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Lake Huron The Daytripper • Enjoy Our Own Farm Raised Pork and Free Run Chickens (drug/additive free) • Fresh Eggs from our free run laying hens • Ontario Dry Aged Carcass Beef (aged minimum 21 days) • Frozen Entrées • Frozen Meat or Fruit Pies • Patties: beef, pork, 1/2 & 1/2, sirloin, smoked brisket • and So Much More! Custom Orders Welcome While Daytripping, these maps will tell you where we are (roughly). Come To The Country—Where It All Begins! plus Deli Meats made on-site: Gluten, Sugar & Lactose Free selections ROESCH MEATS Thornloe Specialty Cheese Filipino meats: Tocino Adobo Capicola Steaks Pork Belly Lechon Kabobs & More Smoked Meats • Wild Game Processing www.rmeats.com Come spend the day, shop fashions & gifts. Enjoy cocktails and unique food offerings at Small Plates, Chatham’s newest patio! GENTRY MANOR 9 Park St. CHATHAM • 519-352-9420 www.gentrymanor.com ALL PROCESSING DONE ON-SITE! Open Tues-Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-3 • Closed Sun/Mon DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR COOLER! 10910 Northwood Line at Mull Rd. Just East of CHATHAM • 519-351-7711 Over 13,000 people... should ...You too! Mrs. D’s Products Classic Recipes with a Twist Jams, Jellies, Sauces, Salsa & Pickles • Locally Sourced • Hand Packed CHATHAM Hwy. #40 Hwy. #2/Longwoods Rd. River Line Mull Rd. Mull Rd. Hwy. #401 Northwood Fairview Kent Bridge Rd. 519-350-1745 • Antiques • Collectibles • Nostalgia • Memorabilia • Refurbished Furniture • Glass • China • DVDs • Vinyl Also Home Baking ~ 15 King Street East • Chatham ~ Tues. Wed. Thurs. 11-3, Fri. 11-5, Sat. 9-5 The 2 nd 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 2 nd thrift store SHOP NY LOCAL • Furniture • Housewares • Clothing • Toys Your purchases enable us to donate in Chatham and around the world. Tuesday to Friday 9-4 • Saturday 9 to 2 127 Colburne St., Chatham, N7M 3L8 (Just down from Rona) • 519-352-0911 Ten Commandments Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. Thou shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass. Thou shall not cross bridges before you come to them, for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this. Thou shall face each problem as it comes. You can only handle one at a time anyway. Thou shall not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows. Thou shall not borrow other people’s problems. They can better care for them than you can. Thou shall not try to relive yesterday for good or ill, it is forever gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life and be happy now! Thou shall be a good listener, for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own. It is hard to learn something new when you are talking, and some people do know more than you do. Thou shall not become “bogged down” by frustration, for 90% of it is rooted in self-pity and will only interfere with positive action. Thou shall count thy blessings, never overlooking the small ones, for a lot of small blessings add up to big ones. MI ONTARIO Page 20 “Eating rocks may lead to broken teeth” (label on novelty rock garden set) Summer 2022
CHATHAM, KENT BRIDGE, BOTHWELL, THAMESVILLE & PALMYRA PARKS Blueberry Farm · Café · Bakery · Country Store The easy drive through Southwestern Ontario’s farm country to get to Parks Blueberries is nearly as pleasant as the sweet smell of warm turnovers greeting visitors when they arrive. I say nearly because there is nothing quite as wonderful as the aroma of delicious treats coming out of the oven under the careful supervision of head baker and general manager Tina Alderdice. Tina has worked at the U-Pick blueberry farm for 27 years and perfected Parks’ recipes for everything from blueberry pie and turnovers to blueberry cream cheese squares, blueberry white chocolate scones and more. They are all available in Parks’ store for customers to take home or to enjoy in the spacious café that also serves up deli sandwiches, soups, salads, and quiche. The Parks’ family started their blueberry farm 43 years ago along Highway 2 between Bothwell and Thamesville in Chatham-Kent’s northeast end. It’s grown into more than 45 acres of blueberry bushes carefully maintained under netting and some of the oldest bushes in Ontario. The blossoms are pollinated every spring with hundreds of beehives brought in to help the naturally-occurring bee population get the job done. In 2013, Bruce and Hope Parks took over the operation from his parents, Bill and Diane, and together they operate a busy U-Pick, wholesale blueberry business, café and country store. It’s a popular destination visited by more than 10,000 customers every summer who can easily spend a couple of hours or an entire day, says Hope. “The heart of it all is the blueberries Story and photo by Cathy Dobson, Sarnia and people tell us all the time what a great day trip it is,” she said. Parks offers free wagon rides into the blueberry fields and 10 different varieties of fresh berries. The most popular tend to be Blue Crops, Dukes and Northlands. “Our customers love putting in the effort to get their own berries,” Hope said. “If you are a kid, it teaches you the richness of nature and something about farming. I think it’s a very good experience for children no matter how old they are.” Pickers who are eight years and older pay $5 per person to pick their own berries. It’s not meant as an entrance fee but to encourage picking, explained Hope. The $5 charge is deducted from the cost of what you pick. During the busy summer months, the café and country store are also busy. Nearly 60 employees are hired to keep all aspects of the business running smoothly. “We’re really proud of our home baking and I love talking to the customers who come in to have something to eat,” said Hope. She also selects the housewares, clothing, jewellery, toys and novelty items available in the country store. Blueberry season generally spans July and August. Visitors are encouraged to check out Parks’ website to see varieties that are ready for picking. The Parks’ freezers are also packed with boxes of frozen blueberries for sale. New in recent years are greenhouses growing strawberries in the shoulder seasons. Throughout the summer, Parks Blueberries is open seven days a week (8 a.m. – 6 p.m) including holidays. Find out more at www.parksblueberries.com. New Summer Play Zone! 14933 Longwoods Rd., Bothwell • 519-697-4691 (Hwy #2, between Bothwell & Thamesville) R.B. F abrics • Fabrics for... Fashion, Upholstery, Draperies, Outdoors, Quilting - extra wide backing • Quilting & Sewing Notions • Breakfast & Lunch: Take Out, Dine In or Picnic Tables • Artisan & Home Style Baking New: Take & Bake Pies • Cheese & Deli Counter • Shaw's Ice Cream • Acvies include: peddle cars, train rides, ziplines, goats, bunnies, campfires, & more! • Great for Birthday Pares & Reunions Opening July 1st: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays 10am-5pm Yes! 1 sloansvillage.ca 745 St. Clair • CHATHAM • N7L 0E9 www.rbfabrics.com Mon-Fri 9:30-5 Saturday 9:30-4 (HWY 40, NORTH EDGE OF CITY) 519-351-7693 11652 LONGWOODS ROAD, KENT BRIDGE • 519-352-5226 Order Online: kentbridgecountrymarket.com RETIREMENT SALE is now ON After 40 years we are retiring. Thank you for your support - enjoy the storewide savings. PARKS Blueberry e Farm · Caf · · Country Store www.parksblueberries.com w b Fresh Blueberries u b e esin sinSeas n Season a (Mid July through September) embe Details on website. e. MON-FRI 8-6 SATURDAY 8-5 Frozen r enBl Blueberries i es Always asin y Store t o r e F rom Our Customers I just wanted to let you know that this entire past week we had an influx of new people to our area! At least 8 different couples mentioned to us that they found us through your Day Tripping publication and 3 people had mentioned how they were saddened with Covid there wasn't a NEW edition - but I made their day and set them straight - giving them their own copies!! Two couples mentioned how traveling to these stores would be what they do for fun with the remainder of August! YAY!!! So what I am trying to say is, THANK YOU!! And Yes, YOU are making a difference!! We certainly appreciate the help! Please fwd this email along to the rest of your team!! 5 Golden Stars, folks!! :) Amie Rankin ~ Troyer’s Spices in St. Marys OUR CAFÉ • Fresh Creative Recipes • Blueberry Accents OUR BAKERY FAMOUS for Pies,Muffins, Scones • Gluten Smart Scratch-Baked ch B ak d Goods • ‘No Sugar Added’ Selections Summer Fashions Blueberries are our focus: Preserves & Sauces Single jars or Gift boxes Perfect Accents Cookware from Emile Henry... Located 7 km East of Thamesville on Hwy. #2 OUR STORE • Kitchen Gadgets, Tools, Accessories & Cookbooks • Women’s ns Apparel pa & Accessories sori • Lang Calendars • Gift Baskets & Certificates i t es • One-of-a-Kind -a-K -Kin Accents ce • Children’s Toys • Prints • Homemade ma Preserves rves • Wall Art • Cards • Wedding i Favours • Christmas Corner Open Daily 8 to 6 • 519-692-5373 • 1-866-901-5373 Summer 2022 “May irritate eyes” (label on a can of self-defense pepper spray) Page 21
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