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Welcome to ... Seniors SAVE 20% Every Thursday!* *Discount applies to regular priced merchandise THE Club Available with a PC Optimum card at the following Shoppers Drug Mart stores: 510 Exmouth Street, Sarnia 123 Mitton Street South, Sarnia 420 Lyndoch Street, Corunna Tales of Lambton County Roads Do you remember the last time you spent a pleasant day travelling on the back roads of Lambton County, marveling at the scenery and reminiscing of the events these old roads have seen over the years? They’ve witnessed the days of the early settlers travelling by horse, oxen and foot to the modern speeding traffic whistling by with barely a sideward glance. The dusty old roads of the pioneers are now mostly paved to accommodate the speed of modern day life. But one of our true pleasures is to meander down an old country road, drinking in the natural wonders of the countryside and remembering the days of yore. Strange that people will travel so far to see the wonders of the world when there is so much beauty and mystery right here in our own backyards. We have the rivers, lakes, (Huron and Chipican) the historic sites and buildings but even our roads offer so much if we are ready for the experience. There are many famous roads here in Lambton County with interesting tales of when, why and how they were built. Some of the early pioneer roads were useful for only a short time before disappearing, while others have remained to become busy thoroughfares to this day. The Egremont Road was built by early governments in the 1830’s hoping to encourage more settlers in the west of the province, as well as provide a military road from London to their proposed harbour at Errol. There is the still busy London Line, built by Sarnia’s early citizens during the 1840’s, to divert traffic from the government planned harbour at Errol to their own proposed Port Sarnia. The famous Plank Road was built to Oil Springs by these same citizens in the 1860’s to divert the oil traffic to Sarnia. This busy road now handles most of the traffic between Sarnia and Petrolia but has a historic past unknown to many of its travellers. The tales this road could tell! The Nauvoo Road was chopped through the wilderness by Archibald Gardener and his followers on their way to join the Mormons in Nauvoo, Illinois. The histories of these famous roads are fairly well known, but many don’t realize that the construction of the London Line was organized to purposely strangle the settlement at Errol. By building a Thank you, to all the advertisers you see throughout the magazine. Call to book a tour! by Dave Hodgson, Sarnia planked road to Warwick Village they diverted traffic to Sarnia which became the most direct road to the harbour to the west of London. This road, though plagued with swamps, established Sarnia as the centre for both land and water traffic at the head of the St. Clair River. History proved Sarnians such as Cameron, Vidal and Durand to be right, and shipping at the port grew even more when the railroads later arrived. However, there are many more historic old roads in Lambton County whose histories have long been forgotten. Many are still in use, dotted with picturesque farms, schools, churches and community halls that arouse our imaginations. But though many of the old sites and tales are gone one can still enjoy the nostalgia of the past while travelling along these quiet thoroughfares. If we only knew the stories of their history there would be even more enjoyment during such leisurely drives. Some of these forgotten roads scattered 70 Duke Street, Wallaceburg WallaceburgRetirementResidence.com 519-627-0719 I emma.king@wallaceburgretirementresidence.com from Daytripping Sept-Oct 2009 across the county are the winding Fansher Road down in Euphemia, which provides an idyllic, shaded trip during a warm summer day. Euphemia also has the Smith’s Falls Road, the Florence, the Aughrim and Dobbyn Roads. Dawn has the famous Tramway Road and Aberfeldy Line. The former Bosanquet Township has the Ridge Road; and a maze around Thedford. Sarnia has several of the old “Given Roads” such as Blackwell, Errol and the Old Lakeshore. There is Enniskillen’s Gum Bed Line, while down in the former Sombra Township we have East River Road, Black Creek Road and the once famous Blue Water Highway. The list goes on and on and they all have their own tales if only they were better known. Welcome to ... FALL 2021 “IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY, IT’S ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU” Jodi diD Dark C.F.P. FP R Financial Advisor Providing solutions for all your investment needs. Financial By Design 1315 Michigan Avenue, Suite B102, Sarnia 519-332-5050 jodi@financialbydesign.com f nc ialb ign. com Scan the QR Code to go to our website Mutual funds and/or approved pr exempt e market products are offered fered e through h Investia Financial n i a Services e es Inc. P A G E 12 Popular Slogans... Wendy’s - Where’s the beef?
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