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<strong>March</strong>-April <strong>2021</strong> • Vol. 27, <strong>Issue</strong> 1<br />
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Read along the bottom borders for some words of wisdom & thought provoking questions.<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong>
Congratulations everyone!<br />
For staying positive as much as possible,<br />
for staying safe, staying sane, helping<br />
others out, growing food, baking bread,<br />
remembering to exercise, remembering<br />
what puzzles and board games are, sharing,<br />
caring, crying when you needed to, reaching<br />
out and reaching in. It’s been a whole year<br />
now of you-know-what.<br />
My dad, James (Jimmy) Moran, was born<br />
in 1933 during the great depression and<br />
he always talked about it being the best of<br />
times. He was young and I’m sure it was<br />
the worst of times that it’s properly billed<br />
as, but he nostalgically described an era<br />
when neighbours helped neighbours make<br />
it through, day by day. Maybe it was because<br />
they wanted to do all they could to help their<br />
community, or maybe it was because they<br />
had no choice. I’m not sure. In his book, The<br />
Great Depression, Pierre Berton described<br />
a time when some people would rather<br />
die than take a hand out, and did just that.<br />
We’ve come a long way since then.<br />
The rest of this issue will have very little<br />
mention of you-know-what. We’d rather not<br />
give it any more attention than it’s already<br />
stolen from us, but I’m so very proud of<br />
many friends and acquaintances that I’d<br />
like to mention a few examples of feel good<br />
stories. Most of these are in my own area of<br />
Lambton County (because I’ve been cooped<br />
up the same as all of you) but I know that<br />
awesome tales such as these have been<br />
happening everywhere. Please feel welcome<br />
to write in about your own experiences.<br />
When the first lockdown came one year<br />
ago, Kevin Churchill and James Miller posted<br />
a few videos of themselves playing guitar<br />
and singing, one song at a time, and called<br />
it The Quarantine Sessions - Connecting<br />
Through Music. They invited anyone else to<br />
join in and were absolutely overwhelmed by<br />
the response. A few members turned into a<br />
few hundred and now it’s a bit over 18,000.<br />
More important than the success, is the<br />
opportunity it gave musicians of all different<br />
skill levels to post a song. For some this was<br />
second nature, while for others it required<br />
them to face their greatest fear. It would<br />
have been like a mountain they needed to<br />
climb, a true bucket list item. And, of course,<br />
group members are always supportive in<br />
their comments.<br />
There are other examples of this from<br />
coast to coast such as Saskatcha-tune with<br />
over 4,000 members and various East Coast<br />
Kitchen Party sites inluding one that boasts<br />
over 270,000 members.<br />
Facebook Live is a way that someone can<br />
easily broadcast whatever they want live to<br />
an audience of their Facebook friends who<br />
will “stream” or watch it using a computer<br />
or their phone in real time. I’m a musician<br />
myself and posted a number of concerts<br />
throughout the year from my house. Friends<br />
and family would tune in on Tuesday nights<br />
as a way to help the time pass. I’ve done<br />
about 20 shows. As I write this, a well known<br />
country musician from Wyoming, Ontario<br />
named Joan Spalding has done a show every<br />
afternoon for 340 consecutive days. She’ll<br />
hit the one year mark sometime around<br />
<strong>March</strong> 27th.<br />
My own shows were inspired by<br />
another local musician who paved the way.<br />
Scott Manery starting broadcasting three<br />
hour long concerts from his basement<br />
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME<br />
It Takes a Village, and it Builds a Country.<br />
in Southwestern Ontario<br />
on Saturday nights and we got in the habit<br />
of joking back and forth in our shows, with<br />
Scottie being as hardcore country as country<br />
can be and me playing what he described as<br />
my “Devil Music.” We’ve become very good<br />
friends through this experience but have only<br />
met each other a handful of times.<br />
Kinship has been another big winner this<br />
year. Most of us have admired how some of<br />
our peers have conducted themselves in this<br />
trying time, whether that’s been in their words<br />
or their actions, and this absence has made<br />
us appreciate some of our friends and mere<br />
acquaintances more than we’d ever imagined.<br />
When Rodney James Medwid and Kendra<br />
Petley saw local restaurants and salons close<br />
or be reduced to take out meals last April they<br />
started a Facebook page called Supporting<br />
Sarnia and Surrounding Businesses. The<br />
original idea was to show menus for local<br />
restaurants and encourage the public to support<br />
the industry by ordering food to go. Nowadays<br />
members are routinely treated to photos of<br />
other peoples takeout dinners, positive reviews,<br />
live streamed concerts, fundraisers and much<br />
more, and it all has an overwhelming, positive<br />
vibe. A typical post might be asking if anyone<br />
knows a good dog groomer or piano teacher<br />
and, with over 18,000 members to make<br />
recommendations, the results are always quick<br />
and plentiful. Rodney has also become a good<br />
friend though the course of this year, and we’ve<br />
never even met.<br />
Each of these examples takes considerable<br />
time to manage, and all were done out of the<br />
goodness of their hearts.<br />
Shopping locally has never mattered more<br />
than it does now, and it’s been embraced by<br />
almost all of us in countless ways. This is what<br />
I, more than anything else, will be proud of and<br />
take away from this crazy year. For example,<br />
the boys on my hockey team like to drink beer,<br />
and they’re quite good at it. Much better than<br />
they are at playing hockey. With the popularity<br />
of craft breweries, we’ve gotten in the habit<br />
of taking orders when we’re driving out to<br />
Stonepickers in Forest, Imperial City in Sarnia<br />
or Black Gold Brewery in Petrolia. I’m lucky<br />
that my travels also take me to other ones on<br />
page 34 such as Cowbell, Railway City, Blue<br />
Elephant, Jobsite or Ramblin’ Road. I haven’t<br />
been to Natterjack in West Lorne yet but I’m<br />
on my way and I’m taking orders for the team.<br />
This brings me to one last point I’d like<br />
to make. My good friend and teammate, Rob<br />
Cullinan, was on his way back from Ottawa<br />
and brought me a six pack of beer from Perth<br />
Brewery, which is about 6 hours away from<br />
Sarnia, but I thanked him for shopping locally.<br />
People who shop at the nearest Gargantaumart<br />
and see that as shopping locally, because it‘s<br />
nearby, are missing the point. That’s better<br />
than spending the money across the border<br />
or with a massive online distributor, where it<br />
has absolutely no chance of coming back to<br />
help our own economy, but it’s not ideal either.<br />
“Shopping Locally” and “Supporting Small<br />
Business” are two terms that are pretty much<br />
synonymous. If someone from Perth makes a<br />
purchase at Chocolate Sensations in Paris or<br />
buys wine from Alton Farms in Forest, they are<br />
shopping locally. They are spending their hard<br />
earned dollars with a small company that will<br />
ensure that their money stays here in Ontario<br />
and in Canada. If we all do this, we’ll all be<br />
better off, and feel good about it as well.<br />
Thanks for reading! Say you’re <strong>Daytripping</strong>.<br />
Mark Moran, Publisher<br />
<strong>March</strong> - April <strong>2021</strong><br />
This issue is dedicated to Don Cherry & Dr. Suess.<br />
Apparently they may not have been flawless,<br />
but let’s not forget all the good they did.<br />
<strong>Daytripping</strong> Features<br />
MAPLE SYRUP FARMS...................................20<br />
Daytripper’s Directory Pullout Map........... 9-12<br />
“Where You Should Eat” List...........................38<br />
Tourism Contact Information..........................11<br />
2020 Photo Contest Winners..........................39<br />
S.W. Ontario’s (Largest?) EVENTS List................8<br />
Antique Tours..............................................32,40<br />
Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Farm Markets...........30,31<br />
Recipes........................................................18,24<br />
Corkscrews & Craft Brews................................34<br />
On The Covers<br />
1) Fort Rose Maple Company, Parkhill<br />
2) Coyle’s Country Store, Tillsonburg<br />
Your Contributors<br />
Ruth Sharon, Jeanette Paddon, Agnes Burroughs, Vicki<br />
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A day without sunshine is like, well... night.<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong>
and move on to WHEATLEY, CHATHAM & KENT BRIDGE<br />
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© by Mike Keenan<br />
Smiles<br />
The Hint, from our<br />
Winter 2020 issue, was...<br />
Think you may have been in this<br />
church? Think again. The copy<br />
of <strong>Daytripping</strong> in front gives you<br />
an idea of how small it is.<br />
eh?<br />
“You just don’t smile anymore. What’s<br />
wrong?” Miriam queried.<br />
It was true; for the past few days<br />
since getting back from the dentist, I<br />
had consciously determined never to<br />
smile—for safety reasons. Yes, safety. If<br />
you work in a shop with power tools, you<br />
wear safety glasses, right? Well, I thought<br />
that I might operate in the same fashion.<br />
After more prodding, I had to explain<br />
to Miriam what was going on. After all,<br />
when you live with someone for 50 years,<br />
and that person is constantly chuckling<br />
and telling dumb jokes and suddenly,<br />
after a visit to the dentist’s office, that<br />
silly behavior ceases, well, it’s time to<br />
connect the dots.<br />
Here’s the situation. Remarkably,<br />
despite playing a great deal of hockey in<br />
my youth, I still have a full set of teeth.<br />
When I played hockey, there was no such<br />
thing as protective visors or helmets. An<br />
errant high stick or a puck shot too high—<br />
well, that resulted in some missing teeth,<br />
usually those located in the front. Many<br />
hockey players of my era wear plates. I<br />
have never had to resort to dentures, and<br />
a former dentist told me that I possessed<br />
the hardest teeth he had ever drilled. Not<br />
the sort of thing to add to your resume.<br />
“Say boss, did I ever tell you about my<br />
hard teeth?”<br />
Okay, we have established that unlike<br />
many seniors I have all of my teeth. I<br />
suppose I should tell you what happened<br />
at the dentist’s office. When travelling<br />
on the west coast, I bit down on some<br />
morsel and, just like those glaciers<br />
that we saw calving in Alaska, a tooth<br />
suddenly cracked, leaving a jagged mess<br />
behind. There was no pain involved, so I<br />
was content to wait until my return to get<br />
it fixed. Of course, there followed many<br />
days in which my tongue never tired of<br />
exploring the area of the missing part.<br />
I eventually returned and reported to<br />
the dentist who seemed quite happy<br />
to see me. Miriam and I have no<br />
dental plan. We pay as we go. In<br />
my case, for years all that I have<br />
paid for has been regular cleanings<br />
by one of the many dental hygienists<br />
(teeth cleaners) employed by my dentist.<br />
I was given two options and I chose<br />
the most expensive, a crown which was<br />
recommended by my smiling dentist.<br />
Total cost: $1100! That’s why I no longer<br />
smile. It seems that I paid more for my<br />
tooth than I did for my first car, but there<br />
it is, my precious gold crown, whenever I<br />
look into a mirror.<br />
“So what’s the big deal about not<br />
smiling?” pressed Miriam.<br />
“Miriam,” I said, trying to remain calm.<br />
“Do you realize how much gold I have<br />
in my mouth with my three crowns? Do<br />
you know that in some big cities, kids get<br />
shot for their expensive sneakers? They<br />
get shot! My three crowns (I just checked<br />
the TSE stock listings.) are now worth<br />
$3300! That’s a lot of money. If I was a<br />
street person or a drug addict or even<br />
an ex-Nortel stock holder, do you know<br />
what I would do if I saw $3300 walking<br />
towards me?” I asked rhetorically.<br />
“No, what would you do?” replied<br />
Miriam unaware of my rhetorical bent.<br />
“Well, I would shout ‘glory, hallelujah,’<br />
that’s what I would do.”<br />
I have these terrible dreams lately. They<br />
involve bodies delivered to the undertaker<br />
aka funeral director aka the host for your<br />
last send-off. All of the bodies have gold<br />
crowns, and the undertaker stands to<br />
make a small fortune. When I told Miriam<br />
about my dreams, she said, “Don’t worry,<br />
I will retrieve the gold. Besides, it would be<br />
wasteful to bury you with all that bullion<br />
lodged in your teeth. It might start a gold<br />
rush at the cemetery. I can see hundreds<br />
of miners rushing through the gates with<br />
their picks and shovels.”<br />
“Stop!” I implored. “I’m the one<br />
who is supposed to tell the jokes in this<br />
column.” Miriam simply smiled, which<br />
is a lot more than what I would do.<br />
Listen to Mike Keenan’s Retirement<br />
Podcasts at his website: www.<br />
whattravelwriterssay.com<br />
The Answer is:<br />
This monument is at the<br />
intersection of Plover’s Mills Rd.<br />
& Nissouri Rd. north of<br />
Thorndale, and remembers the<br />
parishioners of Bethesda East<br />
United Church.<br />
If you like these, you’ll love www.roadsideattractions.ca<br />
The Hint is:<br />
This is called “A Place of<br />
Many Grasses.”<br />
Notice the symbols in<br />
the upper portion.<br />
Where<br />
Is It?<br />
Look for the answer<br />
in our May-June<br />
<strong>2021</strong> issue!<br />
From our last issue<br />
• Breakfast & Lunch<br />
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Spring Hours:<br />
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GIFTS | PUZZLES & GAMES<br />
PERENNIAL PLANTS<br />
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FRESH BOUQUETS<br />
IN SEASON<br />
CHATHAM<br />
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River Line<br />
Mull Rd.<br />
Mull Rd.<br />
Northwood<br />
Fairview<br />
Hwy. #401<br />
Mark Your Calendar for our Spring Fling Weekend ~ May 14 to 16<br />
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CHATHAM-KENT<br />
COUNTY<br />
COUNTY WORD FIND<br />
Q X X A O Y R U B L I T L H T E P R O M<br />
Y E L T A E H W X Q O G M D C S C P G V<br />
B F P I N E H U R S T N F H P J A H P W<br />
L A I P S C X G E N C R A U E Z N Y K E<br />
E F R M S G N I R P S R A D E C W A S E<br />
N H K I S C Q P L E I W M J I L O H H W<br />
H T U T E E H V O N R R M M A T T B R W<br />
E U M C X R C A G R J J X K A R E Q E A<br />
I P N H L E I C T T T U P N J U G A W L<br />
M P I E S K R E J H Y A E W I O D D S L<br />
X E L L I O R X A I A E L B Q C I W B A<br />
W R R L S K U E Z U G M B M Q N R X U C<br />
N V E S V H H I G H G A T E A I K E R E<br />
S I M B E L L I V S E M A H T A C H Y B<br />
C L X A I P X D R E S D E N B P Q A P U<br />
U L C Y J L L M K E N T B R I D G E K R<br />
L E D L B C L L E W H T O B T C B L N G<br />
L Z W F R A V D A W N M I L L S B J O V<br />
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Bothwell<br />
Cedar Springs<br />
Charing Cross<br />
Chatham<br />
Dawn Mills<br />
Dresden<br />
Erieau<br />
Highgate<br />
Kent Bridge<br />
Merlin<br />
Mitchell’s Bay<br />
Morpeth<br />
Pain Court<br />
Pinehurst<br />
Port Alma<br />
Ridgetown<br />
Shrewsbury<br />
Thamesville<br />
Tilbury<br />
Tupperville<br />
Wallaceburg<br />
Wheatley<br />
Kent Bridge Rd.<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong> On the other hand, you have different fingers.<br />
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Lake Huron<br />
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Now we’re in DRESDEN and driving north to POINT EDWARD & SARNIA<br />
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PLUS<br />
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St.<br />
George Street N., Dresden<br />
(Hwy 21, north edge of<br />
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519-401-7322<br />
Mon-Sat 10 to 5<br />
Most Sundays 11 to 4<br />
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John’s Creations: Handcrafted Driftwood Sculptures<br />
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• Wide Selection of Angels<br />
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Updates, Details & Photos on<br />
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History, Bus Trips and ElderCollege<br />
In 2010 I had an idea. Why not<br />
employ, on a volunteer basis, retirees<br />
and others to offer short courses for<br />
other folks aged 55 and better?<br />
By the Autumn of 2011, and with the<br />
assistance and support of Canterbury<br />
College (an affiliate college of the<br />
University of Windsor) we launched<br />
ElderCollege in southwestern Ontario.<br />
ElderCollege usually offers about<br />
80+ short, inexpensive, courses on<br />
virtually any subject one can imagine.<br />
We even have something we call the<br />
“Buffet Option” which allows a person<br />
to take up to 12 courses in one semester<br />
for a single price.<br />
Among the courses offered we also<br />
include courses on history, music, art,<br />
financial planning and personal wellbeing.<br />
Course registrations generally run<br />
at about 1,200 “Persons in Seats” so<br />
ElderCollege has become an immensely<br />
popular alternate learning and social<br />
activity for many seniors in Essex and<br />
Kent counties. All courses include a<br />
“social” break with goodies!<br />
Many courses focus upon history<br />
and related subjects. For example in<br />
the Autumn 2018 semester we had<br />
courses on The Royal Tour of 1939; The<br />
Great Lakes Great Storm of 1913; Canada<br />
and the Depression 1929-39; and a real<br />
delight, Antique Ladies Undergarments<br />
and Our Mother’s Trousseau.<br />
One of the more popular type of<br />
courses are educational bus trips. For<br />
example, we had a two-semester course<br />
devoted to the Sydenham River from its<br />
approximate source east of Strathroy to<br />
its end at Lake St. Clair.<br />
We’ve had two heritage bus tour<br />
courses into Lambton County including<br />
the Oil Museum, the Moore Museum,<br />
the Arkona Museum at Rock Glen.<br />
Bus tours also have included theater<br />
from Huron Country Playhouse at Grand<br />
Bend to performances at Stratford. We<br />
have also had bus-trip courses to art<br />
collections in Toronto and Cleveland.<br />
And roughly every second year we have<br />
our famous ElderCollege fossil hunting<br />
course at Rock Glen.<br />
Local bus-trip courses have included<br />
Vanished Villages of Essex County<br />
and two separate bus-trip courses to<br />
Dresden in search of black community<br />
history.<br />
Other bus-trip courses have included<br />
St Thomas and its railway history as well<br />
as historical sites in Elgin County such<br />
as the Backus-Page House Museum.<br />
One exploration bus-trip course<br />
included Southwold and an opportunity<br />
to meet the “mayor” of Tyrconnell.<br />
In spring semester 2018 we had<br />
a three day bus-trip course which<br />
included Bayfield, Goderich and two<br />
fabulous Huron County museums,<br />
Clarke Point Lighthouse, and the<br />
“School on Wheels” in Clinton.<br />
Courses are often held at retirement<br />
residences where any resident is free<br />
to join a course. We also hold courses<br />
in churches, community centres and<br />
retiree clubs.<br />
ElderCollege courses are generally<br />
fairly short ranging from a usual<br />
one-session, two to three hours to a<br />
maximum course length of 6 x 2 hour<br />
sessions over 6 weeks (these are rare!)<br />
ElderCollege courses have neither<br />
tests nor exams nor even assignments<br />
but for music and art courses.<br />
Courses are offered entirely by<br />
volunteers and these are often<br />
professional people or persons with<br />
By C. Lloyd Brown-John, Kingsville<br />
an interest in a subject such as wood<br />
carving or model railroads.<br />
Course are also often held at<br />
restaurants where food and drink are<br />
featured. For example in autumn 2018<br />
we had our third course on “Craft beers<br />
and Spareribs” at a great rib house in<br />
Leamington. We’ve had courses on<br />
Italian wines and pastas plus courses<br />
on wines of the world and foods of<br />
Morocco.<br />
Southwestern Ontario’s ElderCollege<br />
has “campuses” in virtually every<br />
community in Essex County as well as<br />
Chatham and sometimes Blenheim.<br />
We also are aware of a few romances<br />
which have emerged from people<br />
taking the same courses together.<br />
For so many people ElderCollege has<br />
offered amazing opportunities to learn<br />
about and to visit other communities<br />
from Tilbury to Bothwell and Forest<br />
to Port Stanley. The informal motto of<br />
ElderCollege is “If it ain’t fun then it<br />
t’ain’t worth doing.”<br />
ElderCollege Southwest Ontario<br />
operates from the offices, and under<br />
the auspices, of Canterbury College for<br />
which we are grateful.<br />
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Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how popular it remains?<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong>
Welcome to The French Fry Capital of Canada!<br />
Get To The Point!<br />
The Starlight Casino<br />
Point Edward is just a start!<br />
• World Famous French Fries<br />
Under The Bridges<br />
• Excellent Hotels/Motels<br />
• Fine Dining<br />
• Annual Mackinac Race<br />
• Gift Shops<br />
• Large Marina<br />
• Downtown Shopping Area<br />
• Scuba Diving<br />
• Sports Fishing<br />
• Two Golf Courses<br />
• Walkway along St. Clair River<br />
& through Village<br />
Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) was<br />
an American author, political cartoonist,<br />
poet, animator, book publisher, and<br />
artist, best known for authoring more<br />
than 60 children's books under the pen<br />
name Doctor Seuss.<br />
TOWN TOWN NAME, NAME, TOWN TOWN NAME NAME and another and another awesome awesome TOWN TOWN NAME<br />
NAME<br />
Welcome to The Village of<br />
Bluewater Bridges join Point Edward,<br />
Canada to Port Huron, USA.<br />
QUOTES<br />
Today was good,<br />
today was fun,<br />
Why fit in<br />
tomorrow is another one!<br />
when you were born<br />
to stand out?<br />
Fill your house with stacks of books,<br />
in all the crannies & all the nooks.<br />
If you never did,<br />
you should.<br />
These things are fun and fun is good.<br />
A person’s a person, no matter how small.<br />
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,<br />
nothing is going to get better, it’s not.<br />
So open your mouth lad,<br />
for every voice counts!<br />
Simple it’s not,<br />
I’m afraid you’ll find,<br />
for a mind maker-upper to make up his mind.<br />
You really can’t teach reading as a science. Love gets mixed up in it.<br />
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Gift Shop<br />
& Boutique<br />
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East of SARNIA<br />
519-542-8353<br />
OPEN<br />
Mon-Sat<br />
Houseplants, Herbs, Home Décor<br />
www.sipkensnurseries.com<br />
Bayview<br />
Mackinac Race<br />
Saturday ay July 24th<br />
Visit the Village<br />
Facebook Page<br />
for details on other events<br />
National<br />
French Fry Day<br />
Tuesday, July 13th<br />
VillageOfPointEdward.com<br />
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Congratulations.<br />
Today is your day,<br />
you’re off to great places!<br />
You’re off and away.<br />
My goodness how the time has flewn.<br />
How did it get so late so soon?<br />
Just tell yourself Duckie,<br />
you’re really quite lucky.<br />
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Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong> Remember, half the people you know are below average.<br />
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The<br />
Daytripper<br />
More to see and do in SARNIA... Notice the maps to show where you are<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO SHOP<br />
NY<br />
LOCAL<br />
Also listed on our website!<br />
Events are listed FREE for non-profit groups (space permitting).<br />
DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO CONFIRM.<br />
Also see Page 30 for our list of Weekly Farmers’ Markets<br />
MARCH <strong>2021</strong><br />
til Mar 26 Sweaburg Easter Charity Event - See Facebook or website www.jakemansmaplesyrup.com<br />
til Mar 31 Delhi <strong>March</strong> Madness at Courtland Treasures 10-50% off 519-582-2929<br />
til Mar 31 Waterford <strong>March</strong> Madness Sale at Allice St Antique Market 519-410-8821<br />
6-27 Thames Centre Drive-thru Breakfasts - Saturdays (pre-order) www.kinsmenfanshawesugarbush.com<br />
6-28 St. Marys Maple Pancake Brunch - Saturdays & Sundays (pre-order) www.mccullys.ca<br />
Mr17-Ap4 Mt Brydges Cabin Fever Sale at Brickyard Antiques www.brickyardantiques.comt<br />
APRIL <strong>2021</strong><br />
23-24 Petrolia Town Wide Yard Sale www.visitpetrolia.ca<br />
30-May2 St. George Spring Mineral Madness at Robert Hall www.roberthalloriginals.com<br />
MAY <strong>2021</strong><br />
MAY 14, 15 & 16 • Fri 4-8, Sat 10-4, Sun 10-2<br />
In Rodney, West Lorne, Muirkirk & Palmyra<br />
Call 519-785-2312 for more information<br />
9 LOCATIONS • 3 PRIZE DRAWS<br />
Natterjack Brewing Company<br />
Tasty Sweets Cafe & Bakery<br />
Cooks Metal Art & Signs<br />
The Decorating Diva • Erie Gardens<br />
Wild Goat Beach Club<br />
Crazy 8 Barn & Garden<br />
The Dented Can • The Muirkirk Edge<br />
14-16 VARIOUS Spring Fling - at Rodney/West Lorne/Muirkirk/Palmyra shops 519-785-2312<br />
JUNE <strong>2021</strong><br />
5 Petrolia Pizzafest at Victoria Park www.visitpetrolia.ca<br />
5 Springfield Nostalgia-Rama Antique Show & Classic Car Show 519-404-2177<br />
Saturday Special Antique Show<br />
Saturda<br />
, June u<br />
12<br />
am to 4pm • $10 admission<br />
<strong>2021</strong> Sunday Market Season (Sundays only): Sunday, April 25<br />
to Sunday, October 31• 8am to 4pm • $4 admisson, rain or shine<br />
1 mile north off 401 exit 299, near G<br />
Guelph • 1-877-763-1077 • www.aberfoyleantiquemarket.com<br />
~ Non Profit Groups ~<br />
Dealers at this<br />
Special Saturday Show!<br />
12 Aberfoyle Saturday Special Antique Show www.aberfoyleantiquemarket.com<br />
july <strong>2021</strong><br />
APRIL <strong>2021</strong><br />
S M T W T F S<br />
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Publishers note:<br />
There’s a whole lot going on in S.W. Ontario eh?<br />
Last year (before you-know-what) this list took up four full pages. Now we’re down to a<br />
handful of events. That’s it folks! Our May-June 2020 issue would have listed over 113 Town<br />
Wide Yard Sales in addition to hundreds of other events, but it wasn’t printed because of<br />
you-know-what. Our fingers are crossed tightly for this year.<br />
We can’t control that, so I may as well stop complaining. The sky will stop falling, events<br />
will start to be a thing again and we’ll be very anxious to tell our readers about them, but<br />
organizers will have to send us the information first. That’s a hint! If you organize an event,<br />
big or small, send the information to the email address on the bottom of this list.<br />
There is one Town Wide Yard Sale listed here and that’s a sign of spring if I ever saw one.<br />
There are also many maple syrup farms on page 20 so please support them in one way or<br />
another.<br />
Thank you, Mark Moran<br />
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ABERFOYLE S-8<br />
Aberfoyle Antique Market 519-763-1077<br />
www.aberfoyle-antiques.com<br />
AILSA CRAIG M-11<br />
Home Hardware 519-293-3202<br />
ALVINSTON I-13<br />
Munro Apiaries 519-847-5333<br />
www.munrohoney.com<br />
AMHERSTBURG A-19<br />
ARKONA I-11<br />
AYLMER N-14<br />
Aylmer & District Tourist Info. 519-773-3446<br />
AYLMER-MALAHIDE Museum & Archives 519-773-9723<br />
www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum<br />
Elgin Feeds Country Store 519-773-8481<br />
www.elginfeeds.com<br />
Gay Lea Dairy Heritage Museum 888-773-2955<br />
www.cec-dairymuseum.com<br />
Mennonite Furniture Gallery 519-765-4386<br />
www.mfgi.ca<br />
Pinecroft Pottery & Gift Shop 519-773-3435<br />
www.pinecroft.ca<br />
Spicer’s Bakery 519-773-8404<br />
www.spicersbakery.ca<br />
The Wood Connection (Copenhagen) 519-773-9049<br />
The Woodpecker Solid Wood Furniture 519-765-4771<br />
BADEN P-9<br />
Castle Kilbride National Historic Site 519-634-8444<br />
www.castlekilbride.ca<br />
BAYFIELD J-7<br />
BEACHVILLE O-11<br />
BELLE RIVER - ON THE LAKE D-17<br />
Belle River - On the Lake Events & Info. 519-728-4624<br />
www.belleriverbia.com<br />
BENMILLER K-6<br />
Benmiller Inn & Spa 1-800-265-1711<br />
www.benmiller.ca<br />
BIRR L-11<br />
BLENHEIM H-17<br />
BLYTH L-6<br />
Blyth Festival Theatre 1-877-862-5984<br />
www.blythfestival.com<br />
BOTHWELL I-15<br />
Joyce Farm Market (April thru Dec.) 519-494-6561<br />
Parks Blueberries (<strong>March</strong> thru Dec.) 519-692-5373<br />
www.parksblueberries.com<br />
&<br />
FARM MARKETS<br />
on pages<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 />
Serenity Country Candles 519-753-6374<br />
www.serenitycountrycandles.com<br />
BRIGHT P-10<br />
BRIGHTS GROVE G-11<br />
Gallery in the Grove 519-869-4643<br />
www.galleryinthegrove.com<br />
BROCKTON N-2<br />
BROWNSVILLE O-13<br />
BURLINGTON U-9<br />
Tourism Burlington 877-499-9989<br />
www.tourismburlington.com<br />
BUXTON G-18<br />
Buxton Historical Site & Museum 519-352-4799<br />
www.buxtonmuseum.com<br />
CAINSVILLE S-11<br />
CALEDONIA T-11<br />
CAMBRIDGE R-9<br />
McDougall Cottage Historic Site 519-624-8250<br />
www.mcdougallcottage.ca<br />
CAMLACHIE<br />
CAMPBELLVILLE T-8<br />
Antique Stained Glass Windows 905-854-2152<br />
www.thestonehouse.ca<br />
CAYUGA U-12<br />
Ruthven Park National Historic Site 905-772-0560<br />
www.ruthvenpark.ca<br />
CHATHAM G-17<br />
Chatham-Kent Tourism 800-561-6125<br />
www.VisitCK.ca<br />
Birdie’s Nest 519-354-4040<br />
www.birdiesnestonline.com<br />
Loads of Love Thrift Shop 519-352-0911<br />
www.loadsoflove.ca<br />
R. B. Fabrics 519-351-7693<br />
www.rbfabrics.com<br />
Roesch Meats 519-351-7711<br />
www.rmeats.com<br />
CLIFFORD O-4<br />
COLCHESTER B-20<br />
CLINTON K-7<br />
Central Huron Tourism 1-866-695-3364<br />
www.centralhuron.com<br />
COPENHAGEN N-15<br />
The Wood Connection (Aylmer) 519-773-9049<br />
COTTAM D-19<br />
COURTLAND P-13<br />
Courtland Bakery 519-688-2023<br />
Courtland Collectables 519-429-8566<br />
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DASHWOOD K-9<br />
DELAWARE L-13<br />
John C Young Design (perennials) 519-652-2911<br />
www.johncyoungdesign.com<br />
Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Museum 519-264-2420<br />
www.ltvca.ca/conservation-lands/ska-nah-doht-longwoods<br />
DELHI Q-13<br />
Courtland Treasures Antiques 519-582-2929<br />
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DORCHESTER N-12<br />
Ziggy’s Feathered Friends 519-268-0888<br />
www.ziggysfeatheredfriends.com<br />
DRESDEN G-15<br />
Dresden BIA/Info & Events 519-683-4368<br />
dresden.ca<br />
Babcock Jewellers 519-683-2463<br />
Gary’s Gallery Antiques 519-401-7322<br />
Kentwood Gardens 519-683-4956<br />
Kimberly’s One-of-a-Kind 519-437-8064<br />
McKellar’s Flowers & Gifts 519-683-4368<br />
Dresden Plate Quilt Shoppe 519-683-2300<br />
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site 519-683-2978<br />
www.uncletomscabin.org<br />
Union Block Bakery Cafe 519-683-3000<br />
DUBLIN M-8<br />
DUNDAS T-10<br />
Dundas Downtown BIA --<br />
www.downtowndundas.ca<br />
The Keeping Room 905-627-5880<br />
EMBRO O-11<br />
Workshop Supply 519-475-4947<br />
www.workshopsupply.com<br />
ERIEAU H-18<br />
Information 519-676-8266<br />
ESSEX C-19<br />
Town of Essex<br />
www.essex.ca<br />
Canadian Transportation Museum 519-776-6909<br />
www.ctmhv.com<br />
Earthly Elements 519-776-7111<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
Essex Stained Glass 519-776-4577<br />
www.essexstainedglass.com<br />
Heritage Essex Railway Station 519-776-9800<br />
www.essexrailwaystation.com<br />
EXETER L-9<br />
Quilt Kitchen 226-735-3676<br />
www.thequiltkitchen.ca<br />
FOREST H-11<br />
Alton Farms Winery 519-899-2479<br />
www.altonfarmsestatewinery.com<br />
Forest BIA 519-786-4062<br />
www.shopforest.ca<br />
Forest Florist 519-786-2339<br />
www.forestflorist.com<br />
Williamson Farms Country Store 226-520-0144<br />
www.williamsonfarms.ca<br />
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Fernlea lVlX Used Books 519-582-1794<br />
Bottom Border ‘Cause I’m the unknown stuntman that makes Eastwood look so fine.<br />
GLENCOE J-14<br />
GODERICH J-5 (ALSO SEE BENMILLER)<br />
GRAND BEND J-9<br />
Pinedale Motor Inn 888-838-7463<br />
www.pinedale.on.ca<br />
Lambton Heritage Museum 519-243-2600<br />
www.lambtonmuseums.ca<br />
HAGERSVILLE T-12<br />
HAMILTON U-10<br />
HARRISTON O-4<br />
Davies Antiques 519-338-2449<br />
ddontario.com/daviesantiques/<br />
HARROW B-20<br />
Blimey’s British Store & Gift Shop 226-787-1244<br />
www.blimeys.ca<br />
Full Circle Thrift Shop 519-738-6202<br />
Priscilla’s Presents 519-738-0001<br />
www.priscillas-presents.com<br />
The Old Milk Shed Antiques 519-738-3084<br />
HENSALL L-8<br />
ILDERTON L-11<br />
INGERSOLL O-12<br />
Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum 519-485-5510<br />
www.ingersoll.ca/cheesemuseum<br />
Modern Hipster Antiques 519-859-7387<br />
www.modernhipster.com<br />
Patina’s Gifts of Art & Craft 519-485-6466<br />
www.patinas.ca<br />
IPPERWASH H-10<br />
JARVIS S-13<br />
Nice Old Stuff Antiques 519-587-2058<br />
Find us on Facebook<br />
KENT BRIDGE H-16<br />
Kent Bridge Country Market 519-352-5226<br />
www.kentbridgecountrymarket.com<br />
Roesch Meats 519-351-7711<br />
www.rmeats.com<br />
KETTLE & STONY POINT FIRST NATIONS H-10<br />
Thunderbird Crafts Trading Post 519-786-4775<br />
www.thunderbirdcrafts.com<br />
KINCARDINE K-2
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hg hg 1<br />
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hg 22 hg hg 12 2<br />
Wingham<br />
Gorrie<br />
Bluevale<br />
Dungannon<br />
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19<br />
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Benmiller<br />
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hg hg hg 13<br />
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Seaforth<br />
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27 Medina<br />
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hg 12<br />
17<br />
Denfield<br />
Forest<br />
hg<br />
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hg hg 81 20 Birr Bryanston<br />
Nairn<br />
hg 7 30 21<br />
Arkona<br />
hg 19 Ilderton<br />
Thorndale<br />
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Centre<br />
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hg hg hg hg hg 7 79<br />
16 28<br />
27<br />
3 9<br />
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Port<br />
hg 20 Arva<br />
Tha<br />
Huron<br />
69 15 O 1<br />
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Warwick<br />
22 Hickory<br />
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Coldstream<br />
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LONDON<br />
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hg 56<br />
65 69<br />
32<br />
hg 22 Lobo Melrose<br />
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hg 22<br />
94 25<br />
Mandaumin Reece's<br />
Poplar<br />
Cors.<br />
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39 Strathroy<br />
hg<br />
hg O 199<br />
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Marysville<br />
14 Wyoming<br />
Komoka<br />
Watford<br />
8 hg hg 14<br />
31 20 26<br />
Kerwood<br />
on our Feature Pages...<br />
82<br />
hg 3<br />
P P 6<br />
hg 81 186 195<br />
86<br />
P P194<br />
4 100 189<br />
nm hg<br />
hg 10<br />
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Corunna<br />
hg 79<br />
77 Cairngorm Mt. Brydges<br />
Delaware<br />
Tha<br />
dc 402 O 183<br />
rq 29<br />
hg 4<br />
Harri<br />
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98<br />
P 94<br />
8<br />
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hg 74<br />
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hg 9 14<br />
hg hg 21<br />
15<br />
180<br />
hg hg 8<br />
11 Belm<br />
St. Clair<br />
hg 10<br />
35<br />
dc 177<br />
Courtright<br />
hg 80<br />
Oil City Inwood Alvinston<br />
“Buy Local, Buy Fresh”<br />
hg 30<br />
80<br />
Muncey<br />
Brigden<br />
Melbourne<br />
4<br />
hg 2<br />
hg<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 25 hg 48 Ma<br />
36<br />
hg 9<br />
52<br />
80<br />
Appin<br />
Southwold<br />
Oil Springs<br />
hg P 164<br />
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hg<br />
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hg 74<br />
Middlemiss<br />
3<br />
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29<br />
2<br />
hg 2 P<br />
hg hg 18 Lynhurst<br />
Marine City<br />
Sombra<br />
Wilkesport<br />
Edys Mills<br />
Glencoe<br />
14 hg 20 New<br />
M I C H I G A N<br />
hg<br />
dc 157<br />
nm 59 nm 28 hg hg hg hg 28hg56 Sarum<br />
(See PAGE 3 Index)<br />
Oakdale<br />
Shedden<br />
Cairo<br />
9<br />
53<br />
401<br />
3<br />
31 26 Strathburn<br />
hg hg hg 45<br />
nm hg hg hg 21<br />
4<br />
Port<br />
Shetland<br />
Fingal<br />
36<br />
8 Newbury<br />
hg P hg hg 59<br />
1 79<br />
Iona<br />
Union<br />
Lambton<br />
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Florence<br />
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hg hg 24<br />
hg hg 26<br />
hg 22<br />
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Algonac<br />
Dutton<br />
Troy Mount Clemens<br />
33 44<br />
24 16 Bothwell Wardsville<br />
8 16<br />
Port<br />
Walpole<br />
STERLING<br />
78<br />
15<br />
Croton<br />
hg 23<br />
hg 137<br />
JOHN E. PEARCE<br />
Walpole I.<br />
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ji 25<br />
hg ji 7 hg 103 Wallacetown<br />
Stanley<br />
Island Wallaceburg<br />
Tupperville Dresden<br />
HEIGHTS<br />
6 9<br />
1 Wabash<br />
hg 121 129<br />
dc 18 hg 21<br />
2 West Lorne<br />
hg 76<br />
40<br />
hg15<br />
WARREN<br />
42 Rodney<br />
hg<br />
rq rq hg29 29 15 Thamesville<br />
Duttona<br />
hg P 696 Kent 2<br />
hg ji 20 117<br />
104 Eagle Beach<br />
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Louisville<br />
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23<br />
Berkeley<br />
hg hg 10<br />
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40<br />
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Singhampton<br />
Glen Huron New Lowell<br />
Sandy Cove<br />
Duclos Port<br />
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94<br />
Point Bolster<br />
Cannington<br />
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Mooresburg<br />
32 13<br />
Feversham<br />
Creemore<br />
90 27<br />
Franklin Jacksons<br />
hg O 25 hg 90<br />
dc dc 25<br />
Markdale<br />
Brentwood<br />
Island Beach Point<br />
hg 12<br />
Dornoch<br />
Angus<br />
48<br />
7<br />
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Eugenia<br />
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6<br />
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Holly<br />
Grove<br />
Stroud<br />
Alcona<br />
Pefferlaw<br />
Maxwell<br />
Dunedin<br />
Ivy<br />
hg 9<br />
85 21 78 Sutton<br />
Virginia<br />
hg 23<br />
hg 2<br />
hg hg 88<br />
Manilla<br />
Glencairn<br />
Irish<br />
Lake<br />
hg hg<br />
hg<br />
hg 79<br />
hg 39<br />
hg<br />
hg 18 12<br />
81<br />
Elmwood<br />
Flesherton<br />
Lisle<br />
Thornton<br />
Bell Ewart Georgina<br />
Badjeros Maple Valley<br />
Roches Point<br />
82<br />
Ceylon<br />
Innisfil<br />
79<br />
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hg<br />
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18<br />
10 21<br />
Cook's<br />
Bay<br />
O<br />
hg 4<br />
13<br />
21<br />
Lefroy<br />
West Grey<br />
Churchill<br />
Baldwin<br />
4<br />
hg hg hg hg hg 10 Sunderland<br />
Brown 32 Udora<br />
Keswick<br />
Baxter<br />
Gilford<br />
hg 75<br />
3<br />
8 3<br />
hg dc dc 7 12<br />
hg<br />
dc dc 89<br />
10 dc<br />
hg hg Blackwater Son<br />
Priceville<br />
Redickville<br />
hg 56<br />
Hill<br />
Honeywood<br />
hg hg hg hg hg hg 22 hg 4 15 10<br />
89<br />
39 13 13<br />
hg 3 hg 14<br />
Proton<br />
hg hg 9<br />
hg ji 32<br />
28<br />
21 124<br />
Terra Nova<br />
Fennell<br />
Station<br />
5<br />
Cookstown<br />
Ravenshoe<br />
6 Se<br />
Zephyr Leaskdale<br />
Durham<br />
Dundalk<br />
Horning's<br />
Allan Park<br />
Mansfield<br />
Everett<br />
Bradford- East<br />
400<br />
1<br />
4<br />
hg<br />
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hg 27<br />
hg 39 Saintfield<br />
Swinton Park<br />
Mills<br />
Hanover<br />
Varney<br />
Nicolston<br />
West Gwillimbury<br />
hg 12<br />
67<br />
ton<br />
Corbetton<br />
48<br />
11 23 18 Alliston<br />
Gwillimbury<br />
30 Greenbank<br />
19 Newtonhg<br />
hg 3<br />
hg hg 77<br />
arlsruhe<br />
hg 10 8<br />
10<br />
Bradford<br />
hg hg 64 hg 47<br />
9 Violet Hill<br />
Rosemont<br />
Robinson<br />
Holland<br />
Queensville<br />
Mount Sandford<br />
Por<br />
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88 Landing<br />
Holt Albert<br />
Uxbridge<br />
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Sharon<br />
Primrose<br />
hg 50 Beeton<br />
Ayton<br />
Holstein<br />
Bond<br />
hg 8<br />
19 13<br />
9<br />
1 51<br />
9<br />
O58<br />
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hg dc<br />
hg O O 89<br />
8 hg hg 31<br />
55<br />
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74 30 Prin<br />
ji hg hg 109 14<br />
Keldon<br />
11<br />
Loretto<br />
Coppin's<br />
Tecumseth<br />
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hg hg hg 3<br />
hg 21<br />
14 31 Pleasantville<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 10 Dunkerron<br />
404 O 45<br />
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89 10<br />
Luther<br />
dc O 1<br />
hg hg<br />
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Cors.<br />
Utica<br />
12 Mono<br />
Hockley Colgan<br />
Schomberg Newmarket 34 Whitchurch- Goodwood<br />
Clifford<br />
38<br />
hg<br />
hg 6 Camilla Centre<br />
Tottenham<br />
Kettleby<br />
hg hg hg 16<br />
9<br />
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hg hg hg 30 2<br />
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Wesley Cors. Musselman's<br />
Conn<br />
6 41<br />
5<br />
7<br />
hg 40<br />
Ashburn<br />
Aurora Vandorf<br />
Lake<br />
Myrtle<br />
Mount Forest<br />
7 69 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 14<br />
hg hg O<br />
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dc 407<br />
8<br />
hg<br />
hg 27<br />
31 8<br />
hg 10 Pottageville Snowball Stouffville Stouffville<br />
Laurel<br />
Wilcox Preston Lake<br />
16<br />
hg hg hg 10 12 hg hg 11<br />
Palgrave<br />
Claremont Brooklin<br />
Lakelet<br />
16<br />
Mono Mills<br />
Oak Ridges<br />
Lake 14 Ringwood<br />
Harriston<br />
43<br />
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404<br />
33<br />
48<br />
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King<br />
Gormley<br />
Orangeville<br />
67<br />
11<br />
25<br />
Brougham<br />
6 Kenilworth<br />
Damascus 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 />
hg 109<br />
Valley Waldemar<br />
23<br />
24<br />
Nobleton<br />
RICHMOND<br />
Green<br />
1 31<br />
109<br />
MARKHAM<br />
hg 4<br />
412<br />
23 37 3<br />
FORKS OF<br />
hg hg 3<br />
Caledon<br />
River<br />
Fordwich<br />
ji<br />
hg hg 109 Village Caledon<br />
Bolton<br />
Elgin HILL<br />
po 407<br />
ji<br />
THE CREDIT<br />
hg O O 4 5 24 hg 9<br />
hg hg 35<br />
27 30<br />
hg 30 hg 123 Teviotdale<br />
ji ji<br />
O P 34<br />
93<br />
109 109<br />
Mono<br />
Mills<br />
Buttonville<br />
Alton<br />
East<br />
ji 136<br />
Road<br />
Kleinburg<br />
Caledon<br />
ji ji hg 178 8<br />
25<br />
22<br />
404 410<br />
hg hg 399<br />
Lake<br />
hg O dc 397<br />
hg hg hg 50<br />
6<br />
8hg7 hg<br />
hg 24 hg 49<br />
Maple<br />
Palmerston<br />
Marsville<br />
Unionville<br />
hg 11<br />
hg 27<br />
178 Kurtzville<br />
88<br />
91 Rothsay<br />
Arthur<br />
Sandhill<br />
po 407<br />
WH<br />
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24<br />
hg 12<br />
Molesworth<br />
hg hg 29 Belwood<br />
R.<br />
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12 16 Belwood<br />
Hillsburgh<br />
Wildfield<br />
Inglewood<br />
VAUGHAN<br />
Thornhill<br />
AJAX<br />
Gowanstown<br />
ji 23 ji 140<br />
10<br />
383<br />
394<br />
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124<br />
hg hg Ohg hg 404<br />
401<br />
1 4 14<br />
17<br />
Moorefield<br />
Orton<br />
Belfountain Victoria<br />
Woodbridge<br />
Pickering<br />
Erin<br />
hg 392<br />
hg 18<br />
27<br />
P 369<br />
PPP dc 21 7<br />
O 367<br />
375 379<br />
6<br />
13<br />
Conestogo<br />
hg<br />
hg 10<br />
Drayton<br />
Erin<br />
25<br />
Listowel<br />
hg hg 22<br />
Pdc 11<br />
26<br />
Brisbane<br />
po 407<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 />
North Perth<br />
22<br />
Terra Cotta<br />
ji 107<br />
Fergus<br />
hg 12<br />
Salem<br />
29 Ospringe<br />
BRAMPTON<br />
72 Atwood<br />
Ballinafad<br />
hg 86<br />
hg<br />
ji 11<br />
6<br />
O 5<br />
P 344 352<br />
45<br />
hg 18 107<br />
ji147<br />
Elora<br />
ji 131<br />
Glen Williams<br />
Newry<br />
Glen Allan<br />
Dorking<br />
Donegal<br />
Floradale<br />
hg 4<br />
Pdc hg 21 hg<br />
hg<br />
hg 22 Brucedale<br />
ji 125<br />
Georgetown<br />
7 346<br />
Toronto Islands<br />
dc<br />
hg 427<br />
19<br />
22<br />
Limehouse<br />
Huttonville<br />
Yatton<br />
21<br />
Rockwood<br />
Macton<br />
Eramosa<br />
7 Stewarttown<br />
Norval<br />
hg 3<br />
hg 1<br />
TORONTO<br />
Newton<br />
(îles de Toronto)<br />
hg hg P P P 19<br />
330 336 342<br />
139 142 145<br />
R.<br />
P P<br />
51 29<br />
136<br />
333 QEW<br />
hg<br />
hg<br />
ji 121<br />
Elmira<br />
Acton<br />
po 407<br />
Monkton<br />
Wallenstein<br />
West Montrose<br />
Halton<br />
hg<br />
hg 10 hg 85<br />
hg hg ji 72 124 Ashgrove<br />
Marden<br />
Milverton<br />
Millbank<br />
Linwood<br />
hg86 23 86<br />
P<br />
P 324<br />
P dc<br />
dc<br />
55<br />
hg 11<br />
Hawkesville<br />
Ariss<br />
Speyside Hills<br />
5<br />
hg hg hg 86<br />
hg 1 25<br />
403<br />
hg<br />
hg 17 Winterbourne<br />
Eden Mills<br />
Hornby<br />
Poole<br />
Conestogo<br />
Crosshill<br />
37<br />
328 P132 15 St. Jacobs<br />
hg 130 P 320<br />
dc<br />
P<br />
dc<br />
hg<br />
hg hg 6hg<br />
7<br />
hg 22 hg hg hg 30<br />
Brunner<br />
17 26 Maryhill<br />
Brookville<br />
Port Credit<br />
ji hg 135 312<br />
126<br />
85 7 8<br />
3<br />
5<br />
hg hg 31<br />
Arkell<br />
St. Clements<br />
Bloomingdale<br />
GUELPH<br />
po 407 MISSISSAUGA<br />
Heidelberg<br />
32 dc<br />
hg hg 34<br />
Moffat<br />
12 14<br />
hg<br />
ji hg ji hg16<br />
124 119 7 Bamberg<br />
Clarkson<br />
Rostock<br />
P dc 6<br />
46 MILTON<br />
hg 56 36 123<br />
44<br />
ji hg hg 299 401<br />
hg<br />
hg<br />
hg 22 25<br />
PP 5<br />
P P 118 119 hg hg<br />
hg 35<br />
107 hg 31 Aberfoyle<br />
tburg<br />
Wellesley<br />
hg 17 Gads Hill<br />
St.<br />
WATERLOO<br />
43 58 24<br />
32 Campbellville<br />
Amulree<br />
Agatha<br />
KITCHENER<br />
286<br />
P hg 278 282<br />
295 Morriston<br />
7 Lowville<br />
Sebringville<br />
P P 6hg9<br />
Petersburg<br />
Puslinch<br />
113 OAKVILLE<br />
Phillipsburg Baden<br />
P 284<br />
P 111 HALTON<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 275<br />
109<br />
BRONTE<br />
dc 7 dc 1<br />
hg 28<br />
Crieff Freelton Kilbride<br />
hg hg hg 32 Stratford New Hamburg<br />
1 5<br />
8 4<br />
hg 12 Mannheim<br />
hg 8<br />
hg 58 27 Clyde<br />
CREEK<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 97<br />
Carlisle<br />
Bronte<br />
Shakespeare<br />
33 70 Strabane<br />
ji hg hg dc 6<br />
P P 102 5 3<br />
P dc 100 7 hg hg<br />
ji 112 ji 107 101<br />
New<br />
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Flamboro<br />
Pauls<br />
Haysville<br />
46hg12<br />
hg 26 24<br />
hg hg hg 97<br />
Centre<br />
Dundee<br />
Westover<br />
Roseville<br />
hg 22 8<br />
268<br />
24 43<br />
Millgrove<br />
dc 8 O 97 FORT GEORGE<br />
hg hg hg hg 47 Sheffield<br />
Waterdown<br />
BURLINGTON<br />
ji 113 Tavistock<br />
hg 3<br />
dc 58 hg 75<br />
Clappison's Cors.<br />
Plattsville<br />
hg hg 28<br />
401<br />
49<br />
Branchton<br />
Rockton<br />
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13<br />
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59<br />
Ayr<br />
hg 18<br />
hg 36 Peters Cors.<br />
HAMILTON<br />
Niagara-On-<br />
Bright<br />
Glen Morris Troy<br />
hg hg 5<br />
Dundas<br />
hg 93 hg 19<br />
90 28<br />
250<br />
14<br />
99<br />
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hg 29 West Flamborough<br />
The-Lake<br />
Harrington Hickson<br />
St. George<br />
hg 403 hg 8 88 89<br />
O 6 hg hg hg 83 hg 78<br />
hg O hg 35<br />
Harrisburg<br />
87<br />
8<br />
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Youngstown<br />
Uniondale<br />
Innerkip<br />
hg 74 71<br />
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hg 4<br />
hg<br />
hg 20<br />
hg hg hg hg 48<br />
hg<br />
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Jerseyville<br />
Lincoln<br />
Virgil<br />
Huntingford<br />
Osborne Cors.<br />
hg 22<br />
po 2<br />
11 17<br />
Stoney<br />
ji 16 Gobles Princeton<br />
Creek<br />
Winona<br />
Falkland<br />
hg 86 100<br />
33 Woodstock<br />
Alberton<br />
Eastwood<br />
dc 30 33<br />
O dc 104<br />
hg 25<br />
Elfrida<br />
Embro<br />
403 38<br />
16<br />
ji<br />
38 41<br />
2/53<br />
406<br />
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hg hg 73 hg hg 17<br />
52<br />
hg 81<br />
Jordan<br />
Queenston<br />
Kintore<br />
Creditville<br />
hg<br />
hg hg hg 26<br />
dc<br />
hg 405<br />
6 16 8 hg 56<br />
hg 18<br />
Lewiston<br />
Cainsville<br />
Mount Hope<br />
Grassie Beamsville<br />
Sta.<br />
hg hg hg 21 16 53<br />
65<br />
73 81 89<br />
O 37<br />
235<br />
34<br />
P hg hg hg 6<br />
Carluke<br />
Fulton<br />
hg hg hg O 30<br />
230 232<br />
O 14<br />
P Odc rq<br />
9 53<br />
20 14<br />
190 hg hg hg 12 Campden Jordan<br />
Brantford Onondaga<br />
Woodburn<br />
Vineland<br />
Niagara<br />
54 24<br />
hg ts 2 7<br />
hg hg<br />
hg 55<br />
Burford<br />
Beachville<br />
Oxford<br />
Mt. Vernon<br />
hg<br />
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Binbrook<br />
Middleport<br />
69<br />
202<br />
420<br />
7 hg4 hg<br />
hg Falls<br />
40<br />
Centre<br />
Cathcart<br />
St.<br />
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54<br />
hg 69 27<br />
222 17<br />
Grand<br />
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hg hg 65<br />
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hg 22 Bishopsgate<br />
Smithville<br />
hg 129 Mount<br />
Harley<br />
14<br />
66 9<br />
216<br />
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hg hg hg<br />
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21 9<br />
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hg hg Pleasant<br />
Caistor<br />
Anns<br />
Caledonia<br />
Ingersoll<br />
Brant<br />
Thorold<br />
119 202 16 24 Ohsweken<br />
Centre<br />
Burtch<br />
Caistorville<br />
North Pelham<br />
Foldens<br />
New Durham<br />
Bismarck<br />
Fonthill<br />
Niagara Chippawa<br />
Holbrook<br />
25 Scotland<br />
Oakland<br />
hg 20<br />
Willow Grove<br />
Empire Corners<br />
Dorchester Putnam<br />
401 dc hg<br />
hg 5<br />
hg 27 hg 46 Burgessville<br />
56<br />
63<br />
hg 29 19 4<br />
Wilsonville<br />
hg<br />
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dc 19<br />
dc 54 hg hg 36<br />
hg<br />
hg<br />
hg 2<br />
Fenwick<br />
Falls<br />
hg 116<br />
Salford<br />
Norwich<br />
18 New Credit<br />
York<br />
Wellandport<br />
Pelham<br />
Kelvin<br />
Bealton<br />
208<br />
6 Canborough<br />
hg 24<br />
27 hg O 203 10<br />
18 Vanessa<br />
Haldimand County<br />
24<br />
27<br />
98<br />
dc<br />
12<br />
58A<br />
hg hg hg 24<br />
Boston<br />
hg 9 hg 27<br />
hg QEW<br />
dc dc dc Orq 13 19 25 1<br />
hg hg hg<br />
hg<br />
hg<br />
hg 29<br />
Springvale<br />
Mount Elgin<br />
4<br />
Welland<br />
Mossley<br />
Milldale<br />
Hagersville<br />
Canfield<br />
Verschoyle<br />
Round<br />
Villa Nova<br />
hg hg hg 32<br />
Chambers<br />
hg 30<br />
Otterville<br />
hg<br />
hg 19 Teeterville Plains<br />
7<br />
9 55<br />
hg 20 hg 58 140<br />
hg 5<br />
dc<br />
dc 23<br />
27<br />
9 Decewsville Cayuga<br />
Corners<br />
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Stevensville<br />
etsville<br />
19<br />
Waterford<br />
5 17 3<br />
21<br />
Ostrander<br />
hg dc 2<br />
hg<br />
hg 84<br />
hg<br />
hg hg<br />
hg hg 74 Garnet<br />
Winger<br />
Avon<br />
Springford<br />
59 La Salette<br />
Nelles Corners<br />
Wainfleet<br />
Windham<br />
Balmoral<br />
98 Fort Erie<br />
47<br />
hg hg 4 3<br />
hg hg37 ont 73<br />
Culloden<br />
37 Centre<br />
20 3<br />
O 1<br />
11 hg hg 20<br />
37 25 24 Townsend<br />
Kohler<br />
Ostryhon<br />
Tillsonburg<br />
Byng<br />
hg<br />
hg 20<br />
Dunnville<br />
Corners<br />
hg 50<br />
hg hg hg 3<br />
Ridgeway<br />
1<br />
Lyons 48<br />
Brownsville<br />
Delhi<br />
Jarvis<br />
Simcoe<br />
dc<br />
hg 49<br />
3<br />
hg Renton<br />
Grant Pt.<br />
Mohawk Pt.<br />
Point Abino<br />
dc hg 53<br />
Fisherville<br />
Lowbanks<br />
Gasline<br />
hg 12<br />
South<br />
pleton<br />
hg 3 5<br />
ROCK POINT<br />
hg hg hg hg hg 52<br />
Springfield Corinth<br />
Courtland<br />
hg hg 16 hg 1<br />
hg 70hg55 Cheapside<br />
Cayuga<br />
Long Burnaby Port<br />
Crystal<br />
Rainham<br />
Port<br />
Beach Colborne<br />
Beach<br />
32 40 46 30<br />
35<br />
38 59<br />
21<br />
hg hg 10<br />
24<br />
SELKIRK<br />
hg dc 44<br />
6<br />
Peacock Pt.<br />
hg 3<br />
Selkirk Centre<br />
Maitland<br />
Norfolk<br />
Eden<br />
South<br />
Aylmer<br />
Richmond Mabee's<br />
Middleton County Greens Corner<br />
hg 6 Nanticoke<br />
Orwell<br />
Summers<br />
hg 38 Corners<br />
hg hg 21 Andy's<br />
Vittoria<br />
Port Dover<br />
Silver Hill<br />
hg hg 45 Corners<br />
23<br />
Corners<br />
1<br />
3 Walsh<br />
Mount<br />
hg hg hg hg<br />
45 16 24 hg 10<br />
73<br />
hg 43 hg Straffordville Langton<br />
Port Ryerse<br />
Salem<br />
19 Glen Meyer<br />
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hg hg 45 hg 42 Vienna<br />
Frogmore<br />
Normandale<br />
59 Forestville<br />
Copenhagen<br />
Port Bruce<br />
PORT<br />
hg 55 Walsingham<br />
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St. Williams<br />
Turkey Point<br />
Fairground<br />
Port<br />
Turkey Pt.<br />
BURWELL hg hg 60 42<br />
Burwell<br />
Inner<br />
hg 28 Cultus<br />
hg 23<br />
hg 42<br />
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GRAND<br />
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29<br />
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23<br />
Cr.<br />
Mad<br />
Sheldon<br />
D U F F E R I N<br />
WELLINGTON<br />
WATERLOO RM<br />
13<br />
Kitchener-Waterloo<br />
OXFORD<br />
7 BRANT<br />
12<br />
4 Woodstock<br />
Brantford<br />
London 5<br />
MIDDLESEX<br />
NORFOLK<br />
8<br />
Port Dover<br />
St. Thomas<br />
6<br />
ELGIN<br />
Lake Erie<br />
S T U V W X Y Z<br />
Credit<br />
9<br />
12<br />
23<br />
Cr.<br />
Pine<br />
River<br />
13<br />
19<br />
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WENTWORTH<br />
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Hamilton<br />
10<br />
9<br />
HALDIMAND<br />
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16<br />
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17<br />
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Links to all of these organizaons can be found at...<br />
TORONTO<br />
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Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island<br />
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www.visitwindsoressex.com<br />
1-800-265-3633<br />
Lake Ontario<br />
2)<br />
Chatham-Kent Tourism<br />
www.visitck.ca<br />
9)<br />
1-800-561-6125<br />
NEW<br />
3)<br />
Tourism Sarnia-Lambton<br />
Niagara<br />
YORK www.ontbluecoast.com<br />
10)<br />
Falls<br />
1-800-265-0316<br />
4)<br />
Tourism London O 90<br />
www.londontourism.ca<br />
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Fort Erie<br />
O 88 89<br />
1-800-265-2602<br />
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Caledonia<br />
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Represenng Essex, Chatham-Kent,<br />
Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford,<br />
Norfolk & Haldimand County.<br />
www.ontariossouthwest.com<br />
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Middlesex Tourism<br />
www.visitmiddlesex.ca<br />
519-434-7321<br />
ONTARIO CANADA<br />
KING<br />
Elgin County Tourism<br />
www.elgintourist.com<br />
1-877-GO-ELGIN<br />
Tourism Oxford<br />
www.tourismoxford.ca<br />
519-539-9800 ext. 3355<br />
PARKDALE<br />
6<br />
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19<br />
GRAYS RD<br />
4<br />
19<br />
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QUEENSTON RD<br />
UPPER CENTENNIAL<br />
hg 20<br />
7<br />
22<br />
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Pefferlaw<br />
4<br />
12<br />
11<br />
7<br />
MILLEN RD<br />
TAPLEYTOWN RD<br />
9<br />
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Norfolk County Tourism<br />
www.norfolktourism.ca<br />
1-800-699-9038<br />
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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 />
Stoney<br />
Straord Tourism<br />
Creek<br />
hg Alliance<br />
8<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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2<br />
3<br />
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Can.Trans. Museum/Heritage Village 519-776-6909<br />
www.ctmhv.com<br />
Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary 519-733-4034<br />
www.jackminer.ca<br />
KINTORE N-11<br />
McRatterson’s Collectables & Antiques 519-283-9876<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 519-748-1914<br />
www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca<br />
LAMBTON SHORES J-10<br />
www.LambtonShores.ca 519-243-1400<br />
LANGTON Q-14<br />
LASALLETTE Q-13<br />
LEAMINGTON D-20<br />
A Stitch In Time 519-322-4690<br />
Find us on Facebook • www.astitchintime.ca<br />
Leamington Arts Centre 519-326-2711<br />
www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />
Pelee Wings Nature Store 519-326-5193<br />
www.peleewings.ca<br />
LISTOWEL O-6<br />
Knapp Shoes 519-291-4750<br />
www.knappshoes.ca<br />
Sprinrite Yarn Factory Outlet 519-291-3951<br />
www.yarnfactoryoutlet.com<br />
The Kitchen Cupboard & Ice Box 519-291-4777<br />
www.shopkci.com<br />
LONDON M-12 (INC. LAMBETH & HYDE PARK)<br />
Visit Middlesex 519-434-7321<br />
www.visitmiddlesex.ca<br />
A & M Garden Centre 519-652-3539<br />
www.amgardencentre.ca<br />
Attic Books 519-432-7277<br />
www.atticbooks.ca<br />
Birdie’s Nest 226-663-7193<br />
www.birdiesnestonline.com<br />
Brydges Vintage & Collectibles 519-453-8993<br />
Find us on Facebook and Instagram<br />
Cardinal Books 519-854-0006<br />
www.merebooks.com<br />
East Park Golf Gardens 519-451-2950<br />
www.eastparkgolf.com<br />
Spicer’s Bakery 519-281-5438<br />
www.spicersbakery.ca<br />
The Bloomin’ Bog (near Ilderton) 519-666-0132<br />
www.bloominbog.com<br />
The Market at Western Fair District --<br />
www.TheMarketWFD.com<br />
LUCAN L-10<br />
MEAFORD (EAST OF OWEN SOUND)<br />
MELBOURNE K-13<br />
MILDMAY N-3<br />
MILLBANK O-7<br />
Anna Mae’s Restaurant & Bakery 519-595-4407<br />
www.annamaes.ca<br />
Millbank Family Furniture 519-595-7105<br />
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MILVERTON O-7<br />
MITCHELL M-8<br />
MOORETOWN E-13<br />
Moore Museum 519-867-2020<br />
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MORPETH I-17<br />
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MOUNT BRYDGES K-13<br />
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MOUNT PLEASANT R-11<br />
WIndmill Country Market 519-484-9955<br />
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NAIRN K-11<br />
NEUSTADT N-3<br />
NEW HAMBURG P-9<br />
NEW SARUM N-14<br />
New Sarum Diner 519-773-3101<br />
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NEWTON O-7<br />
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NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Y-10<br />
NIXON R-13<br />
NORTH BUXTON C-18<br />
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NORWICH Q-12<br />
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PAISLEY M-1<br />
PALMYRA J-16<br />
PARIS R-10<br />
Chocolate Sensations 519-442-1616<br />
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John M. Hall House of Linens 519-442-4242<br />
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The Peddlar 519-802-8199<br />
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PARKHILL J-10<br />
PELEE ISLAND E-20<br />
PETERSBURG Q-9<br />
Brian Greer Tin Ceilings 519-743-9710<br />
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PETROLIA H-13<br />
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Grays Flowers & Gifts 519-882-1330<br />
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POINT EDWARD F-12 (ALSO SEE SARNIA)<br />
Buttons & Bows 519-491-1412<br />
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Kind Decor 519-381-5165<br />
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PORT BRUCE N-14<br />
PORT BURWELL O-15<br />
HMSC OJIBWA Museum of Naval History 519-633-7641<br />
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PORT DOVER S-14<br />
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PORT FRANKS I-10<br />
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PORT ROWAN Q-15<br />
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Port Stanley Festival Theatre 519-782-4353<br />
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PRINCETON Q-11<br />
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RIDGETOWN I-16<br />
Ridge House Museum 519-360-1998<br />
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RUTHVEN D-20<br />
ST. CLEMENTS P-8<br />
In Season Home & Garden 519-218-2188<br />
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ST. GEORGE S-10<br />
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ST. MARYS N-10<br />
ST. THOMAS M-14<br />
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Stones ‘N Bones Museum 519-336-2100<br />
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SEAFORTH L-7<br />
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SPARTA N-14<br />
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STRATFORD N-9<br />
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TILLSONBURG P-13<br />
Annandale National Historic Site 519-842-2294<br />
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UNION M-15<br />
VANESSA R-12<br />
VITTORIA R-14<br />
Kernal Peanuts 519-426-9222<br />
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The Good Bread Company 519-428-1300<br />
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WALKERTON N-2<br />
WALLACEBURG F-15<br />
Wallaceburg Museum 519-627-8962<br />
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WALLACETOWN L-15<br />
Backus-Page House Museum 519-762-3072<br />
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WATERFORD R-13<br />
Alice Street Antiques 519-427-7312<br />
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Waterford Antique Market 519-443-4064<br />
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WATERLOO Q-8 (SEE ALSO KITCHENER)<br />
WATFORD I-12<br />
WELLESLEY P-8<br />
WHEATLEY E-19<br />
Briar Patch Studio 519-916-2407<br />
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Caresa Antiques 519-443-5856<br />
WINDSOR B-17<br />
WINGHAM M-5<br />
WOODSTOCK P-11<br />
Country Patchworks 519-537-8753<br />
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WYOMING H-12<br />
Lambton County Archives 519-845-5426<br />
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The pickle jar sat on the floor beside the<br />
dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When he<br />
got ready for bed, Dad would empty his<br />
pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As<br />
they were dropped into the almost empty<br />
jar, they landed with a merry jingle. Then<br />
the tones gradually muted to a dull thud as<br />
the jar was filled. I used to admire the copper<br />
and silver circles that glinted like a pirate’s<br />
treasure when the sun poured through the<br />
bedroom window.<br />
When the jar was filled, Dad would sit at<br />
the kitchen table and roll the coins before<br />
taking them to the bank. Taking the coins<br />
to the bank was always a big production.<br />
Stacked neatly in a small cardboard box, the<br />
coins were placed between Dad and me on<br />
the seat of his old truck.<br />
Each and every time, as we drove to the<br />
bank, Dad would look at me hopefully.<br />
“Those coins are going to keep you out of<br />
the textile mill, son. You’re going to do better<br />
than me. This town’s not going to hold you<br />
back.” Also, each and every time, as he slid<br />
the box of rolled coins across the counter at<br />
the bank toward the cashier, he would grin<br />
proudly. ”These are for my son’s college<br />
fund. He’ll never work at the mill all his life<br />
like me.”<br />
We would celebrate each deposit by<br />
stopping for an ice cream. When the clerk<br />
handed Dad his change, he'd show me the<br />
few coins nestled in his palm. “When we get<br />
home, we’ll start filling the jar again.”<br />
He always let me drop the first coins into<br />
the jar. As they rattled around with a happy<br />
jingle, we grinned at each other. “You’ll get<br />
to college on pennies, nickels, dimes and<br />
quarters,” he said. “But you’ll get there.”<br />
The years passed, and I finished college<br />
and took a job in another town. Once, while<br />
visiting my parents, I used the phone in<br />
their bedroom, and noticed that the pickle<br />
jar was gone. It had served its purpose and<br />
been removed. A lump rose in my throat<br />
as I stared at the spot where the jar had<br />
always stood.<br />
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My dad was a man of few words, and never<br />
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me all these virtues far more eloquently than<br />
the most flowery of words could have done.<br />
When I married, I told my wife Susan about<br />
the significant part the pickle jar had played<br />
in my life. In my mind, it defined, more than<br />
anything else, how much my dad had loved<br />
me. No matter how rough things got, Dad<br />
continued to drop coins into the jar. Even the<br />
summer Dad got laid off, and Mama served<br />
dried beans several times a week, not a dime<br />
was taken from the jar. To the contrary, as Dad<br />
looked across the table at me, pouring ketchup<br />
over my beans to make them more palatable,<br />
he became more determined than ever to<br />
make a way out for me. “When you finish<br />
college, Son,” he told me, his eyes glistening,<br />
“You’ll never have to eat beans again ... unless<br />
you want to.”<br />
The first Christmas after our daughter<br />
Jessica was born, we spent the holiday with<br />
my parents. After dinner, Mom and Dad sat<br />
next to each other on the sofa, taking turns<br />
cuddling their first grandchild. Jessica began<br />
to whimper softly, and Susan took her from<br />
Dad’s arms. “She probably needs to be<br />
changed,” she said, carrying the baby into my<br />
parents’ bedroom to diaper her. When Susan<br />
came back into the living room, there was a<br />
strange mist in her eyes. She handed Jessica<br />
back to Dad before taking my hand and<br />
leading me into the room. “Look,” she said<br />
softly, her eyes directing me to a spot on the<br />
floor beside the dresser. To my amazement,<br />
there, as if it had never been removed, stood<br />
the old pickle jar, the bottom already covered<br />
with coins. I walked over to the pickle jar, dug<br />
down into my pocket, and pulled out a fistful<br />
of coins.<br />
With a gamut of emotions choking me, I<br />
dropped the coins into the jar. I looked up and<br />
saw that Dad, carrying Jessica, had slipped<br />
quietly into the room. Our eyes locked, and I<br />
knew he was feeling the same emotions I felt.<br />
Neither one of us could speak.<br />
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Abandoned, Sad Homes<br />
By Laurie BurrowsBreakey, Southampton<br />
As I travel through the country side<br />
my eye always settles on old tumbled<br />
down homes abandoned to suffer<br />
on alone through the seasons. Spring<br />
rains, summer heat and thunderstorms;<br />
autumn’s calm before the wrath of<br />
winter’s harsh gales and freezing<br />
temperatures. The shingles wither and<br />
blow off the roofs, allowing snow to<br />
melt and water to run undeterred onto<br />
the rafters destroying the plaster of the<br />
ceilings, the wood of the floors, puddling<br />
down into the moldy dark basements.<br />
The exterior having long ago submitted<br />
to the neglect and absenteeism of the<br />
human touch. Even the raccoon family<br />
and the squirrel clan have to move out;<br />
the bats, daytime inhabitants of the<br />
chimney take off to parts unknown.<br />
Rot takes over and these noble, and<br />
sometimes humble, old dwellings finally<br />
creak and groan tumbling down to the<br />
earth where they once began life. A life,<br />
full of promise, for all those who sheltered<br />
under the roof. Laughter and love, the<br />
patter of little feet, a sense of well-being<br />
and prosperity, all that was necessary to<br />
complete a happy family. Then the day<br />
of tears came, the laughter stopped and<br />
angry voices echoed throughout, doom<br />
and gloom, until the door slammed<br />
shut for the last time on vacant, empty<br />
rooms. The untold stories forever lost in<br />
the silence of the debris.<br />
The farm I grew up on, offered an<br />
unlimited area in which to roam and<br />
develop my vivid imagination. It was on<br />
one of these rambles, accompanied by<br />
three of my friends, that we came across<br />
a deserted cottage down by the river<br />
bordering my father’s property. We were<br />
very intrigued, walking up the unkept<br />
lane way, whispering to one another<br />
about the mysteries this apparently<br />
abandoned building might hold inside.<br />
My active imagination, and that of my<br />
companions, developed a complete story<br />
of murder and chaos. We crept around<br />
the outside peering into the dust furred<br />
window panes and tried to open the<br />
obviously locked door. Then someone<br />
shouted that the cellar door was open!<br />
We all scrambled to the entrance and<br />
down a series of steps to an earthen<br />
floor and the looming darkness of a<br />
subterranean area beneath the cottage.<br />
A narrow staircase led up to a closed<br />
door that we assumed would be the<br />
entrance to the upstairs. There was no<br />
hesitation with any of us, as I turned the<br />
knob and the door creaked open into<br />
a tiny kitchen. Cupboard doors swung<br />
on loose hinges displaying shelves of<br />
emptiness. The next room we believed<br />
to be the living room, a broken chair<br />
overturned onto a rug wafting of mold<br />
and mildew. However this room also<br />
held a ladder leaning against<br />
what looked to be a loft.<br />
Much discussion flew about<br />
the empty hollowness, as to<br />
which one of us would climb<br />
that ladder and investigate<br />
the loft. My curiosity was<br />
brimming over and I<br />
advanced up the ladder with<br />
great deliberation. A small<br />
window at the peak of the<br />
roof let the spring sunshine<br />
filter into the musty area<br />
displaying a tattered mattress<br />
and a wooden leg.<br />
“Let’s get out of here, girls!”<br />
I gasped slipping down the<br />
ladder with the wooden leg<br />
in my grasp. One of the group unlocked<br />
and opened the door to the outside world<br />
of bright sun and fresh air. We all stood<br />
just outside that door and examined the<br />
leg, conjuring up story after unfound<br />
story about who the wooden contraption<br />
belonged to. Forever after the lonely little<br />
cottage by the river’s edge became “The<br />
Wooden Leg House.” We never solved<br />
the many questions we had swirling in<br />
our minds; to this day I don’t know who<br />
owned the place. We returned to it many<br />
times and always found it in the same<br />
sad, abandoned state.<br />
That was the beginning of my<br />
fascination with abandoned homes.<br />
Last spring on a Sunday drive with my<br />
husband, I mentioned the old house high<br />
on a hill overlooking the road to Paisley.<br />
There was no lane way to its distant lure<br />
but a tractor trail existed off the road<br />
and through the field and since I was<br />
driving, I cautiously began the trek to its<br />
lonely site, much to the chagrin of my<br />
passenger and protector of the vehicle.<br />
As we approached, a large vulture<br />
perched on the chimney, and another on<br />
the roof took flight and hovered in the<br />
distance. Robert snapped them on his<br />
cell phone as they took off. I carefully<br />
turned a three-pointer, heading back the<br />
way we’d travelled, stopped the car and<br />
proceeded to get out.<br />
“You aren’t going in there, are you?”<br />
The question from Robert hung in the air<br />
as I nodded my head.<br />
“Just for a second,” I said. With his<br />
phone in hand I advanced toward the<br />
trees fortressing this huge, old, tumbleddown<br />
home. I tried many times to<br />
penetrate the tree limbs but I discovered<br />
that they were all black locust sporting<br />
nasty, long thorns. Finally I found an<br />
area that I could get a closer look and<br />
took a couple of photos. I assumed it was<br />
the veranda I had in my sights looking<br />
out over the fields to the west. What a<br />
magnificent view this family once had.<br />
Sadness engulfed me as I felt the loss of<br />
this once majestic old home crumbling<br />
before me. Knowing that it was far too<br />
dangerous to venture closer, I carefully<br />
stepped back through the barbed, black<br />
locust and returned to the car.<br />
In the summer, that old home on the<br />
hill with its tall chimneys, disappears in<br />
the camouflage of the locust trees in leaf.<br />
I wish I could return to smell their orchidshaped<br />
blossoms, scenting the air with<br />
a perfume sweeter than honey suckle.<br />
This winter as we journeyed south on #3,<br />
I looked up on the hill, seeing through<br />
the limbs of the leaf bare locust trees. I<br />
could not see the chimneys and realized<br />
that the old girl had finally succumbed<br />
and fallen completely down. A house no<br />
more, a home that used to be.<br />
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Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.<br />
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<strong>Daytripping</strong> in a Strange Time<br />
By Jan Fisher, Kingsville<br />
Since we were not having a family<br />
gathering for Thanksgiving due to<br />
Covid-19, and since we were celebrating<br />
our 43rd wedding anniversary, my<br />
husband and I decided to go daytripping<br />
in nearby counties. When we retired in<br />
Kingsville (almost two years ago), we<br />
discovered <strong>Daytripping</strong> magazine. I had<br />
been compiling<br />
a mental list of<br />
places I would like<br />
to visit. Now we<br />
had our chance.<br />
Knowing that<br />
the areas we were<br />
going to travel in<br />
had a low number<br />
of Covid cases,<br />
we felt quite<br />
comfortable in<br />
venturing out. Our<br />
goal was to drive<br />
smaller highways<br />
and roads, stop in<br />
small towns and enjoy the colours of<br />
fall. First stop was the Williams Street<br />
Cafe in Chatham. NIce setting and very<br />
good coffee. A brief walk around the<br />
downtown area and we realized that we<br />
would have to return another time to<br />
spend an afternoon here.<br />
After a lovely quiet drive up Highway<br />
40, we skirted around Sarnia (detours)<br />
and (after getting lost on another<br />
detour) settled in at Skeeter Barlow’s for<br />
lunch. Skeeters has a beautiful spot on<br />
Lake Huron. I recommend the Chicken<br />
Fajita sandwich!<br />
As we drove up Highway 7 and<br />
21, I was a bit disappointed in that I<br />
expected to be driving along the lake<br />
but we did not see much of it here. I<br />
guess everyone who knows Bayfield<br />
stops here. The shop-lined main street<br />
has unique offerings—local shops and<br />
good restaurants. I challenge you to visit<br />
Bayfield and not buy anything!<br />
Late in the day, we arrived at our<br />
destination of Goderich. We<br />
took a King Suite at the new<br />
Comfort Inn and Suites which<br />
is very central to the town<br />
square. This was our first visit<br />
to Goderich. The town square is<br />
very unique in its layout with the<br />
formidable looking Courthouse<br />
in the centre surrounded by<br />
restaurants and shops which<br />
are separated by North St., East<br />
St., South St., and West St.<br />
Make sure you pick up a<br />
Goderich Visitor Guide to learn<br />
about the history of the design<br />
and many other interesting<br />
features of the area. I decided to read<br />
the latest issue of <strong>Daytripping</strong> to a<br />
Viking that I met in Harbour Park.<br />
Breakfast at West Street Willy’s<br />
(which had been featured on “You Gotta<br />
Eat Here!”) was followed by a browse<br />
through The Book Peddlar, a Daytripper<br />
advertiser. Unfortunately, we spent too<br />
much time at these places<br />
so by the time we got to<br />
the last Saturday Market<br />
of the year, there was<br />
not much left. I did get<br />
an interesting sauce for<br />
the Christmas turkey—<br />
Cranberry Tequila Pepper<br />
Jelly. Gotta love Farmer’s<br />
Markets!<br />
Goderich has a lot to<br />
offer to tourists. It was<br />
lovely to visit in the fall<br />
and would be wonderful<br />
in the summer. Beaches,<br />
trails, history, shopping,<br />
good restaurants (best meal at the Park<br />
House) and more. We were impressed<br />
with the adherence to regulations<br />
regarding Covid-19 that we saw all<br />
through the town. Everyone wore<br />
masks, stores had limits for shoppers<br />
and cleaning was evident. My husband<br />
and I never felt uncomfortable during<br />
our stay.<br />
Our two day visit was up. Back to the<br />
road toward Clinton to see the radar<br />
antenna and murals on the sides of<br />
some buildings. It was Sunday so stores<br />
were closed so we just walked a bit and<br />
looked in storefronts.<br />
Highway #4 brought us kilometres<br />
of spectacular fall colour in the forests<br />
and along the road. I think the trees are<br />
showing off before they become barren<br />
for the winter!<br />
A few pit stops for coffee and, of<br />
course, washrooms kept us going until<br />
we arrived in Strathroy with grumbling<br />
tummies. Luckily, a local woman<br />
directed us to Roy’s<br />
Restaurant. Once again<br />
we had to maneuver<br />
through a detour but<br />
we landed right on the<br />
restaurant’s doorstep.<br />
Roy completely satisfied<br />
us with breakfast for<br />
lunch—we’ll eat breakfast<br />
anytime!<br />
My last Go To was<br />
Parks Blueberries in<br />
Thamesville. The baked<br />
goods looked sumptuous<br />
and the turkey dinner<br />
being served smelled<br />
delicious.<br />
Our Thanksgiving/Anniversary trip<br />
opened our eyes to some of the many<br />
wonderful places there are to visit<br />
while still staying close to home. We<br />
have found new<br />
towns to explore<br />
and recommend<br />
to friends and<br />
neighbours.<br />
Next time my<br />
husband and I<br />
will try another<br />
set of roads to<br />
travel on.<br />
As we reflected on the trip, I started<br />
the laundry. There were a few items to<br />
be washed that will always remind us of<br />
this particular year: our masks!<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong> If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?<br />
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Mmm... Meatloaf<br />
Meatloaf is definitely on the list of our highly valued<br />
Comfort Foods. These foods are our personal food items that<br />
have a nostalgic or sentimental appeal. They give us a sense<br />
of wellbeing and are often associated with our childhood or<br />
shared family moments. Enjoy your time with one<br />
another and these family-endorsed meatloaf recipes.<br />
Old-Fashioned Glazed Meatloaf<br />
This deliciously different loaf is well worth any extra effort it may take. The soft<br />
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claim the grated cheese is the charm. The grated carrot adds colour and that<br />
all-important nutrient, beta-carotene. We can assure you that if you avoid making<br />
ANY substitutions, you may have found your favourite meatloaf recipe.<br />
MEATLOAF:<br />
2 eggs, slightly beaten<br />
2/3 cup milk<br />
2 teaspoon salt<br />
1/4 teaspoon pepper<br />
3 slices fresh bread, crumbled<br />
1 onion, finely chopped<br />
1/2 cup raw carrots, shredded<br />
1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded<br />
2 lbs. lean ground beef<br />
Mix together eggs, milk, salt,<br />
pepper and bread. Add onions,<br />
carrots, cheese and meat; mix<br />
well. Lightly grease a 9 x 5 inch<br />
loaf pan and add mixture.<br />
Crock Pot Meatloaf<br />
This has actually become a family fave. It is delicious<br />
when served warm and the leftover slices (if you have<br />
any) make for delicious sandwiches. Enjoy!<br />
2 lbs. lean ground beef<br />
2 eggs, beaten<br />
3/4 cup milk<br />
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs<br />
2 cloves garlic, minced<br />
3/4 cups onion, minced<br />
1 cup mushrooms, diced<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
GLAZE:<br />
1/4 cup brown sugar<br />
1/4 cup ketchup, bbq sauce or chili sauce<br />
1 tablespoon prepared mustard<br />
Combine glaze ingredients and spread<br />
over loaf. Bake at 350 degrees F from 1 to<br />
1.5 hours. Allow to stand about 10 minutes.<br />
Run a knife around the edges and remove<br />
from pan. Slice. Makes 6 to 8 servings.<br />
VARIATION: If desired, use a combination<br />
of ground beef, veal, pork, turkey or<br />
chicken.<br />
1/2 teaspoon pepper<br />
1/2 teaspoon dried sage<br />
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme<br />
1/2 teaspoon dried basil<br />
Glaze Ingredients-blend together:<br />
1 tablespoon brown sugar<br />
1/2 cup ketchup<br />
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce<br />
In a large bowl, add ground beef and then all the other ingredients. Mix well. Tear<br />
off a piece of aluminum foil large enough to cover the entire bottom of slow<br />
cooker and up both sides, all the way up and hanging over the top of slow cooker.<br />
Spray the bottom of foil with cooking spray. Shape beef mixture into a loaf and<br />
place inside crock pot. Cover and cook for 7 hours on low setting or 3.5 hours on<br />
high. One hour prior to loaf being done, add one half of the glaze to top of loaf,<br />
reserving the other half for the dinner table (or for leftovers). NOTE: Use the<br />
tinfoil to lift the meat loaf from cooker. Let rest for 10 minutes prior to slicing and<br />
enjoying. Makes 6 to 8 servings. We sure hope you have some leftovers for<br />
sandwiches!<br />
South of the Border Turkey Meatloaf<br />
2 lbs. lean ground turkey<br />
1 (19 oz) can black beans, rinsed,<br />
drained and diced<br />
1 cup tortilla chips, crushed<br />
1/2 cup onion, diced<br />
1/2 cup green pepper, diced<br />
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped<br />
3 cloves garlic, minced<br />
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped<br />
jalapeño pepper (optional)<br />
2 eggs, beaten<br />
1 teaspoon ground cumin<br />
1 teaspoon ground chili powder<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
1/2 teaspoon pepper<br />
1/2 cup salsa (for topping)<br />
Combine all ingredients, except salsa. Mix well. Spread in prepared 8 x 5 inch<br />
baking pan. Top with 1/2 cup salsa. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for<br />
60 to 70 minutes or until thermometer reads 160 degrees F. Allow to cool for 5<br />
to 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with sour cream if desired.<br />
Meat Loaf Tips<br />
& Substitutions:<br />
• Add cheese into the mixture or even on top.<br />
• Use a zip bag if you’d rather not mix by hand.<br />
• Use regular/coarse/medium beef for more moisture.<br />
• Add 1/3 cup of liquid for moisture - such as broth, wine, dark beer, veggie juice.<br />
• Add grated or even cooked & mashed potatoes when mixing up the meat.<br />
• Make individual servings in a muffin tin (be careful, they cook much faster).<br />
• If recipe calls for 3 pieces of bread, you can sub 3/4 cup quick oats.<br />
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As our battalion moved through Italy<br />
we all began to realize something. We<br />
might be at war with Italy, but the Italian<br />
people weren’t at war with us.<br />
The poor, the farmers, the regular<br />
people greeted us with hospitality, even<br />
joy. They had suffered under Mussolini’s<br />
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We traveled north, often not knowing<br />
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men knew not one word of Italian and<br />
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People made their intentions known<br />
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in the war even the soldiers just wanted<br />
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their families, maybe they always had.<br />
We stopped outside a village one<br />
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Coffee, cookies, toothpaste, soap, so<br />
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square each day.<br />
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A Soldier’s Memory<br />
As we set camp for the night the local<br />
children gathered round out of curiosity<br />
and in the hopes of a treat. They didn’t<br />
beg, they smiled and waved shyly while<br />
they watched us with hungry eyes set in<br />
too thin faces.<br />
When I offered the almost whole<br />
chocolate bar, the children were as<br />
reluctant as they were eager to take<br />
it. They had nothing to trade. Still I<br />
pressed it into the hands of the eldest,<br />
who divided it equally to the younger<br />
children.<br />
They all smiled as they ate and called<br />
“graci” before running home. I smiled,<br />
thinking their happiness was payment<br />
enough for the treat.<br />
That night I went to sleep not<br />
expecting to see the children again as<br />
we would be moving out in the morning.<br />
Instead when I awoke I was greeted to<br />
the sight of all the children waiting with<br />
bright eyes and smiles and arms full of<br />
roses to present to me.<br />
Author’s Note: A Solder’s Memory is<br />
something told me years ago and I have<br />
never forgotten so I thought others would<br />
also be touched by it as well.<br />
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✗<br />
Stratford<br />
ST. MARYS Queen St. Wildwood<br />
118<br />
119<br />
Conservation<br />
Area<br />
Ingersoll<br />
• Quilting Cottons t<br />
tons<br />
• Supplies plie<br />
s • Books<br />
oks<br />
• Patterns • Stencils n • Custom t<br />
Quilts<br />
WE ARE OPEN<br />
Contact us for<br />
in store shopping.<br />
Porch pickup and<br />
mail order available.<br />
OPEN: Monday to Saturday 10-5<br />
3991 Perth Rd. 107 • SHAKESPEARE<br />
(1 block South of lights off Hwy. 7/8)<br />
www.thequiltplace.ca<br />
519-625-8435<br />
www.tinceiling.com<br />
OPEN YEAR ROUND!<br />
IN -STORE BAKERY,<br />
GIFT SHOP & more<br />
•SmokedPorkProducts•<br />
Products • Ribs<br />
• Old Fashioned Sausage • Bacon<br />
• Free-range, drug-free Poultry<br />
519-625-8194<br />
ONLY<br />
LOCAL MEATS<br />
#2146 Highway 7 & 8, Shakespeare, ON, N0B 2P0<br />
OPEN DAILY 10-5<br />
www.porkshoppe.com<br />
Please Note:<br />
Our hours may<br />
vary depending<br />
on the Covid-19<br />
Colour Response.<br />
CELEBRATING 90 YEARS!<br />
Celebrate our local history throughout the years<br />
and share your stories with us!<br />
Come see the large assortment of historical items<br />
and photographs on display from<br />
the Tavistock Historical Society.<br />
Featuring traditional recipes like pigtails,<br />
rolled stuffed ribs, slow roasted turkey & beef,<br />
home-cooked meals and all day breakfast.<br />
MAPLE MARCH<br />
Join us every Saturday in <strong>March</strong> for homemade Yeast<br />
Donuts with maple syrup for dipping.<br />
GENERAL STORE<br />
Come check out our new General Store<br />
with homemade preserves, frozen family sized meals,<br />
frozen individual entrees and gift items.<br />
SPECIAL OCCASIONS<br />
Enjoy Patrick’s Day and Easter meals<br />
for dine-in or takeout.<br />
More information can be found<br />
on our website or by phone.<br />
For daily special<br />
updates, like us<br />
on Facebook or<br />
follow us on<br />
Instagram.<br />
Official Caterers of<br />
the Walter’s Family<br />
Dinner Theatre<br />
Historical Pictures<br />
& Artifacts from<br />
the Tavistock Area<br />
33 Woodstock St S, Tavistock • quehlsrestaurant.com • 519-655-2835<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong> For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.<br />
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HOURS<br />
Wednesday to<br />
Sunday:<br />
9 am − 2 pm and<br />
4 pm − 7 pm<br />
Closed<br />
Monday and<br />
Tuesday<br />
Pre-Made<br />
Heat and Serve<br />
Meals Available<br />
BREAKFAST<br />
Served All Day!
Graham Rd.<br />
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME<br />
MAPLE<br />
Lake<br />
MICHIGAN Huron<br />
5<br />
PORT<br />
Forest<br />
HURON<br />
SARNIA<br />
ONTARIO<br />
SY RUP<br />
DETROIT<br />
West<br />
Lorne<br />
1<br />
WINDSOR<br />
in<br />
ncl<br />
ud<br />
Lake Erie<br />
4<br />
St. Marys<br />
Thorndale<br />
Parkhill 6<br />
2<br />
LONDON<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
Waterford<br />
3<br />
Port Stanley<br />
For more info. about<br />
Ontario Maple Syrup<br />
including ing recipes es & festivals s<br />
visit<br />
i<br />
www.ontariomaple.com<br />
omap .<br />
o<br />
m<br />
Woodstock<br />
Sweaburg<br />
<br />
Find<br />
Maple Syrup<br />
Recipes<br />
on Page 24!<br />
1<br />
2<br />
ALDRED MAPLE PRODUCTS<br />
• Maple Syrup<br />
• Maple Beeswax Candles<br />
• Other Maple Related Products<br />
15677 Dunborough Rd., West Lorne<br />
(Minutes off Hwy. #2 or the 401) 519-287-5012<br />
PALMER'S MAPLE SYRUP<br />
Producing Quality Pure Maple Syrup<br />
since 1955<br />
We’re open this year for curbside pick up -<br />
519-769-0007 or syrupman00@gmail.com<br />
Thank you supporting local small<br />
business ~ from our family to yours!<br />
RR #1 Port Stanley • 34308 Lake Line<br />
519-769-0007 • 519-769-2245<br />
16<br />
76<br />
Scotch Line<br />
Fingal Line<br />
Iona Rd<br />
14<br />
Aldred Maple<br />
Products<br />
McMurdy Line<br />
WEST LORNE<br />
Lake Line<br />
16 20<br />
Burwell Rd<br />
2<br />
Jones Rd<br />
✗<br />
34308 Lake Line<br />
Palmer’s Maple Syrup<br />
✗<br />
Bush Line<br />
5<br />
Scotch Line<br />
Simpson Rd.<br />
Dunborough Rd.<br />
GLENCOE<br />
401<br />
Union Rd<br />
Hunter Line<br />
Boxall Rd<br />
Lake Line<br />
PORT ☛<br />
STANLEY<br />
6<br />
KINSMEN FANSHAWE<br />
SUGAR BUSH MAPLE FESTIVAL<br />
This year will look a lot different - there won’t be inside dining or sugar bush tours.<br />
However, all is not lost!<br />
We will be doing drive-thru breakfasts and syrup sales<br />
every Saturday in <strong>March</strong> from 9 am to 1 pm<br />
You book a time to come pick up your pancake meals and syrup!<br />
This fundraiser is our largest and we can<br />
still help our community with your help!<br />
Please book your pick up time online at<br />
www.kinsmenfanshawesugarbush.com<br />
Syrup also available for purchase on the website<br />
and at Ace Hardware in Thorndale.<br />
21201-c Lakeside Drive, Thames Centre<br />
For more information: 519-461-1073<br />
With your help we can once again plan to “Support our Communities Greatest Needs.”<br />
Prospect Hill Rd<br />
Medway Rd<br />
Thorndale Rd<br />
28<br />
Lakeside Dr<br />
✗<br />
Rebecca Rd<br />
Kinsmen Fanshawe<br />
Sugar Bush<br />
21201-c Lakeside Dr.<br />
27<br />
28<br />
Thorndale<br />
Robbins Hill Rd<br />
Nissouri Rd<br />
Fairview Rd<br />
Wyton Dr<br />
3<br />
RODGERS<br />
MAPLE SYRUP<br />
• Maple Syrup • Fudge • Maple Butter<br />
Open 7 Days A Week,<br />
year round for sales of<br />
maple syrup and maple butter<br />
36500 & 36435 Lake Line, Port Stanley<br />
519-782-3904 or 519-782-4662<br />
✗<br />
Scotch Line<br />
Lake Line<br />
PORT<br />
STANLEY<br />
36500 Lake Line<br />
Rodgers Family Maple Syrup Farms<br />
4<br />
7<br />
McCULLY’S HILL FARM<br />
Maple Syrup and Maple Products<br />
Baking, Local Meats, Preserves and Seasonal Produce<br />
McCully’s Annual Maple Pancake Brunch<br />
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IN MARCH<br />
Brunch is preorder/take out only this year. Call or<br />
email mccullyshill@gmail.com to book a time.<br />
Portion of funds raised goes to community groups.<br />
ST.MARYS • 519-284-2564 • www.mccullys.ca<br />
<strong>March</strong> hours: Friday 10-5, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-5<br />
4074 Perth Line #9<br />
St Marys ON<br />
7<br />
McCully’s Hill Farm<br />
Elginfield Rd.<br />
London<br />
7<br />
9<br />
✗<br />
Stratford<br />
Queen St. Wildwood<br />
ST. MARYS 118<br />
119<br />
Conservation<br />
Area<br />
Ingersoll<br />
4<br />
FORT ROSE MAPLE COMPANY<br />
Maple Syrup, Maple Butter, Maple Sugar<br />
Store Open 7 Days a Week 9 to 5<br />
New This Year - ONLINE STORE!<br />
Order online for pickup or have it shipped.<br />
Check website for updates on Pancakes & Sugar Bush Tours<br />
RR #5 Parkhill, 2 miles west of Nairn off County Rd. #17,<br />
from #402 Exit 81 Centre Road, 2 miles off Hwy. #81 & 2 miles off<br />
County Rd. #19, turn on Coldstream Rd., follow signs. 27382 Coldstream Rd.<br />
519-232-9041 • www.fortrose.ca<br />
Elginfield Rd.<br />
81<br />
PARKHILL<br />
17<br />
7<br />
Centre Rd<br />
81<br />
Nairn Rd<br />
Springbank Rd<br />
Coldstream Rd<br />
Elginfield Rd.<br />
17<br />
✗<br />
7<br />
Fort Rose Rd<br />
27382 Coldstream Rd.<br />
Fort Rose Maple Company<br />
8<br />
JAKEMAN'S MAPLE PRODUCTS<br />
Gift Shop Open Year Round!<br />
Monday-Friday 8 to 4:30, Closed Weekends & Holidays<br />
Easter Charity Event!<br />
For info & updates see our Facebook Page.<br />
Preorders until <strong>March</strong> 26 and pickup<br />
at our Gift Shop on April 2.<br />
Hwy. 401, Exit 230 South • Sweaburg 1-800-382-9795<br />
Watch for signs on 401 near Woodstock or 519-539-1366<br />
www.jakemansmaplesyrup.com info@themaplestore.com<br />
454414 Trillium Line<br />
Jakeman’s Maple Products<br />
The Maple Store 401<br />
WOODSTOCK<br />
Macdonald-Cartier Freeway<br />
Curry Rd<br />
6<br />
Foldens<br />
Sweaburg Rd<br />
Dodge Line<br />
✗<br />
12<br />
Budd Line<br />
Sweaburg<br />
Trillium Line<br />
5<br />
WILLIAMSON FARMS<br />
7739 Lakeshore Rd. • Lambton Shores, ON<br />
519-243-2961 or 226-520-0144<br />
WINTER HOURS: Thursday to Saturday 10-5<br />
MAPLE SYRUP HOURS: Watch for the flag -<br />
if the steam is flying, we are OPEN!<br />
Call to book a private tour during <strong>March</strong>!<br />
Also visit Williamson Farms Country Store in downtown Forest.<br />
www.williamsonfarmsmarket.com<br />
FOREST<br />
☛<br />
W Ipperwash Rd<br />
Lakeshore<br />
Rawlings Rd<br />
Ipperwash Rd<br />
Ipperwash<br />
Beach<br />
Kinnaird Rd<br />
*<br />
Army Camp Rd<br />
Ravenswood<br />
✗<br />
GRAND<br />
BEND ☛<br />
21<br />
Ravenswood Line<br />
7739 Lakeshore Rd.<br />
21<br />
CHAMBERS PURE<br />
MAPLE PRODUCTS<br />
OPEN: Mid-<strong>March</strong> thru December • Thurs, Fri & Sat 10 to 4<br />
235 Villa Nova Rd., RR3, WATERFORD • 519-443-8561<br />
Williamson Farms<br />
Bottom Border Just the good ol’ boys, never meanin’ no harm.<br />
9<br />
Looking forward to seeing you at<br />
our quirky little maple shop in <strong>2021</strong>!<br />
Offering a wide selection of 100%<br />
pure as well as infused maple products<br />
“ONTARIO GRADE A ECLECTIC”<br />
SIMCOE<br />
☛<br />
Townsend<br />
Centre<br />
Norfolk Rd 9<br />
Thompson Rd E<br />
5<br />
Villa Nova<br />
Cherry Valley Rd<br />
Conc 10 Townsend Rd<br />
Rockford Rd<br />
Bloomsburg Rd<br />
Cockshutt Rd<br />
Villa Nova Rd<br />
✗<br />
Conc 11 Townsend Rd<br />
Conc 12 Townsend Rd<br />
235 Villa Nova Rd.<br />
Chambers Pure<br />
Maple Products<br />
Tyrrell
SHOP<br />
Daytripper<br />
The<br />
LOCALDaytripper®<br />
SECTION 2<br />
<strong>March</strong>-April <strong>2021</strong> • Vol. 27, <strong>Issue</strong>1<br />
1-800-667-0337<br />
www.daytripping ca<br />
All the Best...<br />
• MAPLE SYRUP FARMS<br />
• Unique Gift Shops<br />
• Antique Shops • Events<br />
• Live Theatre • Museums<br />
• Town Wide Yard Sales<br />
• Specialty Farms & Markets<br />
• Craft Breweries & Wineries<br />
• Quilt, Garden & Craft Shops<br />
• Artisans • Thrift Shops<br />
• Places to Stay & Dine<br />
• So Much More!<br />
... All in<br />
All in<br />
One Paper!<br />
Coyle’s Country Store,<br />
Tillsonburg<br />
One of many fantastic<br />
shops to explore in<br />
S.W. Ontario<br />
This issue has Sections<br />
FULL MAP<br />
on PAGES<br />
10-11<br />
DETROIT<br />
Huron<br />
WINDSOR<br />
SARNIA<br />
A<br />
1<br />
MILLBANK<br />
2<br />
Erie<br />
2<br />
Southwestern<br />
Ontario<br />
TORONTO<br />
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.
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
Our Gift Shoppe<br />
Monday through Saturday<br />
• Games & Puzzles • Crossroads Candles<br />
• Calendars • Children’s Books<br />
• Greeng Cards<br />
• Unique Gis & Decor<br />
22 Main St. West • Norwich<br />
519-863-2380<br />
ourgishoppe@execulink.com<br />
g<br />
oppe<br />
pe@e<br />
u ink. om<br />
Vast Selection of Quilting Cottons<br />
515533 11 th Line, RR#3 • WOODSTOCK<br />
519-537-8753 (2.2 km North of Outdoor Farm Show)<br />
www.countrypatchworks.ca<br />
Our 2nd section starts in OXFORD COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, NORWICH & EMBRO<br />
Home of<br />
Sewing<br />
See website or<br />
call for hours<br />
& ways to shop<br />
The New Priest<br />
The new priest is nervous about hearing<br />
confessions so he asks an experienced<br />
priest to sit in on his sessions. The new<br />
priest hears a couple of confessions with<br />
the experienced priest listening in. The<br />
experienced priest asks him to step<br />
out of the confessional for a few<br />
minutes.<br />
“You’re doing just fine, but your<br />
technique needs a little work,” intones the<br />
experienced priest. “Cross your arms over your<br />
chest, and rub your chin with one hand and try to<br />
say things like, ‘Yes, I see’ and ‘Yes, go on,’ and ‘I understand’.”<br />
The new priest nods obediently, crosses his arms, rubs his chin and<br />
somberly repeats all the suggested remarks to the old priest. “Now,”<br />
says the experienced priest, “Don’t you think that’s a little better than<br />
slapping your knee and saying, That’s wild, what happened next?”<br />
Workshop<br />
Supply Inc.<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
Drawer Slides, European Hinges, Screws, Glues,<br />
Abrasives, Fittings & Hose for Dust Collection,<br />
Crafting and Woodworking Supplies,<br />
Wood Parts, and a whole lot more that we've<br />
been told you can't find anywhere else!<br />
all your project supplies<br />
under one roof!<br />
RETAIL STORE HOURS:<br />
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-3pm<br />
100 Commissioner St<br />
EMBRO, ON N0J 1J0<br />
1-800-387-5716<br />
www.workshopsupply.com<br />
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If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong>
Lake Huron<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO<br />
NY<br />
And on to MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MT. BRYDGES, PARKHILL, ARVA & STRATHROY<br />
Sewing Machines<br />
<br />
<br />
and Repairs,<br />
<br />
Fabrics & Notions<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Driving<br />
TRIVIA<br />
Sew<br />
Creative<br />
Authorized Dealer<br />
• Sales • Service<br />
4-2177<br />
Mon-Sat 10 to 5<br />
www.sewcreativequilting.ca<br />
ili<br />
22486 Adelaide Rd, Mount Brydges<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 />
1. Which of the following island nations is farthest west?<br />
a] Puerto Rico b] Curacao<br />
c] Aruba d] St. Maarten<br />
2. Which artist is famous for his statue The Thinker?<br />
3. The first World Cup of Soccer (Football) was held in which country<br />
in 1930?<br />
a] Brazil b] Uruguay c] France d] Germany<br />
4. Which province was the last to join Canadian confederation?<br />
5. What is the average distance (in kilometers) that women and<br />
children walk for water in Africa and Asia?<br />
6. What 1960s singer starred in, and sang the theme for, the spring<br />
break film, “Where the Boys Are?”<br />
a] Peggy Lee b] Connie Francis<br />
c] Doris Day d] Patsy Cline<br />
7. Which country has not fought a war since 1814?<br />
8. What is the International Air Transport Association airport code for<br />
Heathrow Airport?<br />
a] HRW b] HTR c] LHR d] LHW<br />
9. Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji are the names for writing systems<br />
used in which country?<br />
10. Which Apollo mission landed the first humans on the Moon?<br />
a] Apollo 7 b] Apollo 9<br />
c] Apollo 11 d] Apollo 13<br />
11. What is the standard distance of a drag race?<br />
12. How much time did Jonah spend in the belly of the whale?<br />
13. What is the commonly held title of a queen’s husband?<br />
14. The original lyrics to Little Richard’s Tutti Frutti were “Tutti Frutti.<br />
good booty.” True or False<br />
15. What did German August Kotter introduce to the world in 1520?<br />
a] The rifle b] The petri dish c] Lederhosen<br />
ANSWERS:<br />
1. Aruba; 2. Auguste Rodin; 3. Uruguay; 4. Newfoundland; 5. 6 kilometers;<br />
6. Connie Francis; 7. Sweden; 8. LHR; 9. Japan; 10. Apollo 11;<br />
11. 1,320 feet, 402 metres or 1/4 mile; 12. Three days and three nights;<br />
13. Prince Consort; 14. True; 15. The rifle.<br />
Quantities large & small<br />
Since 1946<br />
•Breads •Pastries<br />
•Pies •Cookies<br />
• Deluxe Hot<br />
Cross Buns<br />
•Unique Easter Treats<br />
Open Tues.-Sat: 9-5:30 • Fri 9-8<br />
12 Front Street West<br />
Strathroy • 519-245-0741<br />
hamiltonsbakery.ca<br />
27382 2<br />
Coldstream Rd. RR 5<br />
PARKHILL • 519-232-9041<br />
9041<br />
www.fortrose.ca<br />
FRESH<br />
LOCAL<br />
APPLES • HONEY • JAMS • APPLE CIDER<br />
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR • MAPLE SYRUP<br />
PEANUTS • RADER FROZEN PIES<br />
GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS<br />
CRUNICAN<br />
ORCHARDS<br />
Since 1877<br />
Richmond St. North, LONDON<br />
10 min North of London at 15 Mile Rd<br />
519-666-0286<br />
MON to FRI 9-6, SAT 9-5 • SUN 12-5<br />
CRUNICANORCHARDS.COM<br />
~ OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ~<br />
Maple Syrup Available Year Round<br />
Store Open Daily 9 am to 5 pm<br />
Check website for updates on<br />
Pancake ake House & Sugar Bush Tours<br />
29th Annual <strong>2021</strong><br />
MAPLE SEASON<br />
curbside b<br />
pickup. k p.<br />
We accept cept<br />
cash a h and<br />
OUR MAPLE SYRUP IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT:<br />
Foodland-Parkhill, Munro Honey-Alvinston,<br />
Annie’s Chocolates-Hyde Park & Kilworth,<br />
Clover Farms-Ailsa Craig<br />
Elginfield Rd.<br />
New this year is our<br />
ONLINE STORE!<br />
It’s s worth the drive<br />
to o FORT ROSE!<br />
81<br />
17<br />
Parkhill<br />
7<br />
Centre Rd<br />
81<br />
Bornish<br />
Springbank Rd<br />
Nairn Rd Nairn Rd<br />
Coldstream Rd<br />
Elginfield Rd.<br />
✗<br />
17<br />
Fort Rose Rd<br />
27382 Coldstream Rd<br />
Fort Rose Maple Company<br />
From London take Fanshawe Rd. (Hwy. 22) to<br />
Lobo, turn West onto Nairn Rd. (Cty Rd. 17) 23 km<br />
to Fort Rose Rd. From 401-402 Exit (Hwy. 81)<br />
Centre Rd. towards Parkhill. Follow Signs.<br />
7<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong> A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.<br />
Page 23
Graham Rd.<br />
Lake Huron<br />
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
ALDRED MAPLE PRODUCTS<br />
• Maple Syrup<br />
• Maple Beeswax Candles<br />
• Other Maple Related Products<br />
15677 Dunborough Rd., West Lorne<br />
(Minutes off Hwy. #2 or the 401) 519-287-5012<br />
<strong>Daytripping</strong> to LONDON, WEST LORNE, ST. THOMAS & PORT STANLEY<br />
EST 2016 · MATT’S DREAM<br />
Unique Ui Flavoured dCraft Beer<br />
TASTING ROOM<br />
RETAIL STORE<br />
TOURS<br />
AVAILABLE<br />
HOURS VARY<br />
SEASONALLY<br />
226.289.1472<br />
25292 Talbot Line, West Lorne (at Eagle) · www.natterjackbrewing.ca<br />
76<br />
McMurdy Line<br />
WEST LORNE<br />
Anonymous baby - photo found on the<br />
Kinsmen Fanshawe Sugar Bush Facebook page.<br />
2<br />
Aldred Maple<br />
Products<br />
✗<br />
5<br />
Simpson Rd.<br />
Dunborough Rd.<br />
GLENCOE<br />
401<br />
Visit one of Canada’s largest secondhand bookstores<br />
BOOKS • MAPS • PRINTS • POSTCARDS • CURIOSITIES<br />
240 DUNDAS STREET<br />
LONDON, ONTARIO<br />
N6A 1H3<br />
519-432-7277<br />
Welcome to Attic Books - one of<br />
Canada’s largest antiquarian<br />
and second-hand bookstores. You<br />
can fi nd us on London’s new fl ex<br />
street, Dundas Place, a few doors<br />
west of Jonathon Bancroft-Snell<br />
Gallery, Canada’s largest ceramic<br />
gallery. We have three fl oors of<br />
books, maps, prints, ephemera,<br />
postcards and all sorts of curiosities<br />
that appeal to readers, scholars<br />
and seasoned collectors alike. The<br />
atmosphere is spacious, bright,<br />
relaxed and professional, not to<br />
mention architecturally beautiful,<br />
with its original tin ceilings,<br />
hardwood maple fl oors and all the<br />
charisma of a Victorian building.<br />
This, along with the help of our<br />
friendly and knowledgeable staff,<br />
will ensure that every visit to Attic<br />
Books will be memorable.<br />
Let’s be book buddies!<br />
Follow us at @atticbooksca<br />
NEW HOURS*<br />
Monday to Saturday<br />
10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.<br />
Closed Sundays<br />
MI<br />
ONTARIO SHOP<br />
NY<br />
LOCAL<br />
Check out our website to browse through some of our rare and<br />
quirkier stock and to fi nd out about new arrivals,<br />
store sales and events.<br />
WWW.ATTICBOOKS.CA<br />
*hours may change due to pandemic, by-laws, etc.<br />
We try to keep it as consistent as possible but please refer to website for up-to-date hours.<br />
MAPLE SYRUP<br />
Recipes<br />
Oatmeal Pancakes<br />
Maple Syrup<br />
Barbecue Sauce<br />
3/4 cup (175 ml) pure maple syrup<br />
1 cup (250 ml) ketchup<br />
2 tsp (10 ml) grated lemon rind,<br />
optional<br />
1 cup (250 ml) onion, finely<br />
chopped<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) brown sugar,<br />
firmly packed<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) lemon juice<br />
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) water<br />
1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt<br />
2 Tbsp (30 ml) garlic,<br />
finely chopped or crushed<br />
1 1/2 cups (375 ml) oatmeal<br />
2 1/ 2 cups (625 ml) milk<br />
1 cup (250 ml) flour<br />
1 Tbsp (15 ml) maple syrup<br />
1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt, optional<br />
1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon<br />
1 Tbsp (15 ml) baking powder<br />
1 egg beaten<br />
1/2 tsp (2 ml) coriander, optional<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) oil Combine all ingredients in medium<br />
In large mixing bowl, pour milk<br />
and maple syrup over oatmeal and<br />
let sit for 10 minutes. Sift flour, add<br />
salt, cinnamon and baking powder;<br />
mix well. Add to oatmeal mixture.<br />
Add egg and oil, mix well. Let rest<br />
for 3-4 minutes. Pour batter onto<br />
hot griddle. Flip pancakes over<br />
once when they are puffy, full of<br />
bubbles and lightly brown on one<br />
side. Serve with maple syrup,<br />
maple butter or maple jelly. Makes<br />
10 to 12 pancakes.<br />
saucepan. Bring to a boil and<br />
simmer for 15 to 20 minutes,<br />
uncovered, in refrigerator for up to<br />
1 month. Yield: about 4 cups (1 L).<br />
Use on your favourite meat. For<br />
oven or barbecue.<br />
Creamy Maple<br />
Syrup Dressing<br />
1 cup (250 ml) your<br />
favourite mayonaise<br />
1/2 cup (125 ml) pure<br />
maple syrup<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) apple<br />
cider vinegar<br />
Mix all ingredients together<br />
thoroughly. Chill and serve with<br />
salad.<br />
Maple Ginger Cake<br />
1/2 cup (125 ml) white sugar<br />
2 Tbsp (30 ml) shortening<br />
1 egg (beaten well)<br />
1 tbs (5 ml) soda<br />
1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) molasses<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) pure maple syrup<br />
1/2 cup (125 ml) sour milk<br />
1 tsp (5 ml) ginger<br />
1 1/2 cups (375 ml) flour<br />
Mix ingredients in order as given,<br />
beat well, bake in moderate oven.<br />
350°F for 35-40 minutes. This<br />
makes a delicious dessert to serve<br />
with whipped cream or served with<br />
vanilla ice cream with pure maple<br />
syrup poured over it as a sauce.<br />
Maple Corn Bread<br />
1 1/3 cups (325 ml) sifted<br />
all-purpose flour<br />
4 tsp (20 ml) baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt<br />
2/3 cup (150 ml) cornmeal<br />
2/3 cup (150 ml) milk<br />
1/3 cup (75 ml) maple syrup<br />
2 eggs, lightly beaten<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) butter, melted<br />
1/4 cup (50 ml) maple syrup<br />
1/2 cup (125 ml) walnuts,<br />
coarsely chopped<br />
Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 9 inch<br />
square cake pan. Sift flour, baking<br />
powder and salt into a large mixing<br />
bowl. Stir in cornmeal with fork.<br />
Combine milk, 1/3 cup (75 ml)<br />
maple syrup, butter, and eggs; add<br />
to dry ingredients. Stir in just until<br />
blended. Spoon into pan and<br />
smooth. Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup<br />
(50 ml) maple syrup over batter.<br />
Sprinkle with walnuts. Bake for 25<br />
minutes or until a toothpick comes<br />
out clean.<br />
Find more maple syrup recipes and information at our customers websites (see page 20) or at www.ontariomaple.com<br />
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Living in the Courthouse Area ~ St. Thomas, Ontario<br />
I live in the courthouse area of St.<br />
Thomas, one of the oldest and most<br />
beautiful sections of the city. The focal<br />
point of this neighbourhood is the<br />
courthouse itself. The 30,000 square foot<br />
building, one of the first courthouses in<br />
Ontario, was built in 1852. It underwent<br />
a massive renovation and expansion of<br />
over 100,000 square feet in 2014, while<br />
retaining much of its original charm,<br />
including the copper dome, the slate roof,<br />
and the masonry. When the work was<br />
completed, I attended an openhouse,<br />
and was very impressed at how well the<br />
“new” blended with the “old.”<br />
I love going for long walks in this<br />
area, while gazing at the lovely two and<br />
three storey Victorian and neo-classical<br />
homes of many different styles, all built<br />
well over a century ago. The houses are<br />
all so unique and interesting; with steep<br />
roofs, gingerbread trim, ornate gables,<br />
wrap around porches, balconies, and<br />
stained glass windows. Some of these<br />
homes are absolutely huge, complete<br />
with turrets, towers and domes,<br />
reminiscent of castles. It takes me even<br />
further into the past when<br />
I notice original cast iron<br />
‘horse head’ hitching posts<br />
in some of the front yards.<br />
Also breathtaking are the<br />
many giant trees of different<br />
species, reaching for the sky<br />
and providing much needed<br />
shade on hot summer days,<br />
while also serving as a refuge<br />
to birds and squirrels. Many<br />
of these houses have been<br />
declared heritage homes,<br />
and some have remained in<br />
the same families since they were built.<br />
We are surrounded by lovely ravines<br />
filled with wildlife, where it is not unusual<br />
to see deer and their<br />
young, wandering and<br />
feeding. Such peaceful<br />
beauty, along with<br />
the many different<br />
plants and wildflowers<br />
growing there. The<br />
ones fortunate enough<br />
to have a home<br />
backing onto a ravine,<br />
get to enjoy this year<br />
round.<br />
For several years<br />
now, we celebrate<br />
our neighbourhood<br />
with an annual<br />
“Neighbourhood Street Party” that takes<br />
place in June. Every household receives<br />
an invitation in their mailbox and<br />
people from each street are recognized<br />
by the colour of shirt they are wearing.<br />
The hosts of the party provide the main<br />
course, while the “guests” bring a side<br />
dish, salad or dessert. Prizes are awarded<br />
By Jeanette Paddon, St. Thomas<br />
after dinner for the best one in each<br />
category. Once everyone has feasted<br />
on the delicious foods,<br />
games are enjoyed by the<br />
children, along with fun<br />
prizes for the winners.<br />
Later, as everyone gets<br />
to visit with friends and<br />
neighbours, a live band<br />
is there to entertain<br />
and complete the party<br />
atmosphere. This annual<br />
get together is a great<br />
way for new neighbours<br />
to meet the rest of the<br />
neighbourhood, and for<br />
old neighbours to update<br />
Elevated Park in St. Thomas<br />
on each other’s news.<br />
Just when we thought this<br />
neighborhood had it all, we are now<br />
the proud “owners” of Canada’s first<br />
elevated park. What used to be a<br />
railroad bridge, was converted into a<br />
lovely park. It started off as a “dream”<br />
by one smart local citizen and over<br />
a few years evolved into a beautiful<br />
park—855 feet long and 30 feet<br />
wide—95 feet above the valley<br />
floor. All the work involved was<br />
paid for by contributors and<br />
local companies, while local<br />
artists donated sculptures and<br />
artwork. Four kilometers of trail<br />
has been added beyond the<br />
bridge, making it an amazing<br />
place to go for a walk or a bike<br />
ride.<br />
I love this neighbourhood<br />
and cannot imagine ever living<br />
anywhere else.<br />
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Technologically Challenged<br />
Computers have been a part of my<br />
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the early 90’s technology came to my<br />
workplace. At first the word processing<br />
machines were only used by the<br />
stenographers who did the minutes at<br />
board meetings but within a couple of<br />
years they were appearing in all offices. I<br />
remember the day one of these marvels<br />
showed up on my desk. I thought I had<br />
died and gone to heaven. It didn’t take<br />
long before I was pushing buttons and<br />
discovering the wonders of this new<br />
technology. And that was even before<br />
the appearance of the World Wide Web!<br />
Over the years I became<br />
quite adept at utilizing<br />
the computer and<br />
eventually became the<br />
office “techno geek.”<br />
Once the internet came to<br />
the office it was another<br />
momentous occasion. With<br />
a few workshops and a course<br />
on web design, my expertise<br />
was needed to design<br />
and manage the<br />
department web page.<br />
Life went on with the<br />
computer becoming an<br />
important part of my<br />
life, both at work and<br />
at home. If I needed something as<br />
simple as a recipe it was so easy to look<br />
it up online.<br />
Now it’s technology everything—<br />
click here, click there—pay with your<br />
smart phone—I was finding myself<br />
getting overwhelmed with all this<br />
By Kathryn Hixon Lees, Hamilton<br />
new technology. Online shopping has<br />
become so commonplace that it is not<br />
unusual to go into a store in search of<br />
an item only to be told that the store<br />
doesn’t carry it and “you can get it<br />
online.” It was getting so that I was<br />
wishing technology would vanish and<br />
we could go back to the simpler times.<br />
Times when movies weren’t streamed<br />
and music wasn’t downloaded. Times<br />
with rotary dial telephones when<br />
voice mail was non-existent. Times<br />
when “text” was not a verb. Whatever<br />
happened to that “techno geek?”<br />
As for cell phones, until recently my<br />
husband and I were perfectly content<br />
with our old flip phones; however,<br />
the phones were almost 10 years old<br />
and not very reliable anymore. So we<br />
checked out the new phones and<br />
broke down and bought two new<br />
smart phones with all the<br />
bells and whistles. How<br />
did we ever survive<br />
without them? We even<br />
decided to purchase a<br />
tablet (not a good choice<br />
but that is another<br />
story for a later day).<br />
Maybe the “techno<br />
geek” is back.<br />
I was wondering about new<br />
things for the house such as TV’s<br />
and other electronics and remembered<br />
my husband’s opinion regarding<br />
technology: “I don’t want a smart TV. I<br />
want a dumb one—where you have to<br />
get up to change channels.”<br />
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The Extinction of the Post Card<br />
By Nancy Loucks-McSloy, London<br />
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Dear <strong>Daytripping</strong>,<br />
Our Readers<br />
The article in the <strong>March</strong>-April edition about CJ’s Antiques, reminded<br />
me about my experience with the owner, Keith Koopman.<br />
Several years ago, my friend Betty and I had some furniture there<br />
being refinished. The day came when we could pick up the articles.<br />
Living in the London area, it makes a nice trip. It was beautiful outside,<br />
we didn’t have a worry in the world and the day was ours!<br />
After a visit to the bakery in Norwich, we eventually arrived at CJ’s.<br />
While Mr. Koopman went for our furniture, we wandered around the<br />
store admiring the beautiful pieces and sharing memories that they<br />
brought to mind.<br />
When we went to the<br />
counter to pay, I noticed<br />
the sign “We take cash or<br />
cheques.” I knew I only<br />
had $20 in my purse and<br />
who in this day and age<br />
carries a cheque. But I<br />
had Betty! I told her my<br />
problem and she<br />
couldn’t open her purse<br />
fast enough. I noticed she<br />
was doing a lot of<br />
looking and then the dreaded words, “I left it on the table.”<br />
By this time, the furniture was loaded and Mr. Koopman was<br />
approaching us. My first words were, “We have a problem.” Betty<br />
chirped in, “My cheque book’s at home.” There we stood, Betty in her<br />
90’s, I in my 70’s and I’m driving a ‘94 Ford Explorer. Now he could have<br />
unloaded the furniture and told us where the nearest ATM was located.<br />
But he didn’t do that. He looked us over, told us he thought we looked<br />
honest, gave us his business card and told us to put our cheques in the<br />
mail. We left with smiles on our faces and sang his praises as we went<br />
to Port Dover for supper.<br />
I don’t know about Betty, but I was walking to the mailbox by 7:30 the<br />
next morning. The day turned into a nice memory for us. I hate to admit<br />
this, but since then the Explorer has required the least maintenance.<br />
Jean Johnson, Springfield<br />
Publishers note: CJ’s Antiques is long time <strong>Daytripping</strong> customer<br />
on Hwy. 24 north of Waterford and yes, Keith is a great guy!<br />
Recently I have had several discussions<br />
and have seen many comments on social<br />
media about cursive writing and the fact<br />
that it is not taught in schools anymore.<br />
This has made me think about how<br />
much I miss “snail mail” and how I used<br />
to love receiving handwritten letters and<br />
cards, especially post cards in the mail.<br />
This also made me sad to think that I<br />
seldom send a post card anymore when I<br />
travel. With cell phones and access to the<br />
internet almost anywhere in the world it<br />
is easier to send a text saying, “Having<br />
a great time” or to send photos of your<br />
vacation while you are still away.<br />
As I was looking through some old<br />
files a few days ago I found two old post<br />
cards.<br />
One was from July 1945 that I had<br />
found in the wall of our kitchen when<br />
we were renovating. It had been sent<br />
to the previous owners of our house. I<br />
thought about the era, WWII was in the<br />
process of ending. The post card was<br />
a picture of Cove Island and appeared<br />
to have been taken from the shore at<br />
Tobermory, Ontario. Back then it was<br />
probably about a seven-hour drive<br />
from London to Tobermory. That was<br />
probably a fairly major vacation then.<br />
The message was a handwritten note<br />
saying, “We haven’t been able to fish<br />
much because the water is rough, the<br />
days are nice, but the nights are cool.<br />
Be seeing you soon.” The postage cost<br />
three cents.<br />
The second post<br />
card was a picture of<br />
several houses in Leith,<br />
Ontario and was sent to<br />
someone in Park Head,<br />
Ontario in July, 1922.<br />
The distance between<br />
Leith (a beautiful hamlet<br />
on Georgian Bay close<br />
to Owen Sound) and<br />
Park Head is about<br />
32 kilometers. Again<br />
thinking of the era, mail was probably<br />
the best way to communicate back then.<br />
The beautifully handwritten message<br />
was an invitation from a young woman<br />
to her cousin, inviting her and two of<br />
her sisters to come and visit in August.<br />
On the back of the post card above the<br />
message and address were the words<br />
“Private Post Card”. Really? How can a<br />
post card be private? I suspect it was read<br />
by the people at the post office in Leith<br />
and again at the post office in Park Head<br />
and who knows who else. The postage<br />
cost two cents.<br />
Is it the cost of postage, or the fact that<br />
we live in a world in which technology<br />
has taken over in nearly every aspect of<br />
our lives? Or is it the fact that people just<br />
don’t write anymore and our youth are<br />
not being taught to write? Whatever the<br />
reason, it is sad to think that the personal<br />
touch of a handwritten message could<br />
become extinct. With the ease of taking<br />
photos (just click and send); post cards<br />
could also be a thing of the past.<br />
Publisher’s Note: I’m all for nostaglia,<br />
but do think the post card has seen its finest<br />
years. However, I wonder if technology<br />
didn’t bring letter writing back, but in a<br />
different form. It seemed that fewer people<br />
had been sending letters to one another and<br />
that the advent of email brought the act of<br />
writing back again, but didn’t do much for<br />
the art of writing. Proper grammar may<br />
have been the greatest casualty of all.<br />
Page 28<br />
Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong>
Please go out of your way to buy Ontario Maple Syrup - from the farmers - this year<br />
CHAMBERS PURE<br />
MAPLE PRODUCTS<br />
Looking forward to seeing you at<br />
our quirky little maple shop in <strong>2021</strong>!<br />
Offering a wide selection of 100%<br />
pure as well as infused maple products<br />
ANNANDALE<br />
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE<br />
www.tillsonburg.ca<br />
Nationally al<br />
ly designated for its<br />
1880’s 80’s<br />
Aesthetic etic<br />
Interior, r,<br />
Period Rooms,<br />
oms,<br />
Hand Painted Ceilings, Elaborate Woodwork,<br />
ork,<br />
Unique Art Glass & History Galleries.<br />
leri<br />
es.<br />
Open by Appointment<br />
Details & Updates on our website<br />
Annandale & Tillsonburg history and<br />
interactive activities on Facebook<br />
Updates on Website &<br />
Mon-Fri 10-3 • Call for appt<br />
Community Museum & Tourist Info. Centre • 30 Tillson Ave., TILLSONBURG • 519-842-2294 • pphelps@tillsonburg.ca<br />
TILLSONBURG<br />
A multi vendor market<br />
Over 10,000 sq ft on 1 floor<br />
See our ad on South Central Anque Tour, Pg. 32<br />
6 OLD VIENNA RD, TILLSONBURG • 519-688-7770<br />
One Liners<br />
I married Miss Right.<br />
I just didn't know<br />
her first name<br />
was Always.<br />
“ONTARIO GRADE A ECLECTIC”<br />
OPEN: Mid-<strong>March</strong> thru December • Thurs, Fri & Sat 10 to 4<br />
235 Villa Nova Rd., RR3, WATERFORD • 519-443-8561<br />
☛<br />
Townsend<br />
Centre<br />
Cherry Valley Rd<br />
Rockford Rd<br />
SIMCOE<br />
Norfolk Rd 9<br />
Thompson Rd E<br />
Villa Nova<br />
PEOPLE WHO<br />
BECAME WORDS<br />
Joseph I. Guillotin<br />
A doctor from Paris,<br />
Joseph I. Guillotin,<br />
spoke out against<br />
the death penalty<br />
but also in favour of<br />
more humane<br />
methods of capital<br />
punishment other<br />
than by sword or<br />
hanging. The<br />
be-heading guillotine<br />
was designed by Dr. Antoine<br />
Louis and constructed by Tobias<br />
Smith.<br />
5<br />
Bloomsburg Rd<br />
Conc 10 Townsend Rd<br />
Cockshutt Rd<br />
Villa Nova Rd<br />
✗<br />
Conc 11 Townsend Rd<br />
Conc 12 Townsend Rd<br />
235 Villa Nova Rd.<br />
Chambers Pure<br />
Maple Products<br />
Tyrrell<br />
The Original...<br />
Artisanal Bread<br />
Only the best ingredients<br />
handled with Old World care!<br />
Voted “BEST BAKERY” in Norfolk County!<br />
(Reader’s s Choice, Lakeshore Shopper)<br />
• Ryes, Sourdoughs & Specialties<br />
• Multigrains, Fruit Loaves<br />
• Cinnamon Buns, Butter Tarts<br />
Plus local cheeses, preserves,<br />
honey, oils and vinegars.<br />
A Rewarding Destination Drive!<br />
15 Lamport Street • Vittoria • 519-428-1300<br />
• Special Hours Wed-Sun 10-4 (Closed Mon-Tues)<br />
• Pre-order Online • Curbside Pickup • Mobile Payments<br />
• WASHROOM AVAILABILITY FOR TRAVELLERS<br />
goodbreadcompany.ca<br />
Welcome to Area 15<br />
15 Lamport Street<br />
15 minutes from Simcoe<br />
15+ Artisanal Breads—<br />
and Specialties Daily!<br />
A most portable<br />
picnic feast with<br />
your favourites!<br />
We're Making History...<br />
by reinventing & giving new life to Norfolk<br />
& Canada’s oldest Baptist Church<br />
Our historic building<br />
is fully accessible.<br />
Vittoria Rd. (Old Brock St.)<br />
Lamport St.<br />
NOW<br />
Hewitt St.<br />
Murray St.<br />
Your Sunday Drive Destination!<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong> Just because you’re not paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.<br />
Page 29
A University of Western<br />
Ontario study showed that if<br />
each Ontario family shifted<br />
only $10 of their weekly<br />
food budget to buy food<br />
produced in the province,<br />
Ontario businesses<br />
would see 10,000 new<br />
jobs and $2.4 billion in<br />
annual food sales.<br />
Please Remember...<br />
... this is a time of constant change it<br />
seems, with locations open, closed,<br />
relegated to curbside pickup, etc.<br />
This issue was printed on <strong>March</strong> 1st<br />
Various details like hours may have<br />
changed temporarily. There may be safety<br />
requirements in order to visit. Please be<br />
prepared, and call or go to our customers<br />
websites or social media for updates.<br />
Please note - Market opening dates<br />
& times m s are always l<br />
subject to change.<br />
Call ahead to be sure.<br />
WEDNESDAYS<br />
Burlington Lions Club: Burlington<br />
Centre - Wednesdays (til Oct. 21)<br />
Grand Bend Farmers’ Market -<br />
Wednesdays 8am-1pm (May-Oct.)<br />
FRIDAYS<br />
Brantford Farmers’ Market -<br />
Fridays 9am-2pm (Year Round)<br />
Burlington Lions Club: Burlington<br />
Centre - Fridays (til Oct. 23)<br />
Forest Farmers’ & Artisan Market -<br />
Fridays 8am-1pm (May-Oct.)<br />
SATURDAYS<br />
Brantford Farmers’ Market -<br />
Saturdays 7am-2pm (Year Round)<br />
Burlington Lions Club: Burlington<br />
Centre - Saturdays (til Oct. 24)<br />
Kincardine Farmers‘ Market<br />
Sat. 10am-12 (Victoria Day-Thanksgiving)<br />
Petrolia Farmers’ Market -<br />
Saturdays 7:30am-12 noon (May-Oct.)<br />
The Market at Western Fair District<br />
Saturdays 8am-3pm<br />
SUNDAYS<br />
Thank You!<br />
Weekly<br />
Farmers’<br />
Markets!<br />
Centro Market - Burlington<br />
Sundays (downtown until October)<br />
The Market at Western Fair District<br />
Sundays 10am-2pm<br />
1<br />
PICKLES<br />
www.picklesplease.ca<br />
CONVENTIONAL<br />
& ORGANIC<br />
PICKLED PRODUCTS<br />
AVAILABLE<br />
YEAR ROUND<br />
Fresh Asparagus • In Season<br />
SHOP ONLINE!<br />
Details on website.<br />
Open: Mon.day-Friday 9 to 4:30<br />
Weekends by Chance (or appt.)<br />
30043 Jane Rd., Thamesville • 519-692-4416<br />
2 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. (<strong>March</strong>-Dec.24)<br />
3 MUNRO HONEY & MEADERY<br />
Pure Honey, Mead, Giftware, Gift Baskets and<br />
Observation Hive in-store • www.munrohoney.com<br />
3115 River St. ALVINSTON • 519-847-5333<br />
4 CELTIC RIDGE FARMS MARKET &<br />
MEAT SHOPPE www.celticridgefarms.com<br />
Farm raised beef, lamb, chicken, gourmet<br />
sauces & spices. Elgin County artisans, gifts &<br />
more. You can order online for delivery.<br />
27401 Celtic Line, DUTTON • 519-282-7602<br />
5 IN A JAM Homestyle Jams & Preserves<br />
Retail, Wholesale, Co-packing. • 519-289-5267<br />
6583 Longwoods Rd, MELBOURNE • www.inajam.ca<br />
6<br />
Get Real,<br />
Get Fresh,<br />
Get Local<br />
At the h<br />
Petrolia<br />
Farmers’ ’ Market<br />
t<br />
Vendors d<br />
Wanted!<br />
519-882-2350 23<br />
50<br />
SATURDAY AY<br />
MORNINGS<br />
R<br />
NGSN 7:30 am til Noon<br />
Fletcher Street (behind Library)<br />
7 REID’S FARM MARKET<br />
Maple Syrup, Free Range Brown Eggs, Straw<br />
& so much more! Open 7 Days a Week!<br />
All from our home farm or field!<br />
5688 Oil Heritage Rd., REECES CORNERS<br />
8 ZEKVELD’S GARDEN MARKET<br />
Fresh Produce from our fields - Pick Your Own<br />
4622 London Line, REECES CORNERS<br />
519-845-3482 • www.zekveldgardenmarket.ca<br />
9 WILLIAMSON FARMS, FOREST<br />
Now with TWO locations -<br />
Farm: 7739 Lakeshore Rd. • 519-243-2961<br />
Open: Thursday to Saturday 10-5<br />
Country Store: 14 King St. • 226-520-0144<br />
Meats, Maple Syrup & More at both locations.<br />
www.williamsonfarms.ca<br />
10 BAYFIELD BERRY FARM 519-482-1666<br />
Farm Market, Bakery, Restaurant & Gift Shop.<br />
77697 Orchard Line, BAYFIELD • Find us at 5 Local<br />
Farm Markets too! • www.bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca<br />
Please call to ensure our restaurant is open.<br />
11 FERGUSON APIARIES<br />
Pure honey & honey products. Open Thurs.-Sat.<br />
Hwy. 84 between Zurich & Hensall<br />
519-236-4979 • www.fergusonapiaries.on.ca<br />
12<br />
THE GARLIC BOX, HENSALL<br />
Garlic growers & processors of 42 value-added<br />
food products made with fresh local garlic.<br />
Guaranteed the BEST! Fresh, frozen & dry<br />
garlic available. • Open Monday-Friday 9-5<br />
Hwy #4, Hensall (under water tower)<br />
519-262-2470 • www.thegarlicbox.com<br />
13<br />
THE WHOLE PIG www.thewholepig.ca<br />
Order Online / Curbside Pickup / Delivery<br />
Vacuum packed pork products.<br />
Chops, ribs, bacon, gluten-free sausage,<br />
porkerettes, etc. • 519-237-3255<br />
37871 Dashwood Rd., DASHWOOD<br />
OPEN: Friday 11-6 & Saturday 9-1<br />
13 HAYTER’S TURKEY FARM<br />
Taste & Tradition since 1948. Devoted to<br />
raising & processing premium quality turkey.<br />
Open Year Round • 519-237-3561<br />
Your local LCBO & Beer Store Retail Partner.<br />
www.haytersfarm.com • DASHWOOD<br />
14<br />
OPEN Friday 10-5 & Saturday 9-3<br />
11554 Ivan Drive Ilderton, ON • 519-666-1255<br />
www.bloomersfarm.com<br />
25 CRUNICAN ORCHARDS 519-666-0286<br />
On-site grown apples/pears & local food products.<br />
23778 Richmond St., LONDON • Open Year Round!<br />
15<br />
" From our Farm to your Home"<br />
16<br />
Farm Raised<br />
Beef,<br />
Chicken<br />
& Pork<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<br />
COLONEL ONEL<br />
TALBOT T ROAD, LONDON<br />
HWY #4 NORTH OF 401<br />
BUY LOCAL! BUY FRESH!
17<br />
On farm, store-made e turkey r i ages<br />
products<br />
including sausages, burgers, schnitzel,<br />
pies, ground und&<br />
more!<br />
BRANTFORD<br />
FARMERS’ MARKET<br />
A<br />
R<br />
K<br />
T<br />
Fri. 9am-2pm, m<br />
Sat.<br />
7am-2pm<br />
m<br />
Mon. to Fri. 9am-5:30pm<br />
Curbside Pick i Upp<br />
& Sat. 9am-4pm also available!<br />
www.turkeyshoppe.com<br />
ecom<br />
519-633-0527<br />
9633<br />
3-0527<br />
10882 Sunset Road, Talbotville, N5P 3T2<br />
18<br />
FARM MARKET<br />
Your Produce, Meat, Grocery,<br />
Bulk Food, Homemade Baked Goods<br />
& Pet Food Centre<br />
1030 Talbot St. at Fairview • St. Thomas<br />
519-633-9691 • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK<br />
19 COYLES COUNTRY STORE Open 7 Days<br />
Baking supplies, grains, sweeteners, spices, dried &<br />
glacé fruit, roasted nuts, candy, packaged in bulk.<br />
244282 Airport Rd. (Hwy. 19), TILLSONBURG<br />
519-842-5945 • www.coylescountrystore.com<br />
20<br />
A complete line<br />
of Apple Products<br />
• Fruit baskets for<br />
all occasions<br />
• Bakery fresh pies,<br />
muffins, cookies<br />
All popular<br />
Mon.-Sat. 9-5(please confirm) varieties<br />
The Apple Place of Apples!<br />
99 Queensway E., SIMCOE • 519-426-0640<br />
21 BRANTFORD FARMERS’ MARKET<br />
Open Year Round, Friday 9-2 & Saturday 7-2<br />
79 Icomm Dr., BRANTFORD • 519-752-8824<br />
www.brantfordfarmersmarket.ca<br />
22 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 />
23 THE BEST LITTLE PORK SHOPPE<br />
Open Year Round • 519-625-8194<br />
2146 Hwy 7 & 8 East, SHAKESPEARE<br />
Whole Hog Sausage, Bacon, Ribs, Smoked Chops,<br />
Local Chicken, Beef, Condiments, In-Store Bakery,<br />
Gift Shop & more! www.porkshoppe.com<br />
- and -<br />
FARM MARKETS<br />
24 MILLBANK CHEESE AND BU TTER<br />
Naturally Aged Cheddar & other Fine Cheese Products.<br />
Free Range & Drug Free Meats & more. Mon.-Sat. 9-5.<br />
519-595-8787 • millbankcheese.com<br />
25 KINCARDINE FARMERS’ MARKET<br />
West end of Broadway St., in Connaught Park by the<br />
lake. Victoria Day to Thanksgiving: Saturdays 10-12.<br />
The pancake houses may be closed or running at a limited capacity,<br />
but the sap is still running and the farmers need us to be true Canadians!<br />
Please go out of your way to<br />
buy Farm Fresh Ontario<br />
Maple Syrup!<br />
See page 20<br />
Aldred d<br />
Maple<br />
Products,<br />
West Lorne<br />
18<br />
Always bring<br />
a cooler<br />
on your<br />
Daytrips!<br />
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St. Clair<br />
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Essex<br />
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Kingsville<br />
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77<br />
Leamington<br />
10<br />
Bayfield<br />
12<br />
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Millbank<br />
Guelph<br />
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Waterloo<br />
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Arkona<br />
8<br />
Ilderton<br />
25<br />
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Alvinston<br />
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Simcoe<br />
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Blenheim<br />
Send Us Your Recipes!<br />
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Lake Erie<br />
Know of a market that should be on this list?<br />
Let them know about it please. Thanks!<br />
This map gives only an overview of where these<br />
markets and shops are located.<br />
A phone call, Google or GPS will come in handy for this tour.<br />
Remember to BRING A COOLER!<br />
3<br />
401<br />
403<br />
5<br />
NEW<br />
YORK<br />
400<br />
QEW<br />
Hamilton<br />
Hagersville<br />
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Lake Ontario<br />
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Fort Erie<br />
Niagara<br />
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• FRESH PRODUCE<br />
• CHEESE<br />
• PORK • TURKEY<br />
• MAPLE SYRUP<br />
• HONEY • FISH<br />
• HERBS • GARLIC
The<br />
Daytripper<br />
One of the Largest Antique i Furniture<br />
Showrooms in Southern Ontario<br />
Open: Mon. to Sat. 9 - 4<br />
Sun. 12 - 4<br />
(519) 443-4197<br />
4080 New Hwy.#24,<br />
VANESSA<br />
25 kms south of the 403<br />
www.cjsantiques.ca<br />
9<br />
S ANTIQUES LTD.<br />
Exclusively Furniture 2<br />
CARESA<br />
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME<br />
5<br />
Courtland Collectables<br />
Extensive Selection of Quality<br />
Antique Market Antiques<br />
7<br />
Antiques, Nostalgia & Books!<br />
30+ Years!<br />
Call for Same Day<br />
Appointment<br />
1182 Windham Rd. #9, Windham Centre, ON<br />
(10 mins. from Waterford, 6 km West of Hwy.#24)<br />
519-443-5856/427-9115 grandmaw08@gmail.com<br />
A unique blend of vendors & room for more!<br />
Bid2Buy Online Aucon: <strong>March</strong> 31 - April 7<br />
• Repurposed Treasures • China • Glass<br />
1 North St., Courtland • 519-429-8566<br />
Open Friday to Sunday 10-5, or by appt.<br />
courtlandcollectables1north@gmail.com<br />
CROSSROADS<br />
1<br />
Brantford’s Largest Antique Mall<br />
Over 90 Vendors!<br />
Antiques & Vintage Items<br />
• Memorabilia • Original Art • Furniture • Collectables<br />
FOR EVERYONE WHO ENJOYS<br />
AGREAT TREASURE HUNT!<br />
OPEN<br />
PEN7DAYSAWEEK<br />
A EE EK<br />
- 10 AM TO 5PM<br />
1146 COLBORNE St. E. (Near corner Colborne St. & Garden Ave.) BRANTFORD • 519-759-8960<br />
9 12 Alice St, Waterford<br />
519-410-8821<br />
boomerstoys@kwic.com<br />
Wed-Sun 10-6 & holiday mondays<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
Emporium<br />
&<br />
6<br />
MARCH MADNESS<br />
SAVE 10-50% til <strong>March</strong> 31<br />
40+ DEALERS<br />
682 James St., Hwy. #3<br />
Delhi • 519-582-2929<br />
courtlandtreasures@yahoo.ca<br />
Wed-Fri 10-4 • Sat-Sun 10-5<br />
Alice Street<br />
ANTIQUE MARKET<br />
A Multiple Vendor Market<br />
• Antiques • Nostalgia<br />
• Fine Collectible Books<br />
• Vintage Toys • Vinyl<br />
• Vintage Comics<br />
• Vintage Clothing<br />
• Coins & Currency<br />
• Vintage Fishing Tackle<br />
• Sports Memorabilia<br />
• Military Memorabilia<br />
VENDOR INQUIRIES WELCOME!<br />
3<br />
MARCH<br />
MADNESS<br />
SALE<br />
One Day is Not Enough!<br />
From<br />
Goderich<br />
From<br />
Sarnia<br />
402<br />
2<br />
4<br />
22<br />
MT. BRYDGES<br />
From<br />
Chatham,<br />
Windsor<br />
401<br />
3<br />
4<br />
23<br />
ST. MARYS<br />
7<br />
KINTORE<br />
28<br />
LONDON<br />
DELAWARE<br />
ST. THOMAS<br />
4<br />
PORT STANLEY<br />
119<br />
2<br />
8<br />
7<br />
45<br />
Find the Southwestern Ontario Antique Tour on page 40<br />
73<br />
STRATFORD<br />
6<br />
16<br />
INGERSOLL<br />
401<br />
AYLMER<br />
Lake Erie<br />
8<br />
9<br />
PORT BURWELL<br />
WOODSTOCK<br />
19<br />
19<br />
18<br />
TILLSONBURG 8<br />
3<br />
107<br />
59<br />
13<br />
ST. JACOBS<br />
WATERLOO<br />
24<br />
85<br />
KITCHENER<br />
7/8<br />
401<br />
59<br />
2<br />
NORWICH<br />
53<br />
59<br />
COURTLAND<br />
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The sun sparkled through the leaves<br />
of the bordering trees as our bikes<br />
whirled along the path. We gradually<br />
left the busy city behind to welcome<br />
bird song, along with the rest of nature’s<br />
tranquility. Occasionally meandering<br />
into view, the Grand River reminded us<br />
it was never far.<br />
Though I’ve been a casual cycler all<br />
my life, I’ve recently taken it up a little<br />
more seriously. I’ve been discovering<br />
numerous and diverse trails dedicated to<br />
the pastime etched across our province.<br />
Many are old rail beds converted into<br />
walking/cycling paths.<br />
On that particular<br />
day, a friend and I<br />
were cycling the 18-km<br />
Cambridge to Paris Rail<br />
Trail. It was guiding us<br />
toward refreshment in<br />
Paris—not the famous<br />
Paris in France, but<br />
the small town here<br />
in Ontario that is<br />
impressive in its own<br />
right.<br />
The trail’s flat, finegravel<br />
surface with lots of shade offered<br />
us a pleasant ride under the mid-summer<br />
sun. En route, we came across a set of<br />
stairs peeking out of the trees. As we<br />
couldn’t discern where they reached, my<br />
curious nature decided it was time for<br />
a break, so we headed up the steps to<br />
check it out. At the top, Murray Lookout<br />
commands a view of the river. Standing<br />
proud of the water, enduring abutments<br />
are all that remain of a rail bridge.<br />
Another sight we caught along the way<br />
Lots to discover in and around PARIS & ST. GEORGE<br />
was of an old mill almost lost in foliage.<br />
Exploration was impossible, however, as<br />
the thick vegetation, fencing and a notrespassing<br />
sign were definite deterrents.<br />
I must add for those people having no<br />
interest in conquering the whole 18-km<br />
length that there is a trail access point<br />
part way on the route in Glen Morris.<br />
Once on the edge of Paris, we took<br />
the veer-off from the trail and flew<br />
downhill into the town. A warning—it’s<br />
a steep ascent for the return trip.<br />
In amongst the beauty of the<br />
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of restaurant fare and<br />
shopping. Cobblestone<br />
architecture patterns<br />
some of the buildings—<br />
the town is known as<br />
the Cobblestone Capital<br />
of Canada. We toasted<br />
to our accomplishment<br />
at the Cobblestone<br />
Public House, where<br />
we took in the scenery<br />
of the passing river.<br />
Once pleasant<br />
refreshment was<br />
washed down and our bodies had a<br />
chance to recharge it was time to face<br />
the 18-km trip back. Though my legs<br />
felt rested, I ended up walking my bike<br />
partway up that hill anyway.<br />
The Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail<br />
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end to other trails continuing to other<br />
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Take a look at your life and count the<br />
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would guess we all have an Aunt Good-<br />
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Richler’s “Jacob Two-Two” fame. Who<br />
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at hiding grated zucchini in chocolate<br />
cakes, grated carrots in lasagna layers,<br />
and sprinkles of healthy things in<br />
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effort to boost our well-being with tricky<br />
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organizers and trick us into physical<br />
exercise by sending us to the mailbox.<br />
And, justmaybe, you’ve benefitted from<br />
the clever use of reverse psychology<br />
when you did not know what was good<br />
for you.<br />
The games I play with my students at<br />
school, are not really games at all.<br />
They are carefully designed<br />
educational tricks that attempt to<br />
teach concepts. The number game<br />
has us counting to ten in French, daily<br />
working on our number sense and<br />
pronunciation. The quick and snappy<br />
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By Adina Haas, LaSalle<br />
tricks us into recognizing spelling words<br />
and recalling where the matching word<br />
is. Being tricked into learning things is<br />
as old as the hills. How many of us were<br />
led, as little children, into weed-pulling,<br />
dish-washing, floor-sweeping, or sockmatching<br />
as a form of play and fun?<br />
All without the doling out of coins, just<br />
plain old being tricked into chores.<br />
The baking I do lately has nothing<br />
to do with having lots of free time or<br />
the availability of tons of sugar, butter,<br />
and eggs. It works as a trap to entice<br />
my teen to come to the kitchen for a<br />
snack and a bit of a chat. I send a text,<br />
“Fresh bb muffins.” I wait. I hear a door<br />
open and heavy footsteps jump down<br />
the stairs.<br />
He eats one, then asks for another, of<br />
the blueberry muffins. I’m looking to help<br />
him fill that six-foot frame and to connect<br />
with a little chat. They say, the way to a<br />
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day my mother used it. We, seven kids,<br />
were not cooperating with her wish that<br />
we go outside to play, and stay outside<br />
long enough for her to get something<br />
done in the house, in relative peace and<br />
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know, she made her announcement<br />
after lunch. In no uncertain terms, she<br />
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Well, wouldn’t you know it? An<br />
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freedom to go outside and play. My<br />
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in Me<br />
Child’s Play<br />
“In the town where I was born<br />
Lived a man who sailed to sea<br />
And he told us of his life<br />
In the land of submarines”<br />
– Yellow Submarine, The Beatles<br />
As these lyrics say, I used to listen to<br />
tales of the high seas—actually Canada’s<br />
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own family. And, these vast bodies of<br />
waters are more than capable of turning<br />
“the minutes into hours,” as Gordon<br />
Lightfoot’s song, “The Wreck of the<br />
Edmund Fitzgerald,” so aptly puts it.<br />
I was first acquainted with this<br />
vastness as a small boy, when my Uncles<br />
took me out on their commercial fishing<br />
tug. As it was still early (for me at least) I<br />
was still asleep and didn’t wake up until<br />
daylight, only to discover that there was<br />
no land in sight! I couldn’t believe that<br />
there was this other side of life—up<br />
to then unbeknownst to myself—that<br />
was now all around me. At first, I was<br />
frightened; but as I began to rub my eyes<br />
and wake up, I was reassured to see my<br />
relatives all around me, industriously<br />
working their fishing nets.<br />
They had a good laugh at me<br />
stumbling all around the swaying deck!<br />
I managed to get to my Uncle<br />
Norm, who was separating unwanted<br />
fish from the netting as<br />
the boat’s machinery<br />
slowly wound in the<br />
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instinctively jumped back<br />
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Lamprey eel, full of twist<br />
and turns seemingly<br />
came right at me, with its<br />
sucker-shaped mouth still<br />
caught in the netting. Just<br />
then, my Uncle hooked it<br />
free and slit it apart with a razor sharp<br />
knife… all before I could catch my next<br />
breath!<br />
He then looked at my shocked<br />
expression and teasingly said, “I guess<br />
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supper tonight, eh Freddie?”<br />
Such was the beginning of my preschool<br />
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The best of times was when they<br />
used to regale folks with their tales of<br />
life on the open waters. From this I<br />
learned that, as hard as life can be at<br />
times, it always had its lighter side.<br />
Like the time, just after a storm, they<br />
were out trawling their nets and came<br />
across a guy in a life jacket bobbing up<br />
and down, miles from shore. As they<br />
gingerly manoeuvred their<br />
fishing tug alongside,<br />
my Uncle Earl hollered<br />
down to him “Where’d<br />
you come from?”<br />
“Toledo” spluttered<br />
the man… “boat<br />
capsized and sank!”<br />
“Oh, where you<br />
headed?” Earl asked.<br />
“Erieau!” was the exasperated reply.<br />
“Erieau?” replied my Uncle as he<br />
looked up to scan the far away northwest<br />
horizon and the thin smoky blue outline<br />
of land. Stroking his chin and nodding<br />
in agreement he finally glanced down<br />
to the hapless man, still floating around<br />
in the rolling waters. “Well, keep going,”<br />
he yelled out cheerfully, “you’re headed<br />
in the right direction!”<br />
I still smile as I recount that story,<br />
wondering if the poor man thought they<br />
would ever pull him out, which they did<br />
of course, but not before they had a<br />
good yarn to spin.<br />
So, this is how I learned my many<br />
life lessons which, in later life, enabled<br />
me to appreciate the art of really living.<br />
These men faced a hard physical and<br />
unpredictable existence, and yet, they<br />
wouldn’t have changed it for anything.<br />
They took pride in the work they did<br />
and their life became a metaphor for<br />
free will and independence. Typically,<br />
while my grandfather was in his late<br />
80’s, he passed an engineering exam<br />
and a newspaper reporter asked him<br />
when he was going to retire. Pip, as<br />
he was affectingly called, had been a<br />
farmer, a fisherman, a railroad engineer<br />
and a coal stoker. “Why should I retire?<br />
My health is good and I enjoy what I’m<br />
doing. The only thing that would kill me<br />
is a forty hour week!”<br />
So maybe “life is but a<br />
dream” like the popular<br />
children’s song, when<br />
you “row, row your<br />
boat, gently down the<br />
stream...”—whereby<br />
troubles are seen, not<br />
for what they seem, but<br />
for what they truly are.<br />
ITALIAN<br />
A bad agreement is better<br />
than a good lawsuit.<br />
There is no thief<br />
worse than a bad book.<br />
The remedy for injuries<br />
is not to remember<br />
them.<br />
Years can seldom be hidden.<br />
Make sure to be in with your equals if you are going to<br />
fall out with your superiors.<br />
Of what does not concern you say nothing good or bad.<br />
Nothing improves the taste of pasta<br />
more than a good appetite.<br />
A person who knows little knows enough<br />
if they know how to hold their tongue.<br />
If pride were a disease, how many would be already dead?<br />
Between two cowards, the first to detect the other<br />
has the advantage.<br />
Conscience is as good as a thousand witnesses.<br />
A hundred wagon loads of thoughts will not pay<br />
a single ounce of debt.<br />
The biggest fool can ask a question the wisest man<br />
cannot answer.<br />
Love rules without rules.<br />
Mar-Apr <strong>2021</strong> Seen it all, done it all, just can’t remember much of it.<br />
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The<br />
Daytripper<br />
Southwestern<br />
Thank you for supporting small business! Stay safe, stay sane & shop locally.<br />
Restaurants,Tearooms, Cafés<br />
SHOP<br />
LOCAL<br />
Ontario’s BEST...<br />
two!)<br />
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 />
Please Remember...<br />
... we haven’t changed every one of these listings from what they would have said pre-COVID-19.<br />
Please keep that in mind and call in advance.<br />
ANDYS CORNERS<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. 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. Lunch daily 11 to 3 (April 1st).<br />
Reservaons recommended. Licensed under AGCO. www.pinecro.ca<br />
BLYTH<br />
Cowbell Brewing Co.<br />
40035 Blyth Rd. 519-523-4724 www.cowbellbrewing.com<br />
Desnaon cra brewery with state-of-the-art brewing facility,<br />
family-friendly restaurant, retail store & entertainment spaces.<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<br />
2713 Lakeshore Road 519-869-2794<br />
Great food & fun overlooking Lake Huron. Famous Prime Rib<br />
on weekends. www.skeeterbarlows.com<br />
INGERSOLL<br />
The Olde Bakery Café<br />
120 Thames Street South 519-485-5757<br />
Salads, sandwiches, loose leaf teas, specialty coffees, homemade<br />
desserts, GLUTEN-FREE baking. Check Facebook for hours.<br />
KINGSVILLE<br />
JACK’S Gastropub 519-733-6900<br />
31 Division Street South www.jacksgastropub.com<br />
Dine indoors or on the paos. Serving locally inspired Farm-to-Fork<br />
seasonal menus with EPIC Wines & Ontario Cra Beers.<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 />
Doing This Together<br />
But Apart<br />
A year ago, we could take or leave<br />
going outside or for a trip in the car. It<br />
was mundane—there would be another<br />
chance the next day or the next. We<br />
were ambivalent whether we went<br />
or not. It was a more than twice daily<br />
occurrence—going to work, going to the<br />
shop, going for gas, going for a coffee,<br />
going to a meeting or three, going going<br />
going, always on the run, never seemed<br />
enough time—but all that has changed<br />
dramatically.<br />
Now we stay awake at night planning<br />
the oh-so-exciting trip to pick up<br />
groceries. The only outing we are<br />
allowed at this time. What shall we<br />
Links to these establishments on our website...<br />
By Agnes Burroughs, Dorchester<br />
wear? Who will we see? Maybe someone<br />
we haven’t seen in ages, but are not<br />
sure who they are with a mask. We run<br />
around like small puppies excited at<br />
the chance to leave our domiciles for<br />
something new and different. Anything<br />
new and different. Yes please, we want<br />
to go. We roll down our windows to<br />
smell the breeze, and gaze longingly at<br />
the houses hoping for a glimpse of any<br />
other humans on the planet. Returning<br />
home we wipe off the groceries with<br />
soap and water and muse over the<br />
feeling—was that it? It’s over already?<br />
Neighbours, folks we haven’t seen<br />
since last <strong>March</strong>—will we recognize them<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 />
MT. PLEASANT<br />
The Windmill Country Market<br />
701 Mount Pleasant Road, Brant 519-484-9955<br />
Breakfast, Lunch, Bakery, European Deli, Amish Furniture,<br />
Giware. Bus tours welcome. www.thewindmill.ca<br />
NEW SARUM<br />
New Sarum Diner<br />
Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101<br />
Delicious Old Time Favourites in Elgin County's Oldest Diner.<br />
Since 1943! 10am to 8pm, 7 days a week. www.newsarum.com<br />
PARIS<br />
Camp 31 - Real Southern Barbeque<br />
22 Paris Road 519-442-3560<br />
Mouth watering authenc Southern BBQ from an award winning<br />
cookoff team. www.camp31.com<br />
2 Rivers Restaurant<br />
25 Grand River St. North 519-442-3233<br />
Casual dining from the freshest local ingredients, breakfast,<br />
lunch and dinner. Great views from our pao. Live music.<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 />
POINT EDWARD<br />
Salvatore’s Traoria é Ristoranté 519-344-2855<br />
105 Michigan Ave. www.salvatoresinpoint.com<br />
‘Fresh’ pasta and a commitment to serving exceponal food.<br />
Take out only for now. Mon.-Sat. 10-6. Closed Sundays & Holidays.<br />
PORT BURWELL<br />
Izzy’s Schooner Restaurant & Pao Lookout<br />
35 Robinson St. 519-874-4363 www.schoonersgalley.com<br />
Family dining inside. Famous for Lake Erie Perch. Local ingredients.<br />
Open Daily. LLBO. Ready To Go Meals/Curbside. Website updates.<br />
when all this is over? Did we appreciate<br />
them when we had the opportunity to<br />
visit or say hello? Probably not, as there<br />
was always tomorrow. Now a sobering<br />
thought comes to mind that perhaps<br />
for some there will not be a tomorrow<br />
if we don’t stop moving around. The<br />
virus moves on people. If people stop<br />
moving the virus will die. A fairly simple<br />
concept but difficult to maintain.<br />
We’ve cleaned our houses inside and<br />
out, emptied our closets, discarded items<br />
we haven’t seen in years that we forgot<br />
we even had. We made room in the<br />
garage for the cars which we have never<br />
had inside since we bought the house.<br />
We donated clothing, food and furniture<br />
to Goodwill. We made masks, scrub hats,<br />
wash bags for the hospitals—and still<br />
we are lucky to have fabric leftover to<br />
continue on for a while yet.<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 />
SARNIA<br />
Lola’s Lounge<br />
110 Chrisna St. South 519-336-8088<br />
A meless atmosphere for lunch, dinner or a marni.<br />
Moments from Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre.<br />
SIMCOE<br />
The Blue Elephant Cra Brewhouse<br />
96 Norfolk Street South 519-428-2886<br />
Featuring Norfolk products and beer brewed on site.<br />
www.blueelephant.ca<br />
ST. THOMAS<br />
New Sarum Diner<br />
Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101<br />
Delicious Old Time Favourites in Elgin County's Oldest Diner.<br />
Since 1943! 10am to 8pm, 7 days a week. www.newsarum.com<br />
STRATHROY<br />
Clock Tower Inn, Bistro, Pub & Catering<br />
71 Frank Street 519-205-1500<br />
Meals from scratch in a restored 1889 Post Office. Breakfast to<br />
dinner, 7 days/wk with seasonal pao. www.clocktower-inn.com<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 />
VITTORIA<br />
The Good Bread Company Gallery Café 519-428-1300<br />
15 Lamport St. (Area 15) www.goodbreadcompany.ca<br />
Bakery is open Wed. to Sun. 10am-4pm. Cafe is currently closed.<br />
Online orders/curbside pickup available. Updates on our website.<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 />
www.<strong>Daytripping</strong>.ca<br />
It has been a difficult time because<br />
we humans crave others around us—<br />
smiling at us, hugging us and generally<br />
letting us know we are accepted and<br />
appreciated for what we do.<br />
Just like dogs and cats, we enjoy a pat<br />
on the head and a cuddle to say you are<br />
loved. If you need a hug, hug yourself,<br />
because it has been proven that you<br />
can fool your brain into thinking it is<br />
someone else hugging you and you<br />
become calm and warm all over. Try<br />
it—what have you got to lose?<br />
We can do this together but apart.<br />
Keep up your spirits with some lively<br />
music—dance like everyone is watching<br />
and sing out loud because nobody can<br />
hear.<br />
Praise yourself for making it this far<br />
in one piece and still able to get up each<br />
day and appreciate the opportunity.<br />
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