Daytripping Issue - Summer 2020

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beside Elements Casino.
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“Now the joys of the road are chiefly
these,
A crimson touch on the hard-wood
trees”
And getting lost whenever you please.”
That third line was not a part of Bliss
Carman’s famous poem but we can be
confident that he would agree with the
sentiment it expresses.
In the computerized, digitalized and
automated lifestyle we have adopted,
the joy of real travel has been lost. The
400 series highways may be an efficient
means of getting from point A to point
B, but even a short drive on one of them
is a mind-numbing experience that
yields none of the “joys of the road” that
we once knew.
Of all the devices that have been
introduced to “improve” our travel
experience, none is more frightening
than the GPS, a box that contains a
commanding human(?) voice that is
constantly telling us to
turn right, take the next
exit or change lanes.
It never tells us to stop
for a coffee and it has
zero knowledge of the
best parks to visit or the
fact that if you took the
sideroad up ahead you
would come to the house
where Aunt Hilda hosted
the most magnificent
Christmas dinners.
A GPS will, they tell
me, get you to point
B without getting lost.
DOORS
ARE
OPEN
IN DOWNTOWN
DUNDAS!
That is unfortunate, for one of the most
rewarding experiences for those driving
the back roads and rural routes of
Ontario, is becoming honestly and truly
lost. There is no better way to discover
the people and places that we would
never see or enjoy if we relied on the
GPS and the superhighways. When you
finally reach the point where you are
not sure what direction you are going
and all the place names are unfamiliar
you can stop and ask. Ontario residents
are never so kind and helpful as when
they are confronted with someone who
is lost and needs direction. It brings out
the best in them. If you want to meet
the finest people in this country, just
stop at a farm house and tell them you
are lost. You will get directions, quite
often confusing and half-forgotten by
the time you get back to your car, but
there is nothing better than getting lost
when you are lost.
We are all headed to the same
destination…only the
means of getting there
differ. We have a certain
number of days left. We
can spend them on the
401 under the command
of a GPS or we can throw
the damn device away
and take the road to
Damascus (in Wellington
County). There might be
an epiphany along the
way...... or revisit Bliss
Carman’s poem “The
Joys of the Road” to learn
how we should travel.
We are happy to announce that many of our
businesses have now re-opened or will be in the
near future! To avoid disappointment please call
to confirm hours before arriving. Special
requirements may apply under our Provincial
guidelines. Curbside and Delivery options may
still be in effect for our restaurants, bakeries &
eateries, please call to confirm.
Help keep store owners, their staff and other
shoppers safe. Remember to maintain physical
distancing when shopping Downtown Dundas.
Check out our website for businesses
information....
www.DowntownDundas.ca
Downtown Dundas
Business Improvement Area
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SUMMER 2020 “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Page 63