Port Hope Visitor Guide 2019
This is a place where you can slow down. If the weekend was a place, if the weekend was a philosophy, a conversation, a memory – this is where it would be. Port Hope is a place where you can shake hands with a farmer, snuggle a goat, take a dip in a cool lake, eat a meal fresh-picked from a local field, and breathe it all in. There’s room here. There’s quiet. There’s slow. And there are more ways to enjoy your day than weekends in a year. Come enjoy craft food, drinks and sunsets by the water. Explore quaint streets and scenic country roads. It’s the weekend.
This is a place where you can slow down. If the weekend was a place, if the weekend was a philosophy, a conversation, a memory – this is where it would be.
Port Hope is a place where you can shake hands with a farmer, snuggle a goat, take a dip in a cool lake, eat a meal fresh-picked from a local field, and breathe it all in. There’s room here. There’s quiet. There’s slow. And there are more ways to enjoy your day than weekends in a year. Come enjoy craft food, drinks and sunsets by the water. Explore quaint streets and scenic country roads. It’s the weekend.
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EAT | SHOP | STAY | PLAY<br />
What does your weekend look like? High-energy pursuits like zip-lining<br />
or kayaking on the lake, or leisurely walks about town to admire the<br />
architecture or sip wine on a patio. <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hope</strong> is older than Canada,<br />
so we’ve got history to explore and stories to tell, musical theatre, street festivals<br />
and year-round events. We’ve got culture covered—we’re a small town that’s<br />
big on fun.<br />
PLAY AROUND<br />
PORT HOPE<br />
TELLING OUR STORY<br />
A little of our history to get you started.<br />
<strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hope</strong> was an established hub for<br />
trade and transportation by the mid-19th<br />
century. The river provided power for grist<br />
and timber mills, and was a natural port<br />
for exporting grain, timber and whiskey<br />
to the U.S. and Europe. The social scene<br />
was vibrant with an opera house, and<br />
Americans built summer cottages along the shore. Our legacy: we have one of the most<br />
impressive inventories of historical homes and buildings in Canada. You can take a selfguided<br />
walking or driving tour.<br />
MUSEUMS & ARCHIVES<br />
Get a glimpse into the past at the Antique Machinery Centre<br />
and Dorothy’s House Museum for vintage tools, tractors and a<br />
taste of farm life. We’re proud of our agricultural roots. Take a<br />
drive through the countryside to see the hand-painted board tiles<br />
by local artists on 23 heritage barns along the Barn Quilt Trail. And<br />
check out the postcards, maps and artifacts at the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hope</strong><br />
Archives downtown. Another stop is the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>Hope</strong> Public Library<br />
for newspaper archives and first editions by author Farley Mowat,<br />
the Canadian icon who lived here in town.<br />
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