Daytripping Spring 2023

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SPRING 2023 • Vol. 29, Issue 1
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Chuck Norris doesn’t read Daytripping - he stares it down til he gets the info he wants.
Spring 2023

DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE
AT = SW Ontario Antique Tour
BF = See our Buy Fresh Pages
CC = Craft Brews & Corkscrews Pages
What's Going On?
by
There are four full pages of events in
this issue of Daytripping, and that’s very
important for a few reasons that I’d like
to elaborate on. However, I’d like to first
ask all the events organizers throughout
SW Ontario to send us your events that
people may travel to participate in, well
in advance, for free publication. It does
help if you’re a non-profit, a customer of
ours or a large draw for tourists, but send
them in and we can sort that out.
I’ll use the example in Sarnia, but this
happened everywhere I’m sure:
For many years a wonderful lady
named Leona Allen worked at Tourism
Sarnia-Lambton (TSL) and compiled a
very thorough list of events that residents
and visitors could refer to when they
were searching for something to do. It
wasn’t easy… it was like herding cats
and I saw the expression on Leona’s face
countless times as she struggled to help
people help themselves. We’ve published
Daytripping Magazine for over a quarter
of a century, and we routinely contact
TSL and similar marketing organizations
in Chatham-Kent, Windsor-Essex,
London, Elgin County, etc. to build a
comprehensive events list for all of
Southwestern Ontario. It’s a ton of work,
but we feel that it’s important content for
our readers and something that needs to
be done to boost tourism in our area. But
to say that it’s become more difficult over
the years would be an understatement.
Things began to change when social
media sites (yes, we mean you Facebook)
came on the scene. Organizers could
use these to get the word out to enough
people easily, which was super, but
they often were content with just that.
While there was no cost to add it to our
events list or to TSL’s and others, many
organizers stopped taking that extra
step and undoubtedly missed out on a
lot of visitors. It also fractured what had
been a well-established system, and it
has since become very difficult to nearly
impossible to find most of the events in
an area all in one place. Pick any city
you may want to visit and try to find a
variety of events in a certain timeframe
Deadline for entries
es
is December embe
31, 2023
23
or mail to P.O. Box 430,
Brights Grove, ON N0N 1C0
Ideal length is 500-800 words,
but go crazy if you want.
Three entries will win $100 each.
All submitted articles may be printed in
Daytripping. Submissions may be used,
published, edited, distributed or stored by
Moran Advertising, in whole or in part, in
print or by any other means.
Tell Us About Your
in Southwestern Ontario
Mark Moran,
Publisher
- you’ll see how difficult it’s become.
Google is now the best option in most
cases.
The pandemic really put a nail in
the coffin of the traditional events list,
because events went the way of the
Brontosaurus for a while. There were
none, at all, for a long time (though the
Brontosaurus still had it worse). I trust
that you remember those boring days.
It became pointless for us or TSL or
anyone else to try to build an events
list when there simply weren’t any, and
we all wondered if things would ever
go back to normal. Where’s an outdoor
concert when you need one dammit!
The pandemic subsided but the effect
it had lingered on. Let’s face it - most
small town events are spearheaded by
a few volunteers over coffee (maybe
with Baileys) in a community hall
or at someone’s kitchen table, and
those groups couldn’t meet during the
pandemic. Even if they did meet, how
could they be sure that their event
wouldn’t have to be cancelled? Would
there be another lockdown? Some
groups disbanded during that time,
and some events will never come back
because it was the hard work of a few
people that made all the difference.
However, fast forward and “Revenge
Tourism” is the new term for an
explosion in the number of people who
want to travel after being locked up for
so long. A similar term may be needed
for the number of events that you’ll be
able to choose from, now that fears of
pandemic aftershocks have subsided.
And, thanks to my amazing staff, we
can now offer you a pretty impressive
list of events on pages 68-71 to consider
attending, including over 60 Town Wide
Yard Sales! Some are big and some are
small and we don’t have them all by any
means, but it’s a great “re-start.”
Now it’s up to the event organizers
reading this to take that extra step and
email us the basic info we need to help
you succeed.
No one likes herding cats!
Send them to info@daytripping.ca
Tell our readers about
Daytrip!
your trip to shops
& stops in Daytripping!
Daytrip!
What were eyour favourite stops?
Where did you start? Who went with you?
Did you take in a show, go for a hike?
What did you see along the way?
We’d love to hear all about it, even if it’s just
one place you found in
Daytripping,
and send us
photos
too!
Daytripping Features
Daytripper’s Directory Pullout Map..........11-14
“Where You Should Eat” List.............................8
Tourism Contact Information..........................13
Photo Contest Entries..................................... 42
S.W. Ontario’s EVENTS LIST....................... 68-71
SW Ontario Antique Tour.................................72
Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Farm Markets.......... 35-37
Recipes........................................................34,35
Corkscrews & Craft Brews................................28
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On The Covers
“Bargain Used Cars” by Dan Hatala
“Moore Museum” by Tim Allen
Briwood Farm Market, St. Thomas
Your Contributors
Dan Hatala, Tim Allen, Valerie Toews, Joanne vanDam, Agnes Burroughs,
Betty Popelier, Matt Scholtz, Vicki Hornick, Esther Meerschaut, Susan
Sharp, Anne Theresa Halsall, Edith James, Cathy Dobson, Ross White,
#Local, Ann Moynes, Frank Prothero, Janet Gula, Estelle Salata, John
Gardiner, Gord Lane, Joan Pierson, Fred Parry, Linda Lajoie, Julie
Phipps & Tara Burlock, Judy Ayerst & Theresa Taylor, Gaetane Lapointe
& Gaetan Perron, Marie & Jim Humphrey, Yvonne Vanderbeld & Bill
Yates, Doug & Evelyn MacGregor, The Crash Test Dummies, Nancy
and Jack Storey & Marion Hunt, Dave Steadman, Jim Ryan, Debbie
McCormick, Dave McClure, John & Nancy Van Geel, Marc Holmes,
Dennis Caille, Fred Sinke, Rick Wismer, Louis Vandermark, Jim, Snyder,
David Noel, Allen Hawkins, Gail Marie Code, Brad Hamilton, David Noel,
Devin Horton, Ruth Sharon, Barbara Perrin, that persnickety, elusive
unknown author, numerous graphic designers and printing firms, and
the outstanding Daytripping office, sales and delivery staff have been
instrumental in helping us create this issue. Printed with pride by the
good people (Chris, Peter, Julli, Devin, Pam, Jerry and so many more) at
Huron Web, Wyoming, Ontario, Canada.
Your Tour Guides
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Aberfoyle
66,AT
Alvinston
29,BF,CC
Amherstburg
2,CC
Arva 50
Aylmer 57,58,59
Baden 44
Bayfield
BF,CC
Blenheim
18, BF
Bothwell
19,BF
Brantford
64,65,AT,BF
Bright 24
Brights Grove 23
Burlington 67
Cainsville
65,AT
Caledonia 25
Cambridge
44,67,AT
Chatham 15,16,17,19,BF,CC
Clifford
40,AT
Clinton
39,AT
Copenhagen 59
Courtland 61
Delaware
50,AT
Delhi
61,AT,BF
Dresden
20,AT
Dutton 52
Embro 62
Essex 2
Forest
30,31,BF
Freelton
67,AT
Goderich 34
Gorrie 41
Grand Bend 31,32,33,BF,CC
Harriston
40,AT
Harrow
6,AT
Ilderton
50,BF
Ingersoll 62
Iona
52,AT
Kent Bridge 16
Kincardine 34
Kingsville 7
Komoka
BF
La Salette
CC
Lambton Shores 30,31,32,33,BF
Leamington
9, AT
Listowel 41
Londesborough 39
London
50,51,AT,BF
Melbourne
BF
Millbank
43,BF
Minto
40,AT
Mooretown 21
Mount Brydges
50,AT
New Hamburg 45
New Sarum 57
North Buxton 10
Norwich 62
Oil Springs 29
Paris 65
Petrolia 1,26,27,BF,CC
Plympton-Wyoming 29,CC
Point Edward 22
Port Burwell 59
Port Dover 63
Port Franks 31
Port Rowan
63,AT,BF
Port Stanley 55
Putnam
BF
Reeces Corners
BF
Rodney 52
Ruthven 6
St. Jacobs
44,AT
St. Marys 46
St. Thomas 53,54,55,AT,BF
St. Williams
63,CC
Sarnia
21,22,23,AT
Seaforth 39
Shakespeare
45,BF
Shedden 52
Simcoe
63,CC
Sombra 21
Sparta 56
Stratford
CC
Strathroy 50
Talbotville
BF
Tavistock 45
Thamesville 17,19,AT,BF
Thedford
31,CC
Tillsonburg 60,61,AT,BF
Tiverton 38
Union
BF
Vanessa
64,AT
Vittoria
63,BF
Wallaceburg 21
Wallacetown 52
Waterford
64,AT
Waterloo
44,AT
West Lorne
52,CC
Wheatley 10
Windham Centre 64,AT
Windsor 2,4,5
Woodstock
62,BF
Wyoming
29,BF
Zurich 39
Spring 2023 Read more awesome Chuck Norris facts along the bottom borders of this issue.
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The
Daytripper
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME
SHOP
LOCAL
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When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
Spring 2023

Lake Huron
MI
ONTARIO
NY
It may be called Daytripping, but you should always consider staying longer
A Treasure
in a Trunk
By Janet Gula
Several years ago, a local doll show
displayed an antique trunk. The contents
held a true treasure from the past. Inside
was an early glass-eyed French china
head fashion doll on a very simple leather
body with a body stamp indicating it was
made by the Blampoix firm. Normally
this alone would not have necessarily
attracted the attention of a doll
collector. It was what came with
her that made her so special. A
wardrobe, that was original to her,
accompanied the doll and it was
simply breathtaking to behold.
The doll itself dates to the
mid to late 1850’s. Claude
Blampoix established his
doll manufacturing firm
in 1840. Located in Paris,
Blampoix took out a patent
in 1847 for five porcelain doll
heads. In 1855, he took out a
second patent to produce doll heads
with glass or enamel eyes, fixed or with
the ability to open or close. The patent
describes this as: “never having been
done this far.”
A piece of evidence as to the doll’s
age and provenance is the small sampler
that was included with the wardrobe.
The sampler is signed in stitching by Zoe
Levoy with the added date of 1849. Zoe
Leonie Levoy was born in an affluent
suburb of Paris on July 16th, 1841. She
was eight years old when she created the
sampler. Her father’s name was Pierre
Denis Levoy and her mother’s name
was Ursule Salaberge Leroux Levoy. She
had one younger sister, Laure Marie
Zelie Aimee Raimbault. Zoe had two
children with her husband Jean Baptiste
Ernest Pille (born 1838), a daughter,
Jeanne Louise Watin-Augouard, and a
son who died in childhood. It would
be nice to think that the Blampoix and
her wardrobe were passed down to her
daughter but that is speculation. Zoe
would have been 14 or 15 when she
received the doll. Who created the doll’s
extensive and exquisite wardrobe is a
mystery. More research needs to be
done on this but what is certain is
that the doll originally resided in
the Levoy household.
While jewels like this are
certainly rare to find it is
impossible to know what
visitors to antique shows and
specialty shows, like the
Greater Toronto Doll Show,
might discover. There
are other “treasures in
a trunk” just waiting
to be discovered. Dolls,
especially ones with
provenance, provide three
dimensional and tangible keys
to the past and deserve to be lovingly
preserved for future generations. Doll
dealers are happy to share their extensive
knowledge of items like these. Plan on
attending the Greater Toronto Doll Show
on Sunday, May 7th, 2023 at the Holiday
Inn located at 590 Angus Road, Oakville.
You never know what you’ll find!
We ran out of time
and had to print this issue,
but if you have a great destination
we’d love to promote you.
We know you’re busy
and didn’t want to bug you,
but... as you can see...
Daytripping really works!
(because they read it for the ads)
We saw
your ad in
Daytripping!
The interior of A. Raines’ store was
typical of the six grocery stores in
Essex circa 1910, when the population
was 1700 and electric power was
supplied by Naylor Lumber Mill in this
shop, located second from this corner
on Talbot. Clerk Roy Clinansmith
filled customers orders over the
counter from bins and children knew
“Daddy Raines” had free penny candy
for them.
Raines Store
Exchange rate as of March 28th, 2023
Thank You so
much for letting
me know that
my advertising
works.
Daytripping
has been
going strong
for 28 years...
we can make
it 28 more
with your help!
The American dollar goes a lot further in Canada, and the Canadian dollar
doesn’t go nearly as far in the United States.
It’s a great time to explore Canada!
Your Dollar is Worth
36% More
in Canada
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
The American dollar goes a lot further in Canada and the Canadian dollar doesn’t get too far
in the United States
At a
Bowling
Alley...
One of many murals in Essex
s
"Please be quiet,
we need to
hear a pin drop."
... ...
The deadline for our
SUMMER 2023 issue
is JUNE 12th
...
It’s okay
to bug us.
...
We know that t
many of you use Daytripping
ping
to find unique ue shops, towns & events.
ents
We’d love to see and hear about your
experiences, en
and so would our readers!
ers!
You don’t need ed
to be a pro - a short article
or great photo with a few words could work!
You can make some spending ng money for
your next outing. Send ‘em in!
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Spring 2023 Churck Norris wears a hat to protect the sun.
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Lake Huron
The
Daytripper
MON-WED 1-5
THURS-SAT 9-5
CLOSED
SUNDAYS
Now we’re in HARROW and basically surrounded by wineries (it could be worse!)
WHERE EVERY PURCHASE
IS A GIFT TO
THE COMMUNITY.
Harrow Full Circle Thrift Store
Sorry, no public
washrooms available.
71 KING STREET WEST, HARROW I 519-738-6202
Where Is It?
The Hint is:
This is an example of a Terracotta Warrior
from the Chinese Qin Dynasty 221-206 206 BC
(carved from a tree stump). Perhaps it is
standing guard, gazing out over the great
lake, not at all far from Daytripping’s home.
Look for the answer in our
Summer 2023 issue!
From our Fall/Christmas
2022 issue...
The Hint was:
If only trucks could fly. If you were
in the driver’s seat you could likely
count at least 100 windmills on
the horizon, for as far as the eye
could see.
From
our
last
The Answer is:
You’d be able to see all those windmills because
you’re in Chatham and it’s notoriously flat (and
Chatham-Kent hosts a ton of windmills). This is
out front of Chatham Towing Services.
If you like these, you’ll love www.roadsideattractions.ca
A little
piece of
heaven!
Has it ever occurred to you that most
of the gifts dads receive on Father’s
Day are designed to keep him working
harder than before?
For example, a new set of golf clubs
sends him out on the green to play a
rugged 18 holes in the heat of a summer
day. When he arrives home, tired and
weary, he doesn’t want to hurt
Number One Daughter’s
feelings by ignoring her
gift. So he washes the
car with his pistol-style
hydro-extension, jetspray
car washing
brush and
polishes it until
it gleams with
his hard-finish
simonizing
wax. He might
even be tempted
into trying out his garden tools; deluxe
ball-bearing shears, contour-curve
hedge shears and a 3 HP power mower
for the miniature green he calls his lawn.
Is it time for a well deserved rest on
Father’s Day? No way.
He is allowed to reign supreme at the
backyard cookout. Sheepishly, while
the neighbours and a peanut gallery
of strange children peer over the fence
to observe, he dons his chief’s hat
and apron, appliquéd with masculine
motifs. He brandishes his barbecue
tools with flair. While his wife and
children wait patiently, after several
vain attempts to start the barbecue
with matches, he ignites the coals with
lighter fluid.
As the wieners and burgers begin to
darken on the outside, the kids cry, “I’ll
eat mine now, Dad. They look done to
me.”
The only thing that looks done in is
Dad, as the kids gobble down uncooked
wieners and hamburgers with relish.
“Better run over to the store for more
meat,” he suggests. “Those kids hanging
on the fence look hungry.”
By Estelle Salata, Dundas
MI
ONTARIO SHOP
NY
LOCAL
A Hard Day’s Knight
But the day isn’t over yet. If Dad is
lucky enough to get a new shirt, tie, and
socks, his spouse is the first to suggest
that, “We should go some place nice so
you can wear your new clothes.”
A dab of his new Calvin Klein after
shave lotion and he’s ready for a
night on the town and able to leap tall
buildings in a single bound.
It’s too bad that dads don’t
get flowers and chocolates
on Father’s Day. It would be
so much easier that way.
My husband always
looked back
nostalgically to the
days when the kids
mowed him under
with home-made
gifts and cards.
The best tie he
ever received
was as stiff as a board. In fact it was a
board! Our son sawed it out of a two-inch
chunk of wood. It was accompanied by
a card which read, “Dere Father. Lots of
luck in your cerere if you got one. Luv,
Mark.”
Instead of showering Dad with worksaving
devices this year, why not give
him just what he always wanted?
A page of sports news underneath the
Bough
A Mug of Beer, Lots of Bread and thou
Ah, Wilderness were Paradise enow!
~ Omar Khayyám
Most fathers deserve to get away from
it all once in awhile, if only to escape the
family and Father’s Day gifts. Besides,
he’s going to need the rest by the end of
next month.
That’s when the charge accounts
come due, and guess who’s elected
to pay the bills? Since Pop is so good
hearted, the accounts are automatically
turned over to him. He’ll pay willingly.
Especially if you don’t tell him what
he’s paying for. Keep it a secret. He’s
probably forgotten by then anyway.
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Kingsville
Lake Erie
Discover our Fabulous New
Location on the Winery Route!
Our nostalgic farm themed Ice Cream Parlour inside Priscilla’s.
Outdoor seating to relax & enjoy!
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There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
Spring 2023

Lake Huron
MI
ONTARIO
NY
It’s awesome to be back for our 29th year!
• Pies made
from Local
Fruit
• Specialty
Open Tues. to Fri. 11-4 Breads
& Sat. 11-3
• & Much
More!
Take a Scenic Drive to find...
FRESH HOME BAKED GOODS!
No Preservatives so
or rFood
Colouring
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970 Heritage Road,
Kingsville • 519-733-0303
You’ll love our 50’s Diner too!
~ See website for hours ~
519-776-6909 www.ctmhv.com
Rthve Nursery
Garden Centre & Seasonal Gifts
Monday to Friday 9to5
Closed Sundays in July & August
RUTHVEN (Corner Hwy. 34 & County Rd. 45) 519-326-4019
A Plan
for the Improvement
of English Spelling
found on the internet,
attributed to Mark Twain
In the first year of implementation, the useless letter "C" would be
dropped to be replased either by "K" or "S", and likewise "X" would no
longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "C" would be would
be retained would be in the "CH" formation, which will be dealt with later.
Year 2 might reform "W" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take
the same konsonant, while year 3 might well abolish "Y" replasing it with
"I" and iear 4 might fiks the "G/J" anomali wonse and for all.
Jeneralli, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with iear 5
doing awai with useless double konsonants, and iears 6-12 or so modifaiing
volwz and the remaining voist and unvoist konsonants.
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leterz "C", "Y" and "X" - bai now jast a memori in the maindz of ould
doderez - tu riplais "CH", "SH" and "TH" rispektivili.
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kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingly-spiking werld.
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The
Southwestern
SHOP
Daytripper
Restaurants,Tearooms,
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome Cafés
TOWN NAME
LOCAL
Ontario’s BEST...
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counterortw
or Where You Should Eat
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.
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.
ANDY’S CORNERS (LANGTON)
Andy’s Drive-In
3710 Hwy #59 (north of Langton) 519-875-2631
50’s inspired drive-in serving old fashioned flavours since the
1940’s. Eat-in or take-out. Seasonal. www.andysdrivein.com
AYLMER
The Green Frog Tearoom at Pinecro
8122 Rogers Road South
519-773-3435
An Elgin County tradion for 75+ years. Seasonal pao. Lunch daily 11-3.
Reservaons recommended. Licensed under AGCO. www.pinecro.ca
BRANTFORD
The Olde School Restaurant
Paris Rd. West at 687 Powerline Rd. 888-448-3131
Lunch/dinner in historic seng. Her Majesty the Queen dined
here 1997 - you can too. www.theoldeschoolrestaurant.ca
BRIGHTS GROVE
Skeeter Barlows Grill & Bar
2713 Lakeshore Road 519-869-2794
Great food & fun overlooking Lake Huron. Famous Prime Rib
on weekends. www.skeeterbarlows.com
CHATHAM
Mamma Maria’s Ristorante
231 King Street West 519-360-1600
Outstanding menu, comfortable atmosphere, seasonal pao.
Opposite Capitol Theatre. www.mammamariasristorante.ca
INGERSOLL
The Olde Bakery Café
120 Thames Street South 519-485-5757
Taking fresh to the next level. Dine-in Cafe with a variety of
in-house made bakery items & custom order cakes.
KINGSVILLE
Canadian Transportaon Museum & Heritage Village
6155 Arner Townline 519-776-6909
Beauful, retro 50’s themed Diner. Good food, great environment,
licensed, outdoor pao. Informaon at www.ctmhv.com
JACK’S Gastropub 519-733-6900
31 Division Street South www.jacksgastropub.com
Dine indoors or on the paos. Serving locally inspired Farm-to-Fork
seasonal menus with EPIC Wines & Ontario Cra Beers.
Meawas Staon Italian Mediterranean Grill
169 Lansdowne Avenue 519-733-2459
Casual fine dining in Kingsville’s historic train staon.
Pao alongside the Greenway Trail. www.meawasstaon.com
LEAMINGTON
Freddy's Cocktail Lounge & Restaurant 519-325-1257
655 Point Pelee Drive www.freddys.ca
A landmark for over 30 years. Cra beer made on premises.
Burgers, perch, Lebanese speciales, ice cream counter. Open Daily.
My mother-in-law was definitely one of
a kind. When she was born at less than
five pounds, her doctor told her mother
not to become too fond of her as she
probably would not make it. Her mother
would not hear of that, and placed her in
the old wood stove oven to conserve her
warmth and fed her breast milk every
two hours round the clock. The doctor
was proven wrong, as Audrey was a
fighter and as she was fond of saying, “I
came out fighting and fought every day
since.” There were many trials she faced,
but she never gave up her will to fight.
Bad weather, back-breaking farm chores
(carrying two five-gallon pails of chicken
feed across the tops of pen dividings). She
always found a way to make things work.
Many, many years later a large above
ground pool with wooden sides became
a little too wobbly for swimming, so
Audrey folded in the liner to the middle,
Anna Mae’s Bakery & Restaurant
4060 Line 72 519-595-4407
One of Ontario’s most popular restaurants. Homecooked meals,
delicious baked goods and gis. www.annamaes.ca
Mother Nature
By Agnes Burroughs, Dorchester
cut down the sides with a saw and folded
the liner back out and made a beautifully
stunning pond for the backyard. There
were goldfish ensconced in the depths,
and turtles in a separate turtle pond
ringed with a wire cage to deter them
leaving at the top of the area with a
bridge and so many flowers you would
not be able to count.
As always Mother Nature wanted
a piece of the action, and the herons
arrived to try and eat up her lovely 8-inch
goldfish which she lovingly caught and
carried to kiddie pools in the basement
every winter and returned to their
summer homes every spring.
Audrey was having none of that and
got out her pellet gun to frighten them off
LISTOWEL
The Kitchen Cupboard & Icebox
105 Elizabeth Street West 519-291-4777
Known for their delicious sandwiches, panini & home made soup.
Free parking, indoor & outdoor seang. www.shopkci.com
MILLBANK
NEW SARUM
New Sarum Diner
Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101
Old Time Favourites in Elgin’s Oldest Diner - Since 1943!
Open Daily. www.newsarum.com
NORWICH
Jordan’s Divine Dish Restaurant & Catering
37 Stover St. South divinedishcatering.com 226-325-3462
Southern American inspired cooking, with a variety of home
cooked meals, fresh cut fries, and house-made desserts.
PARIS
Camp 31 - Real Southern Barbeque
22 Paris Road 519-442-3560
Mouth watering and authenc southern BBQ with a cozy
family atmosphere! www.camp31.com
2 Rivers Restaurant
25 Grand River St. North 519-442-3233
Casual dining from the freshest local ingredients, breakfast,
lunch and dinner. Great views from our pao. Live music.
PETROLIA
Actor’s Casual Dining
4211 Petrolia Line 519-882-0400
Steps away from Victoria Playhouse, with entrees suitably named
for celebries. Open 7 days a week. www.actorscasualdining.ca
PORT BURWELL
Izzy’s Schooner Restaurant & Pao Lookout
35 Robinson St. 519-874-4363 www.schoonersgalley.com
Family menu. Famous for Lake Erie Perch. Local ingredients.
Open Daily. Seasonal pao. Take out. LLBO
PORT FRANKS
Grog’s
Hwy. 21 and 79 519-243-2770
Great pizza, wings, dra beer, fine wines, pao, kids menu.
www.grogs.ca
MacPherson’s
Hwy. 21 at Port Franks Road 519-243-2990
Full breakfast, lunch & dinner, licensed, fuel, variety store and
gi shop.
www.
as they stood knee deep in her Sanctuary.
One day she winged one of the birds,
and then felt bad so moved onto phase
two by placing a grid of fishing line over
the entire pool two inches apart. That
worked like a charm till one day a heron
got his wing caught in the fishing line
and proceeded to rip part of the line
away from the pond. Fixed once again
(the birds never gave up either) but not
to be deterred, Audrey placed fishing
line with cans on it to a line on the porch
which she shook to keep the big birds
away from the pond and her cherry tree.
Her pond was a thing of constant
change and beauty, as she spent many
hours planting flowers around the entire
pool and not missing a single spot, “Any
REECES PORT FRANKS
CORNERS
Marcanda Gis, Tearoom, Fashion Bouque and B&B
4562 London Line (Hwy. #22) 519-845-3133
Enjoy delicious homemade food & tantalizing desserts in our
large country gi shop. Buses welcome.
SARNIA
Big Fish Steak & Lounge
1717 London Road 519-542-5553
Treat yourself to lunch or dinner at Sarnia's trendy steak &
seafood desnaon. Open 7 days. www.bigfishlounge.com
John's Restaurant
1643 London Road 519-542-9821
A landmark since 1964 with our famous breakfast, lunch & dinner.
Homestyle cooking 7 days a week. www.famousbacon.com
Lola’s Lounge
110 Chrisna St. South 519-336-8088
A meless atmosphere for lunch, dinner or a marni.
Moments from Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre.
SIMCOE
The Blue Elephant Cra Brewhouse
96 Norfolk Street South 519-428-2886
Featuring Norfolk products and beer brewed on site.
www.blueelephant.ca
ST. THOMAS
New Sarum Diner
Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101
Old Time Favourites in Elgin’s Oldest Diner - Since 1943!
Open Daily. www.newsarum.com
STRATHROY
Clock Tower Inn, Bistro, Pub & Catering 519-205-1500
71 Frank Street www.clocktower-inn.com
Locally sourced meals from scratch in a Historic 1889 Post Office.
Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch & dinner with seasonal paos.
TAVISTOCK
Quehl’s Restaurant and Catering
33 Woodstock Street South 519-655-2835
Locally inspired comfort food in a historical seng since 1931.
Serving breakfast all day.
WATERDOWN
Dutch Mill Country Market
533 Millgrove Side Road 905-689-7253
Pao & Take Out. Hot lunches, soup & sandwiches, salad bar.
See website for more: www.thedutchmill.ca
tripping.ca
opening and Mother Nature will throw
in a weed so keep the ground totally
covered,” she used to say. Audrey and
Jack made all the wooden features of the
pond from the bridge, lattice, gazebos, a
castle, to a mill and many birdhouses.
There were ladybug sculptures,
frogs, fishing boys, deer, gnomes with
wheelbarrows and lots of concrete birds
to try to scare away the herons. When
anyone remarked on its beauty she was
quick to point out she just planted them
but Mother Nature made them thrive.
I’m sure her twice daily watering and
Miracle Gro certainly had something to
do with her success as well.
She and Mother Nature were pitted
against each other from the beginning
and when she passed, I think she was up
one on Mother Nature, having shovelled
her snow-covered driveway the day
before.
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Today’s Life Lesson
By Valerie Toews, Eden
If you see someone foraging in the
woods or along a creek bank, consider
asking what they are picking. Ask if
they will share their knowledge of the
woodland and the wild with you.
Today we biked past a man in the
woods. I think we were all surprised. He
had a straw hat over long white curls. His
face was wrinkled and his eyes red and
watery. He was shuffling along in the
weeds along the creek bed, had a bag in
hand and was foraging for something.
I stopped my bike and asked what he
was finding.
“Fiddleheads.”
I parked my bike and walked back to
see. I learned what to look for, what the
frost bitten ones look like, how to clean
fiddleheads, how to cook them, how to
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cook asparagus, that he has a wife, that
he picks extra fiddleheads and shares
them with a British couple who can’t
forage their own, how long it takes to
fill a bag, and how he won’t pick any
tomorrow because it is Sunday.
“Thank you,” I said as I turned to
leave. “I am delighted with what I have
learnt.”
“And,” he calls as I walk away. “When
I am out here I meet nice people.”
How to cook Fiddleheads
Boil them in water for five minutes.
Fry them in hot garlic butter for a
minute or two, stirring them. It’s similar
to cooking asparagus but you only boil
asparagus for three minutes.
Fiddleheads are an interesting visual
addition to vegetable soup.
Editor’s Note: I was also curious so I
researched and discovered fiddleheads can
be found in Southern Ontario during April
and May depending on the weather, often
in flood plains or near rivers or streams.
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A native Iowan, Dan has spent his
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After studying commercial art, Dan
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at a Midwest agency. He became a
Senior Illustrator at a well-known art studio that allowed him to work with many
nationally known companies. Dan’s niche as a technical illustrator has enabled him to
work for clients such as Danbury Mint, Masterpieces Puzzles, Budweiser, Coors, Pizza Hut,
AMC Theaters, Ducks Unlimited, Sears and many others. In 1996, Dan began working on
his own as a freelance artist and has enjoyed working from his home studio for the past
20 years. In the late 1990s Dan became an Illustrator for the United States Air Force and
has had the privilege of traveling to many bases around the world.
In Dan’s free time, he enjoys motorcycles, hunting, fishing and the outdoors.
Dan continues to live and work from his home studio in Waverly, Iowa.
Pelee Wings
at the Marsh
At The Marsh Boardwalk inside
of Point Pelee National Park.
Offering an Unique
Gift Shop Experience,
Binocular & Bicycle Rentals,
ice cream & beverages.
www.PeleeWings.ca
Paddle Sports...
• Over 100 Models available for purchase.
• Premium rental kayaks on site, see us for
your kayak training needs.
• Repairs, Sales, Rentals & Training.
Gift Shop...
• Two locations to serve you!
• Great selection of nature themed shirts,
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• Large selection of field guides & nature
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• Bird Feeders for all species.
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It Takes a Village
By Mark Moran,
Daytripping.
Photos by
Mark Moran and
Tracey Declerk.
businesses and normal life
for 18 months by the time
this occurred.
Wheatley is starting to open up for
business but August 26th, 2021 is a day
that residents will never forget.
That was the day a hydrogen-sulphide
leak exploded at 6:13 p.m. destroying
buildings and damaging much of the
downtown core of this community
southwest of Chatham. There had been
previous evacuations when gas levels
were determined to be unsafe, so the
community had been under duress
for some time, but this event changed
everything.
Amazingly no one was killed in that
explosion, but it set in place a number of
conditions that altered life for residents
and business owners. Wheatley was
off limits to non-local traffic for many
months, and parts of the town were
inaccessible to all, even the property
owners. Numerous residents had to
relocate and weren’t allowed back into
their homes to care for them. Same with
businesses – 30 of them had to close,
which in this small town is the large
majority. Some will not be covered by
insurance. It’s also important to note that
the pandemic had already ravaged most
Some businesses
will never re-open but
we were pleased to get
word from Daytripping
customer Tracey Declerk
that she was finally able to
welcome people back to
The Briar Patch, located at
the main intersection and
a stone’s throw from the scene of the
explosion. The impact threw material in
all directions but her building, despite
the proximity was spared... from the
explosion at least. Like many other
business and homeowners she wasn’t
allowed to re-enter the property, not
even to take steps to winterize it. The
hydro was shut off and it sat empty.
However, she also describes how
the town came together. The
Briar Patch is a terrific gift
shop featuring numerous
handmade goods of their
own making, by local and
many Canadian artisans.
The items are almost
Exit 401 at #81 or #90
South to Eighth Line,
East to A.D. Shadd Rd.
401
Exit 81
North Buxton
Hwy. 3
A.D. Shadd Rd.
Eighth Line
NHS
Chatham
40
Exit
90
MAY, JUNE, SEPT:
Wed-Sun 1-4:30
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Daily 10-4:30
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From Slavery to Freedom...
...Last Stop Buxton
The Buxton museum, officially opened in 1967, was
Raleigh Township’s Centennial Project as a memorial
to the Elgin settlement, a haven for formerly
enslaved people of the American system of slavery.
• EXPLORE THE SITE • HEAR LOCAL STORIES
• VIEW COLLECTIONS • RESEARCH ARCHIVES
Located on A.D. Shadd Road • 519-352-4799
The Museum’s primary goal is to preserve artifacts
of the settlement with special emphasis on the
history & accomplishments of the original settlers
and their descendants. Among other important
artifacts are the diary of Rev. William King, Buxton
founder, personal papers, dresser and bed, a
wedding gift made by formerly enslaved people.
Facilities include picnic, playground, BBQ area
with shelter, washrooms, bus & car parking.
100th Annual
Homecoming
Celebration
September 1-4, 2023
Details on Website
buxtonmuseum.com
um
om
BUXTON
LIBERTY
BELL
Presented in 1850 by the
coloured inhabitants of
Pittsburgh to the Academy
at Raleigh, Canada West.
It rang every time someone
arrived in Buxton.
Hands on displays and
storyboards trace ancestry
and detail the original
settlement.
The last
surviving
Canadian
schoolhouse,
built by
formerly
enslaved
people, in
1861.
Experience living history at one of the last Underground Railroad stops!
endless but a few favourites are Great
Lakes and Pelee Island Cribbage boards,
wooden pull string flapping ducks to
hang, hand painted camper birdhouses,
knit blankets, wooden welcome signs,
locally painted roof slates, fused glass,
soaps, specialty foods and more.
There’s also a section now for “Pure
Wheatley” apparel and it’s been a very
popular theme that donates back to the
community as well.
“Our local community came together.
We took care of our own,” Tracey said
in explaining how volunteers opened
a village resource centre for residents
to go for supplies, municipal services,
counselling and more. “It was our
Saving Grace,” she adds and credits Greg
Hetherington among many for his work
to start a fundraiser. “We wanted to give
life to the community... our community
lifted each other and continues to.”
However, it’s still a very difficult road
ahead. “Our community is fractured,”
Tracey lamented. “We’re lacking our
hub... there are no restaurants in
town, our post office is by the
lake.” That would be Lake
Erie she’s referring to, as
Wheatley is known as the
“Freshwater Fishing Capital
of Canada.”
When I was there to
speak to Tracey, road
signs outside of town still
directed traffic to a detour, but
the town is accessible as we print
this and the damage is still very much
present. Having been in Wheatley many
times before, it was shocking to stand
within the destruction, see evidence of
the impact and wonder how difficult
the road ahead will be. The gas wells
that are expected to be at the heart of
the problem still exist, and monitoring is
ongoing. The town experienced a similar
explosion in 1936.
The Briar Patch re-opened in
December and Tracey says that it’s
been pretty good so far. Her suppliers,
understanding what the business has
endured, have been fabulous and have
even offered free supplies in some cases.
I’m certainly encouraging our readers
to go discover this unique shop and be
ready to support Wheatley as it struggles
back from this disaster. Bring a cooler as
well—this is one of the best places in the
world to buy fresh fish.
As Tracey said in summing up the
community’s brave response to the
hardship it’s endured, “It takes a village!”
MI
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ABERFOYLE S-8
Aberfoyle Antique Market 519-763-1077
www.aberfoyle-antiques.com
AILSA CRAIG M-11
ALVINSTON I-13
Munro Apiaries 519-847-5333
www.munrohoney.com
AMHERSTBURG A-19
Amherstburg Tourism 519-730-1309
www.visitamherstburg.ca
Gibson Gallery 519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com
Wolfhead Distillery 519-726-1111
www.drinkwolfhead.com
ARKONA I-11
AYLMER N-14
Aylmer & District Tourist Info. 519-773-3446
AYLMER-MALAHIDE Museum & Archives 519-773-9723
www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum
Aylmer Thrift Store 226-544-0379
www.mcson.org
Elgin Feeds Country Store 519-773-8481
www.elginfeeds.com
Gay Lea Dairy Museum 519-773-2955
www.cec-dairymuseum.com
Mennonite Furniture Gallery 519-765-4386
www.mfgi.ca
Pinecroft Pottery & Gift Shop 519-773-3435
www.pinecroft.ca
Spare Moments Craft Supplies 519-765-3550
The Wood Connection (Copenhagen) 519-773-9049
BADEN P-9
Castle Kilbride National Historic Site 519-634-8444
www.castlekilbride.ca
BAYFIELD J-7
Bayfield Berry Farm 519-482-1666
www.bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca
BEACHVILLE O-11
BELLE RIVER - ON THE LAKE D-17
BENMILLER K-6
BIRR L-11
BLENHEIM H-17
Town of Blenheim
www.townofblenheim.com
Antiquated Joys Home Decor 519-676-2371
Crossroads Pellets & Grilling 226-291-0110
Delhaven Orchards
www.delhaven.com
519-676-4475
Ford & McIntyre Men’s Wear 519-676-5144
More Than Tz 519-676-5151
Saffron’s Threads Consignment 226-291-0123
Serena’s Ladies Wear 519-676-3384
The Little Change Room 519-676-8733
Treasures on Talbot 519-676-0770
BLYTH L-6
Maple and Moose
www.mapleandmoose.com
519-523-4276
BOTHWELL I-15
Parks Blueberries (March thru Dec.) 519-692-5373
www.parksblueberries.com
Sundowner Truck Accessories 1-800-268-2411
www.sundownertruckaccessories.com
BRANTFORD S-10
Bell Homestead National Historic Site 519-756-6220
www.bellhomestead.ca
Crossroads Trading Post 519-759-8960
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Old World Marketplace 519-900-1928
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Serenity Country Candles 519-753-6374
www.serenitycountrycandles.com
BRIGHT P-10
BRIGHTS GROVE G-11
Gallery in the Grove 519-869-4643
www.galleryinthegrove.com
Skeeter Barlow’s Grill & Bar 519-869-2794
www.skeeterbarlows.com
BROCKTON N-2
BROWNSVILLE O-13
BURLINGTON U-9
Tourism Burlington 1-877-499-9989
www.tourismburlington.com
BUXTON G-18
Buxton Historical Site & Museum 519-352-4799
www.buxtonmuseum.com
CAINSVILLE S-11
CALEDONIA T-11
Grand River Cruises 519-765-4107
www.grandrivercruises.ca
CAMBRIDGE R-9
Southworks Antique Mall 519-740-0110
www.southworksantiques.com
CAMLACHIE
Lake Life 519-328-2217
www.lakelifestudio.com
CAMPBELLVILLE T-8
Antique Stained Glass Windows 905-854-2152
www.thestonehouse.ca
CAYUGA U-12
CHATHAM G-17
Chatham-Kent Tourism 800-561-6125
www.VisitCK.ca
Loads of Love Thrift Shop 519-352-0911
www.loadsoflove.ca
Mrs. Bell’s Tea Room 226-627-0248
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New Life Thrift Store 519-354-5033
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Roesch Meats 519-351-7711
www.rmeats.com
Sons of Kent Brewing Company 519-354-2337
www.sonsofkent.com
The Glasshouse Nursery/Garden Centre 519-352-1127
www.glasshousenursery.ca
CLIFFORD O-4
Rooster’s Perch Antiques 519-327-4550
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COLCHESTER B-20
CLINTON K-7
Central Huron Tourism 1-866-695-3364
www.centralhuron.com
Cinnamon Cabin Mennonite Furniture 226-457-0575
www.cinnamoncabinco.ca
Kildonan House B&B 519-482-1163
www.kildonanhouse.com
Repurposed Artisan Designs 226-750-5611
www.antiquesrad.com
COPENHAGEN N-15
The Wood Connection (Aylmer) 519-773-9049
COTTAM D-19
COURTLAND P-13
Courtland Bakery 519-688-2023
DASHWOOD K-9
DELAWARE L-13
Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Museum 519-264-2420
www.ltvca.ca/conservation-lands/ska-nah-doht-longwoods
DELHI Q-13
Courtland Treasures Antiques 519-582-2929
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Country Home Candle 519-582-8377
www.countryhomecandle.com
Fernlea lVlX Used Books 519-582-1794
Wholesome Pickins Market & Bakery 519-582-1114
www.wholesomepickins.ca
DORCHESTER N-12
Ziggy’s Feathered Friends 519-268-0888
www.ziggysfeatheredfriends.com
DRESDEN G-15
Dresden BIA/Info & Events 519-683-4368
dresden.ca
620 Interiors 647-203-2194
Babcock Jewellers 519-683-2463
Crystal’s Curiosities 226-627-8885
Dresden Plate Quilt Shoppe 519-683-2300
Gary’s Gallery Antiques 519-401-7322
Kentwood Gardens 519-683-4956
Kimberly’s One-of-a-Kind 519-437-8064
McKellar’s Flowers & Gifts 519-683-4368
Union Block Bakery Cafe 519-683-3000
DUBLIN M-8
DUNDAS T-10
The Keeping Room
www.thekeepingroom.ca
905-627-5880
EMBRO O-11
Workshop Supply 519-475-4947
www.workshopsupply.com
ERIEAU H-18
ESSEX C-19
Town of Essex
www.essex.ca
Blimey’s British Store 226-787-1244
www.blimeys.ca
Crafty Candles 519-776-8585
www.craftycandles.ca
Essex Stained Glass 519-776-4577
www.essexstainedglass.com
Heritage Essex Railway Station 519-776-9800
www.essexrailwaystation.com
Schinkels’ Meat Market 519-776-7541
www.schinkels.com
EXETER L-9
FOREST H-11
Alton Farms Winery
www.altonfarmsestatewinery.com
519-899-2479
Forest BIA 519-786-4062
www.shopforest.ca
Forest Florist 519-786-2339
www.forestflorist.com
Williamson Farms Country Store 226-520-0144
www.williamsonfarms.ca
FREELTON T-9
Freelton Antique Mall 905-659-0948
www.freeltonantiquemall.com
GLENCOE J-14
GORRIE N-5
Top Notch Furniture 519-335-3213
www.topnotchfurniture.com
GODERICH J-5 (ALSO SEE BENMILLER)
All Around The House 519-524-4181
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Culinary Poet 519-619-1919
www.theculinarypoet.ca
Downtown Goderich BIA 519-440-4871
www.goderichbia.ca
GRAND BEND J-9
Pinedale Motor Inn 888-838-7463
www.pinedale.on.ca
Green Bucks Seasonal Store
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Lambton Heritage Museum 519-243-2600
www.lambtonmuseums.ca
Torched Brewing 519-238-8896
www.torchedbrewing.com
Westland Greenhouses 519-238-1321
www.westlandgreenhouses.com
HAGERSVILLE T-12
on page 8
HAMILTON U-10
Ain’t nothin’ better in the world, you know / Than lyin’ in the sun with your radio
HARRISTON O-4
Acheson Pharmacy 519-338-3230
www.achesonpharmacy.com
Alpaca Time 519-327-4566
www.alpacatime.ca
Beyond The Rock 519-338-5008
www.shopbeyondtherock.ca
Davies Antiques 519-338-2449
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Escape the Old Post 519-510-2222
www.escapetheoldpost.ca
HARROW B-20
Full Circle Thrift Shoppe 519-738-6202
Priscilla’s Presents
www.priscillas-presents.com
519-738-0001
The Old Milk Shed Antiques 519-738-3084
HENSALL L-8
Ferguson Apiaries 519-236-4979
www.fergusonapiaries.on.ca
ILDERTON L-11
Bloomers Family Farm 519-666-1255
www.bloomersfarm.com
Campfire Ninja --
www.campfireninja.com
INGERSOLL O-12
Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum 519-485-5510
www.ingersoll.ca/cheesemuseum
K & A Quilt Studio 519-425-4141
www.kaquiltstudio.com
Patina’s Gifts of Art & Craft 519-485-6466
www.patinas.ca
IPPERWASH H-10
KENT BRIDGE H-16
Kent Bridge Country Market 519-352-5226
www.kentbridgecountrymarket.com
Roesch Meats 519-351-7711
www.rmeats.com
KINCARDINE K-2
Lakeside Downtown Kincardine Tourism 519-955-0547
www.visitkincardine.ca
KINGSVILLE C-20
Kingsville BIA 519-733-6250
www.kingsvillebia.com
Anna’s Garden, Home & Wellness 519-965-3647
www.annasflowers.ca
Banded Goose Brewery & Taproom 519-733-9700
www.bandedgoosebrewing.com
Canadian Transportation Museum 519-776-6909
www.ctmhv.com
Cindy’s Home & Garden 519-733-9425
www.cindysgarden.com
Distinctive Inns of Kingsville 519-733-5070
www.distinctiveinnsofkingsville.com
Fehr’s Heritage Bakery 519-733-0303
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Jack’s Gastropub Restaurant 519-733-6900
www.jacksgastropub.com
Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary 519-733-4034
www.jackminer.ca
Kingsville Military Museum 519-733-2803
www.kingsvillemilitarymuseum.ca
Kingsville Music Society --
www.kingsvillemusicsociety.com
Pelee Island Winery 519-733-6551
www.peleeisland.com
Mettawas Station Mediterranean Grill 519-733-2459
www.mettawasstation.com
The Main Grill & Ale House 519-733-8600
www.themaingrillandalehouse.com
KINTORE N-11
KITCHENER R-8
LAMBTON SHORES J-10
www.LambtonShores.ca 519-243-1400
LANGTON Q-14
LASALLETTE Q-13
LEAMINGTON D-20
Leamington Arts Centre 519-326-2711
www.leamingtonartscentre.com
Legacy Antiques 519-322-4427
www.legacyauctions.net

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4
412
23 37 3
FORKS OF
hg hg hg 3 ji 109 Village Caledon Mono
Bolton
RICHMOND
ji O 4 5 24 hg
hg 123 Teviotdale
27 THE CREDIT
ji ji hg hg
O 30
93
109 109 Alton
East Road
ji 136
9
Kleinburg
HILL
Caledon
ji hg 35
O P 178 Palmerston
Arthur
Marsville
hg 8
25
po 22
404
399
Lake
hg O dc 397
hg hg hg 50
6
8hg7 hg
hg 24 hg 49
407 Unionville
Rothsay
11
Sandhill
hg hg hg 3
24
hg 12 29 Belwood
R.
O P 9 12 16
Hillsburgh
AJAX WH
Belwood
Inglewood
Wildfield VAUGHAN
Thornhill
ji 140
23 10
383
394
O dc dc 19hg18
Orton ji 124 Belfountain
hg hg Ohg hg 404
401
1 4 14
17
Pickering
Victoria
Woodbridge
Moorefield
hg 392
hg 18
27
P 369
PPP 21 7
O 367
375 379
13
Conestogo
hg
hg 10
Drayton
Erin
Erin
25
Listowel
po
hg hg 407
Pdc 11
26 22
Brisbane
400
371
8hg7
Alma
Cheltenham
hg hg 24
dc 359
409
365
L.
hg 42 hg O
P P 362 hg 27 hg 19
50 hg 10 355
hg hg hg
hg
ji 17
124 Snelgrove
22
Terra Cotta
ji 107
Fergus
Salem
29 Ospringe
hg 12
Ballinafad BRAMPTON
hg 86
hg 11
6
O 5
P 344 352
45
hg 18 Elora
ji 107
ji147
ji 131
Glen Williams
Glen Allan
Dorking
Floradale
hg 4
Pdc hg 21 hg hg
hg 22 Brucedale
ji 125
Huttonville
Donegal
7 dc hg 346 427
19 22 21
Rockwood Limehouse
Yatton
Norval
Macton
Eramosa
7 hg 3
hg 1
TORONTO
po 407
Elmira
Acton Stewarttown
Newton
Wallenstein
hg hg P P P 19
330 336 342
139 142 145
R.
P P
51 29
Halton
136
333 QEW
hg 72 hg hg
hg 10 85
hg hg ji 124 Ashgrove
West Montrose
Marden
Millbank
Linwood
hg86 23 86 Ariss
Hills
P
PP dc
dc
5 Hawkesville
Eden Speyside
hg hg hg 86
hg 1 25
403
hg
hg 17 Winterbourne
Hornby
37
324 328
15
hg P132 P 320
dc
P
dc
hg
hg hg 6hg
7
hg 22 hg hg hg 30
Mills
Poole
Conestogo
po 17 26
hg 407 Port Credit
Crosshill
St. Jacobs
Maryhill
Brookville
312
126
85
7 8
3
5
hg hg 31
Arkell
St. Clements
GUELPH
MISSISSAUGA
Heidelberg
Bloomingdale
Moffat
ji hg 32 dc
hg hg ji 34
12 14hg16
124 P dc 119 7
Bamberg
Clarkson
MILTON
6
46
hg 56 hg hg 36 123
299 401
hg
hg
hg 22 25
PP 5
P P 118 119 hg hg
hg 35
hg 31 Aberfoyle
Wellesley
WATERLOO
hg 17 Gads Hill
43 58 24
32 Campbellville
Amulree
St. Agatha
KITCHENER
286
P hg 278 282
295 Morriston
7
P P 6hg9
Petersburg
Puslinch
Lowville
OAKVILLE
Phillipsburg Baden
113
hg hg
P 284
P 111
275
109
BRONTE
dc 7 dc 1
hg 28
Crieff
Freelton
Kilbride
po
hg hg hg 1 5
8 4
hg 12
hg 8
hg 58 27 CREEK
hg hg
hg 407
Stratford New Hamburg
Mannheim
Clyde
97
Carlisle
Bronte
Shakespeare
33
ji 70 Strabane
CAMBRIDGE
Flamboro
hg dc 6
hg 107
New
Haysville
hg hg P P 3
46hg12
102
P dc hg 100
26 24
hg hg 97
Centre
Dundee
Westover
Roseville
22 268
24 43
Millgrove Waterdown
dc 8 O 97 FORT GEORGE
hg hg hg hg 47 Sheffield
BURLINGTON
Tavistock
hg 3
dc 58 hg 75
Clappison's Corners
Plattsville
hg 28
401
49
Branchton Rockton
hg
hg dc 5
O
P O nm
8
Ayr
hg 28
13
Aldershot
hg 36 Peters Corners
Greensville
HAMILTON
Niagara-On-
Bright
Glen Morris Troy
hg hg 5
Dundas
hg 93
19
90
Hickson
250
29 14
West Flamborough
The-Lake
St. George
hg 99
dc
hg hg hg 403 88 89
O 83 hg 78
hg O hg 35
Harrisburg
87
8
29
Drumbo
15 Copetown
Youngstown
Innerkip
74 71
O
O 68 O nm
3
5
64
O 55 O
P O dc dc
36 O57 51 49
O
O 6
QEW
hg hg hg 99
Lynden Ancaster
Grimsby
ST. CATHARINES
Lincoln
4
hg hg hg hg hg 48
hg
hg 36
55 Virgil
Huntingford
Paris Osborne Corners Jerseyville
Stoney
hg 22 Gobles Princeton
44
O po
2 Falkland
11 17
Alberton
Creek
Winona
ji 238
hg dc 27 86 100
33 Woodstock
Eastwood
Embro
hg 25
30 33
Elfrida
O dc 403 38
38 41 406
O O hg
hg hg 73 hg hg 17
2/53
hg 52 Beamsville
Creditville
hg 81
Jordan
Queenston
Mount Hope
Grassie
hg hg dc 8
hg 56
18
Station
hg hg hg 89 405
Lewiston
Cainsville
6 16 21 16 53
Carluke
Brantford
65
Fulton
Campden Jordan
hg 73 81 O 37
235
34
P hg hg hg
hg hg hg O rq
53
Onondaga
Woodburn
hg 20 12 14
Vineland
Niagara
24
hg 30
230 232
54 O 14 Odc ts
7
hg hg
hg 55
Burford
Beachville
Oxford
Mount Vernon
Cathcart
ji 18
Binbrook
Middleport
St.
hg 69
Falls
Centre
202 Bishopsgate
420
7 hg4 hg 54
Smithville
hg 69 27
222 hg hg 6
hg hg 65
ji 66 17
po
12
P P hg 14
hg hg 14
31
9
O 216 218
59
hg 4
hg hg hg 9
20 21 hg
dc
hg hg hg 129 Mount
Brant
Thorold
Sweaburg
Harley
ji 59
hg
hg hg Pleasant
Six Nations of
Caledonia
Caistor
Anns
the Grand River
Centre
119 202 16 24 (Ohsweken)
Burtch
Caistorville
North Pelham
Foldens
New Durham
Oakland
25
hg hg 20
hg 65 Bismarck
Fonthill
Niagara Chippawa
Holbrook
Scotland
Willow Grove
Empire Corners
hg O O 47
401
23 21
O16
Cr.
dc 5
hg 27 hg 46
Burgessville
Mississaugas of
Fenwick
hg
hg 56
63
hg ji 19
dc 19
dc 54 2
Falls
Wilsonville
the New Credit
York
hg hg 36
hg
hg 116
Salford
Norwich
Wellandport
Pelham
Kelvin
Bealton
24
6 Haldimand County Canborough
hg 27
24
27 hg 10
18 Vanessa
Boston
98
dc O 12
58A
hg hg hg 24
hg 9 hg 27
hg 13
19 25 QEW
hg hg
hg
hg
hg 29
Springvale
Mount Elgin
4
Welland
Hagersville
Canfield
Milldale
Round
Villa Nova
Otterville
Teeterville Plains
hg 32
Chambers
Verschoyle
hg
dc dc dc O
hg
hg 55 20 dc 23
7
3
58 140
hg 27
9 Decewsville Cayuga
Corners
Stevensville
hg 19
Waterford 74 Garnet
Winger
Wainfleet
hg 21
Avon Ostrander
Springford
La Salette
Windham
Balmoral Nelles Corners
98 Fort Erie
2
Townsend
Ostryhon
dc 3
hg 28
Beatty
10
27
Styx
Saugeen
River
River
Saugeen
10
Smith
Cr.
Rocky
Big Otter
Cr.
Saugeen
24
4
5
Nith
R.
River
Mallet
Conestogo
5
R.
Saugeen
R.
10
Horner
Creek
Big
Beav
18
Cr.
River
Grand
River
18
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River
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15
R.
Speed
Nanticoke
Br.
23
GRAND
Boyne
Er amosa
12 8
8
19
12
hg 11
hg 87
Fordwich
34hg 30 Kurtzville
178
Molesworthhg 88
Gowanstown
dc 6
North Perth
72 Atwood
ewry
Monkton
ji 121
Milverton
hg 55 hg 11
Brunner
ji 135 Rostock
urg
hg 44
Sebringville
hg 32
uls
ji 101
hg 5 7
ji hg 113 8
hg 59
hg 28 Harrington
niondale
hg 6 Lakeside
hg hg 20
119
hg 33
16
6 Kintore
ji
hg 6 hg 9
esford
hg 2 Ingersoll hg 40 hg 22
73
hg 45
hg 9
orchester Putnam
hg
hg 3 hg 29
P
hg 18 4 208
Mossley
es Centre
tsville
hg 30
hg 19
hg 9
hg hg hg 5
dc 17
37
hg
hg hg hg
hg 59 84
4 3
hg 73 47 Culloden Tillsonburg
37 Centre
20
11 hg hg 25 24 Kohler
Byng
ont
hg hg 20
37
hg 20
hg 50
Dunnville
Corners
Lyons
hg hg hg 48
Brownsville
Delhi
Jarvis
dc
hg 49
3
3
hg hg 53
Fisherville
Lowbanks
Gasline
Simcoe
hg 12
South
Renton
leton
hg 5
ROCK POINT
hg hg hg hg hg 52
Springfield Corinth
Courtland
hg hg 16 hg 1
hg 70hg55 Cheapside
Cayuga
Long Burnaby
Rainham
Port
Beach Colborne
32 40 46 30
35
38 59
21
hg hg 10
24
3
Selkirk Centre
Maitland
Eden
Norfolk
Aylmer
SELKIRK
hg dc 44
South
6
Mabee's
Middleton County Greens Corner
Nanticoke
Orwell
Richmond Corners
hg
hg 38 hg hg 21 Andy's
Vittoria
Port Dover
hg hg hg 45 Corners
Summers
Corners Silver Hill
hg 23
1
3
Walsh
43
Straffordville Langton
Mount
hg hg hg hg 16 24 hg Port Ryerse
Salem
10
TURKEY POINT
hg hg 45
73
19 Glen Meyer
40hg45
Calton
Vienna
45 Normandale
Frogmore 59 Forestville
Copenhagen
Port Bruce
PORT
hg 55 Walsingham
St. Williams
Turkey Point
Fairground
BURWELL hg hg Tourism Inform
60 42
Port
Burwell
Inner
Bay
hg hg 42 Cultus
23
Port
Rowan
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4
13
12
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17
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20
25
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12
29
23
Mad
hg 81
hg 9 ji 124
hg 9
hg 91
P 130
hg 6
hg 25
hg 10
22
hg
hg 3 28
Hanover
hg 10 Neustadt
hg 10 hg 6
hg 2
Lakelet
P 203 hg 27
P 410
hg 30
ji 112 ji 107 hg 8 hg 26
O 5
dc 3 Ridgeway
hg O 1
Crystal
Beach
rlsruhe
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Elmwood
hg 42 hg 21
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roud to work with all of these
anizaons to promote Ontario!
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Lake
St.Clair
Leamington
SSEX
Lake
Huron
Sarnia
Chatham
KENT
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LAMBTON
Petrolia
2
ELGIN
Goderich
HURON
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PERTH
Stratford
5
London
MIDDLESEX
St. Thomas
Lake Erie
OXFORD
WELLINGTON
WATERLOO RM
13
Kitchener-Waterloo
Woodstock
7
Sheldon
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9
12
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Pine
River
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19
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16
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L A K E E R I E
BRANT
HAMILTON
WENTWORTH
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NORFOLK
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11
Hamilton
10
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Burlington
Caledonia
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Represenng Essex, Chatham-Kent,
Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford,
Norfolk & Haldimand County.
www.ontariossouthwest.com
Buffalo
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Oswego
13
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12
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Innisfil
17
R.
19
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Contact these Organizaons
for Tourism Informaon Inquiries & Advice!
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TORONTO
Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island
www.visitwindsoressex.com
1-800-265-3633
Lake Ontario
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Chatham-Kent Tourism
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1-800-561-6125
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Tourism Sarnia-Lambton
www.ontbluecoast.com
1-800-265-0316
Tourism London
www.londontourism.ca
1-800-265-2602
Middlesex Tourism
www.visitmiddlesex.ca
519-434-7321
Elgin County Tourism
www.elgintourist.com
1-877-GO-ELGIN
Tourism Oxford
www.tourismoxford.ca
519-539-9800 ext. 3355
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Norfolk County Tourism
www.norfolktourism.ca
1-800-699-9038
Tourism Haldimand
www.haldimandcounty.ca
1-800-863-9607
Tourism Hamilton
www.tourismhamilton.com
1-800-263-8590
Tourism Branord
www.discoverbranord.ca
1-800-265-6299
County of Brant Tourism
www.brant.ca
1-888-250-2296
Straord Tourism Alliance
www.visitstraord.ca
1-800-561-7926
Tourism Burlington
www.tourismburlington.com
1-877-499-9989
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Pelee Wings Nature Store 519-326-5193
www.peleewings.ca
There’s No Place Like Home Antiques 519-325-1455
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LISTOWEL O-6
Knapp Shoes 519-291-4750
www.knappshoes.ca
Sprinrite Yarn Factory Outlet 519-291-3951
www.yarnfactoryoutlet.com
The Kitchen Cupboard & Ice Box 519-291-4777
www.shopkci.com
LONDESBOROUGH L-6
Greyhaven Gardens 519-523-9781
www.greyhavengardens.com
LONDON
M-12 (INC. LAMBETH & HYDE PARK)
www.londontourism.ca
519-661-5000 • 1-800-265-2602
London Tourism 1-800-265-2602
www.londontourism.ca
Visit Middlesex 519-434-7321
www.visitmiddlesex.ca
A & M Garden Centre 519-652-3539
www.amgardencentre.ca
Attic Books 519-432-7277
www.atticbooks.ca
East Park Golf Gardens 519-451-2950
www.eastparkgolf.com
Fanshawe Pioneer Village 519-457-1296
www.fanshawepioneervillage.ca
Memory Lane Antiques 519-471-2835
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The Bloomin’ Bog (near Ilderton) 519-666-0132
www.bloominbog.com
Thomas Bros. Farm Market 519-652-5551
www.thomasbrothersfarms.ca
MEAFORD (EAST OF OWEN SOUND)
MELBOURNE K-13
Arrowwood Farm & Events 519-289-0389
www.arrowwoodfarmontario.com
In A Jam 519-289-5267
www.inajam.com
MILDMAY N-3
MILLBANK O-7
Anna Mae’s Restaurant & Bakery 519-595-4407
www.annamaes.ca
Millbank Cheese & Butter 519-595-8787
www.millbankcheese.com
Millbank Family Furniture 519-595-7105
www.millbankfamilyfurniture.ca
Zehr’s Country Market 519-595-4403
www.zehrscountrymarket.com
MILVERTON O-7
MINTO O-5
Town of Minto Tourism 519-338-2511
www.town.minto.on.ca
MITCHELL M-8
MOORETOWN E-13
Moore Museum 519-867-2020
www.mooremuseum.ca
MORPETH I-17
MOUNT BRYDGES K-13
Brickyard Antiques & Repurposed Things
www.brickyardantiques.com
Sew Creative 519-264-2177
www.sewcreativequilting.ca
MOUNT PLEASANT R-11
NAIRN K-11
NEUSTADT N-3
NEW HAMBURG P-9
Oak Grove Cheese Factory 519-662-1212
www.oakgrovecheese.ca
NEW SARUM N-14
New Sarum Diner 519-773-3101
www.newsarum.com
NEWTON O-7
E&E’s Cloth & Creations 519-595-8569
www.eandeclothandcreations.com
NORTH BUXTON C-18
Buxton Historical Site & Museum 519-352-4799
www.buxtonmuseum.com
NORWICH Q-12
Our Gift Shoppe 519-863-2380
Find us on Facebook
OIL SPRINGS H-14
Oil Museum of Canada 519-834-2840
www.lambtonmuseums.ca
PAISLEY M-1
PALMYRA J-16
PARIS R-10
Chocolate Sensations 519-442-1616
www.chocolatesensations.ca
John M. Hall House of Linens 519-442-4242
www.johnmhall.ca
PARKHILL J-10
PELEE ISLAND E-20
PETERSBURG Q-9
Brian Greer Tin Ceilings 519-743-9710
www.tinceiling.com
PETROLIA H-13
You ’ ll be surprised!
519-882-2350
www.VisitPetrolia.ca
Artz Den - Art, Crafts & Supplies 226-738-0911
www.artzden.ca
Country Yarns 519-882-8740
www.country-yarns.com
Hogan Pharmacy 519-882-1840
Find us on Facebook
Olde Post Office Shoppe 519-882-0747
www.petroliaenterprises.ca
Petrolia Mercantile & Tea 519-882-0238
www.facebook.com/petrolia.mercantile
Victoria Playhouse Petrolia 800-717-7694
www.thevpp.ca
POINT EDWARD F-12 (ALSO SEE SARNIA)
Buttons & Bows 519-491-1412
www.buttons-and-bows.ca
Kind Decor 519-381-5165
www.kinddecor.ca
Village of Point Edward 519-337-3021
www.villageofpointedward.com
PORT BRUCE N-14
PORT BURWELL O-15
Municipality of Bayham 519-866-5521
www.bayham.on.ca
HMSC OJIBWA Museum of Naval History 519-633-7641
www.projectojibwa.ca
PORT DOVER S-14
Port Dover Board of Trade 519-583-1314
www.portdover.ca
PORT FRANKS I-10
Lambton Shores --
www.lambtonshores.ca
PORT ROWAN Q-15
Frannie’s Attic Antiques 519-410-4861
Find us on Facebook
Jonny K’s Fresh Produce --
Find us on Facebook
Twin’s Ice Cream (May-Oct) 519-586-7994
Find us on Facebook
PORT STANLEY M-15
DeBackere Farm Market (Union) 519-631-1370
www.debackerefarmmarket.ca
Inn on the Harbour 519-782-7623
www.innontheharbour.net
Mackie’s On The Beach 519-782-4390
Find us on Facebook
Pepper Tree Spice Co. 519-782-7800
www.peppertreespice.com
Port Stanley Festival Theatre 519-782-4353
www.portstanleytheatre.ca
PRINCETON Q-11
REECES CORNERS H-12
RIDGETOWN I-16
Ridge House Museum 519-360-1998
www.chatham-kent.ca/ridgehousemuseum
RIPLEY K-3
Shoreline Chic 519-395-2236
Find us on Facebook
RODNEY K-15
RUTHVEN D-20
Ruthven Nursery & Garden Centre 519-326-4019
Find us on Facebook
ST. CLEMENTS P-8
ST. GEORGE S-10
ST. JACOBS Q-7
Market Road Antiques 519-746-1999
www.stjacobs.com
St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway 519-664-3737
www.stjacobsmodelrailway.com
Three Sisters Cultural Centre 226-771-9055
www.threesisterscentre.ca
ST. MARYS N-10
Snapping Turtle Coffee Roasters 226-661-8000
www.snappingturtlecoffee.com
ST. THOMAS M-14 (ALSO SEE TALBOTVILLE)
Elgin County Tourism 877-463-5446 (ex168)
www.elgintourist.com
Antiques on the Side 519-633-8190
Find us on Facebook
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Berry Hill Limited 519-631-0480
www.berryhilllimited.com
Briwood Farm Market 519-633-9691
www.briwoodfarmmarket.com
Canadale Nurseries Ltd. 519-631-7264
www.canadale.com
Elgin County Heritage Centre 519-631-1460
www.elgin-county.ca
Elgin Military Museum 519-633-7641
www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca
Harvest Table Rustic Design
Find us on Facebook
Katnap Antiques/Lumley & Co. B&B 519-764-2384
Find us on Facebook
New Sarum Diner 519-773-3101
www.newsarum.com
Purely Wicked Gift Store 226-224-8559
www.purelywicked.ca
Revival Studio --
Find us on Facebook (RevivalStudioST)
Shaw’s Ice Cream 519-631-2510
www.shawsicecream.com
St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre 519-631-4040
www.stepac.ca
The Rusty Sign Shop 519-633-1043
Find us on Facebook & Instagram
ST. WILLIAMS R-15
Burning Kiln Winery 519-586-9858
www.burningkilnwinery.ca
SALFORD O-12
Village Cheese Mill 519-485-0600
www.villagecheesemill.com
SARNIA F-12 (ALSO SEE POINT EDWARD & BRIGHT’S GROVE)
FREE EXPERIENCE GUIDE AVAILABLE!
1-800-265-0316
WWW.ONTBLUECOAST.COM
Sarnia Tourism Information 1-800-265-0316
www.ontbluecoast.com
Downtown Market 519-328-2217
downtownmarketsarnia.ca
Duc D’Orleans II Cruise Ship 519-337-5152
www.ducdorleans.com
Ferrera Concrete 519-542-7071
www.ferreraconcrete.ca
Gallery in the Grove 519-869-4643
www.galleryinthegrove.com
Imperial Theatre 877-344-7469
www.imperialtheatre.net
Lawrence House Centre for the Arts 519-337-0507
www.lawrencehouse.ca
Local Motif & Just-A-Nuff Antiques 519-336-3838
Find us on Facebook
Sipkens Garden Centre & Gifts 519-542-8353
www.sipkensnurseries.com
Stones ‘N Bones Museum 519-336-2100
www.stonesnbones.ca
The Book Keeper 519-337-3171
www.sarniabookkeeper.com
SEAFORTH L-7
Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop 519-600-1646
www.thecottonharvest.com
SHAKESPEARE O-9
Best Little Pork Shoppe 519-625-8194
www.porkshoppe.com
The Quilt Place 519-625-8435
www.thequiltplace.ca
SHEDDEN L-14
SIMCOE R-13
Capitol Arts Market 519-900-9355
www.capitolartsmarket.com
SOMBRA E-14
SOUTHAMPTON K-1
SPARTA N-14
SPARTA COUNTRY
CANDLES
46361 Sparta Line
SPARTA, ON
1-800-463-1447
www.spartacandles.com
SPRINGFIELD N-13
STRATFORD N-9
Ye Olde Fabric Shoppe 519-273-5773
www.yeoldefabricshoppe.com
STRATHROY K-12
ABQ Sewing 519-205-0523
www.amongbrendasquilts.com
Doug & Marion’s Bike Sales & Repairs 519-245-9923
www.dougandmarionsbikes.com
Elly Boersema Natural Health Foods 519-245-0556
Hamilton’s Bakery
www.hamiltonsbakery.ca
519-245-0741
TALBOTVILLE M-13 (ALSO SEE ST.THOMAS)
The Turkey Shoppe 519-633-0527
www.turkeyshoppe.com
TAVISTOCK O-9
TECUMSEH C-17
THAMESVILLE H-15
Laurie Clark Floral Designs & Artisans 519-692-5519
www.laurieclarkdesignsflowers.com
on pages 28
Sunshine Farms 519-692-4416
Bottom Borders: Sunny days / Oh, www.picklesplease.ca sunny, sunny, sunny days
THEDFORD I-10
Twin Pines Orchards 519-296-5556
www.twinpinesorchards.com
Widder Station Golf, Grill & Tap House 519-296-4653
www.widderstation.com
THORNDALE N-
TILBURY E-18
TILLSONBURG P-13
Annandale National Historic Site 519-842-2294
www.tillsonburg.ca
Coyles Country Store 800-559-7350
www.coylescountrystore.com
Station Arts Centre 519-842-6151
www.stationarts.ca
Tillsonburg Antiques Plus 519-688-7770
www.antiquesincanada.com
TIVERTON L-1
Bruce Power Visitor’s Centre 519-361-7777
www.brucepower.com
UNION M-15
DeBackere Farm Market 519-631-1370
www.debackerefarmmarket.ca
VANESSA R-12
VITTORIA R-14
Kernal Peanuts 519-426-9222
www.kernalpeanuts.com
The Cider Keg Farm Market 519-428-0882
www.ckfarmmarket.com
The Good Bread Company 519-428-1300
www.goodbreadcompany.ca
WALLACEBURG F-15
Wallaceburg Museum 519-627-8962
www.wallaceburgmuseum.ca
WALLACETOWN L-15
Backus-Page House Museum 519-762-3072
www.backuspagehouse.ca
WATERFORD R-13
Alice Street Antique Market 519-410-8821
Find us on Facebook
C.J.’s Antiques 519-443-4197
www.cjsantiques.com
Chambers Maple Syrup Products 519-443-8561
Find us on Facebook
Waterford Antique Market 519-443-4064
www.waterfordantiquemarket.com
WATERLOO Q-8 (SEE ALSO KITCHENER)
WATFORD I-12
WELLESLEY P-8
WEST LORNE K-15
Natterjack Brewing Company 226-289-1472
natterjackbrewing.ca
WHEATLEY E-19
Briar Patch Studio 519-916-2407
Find us on Facebook & Instagram
WINDHAM CENTRE Q-13
Caresa Antiques 519-443-5856
WINDSOR B-17
1.800.265.3633
www.visitwindsoressex.com
Tourism Windsor-Essex-Pelee Island 1-800-265-3633
www.visitwindsoressex.com
Quilting Confections 519-250-8888
www.quiltingconfections.com
WINGHAM M-5
WOODSTOCK P-11
1-866-801-7368
www.tourismoxford.ca
Tourism Oxford 866-801-7368
www.tourismoxford.ca
Terra Nova Nordic Spa 226-796-9181
www.terranovanordic.ca
WYOMING H-12
Copper Flats Bison Co. 519-330-9913
www.copperflatsbisonco.com
Great Lakes Goat Dairy 519-845-1613
www.greatlakesgoatdairy.com
Lambton County Archives 519-845-5426
www.lambtonmuseums.ca/archives
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The favourite season of this battered
old world must surely be spring. It’s no
wonder that Mother’s Day is celebrated
with great joy in May. A bounty of
blossoms are blooming in gardens and
countryside - just waiting for children’s
eager hands to pick and present to their
smiling Mom.
My tiny front yard is shaded by a
huge maple tree and what earth there
is used up by its roots. However, the
window boxes in May are choc-a-bloc
with a haze of blue forget-me-nots and
colourful primroses and pansies. Each
Mother’s Day I noticed that children
would drag their feet and stop to look at
my bright display. A wistful look would
appear on their faces and their eyes
would mirror their thoughts. “If only
Mrs. Pierson would let me pick some
for my Mom!”
Well, I had a better idea than that!
“Why don’t you come with me to
my back garden where the flowers grow
better in lots of sunshine? There are lots
of colours for you to choose from. You
pick out the ones you want!”
“Let’s look in the shed and we might
find a pretty little container to hold
You can start wherever you like of course, and make your own trip!
Life’s Aspirations Come Disguised As Children
by Joan Pierson, London • from Daytripping May-June 2002
the water that flowers like to drink.”
The word soon spread amongst the
children that if they knocked on Mrs.
Pierson’s back door they could play and
pick flowers in her larger garden.
Just imagine, they could pick
bouquets for Mom from May till
summer’s end!
A constant parade of smiling
children clutching their
precious treasures wended
their way along Bellevue
Avenue all summer long. The
girls generally outnumbered the
bashful boys. But one brave boy
asked, “Is it alright if I take some
home for my Dad? He likes flowers too!”
I helped Douglas arrange bright
orange and yellow marigolds and snowy
white daisies in a small, tin watering
can. Douglas just beamed. “My dad
makes great hot dogs, Mrs. Pierson.
I’m sure he’ll give you one when he
sees these flowers.” Douglas was right!
I sure enjoyed the delicious hot dog that
Doug’s dad gave me, and the tin watering
can filled with marigolds and daisies
looked just right on the picnic
table. Next door to Douglas
lived a very serious
but thoughtful boy
named Adam.
Answering a
timid knock on
my back door, I
saw it was Adam.
He looked so sad
and solemn and
his luminous
gray eyes clouded over.
In a low, solemn voice he said, “Mrs.
Gray, our next door lady just died. I’m
going to the funeral home tonight with
my mom and dad. Could you give
me some flowers for Mrs. Gray?”
“Oh, Adam,” I replied “the
flowers that people take to the
funeral home are different from my
ordinary garden flowers They usually
buy them at a florists and they put
them together in a different way
than we do. My flowers just aren’t
nice enough.”
His gray eyes regarded me
thoughtfully “Mrs. Pierson, when
you gave me flowers for my Mom, we
sometimes used to divide them up and
I always gave some to Mrs. Gray. She
was a nice lady and she always gave me
a big hug when I gave her the flowers.
She loved your flowers. So when we
put your garden flowers there with the
rest of them - I know that Mrs. Gray will
know.”
Adam and I chose the flowers
that Mrs. Gray liked best. We carefully
placed clear wrapping around them and
tied the small bouquet with pink ribbon.
The next day Adam and I watched
in sorrow as Mrs. Gray’s coffin was
carried out from the funeral home on
its way to the cemetery. Adam’s eyes
met mine as we both saw the bouquet
of pink petunias circled by pure white
babies breath which had been placed
on top of the coffin.
We were both certain that Mrs. Gray
knew.
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Wandering along Hwy. #2 through CHATHAM, KENT BRIDGE & THAMESVILLE
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Tuesday to Friday 9-4 • Saturday 9 to 2
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(Just down from Rona) • 519-352-0911
On Old Highway 2…
Take It Easy
I’m standin’ on a corner
Of Kingston Road In Toronto
Such a fine sight to see.
It’s a girl my Lord
In a flat bed Ford…
(with apologies to The Eagles)
Ontario has its own Route 66? Sure
does, and maybe something even better.
Old Highway 2, although it has been
reduced to various municipal roads and
byways, still exists and it threads its way
through historic towns, villages and cities
along a path that was established long
before any flat bed Fords had been built.
Highway 2 was once the major eastwest
thoroughfare in the eastern part of
Canada, stretching from Windsor in the
West to Quebec and New Brunswick,
ending at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In spite of the fact that Highway 2
was overshadowed by the construction
of the 401, completed in 1968, and
lost its provincial designation in 1998,
Highway 2 still exists and the original
route of the pioneers, commonly known
in Southwestern Ontario as Governor’s
Road, is still there. A diligent daytripper
can trace every mile of it, all the way east
to Gananoque and
beyond. A road trip
such as that could
be a rewarding
experience for
dozens of reasons.
Although the first
construction of the
road was in 1793,
it is fairly certain
that some of the
route followed
Indigenous trails
that had been used for hundreds and
possibly thousands of years. Highway
2 has history on its side. The original
construction was 20 miles (32 kilometres)
of rough road joining Dundas to Paris,
built to meet the military needs of John
Graves Simcoe, thus being dubbed the
Governor’s Road.
Highway 2 grew from a corduroy
road through a pristine wilderness to
the super highway of the 1920s and
subsequent decades, serving as an
artery of communication and commerce
that linked a substantial portion of the
Canadian population.
On a personal note—we recently
traversed a good deal of this route on a
trip from London to Gananoque to visit
our daughter. It took us three days—
because we wanted it to and we still
thought we had hurried past far too
many attractions. We could have covered
the same distance in a little over four
hours on the 401.
Highways may change names and
their importance may wax or wane,
but they don’t usually move. They don’t
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By Frank Prothero, Port Stanley
S
E
Lake Huron
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go anywhere. Highway 2 follows
the MICHIGAN
same path that 40 made
Petrolia
it
indispensable more than
80
a hundred years ago.
21
Following it is a
simple matter
Wallaceburg
Dresden
in its
40
21
Lake
2
St. Clair
Chatham
Windsor
3
Amherstburg
Essex
Ruthven
18
Kingsville
Leamington
77
Sarnia
Tilbury
401
402
western
extremities. From Windsor east
to Lambeth it is mostly known as
Longwoods Road. In London, the
explorer will have to follow several street
designations such as Wharncliffe and
Dundas before settling on the highway
to Ingersoll, Woodstock, Brantford and
Oakville.
In Toronto, in spite of the massive
growth of that metropolis, it is possible
to follow the route of Highway 2 along
Lakeshore Boulevard or the Gardiner
Expressway and Kingston Road.
To the east of Toronto, we leave the
dauntless explorer to their own wiles.
Many municipalities in this region have
continued to designate segments of the
route with signs. Others, not so much.
But a well worn road and street map from
days gone by and careful observation will
get you through to Port Hope where the
route is fairly clearly marked all the way
to Kingston where it becomes Ontario,
Princess and Queen Streets before
continuing on to Gananoque.
So, why three days on Highway 2, as
opposed to four hours on the 401?
To begin with, there is no place on that
muti-multi lane artery where you can
find a Mom and Pop family restaurant
where you can still get a wholesome
breakfast at a decent price while enjoying
the chatter of a room full of local people,
the decent, common types who are the
backbone of our province.
If you don’t really enjoy driving at
speeds in excess of 110 kilometres an hour
on pavement that has been pounded to
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Forest
Blenheim
Shop and dine at Brickyard Antiques along Hwy. #2, west of London
2
3
79
7
Bothwell
Mrs. Bell’s
Specializing ing in
Afternoon Tea
Making every day
a special occasion!
Lake
Erie
Tea
RoomR
Wed.-Sat.
11 to 4
11 3rd St, CHATHAM • 226-627-0248
Laurie Clark Designs
9 Victoria St., Thamesville
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Strathroy
Glencoe
West
Lorne
Exeter
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Grand Bend
Parkhill
2
3
Blyth
83
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4
8
4
7
Listowel
St. Thomas
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Stratford
London
St. Marys
Pt. Stanley
73
Sparta
131
119
8
2
Aylmer
19
Tillsonburg
3
86
Waterloo
Shakespeare
Woodstock
403
59
59
53
Delhi
pieces by the
constant parade
of huge trucks, try
Highway 2. Quite often,
with much of the road to
yourself you can drift along at
whatever speed suits
your fancy.
And for those of
us who might find
inspiration and
consolation in ancient
church spires, well
preserved municipal
buildings, and a
varied and diverse
residential architecture,
the overpasses and
expansive tarmac of
the 401 are anathema.
We are not aware of
any antique stores
that sell their wares at
the infrequent stops
on the 401. Almost
every community on
Highway 2 has one or
more. Local theatre,
museums, baseball,
hockey, concerts, fairs,
festivals, yard sales,
fund raisers, butter
tart trails, wineries, cheese factories, art
galleries, quiet harbours, clean parks
and camping grounds… will you ever
find any of these on the 401? No, you
won’t but they are all around you on the
highway of our forefathers. We always
find it slightly disappointing that a look
at the road map (your own Daytripper
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6
7
Guelph
Kitchener
Paris
24
Mon-Sat
9-5
8
Brantford
Waterford
Pt. Rowan
Antiques
& Artisans
Local
519-692-3322 or 5519
Full Service Floral & Gift Shop
www.laurieclarkdesignsflowers.com
2
24
6
Cambridge
Dundas
53
2
6
403
401
5
8
7
QEW
Hamilton
Lake
Ontario
St. Catharines
QEW
12-13)
54 20 reveals 406 that
Caledonia
58
Toronto
Niaga
Falls
more than Cayugaten miles away. It Fort is not Erie
3 3
11 key sites mark the 1813 route along
the Thames River the British and
Indigenous armies were pursued by
the Americans during the War of 1812.
www.destinationontario.com
has one of the
best—see pages
the next stop on one of
56
our secondary highways is
Simcoe the trip. It is the destination.
The construction of Highway 401
Port Dover
bypassed the towns and villages along
old Highway 2, stealing the vibrancy of
whole communities whose commercial
outlets were further eroded by the
invasion of big box stores in cities
served by the new highway. But those
little towns displayed a resiliency that
allowed them to survive and even
thrive in the face of
adversity. In the spirit
of old Number 2, they
lived on and spawned
dozens of unique
shopping adventures
in sharp contrast to the
blandness of the retail
malls adjacent to the
401.
Any attempt to
chronicle more than
200 years of the history
of Highway 2, would
have to be encyclopedic
in scope. More than
just a highway, it is
the trajectory of a
legacy that arcs from
prehistoric times
through feast and
famine, war and
peace, depression and
prosperity, life and
death down to the very
present.
The next time you head out on the
open road, may we suggest that you
ignore that sign that has an arrow
pointing to the 401 and, instead, seek
out old Highway 2 and follow it, not to
wherever you are bound but to wherever
it takes you.
And, by the way,…Take It Easy.
Paris, Ontario, the original terminus of the road through the wilderness, is
still a pleasant place to pause along old Highway 2. Penman’s Dam and the
Via Rail trestle provide a restful setting in a small park beside the river.
Publisher’s note: Terrific job Frank! If I had my way, this entire historic Ontario
highway (along with a few others) would be designated as a Hwy. #2 Heritage Route,
with signage to lead travellers along a much more enjoyable journey.

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Never answer an anonymous letter.
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If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark,
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Why buy good luggage, you only use it when you travel.
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with a Twist
Jams, Jellies,
Sauces, Salsa & Pickles
• Locally Sourced
• Hand Packed
CHATHAM
Hwy. #40
by Gord Lane
1919-2008
Hwy. #2/Longwoods Rd.
River Line
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Northwood
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Kent Bridge Rd.
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LOCAL
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• hot beverages • lunch specials
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519-683-3000
Go Big or Go Home!
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1 ct. VS,
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solitaire rings
from
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dresden.ca
May 20: Demolition Derby - dresdenex.com
June 15: Rotary Weekly Concerts
in the Park begin (6-8pm)
June 17: Town Wide Yard Sale
July 22: Downtown Dresden Night Market
July 28-30: Dresden Ex/Tractor Pull - dresdenex.com
August 5: Emancipation Day, Josiah Henson Museum
August 19: Rock the Lot - outdoor concert, Kinsmen Park
For More Information: 519-683-4368 or dresden.ca
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CUSTOM DESIGN
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433 St. George Street, DRESDEN
www.babcockjewellers.ca 519-683-2463
Christal Wills ls
- Owner & Designer
JOSIAH HENSON
MUSEUM OF
AFRICAN-CANADIAN
HISTORY
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Since 1953
View Bradford’s new products:
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& order from us.
433 St. George Street, DRESDEN
www.babcockjewellers.ca 519-683-2463
DESIGNING
Your Memories
& DECORATING
Your Home!
• Floral & Garden Inspired Accents
• Inspirational Garden Stones
• Framed Prints & Canvas Art
• Decor Touches • Wall Signs
• Wide Selection of Angels
• Custom Created Weddings
www.mckellarsflowers.ca
Monday to Friday 10am-4pm
Saturdays 10am-1pm
445 St. George St., DRESDEN • 519-683-4368 • 1-877-228-3440
VINTAGE & UNIQUE at their BEST!
• 100% Cotton Fabrics
• Glide Thread
• Extra Wide Quilt Backing
• Custom Quilts • Quilting Classes
• Supplies & Patterns
• Long Arm Quilting
• Custom Embroidery
New Fabrics
Arrive Weekly!
Co-ordinated colours,
designs & panels.
Custom Quilting by November 1st
to be in time for Christmas
Any one of our Custom Quilts
on display throughout the store
make a special family occasion gift.
Quilting is
BEAUTY
WI TH
BLOCKS
Tuesday-Friday 10-4, Saturday 10-3
462 St. George Street, South
519-683-4244
Updates, Details & Photos on
or:
www.dresdenplatequiltshoppe.net
A Diverse Collection
of Plants & Garden Décor
Mon-Sat 9 to 5 Apr-Aug
kentwoodgardens.com
29220 Freedom Rd, Dresden 519-683-4956
ACROSS FROM JOSIAH HENSON MUSEUM
OF AFRICAN-CANADIAN HISTORY
1333 North St
Dresden
Vintage Treasures Just past
to Fine Antiques the Raceway
Tues.-Sun. 9 to 5 226-961-3063
&
Gary’s Gallery
Vintage • Antiques • Oddities • Lighting
Collectibles • Furniture • Housewares
~ Metaphysical • Healing Crystals ~
131 Main St, Dresden • Tues-Sat 10-5
226-627-8885 • 519-401-7322
620
INTERIORS
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Curated Vintage Furniture,
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and Interior Design & Styling
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From DRESDEN to WALLACEBURG, SOMBRA, MOORETOWN & SARNIA
Moore
Museum
12-building
Heritage Village with
intriguing displays
“A museum… and so much
more for you to explore!”
94 Moore Line
Mooretown, Ontario
519-867-2020
www.mooremuseum.ca
Three Museum Getaway
Sombra
Museum
Glimpses of Victorian
Living, Marine History
& much more
We look forward to welcoming
back visitors in June 2023!
• Speaker Series • New Exhibits
• In-Person Events
3470 St. Clair Parkway
Sombra, Ontario
519-892-3982
Visit sombramuseum.ca
/sombra museum
Wallaceburg
Museum
Home of
the Baldoon Witch,
Glass Gallery,
& so much more
Open all year
Tuesday to Saturday 10 - 4.
Hope to see you soon!
505 King Street
Wallaceburg, Ontario
519-627-8962
www.wallaceburgmuseum.ca
Please refer to individual websites for current exhibit details & events.
ALL ABOUT MOM
2nd Graders Answer Questions About Their Moms
“If you could change one thing about
your Mom, what would it be?”
1) She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.
2) I’d make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did
it and not me.
3) I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
Located in
the historic
Lawrence House,
built in 1892.
The Lawrence House
Centre for the Arts
127 Christina St. S. Sarnia • 519-337-0507 • lawrencehouse.ca
Life’s 12 Lessons
Gift Shop
featuring jewellery, woodwork, pottery,
stained glass, paintings, photography, art cards,
textile art, knitting, books and much more...
Art Gallery
with a new exhibition every month,
opening on the First Friday of every month.
All work by local Sarnia-Lambton
artists and writers.
Open Wednesday through Sunday,
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Author unknown
1. Never take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
2. There can be a fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.”
3. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want
you to share yours with them.
4. You should never confuse your career with your life.
5. No matter what happens in life, somebody will find a way to take it too
seriously.
6. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.
9. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
10. Nobody can give me a sensible reason as to why we observe daylight
savings time.
11. A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter is not a nice person.
12. Your friends love you, no matter what.
Indigenous Artisans, Crafters,
Vendors & Food Vendors!
1 st SATURDAY
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Our 1st section (of 3) ends in SARNIA, POINT EDWARD & BRIGHTS GROVE
The Best of Yesterday & Today
- OPEN -
Tuesday-Friday
y 10 to 5,
GIFTWARE & UNIQUE
Saturdays
d
ays
HOME DÉCOR
10 to 2
Showcasing the talents of
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many local artisans.
for updates
850 Colborne Street @ Exmouth Street (Northgate Plaza), Sarnia • 519-336-3838
Local Arsan & Gourmet Food Products
PLUS Apparel, Gis
& Home Decor!
Tues., Wed., Thurs. 10am-6pm
Fri. 10am-8pm & Sat. 10am-4pm
DowntownMarketSarnia.ca
140 Chrisna Street North, SARNIA
SARNIA
FLEA
MARKET
Antiques, Collectibles
& much more
TREAT YOURSELF!
SHOP
NY
LOCAL
Open Every Sunday • 9 am to 4pm
112 N. Christina St. Downtown
519-330-6816
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1717 London Rd, Sarnia • 519-542-5553 • bigfishlounge.com • Open 7 Days
MI
ONTARIO
(A through B)
Accordionated: Able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.
Adult: A person who stopped growing at both ends but not in the middle.
Adultery: Putting yourself in someone else's position.
Aeroma: Odor coming from an exercise room after an aerobic workout.
Air travel: Breakfast in London, dinner in New York, luggage in Brazil.
Amoebit: Amoeba/rabbit cross; can multiply and divide at the same time.
Aquadextrous: Able to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
Arbitrator: A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s
Artery: Study of paintings.
Avoidable: What a bullfighter tries to do.
Banectomy: The removal of bruises on a banana.
Barium: What doctors do when treatment fails.
Bernadette: The act of torching a mortgage.
Boy: A noise with dirt on it.
Bureaucrat: A person who cuts red tape sideways.
Antonym:
The opposite of
the word
you’re trying
to think of.
Welcome to The Village of
National French Fry Day!
July 13th
Saturday, July 15th, 2023
Thursday, June 22nd, 2 2023
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View!
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The French Fry Capital of Canada!
May 13th, 2023
• World Famous Fries Under The Bridges
• Excellent Hotels/Motels • Fine Dining
• Riverfront Festivals • Gift Shops
• Large Marina • Downtown Shopping
• Scuba Diving • Sports Fishing
• Two Golf Courses • Walkway along
St. Clair River & through Village
www.villageofpointedward.com • 519-337-30213021
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TIP! Bring a cooler on these trips to buy local foods - It’s bound to come in handy!
A Year Round Garden Centre, Gi Shop & Bouque!
NEWLY EXPANDED 28,000 sq
GIFT & GARDEN STORE and
63,000 sq of GREENHOUSE
Extraordinary selecon
of Plants & Unique
Decoraons & Poery
for enhancing your indoor
& outdoor living spaces.
OPEN Monday to Saturday
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• Steps & Railings
• Planters • Statuary
• Senmental Stones
• Stepping Stones
• Benches • Fountains
• Lawn Furniture
• Bird Baths & More
Take Exit 15 off Hwy 402
USA
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2403 London Road,
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Jim and Allison Richards of Stones ‘N Bones
Museum with a blue sailfish, the newest
addition to their museum.
I’d wager there isn’t a single visitor to
Sarnia’s Stones ‘N Bones Museum who
isn’t astonished by what they find here.
In a spacious, two-storey building just
a couple of steps from city hall, Allison
and Jim Richards have spent the past 29
years accruing some 6,000 artifacts.
It’s an eclectic collection of fossils,
crustaceans, gemstones, shells,
butterflies, taxidermy from around the
world, insects and even dinosaur bones.
The Richards
display it all in their
10,000-square-foot,
not-for-profit museum.
Jim is known for his
engaging tours and
infinite knowledge of
science and natural
history trivia. Allison
runs a popular gift
shop on the main floor
chock full of jewellery
and leather goods, toys,
books and souvenirs.
In fact, Stones ‘N
Bones is often called a
hidden gem. Few cities
the size of Sarnia have a
museum with anything
like it.
Visitors enjoying Stones ‘N Bones’
top-rated taxidermy collection of
wild animals from around the world.
223 North Christina Street • Sarnia
519-336-2100 • www.stonesnbones.ca
And there’s always
something new coming
in, says Jim. Most
recently, the museum
acquired a nine-foot
blue sailfish from
Mexico. Seven smaller
fish had to be removed
from the wall to make room to mount
the sailfish, which is believed to be
one inch short of the world record,
according to Jim.
Unlike many museums, Stones ‘N
Bones doesn’t have a strict criteria
about what joins its collection.
“Some is donated, some we buy at
auction, some is on loan,” said Jim. “We
try to make it attractive.
“When it comes down
to it, we get what the
kids love and they love
dinosaurs, sharks and
beautiful gems.”
Among the most
popular exhibits is a
huge blue topaz that the
Richards affectionately
call “Bluewater Allison.”
Jim, who was a lab
technician in Chemical
Valley before retiring, is
tour guide for countless
school groups and
families and loves to
joke and wow the crowd
with fun facts.
“I’ll talk to people
Hall of Fame AWARD
RECIPIENT
DINOSAURS
GALORE
So Much More!
& So Much More!
TWO FLOORS to EXPLORE!
Fluorescent ent Mineral Display, Fossils, si
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Minerals,
Gemstones, e
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Artifacts, ts, Shells, ls, Butterflies,
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Canadian adia
Animals, Safari ari Room,
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Huge Shark Jaws and “Dinosaurs Galore!”
Adults $7 • 12 & under $3 • Family Pass $30/Year
OPEN YEAR ROUND
10-5 Thurs. thru Sun.
Closed Jan. 1, July 1 & Dec. 25
about whatever they’re
interested in,” he
said. “For instance,
did you know that the
horseshoe crab has
bright blue blood? Or
that an enhydro rock
is actually a rock with
water in it from Brazil and was created
by a volcano?” He asks his questions
while holding up real examples from
around the world.
A light show with
fluorescent minerals
is among his favourite
displays in the museum,
but he gets enthused
about it all.
Stones ‘N Bones
welcomes about 15,000
visitors a year and has
the distinction of being
#1 on Trip Advisor’s list
of Best Things To Do In
Dunkleosteus prehistoric fish from the
late Devonian period was possibly the
largest and most powerful fish ever.
Join us by y
the Lake!
PRIME RIB
WEEKENDS
Gems and insects fill one room of the museum
with lots to see and learn.
Sarnia. Not even Canatara Park or the
Imperial Theatre enjoy the same five
star rating.
Trip Advisor reviewers praise the
Richards not only for their collection,
but also for their commitment to
education and public
service.
“Jim is very
knowledgeable and a
delightful guide,” says
one.
“Allison’s (gift shop)
has truly wonderful
things at very good
prices,” says another.
Stones ‘N Bones
hasn’t quite returned
to the same hours of
operation it had prior
to the pandemic. It is
currently open four
Jewel beetles were used to
make a colourful necklace
and earing set.
TUESDAY
WING NIGHT
2713 Old Lakeshore Road, Brights Grove
519-869-2794 • skeeterbarlows.com
days a week Thursday –
Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Stones ‘N Bones
Museum at 223 Christina St. North
in Sarnia is wheelchair accessible.
Admission is $3 for children under 12
and $7 for adults. For more information,
visit www.stonesnbones.ca or call 519-
336-2100.
Voted Sarnia-Lambton’s
Favourite Restaurant 2023!
• Authentic Hickory Smoked Ribs
• Genuine Broasted Chicken
• Seafood, Sandwiches, Wraps
Reserve for panoramic views
of Lake Huron from our patio!
• Take Out • Lakeside parks & benches nearby
NIGHTLY
SPECIALS
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Spring 2023 • Vol. 29, Issue 1
Mural on Moore Museum, Mooretown -byTim Allen
This issue has Sections
FULL MAP
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GODERICH
Lake
Huron
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A
LEAMINGTON
2
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PORT STANLEY
Lake Erie
3
PARIS
3
Southwestern
Ontario
WATERFORD
TORONTO
Lake Ontario
NIAGARA FALLS
BUFFALO
U.S./Canada Borders
Some areas can be found in all sections.
Use index to find all the shops in a region.
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• Live Theatre • Museums • Specialty Farms & Markets • Craft Breweries & Wineries
• Quilt, Garden & Craft Shops • Thrift Shops
• Places to Stay & Dine • So Much More!
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another awesome TOWN NAME
April 28-29
Townwide Garage Sales
SHOP
LOCAL
411 Greenfield Street, Petrolia I 519-882-2350
APRIL 2023
1 Johnny G’s Premium Pizza – 3rd Anniversary – Specials to be announced
1 Black Gold Brewery – Back to the 80’s Party – 8pm-12am
2 Petrolia & District Skating Club – Carnival – Greenwood Recreation Centre
3 Juce Computers – 22nd Anniversary – Free Tim Bits
7 Easter Egg Hunt – Petrolia Lions Hall
28-29 Townwide Garage Sales – Yard & Garage Sales throughout the town!
28 Kiwanis Club of Petrolia & Area – PA Day Gym & Swim – Petrolia YMCA
29 E-Waste Collection – Petrolia Lions Club; 7am-1pm
29 Windover Nurseries – Open House
MAY 2023
2-21 Victoria Playhouse Petrolia presents Jesse’s Country Jubilee – Victoria Hall
6 St. Paul’s United Church – Burns’ Chicken To Go Dinner
6 Town of Petrolia – Clean Sweep
6-7 Windover Nurseries – Open House
12 Petrolia Lions Club – Fish Fry
13 Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist – Spring Craft Show & Sale
Greenwood Recreation Centre
14 Petrolia Lions Club – LEO’s Mother’s Day Brunch
20 Petrolia Farmers’ Market – 7:30am-12pm
21 Petrolia YMCA – Royal Tea Party
27 Petrolia Farmers’ Market – Grand Opening – 7:30am-12pm
JUNE 2023
Sat’s Petrolia Farmers’ Market – 7:30am-12pm
3 Pizzafest in Victoria Park – 12pm-7pm
4 Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist – Run For The Groceries Event – Heidi’s Independent Grocer
6-25 Victoria Playhouse Petrolia presents Where The Heart Is – Victoria Hall
9 Kiwanis Club of Petrolia & Area – PA Day Gym & Swim – Petrolia YMCA
14 Petrolia Lions Club – Seniors Picnic
18 Petrolia Lions Club – Father’s Day Breakfast – at the Lions Hall
18 Petrolia Lions Club/Petrolia Discovery – Car Show – at the Greenwood Park
24 Petrolia Lions Club – Lobster Fest
JULY 2023
Sat’s Petrolia Farmers’ Market – 7:30am-12pm
1 Kids Fishing Derby – 7am-10am
1 Canada Day Celebrations – Greenwood Park
1 Gramma’s Candy Store – Mini Carnival – 12pm-3pm
1 Petrolia Raiders – Canada Day Game – vs. Wyoming
1 Petrolia YMCA – Open Swim
4-23 Victoria Playhouse Petrolia presents
Yesterday Once More – Victoria Hall
7-8 Art in the Park – Victoria Park
8 Barn Dance – 6:30pm-11pm
at Petrolia Farmers’ Market
17 Antique & Unique Sale
– 9am-2pm Petrolia Discovery
June 3 in Victoria Park
Entertainment and activities for all ages!
Check for updates at www.town.petrolia.on.ca
or visit us on Facebook
Legion Breakfast • Kids Fishing Derby • Flag Raising • Food Booths
Wild Goose Chase • Live Music • Parade @ 2 • Fireworks @10
For more info, go to www.town.petrolia.on.ca
or visit us on Facebook
BARN
DANCE
FREE
ADMISSION
Featuring Scott Manery
& the Barnburners
Saturday, July 8
6:30pm - 11pm
Petrolia Farmers’ Market
Free Community Event • Bring a lawnchair!
2023
VICTORIA PARK, PETROLIA
Friday, July 7 - 11am to 7pm
Saturday, July 8 - 9am to 5pm
Over 55 artists and artisans!
Live Music in the Bandshell!
Youth Idol Contest • Food Vendors • Kids Area
www.artintheparkpetrolia.com
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MI
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NY
Our 2nd Section begins in Canada’s Victorian Oil Town - PETROLIA
Don’t Miss
One of Petrolia’s
Best Gift Shops!
Art & Craft Supplies
Canadian-made Fat Paint Chalk Paint
and Bennett brushes
In Petrolia's Restored,
Historic Post Office
Wednesday is
SENIOR’S DAY!
20% OFF* for
Customers 60+
Over 40 vendors of
unique handmade items.
Art Classes
available for all ages!
4207 Petrolia Line, Petrolia
226-738-0911
artzden.ca
BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER
Check Facebook for Specials & Hours
Treat
Yourself
at the
Olde Post
Parlour!
Seasonal Home Decor
Pine Furniture • Scented Candles
• Repurposed Furniture
• Birdhouses, Signs & Much More!
4189 Petrolia Line • 519-882-0747
• Wedding • Birthday
• Baby • Home Decor
Country Yarns
Everything for your Knitting,
Crocheting, Cross Stitch
& Needlepoint Needs!
- Mention this ad for a 15% discount! -
HOGAN
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Full Service Pharmacy
Full Service Cosmetic Department
Full Service Home Health Care Dept.
4177 Petrolia Line, Petrolia • 519-882-1840 Mon-Fri 9-9 • Sat 9-6 • Sun 10-5
Following a triumphant 2022, the
Victoria Playhouse Petrolia (VPP) is
gearing up for an even more celebratory
2023 season. With six extraordinary
productions hitting the stage from May
until October, there is something for
every theatre goer to enjoy. 2023 marks
the Golden Jubilee for the VPP, bringing
professional productions to Lambton
County for 50 years. It also marks the
10th season (and 12th year, thanks to
the pandemic) for beloved Co-Artistic
Directors, David Hogan and David
Rogers, along with Resident Musical
Director, Mark Payne.
“We always value the feedback our
patrons provide, and our 2023 season
has been curated with the things they
most love here at the VPP,” Hogan said.
“We are known across the country for
our world-class concerts, and we are
thrilled to bring some VPP favourites
back to the stage this season. In addition,
we have a Canadian musical premiere,
a celebrated Norm Foster comedy and
a breathtaking musical
to close out this
momentous season.”
Kicking off the
season is JESSE’S
COUNTRY JUBILEE,
running from May
2-21. Patron favourite
Jesse Grandmont leads
a cast of musicians
in this big ol’ country
music jubilee! Country standards and
fiddling gems are sure to have audience
members tapping their toes. Grandmont
looks forward to the 2023 Season getting
underway, saying, “I’m so honoured to
4211 Petrolia Line
PETROLIA • 519-882-0400
Steps away from Victoria Playhouse Petrolia
2776 LaSalle Line, Petrolia
Between Mandaumin & Waterworks Rd.
(Enter St. Clair, Ontario in your GPS)
519-882-8740
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So Much to Celebrate at the Victoria Playhouse in 2023!
David Rogers and David Hogan
get to host the first show of this historic
season at the VPP. I’m even more excited
to get to do so while playing some of my
favourite country music! It’s going to be
such a blast to welcome our audiences
back to the VPP’s 50th Season with a
show that we know will get everyone
dancing in the aisles!”
Next up is the Canadian premiere
of WHERE THE HEART IS, an original
musical written by Mark Weatherley,
with music by Kale Penny. Starring Alex
Baerg and Leah Grandmont, the story
follows a former musician (Grandmont)
who happens upon a street busker
(Baerg). The characters connect over
their love of music in this inspiring and
heartfelt story about never giving up on
your dreams, on stage June 6-25.
Celebrating noteworthy years in
music history is nothing new for the
VPP’s creative team, and they bring their
unique humour, musical arrangements
and storytelling to YESTERDAY ONCE
MORE; 1973, running July 4-23. This
concert gathers
some of our
country’s top
singers to journey
back to 1973,
through the
year’s memorable
music, including
hits from Elton
John, The Rolling
Stones, Gladys
Knight and more!
Known for his warm-hearted
comedies, Norm Foster’s JONAS &
BARRY IN THE HOME takes the stage
August 8-27. Following the unlikely
friendship between two men living in
a retirement home, this lighthearted
comedy about living life
to its fullest is sure to
delight.
By popular demand,
VPP Musical Director
Mark Payne brings the
sequel to his 2018 recordbreaking
sell out (East
Coast Kitchen Party), with
MARK PAYNE’S KITCHEN
PARTY LEFTOVERS, on
stage September 5-24.
With even more singin’,
steppin’, and kissin’ the
cod than the original, this
musical extravaganza of
East Coast music is sure
to delight audiences.
Mark Payne
For Payne, it is a true joy to share his
heritage again with VPP crowds, saying,
“I couldn’t be more excited about the
sequel to the East Coast Kitchen Party.
It’s going to be an even bigger party
than the first one. There was so much
amazing music I wanted to showcase in
the first one, but we ran out of time, so
if you thought you had fun the first time
out, make sure you come check out ‘the
leftovers’! You don’t want to miss it. I
can’t imagine a better way to celebrate
10 incredible years at the VPP.”
Closing out the 2023 season is
the award winning musical, Lerner
and Loewe’s CAMELOT. This fresh
and exciting take on the legendary
production, starring local favourite
Michael Vanhevel as King Arthur,
features a beloved and glorious score,
including songs such as If Ever I Would
Leave You, What Do the Simple Folk
Do? and, of course, Camelot. Vanhevel
looks forward to bringing
his unique take to the
character, saying, “It’s
no exaggeration to say
the legends of Camelot
are some of the most
celebrated and enduring
stories ever told. The
influence that the
characters and of course,
their triumphs and trials
have had on classic and
modern fantasy literature,
tv, movies and pop culture
really can’t be overstated
and so of course, there’s
an unbelievable amount
of personal excitement
in having the privilege to be the VPP’s
King Arthur. I have to say, that on a
personal note, Camelot was one of the
first musicals I ever saw and no doubt
helped to lead me down my own path
to the stage so getting to revisit the
show as a part of its cast is a beautiful
way for me to come full circle!” Don’t
miss it, running October 10-29.
As the 2023 Summer Season
concludes, there is always much
anticipation for the VPP’s Christmas
productions. Don’t miss STARBRIGHT
CHRISTMAS, on stage November
24-December 10 and THE VPP HOLIDAY
JAMBOREE, playing for three days only,
December 15-17. Tickets are on sale
now by calling the box office at 1-800-
717-7694 or by visiting www.thevpp.ca
Join the VPP for an unforgettable season
with SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE!
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Will We Always Worry?
Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become
accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful
moment when parents can become detached spectators
in the lives of their children and shrug, "It's their life," and
not worry?
When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor
waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in my son's
head. I asked, "When do you stop worrying?" The nurse
said, "When they get out of the accident stage." My
mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.
When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little chair in a classroom and heard how one of my
children talked incessantly, disrupted the class, and was headed for a career making
license plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher said, "Don't worry. They all go through
this stage and then you can sit back, relax and enjoy them." My mother listened and
said nothing.
We should be
lifting each other
up and cheering
each other on,
not trying to
outshine one another.
The sky would
be awfully dark
with just
one star.
When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for the phone to ring, the cars to
come home, the front door to open. A friend said, "They're trying to find themselves.
Don't worry. In a few years, you can stop worrying. They'll be adults."
By the time I was 50, I was sick & tired of being vulnerable. I was still worrying over my
children, but there was a new wrinkle. There was nothing I could do about it.
I continued to anguish over their failures, be tormented by their frustrations and
absorbed in their disappointments. My friends said that when my kids got married I
could stop worrying and lead my own life.
I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted by my mother's wan smile and her
occasional, "You look pale. Are you all right? Call me the minute you get home. Are you
depressed about something?"
Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another
handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of human frailties & the fears of the
unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a virtue that elevates us to the highest form of life?
One of my children became quite irritable recently, saying to me, "Where were you?
I've been calling for 3 days, and no one answered. I was worried." I smiled a wan smile.
The torch has been passed.
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As reported by
Chris Williamson
just couldn’t resist
the temptation. After
convincing herself she
really didn’t want to
open Williamson Farms
Country Store in Forest,
ON, she went ahead and
did it anyway. “I bought
the building 13 years ago on New Year’s
Eve,” Chris proclaims. “It was a store
that had been closed for many years and
I looked at it, but said I wasn’t going to
buy it because it wasn’t really something
I wanted to do.” However, the real estate
agent visited Chris just before Christmas
to tell her the price had been reduced.
So the store that she didn’t want to
buy, was purchased on New Years Eve.
Today, Chris runs the store alongside
her daughters, Gwen Williamson who
helps with their website and sales, and
Nicci Podolinsky who helps with day to
day operations.
Over time Williamson Farms Country
www.hashtaglocal.com
Williamson Farms Country Store
Store has developed into
a one-stop shopping
mecca. “We created a
store of niches. We carry
a little bit of everything
for our small community.
There is a lot of stuff
in 2,200 square feet
of space.
We don’t waste an inch,”
says Chris - and she is not
exaggerating. Williamson’s
features children’s gifts,
clothing and accessories,
games, garden products,
gift baskets, greeting cards,
home décor, meats, maple
syrup products, Canadian
foods, and wall art among
other products.
“The priority was
always to focus on locally
grown foods,” says Chris.
When the store opened,
Chris wanted to feature
Williamson Farms meats and maple
syrup, as a way of a creating an income
for their family. “It was important to us
to feature farm fresh products, because
farming is a seasonal income. We have
evolved to the point where we have a
small commercial kitchen so we can
do homestyle baking and homemade
fudge in the store and that has proven
to be a real draw to the store.”
Williamson Farms Country Store is
open seven days a week in July and
August. In the winter, they are open
Monday to Saturday. For Nicci, selling
has been in her blood since she was
a child. “My parents sold sweet corn
from the back of their truck when I was
very young,” Nicci says. “We’ve had
the on-farm retail store for more than
30 years. People used to walk into that
store when I was 12 or 13 and ask, ‘Are
you the little redheaded kid who used to
sit in the back of the truck eating sweet
corn?’ I have been selling one way or
another my entire life.”
Nicci and Chris have prioritized
building a great rapport with their
customers. “We just try to be as honest
with the customers as possible,” says
Nicci, 37. “If we have forgot something
or made a mistake, we own up
to it and tell people if they can
give us 10 minutes, we’ll make
sure everything is right.” While
running the store, making and
baking products, and working
on the farm keeps them busy,
the mother-daughter duo still
prioritize having a good time.
“Working at the store is a lot
of fun. The customers are fun,
the products are fun and even
shopping trips for new products
is fun.”
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1. What colour does a chameleon turn when it is angry?
2. STAR is to RATS as 6382 is to what?
3. In which year was Nelson Mandella released from prison:
A) 1990 B) 1994 C) 1998?
4. Which Great Lake is closest to sea level?
5. What is force 12 on the Beaufort scale?
6. What gemstone is associated with the 45th Wedding Anniversary:
A) ruby B) emerald C) sapphire?
7. What is the first ingredient listed on a jar of Kraft peanut butter?
8. A magnifying glass contains which type of lense, convex or concave?
9. Which animals name derives from the Greek for “river horse”?
10. A “clove-hitch” and a “sheepshank” are types of what?
11. Where in the human body is the pineal gland?
12. What is the name of Han Solo’s spaceship in the movie “Star Wars”?
13. What sport did British and German troops play on Christmas Day,
1916?
14. Caviar is the salted roe of which fish?
15. Which is the smallest country in the world?
16. Cashmere comes from which animal?
17. If a right angle triangle has one side 6 meters long and another
8 meters long, how long is the third side?
ANSWERS:
1. black 2. 2836 3. a] 1990 4. Lake Ontario 5. a hurricane 6. c] sapphire
7. peanuts (roasted) 8. convex 9. hippopotamus 10. knots 11. in the forehead
12. The Millennium Falcon 13. Soccer 14. Sturgeon 15. Vatican City
16. a goat 17. 10 meters
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Living in the Past
By Esther Meerschaut, Harrow
If you’re like me, you will have many
items in your house that you didn’t
buy. Those objects once belonged to
your parents.
My father died in 1967 and my
mother in 1987, but every time I use or
see something they used or that was in
their house, my parents are once more
with me, and I am again living in the
past.
Some items my parents gave me
while they were alive, and others I got
after they passed on.
Dad gave me his Bible and, although
I cherish it very much, I don’t use it
because the print is quite small.
I have the birthday book Dad’s first
wife had and when I started doing
genealogy it was useful in learning
the true birthdates of some family
members, as well as knowing for sure
that Dad did indeed have a third name.
Of the 80 years Dad lived, he had
a journal for only one: the year I was
born. On the date of my birth, Dad
wrote only that my mother and I were
fine. He made no mention of my older
sister and never
mentioned either of us for the
rest of that year. He concentrated on
where he went and what the weather
was like every day.
All his life, Dad took beautiful
photographs, but he dated only a few.
With permission from my sisters, I
took all of Dad’s photos and put them
in order as best I could. Whenever I
look at them, I am again back in the
past, again in my childhood, and again
living at our marina in the tourist
village where I grew up.
The object Dad gave me that I use
often is a hammer. As he handed it
to me, he said, “Every woman needs
a hammer.” Dad, what you said is so
true. Every time I use that hammer, I
am with you again and admiring your
thoughtfulness and foresight.
Before she died, Mom gave me
her flat pancake griddle. Every time I
used it, I remembered the wonderful,
delicious pancakes she made. Now
the pancake griddle sits on its shelf
because I heard that such a large
surface doesn’t work well with a flattop
stove, but I won’t get rid of something
my mother had and which she used.
I have the letters that Mom wrote
to Dad before they married. One of
my sisters inherited Dad’s letters
from that same period of time. Mom,
a bookkeeper and secretary, wrote
business-type letters. Dad wrote of
romance. In one of her letters, Mom
described the suitcase she had bought
for their honeymoon in 1937. I have
that suitcase.
Mom had two little decorative heads
of deer that I liked and those she gave
me. Now they hang on the wall above
my bed.
I have Mom’s flat eggbeater that was
perfect for breaking up a solid mass
of concentrated green pea soup, or if
I had only a shallow mixture to use
an eggbeater on. Alas, Mom often left
the eggbeater in the dishwater and the
wooden handle is now loose, but will
I part with it? No. I only wish I could
buy a similar eggbeater, but even if I
could, I would still keep Mom’s. Such
an eggbeater is another good invention
that is no longer available.
I have the large green fluffy bath
towel Mom used. I put it in the dryer
where it helps to absorb some of the
moisture from a load of laundry I have
just put into the dryer.
When my mother was younger, she
read books. She had piles of them.
After her death, we five daughters put
the books in five piles, and we each
took a pile. I read those I wanted to
and then passed those and the rest on
to others.
In my bedroom sits a five-foot-high
narrow bookcase, which once held my
mother’s books. Now it holds mine.
If I look around my house, will I find
other items from the past? Probably.
I have talked to other people and
like me, they have items in their house
that they cherish simply because those
things once belonged to their parents
or grandparents. Or another relative.
We will keep and cherish these relics
from the past whether they are useful
or not. We keep them simply because
by looking at them or using them, we
are again living our younger lives with
our loving parents. Once again, we are
a child in our parents’ home.
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Actual Announcements by Flight Attendants & Pilots
(as told by passengers)
• From a pilot during his welcome message: “We are pleased to have
some of the best flight attendants in the industry... unfortunately none of
them are on this flight!”
• “We do feature a smoking section on this flight; if you must smoke,
contact a member of the flight crew and we will escort you to the wing of
the airplane.”
• After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms, a flight
attendant announced: “Please take care when opening the overhead
compartments because, after a landing like that, I’m sure everything has
shifted.”
• From an airline employee: “Welcome aboard. To operate your seatbelt,
insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every
other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to use one, you probably
shouldn't be out in public unsupervised.”
• From the pilot, “We've reached our cruising altitude now, and I'm
turning off the seat belt sign. I'm switching to autopilot too, so I can come
back there and visit with all of you for the rest of the flight.”
• After a real crusher of a landing, a flight attendant came on with, “Ladies
and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the
Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt up against the gate.
And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced,
we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to
the terminal.”
• From part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: “We'd like to
thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the
insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube,
we hope you'll fly with us again.”
• As part of an announcement, “Your seat cushions can be used for
flotation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take
them with our compliments.”
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There’s nothing quite like the first juicy
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can’t wait to get out and gather them!
As delightful as fresh strawberries are all by
themselves, the fruits can add a big burst of flavour
to a variety of dishes…from salads and smoothies to omelets and desserts.
These recipes put succulent strawberries in the spotlight. And, because these
dishes are all family y favourites, ,you know they’ll y be “berry” good indeed.
Very Berry Wake-Up Shake
1 cup strawberries
1 medium banana, cut into pieces
1 cup milk
1/2 cup plain or flavoured yogurt
1 to 2 tbsp. honey
Nutmeg, optional
Reserve 3 strawberries. In blender container, combine remaining strawberries,
banana, milk, yogurt and honey. Cover, blend at medium-low speed until thick
and smooth. Pour into chilled glasses; sprinkle with nutmeg. Garnish each with
whole strawberry.
Makes 3 servings. (Approx. 160 cals, 2 g fat, 6g protein, 11g carbs, 70mg sodium and 2g dietary
fibre per 3/4 cup serving.)
A Berry-Sweet Surprise
Smiles will appear on everyone’s face when they see and
taste this awesome, light Angel Food Cake.
1 c. boiling water
1 (3 oz.) pkg. sugar free
strawberry flavoured gelatin
1/2 c. cold water
1 pt. strawberries
1 (8 oz.) container frozen light
whipped topping, thawed
1 (10 in.) angel food cake
Pour boiling water over gelatin in large bowl, then stir until gelatin is dissolved.
Stir in cold water. Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until thickened buy not set. Slice
strawberries, reserving a few for garnish. Fold sliced strawberries and half of the
whipped topping into gelatin. Refrigerate for 15 minutes (until thickened but not
set). Split cake horizontally to make 3 layers. Fill layers with gelatin mixture.
Spread remaining whipped topping on top of cake. Garnish with whole strawberries.
Makes about 12 servings (Approx. 200 cals, 4 g fat, 1 g protein, 33 g carbs,
220mg sodium and 1 g dietary fibre per serving).
Strawberries... A Powerhouse of Nutrition
One 140 g serving of eight (8) medium-sized strawberries has:
• 140 % of the Daily Value of Vitamin C
• 12% of the Daily Value for dietary fibre
• Only 7 grams of sugar (lowest among the top-selling fruits)
• A source of folate and potassium
• Only 45 calories
A Scrumptious Strawberry Pie
A cool, make-ahead treat!
1 baked graham cracker crust
or pie shell
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
Strawberry-Rhubarb ry-R
ba b Pie
with Crumble Topping
1 1/2 cups water
1 (4 serving size) pkg. strawberry Jello
4 cups sliced strawberries
Light Cool Whip
Combine sugar, cornstarch and water; bring to boil; boil until thick and clear.
Add Jello; cool slightly. Put sliced berries in pie shell; pour the cooled Jello mixture
over strawberries. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Top with Cool Whip.
VARIATIONS: Blueberries or peaches may be substituted for strawberries.
Use blueberry or peach gelatin.
Makes 8 servings. (Approx. 210 cals, 8g fat, 2g protein, 38g carbs, and 198mg sodium per serving.)
PIE INGREDIENTS:
1 egg
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
TOPPING INGREDIENTS:
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 pound rhubarb rib,
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
cut into 1/2 inch pieces,
1/2 cup quick-cooking
or sliced frozen rhubarb (about 3 cups) or old-fashioned oats
1 pint fresh strawberries, halved
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 unbaked pie shell (9 inches)
(cold best for cutting)
In a large bowl, beat egg. Beat in the sugar, flour and vanilla until well blended.
Gently stir in rhubarb and strawberries. Pour into pastry shell.
For topping: In a small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and oats; cut in butter
until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350
degrees. Bake for 35 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is
bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 8 servings.
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Organic & Specialty Farms for food lovers, 100 mile dieters & responsible shoppers!
Why Buy Local?
Freshness ess and a d Taste
Fresh foods often contain fewer preservatives that are
necessary for foods that travel a long distance.
Produce eaten soon after harvest retains its nutrients
and just tastes better.
Safety Assurance
Ontario products are produced under the strict
guidelines set up by the government.
Food safety is important and farmers take pride
in producing high quality, safe food for their r
customers. Knowing where and how your
food is grown helps you feel secure.
Better er for the Environment
nt
Commercially grown foods can travel over
1500 kms to get to the store, while local
foods don't have far to travel to get to our
tables. Local produce promotes a cleaner
environment by reducing fossil fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse
emissions. Remember farmers are stewards of the land. We live on our farms,
raise our families and depend on our farms to grow our products. Farmers
understand more than most the importance of healthy soil, clean water and air.
Helps the Local Economy
omy
When you buy from local farmers and producers, you are
supporting local businesses and providing income for
families in your community. You are helping to keep
agriculture viable. Money spent locally stays in your
community.
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a cooler
on your
Daytrips!
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Lake
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Kingsville
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Cambridge
Shakespeare
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St. Marys
Hamburg
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403
Arkona
14
10
Ilderton
Brantford
15
27
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London
Komoka
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26
Corners
Putnam
8
Wyoming
Mt.
16
7
22
Brydges
Tillsonburg
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Delhi
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Melbourne
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Alvinston
6
Simcoe
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Aylmer
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Better Taste
than Local
Get Your Digital Passport at:
weheartlocal.ca
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Kincardine
ne
Blyth
Lake Erie
This map gives only an overview of where these
markets and shops are located.
A phone call, Google or GPS will come in handy for this tour.
Remember to BRING A COOLER!
SEE E ADS on next 2 pages... our “BUY LOCAL BUY FRESH” Feature!
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ng dates & times e
are always
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subject to change. e Call ahead to be sure.
MONDAYS
Kincardine Market in the Park
Mondays 9am-2pm (May 22- Sept. 4)
WEDNESDAYS
Grand Bend Farmers’ Market
at Lambton Heritage Museum
Wednesdays 8am-1pm (May 24-Oct.)
FRIDAYS
Brantford Farmers’ Market
Fridays 9am-2pm (Year Round)
Forest Farmers’ & Artisan Market
Fridays 9am-1pm (May 26-Oct.)
Whole Lotta’ Love
Asparagus Salad
... Courtesy of Asparagus Farmers of Ontario asparagus.on.ca
2 pounds Ontario asparagus
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic crushed
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404
Lake
Ontario
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2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves
finely chopped
1/3 cup sesame seed
Chop asparagus into 1½” pieces. Cook in salted water until crisp tender. Drain
and rinse in cold water. Chill in fridge. Lightly toast sesame seeds in a little oil
and cool. Place asparagus in a bowl and add other ingredients and toss.
Sprinkle with some additional toasted sesame seeds and serve.
S
St. Catharines
arin
SATURDAYS
Brantford Farmers’ Market
Saturdays 7am-2pm (Year Round)
Komoka Community Market
Saturdays 9-12pm (May 20-Thanksgiving)
Petrolia Farmers’ Market
Saturdays 7:30am-12noon
(May 20-Oct. 7)
The Market at
Western Fair District
Saturdays 8am-3pm
SUNDAYS
The Market at Western Fair
District, London
Sundays 10am-2pm
Niagara
ara
a
Falls
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SHOP
LOCAL
&
5
8
FARM FRESH ARTISAN GOAT CHEESE
OPEN TUES.,
FRI. & SAT.
1
8182 Talbot Trail
S. of Blenheim
519-676-4475
OPEN:
7 Days A Week
from July-Oct,
6 Days A Week
The Apple Place
the rest of year
•All the best Fresh Fruits
•Apples almost all year round
•Fresh Made Apple Cider
•Honey • Jams • & More!
• Honey • Mead
• Gift Baskets
• Natural Hive Products
& Gifts
3115 15 River St., ALVINSTON
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online ne for hours
www.munrohoney.com
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GLUTEN FREE • LOW LACTOSE
SPECIALTY FOODS AS WELL
569 BROADWAY ST, WYOMING • 519-845-1613
8
6
2
ROESCH MEATS
Wild Game Processing • Smoked Meats
Deli Meats made on-site • Filipino Meats
Thornloe Specialty Cheese
Mrs. D’s Jams, Jellies, Sauces & More
• Farm Raised Pork & Free Run Chickens
(drug/additive free)
• Fresh, Free Run Eggs
• Ontario Dry Aged Carcass Beef (21 days)
• Frozen Entrées • Meat or Fruit Pies
• Huge variety of patties for your burgers
• Thanksgiving & Christmas Turkeys by order only
Retail Shop
JAM • JELLY •PICKLES
CHUTNEY • PEPPER JELLY
MADE BY HAND in MELBOURNE
with QUALITY INGREDIENTS
... And other quality
LOCAL FOOD & GIFT ITEMS!
Friday 10-5 • Saturday 10-4
(Monday to Thursday by appt.
or by chance between 9 & 4)
9 REID’S FARM MARKET
Pure Maple Syrup, Free Range Brown Eggs,
Straw, In Season Produce, and so much
more! Open 7 Days a Week!
5688 Oil Heritage Rd., REECES CORNERS
10 ZEKVELD’S GARDEN MARKET
Fresh Produce from our fields - Pick Your Own
4622 London Line, REECES CORNERS
519-845-3482 • www.zekveldgardenmarket.ca
!
~ ALL PROCESSING DONE ON-SITE! ~
TUES-FRI 9-5 • SAT 9-3
Closed Sun/Mon
BRING YOUR COOLER!
www.rmeats.com
10910 Northwood Line at Mull Road
East of CHATHAM • 519-351-7711
www.picklesplease.ca
Fresh Asparagus • In Season
OPEN: Monday-Fridayy
9am-4:30pm,
Weekends by chance
(or appt.)
30043 Jane Rd.,
Thamesville
519-692-4416
SHOP ONLINE! Details onwebsite:
www.picklesplease.ca
4 PARKS BLUEBERRIES 866-901-5373
Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Preserves,
Bakery & Country Store • www.parksblueberries.com
7 km East of Thamesville on Hwy.#2. (March-Dec.24)
3
CONVENTIONAL
& ORGANIC
PICKLED
PRODUCTS
AVAILABLE
YEAR ROUND
6583 Longwoods Rd., Melbourne
519-289-5267 • inajam.ca
6
• Blueberries
mid-July to
August
• Frozen Berries
Year Round
• Pick Your
Own Flowers Lunches/Dinners
6460 Riverside Dr., & Special Events
Melbourne • 519-289-0389
7
arrowwoodfarmontario.com
Fletcher St. (behind Library)
Vendors
Welcome
in 2023
at the
Petroers’
Petrolia
Farmers’
Farmeket
Market
Live Entertainment tainment •Special Events
SATURDAY FARMERS’
RS’
MARKET
May 20 to October 7
7:30am to noon
~ Grand Opening ~
May 27th, 7
, 2023
Call us at
519-882-2350
An Old Fashioned Country Store
with a Modern Twist!
11
Williamson Farms in FOREST,
TWO LOCATIONS to visit...
FARM:
7739 Lakeshore Rd. • 519-243-2961
OPEN: Thursday to Saturday 10-5
Meats, Maple Syrup & Ontario Foods
COUNTRY STORE:
14 King St. • 226-520-0144
Meats, Maple Syrup & Ontario Foods
Gis, Home Decor, Kitchenware,
Tea & Teapots, Children’s Toys & Games,
Puzzles, Art Supplies, Cast Iron,
Wall Art, Cards & Children’s Books
Gi Baskets, house-made Fudge
www.williamsonfarmsmarket.com
LAMBTON SHORES FARMERS
MARKETS Open Wednesdays 8am-1pm
(from May 24) in GRAND BEND: 10035 Museum Rd.
on Hwy. 21 • FOREST: Open Fridays 9-1 (from May 26)
lambtonshoresmarkets@gmail.com
11/12
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TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME
13 BAYFIELD BERRY FARM
Farm Market, Bakery, Hard Cider, Fruit Winery,
Fruit Distillery & Gift Shop. 77697 Orchard Line,
BAYFIELD • Find us at 5 Local Farm Markets too!
519-482-1666 • www.bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca
14
" From our Farm to your Home"
OPEN Friday 10-5 & Saturday 9-3
11554 Ivan Drive Ilderton, ON • 519-666-1255
www.bloomersfarm.com
15 CRUNICAN ORCHARDS 519-666-0286
On-site grown apples/pears & local food products.
23778 Richmond St., LONDON • Open Year Round!
16 KOMOKA COMMUNITY MARKET
Saturdays May 20-Thanksgiving 9-12pm • 1 Tunks
Lane, Komoka • komokacommunitymarket.com
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sausages, ages
burgers, s schnitzel,
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pies, ground & more!
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Monday d
to Friday
9am-5:30pm,
m 5 Saturday ay 9-4pm
Farm Raised
Beef,
Chicken
& Pork
THOMAS BROS
OUR OWN FRESH PICKED PRODUCE
Jams •Syrups • Honey •Pickles
•Cheese •Baking •Crafts
519-652-5551 •Candies May-Oct
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COLONEL ONEL
TALBOT T ROAD, LONDON
HWY #4 NORTH OF 401
HORTON
FARMERS’
MARKET
Saturdays 8-12
May-Oct.
2 2Sunset Rd., Talbotville,
N5P 3T2 • 519-633-0527
www.turkeyshoppe.com
19
& U Pick Farm
21 COYLES COUNTRY STORE Open 7 Days
Baking supplies, grains, sweeteners, spices, dried &
glacé fruit, roasted nuts, candy, packaged in bulk.
244282 Airport Rd. (Hwy. 19), TILLSONBURG
519-842-5945 • www.coylescountrystore.com
22
• Fresh Baking Daily
• Local Fresh Fruit
& Vegetables
• Fresh Norfolk
Products: Meat,
Cheese, Dairy,
• Our Own
Strawberries
(April to December)
OPEN Daily 9-6, Sun. 10-5
500 Church St. E., Delhi
519-582-1114 • www.wholesomepickins.ca
CLICK & COLLECT Order Online/Curbside Pickup!
Shop Briwood & Support p
Your Local Farmers
r
Your Produce,
Meat, Grocery,
Bulk Food,
Homemade
Baked Goods &
Pet Food Centre
FARM MARKET
Go Local,
Interac,
Get Fresh!
Visa &M/C
Open June to October
5680 Sunset Rd. Union (On way to Pt. Stanley)
DEBACKEREFARMMARKET.CA 519-631-1370
1030 Talbot St. at Fairview, St. Thomas • Owners: Brian & Sherwood • 519-633-9691
20
11
Open 7 Days
family
Open Monday-Friday
8am to 8pm,
Saturday & Sunday
8am to 6pm
OPEN
APRIL
thru
DEC!
• 10 Flavours of Ontario Peanuts
a
t
• Custom Gift t Baskets
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• Maple Syrup
p
• Preserves
erve
s
10-5 Mon &
Wed thru Sat
11-4 Sunday
Vittoria ia • 519-426-9222
9222
23
The freshest fruits & vegetables in town!
24
• Fresh Baked Goods • Local Vendors
Everything we can get locally we do!
Daily 9am-7pm (from Easter to Thanksgiving)
157 FRONT RD. • PORT ROWAN
25 BRANTFORD FARMERS’ MARKET
Open Year Round, Friday 9-2 & Saturday 7-2
79 Icomm Dr., BRANTFORD • 519-752-8824
www.brantfordfarmersmarket.ca
26 WHITECREST MUSHROOMS
Retail & Wholesale Mushroom Products
519-269-3534 • www.whitecrestmushrooms.com
Mon.-Fri. 8-5 • 2899 Cromarty Drive, PUTNAM
27 GUNN’S HILL ARTISAN CHEESE
Swiss quality cheese, crafted right here. Visit &
enjoy. 519-424-4024 • www.gunnshillcheese.ca
445172 Gunns Hill Road, WOODSTOCK
Daily 10-5
~ In-Store Bakery & Gi Shop ~
28
Old
Fashioned
Sausage
age
Smoked
Pork
Products
Bacon
Ribs
ONLY LOCAL MEATS including
Lamb, Buffalo, Pork & Chicken
Delicious Gourmet condiments arriving daily!
• Relishes • Sauces • Jellies • Jams • Mustards
*Gluten Free opons • Yoder Pellet Grills
#2146 Hwy 7 & 8,
Shakespeare, ON N0B 2P0
info@porkshoppe.com • 519-625-8194
www.porkshoppe.com
29 ZEHR’S COUNTRY MARKET
Fresh produce, meats, cheeses, local fruits in season,
spices, candies & more. 6979 Main St. Millbank.
Mon. to Sat. 8:30-6 • www.zehrscountrymarket.ca
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MILLBANK
CHEESE
& BU TTER
Naturally Aged
Cheddar,
Imported German
Cook Cheese
& other Fine
Cheese Products.
Mon., Tues. & Sat. 9-5 Free Range & Drug
Wed. to Fri. 10-6 Free Meats & more.
519-595-8787 millbankcheese.com
A University of Western
Ontario study showed that if
each Ontario family shifted
only $10 of their weekly
food budget to buy food
produced in the province,
Ontario businesses
would see 10,000 new
jobs and $2.4 billion in
annual food sales.
• FRESH PRODUCE
• CHEESE
• PORK • TURKEY
• MAPLE SYRUP
• HONEY • FISH
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The hokey pokey
is REALLY what
it's all about?
71 KIRK STREET I CLINTON 519-482-1163
• BBQ Sauce
& Mustard
• Honey Butter
• Honey Spreads
• Bee Pollen
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Furniture, MADE IN ONTARIO
43 Albert Street, Clinton
226-457-0575 • cinnamoncabinco.ca
The Glass Doorknob
By Susan Sharp, Cambridge
On my kitchen window sill is a
small dish of memories; stones my
son gave to me, a piece of crystal that
catches sunbeams, but one item holds a
treasure trove of a zillion memories…a
glass doorknob.
It belongs on a porch door in
one of our first apartments
in a century-old house.
It had fallen off in my
hand one day so it was
replaced and I threw it
in the junk drawer. Years
later I found it. When I
held it the glass was warm,
like an orb holding the past, and
all these memories came flooding
through me.
The large screened-in porch became
our favourite room all summer long into
the fall. I filled it with hanging plants
and ferns, even a small fountain. With
the walls painted white, filled with white
wicker furniture, outdoor turf carpet,
and colourful cushions, it became our
private garden. We lived on the second
floor and the porch was surrounded by
pine trees creating a curtain from the
world going by. My son and I would
snuggle in our pyjamas watching the
storms, or read just before bedtime.
We had my sister-in-law’s baby shower
here on a beautiful summer’s day, later I
hosted a Fathers’ Day get together with
my husband and father who are no
longer with us. When company
came we always sat out
on the porch. I made
my sister’s wedding
bouquet and flowers on
the porch. The space
inspired me with its light
and peacefulness.
My husband enjoyed
sitting out until late in the evening
just talking. It was a tropical retreat and
brought the outdoors into another living
space. Even on hot summer nights the
large screens on the ten-by-ten porch
would carry breezes in but kept us
hidden in the large surrounding trees.
Wildlife filled the large trees, the birds
woke us with their chatter and the
occasional squirrel found its way onto
the porch with chaos to follow.
All these memories and so much
more in a split second, from just holding
a glass doorknob.
Things
my Mother
taught me
My mother taught me to appreciate
A JOB WELL DONE.
“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside.
I just finished cleaning.
My mother taught me LOGIC.
“Because I said so, that’s why.”
My mother taught me FORESIGHT.
“Wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an
accident.”
My mother taught me IRONY.
“Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry
about.”
My mother taught me the science of OSMOSIS.
“Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”
My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
“Will you look at that dirt on the back of your
neck!”
My mother taught me about STAMINA.
“You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”
My mother taught me about WEATHER.
“This room of yours looks as if a tornado went
through it.”
My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY.
“If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times.
Don’t exaggerate!”
My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
“I brought you into this world, and I can take
you out.”
My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR
MODIFICATION.
“Stop acting like your father!”
My mother taught me about ENVY.
“There are millions of less fortunate children
in this world who don’t have wonderful parents
like you do.”
My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION.
“Just wait until we get home.”
My mother taught me about RECEIVING.
“You are going to get it when you get home!”
My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
“If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are
going to freeze that way.”
My mother taught me HUMOUR.
“When that lawn mower cuts off your toes,
don’t come running to me.”
My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN
ADULT.
“If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never
grow up.”
My mother taught me about my ROOTS.
“Shut that door behind you. Do you think you
were born in a barn.”
My mother taught me WISDOM.
“When you get to be my age, you’ll understand
*AND OUR FAVORITE*
My mother taught me about JUSTICE.
“One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn
out just like you!”
Thanks Mom!
39853 Londesboro Rd, Londesborough
519-523-9781
www.greyhavengardens.com
Annuals,
perennials,
trees, shrubs,
tropicals,
giftware
and more!
Visit our website
for current hours.
The prettiest little quilt shop p
in Ontario!
• Sue Spargo Wool,
Thread & Patterns
• Wool Kits
• Eleganza, Valdani
& Specialty Threads
• Cherrywood
Hand-dyed Fabrics
• Reproduction o Fabrics
90 Main St. S., Seaforth • 519-600-1646 • www.thecottonharvest.com
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June 10th
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June 24th
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Visit the
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May to September
Mill
& Store
Year Round
Store
Hours:
Mon to Fri 9-4
Saturdays
(May-Dec) 10-3
On Weekdays Watch Us Make...
Alpaca Socks, Yarns & Rovings
through our viewing window!
5509 Hwy. 9 between
Harriston & Clifford • 519-327-4566
www.alpacatime.ca
GIFTS, HOME DÉCOR & MORE!
A Large Selection of Gifts,
Home Décor, Fashion and Jewellery
519-338-3230 • 16 ELORA ST. HARRISTON
www.achesonpharmacy.com
A One-of-a-Kind ESCAPE ROOM
in a remarkable heritage building!
Over 300
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My Lefthanded, Backwards,
Upsidedown Life & Assorted Short Stories
By John Gardiner
Like most young boys my age back in
that other time, my parents signed me
up for Wolf Cubs, which was sort of the
junior partner of Boy Scouts and was part
of that organization. I remember going to
a meeting room over the Hanover Legion
where we held our little gatherings. And I
learned how to “Dib, Dib, Dib” and “Dob,
Dob, Dob” and it was an okay time.
I had just moved to town, I think, so I
was meeting new friends and, as I said
earlier, every young boy in town was in
Cubs or Scouts….
Cub Camp was likely the most
interesting part of my scouting experience.
The first year I went, I was terrified out of
my shorts, never having done anything
like it before in my life. I got there all right
and things were going okay, until we went
to the beach on Lake Huron – a place
called Inverhuron. We horsed around in
the water a bit so we took off our shoes
and our big high scouting socks and got
in our bare feet so as not to get the shoes
and socks wet. When the horsing around
came to an end, and it was time to head
back to camp, away I went, following
along with the other Cubs. I went only a
short distance, though, and I realized that
I had foolishly forgotten to retrieve my
shoes and socks. So, I broke off from the
rest of the kids, and headed back toward
the beach on my own.
I found my shoes and socks okay and
got them on my feet, then started after
the rest of the troop. Only I couldn’t
find them for love nor money. I looked
and looked and looked and tried several
different paths. In the end, though, I was
hopelessly lost – had no idea where the
rest of the troop was – or where the camp
was. Yikes! So, I stood there a moment,
collecting my thoughts, then decided I’d
better try for civilization. I headed for
the main road, feeling that was my best
chance to find someone who might be
able to help me find my way back to the
camp…..
So, there I was, nine or ten-years-old,
and lost in the wilderness for the first
time in my life. I got walking along the
The following is an excerpt from “My Lefthanded,
Backwards, Upsidedown Life & Assorted Short Stories”
by Wallaceburg writer John Gardiner, who grew up and
came of age in Hanover, Ontario during the 1950’s and
1960’s. In this memoir, Gardiner tells the story of his
growing-up years with a series of colourful anecdotes
about the way life used to be. More of the writer’s work is
available at www.johngardinerstories.com or by contacting
the author at gardiner@kent.net.
My Life as a Boy Scout
road away from the beach, feeling pretty
uncertain and frightened. As I walked, a
huge, black car glided up beside me and
stopped. The back window went down,
and an old woman looked out at me.
“Where are you headed, young fellow?”
she asked. I explained my dilemma to
her, that I was lost and trying to find my
way back to Cub Camp. “Well, you poor
dear…you climb right in here beside me
and we’ll get you back where you belong.”
Now think about this happening in today’s
world. Yea, right….So, I climbed into the
huge car, which was actually a limousine
with a guy in a uniform sitting in the front
and driving the old lady around.
She said something to the driver and
away we drove. She asked me a few
questions like where I was from and what
grade I was in in school, but I wasn’t
really in the car for that long because
I guess the Cub Camp was fairly close
by. So, this big limousine rolls into the
camp and everyone in the camp comes
running, wondering what extremely
important person is arriving in such a
huge, glamorous car. And, of course, I
climb out, feeling fairly sheepish about
the whole thing, but thinking back on
it, I’m realizing it was a pretty strange
experience that could have turned out
differently. These days, everybody would
have panicked. Back in those days, it was
just the sort of thing that happened and
nobody gave it a second thought.
I went back to Cub Camp for the second
year the next year, but my stay that year
didn’t last too long. My first night there, I
developed a brain-crushing ear ache and
my dad had to drive all the way there in
the middle of the night to pick me up and
take me home. I didn’t die from it and it
was more embarrassing than anything
else. The next year, I graduated to actual
Scouts and that also didn’t last too long.
All they wanted you to do in Scouts back
in those days was tie knots – or at least
that’s what it seemed to me. And I’m not
good at stuff like knots and the like, so
I gradually dropped out and ended my
Scouting career.
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In 1978 a local Mennonite lady named
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baking pies in her home and selling them at
the end of her laneway. It began as a means
of survival after her husbands health had
taken a turn for the worse. She gained
popularity quickly and soon the business
grew to have 8 employees. In November of
1991, she moved to our current location on
Perth Line 72 after the township ordered
her out of her house.
It was only intended to be a bakery and
small café with about 7 tables and a
counter. One night a guest requested a hot
meal and the rest is history! That was the beginning i of our hot meals and dis how we came to
have the selection of homemade Mennonite cooking we offer today. Soon after she began
serving hot meals, she developed a 5 week rotating meat schedule. This rotation is still used
& can be found on our website and guests love that we have this schedule so they can be
sure to come on their favourite day! She also began serving our famous Broasted Chicken
and selling crafts from local artisans.
Anna Mae sold the business to the Herrfort's in 2001 and we have been operating with
a commitment to the same business practices & principles that Anna Mae's was founded on.
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Daytripping has promoted thousands
of destinations over 25+ years of
publishing. All are unique, some perhaps
more than others. In Waterloo Region,
St. Jacobs has two railway attractions—
the Waterloo Central Railway offering a
ride on a real train.
The other, the St Jacobs & Aberfoyle
Model Railway, celebrated its 50th
birthday in 2022, offers a close-up view
of railway operations in the late 1950’s.
This model world of southern Ontario
is literally world famous, having had
articles in model railway magazines in
nine countries. It’s a miniature world
in ‘O’ scale—1/48th the size of real
trains. It features both of Canada’s
major railroads—Canadian Pacific and
Canadian National. The 50’s were the
heyday of passenger service and those
famous trains like CP’s The Canadian
and CN’s Transcontinental made regular
visits to the stations along the way.
Steam engines are still busy and new
diesel engines are already going strong.
There’s more to see than you’ll notice
in one visit—like the front door of Union
Station in Toronto, the Cambridge
Library (built in 1895), a wedding party
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
MUSEUM
Step back into the lavish
Victorian era...
Open: Wednesday to Sunday
10 am to 3 pm
www.castlekilbride.ca
60 Snyder's Rd, West • Baden
519-634-8444 • 1-800-469-5576
Riding the O Scale Rails in St. Jacobs
By Ross White, St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway • www.stjacobsmodelrailway.com
arriving at the hotel for their reception,
the RMS Segwun (what’s that?), lots of
vintage cars of that era. The list goes on
and on. How about Superman changing
in a pay phone booth?
Everything was constructed by six
friends who decided in the early 1970’s
that if they built such an attraction,
people would come to see it… and 50
years later, they still do, every weekend.
Scratch-built brass steam engines, over
80 custom-built passenger cars, about
2000 hand-painted ‘little’ people and
a similar number of trees and shrubs.
Some of the stats are crazy—like 1600
feet (almost 500 metres) of hand-laid
track on 45,000 (yup!) wood ties just
like a real railway would do. Over 150
buildings, from many communities in
southern Ontario starting with Chesley
(their former CN station) to Wellington,
so named because the model railway
was built in Wellington County. A
landmark hotel in Hamilton, a spa in
Caledon, a Mennonite meeting house
from Waterloo. There’s no end to the
wondrous details the six builders took
time to include, for you to find. How
about a ’57 Chev or a ’53 Thunderbird?
We’ve got them.
Need a pit stop?
We’ve got an
outhouse!
The model
railway’s most
impressive feature
is its night scene.
As the sun sets
and night comes,
almost 400 tiny
bulbs come on,
randomly spaced,
around the layout,
lighting up the
scenes and the
building interiors;
all of those closest to our guests have
furniture and people in them. Through
the train windows, see the passengers
on board. Note that the movie showing
at the theatre is “Psycho,” the Alfred
Hitchcock thriller. It took 10,000 feet
(3000 metres) of wire just to hook up
the bulbs to the control system.
Stop for gas at White Rose. Wait for
your train at Westport. While you’re
waiting, grab a snack at Sam ‘n Ella’s
Diner (say it quickly). There’s just no
Life is like a
Yard Sale
You never know what
you’re going to get.
Whisked Up
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Exhibit
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Tickets required
r
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Ghost Walks
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end to smart, educational, fun and
historic things to see.
Owned by Waterloo County Heritage
Preservation Inc., the St Jacobs &
Aberfoyle Model Railway is an allvolunteer
charitable organization.
For more information, go to
stjacobsmodelrailway.com. Even if
model trains are not your thing, you’ll
love the workmanship and the fun of a
visit. We look forward to showing you
around.
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As the world fights to figure everything out, I’ll be holding doors
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20 minutes from Walters Theatre
30 minutes from Kitchener/St. Jacobs
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Sunday
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No need to remind you how strange
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trepidation related to our health, social
and/or economic circumstances and
genuine concern for the well being of
those we care deeply about. In particular
we missed the routine, day to day contact
we enjoy with the world around us. I am
optimistic most of that is behind us.
Music has always provided the
inspiration and salvation for me. During
the pandemic I took on two significant
music recording projects, one celebrating
the original songs of an old friend of mine
who is no longer with us. I was able to
share those recordings with his brother
who had never heard any of his (rather
wonderful) songs. The other was more of
a family archive as I created a book and
CD of the songs I first learned on guitar
between 1965 and 1970; I am at the
young end of a large and musical family
and now find that the next generation
wants to learn the songs that were so
important to our family.
If you are anything like me, isolation
may have encouraged you to address
a number of tasks you never had been
able to find the time for. As a result, my
workbench is mostly cleared; fences
have been built, walls painted, closets
cleaned and much donated that will be
of greater use to others.
So, what’s my next project? I expect
there are a number of guitars (mandolins,
basses etc) tucked under beds, leaning in
closets or resting in the alternating heat
and cold of attics throughout our region.
Generally speaking, musical instruments
deteriorate when they are left unplayed
for years or decades. I am excited at the
prospect of bringing these instruments
back to life and making sure their voice
is heard again. Equally exciting is the
opportunity to hear the story of the
person to whom an instrument was
important, what music they preferred,
how they came to start and eventually
stop playing. The guitars I have where
I know the story of the original owner
have both moved me to write specific
songs and to perform the favourite songs
of that person on the instrument while
telling their story.
I’ve been asked by some of my aging
musical friends how they could best part
with instruments they no longer need.
I believe in the importance of getting
young people engaged in music as
early as possible and know as a retired
educator that supporting music programs
in any possible way is a good thing. I still
have the necessary contacts in a number
of schools in the region and know where
guitar courses are offered. Often there
will be students who show great promise
but will not have the resources to get
their own good instrument to learn on.
I can help with that.
Simply put, if you have an instrument
that is no longer being used and would
like to have me clean and repair it as
necessary and make sure it gets played,
I would welcome your call or email.
I am happy to drive to you anywhere
in Southwestern Ontario. I have been
asked, “Isn’t his going to cost you a lot of
money?” Certainly driving anywhere is
expensive these days and buying guitars
to donate isn’t very sustainable. I expect
people will be willing to donate a student
grade guitar and I am willing to offer a fair
price for more professional instruments.
I may invite some corporate assistance
for strings, etc. if I get lots of calls (like
25+); up to a dozen I can handle out of
my own pocket. If I have to enlist more
specialized repairs, I may have to barter
to address the cost. The goal would be
to get these guitars singing again, meet
great people and share interesting stories
and, at best, break even doing it.
You can call me: Jim Ryan, 519-348-
0303 or email jryantunes@gmail.com
In more than 50 years of guitar
playing I have learned to do a number
of repairs and also know those skilled
enough to take on the more challenging
and expensive tasks. I have even been
learning about fixing old amplifiers so
electric guitars and amps from the 50’s
and 60’s are also welcome. Thank you for
thinking about being part of this project;
my wife just noticed a facebook post
regarding a young person from Ukraine
who had to leave his guitar behind and is
now settled in our area. By the time you
read this, the project may already have
its first happy beneficiary.
Publisher’s note: I’d like to add that I
know Jim Ryan and you can trust that he
speaks from the heart.
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Inspired to Write!
By Anne Theresa Halsall • Author & Storyteller
Several years ago, my dear friend,
Barbara, asked me to consider doing
creative writing with her ten year old
son, Will.
I wasn’t sure. Yes, I’ve written for
many years: newspaper columns and
interviews, magazine articles, wedding
write-ups, brochures for historical
locations and, of course, my daily
journal as well as a dream journal.
I did not however, have a university
degree in English. I told my friend that
I didn’t feel comfortable teaching Will
grammar and sentence structure etc.
Barbara laughed. “Pfft, I don’t want
that anyway. He gets that in school.
I want you to inspire him. He’s got a
super imagination and so do you. I’m
sure that you could help him get his
feelings and ideas on to the page.” As
soon as I heard those words my mind
started reeling with ideas. I told her I’d
be happy to co-create with Will.
Since that day, I’ve had dozens
of children at my kitchen table. We
gather together and write like mad.
This never ceases to delight and amaze
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me. I discovered that if I joined in and
took part in the exercises and read my
work aloud, it not only assisted them,
it helped me with whatever writing
projects I was working on otherwise.
We bonded. We were excited to
write, excited to share. I was in awe of
their imaginations. Ideas came easily,
one thought flowing to another. Space
ships, talking flowers, aliens, parents,
siblings, emotions, book ideas, short
story ideas, animal adventures, fantasy,
non-fiction, romance, you name it.
We decided we could write about the
lightbulb hanging above our heads
if we chose to. We could write about
anything!
During the years that followed,
I clearly saw, without a doubt, that
if we allow our children to express
themselves on paper at an age that is
still open to the possibility of magic,
their lives can flourish.
I watched the children develop
confidence and self-esteem. I saw
surprise and delight on their faces as
they wrote with great glee about things
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If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame, He learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, He learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, He learns justice.
If a child lives with security, He learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, He learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, He learns to find love in the world.
they’d never thought about writing.
Ideas that flowed easily as I let them
choose words and phrases from “Aine’s
magical word boxes.” As I waved goodbye
at the end of a session, I witnessed
them hurrying to the car, waving their
notebook excitedly, eager to share with
a parent or caregiver. And I will say that
I have enjoyed many a devoted hug
from a young student, who stated they
couldn’t wait for next time.
That’s the purpose of my “classes.”
Creating. Creating and co-creating.
Inspiring those young, eager minds,
watching them build their ideas on the
page, and then stepping away from the
writing table a little more confident, a
little more sure of the importance of
their contribution to the world.
What a reward I feel from doing this
work—this play! I thank my dear friend,
Barbara, for inspiring me to inspire her
son. It just simply grew from there. I
am grateful for this blessing in my life.
Barbara’s son, Will, my first student,
is now twenty-two years old. We wrote
together for seven years. Oh, our
time together changed for sure. As he
grew, so did his writing. We ended up
critiquing each other’s novels! What
a joy. Will is now the proud owner of
a successful voiceover company. I am
proud.
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I’m going to bake a plain white cake,
The sort that Mother used to make,
With flour, sugar, milk—let’s see…
What else was in that recipe?
The cookbook’s in a cupboard, lair,
Of bake pans, clutter, here is where,
Some serviettes have taken rest,
(I may well need one for a guest).
By Agnes Ward, Stratford
I must clean out this hidey-hole,
Not been a slaven, lose control,
Of cupboard space, beneath the sink,
Oh, what would Betty Crocker think?
The page where “White Cakes” ought to be,
Is missing, left out, lost to me,
The loose leaves are old and worn,
My plans for cake have died stillborn.
A thought occurs to save the day,
The food store just a block away:
In “Baking” I find plain white cake,
Just like my mother used to make.
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Spring 2023

Most of the articles you’ll read in these pages have been written by readers like you.
The Night They Were Wed
By Vicki Hornick, Tilbury
Before meeting, marrying and raising
children Mom and Dad were typical
teenagers in the late forties. They hung
out with friends after school, listened to
music their parents didn’t like and got
summer jobs. It was at one of
those summer jobs the two
met.
These days tomatoes are
sprayed to ripen them and
harvested by machine needing
only a few sorters. Back then
they had to be hand picked,
loaded in baskets onto wagons
and driven by tractor to the
processing plant, or by truck
to the local store.
One year my future parents both
acquired jobs as tomato harvesters on
the same crew. Many years later, on
the occasion of their 40th anniversary,
Dad quipped, “I picked a lemon in the
tomato patch.”
Their first date was when Dad offered
to drive Mom home instead of her
walking back to town. Mom insisted
on learning how to drive and gave Dad
the fright and thrill of a lifetime. After
driving like a maniac (and she never got
any better) Mom gave Dad a thank-you
kiss and their future was fixed.
Like so many teenagers having
fallen in love at first sight, there was
no keeping the two of them apart.
When Mom’s parents gave all the usual
objections, “She’s too young, they’re
moving too fast, he’s not good enough
for our daughter,” they snuck off to
meet in secret. Like so many others
before them, friends helped alibi them,
just as they were being alibied. Even
when Dad went off to work in London
for a while after finishing school he still
saw Mom on weekends.
The elopement really shouldn’t have
come as a surprise. Dad had saved
his money and put a down
payment on the farm where
they would eventually
spend 66 years and raise
ten children together.
They snuck off one day
to a second hand store
and had their choices
for very basic furniture
and appliances delivered to the
house. On the day chosen for the
elopement they went, license in
hand, to a small chapel in Windsor near
city hall.
Excited to begin their new life
together they drove to the farm where
Dad carried Mom over the threshold of
the century-old house.
It was only after they got inside for
their wedding night that they realized
something important; the one piece of
furniture they had forgotten to get was
a bed.
As a footnote: they made it back
to the furniture store before closing,
explained their dilemma and the fact
they had only ten dollars left between
them. The kindly owner found them an
old brass bed and used mattress and
had them delivered that evening.
Many pieces of furniture and
appliances came and went in the house
though the years but that ten-dollar bed
stayed as long as Mom and Dad did.
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• Archive & Reference Library
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Sometimes the day to day of
gardening can blur together in a series
of highs and lows. After the initial
excitement of planning and planting
you set in for the repeat of watering
and weeding, while you wait for flowers
to bloom and seeds to grow.
My mom has always loved gardening
and she tells me a story from when
she was a little girl, and it is a story I
think about every year when we start
our garden. Her family didn’t have a
lot of money so, when she was given
a packet of snapdragon seeds, the
promise of those flowers in the corner
of their small backyard was an exciting
thing. Cupping the seeds carefully in
her hands, she walked to the garden
planning to plant the seeds just like
her dad had shown her, but she tripped
and the seeds scattered across the
ground. Understandably upset, she
resigned herself to the fact that the
seeds were lost to the grass and could
not be retrieved and placed where they
were supposed to go.
I never told my mom this but I think
I started to make garden pots annually,
bursting with snapdragons in memory
of that story. Well into October the
snapdragons fill the corners of our
deck and they greet people as they
walk past our front lawn. My gardening
journey began when I was very young
from watching my mom garden after
a long night shift as a nurse while my
sister and I played in the backyard.
I distinctly remember swinging on
the swing and watching her digging in
the black earth and wondering what
on earth she was doing and deciding
to investigate. I figured I liked digging
in my sandbox so whatever she
was doing must be equally fun.
I ran over to her and my
introduction to
gardening began.
In the beginning
my mom let
me do all the fun jobs, planting
of course! When I started
weeding, she was