITS<br />
Blyth<br />
10<br />
23<br />
Bayfield<br />
Seaforth<br />
21<br />
Varna<br />
8<br />
4<br />
Zurich<br />
Mitchell<br />
Parkhill<br />
81<br />
3<br />
4<br />
WestL<br />
Lorne<br />
83<br />
22<br />
4<br />
Stratford<br />
11<br />
St. Marys<br />
7<br />
London<br />
401<br />
St. Thomas<br />
73<br />
2<br />
Sparta<br />
Lake Erie<br />
1311<br />
119<br />
8<br />
Aylmer<br />
86<br />
Woodstock<br />
Waterloo<br />
Shakespeare<br />
19 59<br />
Tillsonburg<br />
403<br />
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59<br />
53<br />
6<br />
Guelph<br />
7<br />
24<br />
8<br />
2<br />
Brantford<br />
rd<br />
24<br />
Kitchener<br />
er<br />
Cambridge<br />
Paris<br />
6<br />
D<br />
Waterford<br />
LaSalette<br />
15<br />
12<br />
Delhi<br />
Simcoe<br />
14<br />
Port<br />
13<br />
St. Williams<br />
Caled<br />
OUTDOOR GRILLING<br />
Our beautiful summer season continues. We are gathering with family and friends<br />
around our pools, patios and barbecues. To celebrate these amazing summer<br />
days and nights, we’re sharing these family-pleasing, outdoor grilling favourites.<br />
BEER-BARBECUED CHICKEN<br />
3 lbs. chicken pieces<br />
1 Tbsp. lemon l juicej i<br />
1 tsp. Seasoned Salt<br />
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil<br />
1 can or bottle (12 oz.) beer 1 Tbsp. dark molasses<br />
1 Tbsp. dark brown sugar 1/8 tsp. red pepper sauce<br />
Rub Seasoned Salt evenly over chicken. Arrange chicken in single layer in shallow 2-quart baking<br />
dish. Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl; pour over chicken pieces, reserving a portion to<br />
brush on while cooking. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Turn chicken over<br />
several times during marinating. Preheat coals in outdoor barbecue cooker according to<br />
manufacturer’s directions. Remove chicken from marinade, reserving marinade. Arrange<br />
chicken, skin side up on cooking rack 5 to 7 inches above hot coals. Cook until underside of<br />
chicken is dark brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Brush with marinade. Turn chicken over; brush chicken<br />
with marinade. Cook this side until underside of chicken is dark brown as well, 20 to 25 minutes<br />
longer. Turn chicken over once again, brushing with marinade and continue cooking until<br />
chicken is fork tender, usually 5 to 10 minutes longer. Serve hot or cold. Makes 4 servings.<br />
STEAK GRILLING TIPS<br />
• For succulent steaks that are grill worthy, choose a steak from either the rib<br />
or loin section… Rib Steak, Ribeye, Delmonico, New York Strip, Fillet, T-Bone,<br />
Porterhouse or Sirloin. To grill your steak to perfection, it is suggested that<br />
you season to taste. Remember NO SALT. Add fresh ground peppercorn,<br />
garlic, rosemary or thyme.<br />
• Marbling is a good thing! Thin white streaks of fat throughout<br />
a steak (marbling) keep the steak juicy and fat does indeed<br />
add a great deal of flavour to your meat.<br />
• About 20 minutes before grilling, remove steaks<br />
from your fridge. Allow them to sit (covered) at<br />
room temp.<br />
• Brush steaks on both sides with oil and<br />
season liberally.<br />
4 lbs. spareribs<br />
1 cup brown sugar<br />
1/2 cup chili sauce<br />
1/4 cup ketchup<br />
1/4 cup soy sauce<br />
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce<br />
(or 1 to 2 Tbsp. for milder flavour)<br />
1/2 cup dark rum<br />
(your Secret Ingredient)<br />
1 tsp. dry mustard<br />
2 garlic cloves, crushed<br />
1/8 tsp. pepper<br />
SECRET<br />
INGREDIENT<br />
RIBS<br />
Wrap ribs in foil. Bake at 350 degrees F for 90 minutes. Unwrap<br />
ribs and drain juices. In a bowl, combine remaining ingredients.<br />
Pour marinade over ribs and let sit for 1 to 2 hours at room<br />
temperature. When ready to serve, barbecue ribs until brown. A<br />
great dish to serve with corn-on-the-cob and salad. Enjoy!<br />
• Preheat grill to maximum heat and cook<br />
to (your) perfection:<br />
RARE: 3 to 4 minutes each side<br />
MEDIUM RARE: 5 minutes each side<br />
WELL DONE: We suggest you butterfly your steak<br />
and cook on both sides for 5 to 6 minutes.<br />
Note: Approximate cooking time based on 1 inch thickness<br />
• Use the touch test. Check for doneness with a simple tool: your finger. A<br />
rare steak feels soft and spongy, medium springs back a bit when pressed,<br />
and well-done feels firm.<br />
• Let it rest. Once your steak is off the grill, wait at least 5 minutes before<br />
slicing. This gives the juices a chance to settle back into the meat.<br />
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(Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I won’t not use no double negatives.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
GROWING OLDER<br />
You’ll love exploring in MILLBANK<br />
Written by Regina Brett of<br />
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio<br />
“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.<br />
It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written.”<br />
FAMOUS BROASTED CHICKEN,<br />
HOMESTYLE MENNONITE MEALS & BAKING!<br />
1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.<br />
2. When in doubt, just take the next small<br />
step.<br />
3. Life is short. Don’t waste time hating.<br />
4. Your job won’t take care of you when<br />
you are sick. Your friends and parents<br />
will. Stay in touch.<br />
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.<br />
6. You don’t have to win every argument.<br />
Agree to disagree.<br />
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing<br />
than crying alone.<br />
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can<br />
take it.<br />
9. Save for retirement starting with your<br />
first paycheck.<br />
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance<br />
is futile.<br />
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t<br />
screw up the present.<br />
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.<br />
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You<br />
have no idea what their journey is about.<br />
14. If a relationship has to be a secret,<br />
you shouldn’t be in it.<br />
15. Everything can change in the blink of an<br />
eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.<br />
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.<br />
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful,<br />
beautiful or joyful.<br />
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does<br />
make you stronger.<br />
19. It’s never too late to have a happy<br />
childhood. But the second one is up to<br />
you and no one else.<br />
20. When it comes to going after what you<br />
love in life, don’t take no for an answer.<br />
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets,<br />
wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save<br />
it for a special occasion. Today<br />
is special.<br />
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.<br />
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for<br />
old age to wear purple.<br />
24. The most important sex organ is<br />
the brain.<br />
25. No one is in charge of your happiness<br />
but you.<br />
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these<br />
words ‘In five years, will this matter?’<br />
27. Always choose life.<br />
28. Forgive everyone everything.<br />
29. What other people think of you is none<br />
of your business.<br />
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time<br />
time.<br />
31. However good or bad a situation is,<br />
it will change.<br />
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one<br />
else does.<br />
33. Believe in miracles.<br />
34. God loves you because of who God is, not<br />
because of anything you did or didn’t do.<br />
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the<br />
most of it now.<br />
36. Growing old beats the alternative --<br />
dying young.<br />
37. Your children get only one childhood.<br />
38. All that truly matters in the end is that<br />
you loved.<br />
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are<br />
waiting everywhere.<br />
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and<br />
saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.<br />
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have<br />
all you need.<br />
42. The best is yet to come.<br />
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up<br />
and show up.<br />
44. Yield.<br />
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still<br />
a gift.”<br />
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It’s Your<br />
Call...<br />
SHOP<br />
NY<br />
LOCAL<br />
This is said to be the transcript of an actual radio conversation of a U.S. Naval<br />
ship with Canadian Authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995.<br />
AMERICANS: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid collision.<br />
CANADIANS: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the south to<br />
avoid a collision.<br />
AMERICANS: This is the captain of a U.S. Navy ship. Divert your course.<br />
CANADIANS: No, I say again - you divert YOUR course.<br />
AMERICANS: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER U.S.S. LINCOLN, THE<br />
SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET. WE<br />
ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND<br />
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TAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.<br />
CANADIANS: This is a lighthouse. It's your call.<br />
A European Adventure (without leaving Ontario)<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
See<br />
page 3<br />
After seeing a Facebook post called<br />
Around Europe in Nine Hours (without<br />
leaving Ontario), my sister, Patty, and I<br />
decided we just had to do it.<br />
Our day began with an orientation,<br />
map reading & planning session and<br />
rules for the day, at an ‘out of this world’<br />
Guelph coffee shop called Planet Bean.<br />
Oh yes, the rules for the day? There<br />
were NO rules!<br />
Our first destination was Heidelberg,<br />
with a stop on the way at Martin’s Apple<br />
Orchard. Imagine how delighted we<br />
were to have a photo opp at a genuine<br />
windmill, and to enjoy a giant Bavarian<br />
pretzel. We were on our way!<br />
After quick stops in Lisbon and<br />
Luxemburg, we were on our way to<br />
Baden, for a visit to a castle—Castle<br />
Ayr<br />
Paris<br />
Kilbride. We followed country roads<br />
through New Hamburg on our way to<br />
Stratford, where we enjoyed a lovely<br />
picnic lunch in the beautiful park by the<br />
Festival Theatre on the Avon River.<br />
Then it was time to head south to<br />
Lake Erie. But before we ‘hit the beach’<br />
we travelled through Copenhagen and<br />
Vienna. Seville was also on our list to<br />
visit, but alas, we couldn’t find it or<br />
the barbershop we thought we might<br />
see there. The sand and the surf were<br />
calling us, so we spent some time in<br />
Port Burwell, visiting the lighthouse,<br />
the submarine (yes, there is a REAL<br />
submarine there) and the beach. It was<br />
glorious! After we had absorbed enough<br />
rays we took to the road again.<br />
Unbelievably, along our way we had<br />
a surprise visit<br />
at a roadside<br />
Eiffel Tower. A<br />
tower, not the<br />
tower. This was<br />
a sign that it was<br />
time to head to<br />
Paris but did<br />
you know that<br />
you might travel<br />
through Delhi<br />
and Scotland<br />
to get there?<br />
Castle Kilbride, Baden<br />
Our visit in Paris was short—the Mary<br />
Maxim knitting needle there, not so<br />
short. Le centre-ville de Paris est tres<br />
bon!<br />
Next up was Ayr and Blair. Did<br />
you know that the Ayr downtown has<br />
been featured in a number of Hallmark<br />
movies through the years? And we had<br />
to make a stop at the Ayr Dam, where<br />
we had gone fishing when we were kids.<br />
At Blair there is a fine country inn, that<br />
we both used to say was our ‘dream<br />
house.’ A quick stop at Langdon Hall<br />
was needed to rekindle those dreams of<br />
being a grand lady in a country manor.<br />
Cambridge was calling us.<br />
Port Burwell<br />
We had decided<br />
that our day’s travels<br />
would end with<br />
dinner at our favourite<br />
Chinese restaurant<br />
in downtown<br />
Cambridge, and that it<br />
would allow us a brief<br />
sojourn into Asia. George’s Restaurant<br />
in Galt, Cambridge has been owned by<br />
the same family for over 70 years. They<br />
still use the same recipes, make their<br />
own egg rolls and plum sauce, too. The<br />
food was the same as we remember<br />
from our childhood long ago.<br />
With full tummies we were soon on<br />
the homeward stretch of our adventure<br />
back to our starting point in Guelph.<br />
Our European Tour was a total of 446<br />
kms and had taken us 11 hours and<br />
55 minutes. What a great sister’s<br />
adventure through Europe, without<br />
leaving Ontario!<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
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Confusing Family Tree<br />
Many many years ago when<br />
I was twenty three, I got<br />
married to a widow who<br />
was as pretty as could be.<br />
This widow had a<br />
grown-up daughter who<br />
had hair of red. My father fell<br />
in love with her, and soon the two<br />
were wed.<br />
This made my dad my son-in-law and<br />
changed my very life. My daughter<br />
was my mother, for she was my<br />
father's wife. To complicate the matters<br />
worse, although it brought me joy. I soon<br />
became the father of a bouncing baby boy.<br />
My little baby then became a<br />
brother-in-law to dad. And so became my<br />
uncle, though it made me very sad.<br />
For if he was my uncle, then<br />
that also made him brother to<br />
the widow's grown-up<br />
daughter Who, of course was<br />
my stepmother.<br />
Father's wife then had a son,<br />
who kept them on the run.<br />
And he became my grandson,<br />
for he was my daughter's son.<br />
My wife is now my mother's<br />
mother and it makes me blue.<br />
Because, although she is my wife, she is<br />
my grandma too.<br />
If my wife is my grandmother, then I am<br />
her grandchild. And every time I think of<br />
it, it simply drives me wild.<br />
For now I have become the strangest case<br />
you ever saw, as the husband of my<br />
grandmother, I am my own grandpa.<br />
F<br />
rom<br />
Our<br />
urReaders<br />
Hi Mark and staff<br />
at Daytripping,<br />
I particularly like your<br />
new website and feel it<br />
will be very helpful when<br />
checking out new sites to<br />
visit when on the run!<br />
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London<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) A fire drill does not demand a fire.<br />
Page 45
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<strong>2024</strong><br />
Categories<br />
may include:<br />
• MOST CREATIVE<br />
• Photo of the Year<br />
• Cutest/Funniest<br />
• At a Daytripping<br />
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• Greatest Distance<br />
• Group Photo<br />
• Most Adventurous<br />
• Most Daytrippingish<br />
Sarah Hodgins, London had a fun time at the Blenheim Cherryfest<br />
in July 2023! “The cherries were delicious and we took home<br />
goodies and found local bakeries and farms along the way.” Her<br />
mom Carol took this photo of her.<br />
Carol Morgan, Sarnia, visited the Cliffs of Moher on a rainy<br />
day while in Ireland. Charity of Choice: Boxer Rescue Ontario<br />
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when we print it, and you also win<br />
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Daytripping’s Charity of Choice<br />
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Enter the<strong>2024</strong><br />
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Hilja Deuzeman, Watford tasted many types of<br />
wonderful cheeses in Gouda, Netherlands,<br />
home of the famous ‘Gouda’ cheese.<br />
Charity of Choice: Sarnia Humane Society<br />
Nancy Havens, Kentbridge, and friends at the front stage<br />
before enjoying Sarah Harmer in concert at the Mary Webb<br />
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Giselle Addison, Tilbury, and friends Helen McDonald,<br />
London and Jeanette Handsor, Windsor visited Claire<br />
Boulley (originally from Tilbury) in Lake Country, BC in<br />
Okanagen Valley. Charity of Choice: Tilbury Lioness Club<br />
Thanks to our<br />
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Kelly Zowalsky, Brantford caught up with a<br />
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Actor’s Casual Dining, Petrolia<br />
Coyle’s Country Store,<br />
Pinecro, Aylmer<br />
Tillsonburg<br />
August 1st, <strong>2024</strong> but photos received<br />
after that date, and unpublished<br />
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(Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) There was no Roman God named farticus.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
Daytripping to SHAKESPEARE & TAVISTOCK<br />
You’re Only (Always)<br />
as Young as You Feel<br />
I love to day trip and meet with<br />
friends in other cities and towns but as<br />
a senior with no car it isn’t always easy<br />
to get there. When it happens though,<br />
the lingering joy of those get-togethers<br />
makes it all worth it.<br />
I am sure you are also aware that the<br />
VIA Rail line from Kitchener to London<br />
(Windsor corridor) is very limited in its<br />
offerings, so I was excited recently to<br />
find I could easily get to St. Mary’s and<br />
London via Perth County’s PC Connect<br />
public transit buses! (So reliable,<br />
great drivers, easy to book, and very<br />
reasonably priced.)<br />
Why am I so excited?<br />
I get to resume my much-needed<br />
luncheons with my four long-time,<br />
high-school girlfriends. Even though<br />
we only meet up once or twice a year<br />
(they live in the London area, and I am<br />
in Kitchener), it’s like we pick up the<br />
threads of our conversations as if we<br />
only just saw each other yesterday. That<br />
is truly special.<br />
Today, I am meeting them in St.<br />
Mary’s at a nearby diner. The PC<br />
Connect bus dropped me off downtown<br />
a couple of hours early, but I had a plan.<br />
I didn’t know St. Mary’s very well, so I’d<br />
researched downtown cafes and found<br />
a uniquely named one. Upon entering<br />
the Snapping Turtle Coffee Roasters cafe,<br />
I immediately felt a calm ambience that<br />
soothed my scattered energy. I always<br />
like to arrive early and take some time<br />
By Margaret Vanderbolt, Kitchener<br />
for myself before the proposed luncheon<br />
time. It’s my moment in the journey to<br />
take a breath. I sat down in the cafe<br />
facing a window so I could also peoplewatch.<br />
I opened my poetry journal and<br />
munched on a delicious pastry while<br />
examining my thoughts. Sipping the<br />
rich dark-roast coffee, I jotted notes and<br />
pondered my feeling of gratefulness for<br />
this day.<br />
Thinking of the besties I would see<br />
soon, I once again appreciated their<br />
willingness to take the time out of their<br />
busy lives to meet up. A couple of us are<br />
still working, or caregiving. I recalled<br />
past times we’d managed to arrange our<br />
visits after many, many email threads,<br />
and often many cancellations. But we<br />
did it, somehow. It is rare to have people<br />
in your life that you can talk with about<br />
everything under the sun, and there<br />
is only support, and no judgment. We<br />
also, effortlessly, bring the funny into<br />
our long, long conversations, and the<br />
full-on, life-sharing catch-ups.<br />
We are all seniors now, and it’s a<br />
testament to the character of these kind,<br />
strong women that we consistently<br />
have such a positive experience, every<br />
time we reunite. It’s also strange and<br />
magical, I feel, because I believe our<br />
group experiences some of the stardust<br />
of our younger teen selves when we are<br />
in each other’s presence now. We will<br />
riff off each other, bantering like the<br />
kids we were.<br />
See<br />
Pg 3<br />
We’ve all felt it: hopeful; full of<br />
possibilities; the feeling that the<br />
springtime of life is still within our<br />
grasp. It’s a definite panacea after the<br />
mental effects of the inevitable hard<br />
knocks of life, and the long pandemic<br />
as well. We seem to have an unspoken<br />
agreement to make our time together a<br />
time-travel bubble, full of positivity as<br />
we reminisce. The meandering of our<br />
chat will often sling-shot us right back<br />
into those early years. The memories<br />
are now coloured golden and polished<br />
with the hard-gained wisdom we’ve<br />
achieved since.<br />
The added humorous insights get<br />
us going with deep belly laughs when<br />
we’re off and running down the path of<br />
those formative high-school years.<br />
Once, a server brought us an extra<br />
water jug and said “I’ve never seen<br />
a bunch of women talk and laugh so<br />
much without a lull!”<br />
I recalled one of our pre-pandemic<br />
reunions, a rare overnighter in Stratford,<br />
and we were sipping wine in one of our<br />
hotel rooms, cackling and guffawing<br />
so loudly the desk clerk came up to<br />
our room to “shhhh” us. When she<br />
saw five mature women, with laughter<br />
tears running from our eyes, she only<br />
gave a half-hearted stern comment,<br />
and left smiling. We’d apologized to<br />
her and promised to do better. We then<br />
carried on, with more consideration of<br />
our neighbours, but didn’t miss a beat<br />
in our multi-threaded, volleying natterfest.<br />
I know we’ll leave today’s long<br />
luncheon with bolstered spirits, and<br />
connections re-established, and we will<br />
go back to our lives like the survivors<br />
and warrior-women we are.<br />
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(Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) No one cares what my definition of “is” is.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
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A person who never made a mistake never tried<br />
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Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl<br />
is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.<br />
Imagination is more important than knowledge.<br />
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in<br />
creative expression and knowledge.<br />
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.<br />
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.<br />
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For most of my childhood, my parents,<br />
siblings and I lived in a whitewashed,<br />
clapboard house with the trim painted<br />
green. One of the experiences that I<br />
reminisce about from my childhood<br />
is of the summer when it was time to<br />
paint the house.<br />
The main part of our house was two<br />
storeys high. The remaining portion was<br />
one storey and contained the kitchen<br />
and a back room that was unheated,<br />
until the year my dad installed a wood<br />
burning stove. A veranda stretched<br />
across the front, or south side, of the<br />
house. Just outside the kitchen door on<br />
the west side of the house was another<br />
porch. There was even a small, attached<br />
shed on the east side. Or, another place<br />
for us kids to play!<br />
During the monumental task of<br />
painting the house my parents, our<br />
family even, became a sort of tag<br />
team. My mom still had to carry out<br />
her usual routine, including but not<br />
limited to, making meals, doing the<br />
laundry on Mondays and Thursdays and<br />
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moment it seemed, when the weather<br />
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permitted, except on Sundays, one<br />
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outside scraping off the old paint and<br />
applying a new coat. At some point my<br />
dad erected a scaffolding on the lower<br />
roof of the house to enable the painting<br />
of the north side of the second storey.<br />
The responsibility of cleaning up<br />
after meals and doing the dishes fell<br />
to my sister and me. As there were<br />
three different meals requiring different<br />
degrees of time and effort, a kind of<br />
bartering went on. My sister said she<br />
would do the cleanup and dishes for<br />
breakfast and lunch if I would take on<br />
the supper meal. I agreed and the deal<br />
was done!<br />
My mom started the supper meal,<br />
but then headed back outside to paint.<br />
I remember keeping an eye on any<br />
pots on the stove and every so often<br />
my mom would pop in to check on the<br />
meal’s progress.<br />
I also recollect the dark tan my<br />
mom acquired from all the hours spent<br />
painting in the sun and her paintstained<br />
hands.<br />
Signs of the work in progress were<br />
ever present in the form of cans and cans<br />
of white paint, paint-stained scrapers,<br />
turpentine soaked rags for wiping away<br />
any wayward paint and glass jars filled<br />
with turpentine and soaking brushes.<br />
The painting of the outside of the<br />
house was no different than how my<br />
mom, sometimes with the help of my<br />
dad and brother, rejuvenated our house,<br />
room by room.<br />
The layers of accumulated paint on<br />
the kitchen wainscoting and wooden<br />
cabinets, and what seemed like its<br />
impossible removal, became a source<br />
of frustration for my mom. So much<br />
so that she almost gave up. However,<br />
a friend made her aware of a type of<br />
heating element that melted the paint<br />
and made for easy removal. There was<br />
no stopping her after that!<br />
Plastic sheeting went up over<br />
doorways and old plaster was<br />
removed from the living room, plaster<br />
that contained horse hair. Another<br />
renovation netted an old penny.<br />
I guess these periods stand out because<br />
of my parents’ discipline, determination<br />
and resourcefulness to tackle the house<br />
maintenance themselves. Perhaps my<br />
parents even left me in awe of their<br />
accomplishments! Whenever I want to<br />
stir up some resilience, all I have to do is<br />
remember my parents and particularly,<br />
that summer when it was time to paint<br />
the house.<br />
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(Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I cannot absolve sins.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Our 2nd Section ends here but there’s still one more section<br />
The king may rule o’er land and sea,<br />
The lord may live right royally,<br />
The soldier ride in pomp and pride,<br />
The sailor roam o’er Ocean wide,<br />
But this or that whate’er befall<br />
The farmer has to feed them all.<br />
The writer thinks, the poet sings,<br />
The craftsmen fashion wondrous things,<br />
The doctor heals, the lawyer pleads,<br />
The miner follows precious leads,<br />
But this or that, whate’er befall<br />
The farmer has to feed them all.<br />
The merchant, he may buy and sell,<br />
The teacher do his duty well,<br />
The men may toil through busy days<br />
Or men may stroll through pleasant ways,<br />
From king to beggar, whate’er’ befall<br />
The farmer has to feed them all.<br />
The<br />
Farmer<br />
Author Unknown<br />
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God bless the man who sows the wheat,<br />
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Chesley Agricultural Society 6-7<br />
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Paisley Fair 7-8<br />
Wellesley Township Fall Fair 10-11<br />
Arran Tara Fall Fair 10-11<br />
Plympton & Wyoming Fall Fair 13-15<br />
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Harriston-Minto Fall Fair 13-15<br />
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Feversham Fall Fair 13-15<br />
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Embro Fair 14-15<br />
Chatsworth Fall Fair 14<br />
Brussels Fall Fair 17-18<br />
Langton Fair 18<br />
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“Knowledge is realizing<br />
that the street is one way;<br />
wisdom is looking in both<br />
directions anyway.”<br />
Albert Einstein or Anonymous, we’re not sure<br />
Capturing Creativity<br />
Creativity is the magic to produce<br />
ideas and bring them to reality. Creativity<br />
is a free commodity that is available to<br />
everyone. Free, but it doesn’t grow like<br />
dandelions on a summer day, blooming<br />
unwanted. It is like a creature of the<br />
woods, fast and fleeting, within our grasp<br />
one moment and gone the next. Hold<br />
still and it might come to you. Create a<br />
trap and it might fall in. Chase and hunt<br />
for it and you might capture it. Author<br />
Jack London says “You can’t wait for<br />
inspiration. You have to go after it with a<br />
club.” One powerful weapon to use in the<br />
capturing of creativity is silence.<br />
Silence the Critic. The voice that says,<br />
“I can’t.” Don’t listen to it. That voice is<br />
telling a lie. What is the truth? “I don’t<br />
have the skills.” “I don’t have the time.”<br />
“I have other responsibilities.” “It is not<br />
my priority.” “Now is not the time.”<br />
Be honest with yourself. Ask “Why<br />
not?”<br />
Skills can be learned. Priorities can<br />
be shifted. Schedules can be re-visited.<br />
Listening to the lie “I can’t” turns<br />
creativity from something real and<br />
within reach into a mythical creature<br />
in a storybook. In the words of artist<br />
Vincent Van Gogh, “If you hear a voice<br />
within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then<br />
by all means paint, and that voice will<br />
be silenced.”<br />
Silence the Perfectionist. Creativity<br />
isn’t about getting it just right. It isn’t<br />
about masterpieces. It isn’t about<br />
never making mistakes. It’s about<br />
starting at the beginning and building<br />
in knowledge and skill. A writer must<br />
know the alphabet, a painter must know<br />
By Valerie Toews, Eden<br />
the primary colours, a builder must<br />
know how to use a hammer. In Malcolm<br />
Gladwell’s book Outliers he states that<br />
“10,000 hours of deliberate practice is<br />
needed to be world class in any field.”<br />
That means many hours of practice, of<br />
getting it wrong, of challenging oneself,<br />
of hard work, of repetition. There is no<br />
shame in being a novice, an apprentice.<br />
Don’t let the need to get it perfect stop<br />
the creativity.<br />
Silence the<br />
Grownup. When<br />
children play, it<br />
is fun, it is loud,<br />
it is dirty, it is<br />
messy. There are<br />
no rules, no work,<br />
no worries, no requirements. They play<br />
for the joy of it. They experiment just<br />
to see what happens. They don’t have<br />
expectations. When children play it<br />
is creativity in its primitive, beautiful<br />
state. Researcher Brene Brown states<br />
that play is at the core of creativity and<br />
innovation. Make like a kid and let go of<br />
all the rules and timelines. Tuck away<br />
the white linen pants. Resist the urge<br />
to put everything in alphabetical order.<br />
Jump in and get your hands dirty. Create<br />
for the sheer joy of it.<br />
Silence the Noise. Creativity likes<br />
quiet. The best ideas come, often<br />
unbidden, in the night hours, on a walk,<br />
in a shower, while doing dishes. Keep<br />
the mental clutter at bay and let the<br />
quiet work. Turn off the audiobook, stop<br />
worrying about what others think, quit<br />
the negative self talk. The opposite of<br />
endless self talk is not distraction. It is<br />
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You<br />
have to go after it with a club.”<br />
Jack London<br />
filling the mind with quiet and positive<br />
thoughts.<br />
“Time for solitary reflection truly feeds<br />
the creative mind,” according to Scott<br />
Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire.<br />
Silence the Joneses. Creativity<br />
and popular opinion are not a couple.<br />
Creativity is not to be boxed. It will<br />
suffocate if we only do the latest thing<br />
trending. Open up to the flow of creative<br />
energy and see where it leads. It might<br />
lead to experimenting with what the<br />
Joneses are doing. It might lead to bread<br />
making, Hungarian<br />
egg art, or<br />
crocheting booties.<br />
Or computer<br />
coding, gardening,<br />
and upcycling.<br />
Archery, juggling or<br />
hiking. Don’t let the<br />
Joneses be the map to creativity. A map<br />
isn’t needed, because creativity will find<br />
the way. Just follow. President Theodore<br />
Roosevelt tells us, “Comparison is the<br />
thief of joy.” Creativity and joy are best<br />
friends. Steal from one and both suffer.<br />
The Apostle Paul says, “Think on<br />
whatsoever things that are lovely, pure,<br />
honest, of good report and of praise.”<br />
Thinking about honest things hushes the<br />
critic. The perfectionist and the Joneses<br />
are silenced by thinking on things of<br />
good report. The grownup is quieted by<br />
the pure and lovely found in children’s<br />
play. The mental clamour finds no room<br />
where there is gratitude and praise.<br />
Pull out the paints, the wood, the<br />
words, the seeds. Dream big and start<br />
small. Dare to learn a new skill or cook a<br />
new recipe. Use what you have to make<br />
something new or easier or prettier.<br />
Take the time to capture creativity.<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
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Bring The Family To Mackie's<br />
On the beach<br />
in Port Stanley<br />
Since 1911<br />
Try our famous homemade french fi<br />
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our own special sauce & delicious Orangeade...<br />
Something you'd do tonight if the world was coming to<br />
an end tomorrow: "Get The Kids And Pack"<br />
During what month of pregnancy does a woman begin<br />
to look pregnant? "September"<br />
A reason for kneeling: "To Be Beheaded"<br />
A famous or fictional Willy: "Willy the Pooh"<br />
Something you open other than a door: "Bowels"<br />
Something you squeeze: "Peanut Butter"<br />
A famous Dick: "Carrot"<br />
A boy mentioned in nursery rhymes: "Little Red Riding-Hood"<br />
Something you hit when it's not working: "Your Spouse"<br />
Something associated with Liverpool: "The Yellow Brick Road"<br />
A body part beginning with the letter n: "Name"<br />
A famous bridge: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"<br />
A domesticated animal: "Leopard"<br />
A famous brother and sister: "Bonnie and Clyde"<br />
Something you do in the bathroom: "Decorate"<br />
Something that comes in 7s: "Fingers"<br />
A city named after a president: "Carson City"<br />
Something slippery: "A Con Man"<br />
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• When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire<br />
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• Let your greatest fear be that there is no PMS and this is just your<br />
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• Don't get your knickers in a knot; it solves nothing and makes you<br />
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Continued from page 11<br />
In KINCARDINE, Inn At The Harbour<br />
is a clear favourite. It’s in the downtown<br />
overlooking the harbour. Ask for a<br />
balcony room on an upper floor so you<br />
have a good view of the marina, sunset,<br />
lake, and of the piper who extends<br />
goodnight wishes to visitors.<br />
No stand out accommodations come<br />
to mind in a good portion of the area<br />
east of here going toward ST. JACOBS,<br />
though there certainly will be some.<br />
Most will likely be rentals and some<br />
will be more rural, but towns like<br />
BLYTH, LISTOWEL, MILLBANK and<br />
HARRISTON would be very nice to<br />
spend the night in. There are a number<br />
of newer hotels on the north end of<br />
Waterloo and close to the St. Jacobs<br />
Country Playhouse and the famous<br />
farm market. ELORA is just out of our<br />
distribution area but is one of the nicest<br />
towns in the region.<br />
STRATFORD is unique because it<br />
has always had an abundance of B&Bs,<br />
hotels, motels, rooms above downtown<br />
buildings and now lots of rentals. It’s a<br />
beautiful city to walk in but I would lean<br />
toward being in the downtown or not<br />
too far from the Avon River if possible.<br />
Despite staying in Stratford numerous<br />
times I haven’t found one place that<br />
stood out enough to recommend among<br />
the others. The Parlour Inn and Inn on<br />
Britannia were suggested by readers.<br />
ST. MARYS will have a number<br />
of rentals and is another absolutely<br />
Y tripping<br />
Where You Should Stay in SW Ontario<br />
By Mark Moran, Publisher<br />
gorgeous town that we highly<br />
recommend spending time in. The Old<br />
Blue Cottage was suggested by a reader.<br />
I haven’t stayed at the Clock Tower<br />
Inn, at home in a former post office<br />
in downtown STRATHROY, but if it’s<br />
nearly as good as the accompanying<br />
restaurant you’re in for a real treat.<br />
Not too far from here you may want to<br />
be adventurous and stay in a covered<br />
wagon at Texas Longhorn Ranch.<br />
LONDON is the largest city we cover<br />
and has every type of accommodation<br />
you would expect in the downtown and<br />
throughout the city but less so on the<br />
north side. Many are in the downtown<br />
within walking distance to Budweiser<br />
Gardens, perfect if you’re going to a<br />
hockey game or concert. I would check<br />
out Delta Hotels London Armouries first<br />
for a downtown hotel. The Best Western<br />
Lamplighter Inn on the<br />
southern part of the<br />
city near Hwy. 401<br />
has a large atrium<br />
and pool and is very<br />
popular with families.<br />
The Idlewyld Inn is<br />
an historic building<br />
in Wortley Village<br />
and makes for a nice<br />
romantic getaway.<br />
Remember that it’s<br />
called the “Forest<br />
City” for a reason.<br />
Regardless of where<br />
you stay, you’re probably a few minutes<br />
away from a natural area that will make<br />
you forget that you’re in a city at all.<br />
ST. THOMAS was not well known<br />
for accommodations but I recently met<br />
the manager of the brand new Holiday<br />
Inn Express and Suites and it looks<br />
wonderful.<br />
PORT STANLEY is one of my favourite<br />
towns to stay in. Another beach town,<br />
this time on the shore of Lake Erie, most<br />
everything is within walking distance.<br />
There are many shops, Port Stanley<br />
Festival Theatre, Port Stanley Terminal<br />
Rail, two beaches including one of<br />
the largest and best in our region and<br />
some fabulous restaurants. There are<br />
many rentals but my go-to is Inn on The<br />
Harbour which overlooks Kettle Creek<br />
with Lake Erie in the background. I’ve<br />
tied a boat up here right outside my<br />
hotel room as well. There are two large<br />
suites on the third floor if you don’t<br />
mind the stairs which are my favourite<br />
rooms, though a couple on the main<br />
floor open right up to the patio and an<br />
equally beautiful view. The Kettle Creek<br />
Inn is also a wonderful choice.<br />
Continued on page 70<br />
Inn On The Harbour - Port Stanley<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) The class hamster isn’t just sleeping.<br />
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Historical summer<br />
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AYLMER<br />
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14 East Street, 773-9723<br />
Gay Lea Dairy Museum<br />
48075 Jamestown Ln, 773-2955<br />
BEACHVILLE<br />
Beachville District Museum<br />
584371 Beachville Rd, 423-6497<br />
BRIGHT<br />
Plattsville & District Heritage Soc.<br />
Museum & Archives at Chesterfield<br />
816661 Oxford Rd 22, 684-7225<br />
DELHI<br />
Delhi Tobacco Museum<br />
200 Talbot Road, 426-5870<br />
DRUMBO<br />
Drumbo & District<br />
Heritage Society<br />
42 Centre Street, 463-6067<br />
HARLEY<br />
Burford Township Museum<br />
141 Harley Road, 449-2831<br />
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME<br />
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Network of<br />
MUSEUMS<br />
INGERSOLL<br />
Ingersoll Cheese Museum<br />
& Oxford School Museum<br />
290 Harris Street, 485-5510<br />
NORWICH<br />
Norwich & District<br />
Historical Society<br />
91 Stover Street N,<br />
863-3638<br />
Norwich & District<br />
Museum & Archives<br />
89 Stover St N, 863-3101<br />
OTTERVILLE<br />
South Norwich Historical<br />
Society/Station Museum<br />
243 Main St W, 879-6804<br />
PORT BURWELL<br />
Historic Lighthouse<br />
& Marine Museum<br />
17 Robinson Street &<br />
20 Pitt Street, 874-4807<br />
HMCS Ojibwa<br />
3 Pitt Street, 633-7641<br />
* All museums are in the 519 telephone area code<br />
To Windsor<br />
401<br />
Wallacetown<br />
4<br />
St<br />
3<br />
PRINCETON<br />
Princeton & District Museum<br />
25 Main Street, 458-8392<br />
ST. MARYS<br />
St. Marys Museum<br />
177 Church St, 284-3556<br />
ST. THOMAS<br />
The Elgin County<br />
Heritage Centre<br />
460 Sunset Drive, 631-1460<br />
Elgin County<br />
Railway Museum<br />
225 Wellington Street, 637-6284<br />
Elgin Military Museum<br />
30 Talbot Street - 633-7641<br />
SIMCOE<br />
Norfolk County Archives<br />
109 Norfolk Street South<br />
426-5870 x1035<br />
SPARTA<br />
Forge & Anvil Museum<br />
46316 Sparta Line, 775-2292<br />
The Sparta Church Museum<br />
6073 Quaker Road, 775-2292<br />
Sparta<br />
Aylmer<br />
To London<br />
73<br />
to St. Marys<br />
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This feature is<br />
supported and<br />
underwritten by the<br />
Elgin-Oxford Network.<br />
2<br />
401<br />
19<br />
Port Burwell<br />
Beachville<br />
19<br />
STRAFFORDVILLE<br />
The Edison, Vienna & Area Museum,<br />
Bayham Historical Society<br />
6254 Plank Rd, 773-8798<br />
TILLSONBURG<br />
Annandale National<br />
Historical Site<br />
30 Tillson Ave, 842-2294<br />
WALLACETOWN<br />
Backus Page House Museum<br />
29424 Lakeview Ln, 762-3072<br />
WOODSTOCK<br />
County of Oxford Archives<br />
82 Light St, 539-9800<br />
Woodstock Art Gallery<br />
449 Dundas St, 539-6761<br />
Tillsonburg<br />
59<br />
Woodstock<br />
Burgessville<br />
59<br />
wich<br />
403<br />
Otterville<br />
Bright<br />
401<br />
Hey Flo!<br />
What’s happening at<br />
The Gay Lea<br />
Dairy Museum<br />
this summer?<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
To Toronto<br />
Drumbo<br />
To Brantford<br />
& Hamilton<br />
3<br />
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Schedule a tour or<br />
drop in Thurs to Sun<br />
To<br />
Simcoe<br />
& Delhi<br />
Hey Merrilea!<br />
We have Friday Family<br />
Fun Night & Sundaes<br />
on Sundays! The Big<br />
Bouncy Cow will be<br />
out on Labour Day<br />
Weekend & I can’t<br />
wait for Hallowe’en.<br />
All the details can<br />
be found online!<br />
48075 Jamestown Line, RR2, Aylmer<br />
www.cec-dairymuseum.com<br />
1-888-773-2955 or 519-773-2955<br />
ANNANDALE<br />
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE<br />
www.tillsonburg.ca<br />
Nationally al<br />
ly designated for its<br />
1880’s 80<br />
Aesthetic etic<br />
Interior, r, Period Rooms,<br />
oms,<br />
Hand Painted Ceilings, Elaborate Woodwork,<br />
ork,<br />
Unique Art Glass & History Galleries.<br />
le es.<br />
On Exhibit Now til August 25:<br />
Main Street Oxford<br />
July 1: Canada Day Fair, 11am-2pm<br />
July 20: Teddy Bear Picnic 12-4pm<br />
Aug 17: Lemonade/Ice Cream Social 1-4pm<br />
Updates on Website &<br />
Monday-Friday 9am-4pm<br />
Community Museum & Tourist Info. Centre • 30 Tillson Ave., TILLSONBURG • 519-842-2294 • kwatkin@tillsonburg.ca<br />
The Plattsville tsvi v &District t Heritage Society<br />
MUSEUM UM & ARCHIVES AT CHESTERFIELD<br />
ERFI<br />
E ELD<br />
A DECADE OF TREASURES<br />
Celebrating 10 years at Chesterfield & themes<br />
from our past 9 exhibits & much more!<br />
Saturdays 10-4 (June 22-Sept 14)<br />
Admission by Donation<br />
Tours by appointment 519-535-1417<br />
816661 Oxford Rd 22, BRIGHT plattsvilledistrictheritagesociety.com<br />
The Elgin Military Museum<br />
89 Stover Street North,<br />
Norwich • 519-863-3101<br />
30 Talbot Street, ST. THOMAS • 519-633-7641<br />
• Canadian Military History with an Elgin County focus<br />
• Archive & Reference Library<br />
See website for current hours & museum updates:<br />
www.TheElginMilitaryMuseum.ca<br />
Norwich & District Museum and Archives<br />
Experience Norwich’s past from the ancient Devonian<br />
reefs to the Quaker settlement and beyond. Featuring a<br />
chair made of horseshoes and the bones of a mastodon.<br />
Part of the Oxford County Cheese Trail, the Southwest<br />
Ontario Black History Tour, and the Barn Quilt Trail.<br />
BOOK YOUR BUTTER CHURNING<br />
EXPERIENCE WITH US ONLINE!<br />
www.norwichdhs.ca<br />
norwichdhs@execulink.com<br />
MUSEUM<br />
Tues-Sat 10-4<br />
ARCHIVES Thurs 10-4<br />
(appt preferred)<br />
Southwest<br />
t<br />
ONTARIO<br />
Linking local museums, historic communities<br />
and farms, these colourful quilt blocks painted on<br />
large wooden panels lead past other attractions<br />
along winding country roads.<br />
This is a driving tour only - please do not enter<br />
private property. Go to barnquilttrails.ca for more<br />
information.<br />
The Southwest Ontario Barn Quilt Trails is a project of the<br />
Elgin, Oxford, Norfolk Museum Association.<br />
Sparta<br />
The Historic Village of<br />
Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum<br />
Open Year<br />
Round!<br />
290 Harris Street<br />
INGERSOLL<br />
519-485-5510<br />
Visit us on Facebook<br />
for events & exhibits<br />
Part of the Oxford<br />
County Cheese Trail<br />
Festivals, Events<br />
and Markets<br />
On-Site Camping<br />
Bus / School Tours<br />
Parks, Trails, Splash<br />
Pad & Playgrounds<br />
Elgin<br />
Oxford<br />
Norfolk<br />
Middlesex<br />
Brant<br />
WWW.BARNQUILTTRAILS.CA<br />
Forge & Anvil Museum<br />
with permanent<br />
display<br />
Open Daily<br />
11 to 4:30<br />
The Sparta Church Museum<br />
Open Saturday, Sunday<br />
& Holidays 11 to 4:30<br />
Current Exhibit<br />
Caring for<br />
Your Clothes<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME<br />
An historic house situated on lush grounds with<br />
a museum collection that covers sports history,<br />
local narratives, domestic life and agriculture.<br />
Admission by Donation | Ample Parking | Close to Trails<br />
519-423-6497<br />
www.beachvilledistrictmuseum.com<br />
Plan Your Visit<br />
Tues–Sat: 10–4 (Year Round)<br />
Sunday: 12–4 (July-August)<br />
Closed Mondays<br />
Ingersoll<br />
19<br />
Beachville Woodstock<br />
6 • 9<br />
401<br />
For Over<br />
80<br />
80 Years!<br />
Years!<br />
!<br />
Step Back<br />
in Time to<br />
Elgin County’s<br />
’<br />
Oldest Diner!<br />
1850’s Restored House & Agricultural Centre<br />
20th Annual HERITAGE FARM SHOW<br />
August 31 & September 1 • 10am-4pm<br />
29424 Lakeview Line, South of WALLACETOWN • 519-762-3072<br />
www.backuspagehouse.ca info@backuspagehouse.ca • Open Wed-Sun 10am-4pm<br />
PORT BURWELL<br />
Marine Museum &<br />
Historic Lighthouse<br />
• Marine Artifacts<br />
• Historic Photographs<br />
• Lighthouse Lenses & Ship Models<br />
• Lake Erie shipwrecks’ artifacts<br />
• Wheelhouse Restoration<br />
On Exhibit through<br />
August 23, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Historic O<br />
Otterville<br />
72<br />
3 Pitt St., Port Burwell<br />
519-633-7641<br />
GUIDED TOURS AVAILABLE<br />
New <strong>2024</strong> EXHIBIT<br />
SERVICE & SECRETS:<br />
Organizations that<br />
Help their Communities<br />
bayham.on.ca<br />
519-874-4807<br />
20 Pitt St. & 17 Robinson St.<br />
PORT BURWELL<br />
Off-season 519-866-5521<br />
Plan a visit... to the Elgin County Heritage Centre<br />
Featuring changing exhibitions & highlights<br />
from the collection on view.<br />
A recreation of the Irish castle where the region’s<br />
founder Col. Talbot once lived, featuring armour,<br />
furnishings and a 10-foot-tall Robert the Bruce.<br />
Crafts and activities for families.<br />
A gift shop with gems from local artists.<br />
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••<br />
ELGIN COUNTY Heritage Centre<br />
460 SUNSET DRIVE, ST. THOMAS CALL OR CHECK WEBSITE FOR HOURS<br />
519.631.1460 EXT. 193 elgincounty.ca/museum<br />
109 Norfolk St. S.<br />
SIMCOE<br />
Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm • www.norfolkheritage.ca • 519-426-5870 x1035<br />
• Guided Tours Available by appointment<br />
• 1845 Grist Mill • 1861 Octagonal Cottage<br />
• GTR Station Museum<br />
• Restored African ME Cemetery<br />
Civil War Re-Enactment - Sept. 21 & 22<br />
519-879-6804<br />
Motor Coach Tours Welcome<br />
Historic Otterville<br />
HMCS OJIBWA The Museum of<br />
Naval History<br />
See website for current hours.<br />
www.hmcsojibwa.ca<br />
UPDATES & TICKETS ONLINE<br />
Famous Chicken & Old Time Diner Favourites!<br />
- OPEN N7DASAW<br />
DAYS A WEEK -<br />
Hours updated on our website<br />
519-773-31017 3101 • www.newsarum.comw<br />
.com<br />
JUST OFF HIGHWAY 3<br />
46230 NEW SARUM LINE<br />
Publisher's note: The email we received<br />
with this credited the article to George<br />
Carlin. According to www.snopes.com<br />
it has also been credited to an unnamed<br />
Columbine high school student, and<br />
"Anonymous," but was actually penned<br />
by Dr. Bob Moorehead of Seattle. We do<br />
not have permission to reprint it, but we<br />
believe that he would grant it.<br />
We have taller buildings, but shorter<br />
tempers; wider freeways, but narrower<br />
viewpoints; we spend more, but have<br />
less; we buy more, but enjoy it less;<br />
we have bigger houses and smaller<br />
families; more conveniences, yet less<br />
time; we have more degrees, but less<br />
sense; more knowledge, but<br />
less judgment; more experts,<br />
yet more problems; we<br />
have more gadgets but less<br />
satisfaction; more medicine,<br />
but less wellness; we take more<br />
vitamins but see fewer results.<br />
We drink too much, smoke<br />
too much, spend too recklessly,<br />
laugh too little, drive too fast, get<br />
too angry too quickly, stay up too<br />
late, get up too tired, read too<br />
seldom, watch TV too much,<br />
and pray too seldom.<br />
We have multiplied our<br />
possessions, but reduced our<br />
values; we fly in faster planes to<br />
arrive there quicker, to do less and return<br />
sooner; we sign more contracts only to<br />
realize fewer profits; we talk too much,<br />
love too seldom, and lie too often.<br />
We've learned how to make a living,<br />
but not a life; we've added years to life,<br />
not life to years.<br />
We've been all the way to the moon<br />
and back, but have trouble crossing the<br />
street to meet the new neighbour.<br />
We've conquered outer space, but not<br />
London<br />
74<br />
NEW<br />
SARUM<br />
3<br />
X<br />
St. Thomas<br />
Sparta<br />
E-Mail<br />
The E-Mail<br />
Lake Erie<br />
401<br />
Belmont<br />
Aylmer<br />
IN-BOX<br />
Send the good stuff to info@daytripping.ca<br />
The Paradox of our Age<br />
inner space; we've done larger things,<br />
but not better things; we've cleaned the<br />
air, but polluted the soul; we've split the<br />
atom, but not our prejudice; we write<br />
more, but learn less; we plan more, but<br />
accomplish less; we make faster planes,<br />
but longer lines; we learned to rush, but<br />
not to wait; we have more weapons,<br />
but less peace; higher incomes, but<br />
lower morals; more parties, but less fun;<br />
more food, but less appeasement; more<br />
acquaintances, but fewer friends; more<br />
effort, but less success.<br />
We build more computers to hold<br />
more information to produce more<br />
copies than ever, but have<br />
less communication; drive<br />
smaller cars that have bigger<br />
problems; build large factories<br />
that produce less. We've<br />
become long on quantity, but<br />
short on quality.<br />
These are the times of fast<br />
foods and slow digestion;<br />
tall men, but short character;<br />
steep profits, but shallow<br />
relationships. These are the<br />
times of world peace, but<br />
domestic warfare; more leisure<br />
and less fun; higher postage<br />
but slower mail; more kinds<br />
of food, but less nutrition.<br />
These are days of two incomes,<br />
but more divorces; these are times<br />
of fancier houses, but broken homes.<br />
These are days of quick trips, disposable<br />
diapers, cartridge living, throw-away<br />
morality, one-night stands, overweight<br />
bodies, and pills that do everything from<br />
cheer to prevent, quiet or kill.<br />
It is a time when there is much in<br />
the show window and nothing in the<br />
stockroom.<br />
Indeed, these are the times!<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I will not yell “fire” in a crowded classroom.<br />
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Lake Huron<br />
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
The great shops never end... now we’re in SPARTA & AYLMER<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO SHOP<br />
NY<br />
LOCAL<br />
Discover the serenity of Pinecroft under the towering pines...<br />
An Elgin<br />
County<br />
Tradition...<br />
Our unique<br />
Stoneware<br />
Pottery<br />
made on site<br />
since 1948.<br />
Peaceful dining<br />
available indoors<br />
or on the patio!<br />
Serving Daily<br />
11 am to 3 pm<br />
LICENSED UNDER AGCO<br />
Menu Online<br />
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RESERVATIONS HIGHLY<br />
RECOMMENDED<br />
519-773-3435<br />
WELCOMING YOU<br />
For Over 75 Years!<br />
Gift Shop Open Daily, 10 am to 4 pm<br />
www.pinecroft.ca<br />
8122 Rogers Road South, AYLMER<br />
Just 1 mile West of Aylmer,<br />
1.5 miles South of Hwy. #3<br />
519-773-3435<br />
One day a cat dies of natural<br />
causes and goes to heaven.<br />
There he meets the Lord<br />
Himself. The Lord says to the<br />
cat "you lived a good life and if<br />
there is any way I can make<br />
your stay in Heaven more<br />
comfortable, please let me<br />
know."<br />
The cat thinks for a moment<br />
and says "Lord, all my life I have<br />
lived with a poor family and had<br />
to sleep on a hard wooden<br />
floor." The Lord stops the cat<br />
and says "say no more" and a<br />
wonderful fluffy pillow appears.<br />
A few days later 6 mice are<br />
killed in a tragic farming<br />
accident and go to heaven.<br />
Again there is the Lord there to<br />
greet them with the same offer.<br />
The mice answer "All of our<br />
lives we have been chased. We<br />
have had to run from cats, dogs<br />
and even women with brooms.<br />
Running, running, running;<br />
we're tired of running. Do you<br />
think we could have roller skates<br />
so we don't have to run<br />
anymore?" The Lord says "say<br />
no more" and fits each mouse<br />
with beautiful new roller skates.<br />
About a week later the Lord<br />
stops by to see the cat and finds<br />
him snoozing on the pillow. The<br />
Lord gently wakes the cat and<br />
asks him "How are things since<br />
you are here?" The cat stretches<br />
and yawns and replies "It is<br />
wonderful here. Better than I<br />
could have ever expected. And<br />
those 'Meals On Wheels' you've<br />
been sending by are theeeeeeeee<br />
best!!!"<br />
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Check out our<br />
website for all<br />
the Amazing<br />
Deals & Specials!<br />
We Are Open<br />
Canada Day, Civic i<br />
Holiday<br />
Ci vic Holi<br />
lida<br />
day<br />
and Labour Day Monday<br />
from 11am 1am til 5pm<br />
So Much More Than Just Candles!<br />
Hand Poured<br />
each instore<br />
& online<br />
Samples of<br />
Homemade<br />
Fudge<br />
offered<br />
everyday!<br />
ANYTHING USED & SPARTA COUNTRY CANDLES<br />
Open<br />
7 Days<br />
A Week!<br />
11am to 5pm<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME<br />
quotes<br />
“Golf is like chasing a quinine pill<br />
around a cow pasture.”<br />
-- Winston Churchill<br />
“Golf is a game in which you yell<br />
ʻforeʼ, shoot six, and write down five.”<br />
-- Paul Harvey<br />
“It took me seventeen years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. I did it in<br />
one afternoon on the golf course.”<br />
-- Hank Aaron<br />
“Columbus went around the world in 1492. That isnʼt a lot of<br />
strokes when you consider the course.”<br />
-- Lee Trevino<br />
“Give me the fresh air, a beautiful partner, and a nice round of<br />
golf, and you can keep the fresh air and the round of golf”<br />
-- Jack Benny<br />
“You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives.<br />
Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.”<br />
-- Lee Trevino<br />
“Golf is not a game, itʼs bondage. It was obviously devised by a<br />
man torn with quilt, eager to atone for his sins.”<br />
-- Unknown<br />
AYLMER<br />
THRIFT STORE<br />
New stock added daily<br />
Gently used<br />
Womenʼs, Menʼs and<br />
Childrenʼs clothing.<br />
Great condition furniture,<br />
housewares & more!<br />
~ Hand made quilts! ~<br />
for the good of community<br />
Open Monday-Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-4<br />
Accepting Donations Monday to Saturday 10-4<br />
Come &<br />
take a look.<br />
Itʼs worth the<br />
drive to Aylmer!<br />
@AylmerThriftStore<br />
300 Talbot West, Aylmer • 226-544-0379 • www.mcson.org<br />
In the Heart of Aylmer - Renovated & Restored<br />
“These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball<br />
and hit it with the shadow.”<br />
-- Sam Snead<br />
Toward the end of one of my infamous<br />
high-volume, temperamental, club<br />
throwing rounds, I asked my caddie for<br />
a club recommendation for a shot of<br />
about 155 yards. My caddie said: ʻIʼd<br />
say either a 3-iron or a wedge, sirʼ ʻA<br />
3-iron or a wedge?ʼ I asked ʻWhat kind<br />
of stupid choice is that!ʼ<br />
ʻThose are the only two clubs you have<br />
left, sir!ʼ he said.<br />
-- Tommy Bolt<br />
OPEN EVERY TUESDAY, 9 am to 3 pm<br />
May thru October<br />
Indoor/Outdoor Vendors!<br />
51 Murray Street, Aylmer • 519-765-2211<br />
www.aylmersalesarena.com<br />
MENNONITE FURNITURE GALLERY<br />
Handcrafted & Custom Built<br />
Classic to Contemporary<br />
Kenton<br />
Bedroom<br />
Set<br />
NOW INCLUDING<br />
Coffee<br />
Bar<br />
Cloverdale Dining Set<br />
Astoria Dining Set<br />
Montana<br />
Dining Set<br />
Outdoor<br />
Living...<br />
Choose your style<br />
& the pieces you prefer...<br />
Algonquin<br />
Bedroom Set<br />
Caymen Dining Set<br />
www.mfgi.ca • sales@mfgi.ca<br />
@mfgicanada<br />
Chairs, Loveseats, Bistro &<br />
Conversation Sets & more!<br />
You Dream It... We Build It!<br />
10 TALBOT STREET WEST<br />
AYLMER • 519-765-4386<br />
OPEN MON. to TUES. & THURS. to SAT. 10-5<br />
CLOSED SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I will not sell school property.<br />
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Lake Huron<br />
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
Off to PORT BURWELL, COPENHAGEN, TILLSONBURG, DELHI & LA SALETTE<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO SHOP<br />
NY<br />
LOCAL<br />
Come & Explore<br />
ELGIN COUNTY<br />
www.elgintourist.com<br />
@elgincountytourism<br />
HMCS OJIBWA<br />
72<br />
3 Pitt St., Port Burwell<br />
519-633-0594<br />
THE WOOD CONNECTION<br />
At Copenhagen's p<br />
Biggest i Store, ,<br />
Where Your Project Is Our Specialty!<br />
The Museum of Naval History<br />
Guided Tours Available<br />
See website for current hours.<br />
UPDATES & TICKETS ONLINE<br />
www.hmcsojibwa.ca<br />
An Award-Winning Museum Ship Experience<br />
Open Thursdays – Sundays 11am to 4pm<br />
Just t<br />
11km 1km South<br />
t<br />
of Aylmer<br />
519-773-9049<br />
- 73-9<br />
-904<br />
The “White Pass” Train<br />
• Quality Woodworking Tools, Supplies & Hardware<br />
replica runs in the store!<br />
• Unique Custom Made Wooden Carved Signs • Tole Painting Supplies<br />
AYLMER Hwy. 3<br />
• Kempston Router Bits • Lang Calendars • Country Home Candles<br />
John Wise<br />
• Unfinished DIY Wood Crafts, Birdhouses, Gifts, Crafts AND a General Store!<br />
OPEN: MON., WED. to SAT. 9-6 • SUN. 10-5 • CLOSED TUES.<br />
For Over<br />
15 Years!<br />
PORT<br />
BRUCE<br />
Ontario´s Largest Sand Pile!<br />
COPENHAGEN<br />
5048<br />
Imperial Rd.<br />
Museum Tours - School Field Trips - Workshops & Retreats<br />
98-Acre Property - Trail Hikes - Community Events<br />
48075 Jamestown J t Line, RR2, Aylmer<br />
1-888-773-2955 or 519-773-2955<br />
museum@gayleafoods.com<br />
Share a day with us...<br />
or your vacation!<br />
May 1st through h Thanksgiving<br />
i i<br />
g<br />
• Camping (short stay or seasonal)<br />
• Nature Trail • Fishing • Volleyball<br />
• Snack Bars • Souvenirs • Elk Farm<br />
• Hayrides • Weekly Entertainment<br />
• Summer Activity Program for Children<br />
• Showers • Firewood • Propane<br />
• Full Service Sites<br />
• 10 month Seasonal Sites<br />
Learn about Ontario’s rich dairy history, s enjoy nature & make ice cream!<br />
Open May to September e<br />
& by appointment po t year round<br />
Follow ow us on socials<br />
@dairymuseum<br />
um<br />
Children’s Tastes<br />
By Cherie DeBurger, Wallaceburg<br />
Everyone has heard a parent say part<br />
of them wishes their children could stay<br />
little forever. The innocence, the cute<br />
little things they do are cherished and<br />
warm our hearts. We look at the constant<br />
changes of our kids and realize they will<br />
only be little for the blink of an eye.<br />
Daily we see transformations in<br />
their faces, their mannerisms,<br />
and their tastes.<br />
Some of these stages we are<br />
happy to see them grow out of<br />
though, for instance a child’s<br />
eating habits. Did you ever notice<br />
that a child’s tastes are strange?<br />
Take food for example, why is it<br />
that children are so picky? From<br />
the beginning of time parents have<br />
fought with their toddlers to eat<br />
their vegetables or try something<br />
new. Every parent has spoken the words<br />
“come on try it, you’ll like it” or “try one<br />
bite, if you don’t like it you don’t have<br />
to eat it”. Some children would rather<br />
sit at the table for hours staring at the<br />
four pieces of broccoli on their plate,<br />
others will cry, acting like we are trying<br />
to feed them broken glass. Send them<br />
outside, however, and they will eat a full<br />
course meal in the sandbox. I know that<br />
brussel sprouts aren’t tasty but they have<br />
Our EVENTS have family in mind!<br />
Sat. July 6 Bag Piper Graham Edward Walk thru Park 6-7 pm<br />
Sat. July 13 Hounds of Erie Winery Wine Tasting<br />
6-8 pm on the deck<br />
Sat. July 20 Kids Bouncy Wet Slide 5-9 pm Center Pavilion<br />
Sat. July 27 Caribbean/Island Music by Kenn Lewis 7-10 pm<br />
Sat. Aug. 3 Bicycle Decorating 11 am @ basketball court<br />
Sun. Aug. 4 Houghton Fire Department Pork BBQ 4-6 pm<br />
Sat. Aug. 10 Inasphere Wines Wine Tasting<br />
7-9 pm on the deck<br />
Sat. Aug. 24 Sand Sculpting Contest 2pm on the beach<br />
PICNIC, FISH, CA MP, HIKE - All on the Shores of Lake Erie!<br />
930 Lakeshore Rd., Port Burwell (12 km East of Port Burwell, 16 km West of Long Point)<br />
www.sandhillpark.com • 519.586.3891586 From Daytripping<br />
Nov-Dec 2008<br />
to be better than dirt! One of my sons<br />
used to have his own version of the milk<br />
mustache; only it was a dirt beard. Mud<br />
pies or asparagus? Mud pies win every<br />
time. How many times have you seen a<br />
child grab a piece of something off the<br />
floor, oblivious to what it is or should I<br />
say what it was, and don’t think twice<br />
before popping it in their mouths.<br />
They can even pull something<br />
off the bottom of someone else’s<br />
shoe or pull an old piece of gum stuck<br />
to the bottom of a table. Risking finger<br />
amputation, parents bravely spend<br />
the next two minutes trying to pry the<br />
ancient morsel from the child’s clenched<br />
teeth as though it’s filet mignon. They<br />
won’t eat a warm, home cooked meal<br />
on a plate but a hairy, stale raisin on the<br />
floor disappears in seconds. I just don’t<br />
get it.<br />
There is no way to explain some of the<br />
idiosyncrasies that all children display<br />
in one fashion or another. Each child is<br />
as unique as their own fingerprints but<br />
at the same time sharing qualities and<br />
traits that seem to be universal among all<br />
children. As with all things, time passes<br />
and children grow and each strange<br />
mannerism becomes a priceless memory<br />
to look back at and laugh over.<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
You’ll truly enjoy staying the night and taking more time to explore SW Ontario<br />
Antiques<br />
&<br />
40+ DEALERS<br />
1-800-293-7548<br />
Emporium<br />
682 James St., Hwy. #3<br />
Delhi • 519-582-2929<br />
courtlandtreasures@yahoo.ca<br />
Wed-Fri 10-4 • Sat 10-5 • Sun 10-4<br />
6 Middleton Church Rd, Delhi<br />
(Hwy 3 between Courtland & Delhi)<br />
Visit our factory store to smell 50+ amazing fragrances in person<br />
• Parrafin, soy candles & wax melts<br />
• Large selection of wax warmers<br />
• Local handmade artisans<br />
• Gifts for everyone on your list<br />
COUNTRYHOMECANDLE.COM<br />
RAMBLIN’ ROAD<br />
BREWERY FARM<br />
Come in to sample or<br />
purchase our farm<br />
fresh premium beers!<br />
“Lunch Menu<br />
at The Roost”<br />
www.ramblinroad.ca<br />
2970 Swimming Pool Rd., LA SALETTE<br />
Ontario, N0E 1H0 • 519-582-1444<br />
What Do You Know About Glasses?<br />
1. These words were engraved on whose tombstone?<br />
“Here lies the inventor of spectacles. God Pardon his sins.”<br />
2. Who is the patron saint of the spectacle maker’s guild?<br />
3. Who had a lens cut from an emerald?<br />
4. Who invented bi-focals?<br />
5. Are bi-focals ever made upside down?<br />
6. Did the Romans use glasses?<br />
7. When were rimless spectacles first used?<br />
8. What were the first contact lenses made of?<br />
9. Who were the first people to use a magnifying glass?<br />
10. Where is the biggest refracting lens in the world?<br />
ANSWERS: 1. Salvino d’Armato, of Florence Italy 2. St. Jerome 3. Emperor Nero in the<br />
year 50 A.D. 4. Benjamin Franklin 5. Yes. Marching band members may use these so<br />
they can read the music & still see to march by glancing down. 6. Lenses have been<br />
found in Roman tombs that are at least 2000 years old. 7. They were first mentioned<br />
in 1840. 8. Glass, in 1887 9. In 4000 B.C. Chaldeans were using pieces of glass that<br />
magnified 10. At Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, WI. It’s 40” in diameter.<br />
ANNANDALE<br />
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE<br />
30 Tillson Ave<br />
TILLSONBURG, ON<br />
519-842-2294<br />
TILLSONBURG<br />
MAIN STREET OXFORD<br />
A banner exhibit featuring historic images<br />
of Oxford County’s Main Streets.<br />
On exhibition until August 25th<br />
TEDDY BEAR PICNIC<br />
Saturday, July 20th, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Celebrate with your favourite Teddy Bear<br />
or stuffed animal on the Museum lawn.<br />
Activities include a Teddy Bear Hunt, Tea, Crafts<br />
and Activity stations. Pre-registration required.<br />
12 to 4 pm • Admission by Donation<br />
LEMONADE & ICE CREAM SOCIAL<br />
Saturday, August 17th, <strong>2024</strong><br />
A Summer celebration with lemonade and a full<br />
Sundae Station on the lawn! Pre-registration required.<br />
1 to 4 pm • Cost $12.00<br />
www.tillsonburg.ca • kwatkin@tillsonburg.ca<br />
OVER 10,000 SQ FT • 1 FLOOR - NO STAIRS! • CLIMATE CONTROLLED<br />
<strong>SUMMER</strong> SAVINGS 10% - 50% OFF<br />
SELECTED BOOTHS & ITEMS Throughout the Store<br />
Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm<br />
6 OLD VIENNA ROAD, TILLSONBURG 519-688-7770<br />
FROM HWY. 401<br />
19<br />
Broadway<br />
Tillson Ave.<br />
OLD VIENNA RD.<br />
FROM<br />
AYLMER<br />
(Vienna Rd.)<br />
70+ Vendors<br />
Simcoe St.<br />
• Collectables • Vinyl<br />
• Vintage • Furniture<br />
• Jewellery • Diecast<br />
• Glass & China<br />
• Military • Toys<br />
3<br />
Annandale<br />
House<br />
KIA<br />
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FROM<br />
SIMCOE<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) Jesus’ last words were not “TGIF.”<br />
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The<br />
Daytripper<br />
WOODSTOCK, NORWICH, THORNDALE, EMBRO & ANCASTER<br />
Our Gift Shoppe<br />
Experience our unique store!<br />
• Games • Cobble Hill Puzzles • Crossroads Candles<br />
• Calendars • Greeng Cards • Unique Gis & Decor<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
Open Monday<br />
to Saturday 9-5<br />
22 MAIN ST.WEST, T NORWICH • 519-863-2380<br />
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<strong>SUMMER</strong> HOURS<br />
MON-FRI 9-5, SAT 9-1<br />
CLOSED LONG WEEKENDS<br />
THEATRE WOODSTOCK<br />
A Reason For Living<br />
Author Unknown<br />
AUGUST 22-24<br />
Annie Kids -<br />
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OCTOBER 17-27<br />
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Destination<br />
Garden Centre<br />
& Backyard<br />
Showroom!<br />
Is anybody happier<br />
Because you passed their way?<br />
Does anyone remember<br />
That you spoke to them today?<br />
The day is almost over,<br />
And its toiling time is through,<br />
Is there anyone to utter<br />
Now a kindly word to you?<br />
• Greenhouse & Nursery • Cafe<br />
• Floral Bouque • Decor Gourmet • Workshops<br />
Foods<br />
• Outdoor Decor • Workshops Furniture & & Cooking<br />
Special Events<br />
Can you say tonight in parting<br />
Did you waste the day, or lose it?<br />
With the day that's slipping fast,<br />
Was it well or sorely spent?<br />
That you helped a single person<br />
Did you leave a trail of kindness,<br />
Of the many that you passed?<br />
Or a scar of discontent?<br />
Is a single heart rejoicing<br />
As you close your eyes in slumber,<br />
Over what you did or said?<br />
Do you think that you can say<br />
Does the one whose hopes are fading You have earned one more tomorrow<br />
Now with courage look ahead?<br />
By the work you did today?<br />
Get Creative!<br />
with w<br />
Aggie Armstrong & her<br />
Perennial Palettes Experience<br />
Appreciate pr<br />
being in the<br />
moment ment<br />
as you enjoy a<br />
beautiful perennial<br />
garden on the back<br />
roads of Oxford County<br />
and take time for<br />
yourself to get back in<br />
touch with your<br />
creative side. This<br />
guided watercolour<br />
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NORWICH I 519-468-2100<br />
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591 Fiddler's Green Rd.<br />
ANCASTER I 905-648-2200<br />
www.foraoutdoor.com<br />
Open Monday to Saturday 8:30-5 • Closed Sundays<br />
Café Open Tuesday to Saturday 9-4<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
Please tell our advertisers you’re Daytripping - they need to know their ads work<br />
In Ingersoll<br />
CRAFT STORE<br />
• Yarn • Craft Kits • Puzzles<br />
• Board Games • T-Shirts<br />
• Mugs • Canvas • Paint<br />
• DTF • Cricut Materials<br />
• Lots of Vinyl<br />
OPEN TUES-SAT, Closed SUN-MON<br />
236 Springbank Ave North<br />
Woodstock •519-872-9978<br />
There are almost 1300 Ontario Heritage Trust Plaques - over 350 in SW Ontario.<br />
Home of Eddycrest Sewing Furniture<br />
Celebrating 20 Years in <strong>2024</strong><br />
One of 13 Shops participating<br />
in the JULY SHOP HOP!<br />
515533 11 th Line<br />
WOODSTOCK • 519-537-8753<br />
(2.2 km North of Outdoor Farm Show)<br />
See website or call for hours & ways to shop<br />
www.countrypatchworks.ca<br />
WOODSTOCK CARD,<br />
COMICS, COINS<br />
& Pop Culture Show<br />
AUG 4 • 9:30 am to 2:30 pm<br />
WOODSTOCK FAIRGROUNDS<br />
875 Nellis Street, Woodstock<br />
$5 Admission • Under 12 Free with Adult<br />
@WoodstockSportsCardShow<br />
ANCASTER TOY &<br />
COLLECTIBLES EXPO<br />
AUG 18 • 9:30 am to 2:30 pm<br />
160+ VENDOR TABLES<br />
ANCASTER FAIRGROUNDS<br />
630 Trinity Road, Ancaster<br />
9:30-10:30 am: $10 • 10:30 am - 1 pm: $5<br />
1-2:30 pm: $3 • Under 12 Free with Adult<br />
@AncasterToyExpo<br />
ST. THOMAS<br />
MODEL TRAIN SHOW<br />
SEPT 1 • 9:30 am to 3 pm<br />
RAILWAY MUSEUM<br />
225 Wellington St, St. Thomas<br />
9:30-10:30 am: $10 • 10:30 am - 1 pm: $5<br />
1-3 pm: $3 • Under 12 Free with Adult<br />
Includes Museum access & FREE parking<br />
@St.ThomasModelTrainShow<br />
Promoting Ontario's Leading<br />
Collectible Shows Since 1990<br />
WOODSTOCK<br />
AUTOMOTIVE FLEA MARKET<br />
SUNDAY, JULY 21 • 8 am to 2 pm<br />
WOODSTOCK FAIRGROUNDS • 875 Nellis Street<br />
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENT<br />
Indoor and outdoor event, with up to 300 vendor tables.<br />
Featuring Auto Parts and Accessories; plus Automotive and Gas<br />
Station Related Memorabilia, Advertising Signs & More.<br />
Pre-registration is required to secure vendor space.<br />
IF YOU SELL PARTS,WEWANT YOUATTHIS FLEA MARKET!<br />
$10 Per Person<br />
Under 12Free with Adult<br />
PRICE FOR SPOTS<br />
Indoor Spot: $20/each<br />
8 ft.table w/ 4ft. behind<br />
Outside Spot: $20/each<br />
10 ft. (frontage) x 32 ft.space<br />
CALL DUANE 226-559-7400<br />
or email tgoddyn67@gmail.com<br />
INFO OR VENDOR SPACE: email Tony at tgoddyn67@gmail.com<br />
or call Duane at 226-559-7400 (Mon-Fri 1-8pm)<br />
@WoodstockAutoFleaMarket<br />
www.collectorshows.ca<br />
WOODSTOCK NOSTALGIA<br />
SHOW AND SALE<br />
SEPT 8 • 9:30 am to 3 pm<br />
200+ VENDOR TABLES<br />
WOODSTOCK FAIRGROUNDS<br />
875 Nellis Street, Woodstock<br />
9:30-10:30 am: $10 • 10:30 am - 1 pm: $5<br />
1-3 pm: $3 • Under 12 Free with Adult<br />
@WoodstockNostalgiaShow<br />
KITCHENER - WATERLOO<br />
TOYS & COLLECTIBLES SHOW<br />
SEPT 15 • 9:30 am to 2:30 pm<br />
OVER 175 VENDOR TABLES<br />
BINGEMANS<br />
425 Bingemans Centre Dr, Kitchener<br />
9:30-10:30 am: $10 • 10:30 am - 1 pm: $5<br />
1-2:30 pm: $3 • Under 12 Free with Adult<br />
@KitchenerCollectiblesExpo<br />
KITCHENER<br />
MODEL TRAIN SHOW<br />
OCT 6 • 9:30 am to 3 pm<br />
UP TO 170 VENDOR TABLES<br />
WOODSTOCK TOY & COLLECTIBLES EXPO<br />
BINGEMANS<br />
425 Bingemans Centre Dr, Kitchener<br />
JULY 14, AUGUST 11, SEPTEMBER 2 & 29 • 9:30 am to 2:30 pm 9:30-10:30 am: $10 • 10:30 am - 1 pm: $5<br />
9:30-10:30 am: $10 • 10:30 am - 1 pm: $5 • 1-2:30 pm: $3 • Under 12 Free with Adult 200+ TABLES 1-3 pm: $3 • Under 12 Free with Adult<br />
WOODSTOCK FAIRGROUNDS, 875 Nellis St, Woodstock @WoodstockToyExpo @KitchenerModelTrainShow<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) This punishment is not boring and pointless.<br />
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The<br />
Daytripper<br />
SIMCOE, VITTORIA, PORT ROWAN, WATERFORD, VANESSA & ST. WILLIAMS<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
Quaint Shops, Great Restaurants, Inns and B&Bs,<br />
Live Theatre, a Harbourfront Museum and a<br />
warm welcome are all part of a visit<br />
to our picturesque port town.<br />
Closer than<br />
you think!<br />
August 16-18: :<br />
Main Street<br />
Market Days<br />
August 17-18: :<br />
Summer Festival / Art in the Park<br />
Join us in Downtown Powell Park<br />
www.portdover.ca<br />
One of the Largest Antique Furniture<br />
Showrooms in Southern Ontario<br />
Open Wed. to Sat. 9 - 4,<br />
Sundays 12 - 4<br />
4080 New Hwy. #24,<br />
VANESSA<br />
25 kms south of the 403<br />
(519) 443-4197<br />
kdkoopman@gmail.com<br />
S ANTIQUES LTD.<br />
Exclusively Furniture<br />
www.cjsantiques.ca<br />
Port Dover<br />
festival<br />
Art<br />
in the Park<br />
August ust 17th & 18th<br />
Saturday 10-6 • Sunday 10-5<br />
This popular Southern Ontario<br />
show offers...<br />
• Juried Artists<br />
• Canadian Crafts • Antique Market<br />
• Humongous Book Fair<br />
• Live Local Music<br />
Come for the weekend<br />
and enjoy our festival<br />
as well as merchants annual<br />
“Main Street Market” sales on<br />
Friday, Saturday & Sunday.<br />
Historic Powell Park<br />
Downtown Port Dover<br />
519-583-1314<br />
portdoversummerfestival.com<br />
www.portdover.ca • info@portdover.ca<br />
• 10 Flavours of Ontario Peanuts<br />
• Custom Gift Baskets<br />
• Peanut Products<br />
• Honey • Fudge<br />
• Maple Syrup<br />
• Preserves<br />
erve<br />
s<br />
Mon. 10-5:30<br />
Wed.-Sat. 10-5:30<br />
Sun. 11-4<br />
(Closed Tues.)<br />
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389 Fisher’s Glen Rd. Vittoria toria<br />
• 519-426-9222<br />
9222<br />
But Where Was Pogo?<br />
1970 New York Times News Service<br />
OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, Ga.<br />
The skunks slept through it. But<br />
dozens of other wild animals in the<br />
Okefenokee Swamp, south of Waycross,<br />
Ga., were confused by Saturday’s total<br />
eclipse of the sun.<br />
The raccoons, which had been pacing<br />
nervously as the light grew dimmer<br />
under cloudy skies, hopped up in their<br />
beds and settled down for a two-minute<br />
nap.<br />
A small black bear named June,<br />
hauled from her cage to be on television,<br />
climbed a tree.<br />
Laura Chancellor of New York said the<br />
bear then climbed back to the ground<br />
when the light appeared after 2 minutes<br />
and 50 seconds of near darkness.<br />
The light in the Okefenokee<br />
Swamp never faded completely<br />
during the eclipse. A high overcast<br />
of strataform clouds drifted<br />
across southeast<br />
Georgia about an hour<br />
before totality, and the<br />
clouds filtered back<br />
light into the 89-mile<br />
wide path where the sun<br />
was completely blotted out.<br />
It resembled a heavy dusk.<br />
The thick cloud covering to<br />
the east and west of the shadow that<br />
reached down to earth from the moon<br />
gave the appearance of sunset in both<br />
directions at the same time.<br />
The animal experiments were<br />
conducted in areas throughout the<br />
700,000-acre swamp by both Fern Bank<br />
Science Center and many high schools<br />
in the Waycross area.<br />
A showcase h<br />
c se of Norfolk olk Artists t<br />
& Artisans<br />
Great Local Art • Workshops • Gifts<br />
13 Norfolk St. S, Simcoe • 519-900-9355<br />
9<br />
-935<br />
Tues-Fri 11 to 5, Sat 10 to 3:3030<br />
@capitolartsmarket capitolartsmarket.com<br />
Sent in by<br />
Elsie Thoonen<br />
Andrew J. Olsen, a biologist who is<br />
assistant director of Fern Bank, said<br />
the mosquitoes began biting just as<br />
the eclipse began. “Just like they do at<br />
dusk,” he said.<br />
“The buzzards went to roost, as we<br />
had anticipated, if you can say that<br />
scientists can ever anticipate.”<br />
A flock of 47 buzzards, hovering over<br />
the huge swamp, soared downward to<br />
land in the moss-covered cypress trees.<br />
Robert Dixon, the assistant<br />
agricultural agent for the county, settled<br />
an old argument over whether chickens<br />
roost during a total eclipse.<br />
As the darkness swept through the<br />
sky at 1,500 m.p.h., eight chickens<br />
which he had in a coop in a Waycross<br />
park hopped up on their roosts and<br />
tucked their heads under their wings<br />
Dixon said he made a spot check<br />
of chicken farmers throughout the<br />
county and found that a majority<br />
of the 300,000 laying hens and<br />
185,000 broilers being raised in Ware<br />
County also went to roost.<br />
John Steeley, a student at Waycross<br />
High School, was stationed in front of a<br />
pen of red foxes and a pen containing<br />
600-pound black bear which was born<br />
and raised in captivity.<br />
The foxes started cleaning<br />
themselves, the student said, an activity<br />
which he had observed at dusk during<br />
previous observations made as a control<br />
for Saturday’s experiment.<br />
The bear, the student said, merely<br />
yawned.<br />
GOOD BEER &<br />
TASTY FOOD<br />
Sold Here!<br />
96 Norfolk St. S.<br />
SIMCOE<br />
519-428-2886<br />
"Brew'd @ The Blue"<br />
www.blueelephant.ca<br />
• Old Fashioned Banana Splits • Milkshakes • Sundaes • Frozen Yogurt<br />
• Soft Ice Cream, including Chocolate, Vanilla & Twist<br />
• Homemade Waffle Cones & Belgium Waffles<br />
Open<br />
Daily!<br />
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1028 Bay St., Port Rowan<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
Thank you so much for taking this daytrip with us!<br />
These are the newest t shops h &<br />
events to try our big, little paper...<br />
- Bayfield -<br />
Shopbike Coffee Roasters<br />
- Bright -<br />
Museum & Archives at Chesterfield<br />
- Caledonia -<br />
Haldimand House Marketplace<br />
- Chatham -<br />
Chatham-Kent Art Studio Tour<br />
- Chatham, London, Sarnia -<br />
A Taste of Britain<br />
- Grand Bend -<br />
Sunset Arts Gallery<br />
The Coage Cafe<br />
- Goderich -<br />
Salt & Harvest Fesval<br />
- Ilderton -<br />
Proof Line Farm<br />
- Kingsville -<br />
Eclecc Love (Restaurant)<br />
- Muirkirk -<br />
T & K Fibres and More<br />
- Parkhill -<br />
Second Blessing Thri Bouque<br />
- Port Burwell -<br />
Furry & Friends Pet Store & More<br />
- Ridgetown -<br />
Trail House B&B<br />
- Ruthven -<br />
Colasan’s Tropical Gardens<br />
- Sarnia -<br />
Dockside Restaurant & Bar<br />
- Simcoe -<br />
Norfolk County Archives<br />
- Thamesville -<br />
Simple Things Anques & Collectables<br />
- Woodstock -<br />
Aggie Armstrong Fine Art<br />
Some are brand new, some are new to us,<br />
& a few might be back aer an absence.<br />
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Impressive Selection of Quality<br />
Antiques, Nostalgia & Books!<br />
OPEN<br />
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with Hot Tub<br />
Wine & Cider<br />
Tours & Tastings<br />
Lavender Boutique<br />
Picnic Packages<br />
WATERFORD, ONTARIO<br />
<strong>DAYTRIPPING</strong> DESTINATIONS<br />
By Kathaleen McKay, St. Thomas<br />
JARVIS<br />
KINGSVILLE<br />
LONDON<br />
LUCAN<br />
MORPETH<br />
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OTTERVILLE<br />
PARIS<br />
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6 LOCATIONS<br />
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Alice<br />
Street<br />
ANTIQUE MARKET<br />
A Multiple Vendor Market<br />
Home<br />
of<br />
• antiques • collectibles<br />
• memorabilia<br />
• vintage bar & kitchenware<br />
• fine collectible books<br />
• vintage toys • comics<br />
• fine glass & china<br />
• coins & currency<br />
• sports memorabilia<br />
• furniture<br />
• native articles, moccasins & more<br />
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12 Alice Street, Waterford • 519-427-7312<br />
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ALWAYS WELCOME!<br />
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Thurs, Fri & Sat 10 to 4<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) Chili fries do not go in like a lamb and out like a lion.<br />
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84 Langford Church Road<br />
BRANTFORD • 519-752-0607<br />
www.twinvalleyzoo.com<br />
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Double Header<br />
Baseball took the term double<br />
Labour Day<br />
Weekend header from railroading. In<br />
l Oct 27th<br />
Open Daily railroading a double header is a<br />
9 am - 5 pm BRANTFORD’S LARGEST ANTIQUE MALL<br />
OVER 90 VENDORS!<br />
train with two engines on it.<br />
Hence, in baseball, a double<br />
header is two games played by the<br />
same teams at the same place on<br />
a single day.<br />
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK - 10 AM TO 5 PM<br />
1146 Colborne Street East<br />
BRANTFORD • 519-759-8960<br />
The<br />
Antiques & Vintage Items<br />
• MEMORABILIA • ORIGINAL ART<br />
• FURNITURE • COLLECTABLES<br />
Hwy. 403 Hwy. 403 from Hamilton<br />
Henry St.<br />
Colborne St.<br />
Brantford<br />
Garden Ave.<br />
Crossroads<br />
Antique Market<br />
Cty. Road #18<br />
Hwy. #2/53<br />
Cainsville<br />
Hwy. #54<br />
from Caledonia<br />
AN OLD FASHIONED DRY GOODS STORE<br />
IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 150 YEARS<br />
A Wide Variety of<br />
Tabletop Accessories<br />
Placemats, Pot Holders, Trivets, Mugs & More<br />
100% Cotton<br />
Kitchen Towels<br />
An Air Canada plane took off from Torbay Airport in St. John’s.<br />
After it reached its cruising altitude, the Captain made an<br />
announcement over the intercom: “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is<br />
your Captain speaking. Welcome to Flight 293, non-stop from St.<br />
John’s to Toronto. The weather ahead is good and we should<br />
have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax...<br />
“OH, MY GOD!” Silence followed.<br />
After a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom:<br />
“Ladies and Gentlemen,” he said, “I’m sorry if I scared you<br />
earlier. While I was talking to you, a flight attendant accidentally<br />
spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of<br />
my pants!” A Newfoundlander passenger yelled,<br />
“That’s nothing bye. You should see the back of mine!”<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Try this awesome Grand River cruise near CALEDONIA!<br />
Great Day Trip!<br />
The Blazing Fiddles<br />
Lunch Cruise &<br />
Blazing Fiddle Show<br />
Tuesday toThursday<br />
2.5 Hour Cruise • 3 Course Meal<br />
We Also Offer:<br />
: Private Cruises<br />
Dockside Cafe & Market Place -<br />
Unique Gifts & Baked Goods<br />
for groups of 30 or more<br />
Grand Dining<br />
Cruise<br />
Friday to Sunday<br />
12:30 or 5pm<br />
Dine at your private<br />
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Reservations Required<br />
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32<br />
1<br />
Thoughts & Advice on Life<br />
May you have enough happiness<br />
to make you sweet, enough trials to<br />
make you strong, enough sorrow to<br />
keep you human, enough hope to<br />
make you happy.<br />
When the door of happiness closes,<br />
another opens, but often times we<br />
look so long at the closed door that<br />
we don’t see the one which has been<br />
opened for us.<br />
The best kind of friend is the kind<br />
you can sit on a porch and swing<br />
with, never say a word, but walk away<br />
feeling like it was the best conversation<br />
you’ve ever had.<br />
It takes only a minute to get a crush<br />
on someone, an hour to like someone,<br />
and a day to love someone, but it takes<br />
a lifetime to forget someone.<br />
Always put yourself in others’ shoes.<br />
If you feel that it hurts you, it probably<br />
hurts the other person, too.<br />
Don’t go for looks; they can deceive.<br />
Don’t go for wealth; even that fades<br />
away. Go for someone who makes you<br />
smile because it takes only a smile to<br />
make a dark day seem bright.<br />
The happiest of people don’t<br />
necessarily have the best of everything;<br />
they just make the best of what they<br />
have.<br />
Dream what you want to<br />
dream; go where you want<br />
to go; be what you want to be,<br />
because you have only one life<br />
and one chance to do all the<br />
things you want to do.<br />
Giving someone all your love<br />
is never an assurance that they<br />
will love you back. Don't expect<br />
love in return; just wait for it to<br />
grow in their heart; but if it does<br />
not, be content it grew in yours.<br />
Happiness lies for those who<br />
cry, those who hurt, those who<br />
have searched, and those who have<br />
tried, for only they can appreciate<br />
the importance of people who have<br />
touched their lives.<br />
Maybe we're supposed to meet the<br />
wrong people before meeting the right<br />
one so that when we finally meet the<br />
right person, we will know how to be<br />
grateful for that gift.<br />
Love begins with a smile, grows with<br />
a kiss and ends with a tear... either of<br />
joy or sorrow. No matter what, there is<br />
always a lesson to learn and strength<br />
to be gained.<br />
The brightest future will always be<br />
based on a forgotten past, you can’t go<br />
on well in life until you let go of your<br />
past failures and heartaches.<br />
Our Cover Artist<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong><br />
Connie Raye Townsend<br />
Connie Raye Townsend is best known for her playful paintings of dogs and<br />
cats riding motorcycles, driving cars, and hanging out in coffee shops. She<br />
admits that her favorite response to the work is “your paintings make me<br />
happy.”<br />
Born in Jackson, Tennessee in 1953, she demonstrated advanced art skill at<br />
an early age. Her high school interest was in photographic realism in pencil<br />
“Dog Paddlers”<br />
drawings, and college was ceramics and abstract oil painting.<br />
She spent time doing blue collar work in the 70’s and 80’s but her days off were spent exploring the<br />
surrounding National Forest in a Jeep with her dog, and taking photos. She loved the utility of this vehicle, and<br />
became obsessed with late model Jeep Willys, buying and restoring them.<br />
In 1990 she opened her own business, “Outrageous TEES custom screen printing” and started visiting galleries<br />
and noticing artists who were on a path to national renown. This sparked a desire to get back to painting.<br />
Community College courses, and entry in a few local art shows where her works were well received, gave her the<br />
confidence to imagine living the life of an artist. These first paintings included her dog and her jeep.<br />
In 2002 with several galleries selling her work Connie retired from screen printing and became Blue Collar Art<br />
Works, known today as CR Townsend ART.<br />
By Thomas Nelford, Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. (edited)<br />
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Lake Huron<br />
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
NICE OLD STUFF<br />
Rustic Antiques, Uniques &<br />
Salvage age for Home & Garden<br />
Thurs - Mon 11 to 4<br />
Closed Tues & Wed<br />
2037-2039 Main St. N. (Hwy 6 South)<br />
JARVIS • 519-587-2058<br />
niceoldstuff@rogers.com<br />
Winding down in JARVIS, CAYUGA, WAINFLEET, DUNDAS, FREELTON & ABERFOYLE.<br />
Enter the<strong>2024</strong><br />
Photo Contest!<br />
See<br />
page 46<br />
Lucille Ball<br />
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, New York. Photo by Mark Moran.<br />
RUTHVEN PARK<br />
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE<br />
Circa 1883<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO SHOP<br />
NY<br />
LOCAL<br />
Marshville Heritage Society Presents<br />
34 th ANNUAL<br />
MARSHVILLE<br />
Heritage Festival<br />
Art & Craft Show<br />
Featuring High Quality<br />
Handcrafted Merchandise by<br />
Approx. 80 Juried Artisans<br />
from Ontario<br />
• Car Show • Live Entertainment<br />
• Kids Entertainment<br />
• Kids Train Ride<br />
Labour Day Weekend<br />
August 31, Sept 1 & 2<br />
(Saturday, Sunday & Monday)<br />
10 am - 5 pm<br />
Historic Mansion Tours,<br />
Nature Trails,<br />
Special Events & More!<br />
Cayuga, Ontario<br />
www.ruthvenpark.ca<br />
ST<br />
Continued from page 57<br />
Now we come to another area that is<br />
well worth staying in and exploring, but<br />
might not have as much of a selection<br />
for accommodations. SPARTA is a cool<br />
and historic village and AYLMER is<br />
a perfect spot from which to explore<br />
this town and the surrounding area.<br />
There’s also PORT BURWELL and<br />
TILLSONBURG among others, so check<br />
out rentals for this region. Seven Gables<br />
B&B and Stoney Creek Hideaway in<br />
Tillsonburg were suggested by readers.<br />
PORT ROWAN is a cool Lake Erie town<br />
with numerous rentals and is home to<br />
Long Point Provincial Park. A bit further<br />
east toward Turkey Point Provincial Park<br />
you’ll find a selection of options for<br />
glamping at Long Point Eco-Adventures<br />
in a world class natural setting. They<br />
offer outdoor luxury accommodations<br />
with hiking/biking trails, an observatory<br />
and Burning Kiln Winery is right<br />
across the road.<br />
PORT DOVER is another<br />
classic beach town,<br />
renowned for Friday the 13th<br />
celebrations when thousands<br />
of motorcyclists fill the streets,<br />
and rooms. There will be tons<br />
of options here but the Erie<br />
Beach Hotel, a block from the<br />
beach, is my favourite. Great<br />
food, too.<br />
I think rentals would be your<br />
only option in WATERFORD<br />
and even they may be hard to<br />
Y tripping<br />
Where You Should Stay in SW Ontario<br />
By Mark Moran, Publisher<br />
find but I’d love to stay here sometime.<br />
There are numerous shops to explore,<br />
including a number of antique shops,<br />
but also a number of small lakes, trails,<br />
and I believe there are canoe/kayak<br />
rentals to make the most of it. There’s<br />
also a museum and Bonnieheath Estate<br />
Lavender & Winery isn’t far away.<br />
The Elmhurst Inn is a beautiful,<br />
historic, sprawling property just off<br />
Hwy. 401 at INGERSOLL and it’s<br />
centrally located near London, Norwich,<br />
and Woodstock.<br />
A bit further east, WOODSTOCK is a<br />
small city with a lot to offer including<br />
shops, a museum, art, gallery, and<br />
the Gordon Pittock Conservation Area<br />
which is worth visiting. There are many<br />
beautiful heritage homes that I’d love to<br />
see the inside of so there may be rentals<br />
or B&Bs we don’t know about. There are<br />
Brant Erie Beach Hotel - Port Dover<br />
Seniors 65 + : $7 on Saturday Only<br />
Adults: $8 • Children under 10 Free<br />
Cash only preferred - ATM on site<br />
FREE PARKING<br />
Only Service Dogs Allowed<br />
No Smoking/Vaping on premises<br />
Marshville Heritage Village<br />
Highway #3 West,<br />
Minutes from Port Colborne<br />
www.marshvilleheritagesociety.org<br />
several hotels along Hwy. 401.<br />
In the scenic town of PARIS<br />
there will surely be rentals to<br />
choose from and it’s definitely<br />
worth visiting this town on the<br />
Grand River. The Arlington Hotel<br />
is the easy and obvious choice,<br />
right in the heart of the downtown<br />
and completely renovated not<br />
very long ago.<br />
BRANTFORD has some very<br />
good hotels to choose from and<br />
plenty to offer visitors. With a<br />
great resume of sports facilities<br />
(and legends like Wayne Gretzky)<br />
the hotels here are used to<br />
offering a top notch product. The Grand<br />
River winds through the city here as well<br />
but I don’t know of any rentals along it<br />
so I’d stick with a hotel, and your guess<br />
is as good as mine.<br />
There are now a number of cabins<br />
available at Six Nations Chiefswood<br />
Park in OSHWEKEN in a park setting<br />
on the edge of that same river. Grand<br />
River Dinner Cruises is nearby, as well as<br />
Brantford Twin Valley Zoo.<br />
The residents in Dundas, just on<br />
the edge of Hamilton, would probably<br />
prefer that I not tell you how<br />
gorgeous their hidden valley<br />
town is, but I can’t help myself.<br />
I have no idea where you might<br />
stay here (look for rentals) but<br />
shopping is abundant. Trails<br />
and waterfalls and the Bruce<br />
Trail itself are minutes away and<br />
you’ll discover a real gem of a<br />
town.<br />
BURLINGTON is a larger<br />
city with many options for<br />
accommodations but one stands<br />
out from my own experience.<br />
The Waterfront Hotel is on the<br />
Brant Street Pier - Burlington<br />
shores of Lake Ontario with a waterfront<br />
trail and park on it’s doorstep, as well as<br />
the Brant Street Pier which extends out<br />
over the lake. It’s also walking distance<br />
to many shops and restaurants.<br />
Well if you’re still reading I’m quite<br />
amazed, but thanks. My best advice<br />
for picking a place (aside from word<br />
of mouth) is to use TripAdvisor.com<br />
where it seems that every possible<br />
accommodation in the world is listed.<br />
There will be good and bad comments<br />
for any property so take them with a<br />
grain of salt, but it features a traveller’s<br />
rating on a scale from excellent to poor<br />
and with one glance at the curvature you<br />
get a pretty good indication. You can<br />
then also search the traveller reviews<br />
for specific keywords like “pool” or<br />
“breakfast” and that same sliding scale<br />
will reflect the opinion of those who’ve<br />
actually stayed there.<br />
Our main point is to encourage you<br />
to stay the night even if you don’t have<br />
to, just because you can! That’s the best<br />
way to really see what the towns in our<br />
region are all about.<br />
Thanks for reading!<br />
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(Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I will not belch the National Anthem.<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong>
Enjoy your daytrip and have a safe and wonderful summer!<br />
OVER<br />
27 Years<br />
Freelton Antique Mall<br />
Over 250 vendors offering auniquea selection of<br />
china, glassware, collectibles, furniture, art,<br />
primitives, nostalgia, vintage & vinyl.<br />
OPEN<br />
Wed - Fri 10-5<br />
Sat - Sun 10-6<br />
Worth Repeating...<br />
Summer is that time of year<br />
when children slam<br />
the doors they left open<br />
all winter.<br />
905-659-0948<br />
0948<br />
www.freeltonantiquemall.com<br />
Did You<br />
YouKnow...<br />
Daytripping donates<br />
$25.00 to local charies<br />
for every PHOTO CONTEST entry<br />
we print, and also for each ARTICLE<br />
that we reprint from our archives.<br />
248 FREELTON ROAD<br />
off Hwy 6 North between<br />
Hamilton & Guelph<br />
Plenty of<br />
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Over 250<br />
VENDORS<br />
Easy<br />
If baseball were easy every hop would be great,<br />
Every pitch would be served on a silver home plate,<br />
I'd have perfect mechanics, not practice at all,<br />
Always get my way when I dislike a call,<br />
I'd only paint corners, hit homers with ease,<br />
Pitch perfect games and steal home when I please,<br />
I'd play every inning at the position I want,<br />
Remove fans from the stands when they issue a taunt,<br />
If baseball were easy I'd play it without strife<br />
But baseball's not easy.....<br />
Baseball's like life.<br />
Author Unknown<br />
Aberfoyle <strong>2024</strong><br />
150+<br />
Dealers at these Special<br />
Saturday Shows!<br />
❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇<br />
Saturday Special Antique Show!<br />
Saturday September 21<br />
8am–4pm, $10 admission<br />
❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇ ❇<br />
Regular Sunday Market Days:<br />
Sunday April 28 to<br />
Sunday October 27<br />
(Sundays only!) 8am–4pm,<br />
$5 admission, rain or shine<br />
www.aberfoyleantiquemarket.com www.facebook.com/aberfoylemrkt 1-877-763-1077 57 Brock Road S, Puslinch N0B 2J0 401 Exit 299, 2km n. of 401<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) I will not fake my way through life.<br />
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We’ve listed this section by town, so you can easily find ongoing things in a town you’re visiting.<br />
Amherstburg ongoing Wolfhead Tours & Tastings - Frid 4 pm & Sat 1 or 3 pm www.drinkwolfhead.com<br />
Amherstburg Summer Patio Vibes - Live music on the Patio every Fri, Sat & Sun www.drinkwolfhead.com<br />
Amherstburg until Sept1 Open Air Weekends visitamherstburg.ca<br />
Amherstburg until Sept4 Cosmo Club (women’s networking & fun) first Wed www.drinkwolfhead.com<br />
Amherstburg until Oct 12 Farmers’ Market Saturdays 9am-1pm www.amherstburgfarmersmarket.ca<br />
Aylmer ongoing Old Imperial Farmers’ Market, Saturdays 8am-3pm oldimperialfarmersmarket.ca<br />
Belle River until Sept 7 OSA Auctions Antique, Vendor and Farmers Market www.osauctions.ca<br />
Blenheim until Sept 12 Thursday Concerts in the Park www.townofblenheim.com<br />
Brantford ongoing Fri 9-2 Sat 7-2 Farmers’ Market (indoor year round) brantfordfarmersmarket.ca<br />
Bright until Sept 14 A Decade of Treasures exhibit, Saturdays 10-4 plattsvilledistrictheritagesociety.com<br />
Brights Grove thru Sept Summer Market at Kenwick Park - Wednesdays 4-8 pm Find us on Facebook & Insta<br />
Dresden until Aug 5 Live Harness Racing - 1 pm Sundays & Holiday Mondays www.dresden-raceway.ca<br />
Dresden Summer Weekly concerts, Thursdays 6-8 pm www.dresden.ca<br />
Dundas until Aug 3 Dundas Photography Initiative: Through our Lens www.dundasmuseum.ca<br />
Dundas until Aug 10 Dundas Tennis Club: 100 years www.dundasmuseum.ca<br />
Dundas until Sept 16 Dundas Central: A Scrapbook of Memories www.dundasmuseum.ca<br />
Forest until Oct 11 Farmers’ Market Fridays 9am-1pm www.lambtonshoresmarkets.com<br />
Forest thru Aug 28 Dinner Series - Chef Paresh (last Wed. of month) www.altonfarmsestatewinery.com<br />
Hamilton until Sept22 Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers (*check dates) hamiltoncivicmuseums.ca<br />
Harrow ongoing Hike 42 A Wildflower Discovery www.eventbrite.ca<br />
Goderich til Oct Saturday Farmers’ Market 8-2 & Sunday Market 9-2 www.goderichbia.ca<br />
Goderich until Aug29 Thurs. Eve and Sat afternoon concerts in courthouse square www.goderichbia.ca<br />
Goderich July 5-26 Piping Down the Sun at Rotary Cove Beach www.goderich.ca<br />
Goderich Oct 10-31 Thursdays - Ghost Tours at Goderich Historic Gaol www.goderich.ca<br />
Grand Bend thru Oct Farmers’ Market at Heritage Museum - Wed 8am-1pm lambtonshoresmarkets.com<br />
Grand Bend July7-Aug25 Sundays - Summer Sunset Sounds 7pm www.summersunsetsounds.ca<br />
Grand Bend July17-Nov9 Hockey Exhibit - travelling exhibit at Heritage Museum www.heritagemuseum.ca<br />
Leamington Aug11-Nov3 Live Racing at Leamington Raceway www.lakeshorehorseraceway.com<br />
London ongoing Sat 8-3 Sun 10-2 Farmers’ & Artisan Market www.themarketwfd.com<br />
London until Sept 5 ART COMP <strong>2024</strong> www.100kellogglane.com<br />
Petrolia until Oct19 Petrolia Farmers’ Market Saturdays 7:30 til Noon 519-882-2350<br />
Point Edward thru Aug Vintage in the Village Cruise Nights, Waterfront 4:30 (last Fri/month) 519-337-3021<br />
Port Dover ongoing Silver Lake Farmers’ Market - Sat 8am-1pm portdoverlions.ca/silver-lake-market<br />
Port Stanley thru Dec Scenic Train Rides (MOST Sat & Sun, some holidays - check dates) www.pstr.on.ca<br />
Port Stanley Sept7-Oct26 Saturdays - Murder & Mystery Dinner train - tickets required www.pstr.on.ca<br />
Sarnia ongoing Stamp Club meetings - 4th Sunday of month www.sarniastampclub.ca<br />
Sarnia ongoing Exhibit openings- Lawrence House 6-9pm (1st Fridays) www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />
Sarnia thru Dec 6 Gwetaandaawe Market (first Sat of Apr/May/June/Oct/Nov/Dec) 519-336-8410<br />
Sarnia July 5-27 6+1 Art Group “Anything Goes” www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />
Sarnia July 5-27 Bill Walters solo exhibit www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />
Sarnia August 2-31 Members exhibit “Figuratively Speaking” www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />
Sarnia until Sept 1 Tom Thompson and the Group of Seven www.jnaag.ca<br />
Simcoe ongoing Thursdays - Farmers’ Market 8am-2pm www.localline.ca/simcoefarmersmarket<br />
Simcoe until Aug 23 Exhibit - Reforesting Norfolk at Norfolk County Archives www.norfolkheritage.ca<br />
Southampton Oct 2-26 “Just the Best” exhibit at Southampton Art Gallery 519-389-5260<br />
St. Jacobs thru Oct Historic St. Jacobs Walking Tour - Thurs 2:30-4 & Sun 1-2:30 strollwalkingtours.com<br />
St. Marys until Oct 26 Farmers’ Market 8am-12noon www.discoverstmarys.ca<br />
St.Marys Aug 7-28 Wednesdays - Melodies at the Museum www.stmarysmuseum.ca<br />
St. Williams ongoing Live Music on the Patio 1-3 pm at Burning Kiln www.burningkilnwinery.ca<br />
St. Williams ongoing Wine Down Wednesdays 6-8 pm at Burning Kiln www.burningkilnwinery.ca<br />
Stratford ongoing Chocolate Trail - purchase pass for self-guided tour visitstratford.ca/chocolatetrail<br />
Stratford ongoing Bacon & Ale Trail - purchase pass for self-guided tour visitstratford.ca/bacontrail<br />
Stratford ongoing Audio Walking Tours www.visitstratford.ca<br />
Stratford ongoing Saturdays - Farmers’ Market 7am-12pm www.stratfordagriculturalsociety.com<br />
Stratford May18-Sep29 SAT and SUN Art in the Park www.artintheparkstratford.ca<br />
Tillsonburg May26-Aug25 Main Street Oxford exhibit at Annandale www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale<br />
Tillsonburg Sept6-Oct27 Small Wonders Art Show & Sale at Annandale www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale<br />
Wallacetown ongoing Museum Tours at Backus Page House www.backuspagehouse.ca<br />
Windsor until Oct 26 Downtown Farmers’ Market - Sat 9am-2pm downtownwindsor.ca/farmers-market<br />
Windsor July Wednesday and Sunday - Summer tours of Willistead Manor www.cityofwindsor.ca<br />
Woodstock ongoing Saturdays - Farmers’ Market 7am-12pm www.woodstockfairgrounds.com<br />
See a list of OVER 70 FALL FAIRS<br />
listed on Page 51 of this issue,<br />
generously sponsored by<br />
Find a full list of Ontario Fairs<br />
at www.ontarioagsocieties.com<br />
JULY <strong>2024</strong><br />
also see “Ongoing Events” previous column<br />
2-28 Petrolia Sweet Soul Music at Victoria Playhouse www.thevpp.ca<br />
2-31 Various July Shop Hop - multiple quilt shops www.julyshophop.com<br />
3 Goderich City Circle Cruizers - Cruize night www.goderich.ca<br />
3-6 Brantford Brantford International Villages Cultural Festival www.brantfordvillages.ca<br />
3-21 Drayton Halfway There www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
5 Chatham Farmers’ Market at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />
5 Sarnia First Friday - downtown cultural walkabout www.sarniafirstfriday.com<br />
5 Sarnia Special First Friday feature at Downtown Market Details on Facebook & Instagram<br />
5-6 Norwich Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
5-6 Norwich Nostalgia Days www.Facebook.com/NorwichBIA<br />
5-7 Kincardine Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games www.kincardinescottishfestival.ca<br />
5-7 Goderich Festival of Arts & Crafts mcewinbrenda@gmail.com 519-955-0679<br />
5-7 Strathroy Ribfest www.strathroy-caradoc.ca<br />
6 Blenheim Children’s Festival at Talbot Trail Place www.townofblenheim.com<br />
6 Bright Tribute to Albama and Zach Brown www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />
6 Clinton Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
6 Dresden Practically Petty and Stevie Nicks Tribute concert www.dresden.ca<br />
6 Goderich Garden Tour www.goderich.ca<br />
6 Leamington Dark Sky Night www.parks.canada.ca<br />
6 Niag-on-Lake Horticultural Society Garden Tour www.notlhortsociety.com<br />
6 Peacock Point Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
6 Port Franks Kids Fishing Derby - meet Community Centre 9 am ausableportfranksoptimist.club<br />
6 Sebringville Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
6 Springfield Springfield Nostalgia-Rama - Car & Antique Show 519-404-2177<br />
6 St. Marys 1st Annual Family Fun Day at Delmar Foods www.delmarfoods.ca<br />
6-7 Bruce County Studio Tour - 38 artists (Sauble/PtElgin/Southampton) www.shorelineartists.net/<br />
7 Mooretown Model Train Day at Moore Museum www.mooremuseum.ca<br />
7 Sarnia VegFest www.sarniavegfest.com<br />
7 Thorndale The Boys of Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca<br />
8 Ingersoll Copps and Rodders Car Show at Cheese Museum www.ingersoll.ca<br />
9-Sep1 St Jacobs The Marvelous Wonderettes www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
10 Cambridge Enchanted Fairy Summer Tea by the Grand - tickets regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />
10-Aug3 Grand Bend Jersey Boys www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
11-14 Parkhill Mud Creek Bluegrass Festival www.mudcreekbluegrassfestival.com<br />
11-28 Grand Bend Doris and Ivy in the Home www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
12 Leamington Friday Night Market www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />
12-13 Petrolia Art in the Park at Victoria Park - Over 50 Artists www.artintheparkpetrolia.com<br />
12-13 Sarnia Brights Grove Music Fest Find Us on Facebook<br />
12-14 Brigden RAM rodeo www.ramrodeoontario.com<br />
12-14 Kincardine Lighthouse Blues Festival www.lighthousebluesfestival.com<br />
12-14 St.Marys Stonetown Heritage Festival www.discoverystmarys.ca<br />
13 Bright Tapestry - the music of Carole King www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />
13 Chatham CK Brewfest Sonsfest at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />
13 Clifford Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
13 Oil Springs Black Gold Fest at Oil Museum 11am-4pm www.lambtonmuseums.ca<br />
13 Petrolia Barn Dance www.petrolia150.com/calendar<br />
13 Sarnia Pride in the Park - 12-6 McGibbon Park www.diversityed.ca<br />
13 St.Thomas Nostalgia Nights Car Show www.nostalgianights.ca<br />
13 Wallacetown Tails & Trails Doggy Day 2-4 pm backuspagehouse.ca/events/<br />
13 Windsor Free Public Tours of Duff-Baby House www.cityofwindsor.ca<br />
13-14 Goderich Kinsmen Summerfest www.goderich.ca<br />
14 Woodstock Toy and Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />
15-27 Bright Sun and Stars starring Travis Ledoyt www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />
17 Goderich City Circle Cruizers - Cruize night www.goderich.ca<br />
17-Aug3 Port Stanley “Hurry Hard” at Festival Theatre www.psft.ca<br />
18 Forest Car Show www.shopforest.ca<br />
18 Watford Watford Summer Market @ Centennial Park 5-9 pm Find Us on Facebook<br />
18 Woodstock Downtown Woodstock Shopping night www.downtownwoodstock.ca<br />
18-20 Blenheim Cherryfest - rides, games, food, sidewalk sales, more www.townofblenheim.com<br />
18-Aug11 Stratford Stratford Summer Music www.stratfordsummermusic.ca<br />
19 Cambridge Evening Walking Tours - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />
19 Glencoe Truck and Tractor Pull www.glencoefair.ca<br />
19-20 Baden Queen of Tarts - Tea & Tour 1:30-3 pm facebook.com/castlekilbride/<br />
19-20 Sarnia Revelree Music Fest www.revelreemusicfestival.com<br />
19-20 Woodstock Summer Street Fest www.downtownwoodstock.ca<br />
19-20 Windsor Symphony Orchestra Free Summer Concert www.windsorsymphony.com<br />
19-21 London The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival www.greatoutdoorscomedyfestival.com<br />
19-21 London Colombian Gastronomy Festival www.coventmarket.com<br />
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20 Aylmer Pawsitively Elgin Dog Festival www.pawsitivelyelgin.com<br />
20 Cayuga Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
20 Cayuga <strong>2024</strong> Cayuga Summer Festival find us on facebook<br />
20 Chatham Bluesfest at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />
20 Colchester Colchester Saturday Market heritagecolchester.ca<br />
20 Glencoe Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
20 Goderich Memories Then and Now Car Show www.goderich.ca<br />
20 Kingsville Kingsville Block Party www.kingsville.ca/events<br />
20 London “Shogun Assassin” at Palace Theatre www.odysseyrecords.ca<br />
20 London Adult Water Park at East Park www.eastparkgardens.com<br />
20 Oil Springs Summer Celebration & Cornhole Tournament www.oilsprings.ca<br />
20 Point Edward 100th Mackinac Race bycmack.com<br />
20 Salford Anniversary Open House at Red Dragon Dairy www.reddragondairy.ca<br />
20 Strathroy Movie Night www.strathroy-caradoc.ca<br />
20 Tillsonburg Teddy Bear Picnic at Annandale 12-4 pm (register) www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale<br />
20 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft Association Open House & Fly Day www.harvards.com<br />
20 Vienna Chicken Dinner & Car Show 11-4:30 bayhamhistoricalsociety@hotmail.ca<br />
20-21 Amherstburg Amherstburg Art Crawl, 11:30-4 downtown www.visitamherstburg.ca<br />
20-21 Ohsweken Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
21 Baden Storybook Day at the Castle featuring “Elsa” facebook.com/castlekilbride/<br />
21 London Rain - A Tribute to the Beatles www.budweisergardens.com<br />
21 Port Stanley Music on the Rails with Rob Burns & Randy Cassidy www.pstr.on.ca<br />
21 Woodstock South Gate Car Cruise www.southgatectr.com<br />
21 Woodstock Automotive Flea Market www.collectorshows.ca<br />
24-Aug10 Cambridge Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, the Musical www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
25 Kingsville Lounge Night featuring The Laws www.estateofhealth.ca/event/<br />
26 Kingsville Cindy’s Summer Night Market with Buck Twenty www.cindysgarden.com<br />
26 Point Edward Vintage in the Village Cruise Nights, Waterfront Pk 4:30pm 519-337-3021<br />
26-27 Sarnia Bluewater Anglers Walleye Derby www.bluewateranglers.com<br />
26-28 Dresden Dresden Exhibition & Tractor Pull (Fri) www.dresdenex.com<br />
26-28 Kingsville Pro Rodeo www.kingsvilleprorodeo.ca<br />
26-28 London Island Fest <strong>2024</strong> www.coventmarket.com<br />
27 Ailsa Craig Ailsa Craig 150th - Scottish Heritage Festival Find Us on Facebook<br />
@ailsacraig150<br />
@Ailsa Craig 150th<br />
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Come Celebrate with Us!<br />
AILSA CRAIG SESQUICENTENNIAL<br />
July 27, <strong>2024</strong> During Gala Days<br />
Scottish Heritage Festival to<br />
celebrate Ailsa Craig Turning 150!<br />
FREE EVENT! Bring your lawn chairs!<br />
Parade, Highland Games, Pipe Bands,<br />
Dancers, Tug-of-War, Food Trucks, Vendors<br />
Free Closing Concert by MUDMEN<br />
27 Dresden Emancipation Day at Josiah Henson Museum www.heritagetrust.on.ca<br />
27 Dresden Downtown Dresden Summer Night Market Find Us on Facebook & Instagram<br />
27 Goderich Mustang Megacruise www.goderich.ca<br />
27 Goderich Punk Rock Flea Market at Vinylly Vintage 226-222-2834<br />
27 Kingsville Summer Market in the Village www.ctmhv.com<br />
27 London Hyde Park area Yard Sales facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
27 Ridgetown Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
27-28 Dorchester Dorchester Pet Fest www.dorchesterpetfest.com<br />
27-28 Forest Mid-Summer Market at Alton Farms Estate Winery altonfarmsestatewinery.com<br />
27-28 Leamington Arts at the Marina www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />
27-28 Toronto Pretty Heroes Convention www.prettyheroes.com<br />
28 Amherstburg Gone Car Crazy Car Show www.visitamherstburg.ca<br />
28 Beachville Community Car Show www.beachvilledistrictmuseum.com<br />
28 Cambridge Tea by the Grand - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />
28 Dunnville Canada’s Circus Spectacular www.circusspectacular.com<br />
28 Windsor High Tea &Garden Party at Willistead Manor - tix req www.thymetogo.ca<br />
29-Aug4 Mitchell Mitchell celebrating 150th Anniversary - see website www.westperth.com/BIA<br />
29-Aug10 Listowel Tent Sale at Spinrite Factory Yarn Outlet www.yarnfactoryoutlet.com<br />
AUGUST <strong>2024</strong><br />
also see “Ongoing Events” on page 72<br />
1 Sarnia Hot Nights-Cool Cars Car Show, Canatara Park www.sarniastreetmachines.com<br />
1-5 London Ribfest www.canadasbiggestparty.com<br />
2 Goderich Movie night at court house square www.goderichbia.ca<br />
2 Kincardine Cruise Nights - Queen Street 4-9 pm Find us on Facebook<br />
2 Sarnia First Friday - downtown cultural walkabout www.sarniafirstfriday.com<br />
2 Sarnia Special First Friday feature at Downtown Market Details on Facebook & Instagram<br />
2-3 Embro Tractor Pull www.embrotractorpull.com<br />
2-4 Leamington Hogs for Hospice www.hogsforhospice.com<br />
3 Amherstburg Fort Malden Living History Festival www.parks.canada.ca<br />
3 Dunnville Dunnville Fair 905-962-2642<br />
3 Erieau Art on the Boulevard artontheboulevard.ca<br />
3 Princeton Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
3 Southampton Art on the Fence 10am-4pm @ Chantry Breezes www.shorelineartists.net/<br />
3 St. George Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
3-4 Niag-on-Lake Art at the Pumphouse - Art Show & Sale www.artatthepumphouse.ca<br />
3-4 Port Burwell Bayham Beachfest Family Fun Weekend www.bayham.on.ca<br />
4 Thorndale Grand Ole Opry at Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca<br />
4 Woodstock Card, Comics, Coins & Pop Culture Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />
5 Bothwell Town Wide Yard Sale (Holiday Monday) facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
5-7 Kincardine Kincardine Scottish Festival www.kincardinescottishfestival.ca<br />
6-18 Petrolia Tuesdays with Morrie at Victoria Playhouse www.thevpp.ca<br />
7 Goderich City Circle Cruise Night www.goderich.ca<br />
7-24 Port Stanley Big Foot’ at Festival Theatre www.psft.ca<br />
7-25 Drayton Naked Radio www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
7-Sep1 St Jacobs Kiss Me, Kate www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
7-Sep1 Grand Bend Peter Pan: the Panto www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
8 Watford Watford Summer Market @ Centennial Park 5-9 pm Find us on Facebook<br />
8-11 Parkhill Fair www.parkhillfair.com<br />
8-Sep3 Paris Mary Maxim Tent Sale www.marymaxim.ca<br />
9 Brantford South Coast Jazz Annual Music Festival (also 11th) www.southcoastjazz.com<br />
9 Cambridge Walking tour from McDougall Cottage - tickets www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />
9 Chatham Farmers’ Market at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />
9 Leamington Friday Night Market www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />
9 Windsor Oullette Car Cruise www.downtownwindsor.ca<br />
9-10 Bothwell Car Show www.oldautos.ca/car-show<br />
9-10 Leamington Dark Sky Nights www.parks.canada.ca<br />
9-11 Forest Western Ontario Steam Threshers Show https://steamthresher.com/<br />
9-11 Goderich Celtic Roots Festival www.celticfestival.ca<br />
9-11 Kingsville Kingsville Music Festival at Mettawas Park kingsvillemusicsociety.com<br />
9-11 McGregor Essex County Steam and Gas Engine Show www.essexsteamandgasengine.com<br />
9-12 London London Jerk Fest www.coventmarket.com<br />
10 Bright Chicago Transit - a tribute to Chicago www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />
10 Cayuga Wellness Retreat - pre-registration required www.ruthvenpark.ca<br />
10 Langton Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
10 London Cody Johnson - The Leather Tour www.budweisergardens.com<br />
10 Oil Springs Wheels and Wells Car Show www.oilmuseum.ca<br />
10 St. Mary’s Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
10 Thorndale Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
10-11 Aylmer Fair www.aylmerfair.ca<br />
10-11 Sarnia SOAR <strong>2024</strong> www.copa7.ca/soar<br />
11 Baden Queen of Tarts - Tea & Tour 1:30-3 pm facebook.com/castlekilbride/<br />
11 Simcoe South Coast Jazz Annual Music Festival (also 9th) www.southcoastjazz.com<br />
11 Woodstock Toy and Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />
12 Ingersoll Copps and Rodders Car Show at Cheese Museum www.ingersoll.ca<br />
12-24 Bright Dion Pride - tribute to Charley Pride www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />
14 London Billy Idol - Rebel Yell Canada <strong>2024</strong> www.budweisergardens.com<br />
15 Stratford Punk Rock Market www.visitstratford.ca<br />
15-17 Petrolia Hard Oil Music Festival at Greenwood Park www.petrolia150.com/calendar<br />
15-Sep1 Grand Bend Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, the Musical www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
16 Belle River Stroll the Streets www.events.belleriverbia.com<br />
16 London The Michael Jackson History Show www.londonmusichall.com<br />
16-17 Norwich Tractor Pull Find us on Facebook<br />
16-17 Paris Drinksfest www.parisdrinks.ca<br />
16-17 Woodstock Cowapolooza www.cityofwoodstock.ca<br />
16-18 Jarvis JarvisFest - music, parade, fireworks, car show etc www.jarvisfest.ca<br />
16-18 Paisley Bruce County Heritage Farm Show www.bruceheritage.com<br />
16-18 Port Dover Summer Festival’s Main Street Market Sidewalk Sales www.portdover.ca<br />
16-18 Tillsonburg Fair find us on Facebook<br />
17 Appin Do Good Summer Market dogoodthingsco.ca<br />
17 Cambridge Hugs for Hounds! (Celebrating Sighthounds) www.hugsforhounds2.ca/<br />
24<br />
Hugs for Hounds!<br />
August 17, <strong>2024</strong><br />
10 am - 5 pm<br />
Vendors • Speakers • Exhibitors • Fundraising BBQBQ<br />
CELEBRATING SIGHTHOUNDS! Non-Aggressive Dogs Welcome on Leash (no flexi-leads)<br />
1128 Rife Rd, Cambridge • www.hugsforhounds2.ca • 519-239-4069 $5 (Under 12 Free)<br />
17 Colchester Colchester Saturday Market heritagecolchester.ca<br />
17 Dresden Rock the Lot - Free outdoor concert at Kinsmen Park www.dresden.ca<br />
17 Elgin towns Talbot Trail of Yard Sales (rain date Aug 18) www.bayham.on.ca<br />
17 Kingsville Kingsville Block Party www.kingsville.ca/event<br />
17 Petrolia Petrolia 150 Parade www.petrolia150.com/calendar<br />
17 Petrolia Hard Oil Car Show www.petrolia150.com/calendar<br />
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Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) Guinea pigs should not be used as guinea pigs.<br />
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17 Port Burwell Town Wide Yard Sale (Talbot Trail - rain date Aug 18) www.bayham.on.ca<br />
17 Port Stanley Music on the Rails with Stu and the Triplanes www.pstr.on.ca<br />
17 Richmond Town Wide Yard Sale (Talbot Trail - rain date Aug 18) www.bayham.on.ca<br />
17 Scotland Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
17 Straffordville Town Wide Yard Sale (Talbot Trail - rain date Aug 18) www.bayham.on.ca<br />
17 Tillsonburg Lemonade & Ice Cream Social at Annandale (register) www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale<br />
17 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft Association Open House & Fly Day www.harvards.com<br />
17 Vienna Town Wide Yard Sale (Talbot Trail - rain date Aug 18) www.bayham.on.ca<br />
Send us your Events!<br />
Send to info@daytripping.ca - We just need the date,<br />
town, event name and a website or phone number.<br />
17-18 Dunnville Grand Tour www.dunnvillegrandtour.com<br />
17-18 Port Dover Summer Festival’s Art in the Park www.portdover.ca<br />
17-18 St.Thomas Elgin Historical Show Find us on Facebook<br />
18 Ancaster Toy and Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />
18 Baden Queen of Tarts - Tea & Tour 1:30-3 pm facebook.com/castlekilbride/<br />
18 Cayuga Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea - reservations required www.ruthvenpark.ca<br />
18 Petrolia Hard Oil Kids Day www.petrolia150.com/calendar<br />
21 Goderich Circle City Cruizers - Cruize Night www.goderich.ca<br />
22-24 Lucknow Music in the Fields musicinthefields.ca<br />
22-24 Woodstock Annie Kids www.theatrewoodstock.com<br />
22-25 Woodstock Fair www.woodstockfairgrounds.com<br />
23 Forest Kids Day www.shopforest.ca<br />
23-25 Florence Grand Ole Power Days grandolepowerdays.weebly.com<br />
GRAND OLE POWER DAYS<br />
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23-25 London Taco Festival www.coventmarket.com<br />
23-25 Thorndale RAM Rodeo / Country Music Showcase www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca<br />
23 Kingsville Cindy’s Summer Night Market with Twisted Sisters www.cindysgarden.com<br />
24 Belmont Pickers Swap Meet Antiques & Nostalgia 519-269-3705<br />
PICKERS SWAP MEET ANTIQUES & NOSTALGIA<br />
Sat, Aug24, 9am-2<br />
AUGUST <strong>2024</strong> continued AUGUST <strong>2024</strong> continued<br />
• Advertising ing • Gas & Oil Memorabilia<br />
• Tin & Porcelain Signs • Nostalgia a Products<br />
• Gas Pumps & Coke Machines • Pedal Cars<br />
• Large Selection of General Store Items & Antique Toys<br />
ADMISSION: 9-11 am $10<br />
11am-2pm $5 • Vendors $20<br />
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15539 Whittaker Road • East of Belmont • 519-269-3705<br />
ACROSS FROM WHITTAKER LAKE PARK AT TERRY AUTO BODY COLLISION CENTRE<br />
24 Chatham Hipfest at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />
24 Ingersoll Harvest Market at Cheese and Agricultural Museum www.ingersoll.ca<br />
24 Petrolia Lambton 3rd Annual Fibre Arts Festival lcfibrefest@gmail.com<br />
24 Port Franks Corn Fest - at Port Franks Pavilion 4-7 pm www.ausableportfranksoptimist.club<br />
24 Straffordville Straffordville WatermelonFest Family Fun Day www.bayham.on.ca<br />
24-25 Amherstburg Art by the River 10-5 at Fort Malden facebook.com/artbytheriveramherstburg/<br />
24-25 Baden Queen of Tarts - Tea & Tour 1:30-3 pm facebook.com/castlekilbride/<br />
24-25 Shedden Fair www.sheddenfair.com<br />
25 Cambridge Tea by the Grand - ticketed event www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />
25 Cambridge Afternoon Garden Concert - ticketed event www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />
25 Embro 39th Annual Ontario Toy Show facebook.com/OntarioToyShowWoodstock/<br />
25 Windsor Annual Butterfly Festival www.viaitalia.com<br />
25 Lasalle Sunday Night Market www.lasalle.ca<br />
28-Sep14 Port Stanley The Perils of Persephone at Festival Theatre www.psft.ca<br />
29 Kingsville Lounge Night featuring Max Marshall (folk) www.estateofhealth.ca/event/<br />
29 London Gary Gulman at London Music Hall www.londonmusichall.com<br />
30 Kincardine Cruise Nights - Queen Street 6-9 pm Find us on Facebook<br />
30 Point Edward Vintage in the Village Cruise Nights, Waterfront Pk 4:30pm 519-337-3021<br />
30-Sep1 Goderich Salt & Harvest Festival with West Coast Blues www.saltedgoderich.ca<br />
30-Sep2 Buxton 101st Homecoming Celebration www.buxtonmuseum.com<br />
21975 A.D. Shadd Rd., North Buxton<br />
519-352-4799<br />
www.buxtonmuseum.com<br />
101st Labour Day<br />
Homecoming Celebration<br />
All Weekend: AUG 30 - SEPT 2, <strong>2024</strong><br />
• Buxton History/Genealogy Conference<br />
• Family Feud Baseball • 3 on 3 Basketball<br />
• Auto & Craft Show • Re-Enactments<br />
• Kai Thomas Reading & Book Signing<br />
• Inflatables • Local Talent & Much More!<br />
31 Goderich Vintage Thrift at Vinylly Vintage 226-222-2834<br />
31 Tecumseh End of Summer Celebration www.calendar.tecumseh.ca<br />
31 Wyoming Lambton County Plowing Match lambtoncountyplowmens@gmail.com<br />
31-Sep1 Wallacetown Heritage Farm Show at Backus Page House www.backuspagehouse.ca<br />
31-Sep2 Waintfleet Heritage Festival Art and Craft Show www.marshvilleheritagesociety.org<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2024</strong><br />
also see “Ongoing Events” on page 72<br />
1 Kingsville 48th Fun on Wheels Car Show www.ctmhv.com<br />
1 Stratford Kinsmen Car Show www.stratfordkinsmen.ca<br />
1 St.Thomas Model Train Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />
2 Woodstock Toy and Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />
5 Watford Watford Summer Market @ Centennial Park 5-9 pm Find us on Facebook<br />
6 Chatham Country Hoedown at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />
6 Sarnia First Friday - downtown cultural walkabout www.sarniafirstfriday.com<br />
6 Sarnia Special First Friday feature at Downtown Market Details on Facebook & Instagram<br />
6-7 Lasalle Last Call Before Fall www.lasalle.ca<br />
6-7 Tavistock Fair www.tavistockfallfair.com<br />
6-8 Blyth Huron Pioneer Threshers Show www.blythsteamshow.com<br />
6-8 Dundalk Fall Fair www.dundalkfair.com<br />
6-8 Petrolia Petrolia-Enniskillen Fall Fair www.petroliafair.ca<br />
6-15 London Western Fair www.westernfair.ca<br />
7 Leamington Point Pelee Dark Sky Night www.parks.canada.ca<br />
7 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft Association Wings & Wheels www.harvards.com<br />
7 Sarnia Art in the Park - Mike Weir Park 9 to 5 rotaryartintheparksarnia.com<br />
7 Tillsonburg Wings and Wheels Family Day at airport www.harvards.com<br />
7-8 Stratford Stratford Kiwanis Garlic Festival www.stratfordgarlicfestival.ca<br />
INDOORS at The Stratford Rotary Complex<br />
SATURDAY, September 7th • 9am to 5pm<br />
SUNDAY, September 8th • 10am to 4pm<br />
Admission $10 • 2 for $10 after 2:30pm •Under 12 Free<br />
www.stratfordgarlicfestival.ca<br />
•Garlic & Artisan Market • Cooking & Educational Forums • Live Entertainment<br />
• Artisanal Cheeses plus Wine, Beer & Spirits • Exclusive Tastings •Free Parking<br />
8 Woodstock Nostalgia Show and Sale www.collectorshows.ca<br />
10-12 Woodstock Canada’s Outdoor Show www.outdoorfarmshow.com<br />
10-29 Petrolia Ultimate Fiddler on the Loose at Victoria Playhouse www.thevpp.ca<br />
12-15 St.Thomas Open House at Harvest Table Rustic Designs find us on Facebook<br />
13 Leamington Friday Night Market www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />
13 Port Dover Friday the 13th - motorcycle rally, concerts etc www.portdover.ca<br />
13 St.Marys Movie in the Park www.discoverstmarys.ca<br />
13-15 London Airshow London Skydrive <strong>2024</strong> www.airshowlondon.com<br />
13-15 Rodney Fair find us on Facebook<br />
13-15 Wyoming Plympton-Wyoming Fair www.plympton-wyomingfair.com<br />
14 Burford Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
14 Cayuga Celtic Festival at Ruthven Park www.ruthvenpark.ca<br />
14 Petrolia Harvestfest at the Petrolia Farmers’ Market www.petrolia150.com/calendar<br />
14 Windsor ABBA revisited tribute show www.chryslertheatre.com<br />
14 St. Clements Town Wide Yard Sale facebook.com/townwideyardsale<br />
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september <strong>2024</strong><br />
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EVENTS<br />
Also listed on our website! WWW.<strong>DAYTRIPPING</strong>.CA<br />
Events listed FREE (space permitting). Subject to change. Please plan ahead.<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2024</strong><br />
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14 Thamesville Crossroads Car Show, downtown 8am-4pm 519-401-1085<br />
Thamesville<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2024</strong> continued<br />
DOWNTOWN<br />
THAMESVILLE<br />
September 14 • 8 am to 4 pm<br />
PRE-REGISTER CARS: 519-401-1085<br />
14-15 Embro Fair www.embrofair.com<br />
14-15 Kingsville Fall Flea Market in the Village www.ctmhv.com<br />
15 Cambridge Gluten Free Tea by the Grand www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />
15 Kitchener Toys and Collectibles Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />
15 Mooretown Downriver Craft & Gift Sale at Moore Museum www.mooremuseum.ca<br />
15 Stratford Toys, Games and Collectibles Show Find us on Facebook & Insta<br />
18 Tillsonburg Friendship Tea & Craft at Annandale 1:30pm (register) www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale<br />
18-21 Chatham Crowfest www.crowfestck.com<br />
20 London Fairway Fest - Kim Mitchell and Honeymoon Suite www.eastparklondon.com<br />
20 St. Jacobs Harvest Hoedown 5-10 pm at Farmers’ Market www.stjacobsmarket.com<br />
20 Tillsonburg All that Jazz: Cocktail Party & Silent Auction (register) www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale<br />
20-21 Glencoe Fall Fair www.glencoefair.ca<br />
20-22 Amherstburg Amherstburg Uncommon Festival visitamherstburg.ca/uncommon<br />
20-22 Forest Fair www.theforestfair.ca<br />
20-22 Thorndale Fair www.thorndalefair.com<br />
20-28 Sarnia Roger and Hammerstein’s: Cinderella www.imperialtheatre.net<br />
21 Aberfoyle Saturday Special Antique Show aberfoyleantiquemarket.com<br />
Saturday Special Antique Show<br />
Saturday, S<br />
, Sept. 21<br />
Dealers at this<br />
Special Saturday Show!<br />
am to 4pm • $10 admission<br />
Regular Sunday Market Days (Sundays only 8am-4pm):<br />
Sundays through October 27 • $5 admisson, rain or shine<br />
2 km north of 401 exit 299, near Guelph • 1-877-763-1077 • www.aberfoyleantiquemarket.com<br />
21 Clinton Harvest Fest www.centralhuron.com<br />
21 Colchester Colchester Saturday Market Find us on Facebook<br />
21 Goderich Froggy Festival www.goderich.ca<br />
21 Kingsville Block Party www.kingsville.ca<br />
21 Petrolia Hillsdale Cemetery Tour 519-882-2350<br />
21 Stratford Indigenous Art Market & Cultural Celebration www.stratfordperthmuseum.ca<br />
21 Tillsonburg Family Fun Daze at Annandale “Fall Foods” (register) www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale<br />
21 Waterloo Doors Open Waterloo Region www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />
21 Woodstock Taste of Art - tickets required www.woodstockartgallery.ca<br />
21-22 Drumbo Fall Fair www.drumbofair.com<br />
22 Windsor Open Streets www.citywindsor.ca<br />
25 London Comedian Russell Howard at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca<br />
25 Tillsonburg Painted Gourds Workshop 6:30-8:30 pm (register) www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale<br />
26 Kingsville Lounge Night featuring Law & Tiessen (folk/blues) www.estateofhealth.ca/event/<br />
27-29 Alvinston Brooke-Alvinston&Watford Fall Fair www.alvinstonfair.com<br />
27-29 Leamington Wings over Water www.wingsoverwater.ca<br />
27-29 Thorndale Oxford Renaissance Festival www.faires.ca<br />
28 Chatham Oktoberfest Night at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />
28 Lambton Cty. Doors Open Lambton County www.lambtonmuseums.ca<br />
28 London London Men of Accord Fall A Cappella Show www.menofaccord.com<br />
28 London Sam Hunt: Locked Up Tour <strong>2024</strong> www.budweisergardens.com<br />
28 Stratford Symphony : Beethoven’s 5th www.stratfordsymphony.ca<br />
28 Waterford White Countryside Antique Show @yourhome.yourstory (FB & IG)<br />
28 Wellesley Wellesley Apple Butter Cheese Festival www.wellesleyabcfestival.ca<br />
28-29 Chatham-Kent CK Art Studio Tour Sat 10-4 & Sun 12-4 www.ckartstudiotour.com<br />
28-29 Elgin County Elgin County Studio Tour www.elgincountystudiotour.ca<br />
29 Lasalle Sunday Night Market www.lasalle.ca<br />
29 Sarnia Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers Story www.imperialtheatre.net<br />
29 Woodstock Toy and Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2024</strong><br />
also see “Ongoing Events” on page 72<br />
2 London Jordon Davis: Damn Good Time Tour www.budweisergardens.com<br />
2-27 St. Jacobs Dear Jack, Dear Louise www.draytonentertainment.com<br />
4 London Mark Normand at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca<br />
5 Leamington Dark Sky Night www.parkscanada.ca<br />
5 London Hotel California - Eagles Tribute www.centennialhall.london.ca<br />
5 London Death from Above 1979 at Music Hall www.londonmusichall.com<br />
5 Sarnia Bayou Country at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net<br />
5 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft Association Open House & Fly Day www.harvards.com<br />
5-6 Dundas Dundas Studio Tour www.dundasstudiotour.com<br />
6 Kitchener Model Train Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />
6 London Andy Shauf: Fall <strong>2024</strong> Solo Tour www.londonmusichall.com<br />
6 London Whose Live Anyway at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca<br />
6 London London Doll & Teddy Bear Fall Show & Sale 10 to 3 www.londondollshow.com<br />
London Doll & Teddy Bear Fall Show & Sale<br />
Southwestern Ontario’s finest array of Dolls & Bears of all kinds!<br />
Best Western Lamplighter Inn<br />
591 Wellington Rd S, LONDON<br />
www.londondollshow.com<br />
londondollsandteddies@gmail.com<br />
OCTOBER 6<br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
10am-3pm<br />
Adults $8.00<br />
Under 12 Free<br />
6 Stratford For the Love of Books - Book Fair and Crafters Market www.visitstratford.ca<br />
8 London The Doobie Brothers www.budweisergardens.com<br />
8-27 Petrolia The Tony Bennett songbook at Playhouse www.thevpp.ca<br />
9 Sarnia Toronto Orchestra Concert at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net<br />
11-14 Brigden Brigden Fall Fair www.brigdenfair.ca<br />
MOORE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY<br />
Home of the Brigden Fair Since 1850<br />
FALL FAIR “Country Roots & Rubber Boots” OCT 11 to 14<br />
• Brigden Campout Jamboree Weekend – July 31st to Aug 5th<br />
• Brigden Market – August 3rd<br />
• Fair Ambassador Contest – August 11th (Application Deadline Aug 2nd)<br />
• Tractor Pull – Oct 11th • Demolition Derby – Oct 19th<br />
• Jamborees – 2nd Sun. of month Nov to April • Winter Storage Begins Oct 26th<br />
* All events take place at Fairgrounds & are subject to change www.brigdenfair.ca<br />
Brigden Fair<br />
2976 Brigden Rd, Brigden, 519-864-1197<br />
12 Strathroy Seniors Jamboree At Caradoc Community Centre 519-245-1105 x.257<br />
15 Sarnia Relive the Music of the 50s and 60s www.imperialtheatre.net<br />
17 Newbury Fall Activity Day in Newbury dogoodthingsco.ca<br />
17 Petrolia Fiery Faces - Community Carving Night 5-8 pm www.fieryfaces.ca<br />
17-20 Kingsville Migration Festival www.kingsville.ca/events<br />
17-20 Woodstock My Old Lady www.theatrewoodstock.com<br />
18-20 Petrolia Fiery Faces - Pumpkin Display Nights 6-9 pm www.fieryfaces.ca<br />
18-20 Waterford Waterford Lions 42nd Annual Pumpkinfest www.pumpkinfest.com<br />
19 Brantford Howl-o-Ween Pawty Autism Dog Service Fundraiser 519-774-0267<br />
19 Paris Woolstock ON www.woolstockon.com<br />
15 th<br />
Annual<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2024</strong> continued<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19th • 9 am to 4 pm<br />
4 Buildings - Over 70 Vendors, Demonstrations,<br />
Workshops, Food Trucks, Fibre Animals on display.<br />
ADMISSION $10<br />
UNDER 10 FREE<br />
www.woolstockON.com<br />
Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver Street, Paris, ON<br />
19 Port Franks Shades of Autumn Vendor Sales and Tea Room www.ausableportfranksoptimist.club<br />
19-20 Amherstburg Ghost Tour at Gibson Gallery www.gibsongallery.org<br />
19-20 Forest Forest All Handmade Market ladybugg62@yahoo.com<br />
24-27 Woodstock My Old Lady www.theatrewoodstock.com<br />
EVENTS begin on page 72 • Visit www.daytripping.ca/events to submit yours!<br />
Summer <strong>2024</strong> (Bart Simpson Blackboard Quotes) “The President did it.” is not an excuse.<br />
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