Daytripping Fall 2023

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FALL/WINTER 2023/24 • Vol. 29, Issue 3
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Our bottom borders for this issue contain quotes about peace & harmony.
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024

DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE
AT = SW Ontario Antique Tour
BF = See our Buy Fresh Pages
CC = Craft Brews & Corkscrews Pages
Je ne sais quoi
by
I don’t know how much our readers
pick up on this, but there are themes
that sometimes develop in an issue of
Daytripping, even if they’re unintended.
In the first couple of years, we would
intentionally have some issues focused
on everything from railway stations to
tearooms but, quite frankly, that was
before we had kids. We had time to do a
lot of other things back then as well. In
this issue, if you consume it all at once (as
I know many of you do) you might find a
focus on: peace; the importance of time
and what it means in our lives; and public
art, particularly murals in the many towns
we cover.
None of this is ever planned nowadays—
we simply go where the talent of our many
contributors takes us. So if you do find that
this issue has a certain “je ne sais quoi” to
it, or something resembling a personality,
it’s not our fault, nor is it to our credit.
We do always choose a theme for our
bottom borders, and the ones you’re
finding this issue focus on peace and
harmony. That did set the tone for some
of the articles and the filler material that
we selected to break up the space between
ads. And there’s no secret that the ads are
the reason we do this. We want you to
visit all these unique small businesses and
events that make our area special and are
very fortunate that people actually read
Daytripping for the ads. Our customers
love it, we have jobs, and you get a free
magazine—it’s a win-win-win! That said,
the contributions from our readers have
made this much more than just a job, and
we wouldn’t still be here without them.
This big, little paper has made a lot of
friends over the years.
The focus on public art came up quite
by accident. We received a story about
murals that are being brought to life (in a
sense) in the town of Clinton. You can read
it on page 30. Numerous murals in Clinton,
including a portion of one that’s on our
front cover, were painted by an old friend
of Daytripping named Allen Hilgendorf.
Allen passed away 10 years ago at far
too young an age, but I’m amazed at the
prolific legacy he left and wonder how
aware of it he was. You’ve likely seen his
murals if you’ve been to Exeter, Port Elgin,
Kincardine, Seaforth, Clinton, Markdale,
Deadline for entries
es
is December embe
31, 2023
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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
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Tell Us About Your
in Southwestern Ontario
Mark Moran, Publisher
Walkerton, and Palmerston among others,
and also on the cover of Daytripping many
times. He completed over 100 very large
murals, and they are an attraction in every
town that they call home. You can see
many of his creations at www.hilgendorf.
ca and go on a daytrip of your own making
to discover them. I never met Allen,
though we spoke numerous times. His
time ended well before it should have, and
I can’t imagine how much more he could
have done.
If you look to page 40 you’ll see a couple
examples of murals by Blaze Wiredharma
and the photos don’t do them justice at
all. This is a young guy from Toronto who
has an incredible talent for “blazing” town
names on murals while incorporating their
individual idiosyncrasies and historical
significancies (is that actually a word?).
Personally, I’d love to see his work in every
town of any size in Southwestern Ontario,
and think it would be an awesome tourism
product. Imagine if towns throughout our
entire region had murals of this calibre
proudly and boldly telling you where you
are and what they’re about with massive
murals that have a common thread—the
artist’s style. Visitors would consume
them and experience the similarity,
even if they didn’t notice that they were
taking it in. Among his numerous other
accomplishments in life, this is what Allen
Hilgendorf had created for us to enjoy. I
don’t know how old Blaze is but judging
by the photo on his website he’s young
enough to have decades of great work
ahead of him, and I hope he never stops.
Check it out at www.blazeworksart.com
These wonderful murals would never
be appreciated if it weren’t for you (nor
would this magazine) so thank you and
please go experience and appreciate the
talent that’s on public display throughout
our big, shared backyard. And none of
us are here forever folks, so please share
your own talents with your communities. If
you happen to be a writer please consider
sending us an article. We can never have
enough friends!
Thanks for reading!
P.S. My article in our last issue was
about the many nicknames of people I
grew up with. How in the world did I forget
to mention Biddo and Peeler?
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!
Fall-Winter 2023-2024
Daytripping Features
Daytripper’s Directory Pullout Map..........13-16
“Where You Should Eat” List...........................42
Tourism Contact Information..........................15
Photo Contest Entries..................................... 27
2023 Photo Contest WINNERS....................... 28
S.W. Ontario’s EVENTS LIST....................... 64-66
SW Ontario Antique Tour.................................68
Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Farm Markets.......... 37-39
Recipes........................................................34,37
Corkscrews & Craft Brews................................67
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On The Covers
“Grand Parade” by Allen Hilgendorf
“Zekveld’s Barn” by George Rosema
Our 2023 Photo Contest Winner
Your Contributors
Allen Hilgendorf, George Rosema, Gary & Thea Long, Irmgard
Jacob, Louise Morrison, John Gardiner, Frances Botham,
Spokeshave, Eve Strickland, Lisa Paddon, Ann Moynes, Vicki
Hornick, Roy Allen, laurie burrowsbreakey, Susan Iedema, Joanne
vanDam, Will Bartlett, Kym Wolfe, J.J. Francissen, William Bedford,
Marie Mitchell, Wil Haas, Shelley Bourdeau, Michele Horton &
June Chaput, Laura Smith-McKelvie and friends, Debbie Whiting,
Lesley Brumwell, Jennifer Ramsay, Jennifer Bougard, Rina Taglieri,
Colleen North, Nancy Baldacchino, Patti Hercus, Debbie Stokely,
Carol Leitch, Noel McLaren, #Local, Kingsville Military Museum,
Sipken Nurseries, Dave Steadman, Jim Ryan, Debbie McCormick,
George Abel, Dave McClure, John & Nancy Van Geel, Mark Holmes,
Dennis Caille, Fred Sinke, Rick Wismer, Louis Vandermark, 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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Rhonda Long .............................. Advertising Sales & Social Media
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Amherstburg
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Ancaster 59
Arva 46
Aylmer 54,55,56,57,BF
Baden 43
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Bothwell
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Brantford
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Essex 5,6
Forest
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Goderich 31
Gorrie 29
Grand Bend 24,25,26,BF,CC
Harriston
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Harrow
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Ilderton
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Ingersoll 59
Iona
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Kent Bridge 10
Kincardine 32
Kingsville
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Komoka
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Leamington
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Listowel 34
Londesborough 30
London
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Melbourne
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Millbank
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Minto
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Mount Brydges
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Mount Pleasant 63
New Hamburg 43
New Sarum 54
Newton 35
Norwich 59
Oil Springs 24
Paris 62
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Point Edward 17
Port Dover 60
Port Franks 25
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Ripley 32
Rodney 50
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St. Clements 36
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St. Marys 45
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FALL/WINTER
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“There never was a good war, or a bad peace.” -Benjamin Franklin
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Lake Huron
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Daytripper
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Sat. 10-4 • Sun. 12-4
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Driving
TRIVIA
Selected
After Hours
questions from
Annual Trivia Night
“The Daytripper” has a team entered every year, but we have yet to win.
Answers Below
1. What is the second leading cause of death among children under
five in the world?
2. Which one of these planets rotates clockwise?
a] Uranus b] Mercury c] Venus d] Pluto
3. Which two letters are worth ten points in Scrabble?
4. Which two South American countries does the Patagonia Region
traverse?
5. In what year were women first allowed to participate in the modern
Olympic games?
a] 1896, Athens b] 1900, Paris
c] 1912, Stockholm d] 1924, Paris
6. What is a nebuchadnezzar?
a] A large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 standard 750 ml
bottles
b] A king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
7. In Islam, what does Bismallah mean?
a] In the name of Allah b] In Allah’s light
c] Lord of the Worlds d] Praise be to Allah
8. On average, what do you do 15 times a day?
a] Burp b] Laugh c] Break wind d] Lick your lips
9. The car in the Knightrider series was call KITT. What does this
acronym stand for?
10. The first Super Bowl (1967) was played between which two teams?
11. How hot is lightning?
a] 1,000°F b] 50,000°F c] 70,000°F
12. A fylfot is the heraldic name for what symbol?
a] Fleur de lis b] Phoenix
c] Lion d] Swastika
ANSWERS:
1. Diarrhea, it kills more children than malaria, AIDS, and measles combined;
2. Venus; 3. Q and Z; 4. Chile and Argentina; 5. 1900, Paris; 6. Trick question - Both!;
7. In the name of Allah; 8. Laugh; 9. Knight Industries Two Thousand;
10. The Green Bay Packers and The Kansas City Chiefs. Packers won 35-10;
11. 50,000°F (five times hotter than the surface of the sun); 12. Swastika.
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“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” -Mahatma Gandhi
FALL/WINTER
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The Cowboy Boots
Did you hear about the Texas teacher
who was helping one of her kindergarten
students put on his cowboy boots?
He asked for help and she could see
why…
Even with her pulling and him
pushing, the little boots still didn’t
want to go on. By the time they got the
second boot on, she had worked up a
sweat.
She almost cried when the little boy
said, “Teacher, they’re on the wrong
feet.” She looked, and sure enough,
they were. It wasn’t any easier pulling
the boots off than it was putting them
on… She managed to keep her cool as
together they worked to get the boots
back on, this time on the right feet…
He then announced, “These aren’t
(Anyone who has
ever dressed a child will
love this one!)
my boots.”
She bit her tongue rather than get
right in his face and scream, “Why
didn’t you say so?” like she wanted to.
Once again, she struggled to help him
pull the ill-fitting boots off his little feet.
No sooner had they gotten the boots off
when he said, “They’re my brother’s
boots. My mom made me wear ’em…”
Now she didn’t know if she should
laugh or cry. But, she mustered up
what grace and courage she had left to
wrestle the boots on his feet again.
Helping him into his coat, she asked,
“Now, where are your mittens?”
He said, “I stuffed ’em in the toes of
my boots.”
With a little more rest she should be
released from the home soon. Maybe!
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Historic Essex Railway Station
Christmas
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December
17th
Train Show 2024
February 24th
& 25th
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“Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.” -Lau Tse
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Lake Huron
The
Daytripper
We take you from town to town... now we’re in KINGSVILLE & RUTHVEN
MI
SHOP
NY
LOCAL
ONTARIO
A Season to Sparkle!
www.windsorparade.org
Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade
• November 25th at 6pm
55th Annual Windsor Santa Claus Parade
• December 2nd at 6pm
Essex Santa Claus Parade
• December 9th at 6:30pm
All New....
Christmas at
Heritage Village
Weekends November 17th to
December 23rd, 4pm-9pm
(Admission by donation)
Canada’s Ace WWI Pilot: William Bishop
No list of Canadian aces can begin
without the man himself, Billy Bishop.
Bishop, arguably the greatest fighter pilot
in Canadian history, had 72 confirmed
kills in the air. That high number put
him third among all pilots during the war
and only eight back from the legendary
Red Baron. Born in Owen Sound, Bishop
was never one for team sports, so the
life of a pilot suited him perfectly. At the
age of 15, he developed a keen interest
in aviation and would build an aircraft
out of cardboard and string. He took
that plane off the roof of his third-storey
house and luckily escaped injury.
Two years later, he entered the Royal
Military College of Canada and promptly
failed out after being caught cheating in
his first year.
Upon the outbreak of the First World
War, Bishop enlisted in a Calvary
regiment but became sick and missed
shipping out. He then joined a mounted
infantry unit where he became known
for his ability with a gun and his almost
super-human eyesight.
Fighting in France in 1915 and hating
the trenches, he transferred to the Royal
Flying Corps as an observer, not a pilot.
By 1916, he was training as a pilot in
England and would get his wings in
November of that year.
With a no-holds barred style of
fighting, he would be the first to dive
into the fighting and take enemy fighters
down. He even took on the Red Baron
and lived to tell the tale. On June 2, 1917,
he took off on a solo mission to take out
By Kingsville Military Museum
Did You Know, Edition 14
an aerodrome, which he did by shooting
down three aircraft and destroying many
more on the ground. He would
be awarded the Victoria Cross
for his efforts.
He would return to Canada
as a hero in 1917, where he
got married to his long-time
fiancé Margaret. Heading back
to England in April of 1918, he
was promoted to major and
given command of the Flying
Foxes. He was able to choose
his own pilots and they quickly took to
the air. From May 30 to June 1 alone,
Bishop took out six enemy planes.
Unfortunately, the Canadian
government began to worry about
morale if Bishop were to die and he was
William Bishop
promoted to Lt. Colonel and was sent
back home just as the war ended.
Following the war, Bishop would move
to Britain where he eventually became
chairman of British Air Lines. After the
crash of the stock market in
1929, he returned to Canada.
In 1936, he was made
the first air vice-marshal in
Canadian history and was
promoted to Air Marshal
upon the outbreak of the
Second World War. His British
Commonwealth Air Training
Plan successfully trained
167,000 men in Canada to fly.
Bishop would die in 1956 at the age of
62.
Today, several streets, buildings and
parks are named after Bishop. Mount
Bishop in the Canadian Rockies is named
for him as well.
2023
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Great Migration Paint Out’s
'En Plein' Artists around town
Friday, October 20, 2023
Migration Fall Festival Kick-off
(Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre)
'En Plein' Artists around town
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Migration Fall Festival Parade (Downtown)
Pumpkin Carving & Children's Activities (Lions Park)
Fall Marketplace & Quick Paint Competition
& Sale (Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre)
Bike Tours (Carnegie Arts & Visitors Centre)
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Great Migration Paint Out Art Show & Sale
(Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre)
Other activities at Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary
www.migrationfestival.ca
SANTA CLAUS PARADE - Downtown Kingsville
Theme - Christmas Magic
Saturday, November 18
Before the parade come to
CHRISTMAS AT THE CARNEGIE
By Kingsville BIA
Holiday Fun at Lakeside Park
KINGSVILLE EXPRESS TRAIN RIDES
Hot Chocolate, Cookies, Music
Weekends November 24 - December 23
CHRISTMAS ARTISAN MARKET
Plus, Music & Bonfires
December 2 & 3
FREE CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
By Kingsville Music Society
December 8, 15 & 22
PAWS & CLAUS
December 5
CRAFTS WITH SANTA
By Optimist Club of Kingsville
December 9
LIGHT UP THE TOWN - Around Town
December 1 - 25
NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION - Kingsville Arena
Free Skating, Hot Chocolate & FIREWORKS
December 31
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“A smile is the beginning of peace.” -Mother Teresa
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024

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• That it didn't matter how late I scheduled my first class,
I'd sleep right through it.
• That I could change so much and barely realized it.
• That you can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways.
• That college kids throw airplanes too.
• That every clock on campus shows a different time.
• That if you were smart in high school -- so what?
• That I would go to a party the night before a final.
• That chem labs require more time than all my
classes put together.
• That you can know everything and fail a test.
• That you can know nothing and ace a test.
• That I could get used to almost anything I found out about my roommate.
• That home is a great place to visit.
• That most of my education would be obtained outside of my classes.
• That friendship is more than getting drunk together.
• That I would be one of those people my parents warned me about.
• That free food served until 10:00 is gone by 9:50.
• That Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.
• That Psychology is really Biology, that Biology is really Chemistry,
• That Chemistry is really Physics and Physics is really Math.
• That my parents would become so much smarter in the last few years.
• That it's possible to be alone even when you are surrounded by friends.
• That friends are what makes this place worthwhile!!
• Don't be dismayed at goodbyes.
• A farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again,
after moments or a lifetime is certain for those who are friends.
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Annual lChristmas it Open House ~ November 12th
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&
Garden Centre
RUTHVEN (Corner Hwy. 34 & County Rd. 45) • 519-326-4019
Monday to Saturday 9 am - 5 pm • Sunday 11 am - 5 pm
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“Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.” -William Hazlett
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Lake Huron
The
Daytripper
There’s No Place
Like Home
Antiques &Flea Market
Join the
Leamington n Online ne Estate t
Auction
Group on Facebook for Weekly Auctions!
1528 Deer Run Rd. (off Oak St. E.), Leamington
519-325-1455 1455 or 519-322-6473
Friday to Sunday 11 to 5 Year Round
Lots to explore in LEAMINGTON, WHEATLEY & BLENHEIM
ONTARIO SHOP
NY
LOCAL
Santa ’ s
Unique Gift Store
MI
ANTIQUES & AUCTIONS
A Sign at
The Chop Shop Market, Kingsville
• ANTIQUES • NEW DÉCOR • MID-CENTURY • COLLECTIBLES • FURNITURE
• CURRENCY • CURRENCY SUPPLIES • JEWELLERY • WORLD TRADE
Over 18,000 square feet of beautiful & unique pieces!
New Items Arrive Daily!
CHRISTMAS HOURS - STARTING NOVEMBER 1st
Monday to Thursday 10-5 • Friday & Saturday 10-7 • Sunday closed
219 Talbot St. W., Leamington I 519-322-4427 I legacyauctions.net
E-Mail
The E-Mail
IN-BOX
Send the good stuff to info@daytripping.ca
What Did You Do All Day?
Elmira
New Hamburg
Six Locations
to Visit !
Stouffville
St. Catharines
ELMIRA
59 Church St., W.
KITCHENER
50 Kent Ave.
LEAMINGTON
58 Mill St., W.
NEW HAMBURG
41 Heritage Dr.
ST. CATHARINES
254 Grantham Ave.
STOUFFVILLE
33 Ringwood Dr.
mccthriftontario.com
One afternoon a man came home
from work to find total mayhem in
his house. His three children were
outside, still in their pajamas, playing
in the mud, with empty food boxes
and wrappers strewn all around the
front yard.
The door of his wife's car was open,
as was the front door to the house.
Proceeding into the entry, he found an
even bigger mess.
A lamp had been knocked over, and
the throw rug was wadded against one
wall. In the front room the TV was
loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and
the family room was strewn with toys
and various items of clothing.
In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink,
breakfast food was spilled on the
counter, dog food was spilled on the
floor, a broken glass lay under the table
and a small pile of sand was spread by
the back door.
He quickly headed up the stairs,
stepping over toys and more piles
of clothes, looking for his wife. He
was worried she may be ill, or that
something serious had happened. He
found her lounging in the bedroom, still
curled in bed in her pajamas, reading
a novel. She looked up at him, smiled
and asked how his day went.
He looked at her beweildered and
asked, "What happened here today?"
She again smiled and answered,
"You know every day when you come
home from work and ask me what in
the world did I do today?" "Yes" was
his incredulous reply. She answered,
"Well, today I didn't do it!!!"
Pelee Wings at the Marsh
At The Marsh Boardwalk inside
of Point Pelee National Park.
Offering a Unique
Gift Shop Experience,
Binocular & Bicycle Rentals,
snacks, hot & cold beverages.
www.PeleeWings.ca
Gift Shop...
• Two locations to serve you better.
• Perfect gifts for the nature lover on your list!
• Large selection of Tilley Hats, Point Pelee Shirts,
educational toys and giftware.
• Bird and nature guides, nature related books for all ages.
• Many locally made products!
• Get your Christmas shopping done early!
• Gift cards available.
Optics...
• Canada’s Largest Selection of Binoculars & Spotting Scopes!
• Best price guarantee!
• Our expert team is in house to help you select the best
options for your needs.
• Book your guided birding trips now!
Paddle Sports...
• Large selection of Kayaks, aks, Canoes,
Stand up Paddleboards & accessories.
• Kayak training courses & bulk rental
packages are popular gift ideas.
• Bring your kayak in for repairs before
putting it into storage for the winter.
636 Point Pelee Dr., LEAMINGTON • On Lake Erie, 2 km from the Point Pelee National al
Park gate • info@peleewings.ca ew
i • 519-326-5193
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“Honour the past. Live in the present. Create the future.” -Anonymous
FALL/WINTER
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Welcome to
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME
Blenheim
www.townofblenheim.com
#BIGCITYSTYLE | #SMALLTOWNCHARM
Th anks for shopping small!
DOWNTOWN BLENHEIM
519-676-2371 • antiquatedjoys.com
Over 400 Rubs & Sauces
to choose from
Grill like lk
a Master!
crossroadspellets.ca Tues-Thurs 10-5,
Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4
16 Talbot Street W, Blenheim • 226-291-0110
Upcoming
Events
Shop at Home for the Holidays
November 16, 17 & 18
Santa Claus Parade
December 1 at 6:30 pm
New Year’s Eve
Ringing of the Town Bell
Talbot Street, 11:30 pm
updates on our website
Inspired
gifts for
treasured
memories
REGULAR
HOURS:
Mon-Sat 10-4
Maison Berger • Baby Gifts
April Cornell Linens • Clocks
Beekman Products • Throws • Pillows
Classic Seasonal Décor
In Store Specials during
Shop at Home for the Holidays
57-B Talbot Street W.,
Blenheim, 519-676-0770
treasuresontalbot.com
WELCOME
SHOP AT HOME
FOR THE
HOLIDAYS
NOVEMBER
16 th , 17 th , 18 th
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
IN DOWNTOWN BLENHEIM!
• Joseph Ribkoff • Neon Buddha
• Charlie B • Shapeez
• Rieker & Remonte Shoes & More
~ FREE professional bra fitting ~
Shop Tax Free Storewide
(with some exclusions)
During Shop At Home For The Holidays
Largest selection of Bras &
Swimwear in Chatham-Kent
75 Talbot Street West
Blenheim 519-676-3384
serenasladieswear.ca
JJ Sports & Collectibles
Large selection
of team apparel,
hats, cards
& collectibles
for the
Sports Fan or
FUNKO Collector
Shop “in store” or online at
jjsportsandcollectibles.ca
68 Talbot St. W.
Blenheim
519-676-5195
(call or text)
jjsportsblenheim
jjsports_blenheim
SCAN ME
• FDJ FRENCH DRESSING
• TRIBAL
• PARKHURST / COTTON COUNTRY
• RENUAR
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Shop Online:
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• 2UNDR
• Viyella
• 7 Downie St.
• Silver Jeans
• Ethnic Blue
• Au Noir
“YOUR STYLE IS OUR BUSINESS”
• Johnston & Murphy
• Redwood Classics
64 Talbot St West, Blenheim, ON 519-676-5144
www.fordandmcintyre.com
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“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.” -John Lennon
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Lake Huron
The
Daytripper
Mrs. Bell’s
Tea
Roomom
SPECIALIZING IN AFTERNOON TEA
11 3rd St, CHATHAM
226-627-0248
mrsbellstearoom.com • Wed-Sat 11-4
Onward we go, Daytripping to CHATHAM, KENT BRIDGE & DRESDEN
GENTLY USED ~ PREVIOUSLY LOVED
• Furniture • Small Appliances
• Housewares • Clothing • Decor
Christmas Closet - Opens in Nov.
4 doors down the street
Monday to Friday 9-4 • Saturday 10-4
202 Queen St., Chatham • 519-354-5033
thrift store
• Furniture • Housewares • Clothing • Toys
Your purchases enable us to donate in
Chatham and around the world.
Tuesday to Friday 9-4 • Saturday 9-2
127 Colburne St., Chatham, N7M 3L8
(Just down from Rona) • 519-352-0911
online... free... almost as “priceless”
ONTARIO SHOP
NY
LOCAL
Representing
58 Local & Regional Artists
in an 1,800 sq. ft. gallery
Wednesday esda
day to Saturday 11 to 4
137 KING ST W, CHATHAM
519-401-3083
MI
www.daytripping.ca
artandheirloomshoppe.ca
The Fence
There once was a little boy who had
a bad temper. His father gave him a
bag of nails and told him that every
time he lost his temper, he must
hammer a nail into the back of the
fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37
nails into the fence. Over the next few
weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails
hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier
to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the
day came when the boy didn't lose his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father
that all the nails were gone. He told his father about it and the father
suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was
able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father
that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led
him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the
holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say
things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. It won't matter how
many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. Make sure you
control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something
you will regret later.”
Come To The Country—Where It All Begins!
plus
ROESCH MEATS
Deli Meats
made on-site:
Gluten,
Sugar &
Lactose Free
selections
Thornloe
Specialty Cheese
Filipino meats:
Tocino
Adobo Capicola Steaks
Pork Belly Lechon
Kabobs & More
Smoked Meats • Wild Game Processing
• Enjoy Our Own Farm Raised Pork
and Free Run Chickens (drug/additive free)
• Fresh Eggs from our free run laying hens
• Ontario Dry Aged Carcass Beef (aged minimum 21 days)
• Frozen Entrées • Frozen Meat or Fruit Pies
• Patties: beef, pork, 1/2 & 1/2, sirloin, smoked brisket
• and So Much More! Custom Orders
• Thanksgiving & Christmas Turkeys by order only
www.rmeats.com
ALL PROCESSING DONE ON-SITE!
Open Tues-Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-3 • Closed Sun/Mon
DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR COOLER!
10910 Northwood Line at Mull Rd.
Just East of CHATHAM • 519-351-7711
Mrs. D’s Products
Classic Recipes
with a Twist
Jams, Jellies,
Sauces, Salsa & Pickles
• Locally Sourced
• Hand Packed
CHATHAM
Hwy. #40
Hwy. #2/Longwoods Rd.
River Line
Mull Rd.
Mull Rd.
Hwy. #401
Northwood
Fairview
Kent Bridge Rd.
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“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.” -Lyndon B. Johnson
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024

@Dresden Shines
@Explore Dresden Ontario
@Downtown Dresden Night Market
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME
This Holiday Season we e invite you to make Dresden en your Christmas destination!
Sunday, November 12
Dresden Shines 5K Fun Run
Friday, November 24
IODE Tree of Tribute
Saturday, November 25
Night Market - vendors, lights,
entertainment, delicious cuisine
Sat & Sun, December 2 & 3
IODE Christmas House Tour
(Sat 6-8 pm, Sun 1-4 pm)
Saturday, December 9
Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade - 6 pm
Dresden.ca | Christmas-town.ca
Southwestern Ontario’s Christmas Town
Thursdays, November 16 through December 21
Evening Shopping, Lights, Music,
Christmas Town Pub,
Live Entertainment,
Special Activities Weekly
BIA
Shop Local
This Christmas!
Thomas Kinkade Studios
"Let it Glow Christmas Tree"
$169.99
Changing colour lights and
plays 8 holiday carols.
Celebrating 70 Years
View Bradford’s new products:
www.gallerymarketinggroup.ca & order from us.
433 St. George Street, DRESDEN
Email: babcock@mnsi.net•519-683-2463
Saturday, Nov 25th 3-8 pm
• Downtown Shops & Restaurants Open
• Local Artisan & Crafters Market
• Live Music • Demonstrations
• Food & Beverage Trucks
• Strolling Entertainers
• Pop-Up Bar & Much More!
Vintage • Antiques • Oddities • Lighting
Collectibles • Furniture • Housewares
Gary’s Gallery
131 Main St, Dresden 226-627-8885 • 519-401-7322
Open Thursday, Fid Friday and Saturday 10 am to 5
pm
FALL
SALE
UP TO
50% OFF
Storewide
(Except
Consigned
pieces)
SPARKLE & SAVE!
Now you can go bigger and beer with...
1 ct. VS,
D-E diamond
solitaire rings
from
$2999
Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery
Compare & SAVE!
CUSTOM DESIGN
A MASTERPIECE
.20 ct. VS, D-E
diamond earrings
from
$399
Celebrating 70 Years
Weekly “Sell it or Scrap It” Aucons on Facebook
433 St. George Street, DRESDEN
www.babcockjewellers.ca 519-683-2463
Dresden Plate
Quilt
Shoppe
• 100% Cotton Fabrics • Glide Thread
• Extra Wide Quilt Backing
• Supplies & Patterns • Classes
• Long Arm Quilting • Custom Quilts
• Custom Embroidery
Arrive Weekly!
Co-ordinated colours,
designs & panels.
Christmas Custom Orders
by November 1st
Any one of our Custom Quilts
on display throughout the store
make a special family occasion gift.
Quilting is
BEAUTY
WI TH
BLOCKS
Tues-Fri 10-4, Sat 10-3
Thursdays til 8, Nov 16- Dec 21
462 St. George Street, South
519-683-4244
Updates, Details & Photos on
www.dresdenplatequiltshop.net
or:
HAND-CURATED GIFTS,
HOME DECOR
& VINTAGE FINDS
444 St. George St S
DRESDEN
519-437-8064
Tuesday to Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 3 pm
Thursdays til 8, Nov 16 - Dec 21
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
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm
Thursdays til 8 until Christmas
Saturday 10am-1pm
Christal Wills -
Owner & Designer
@kimberlysoneofakind
www.kimberlys.ca
ONE-OF-A-KIND
Premium Poinsettia Sale
Dec 1st -10th ~ Save 10%
www.mckellarsflowers.ca
445 St. George St., DRESDEN • 519-683-4368 • 1-877-228-3440
Visit Dresden
for all your
holiday needs!
Order by phone or email:
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“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” -Buddha
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Lake Huron
Mon-Sat
9-5
The
Daytripper
Laurie Clark Designs
9 Victoria St., Thamesville
Antiques
& Artisans
Local
519-692-3322 or 5519
Full Service Floral & Gift Shop
www.laurieclarkdesignsflowers.com
When Geese and Ducks
Fly South
By Spokeshave
A farmer's son - with father, T'was on an autumn day,
Stood on their farmland hilltop, the valley to survey.
The harvest was completed, on the land that lay below,
They watched the bowing cornstalks, as cold fall winds - did blow.
The ducks & geese flew over, heading south, where land was warm,
Migrating to a climate, away from winters storm.
"A question, I have father?" the father's son, quoth he,
"Why do ducks fly in two lines, and form the letter Vee?"
"Why one line is much longer? Has always crossed my mind."
The father smiled and told the lad, "More ducks are in that line!"
Blueberries
are our focus:
Preserves & Sauces
Single jars or
Gift boxes
Frozen Blueberries
er
ries
Always in Store
And now we’ve made it to THAMESVILLE & BOTHWELL
PARKS
Blueberry e
Farm Bakery ·
Country Store
www.parksblueberries.com
b OUR CAF
• Fresh Creative Recipes p • Blueberry Accents
OUR BAKERY
~ FAMOUS for Pies,
• Seasonal al Specialities
ities
Muffins, Scones
• Gluten Smart Scratch-Baked ch-Baked Goods
• ‘No Sugar g Added’ Selections
OUR STORE
All the treasures of Earth
cannot bring back
one lost moment.
• Kitchen Gadgets, Tools, Accessories & Cookbooks
• Women’s Apparel & Accessories • Lang Calendars
• Wall Art • Gift Baskets & Certificates
• One-of-a-Kind Accents • Children’s Toys • Prints
• Personal Pamper Products • Wedding Favours
•
Cards • Christmas Corner
Cookware
from
Emile
Henry
Photo credit:
Phil Collins
(for real)
MI
ONTARIO SHOP
NY
LOCAL
My Lefthanded, Backwards,
Upsidedown Life & Assorted Short Stories
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
By John Gardiner
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.
Stay Cozy in Style!
We would like to see your letters, recipes,
ideas, comments, stories and photos!
Send them in!
Open Daily 8 to 6 • 519-692-5373 • 1-866-901-5373
Located 7 km East of Thamesville on Hwy. #2
And
Christmas is
Amazing!
Daytripping, P.O. Box 430,
Bright’s Grove, ON N0N 1C0
email: info@daytripping.ca
OUR READERS are OUR WRITERS!
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“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” -Albert Einstein
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- Southwestern Ontario Map -
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME
Unique Shops,
Stops and Websites
This pullout map appears in each issue of
Most, but not all, of our regular adversers are listed here.
Many more unique shops that rarely or never run larger adversements
in Daytripping can be found within these four pages.
When travelling
to a town,
be sure to check
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Find more great stops on our FEATURE PAGES:
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“Buy Local, Buy Fresh”
Index)
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links & more can be found on our website!
www.daytripping.ca
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
Gibson Gallery 519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com
Wolfhead Distillery 519-726-1111
www.drinkwolfhead.com
ANCASTER T-10
FORA Outdoor Living 905-648-2200
www.foraoutdoor.ca
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
Old Imperial Farmer’s Market 226-313-4311
www.oifm.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
Saffron’s Threads Consignment 226-291-0123
Serena’s Ladies Wear 519-676-3384
The Little Change Room 519-676-8733
Thompson’s Orchards
www.thompsonsorchards.ca
519-676-8464
Treasures on Talbot 519-676-0770
BLYTH L-6
Maple and Moose 519-523-4276
www.mapleandmoose.com
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
Find us on Facebook
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
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
Art and Heirloom Shoppe 519-401-3083
www.artandheirloomshoppe.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
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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
DRESDEN G-15
Dresden BIA/Info & Events
dresden.ca
519-683-4368
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
www.blimeys.ca
226-787-1244
Crafty Candles
www.craftycandles.ca
519-776-8585
Essex Stained Glass
www.essexstainedglass.com
519-776-4577
FATE - Fashions & Gifts
www.shopatfate.com
519-776-9666
Heritage Essex Railway Station
www.essexrailwaystation.com
519-776-9800
Schinkels’ Meat Market
www.schinkels.com
519-776-7541
EXETER L-9
FOREST H-11
Alton Farms Winery
www.altonfarmsestatewinery.com
519-899-2479
Forest BIA
www.shopforest.ca
519-786-4062
Forest Florist
www.forestflorist.com
519-786-2339
Williamson Farms Country Store
www.williamsonfarms.ca
226-520-0144
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
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519-524-4181
Culinary Poet
www.theculinarypoet.ca
519-619-1919
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
HAMILTON U-10
HARRISTON O-4
Acheson Pharmacy
www.achesonpharmacy.com
519-338-3230
Alpaca Time
www.alpacatime.ca
519-327-4566
Beyond The Rock
www.shopbeyondtherock.ca
519-338-5008
Davies Antiques
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519-338-2449
www.ziggysfeatheredfriends.com
Escape the Old Post 519-510-2222
Bottom Borders: Sunny days / Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny days
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
www.fergusonapiaries.on.ca
519-236-4979
ILDERTON L-11
Bloomers Family Farm 519-666-1255
www.bloomersfarm.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
Hive ‘n Hoe Country Store 519-396-3529
www.anderkin.ca
Harbour Rose Boutique 519-396-6861
www.harbourroseboutique.ca
Lakeside Downtown Kincardine Tourism 519-955-0547
www.visitkincardine.ca
KINGSVILLE C-20
Kingsville BIA
www.kingsvillebia.com
519-733-6250
Banded Goose Brewery & Taproom
www.bandedgoosebrewing.com
519-733-9700
Canadian Transportation Museum
www.ctmhv.com
519-776-6909
Cindy’s Home & Garden
www.cindysgarden.com
519-733-9425
Distinctive Inns of Kingsville 519-733-5070
www.distinctiveinnsofkingsville.com
Fehr’s Heritage Bakery
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519-733-0303
Jack’s Gastropub Restaurant
www.jacksgastropub.com
519-733-6900
Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary
www.jackminer.ca
519-733-4034
Kingsville Military Museum
www.kingsvillemilitarymuseum.ca
519-733-2803
Kingsville Music Society
www.kingsvillemusicsociety.com
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Pelee Island Winery
www.peleeisland.com
519-733-6551
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
www.leamingtonartscentre.com
519-326-2711
Legacy Antiques
www.legacyauctions.net
519-322-4427
Pelee Wings Nature Store 519-326-5193
www.peleewings.ca
There’s No Place Like Home Antiques 519-325-1455
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Harriston
43
dc
hg 1
O dc
hg 30
404
33
48
hg
hg
hg
hg 12 hg
hg hg hg
hg 26
6 dc 7 22 50
King
Gormley
Orangeville
67
11
25
Brougham
Grand
City
hg
ji 7
O hg hg 31
hg dc
dc 5 ji hg hg 38
Greenwood
Damascus
Kenilworth
hg 109
Valley Waldemar
hg 23
24
Nobleton
Green
1 31
109
Caledon
MARKHAM River
po 407
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
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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
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hg 10 85
hg hg ji 124 Ashgrove
West Montrose
Marden
Millbank
Linwood
hg86 23 86 Ariss
Hills
P
PP dc
dc
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Eden Speyside
hg hg hg 86
hg 1 25
403
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hg 17 Winterbourne
Hornby
37
324 328
15
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P
dc
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hg hg 6hg
7
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Mills
Poole
Conestogo
po 17 26
hg 407 Port Credit
Crosshill
St. Jacobs
Maryhill
Brookville
312
126
85
7 8
3
5
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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
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299 401
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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
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P 284
P 111
275
109
BRONTE
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hg 28
Crieff
Freelton
Kilbride
po
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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 hg 28
401
49
Branchton Rockton
hg
hg dc 5
O
P O nm
8
Ayr
28
13
Aldershot
59
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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G
River
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15
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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
32
ls
ji 101
hg 5 7
ji hg 113 8
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
3
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
nt
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
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23
Port
Rowan
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hg 9
3
hg 91
P 130
hg 25
hg 10
22
hg
hg 3 28
Hanover
hg 10 Neustadt
hg 10 hg
Lakelet
P 203 hg 27
P 410
hg 30
ji 112 ji 107 hg 26
O 5
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Crystal
Beach
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WATERLOO RM
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Kitchener-Waterloo
Woodstock
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WENTWORTH
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Port Dover
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Hamilton
10
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for Tourism Informaon Inquiries & Advice!
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Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island
www.visitwindsoressex.com
1-800-265-3633
Lake Ontario
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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
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www.tourismoxford.ca
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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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Shops,
Stops and Websites
FOUR PAGE
PULLOUT SECTION!
Find more great stops on our:
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“Corkscrews & Cra Brews”
(See PAGE 3 I Index) d 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
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
Memory Lane Antiques 519-471-2835
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Red Door Shoppe Antiques 226-374-6757
Find us on Facebook & Instagram
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
Sew Creative 519-264-2177
www.sewcreativequilting.ca
MOUNT PLEASANT R-11
Windmill Country Market 519-484-9955
www.thewindmill.ca
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
FORA Outdoor Living 519-468-2100
www.foraoutdoor.ca
Our Gift Shoppe 519-863-2380
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OIL SPRINGS H-14
Oil Museum of Canada 519-834-2840
www.lambtonmuseums.ca
on
page 67
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
Black Gold Brewery 226-738-0665
www.blackgold.beer
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 Discovery 519-882-0897
www.petroliadiscovery.com
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)
Kind Decor 519-381-5165
www.kinddecor.ca
Sitara Indian Cuisine 519-491-5606
www.sitarasarnia.com
Village of Point Edward 519-337-3021
www.villageofpointedward.com
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
Franni’s Attic Antiques 519-410-4861
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
Port Stanley Terminal Railway 519-782-7230
www.pstr.on.ca
PRINCETON Q-11
REECES CORNERS H-12 (SEE WYOMING ALSO)
Zekveld’s Garden Market 519-845-3482
www.zekveldgardenmarket.ca
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
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
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
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
Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery 519-336-8127
www.jnaag.ca
Korny Korners Farm 226-886-2238
www.kornykornersfarm.ca
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
Sarnia Flea Market 519-330-6816
Sipkens Garden Centre & Gifts 519-542-8353
www.sipkensnurseries.com
Sitara Indian Cuisine 519-491-5650
www.sitarasarnia.com
Stones ‘N Bones Museum 519-336-2100
www.stonesnbones.ca
The Book Keeper 519-337-3171
www.sarniabookkeeper.com
TJ’s Furniture & Home Decor 519-541-2323
www.tjfurniture.ca
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
Doug & Marion’s Bike Sales & Repairs 519-245-9923
www.dougandmarionsbikes.com
Elly Boersema Natural Health Foods 519-245-0556
Hamilton’s Bakery 519-245-0741
www.hamiltonsbakery.ca
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
Sunshine Farms 519-692-4416
www.picklesplease.ca
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
Katharine’s Bed & Breakfast 519-682-3706
www.katharinesbedandbreakfast.ca
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
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
Vegetable Creek Originals 519-428-8894
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
Tourism Oxford 866-801-7368
www.tourismoxford.ca
WYOMING H-12 (SEE REECES CORNERS ALSO)
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
& FARM MARKETS
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A bit further north now, we’re in POINT EDWARD & SARNIA
Enjoy a
Winter Stroll
Along the
Village Walkway!
Visit one of our
many Unique Shops,
Boutiques & Restaurants
& Get A Start On Your
Christmas
Shopping!
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Christmas in the Village
12th Annual
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 ~ 11 am to 3 pm
• Visit Santa at Suzy’s Ice Creamporium • Cookies & Hot Chocolate at the Fire Hall
• Horse & Buggy
Rides • Hop On Hop Off the Polar Express Bus Around the Village
• Vote on your favourite Gingerbread Creation at the Point Edward Early Learning Centre
• Face Painting • Balloon Twister • Freeze Frame Photos • Crafts and Snacks at the Library
ry
• Smores & Camp Fire at Manley's • Christmas Caroling by the Resolution Quartet
• FOOD DRIVE & Charity Bake Sale at Albert's Fries -
bring non-perishables for the Inn of the Good Shepherd
• Bluewater Bridges join Point Edward, Canada to Port Huron, USA.
Fall in the Garden
is Fabulous & Fresh
My favorite time of year is
enjoying the transition in the
garden from fall to winter.
Watching the plants and
wildlife in the cooler
seasons can bring
much entertainment.
Taking the cue from
nature, slowing down and
preparing for cooler seasons is a
great lesson for each of us.
You might find that the fall is less
flowery than spring and summer, but
if you slow down to observe, the subtle
changing of colours will lead into
a one last flare up before becoming
dormant for winter.
Listening to the birds as they
gather to make their journeys south,
cleaning out the last of summer’s
bounty from the vegetable garden,
relocating falling leaves to the garden
or compost from the yard, can be
enjoyed if you take the time to slow
down instead of feeling rushed to get
things done.
The things I like to do in the fall to
winter slow down are:
1) Remove all vegetation from the
veggie garden and add compost and
manure so the gardens are ready for
spring.
2) Plant seed garlic (use straw or
leaves to mulch for the winter).
3) Instead of bagging all your leaves,
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mulch with your lawn mower as much
as possible to return the energy to the
lawn or gardens.
4) Put out feed for the birds
migrating and the ones moving here
for the winter - sunflower heads or
corn cobs hanging in the garden are
sure to delight the birds (or squirrels).
If you provide a reliable source of feed
and seeds, many birds will call your
garden home for the winter months.
5) Leave a ‘wild’ area in your garden
for overwintering beneficial insects to
call home and leave stems of spent
flowers and grasses to shelter these
until spring.
6) There is still time to add a few
winter interest plants to your outdoor
gardens such as red stem dogwoods
and evergreen plants.
7) As your fall flowering mums
finish out October, transition your
planters to winter cut greenery and
stems to keep your home looking
welcoming to your friends and family.
• Shop at the award winning International Duty Free Shop!
• Excellent Hotels/Motels
• Fine Dining • Riverfront Festivals
• Gift Shops • Large Marina
• Downtown Shopping
• Scuba Diving • Sports Fishing
• Nearby Golf Courses
• Walkway along St. Clair River
& through the Village
Amazing North American & Indian BREAKFAST DAILY
8am to 1pm at Sitara Point Edward
• Butter Chicken • Naan Bread • Chicken Tikka Masala
• Korma • Biryani • Samosa • Seekh Kabab
• Paneer Tikka • Vindaloo • Chicken Tikka Sizzler
• Tandoori Chicken • Lamb Curries
SITARASARNIA.COM
519-337-3021
DINE IN,
TAKE OUT
& DELIVERY!
(E through H)
Eclipse: What an English barber does for a living.
Egotist: Someone who is always me-deep in conversation.
Elbonics: Two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.
Eyedropper: Clumsy opthamologist.
Fashion: Something that goes in one year and out the other.
Flopcorn: The unpopped kernels at the bottom of the cooker.
Foodwinking: Giving exotic names to mundane food products.
Garmites: Clothing that fits well in the store & shrinks on the way home.
Genderplex: Trying to choose from cute pictures which restroom to use.
Genetics: Why you look like your father, or if you don't, why you should.
Hangover: The wrath of grapes.
Health: The slowest possible rate of dying.
Heroes: What a man in a boat does.
Honesty: Pregnant woman buying two bus tickets.
Hospitality: Making guests feel at home, when
you wish they were.
Hardware:
The parts of
a computer
system that
can be kicked.
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PRODUCTS SHOWCASED FROM 40+ LOCAL
ARTISANS - Gis, Foodie Finds, Apparel,
Home Decor & More!
Tues-Thurs 10-6 • Fri 10-8 • Sat 10-4
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140 Chrisna St North, SARNIA
Tons to see and do in POINT EDWARD, SARNIA & BRIGHTS GROVE
SARNIA
FLEA
MARKET
Antiques, Collectibles
& much more
Open Every Sunday • 9 am to 4pm
112 N. Christina St. Downtown
519-330-6816
GIFTWARE & UNIQUE
HOME DÉCOR
Showcasing the talents of
many local artisans.
SHOP
LOCAL
- OPEN -
Tuesday-Friday
y 10 to 5,
Saturdays
d
ays
10 to 2
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850 Colborne Street @ Exmouth Street (Northgate Plaza), Sarnia • 519-336-3838
Bad Pick-Up Lines
• Are your legs tired? Cause you've been running
through my mind ALL day long.
• Are you lost? Cause it's so strange to see an angel so far
from heaven.
• Can I see that label? I just wanted to know if you were
made in heaven.
Located in
the historic
Lawrence House,
built in 1892.
The Lawrence House
Centre for the Arts
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
127 Christina St. S. Sarnia • 519-337-0507 • lawrencehouse.ca
223 North Christina Street • Sarnia
519-336-2100 • www.stonesnbones.ca
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TWO FLOORS to EXPLORE!
Fluorescent ent Mineral Display, Fossils, si
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Adults $7 • 12 & under $3 • Family Pass $30/Year
OPEN YEAR ROUND
10-5 Thurs. thru Sun.
Closed Jan. 1, July 1 & Dec. 25
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We search for the most unique shops and stops, so we can tell you about them!
The Smile
Starter...
Smiling is infectious,
You catch it like the flu.
When someone
smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner,
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized,
I'd passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile just like mine,
could travel round the Earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin,
don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected.
Frances’ Helpful Hints
by Frances Botham
1) Have you ever wondered how to sharpen dull scissors?
Simply cut fine emery paper and you will find the results
amazing.
2) Put a paper towel in the bag with bagels, bread, buns, etc. before
freezing. Amazingly, you will not have freezer burn that normally plagues
this type of frozen food.
3) My husband, Al, deals with many enquiries regarding coins. The most
common question is “how do I clean my coins?” Never clean coins. Even
coins that are uncirculated can become tarnished. If you clean them, the
value diminishes. If you insist on having them cleaned, then take them to
a professional coin dealer for assessment and specialized treatment.
4) What to do for red wine spills on your carpet? Pour white wine on the
stain until the stain is thoroughly saturated and you will watch the red stain
disappear like magic. Mop the area with a clean absorbent cloth. It’s hard
to believe but it really works!
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!
Exchange rate as of Sept. 19th, 2023
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1717 London Rd, Sarnia • 519-542-5553 • bigfishlounge.com • Open 7 Days
AYear Round Garden Centre, Gi Shop & Bouque!
Extraordinary
selecon of
Plants & Unique
Decoraons
& Poery for
enhancing your
indoor & outdoor
living spaces.
Your Dollar is Worth
34% More
in Canada
• Steps & Railings
• Planters • Statuary
The American dollar goes a lot further in Canada and the Canadian • Senmental dollar doesn’t Stones
get too far
• Stepping in the Stones
United States
CONCRETE
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• Benches • Fountains
• Lawn Furniture
• Bird Baths & More
Monday-Friday 8-5
2403 London Road,
Hwy. 22 (at Bridgen Road) SARNIA
519-542-7071
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Voted Sarnia-Lambton’s
Favourite Restaurant 2023!
• Authentic Hickory Smoked Ribs
• Genuine Broasted Chicken
• Seafood, Sandwiches, Wraps
SHOP
LOCAL
SHOP
FUN
SHOP
TJ's
Reserve for panoramic views
of Lake Huron from our patio!
• Take Out • Lakeside parks & benches nearby
PRIME RIB
WEEKENDS
TUESDAY
WING NIGHT
NIGHTLY
SPECIALS
2713 Old Lakeshore Road, Brights Grove
519-869-2794 • skeeterbarlows.com
519-541-2323 tjfurniture.ca
Wed.-Sat d S
12-6 • Sun 12-5
1644 London Rd on Sarnia’s “Golden Mile” (Across from John’s Restaurant)
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For TOWN more NAME, information, TOWN NAME go to and www.town.petrolia.on.ca
another awesome TOWN NAME
SHOP
LOCAL
411 Greenfield Street, Petrolia I 519-882-2350
Christmas in the Park and Chili Cook Off • Dec. 1 at 6 pm
at Victoria Park, Petrolia
Santa Claus Parade “Christmas on Film” • Dec. 2 at 2 pm
Downtown Petrolia
SAVE THE DATE
Petrolia 150 Events & Signature Town Events
New website launching soon! Visit:
Petrolia150.com
for event details, and more!
JANUARY
Monday - 1
Petrolia 150 Event 1-3pm,
7:30pm-10:30pm
FEBRUARY
Fri-Mon 16, 17, 18 & 19
Family Fun Days Weekend
MAY
Sat & Sun - 25 & 26
Two Day Petrolia 150 Event –
Greenwood Park
Saturday - 25
Farmers’ Market Grand
Opening
JUNE
Saturday - 1
Town - Pizzafest
Fri-Sun 14, 15 & 16
Three Day Petrolia 150 Event –
around Petrolia
JULY
Monday - 1
Town – Canada Day
Celebrations
Fri & Sat 12 & 13
Art in the Park
Saturday 13
Town – Barn Dance
SEPTEMBER
Saturday - 14
Harvestfest – Farmers’ Market
DECEMBER
Friday - 6
Town – Christmas in the Park,
Saturday - 7
Town – Christmas Market,
10am-3pm
Saturday - 7
Town – Santa Claus Parade –
2pm “Celebrating Petrolia 150”
Tuesday - 31
Petrolia 150 Closing Event
Thursday – Sunday, AUGUST 15, 16, 17 & 18
Four Day 150 Event – Around Petrolia, and Greenwood Park
Events subject to change.
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For more information, go to www.town.petrolia.on.ca
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” -Virginia Woolf
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You can start wherever you like of course, and make your own trip!
Art Classes & Workshops - Private Bookings Available - See Website For Details
Christmas
Open House
November
17 & 18
4207 Petrolia Line, Petrolia • 226-738-0911 www.artzden.ca
The Bob-Sled Run
by Marie Mitchell, London - From Daytripping November-December 2005
As I shopped for Christmas yet another
year, I passed by children's shiny new sleds
in a department store. It brought back a
vivid memory of 43 years ago.
Our first winter in a newly built subdivision
provided very little in the way of a view of
nature from our windows as there was
not a tree or bush in sight. The
backyards were devoid of
fences or hedges of any
kind and since we lived on
the pinnacle of what was
called O'Connor Hills,
we had a pretty good
view of the city at night
and of many back yards,
one terracing into another.
Each yard dropped about three feet
or more into the next, for as far as the eye
could see.
On a bright sunny morning, after
Christmas, I thought it an ideal day to let
the children try out their new sled from
Santa. With the light snowfall over a good
ice base, the children would have little
trouble coasting from our yard down into
the next. My plan was to get the two oldest
dressed early and out to play then bathe
and feed the baby. I bundled up the two in
their snow suits, hats and hoods, mittens
and scarves and went out back in my light
night gown and housecoat with slip-on
mules to get them started coasting. I had
planned the outing to be at least a half-hour
entertainment, by themselves.
I put the three year old on front, five year
old on behind, tucking in their feet and gave
them ever so little a start, planning that
they would go down over the first terrace
and stop in the yard behind and return
to our yard and repeat ad infinitum for
whatever period of time. What happened, I
recall so vividly, I am tempted to suggest to
the Olympic Committee that they use this
particular layout for the bobsled runs. The
sled and kids went down the first terrace
and with the speed of light passed the first
yard where I expected their journey to end,
then they hit the next hill, even deeper with
less of a terraced nature.
I stood watching completely numb from
fear and cold. They disappeared from
my sight as they hit the fourth terrace,
and I set out after them - the flying nun
personified - my housecoat billowing and
my feet barely touching old terra firma.
I took each hill at full speed never losing
balance once and arrived in the fourth
yard just in time to see the children and
sled smash into a basement of a house
barely missing the basement window. The
lady of the house came running out to
see what had jarred the whole foundation
and by the time I got to screaming kids
and screaming housewife, I had a searing
pain in my chest brought on by gulping
freezing air and panic. My youngest had
his head hit the stone basement wall but
thanks to the scarf wrapped around his
head, he just developed a large egg. My
older daughter had tried to slow the sled
down, and succeeded only in getting her
hands under the runners, but neither was
seriously hurt. The owner of the house gave
me a blast for being so stupid because I
could have broken her basement window
on a bitterly cold day.
Now the test of intestinal fortitude began.
Children dressed in nylon suits and vinyl
boots on ice covered with light snow can be
treacherous at best, but trying to crawl up
hills, pull a sled and a child by each hand,
would make a mountain climber curse
in despair. At the first hill I devised
my system - tie the sled around
my right ankle, put kids on their
stomachs, push one then the
other up ahead of me as far as
possible and down on all fours
myself, try to scale the hills. I
quickly discovered I was simply
crawling up the inside of my housecoat,
choking myself, so a new motion came to
mind. First push boy, then girl, then hike up
nightgown and smash bare knees into ice
to get a grip, then pull right leg tied to sled.
We made the first terrace and walked to
a second and steeper challenge. I tried my
previous routine but after an interminable
time, and almost making it, only to have
one kid or the other, slip back out of reach,
I gave up. The stinging cold numbed me
still despair turned into hope as I devised
another option. We all sat on our butts and
with a little nudging, the three of us slid
back down into the original yard, as I had
decided to hike home via the road.
Putting the kids on the sled, I walked
through the yard out to the road at front,
and started the long trek home. Since there
were no sidewalks, we walked on the road
but our efficient city fathers had sent our
salt trucks bright and early and our hilly
subdivision got their immediate attention,
so the roads were not ice, but wet slush.
My mules became heavy with water and
wouldn't stay on my feet so I kicked them
off and walked home barefoot.
My feet felt like stumps and the two
sets of cement stairs of our home were
mounted with a strange sensation of
unreality. I could hear the baby crying
inside and with great urgency tried to open
the door, which was locked of course, so
our journey continued through the brittle
snow and up another set of stairs at the
back, where we finally gained entry.
The baby had obviously been crying a
long time. She was red and blue at the
same time about the colour of my feet and
knees. That was my first experience with
chilblains. Soon rosy faced children were
playing train with overturned chairs in the
living room and I watched their sunshiny
faces as I fed the baby, whose normal
colour had returned.
I think of this adventure, 43 years later, as
I walk home in the glistening white snow,
then glimpse the Christmas gifts that are
accumulating in boxes of various sizes as
I again prepare for Christmas. I also think
of how often we go coasting, so full of glee
and end up with a gigantic bump (broken
marriages, deaths, illness and defeats) and
how we smash back at life and try to climb
hills to make it back up to that pinnacle.
Often though we have to take a new path,
like the salted road, and feel cold feet and
even total numbness for a time till we find
again, warmth and sunny faces.
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Crocheting, Cross Stitch
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519-882-8740
Wed. 10-5 / Thurs. 10-6 / Fri. 10-5 / Sat. 10-3
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Bell l
from the 1989 9 fire
at Victoria Hall, Petrolia
Don’t Miss One of Petrolia’s
Best Gift Shops!
Customer Appreciation Week: Nov. 6-11
Kick off to Christmas Event: Nov. 14
Cosmetics Supreme Sparkle Event: Nov. 28
LADIES NIGHT - All Day/All-Night Event: Dec. 5
MENS
MEN'S NIGHT - All Day/All-Night Event: Dec. 12
Last Minute Christmas Event: Dec. 19
HOGAN
P•H•A•R•M•A•C•Y
• Wedding • Birthday
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November 17 th
& 18th
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• Scented Candles • Repurposed Furniture
• Birdhouses, Signs & Much More!
4189 Petrolia Line
Petrolia • 519-882-0747
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Dear Daytripping,
You can always drop off an
extra bundle or 2, or more.
I have a list of 50 customers
that I set aside Daytripping for,
and within less then 48 hours
the balance are all gone
and I always have people
coming in looking for more.
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Mon-Fri 9-9 • Sat 9-6 • Sun 10-5
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024
“A soft voice is the sound of peace.” -Anonymous
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Daytripper
While Daytripping, these maps will tell you where we are (roughly).
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2) Keep skunks, bankers, and lawyers at a distance.
3) Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
4) A bumblebee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
5) Words that soak into your ears are whispered ... not yelled.
6) Meaness don’t just happen overnight.
7) Don‘t sell your mule to buy a plow.
8) Don’t corner something that you know
is meaner than you.
9) It don’t take a very big person to carry
a grudge.
10) You can’t unsay a cruel word.
11) Every path has a few puddles.
12) When you wallow with pigs,
expect to get dirty.
13) Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
14) Don’t interfere with somethin’ that
ain’t botherin’ you none.
15) It’s better to be a has-been
than a never-was.
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“Peace on Earth starts with peace within.” -Gail Lynne Goodwin
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024

Now we’re in ALVINSTON, WYOMING, FOREST & CAMLACHIE
The
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Forest Florist
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1 Victoria Street, FOREST
519-786-2339 • 1-866-786-2339
www.forestflorist.com
Witches Pumpkins, Ghosts.
Orange tones with browns & rusts to
warm up your interior with floral decor
Close behind is " ”
Start following us online in October for
new displays. Fresh table flowers & plants,
artificial greens, trees & traditional decor
to create the holiday of your dreams.
Order early for pick up or delivery.
Gift Certificates, Rogers Chocolates, Cards,
Pictures, Lamps, Rugs, Mugs, Placemats
Mon-Fri 9-5 • Sat 10-3
Stop & Shop in
DOWNTOWN
FOREST
Check out our downtown - browse
our shops, enjoy a meal at one of
our fantastic restaurants or take in a
movie at the historic Kineto Theatre!
Make a day of it in Forest!
Oct.19: Celebrating Women
in Business
Nov. 24: BLACK FRIDAY SALES
CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK
Garden of Wisdom
Keep up to date with
Event & Shopping
Information on our
website, Facebook
and Instagram!
Submitted by:
Eve Stickland
“
Three grand essentials to
happiness in this life are something
to do, something to love,
”
and something to hope for.
Joseph Addison
As reported by
www.hashtaglocal.com
Williamson Farms Country Store
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
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.”
Photo Credit: Sierra Hart
Photography
• Collecbles • Giware • Kids Toys, Games & Books • Fudge
• Maple Buer Tarts & Baking • Williamson Farms Beef & Pork
• Local Honey • Cheese • Local Cider • Williamson Farms Maple Syrup
Open Monday to Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5
Check Social Media for extended Christmas hours
14 King Street West, FOREST • 226-520-0144
www.williamsonfarmscountrystore.ca
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024
“Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding.” -Albert Einstein
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The
Daytripper
Daytripping to LAMBTON SHORES, PORT FRANKS & THEDFORD
SHOP
LOCAL
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“Remain calm in every situation because peace equals power.” -Joyce Meyer
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024

Lake Huron
MI
ONTARIO
NY
It may be called Daytripping, but you should always consider staying longer
TEN DOG PEEVES
ABOUT HUMANS
1. Blaming your farts on me... not funny... not very funny at all!
2. Yelling at me for barking... I’M A FRIGGIN’ DOG YOU IDIOT!
3. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out.
Exactly whose walk is this anyway?
4. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose... stop it!
5. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know
why we chew your stuff up when you’re not home.
6. The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog!
What a proud moment for the top of the food chain.
7. Taking me to the vet for “the big snip”, then acting surprised
when I freak out every time we go back.
8. Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry,
but I haven’t quite mastered that handshake thing yet.
9. How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look, we both
know the truth, you’re just jealous.
10. Dog sweaters?
HELLO!!
Have you noticed the fur?
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Apple Wine ~ Ice Cider
Gift Boutique
Premium Sweet Cider
Cider Tastings
Pumpkins • Apples
Organic Vegetables
Preserves & Pies
Nature Trails
PIZZAS from our
Wood-Fired Pizza Oven
MON - SAT 9 to 5 • SUN 11 to 5
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THEDFORD I ONTARIO I CANADA
519-296-5558
OPEN
ALL
YEAR!
more than just golf...
Widder Station is the perfect destination for a
day trip! Our 18-hole par 72 golf course is
perfect for all skill levels and our full-service
restaurant has over 30 LOCAL craft beers,
ciders & wines, open year-round. Every
Friday, Saturday and Sunday enjoy live
entertainment! We also host tournaments,
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FALL/WINTER
2023-2024
“Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.” -Richard Paul Evans
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Lake Huron
The
Daytripper
Our 1st section ends in GRAND BEND, but there are two more sections.
Open 7 Days a Week
Year Round!
ONTARIO SHOP
NY
LOCAL
Grand Bend’s Tranquil Mini Resort
on the banks of the Old Ausable River
MI
Best Selection of Indoor Plants!
• Cacti & Succulents
• Amazing Décor & Gifts
• Annuals & Hanging Baskets
• Shrubs, Trees & Perennials
• Fantastic Selection
of House Plants
CHRISTMAS
OPEN HOUSE
Nov. 25-26 • 8am-5pm
• Santa visits both days
• Free Coffee & Cookies
• Kids can make a FREE
Christmas Arrangement
www.westlandgreenhouses.com
10133 Lakeshore Rd. 3 kms South of Grand Bend • 519-238-1321
PINEDALE
Motor Inn
107 Ontario Street South
GRAND BEND
1-888-838-PINE (7463)
www.pinedale.on.ca
Your
Staycation
Getaway
Headquarters!
Close to Pinery Provincial Park
& Nature Trails!
Ask about our Secret Garden!
Guess
I Who?
am a comic actor/talk show host
born in New York on November 28,
1962. I worked as a bartender and
busboy prior to getting my start in
stand-up comedy. I spent many
years hosting a satirical news show
on a popular television cable station.
I am an actor born in Wales on
December 31, 1937. I was encouraged
by actor Richard Burton to pursue
acting at age 15. Although I have
appeared in countless films, I am best
known for my portrayal of an ingenious
serial killer, which earned me an Oscar.
I am a singer born in
Massachusetts on December
22, 1993. Before I made it big
as a singer, I wrote songs for
top artists after moving to
Nashville. I won my first
Billboard Music Award in 2015.
Answer: Meghan Trainor
Answer: Anthony Hopkins
Answer: Jon Stewart
NEW
THIS YEAR
Mrs.
Claus’
Sweet
Shoppe
10005 Lakeshore Road, GRAND BEND Open 7 Days a Week, 10-5
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“It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace and live in peace.” -Shenandoah
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024

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TOWN Daytripper
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awesome camera)
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Everywhere!
2024
Categories
may include:
• MOST CREATIVE
• Photo of the Year
• Cutest/Funniest
• At a Daytripping
Advertiser
• Greatest Distance
• Group Photo
• Most Adventurous
• Most Daytrippingish
Gary and Thea Long of St. Thomas, visiting their son in Arctic
Bay, Nunavut in July 2023. Charity of Choice: Hospice of Elgin
Debbie Whiting, Petrolia and the “Paradise Valley Girls” went
daytripping to Sparta Candles in Sparta and more this summer.
(left to right) Lesley Brumwell, Jennifer Ramsay, Jennifer
Bougard, Shannon Stevenson, Rina Taglieri, Colleen North and
Debbie in front.
Charity of Choice: Alzheimer Society of Sarnia-Lambton
Win for Charity
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Daytripping’s Charity of Choice
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Grey Bruce Hospice, Chapman House
in memory of Allen Hilgendorf
www.greybrucehospice.com
Enter the
2024
Photo
Contest!
See the 2023
Winners
on page 28.
Photo by
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Noel McLaren “I recently went on a
trip with my family to Scotland,
England and Wales. I took along the
spring edition of Daytripping and we
had several photo ops with your paper.
Sites included Loch Ness, Doune
Castle, Firth of Forth, Edinburgh
Railway Station, Stonehenge and
Buckingham Palace.”
Charity of Choice:
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Foundation of
Rotary
International
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great recipes, maps, hints, trivia, laughs & events!
Charity of Choice: Terry Fox Foundation Ontario
Michele Horton, Port Stanley took this
photo of friend (and subscriber!) June Chaput
to Tilbury, Wheatley and Chatham. At 89 years
young, June has lived in all of these towns and
plans to come back again. June stands with a
mural in Wheatley to remind folks to support
this community after the damage from
explosions.
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charity of your choice (or one of our
choice if one isn’t chosen) upon
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we publish throughout the year is also
entered into the annual contest for a
chance to win great prizes from our
generous sponsors! Photos must be
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Thanks to our
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Coyle’s Country Store,
Pinecro, Aylmer
Tillsonburg
August 1st, 2024 but photos received
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The contest never really ends. If this is
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“You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.” -John Lennon
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TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME
Congratulations
2023
to our
Winners!
See the latest entries
on page 27.
Shelley Bourdeau, u, Grimsby feeling Thankful, Grateful
& Blessed for Daytripping...always i stuffed with lots of
great recipes, maps, hints, trivia, laughs & events!
Michele Horton, Port Stanley took this
photo of friend (and subscriber!) June Chaput
to Tilbury, Wheatley and Chatham. At 89 years
young, June has lived in all of these towns and
plans to come back again. June stands with a
mural in Wheatley to remind folks to support
this community after the damage from
explosions.
Nancy Storey, Clinton with friend Marion Hunt of Seaforth on
African Safari in Kenya. Photo by husband Jack Storey.
Laura Smith-McKelvie of Bright’s
Grove and a group of six friends who
travelled from Sarnia, Petrolia, Bright's
Grove, and Bayfield to attend the
Piecemakers Quilt Show in St. Marys.
“Using our copy of the Daytripper, we
found some wonderful shops in St.
Marys to complete our road trip. I loved
the Chocolate Factory, O’Grady’s
Clothing and Troyer’s Spices. The owner
of Stone Home Creatives was kind
enough to take our photo for the
Daytripper!”
Enter the
2024
Photo
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Debbie D Whiting, Petrolia and the “Paradise Valley Girls” went
daytripping to Sparta Candles in Sparta and more this summer.
(left to right) Lesley Brumwell, Jennifer Ramsay, Jennifer
Bougard, Shannon Stevenson, Rina Taglieri, Colleen North and
Debbie in front.
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Nancy Baldacchino, London (in blue) and sisters (l to r) Patti Hercus,
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SECTION 2
Fall/Winter 2023/24 • Vol. 29, Issue 3
• Unique Gift Shops
• Antique Shops • Artisans
• Specialty Farms & Markets
• Craft Breweries & Wineries
• Quilt, Garden & Craft Shops
• Handcrafted Furniture
• Museums • Thrift Shops
• Places to Stay & Dine
• Live Theatre • Events
• So Much More!
An outbuilding at
Zekvelds Garden Market,
Reeces Corners
by George Rosema
This issue has Sections
FULL MAP
on PAGES
14-15
DETROIT
KINCARDINE
Lake
Huron
SARNIA
A
LONDON
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1
WINDSOR
KINGSVILLE
2
3
Southwestern
Ontario
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.
Lake Erie
3
AYLMER
BRANTFORD
PORT DOVER
Ain’t nothin’ better in the world, you know / Than lyin’ in the sun with your radio

The
Daytripper
anquesrad.com
79 ALBERT STREET, CLINTON
2nd section - CLINTON, ZURICH, LONDESBOROUGH, SEAFORTH & GODERICH
QUALITY Mennonite-CRAFTED
Furniture, MADE IN ONTARIO
www.fergusonapiaries.on.ca
SHOP
LOCAL
Thursday
to Saturday
9am-5pm
•NEW Flavours
•Liquid•Creamed•Comb
of Honey Butter
& Honey Spreads
39006 Zurich-Hensall Rd., R
East of f
Zurich
•BBQ BQ Sauce & Mustard
519-236-4979
•Bee e Pollen•Skin n Creams
We Have More Than Just Honey!
•Bees es for your own hive!
Don't dwell
on time,
it is a race
you can
nevcr win.
KILDONAN HOUSE
BED & BREAKFAST
43 Albert Street, Clinton
519-606-0575 • cinnamoncabinco.ca
All the things you need to decorate
your home for the holidays!
Trees, shrubs, tropicals, giftware & more!
Workshops
Available!
(Register online)
71 KIRK STREET I CLINTON 519-482-1163
Clinton Spring Fair by Allen Hilgendorf
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
39853 Londesboro Rd, Londesborough I 519-444-1014 (cell)
Gift Cards
Available
Murals Come to Life in Clinton!
Anyone walking the streets of Clinton
can see that the charming town is home
to many beautiful murals. However,
the true magic comes when you hold
your phone camera up in front of the
artworks. With the help of up-andcoming
augmented reality technology,
the murals will come to life and move
on your screen.
You’ll see horse-drawn carts drive
across the frame, cornstalks sway in
the breeze, birds soar, and much more!
Each mural will have a unique animation
sequence designed by a professional
artist, as well as an immersive audio
component.
Clinton’s animated murals were
inspired by The Junction BIA’s annual
“Window Wonderland” project in
Toronto. Each year, their downtown
creates an animated mural walk based
on window murals found throughout
their business district. Clinton is excited
to bring big city technology to a small
town setting where their art, history,
and culture are all just as worthy of the
spotlight.
It’s the perfect tour for any season,
since the murals can be viewed from
your vehicle in case of poor weather
and for ease of accessibility. Art and
local history enthusiasts will appreciate
greyhavengardens.com
Please check our website for current hours.
the work of the talented muralists, while
visitors interested in augmented reality
will get to experience exciting new
technology.
Six of Clinton’s murals were painted
by the late Allen Hilgendorf, a muralist
responsible for over a hundred artworks
in small towns throughout Southwestern
Ontario. His talent for elevating daily
activities through art resulted in a series
of murals throughout Clinton depicting
the area’s historically significant
moments. (A portion of one of Allen’s
murals is featured on the front cover of
this issue). Animating these pieces of
history breathes new life and interest
into existing art. This creates a creative
and unique experience for residents
and visitors alike, while still preserving
Allen’s legacy.
Furthermore, the mural walk
integrates well with several other
projects in the area. Last summer, Clinton
launched a downtown historic walking
tour, which includes fifteen stops. Each
stop shares fascinating information and
stories from local history, alongside
many old photographs. The tour can be
viewed online by visiting tinyurl.com/
clintontour.
Many of Hilgendorf’s murals illustrate
local history and overlap with points
of interest on the walking tour. Stop
number 7 on the walking tour describes
an entertaining story of crowds gathering
on the streets to watch TV through the
windows of the first TV store in town.
This scene is depicted on a digitally reillustrated
Hilgendorf mural which will
be located on the side of Bartliffs Bakery
and Restaurant. Bartliffs itself is another
stop on Clinton’s walking tour, since it
has been a fixture in town for over 100
years.
Clinton’s newest mural, found at the
main intersection of town, highlights
the beauty of the area. It includes many
local icons, such as Ball’s Bridge and
Clinton’s historic town hall. The mural
is part of an interactive mural tour
that stretches across Huron County.
This digital mural trail highlights
new artworks in the neighbouring
communities of Bayfield, Exeter,
Goderich, Seaforth, and Wingham.
Visit cchbia.ca/mural-tour to learn
more and view the murals, as well as
information about the stories behind
each artwork. Many thanks to RTO4,
K&J Pharmacy, Bartliffs Bakery and
Restaurant, and the Huron Heritage
Fund for supporting the animated
mural tour.
90 Main St. S., S Seaforth • 519-600-1646 • www.thecottonharvest.com
tonharves com
All Roads Lead Home by Jasmin Pannu
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“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” -Mother Teresa
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024

Lake Huron
MI
ONTARIO
NY
CHRIS’ LITTLE LIBRARY
TIP! Bring a cooler on these trips to buy local foods - It’s bound to come in handy!
Have You Been Wondering
What These Things Are?
These are a
few of the
lile free
libraries we’ve
found in
Southwestern
Ontario
• Records (New e
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(beside Comfort Inn) • 226-222-2834
Over 14,000
people...
should ...You
too!
T HE B OOK P EDDLER
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New & Previously Read
• Everything from $1 Books
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• Local History/Authors
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519-524-5224
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ALL AROUND
THE HOUSE
Bed, Bath, Kitchen
Home Decor, Gifts
32 The Square, Goderich
519-524-4181
GODERICH
MILVERTON
FOREST
There are over 100,000 Lile Free Libraries across over 100 countries,
with an esmated 42,000,000 books shared annually.
Visit LFL: www.lilefreelibrary.org
The Culinary Boutique in
the heart of Downtown Goderich.
Everything you may need -
from the preparation
of your culinary delights,
to presentation
Cuisipro
Le Creuset
Staub
Wellness Mats
All Clad
Royal Doulton
Waterford Crystal
Portmeirion
J. A. Henckels
34 Courthouse Square, Goderich • 519-612-1919
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Lake Huron
The
Daytripper
On to KINCARDINE, TIVERTON, MINTO, HARRISTON & CLIFFORD
MI
ONTARIO SHOP
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Hive ‘N Hoe
Country Store
Local, Natural Honey
Handcrafted Gifts
Homegrown Produce
678 Kincardine Ave. Honey Products
Kincardine www.anderkin.ca
Open Mon. to Sat. 10-5 519-396-3529
Everything you need for
Boho, Lakeside Living!
Open House ~ September 28th
If you pause
to reflect,
you’ll find time
to count your
blessings.
10am - 7pm • 20% • Off
Brunelli Storewide!
li Bedding ding & Pillows • Maison Berger Lamps
• Free pumpkin spice & cookies Fragrances & coffee
• Chilly Moose Coolers &
Drinkware
• Canadian-Made Products • Bamboo Clothing • Home Decor
788 Queen St., Kincardine I 519-396-6861 I www.harbourroseboutique.ca
Shoreline Chic
HOME DECOR
Home & Cottage Decor,
Area Rugs & More!
Christmas t Open House
November 2nd
• Coffee & Christmas
cookies
• Nevada wheel! WIN prizes
and/or discounts on purchases!
519-395-2236
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CLIFFORD
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME
Minto!
| HARRISTON | PALMERSTON
Get ready for the Holiday Season with our Downtown Shopping Events!
• Harriston Candy Canes & Cocktails: Nov 15th • Palmerston Kris Kringle Market: Nov 23rd
Celebrate the Season as we Light Up our
towns with Family-Friendly Festivities!
• Palmerston Light Up the Park: Nov. 17th
• Harriston Hometown Christmas: Nov. 18th
• Clifford Christmas in the Street: Nov. 25th
Join Minto as we bring the heat to the Coolest Event
of the year!
• Fire & Ice: Dec. 31st in Palmerston
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Everything you’d expect to find,
including Atlantic seafood
519-338-5008
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17 ARTHUR STREET EAST, HARRISTON OPEN TUESDAY-SATURDAY
The Off Season
Nothing is more
exciting than taking a
spontaneous trip to a
favourite destination.
For us, it is always
Kincardine, Ontario. A
small town snuggled
against the shores of
Lake Huron. Our goto
place of relaxation
and happiness, steeped
with fond memories of
past visits.
The week of
Christmas and the first
week of the New Year,
my spouse had two
weeks of vacation. So
on a whim we checked to see if our
favourite hotel, Inn at The Harbour,
would have any availability, and upon
inspection—they did!
Two weeks previous, a winter storm
had ripped through Ontario, hitting
Huron, South Bruce, North Bruce and
other counties hard. When we arrived
in Kincardine, most of the snow they
had received had melted due to warmer
temperatures at New Year, so travel was
a breeze.
We found many advantages during
the off-season. There were no long
waits for a table at restaurants, and we
could take our time eating the delicious
entrees, which were on the table in a
timely fashion.
While the off-season was in full tilt,
the Kincardinians enjoyed social time
at the Erie Belle and Locals restaurants.
Even the local brewery Grey Matter
was chock-a-block with patrons on this
dark winter evening. Unfortunately, our
favourite restaurant, The Hawg’s Breath
Saloon, was closed during our stay.
Another advantage was the lack
of crowds in the downtown area and
the shops, plus deep discounts on
Christmas merchandise. The beaches
were virtually empty, along with the
boardwalks and hiking trails. The only
people perusing these areas were the
residents themselves.
The biggest bonus was we were the
only guests at our hotel, and the peace
was a balm to our senses and souls
after the hustle and bustle of the city
and Christmas itself. Our room looked
out toward the mighty Lake Huron, the
now-empty marina and the lighthouse.
Now that the leaves were gone on the
tree by the lighthouse, we could see the
northern side and never knew that the
By J.J. Francissen,
London
Piping Down the Sun, Kincardine Tourism photo
window in the lantern room extended
that far. We could see the revolving light
inside, a beam which has shone over
the lake since 1881.
Kincardine Lighthouse—an octagonal
tower sits on a stone foundation
overlooking the Penetangore River, the
harbour, the marina, the beach and the
sunken wreck of the Ann Maria. It is
now a museum that one can tour from
July 1st to Labour Day. It is also the
location of the sunset piper during the
summer, where the piper in clan tartan
pipes down the sun every evening
except Saturday nights.
Our view also extended to Station
Beach Park and the shores of Lake
Huron, which now sported frozen
waves looking like white, undulating
hills. We looked at this sight with awe
and marvelled at the sheer force of the
winds and Old Man Winter as the waves
froze in this manner.
The only sounds were the occasional
traffic driving by, the swish of tires on
wet pavement, and the odd voice talking
as the residents took their morning
and evening strolls. We heard the gulls,
Canada Geese and ducks calling out.
The weather had been rainy, but
that didn’t hamper our visit because
we both purchased some good quality
used books at The Bookshop, otherwise
known as Condor Fine Books. This gem
of a bookstore has recently changed
owners. We found some interesting
books to read in our cozy hotel room as
the rain pelted the pavement below and
the westerly winds buffeted the little
town of Kincardine.
If you do not cope well with busy
locations and crowds, it’s well worth a
stay in any touristy town during the offseason.
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Harriston • 519-510-2222
GIFTS, HOME DÉCOR & MORE!
A Large Selection of Gifts,
Home Décor, Fashion and Jewellery
519-338-3230 • 16 ELORA ST. HARRISTON
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Annual
Open House
November 4 & 5
10am–4pm
Drop by
and see how
yarn and
socks
are made!
Mill & Store Open Year Round
Hours
Mon to Fri 9am-4pm • Sat 10am-3pm
5509 Hwy. 9 between
Harriston & Clifford • 519-327-4566
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KITCHEN
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FOODS
Christmas Open House:
November 16–18
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105 Elizabeth Street West,
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Planning an event?
Many groups ask
for extra copies
for their guests.
Call 1-800-667-0337
for extra Daytrippers!
FACTORY YARN OUTLET
230 Elma Street West
LISTOWEL • 1-855-900-3951
ASK ABOUT OUR MEMBERSHIP CARD!
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SHOES & CLOTHING
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Exploring in and around LISTOWEL, NEWTON & MILLBANK
Take a Hike
‘Tis winter and I’m sure you know,
I’ll not go hiking in the snow.
Go if you must. Be brave. Be bold.
I’ll not go there. ‘Tis freakin’ cold.
You can walk, or you can ski.
Do what you must, don’t bother me.
I will not tread, I will not go,
a walking through the freakin’ snow.
Don’t preach of ‘rosy cheeks’ I’d get.
Or benefits, of being fit.
For you’ll get some advice from me,
on where to place, your pole and ski.
So don’t ask me to to come along.
To hike in this is surely wrong.
Guess I’ll stay fat. I’ll not be fit.
‘Cause I don’t like snow, NOT ONE BIT...
by Joanne vanDam
CURBSIDE
PICKUP
AVAILABLE
Locally Grown
Autumn Squash
(aka: Winter Squash)
Winter squash differs from our summer varieties
(such as zucchini) as they are harvested only after they
have fully matured. Their hard outer shells allow for
a much longer storage time and protect their sweet
and delicious inner flesh. You’ll find them in abundance
at your local markets, in family gardens and our friendly
roadside stands. Beautiful and enticing inside and out,
these usually include Spaghetti, Hubbard, Calabaza, Delicate,
Butternut, Acorn, Buttercup, Turban and Sweet Dumpling.
Winter Squash Soup
3 cups peeled and cubed winter squash
(Hubbard, Acorn or Butternut)
10 ounces chicken broth
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
Winter Squash Thoughts
SHOP
LOCAL
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
Sour cream (for topping)
Fresh thyme springs for garnish, if
desired
In a large saucepan, combine broth, squash, onion, water, ginger, curry, salt and
thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes, or
until squash is tender. Mash squash and stir. Ladle into bowls and garnish with a
dollop of sour cream and serve. Makes 4 delicious servings.
• Nutrition-wise, winter squash contain a great portion of soluble fiber, rich in
beta-carotene, potassium, lutein, vitamins A, B6, C. It’s a good source of iron,
riboflavin(B2), thiamine & magnesium.
• Winter squash is a good choice for longer storage because the hard skin
protects the flesh. To prevent spoilage, leave part of stem attached. You can store
in a cool, dark place for about a month.
• Choose squash that’s heavy for its size with no blemishes or moldy spots. Check
the stem-end for signs of rotting.
• Acorn and Spaghetti squash are extremely difficult to peel raw. Try slicing the
squash in half and remove the seeds. Roast the halves face-down until tender and
soft. The flesh will be ready for scooping for your recipes.
• Hubbard squash can be carved like a pumpkin. Cut a circle around the stock
and remove seeds. Following the grooves, cut into sections. This will allow for
easy peeling and the flesh can be prepped by roasting, grilling or boiling.
• To prepare Butternut squash, chop off either end of squash and peel. Slice in
half to remove seeds and cut as desired. Squash can be prepared a day in advance
and stored in a covered dish in the fridge.
• Squash can be roasted. Leave skin on as it will come off much easier after
cooking. Roast with a bit of butter, cinnamon and applesauce. You can then mash
or cut into cubes and add to your rice and pasta dishes, or purée for soups. Diced
butternut squash is delightful when added to soups, stews and chili.
• Shredding winter squash and adding it to your pancake batter adds a varied
taste dimension and ramps up nutrition content.
• Purée winter squash and freshly grated parmesan cheese to serve over pasta.
Soooo good.
• Grilling is a fun option. Place cubed squash on skewers. Coat with honey, ginger,
grill to perfection.
• For a sweet presentation, utilize the squash shell as an edible bowl.
• To stabilize stuffed squash shells in the oven during baking time (you don’t want
them to tip and spill any of that delicious filling). Crumple up aluminum foil and
place around squash boats. That’ll do it and it may ease in clean up too.
• COOKING A FEW WINTER SQUASH (for an immediate recipe & later use): In a
large roaster, place squash (halved & seeded) cut side down. Add 2 to 3 cups of
water. Cover and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 1 hour, or until tender. When
baked, the peel should easily pull away from squash flesh. It’s ready to mash and
Aug 2023 Ang
serve or save.
• SQUASH Rec’d BAKE October RECIPE: 2021 In a 13 x 9 inch baking dish combine Butternut squash
flesh cut into 1/2-inch chunks, 1 red onion (halved and thinly sliced), 1 1/3 cup
frozen corn kernels (thawed) and 2 ¼ teaspoon extra virgin olive oil. Bake for 45
minutes in a preheated 400 degree F oven, or until squash is tender (be sure to
stir half-way through cooking time). Top with 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
cheese and return to the oven for 5 or so minutes, until cheese is melted and a
lovely golden colour. Enjoy!
• WINTER SQUASH CHUTNEY: Combine chunks of winter squash, raisins, diced
red pepper, sugar and spices and cook until tender. Deliciously accompanies your
meat and poultry dishes.
• SQUASH PIE FILLING: Many winter squash varieties can be used as
you would when making a pumpkin pie. All that’s needed is the flavour
enhancing spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger or
cloves. You can have some fun with this one.
• SEASONING & SERVING SQUASH (your way):
Cook your selected winter squash until tender.
Toss in a bit of olive oil or butter and add any
of these seasonings: Honey and sage;
honey, ginger and cinnamon; cinnamon,
nutmeg and maple syrup; brown
sugar; curry powder or
cilantro and diced
jalapeño peppers.
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Enter our Photo Contest (see pages 27 & 28) and we’ll donate to your favourite charity.
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E & E’S CLOTH & CREATIONS
FALL SALE
OCTOBER 16 TH to 21 ST
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• Flannel & Flannelette
• Sewing Classes • Notions
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DINE-IN • TAKEOUT • BAKERY
Mid-November: Many Christmas Goodies Available!
Let us make Christmas baking easy for you.
Featuring over 18 varieties of homemade pies
& many other homemade goodies including
bread, tarts, muffins, cookies & cheesecake.
All items are baked fresh daily.
Gluten conscious baking now available!
Store Mon. to Sat. 7am-7pm
Dining Room Mon. to Sat. 11am-7pm
Contactless Pickup is available.
Call 519-595-4407
Enjoy the scenic drive to Millbank, we would love to serve you!
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Where Is It?
The Hint is:
Everyone loves a good
independently owned
magazine, and auto
lovers love their Old
Autos Magazine, but do
you know where Old
Autos parks its car?
Look for the answer in our Spring 2024 issue!
From our Summer 2023 issue...
The Hint was:
Well, someone had time on
their hands. Check out the
scale of this romantic trimming.
This is on a very large north
facing lawn, just south of a
small town known for its apple
festival.
The Answer is:
This is just south of St. George.
From our last issue!
If you like these, you’ll love www.roadsideattractions.ca
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Daytripper
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Organic & Specialty Farms for food lovers, 100 mile dieters & responsible shoppers!
1
1
15 Apple Variees plus
Pears, Squash & More
now through March
19881 Charing Cross Rd. • Blenheim
519-676-8464 • thompsonsorchards.ca
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 •Maple Syrup •Jams & more!
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
~ ALL PROCESSING DONE ON-SITE! ~
TUES-FRI 9-5 • SAT 9-3
Closed Sun/Mon
BRING YOUR COOLER!
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10910 Northwood Line at Mull Road
East of CHATHAM • 519-351-7711
www.picklesplease.ca
CONVENTIONAL
& ORGANIC
PICKLED
PRODUCTS
AVAILABLE 3
YEAR ROUND
Fresh Asparagus
In Season
OPEN: Monday-Friday 9-4:30
SHOP ONLINE!
Weekends by chance (or appt.)
Details on website
30043 Jane Rd., Thamesville • 519-692-4416
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)
5
This deliciously different turkey with dressing iswell worth any extra
effort it
may take! The herbs, spices and ham add great flavour, the carrots add desirable
sweetness and colour and the eggs give the dressing a wonderful texture.
Basting Sauce:
Dressing:
Old-Fashioned
Turkey Dressing
2 1/4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup butter or hard margarine
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 loaf (1 lb.) sliced white or whole-wheat bread
1 lb. bulk pork sausage
1/2 cup butter or hard margarine
4 cups thinly sliced celery
3 cups thinly sliced carrots
1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, chopped
1/2 lb. cubed fully cooked ham
2 cups sliced green onions
2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
By
Ruth
Sharon
1/4 tsp. each dried marjoram,
rosemary & rubbed sage
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp. dried chives
1 large tart apple, chopped
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1 Tbsp. rubbed sage
2 tsp. dried marjoram
1 tsp. dried rosemary
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 turkey (16-18 lbs)
1 cup chicken broth
In a pan, bring broth, butter and salt to a boil. Add herbs; set aside. Toast bread
on baking sheets in 350°F oven until crisp (about 20 mins); cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
Place in bowl. In a skillet, brown sausage; remove with slotted spoon and add to
bread. Add butter to drippings; sauté celery, carrots, mushrooms, ham and onions
for about 15 mins. Add to bread mixture; stir in next eight ingredients. Add eggs
and 3/4 cup basting sauce; mix lightly. When ready to roast (and not before), stuff
turkey with about 8 cups dressing. Skewer openings; tie drumsticks together.
Place on rack in roasting pan. Baste with some of remaining basting sauce. Bake,
uncovered, at 325°F for 5 to 5 1/2 hours or until thermometer reads 185°F, basting
every 30 mins. When turkey begins to brown, cover lightly with foil. When cooked,
to have moist meat, allow the foil-covered bird to “rest” at room temperature for
20 mins. This will allow the natural juices to redistribute
throughout the flesh. Add broth to remaining
dressing; chill. Cover and bake at 325°F for 1 hour;
uncover and bake an additional 10 mins.
Makes 14-16 servings (18 cups dressing).
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JAM • JELLY • PICKLES
CHUTNEY • PEPPER JELLY
MADE BY HAND in MELBOURNE
with QUALITY INGREDIENTS
Friday 10-5 • Saturday 10-4
(Monday to Thursday by appt.
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Extended Hours
& Holiday Baskets!
November 13 to Christmas
Wednesday to Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-4
6583 Longwoods Rd., Melbourne
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5354 Camlachie Rd., Wyoming
OPEN Tues., Fri. Sat. • •519-845-1613
1613
FARM STORE with fresh
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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
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www.williamsonfarmsmarket.com
LAMBTON SHORES FARMERS
MARKETS Open Wednesdays until Oct. 4,
8am-1pm in GRAND BEND: 10035 Museum Rd.
on Hwy. 21 • FOREST: Open Fridays until Oct. 6,
9am-1pm • lambtonshoresmarkets@gmail.com
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15 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
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• Kids Adventure Farm
6193 Blackwell Sd. Rd. • SARNIA
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• Lamb • Chicken • Beef • Pork
• New Lavender Crop 2023/24
1265 Pretty Road, Sombra
www.prettyroadcofarm.store
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.
" From our Farm to your Home"
OPEN Friday 10-5 & Saturday 9-3
11554 Ivan Drive Ilderton, ON • 519-666-1255
www.bloomersfarm.com
17 CRUNICAN ORCHARDS 519-666-0286
On-site grown apples/pears & local food products.
23778 Richmond St., LONDON • Open Year Round!
18
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OUR OWN FRESH PICKED PRODUCE
Jams •Syrups • Honey •Pickles
•Cheese •Baking •Crafts
519-652-5551 •Candies May-Oct
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22 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
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• 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
TABLE READY Entrees • Special Holiday Baking
• 10 Flavours of Ontario Peanuts
• Custom Gift Baskets
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• Peanut Products
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10-5:30 Mon
& Wed thru Sat
11-4 Sunday
(Closed Tues)
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Your Produce,
Meat, Grocery,
Bulk Food,
Homemade
Baked Goods &
Pet Food Centre
HORTON
FARMERS’
MARKET
Saturdays 8-12
May-Oct.
FARM MARKET
Open Monday-Friday
8am to 8pm,
Saturday & Sunday
8am to 6pm
1030 Talbot St. at Fairview, St. Thomas • Owners: Brian & Sherwood • 519-633-9691
11
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APRIL
thru
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25
A complete line
of Apple Products
• Fruit baskets for
all occasions
• Bakery fresh pies,
muffins, cookies
All popular
Mon.-Sat. 9-5(please confirm) varieties
The Apple Place of Apples!
99 Queensway E., SIMCOE • 519-426-0640
26 GUNN’S HILL ARTISAN CHEESE
Swiss quality cheese, crafted right here. Visit &
enjoy. 519-424-4024 • www.gunnshillcheese.ca
445172 Gunns Hill Road, WOODSTOCK
21
~ In-Store Bakery & Gi Shop ~
27
Old
Fashioned
Sausage
age
Smoked
Pork
Products
Bacon
Ribs
ONLY LOCAL MEATS including
ing
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
28 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
28
MILLBANK
CHEESE
& BU TTER
Naturally Aged
Cheddar,
Imported German
Cook Cheesee
& 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
Know of a market that
should be on this list?
Let them know about it
please. Thanks!!
• FRESH PRODUCE
• CHEESE
• PORK • TURKEY
• MAPLE SYRUP
• HONEY • FISH
• HERBS • GARLIC

Lake Huron
The
Daytripper
This entire area is fantastic and ST. JACOBS is at the heart of it.
MI
ONTARIO SHOP
NY
LOCAL
&
A Perfect Christmas Combination - See page 7
The Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village wins a prize for having
the longest name of any destination in Daytripping. It’s also a pretty cool spot,
located in the countryside between Harrow, Kingsville and Essex. The museum has
many classic cars and is home to a great diner as well, but it’s the Heritage Village
that has our attention this time. The recreated 19th century village will be open on
weekends 4 pm to 9 pm from Nov. 17th to Dec. 23rd, lit up for the holidays and
featuring a Christmas Vendor Market, outdoor campfires
and s’mores, a Peppermint Forest, entertainment
and of course activities with Santa & Mrs.
Claus. Admission is by donation. There is
also a Holiday Market & Craft Show at the
museum on Dec. 2nd & 3rd. See our Events
Calendar on page 64-66 for many more
holiday events.
...but you don’t have to call me Dale. See page 26
Another landmark, this time south of Grand Bend on Hwy. #21, is Dale’s Antique
Market & Mennonite Furniture, and if you can’t find their ad on page 26 it’s because
they’ve changed the name. There are a ton of antiques to be found here, but there’s
also a great deal more than that including handmade Mennonite furniture and a lot
of very unique home accents. Owner Todd Hayter wanted to find a name that would
better refect what this destination offers now, and that is “Rustic to Refined.”
...Murals, Murals and more Murals.
We love towns that showcase their history and beautify their streets and buildings
with art, and there are some great examples in SW Ontario. The town of Essex
boasts a large number of murals and St. Thomas is going like a runaway train with
murals, street art and large steel sculptures. Petrolia has a number of new ones
and is looking to add more. We’ve had a few captivating ones in recent issues that
are by Blazeworks, a young man named Blaze Wiradharma who has an enormous
talent. Now there are new and existing murals in Clinton and Central Huron that will
apparently come to life on your smart phone (see pages 30-31). These will include
at least one mural by Allen Hilgendorf who passed away in 2013 but left a legacy
of his art on many buildings in Huron, Grey & Bruce Counties and elsewhere. Also
see page 50 for an example of how Port Stanley (among other towns) is using art to
disguise otherwise unsightly public utilities.
Rest in Peace Boomer. See page 61
Little toy trains, little toy tracks... Tom
Villeneuve, much better known as Boomer,
loved toys and became synonymous with
them over a lifetime of collecting and selling. I
interviewed him at Alice Street Antique Market
a few years ago, which is also the home of
Boomer’s Old Tin Toys. He and his wife Sheila
have welcomed countless people in over the
many years in Waterford and the shop hosts
numerous vendors, but it’s pretty hard to top
the old wind up metal gems that Boomer fell
in love with. He said it was a Marx battery
operated tin chicken that would start clucking
and scooting across the floor that first got
him hooked. Alas, we’ve never known many antique dealers to retire... it’s in
their blood. Boomer left us on Sept. 6th and there is a Celebration of Life at the
Waterford Royal Canadian Legion on Oct. 22nd. Alice Street Antiques will keep
going strong in his memory.
Speaking of Antiques. See page 68
We just want to remind you that all the antique shops in Daytripping are shown
together in one place, always on a back page and in this issue that’s page 68. We
used to have different tours showing the various shops in different regions together,
but changed it so that their large ads are placed with the towns they’re in, and all
the shops are mentioned on the back cover for your convenience. You can’t do the
whole tour in a day, or even two for that matter, but
have fun trying!
While you’re in the neighbourhood!
See page 53
Shaw’s Ice Cream, a landmark for 75 years on
Hwy. #4 between St. Thomas and Port Stanley has
a treat for serving members of the Canadian Forces
as well as us veterans. Throughout the month of
November we can stop by for a free ice cream as a
token of their appreciation. What a great idea!
Tom “Boomer” Villeneuve
Both murals by
Blaze Wiradharma
(“Blazeworks”)
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The
Southwestern
SHOP
Daytripper
Restaurants,Tearooms,
TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome Cafés
TOWN NAME
LOCAL
Ontario’s BEST...
two!)
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.
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 519-869-2794
2713 Lakeshore Road www.skeeterbarlows.com
Great food & fun overlooking Lake Huron. Voted Sarnia’s #1
Restaurant 2023. Famous Prime Rib on weekends.
CHATHAM
Mamma Maria’s Ristorante
231 King Street West 519-360-1600
Outstanding menu, comfortable atmosphere, seasonal pao.
Opposite Capitol Theatre. www.mammamariasristorante.ca
Mrs. Bell's Tea Room
11 3rd Street 226-627-0248
Specializing in Aernoon Tea. Themed tea pares, or your
occasion. Wed. to Sat. 11am-4pm. www.mrsbellstearoom.com
IPPERWASH
Ipperwash Beach Club
6543 West Parkway Dr. (Lambton Shores) 519-243-5040
Serving lunch & dinner at an historic landmark. Large pao steps from
Lake Huron beach. Winter hours: Wed.-Sat. 11am-10pm, Sundays 11-9.
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
LASALETTE
Ramblin' Road Brewery Farm 519-582-1444
2970 Swimming Pool Rd. www.ramblinroad.ca
Voted Norfolk’s best burger. Locally sourced ingredients always fresh.
We have opons for every member of the family to explore.
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.
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
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
MOUNT PLEASANT
Windmill Country Market 519-484-9955
701 Mount Pleasant Rd. www.thewindmill.ca
A Desnaon Featuring Lunch, Bakery, European Deli,
Amish Furniture & Giware. Bus tours welcome.
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 Paris
25 Grand River St. North 519-442-3233
Casual dining from the freshest local ingredients, breakfast, lunch &
dinner. Great views from our Riverside pao. Live music on weekends!
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
Sitara Indian Cuisine
4189 Petrolia Line 226-738-0738
Amazing North American & Indian Cuisine. Rated #1 Restaurant
on Tripadvisor for 11 years. www.sitarasarnia.com
POINT EDWARD
Sitara Indian Cuisine
721 Lite St. 519-491-5606
Amazing North American & Indian Cuisine. Rated #1 Restaurant
on Tripadvisor for 11 years. www.sitarasarnia.com
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 DOVER
Erie Beach Hotel - Cove Room & Terrace Room
19 Walker St. 519-583-1391
Full menu for lunch & dinner, famous for Lake Erie perch
& pickerel. Steps to the beach. www.eriebeachhotel.com
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.
PORT ROWAN
Country Fork
1048 Bay St. 226-534-1616
Serving breakfast & lunch Wed. to Sun. featuring local ingredients.
Homemade baking & shop our giwares while you're here.
PORT STANLEY
Mackie’s
124 William St. 519-782-4390
A landmark on the beach since 1911. Indoor/outdoor seang
available. Free parking for customers.
REECES 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 funky atmosphere for lunch, dinner or a marni.
Moments from Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre.
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
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
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“Love is my weapon, music is my religion, peace is in my soul.” -Anonymous
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Lake Huron
MI
ONTARIO
NY
Always more to discover - in NEW HAMBURG, CAMBRIDGE & BADEN
Makers of Fine Quality
Cheese Since 1879
519-662-1212
FACTORY LIMITED
Famous for our great tasng
brick in a variety of flavours,
and tradional Limburger.
29 Bleams Rd East, NEW HAMBURG
(Exit at New Hamburg, Peel St. Take first right on Bleams Rd. E.)
Dad’s Teenage Transport
Most of us have a hard time thinking
of our parents as one-time children and
perhaps even more so thinking of them
as wild teenagers.
When we get older and the kids of
today look at us as if we were born
fifty-years-old it becomes a little easier.
After all, if we know we were young
once, then our parents must have been
young once, too.
I encourage everyone to try to draw
their parents out about their own youth
and you may hear stories like the
following:
It seems that my father traded his
childhood bicycle for a hunting rifle
when he was 14 years old. It was during
the war and the family needed food,
besides the bike wasn’t big enough for
him anymore, let alone big enough to
bring a deer home on.
The loss of the bike did not slow Dad
down for long. The next summer he
and several of his friends made a trip to
the scrap man’s place. They added up
their money and paid thirteen dollars
for an old model T.
Thirteen dollars for a car sounds like
a bargain even in 1946 but, there was a
Story and photos by Vicki Hornick, Tilbury
reason. The car had only one working
gear; reverse.
The boys spent the summer driving
backwards around the countryside,
having a ball. They quickly learned to
keep their hands and arms inside the
vehicle as every time they turned a
corner or took a curve the car rolled
onto its side.
This was not a problem for a gang
of young boys. The car was tough and
light enough they simply rolled it back
onto the wheels. Several vigorous turns
of the hand crank would get the car to
start up and the next boy got his turn
driving.
After many adventures and rollovers
the car finally broke down for the
last time near the end of that fun-filled
summer. Back on its wheels it simply
would not start again no matter how
many times they turned the crank.
The boys had lost their transportation
and the best toy a teenager ever had
but, they did not lose their money.
When they bought the car, the scrap
man told them to be sure to call him
when it breathed its last so he could
come collect it.
Don't wait
for death
to tell
you to
slow
down.
They called, he came with his tow
truck and kindly gave them back the
thirteen dollars before hauling the
Model T back to its final rusting
place.
Losing the Model T did not slow
Dad down for long. The war had
ended and there was army surplus
to be had. That is where my father
got the Indian motorcycle and
sidecar, brand-new in the box and
just needing to be assembled.
With the instruction manual and
natural mechanical skill, Dad soon had
his aviator goggles in place (no helmet)
and was ready to hit the road.
The sidecar was important to keep
from actually hitting the road. It kept
the large, heavy and powerful machine
upright when he had to take his hand
off the handle bar to shift gears with
what was known as a suicide clutch.
Dad had the Indian until he was in
his twenties but, unfortunately, just like
with the Model T all good things have
to come to an end. After many years
of riding the open highway when he
wasn’t working Dad found a reason to
sell the bike. Ahh love.
When he married Mom she
pronounced the motorcycle dangerous.
She would never ride in the sidecar
and insisted he not only get a proper
Over 35,000 sq. ft.
Excellent Dealer Benefits ~ Inquiries Welcome
73 Water St., N. Cambridge, ON
519-740-0110 southworksantiques.com
Mon-Wed 10-5, Thurs-Fri 10-8, Sat 9-6, Sun 10-6
Goggles worn by Vicki’s dad
car but, also that he get rid of “that
motorized death trap.”
A man from Windsor answered the
advertisement, fell in love himself and
bought the bike on sight. Dad warned
him to never take the sidecar off and
carefully explained about the suicide
clutch.
The man drove off after assuring
my father the sidecar would stay right
where it was at least until he could get
used to the bike.
About a week later while listening to
the news on the radio a report came
in from Windsor about a man crashing
his motorcycle.
Oddly the man kept repeating, “I
shouldn’t have taken the sidecar off. I
shouldn’t have taken the sidecar off.”
“That’s him, I know it’s him,” was all
Dad could say.
Christmas at
Castle Kilbride Museum
The table is set, the trees are trimmed,
and the warmth and charm will kindle your
holiday spirit. A tour through historic
Castle Kilbride is truly a magical time.
When we celebrate Christmas with family and
friends, we have the Victorians to thank for many
of its joyful festivities and delightful customs.
Step back in time and take in the sights and
sounds of Castle Kilbride National Historic Site.
Christmas Holiday Hours
The Castle sparkles from
November 15th to January 7th
Wednesday through Sunday 11am-4pm
Admission: Adult $9, Senior/Student $8,
Child (4-12) $5, Family $25
Tickets can be purchased online or in person.
See website for details.
Please check our website
for special holiday events!
60 Snyder’s Rd., W. • Baden
519-634-8444 • 1-800-469-5576
Operated By Wilmot Township
www.castlekilbride.ca
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024
“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” -Dalai Lama
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Lake Huron
The
Daytripper
Daytripping to SHAKESPEARE, TAVISTOCK & ST. MARYS
SHOP
NY
LOCAL
DISCOVER GREAT COUNTRY SHOPS, MARKETS, VILLAGES & ARTISANS!
Mennonite Country
MI
ONTARIO
• Quilting Cottons • Supplies
• Books • Patterns
• Stencils • Custom Quilts
• Gift Certificates
FALL SHOP HOP
October 26, 27 & 28
OPEN: Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-4
3991 Perth Rd. 107 • SHAKESPEARE
(1 block South of lights off Hwy. 7/8)
www.thequiltplace.ca 519-625-8435
~ In-Store Bakery & Gi Shop ~
Old
Fashioned
Sausage
age
Smoked
k
d
Pork
Products
Bacon
Ribs
ONLY LOCAL MEATS including
Lamb, b
Buffalo, Pork k
& 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
8
23
Donegal
112
20
From
St. Marys
& London
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147
Milverton
Gads Hill
Stratford
Listowel
119
7 8
56
131
Newton
Millbank
Amulree
Poole
107
59
121
11
45
Shakespeare
24
Tavistock
Antique & Unique Tour
Linwood
15
Crosshill
101
5
5
5
5
5
11
86
12
Wellesley
New Hamburg
to Woodstock
Drayton
Bamberg
Wallenstein
8
17
Baden
3
9
14
12
22
12
10
St. Clements
16
St. Agatha
Haysville
8
85
St. Jacobs
Heidelberg
Petersburg
Plattsville
Bright
From
London
o
Elmira
Mannheim
Washington
Waterloo
6
3
12
8
17
22
85
401
22
Conestogo
7 8
New Dundee
Drumbo
29
Alma
23
18
17
Ayr
21
86
30
Kitchener
12
19
Maryhill
8
49
18
Elora
Breslau
15 24A
97
7
75
Fergus
30
7
6
Ennotville
39
32
51
31
24
29
22
24
32
Cambridge
24
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Brantford
& Paris
P From
Orangeville
g 36
13
124 29
Guelph
6
St. George
7
34
401
5
26
46
8
27
Rockwood
Aberfoyle
From
Toronto
501
Troy
125
50
1
3
Freel
Rockton
GENERAL ER LS
STORE
T
TAVISTOCK,
SINCE 1931
Restaurant & Catering
Check out our new General Store with homemade preserves,
frozen family sized meals, frozen individual entrees and gifts.
WED/THURS/FRI LUNCH BUFFET: 11:30am-2pm
Featuring daily homemade classic entrées with mashed
potatoes, vegetables, gravy, soup, salad bar & dessert bar.
WEEKEND EVENING BUFFET: Fri., Sat. & Sun. 4-7pm
Roast turkey, roast beef, ef, country fried chicken, rolled
led
stuffed ribs, pigtails, mashed potatoes, vegetables,
stuffing, gravy, salad bar & dessert bar.
SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET: Sundays 11am-2pm
Scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, hash h browns, baked b k
d beans,
buttermilk pancakes, assorted sweets, mashed potatoes,
vegetables, stuffing, roast turkey, roast beef, rolled ribs,
gravy, salad bar & dessert bar.
15 minutes from Stratford
20 minutes from Walters Theatre
30 minutes from Kitchener/St. Jacobs
- Bus Tours Welcome -
*Buffet items may vary
depending on
availability
HOURS:
Wed to Sat
7 am - 7 pm
Sunday 9 am - 7 pm
Closed Mon/Tues
Call or check online
for holiday hours
RESERVATIONS
RECOMMENDED
For daily special
updates, find us
on Facebook or
Instagram.
Historical i l Pictures
& Artifacts from
the Tavistock Area
• • 519-655-2835
About Committees & Meetings
• If you see a snake, just kill it - don't appoint a committee on snakes.
~ Ross Perot
• I don't believe a committee can write a book. It can, oh, govern a country,
perhaps, but I don't believe it can write a book. ~ Arnold Toynbee
• People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.
~ Thomas Sowell
• Could Hamlet have been written by a committee, or the Mona Lisa painted by a
club?... Creative ideas do not spring from groups. They spring from individuals.
The divine spark leaps from the finger of God to the finger of Adam.
~ Alfred Whitney Griswold
• Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.
~ John Kenneth Galbraith
• It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God,
but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods. ~ H.L. Mencken
• If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.
~ Arthur Goldberg
• To kill time, a committee meeting is the perfect weapon. ~ Author Unknown
• If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into committees.
That'll do them in. ~ Author Unknown
• If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee.
~ Author Unknown
• A "Normal" person is the sort of person that might be designed by a committee.
You know, "Each person puts in a pretty colour and it comes out gray."
~ Alan Sherman
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“Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.” -George Bernard Shaw
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October 28
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downtown trick-or-treang,
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costume contest at Milt Dunnell Field
November 18
SANTA CLAUS PARADE &
LIGHTING OF WINTER LIGHTS
November 18 - December 31
WINTER LIGHTS
CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE
November 24 - 26
Visit parcipang merchants for giveaways,
we pay the tax or other in store promoons
More details on Facebook & Instagram
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@stmarysdowntown
It’s always our pleasure
Open
Mon
to Sat
• TRIBAL • FRENCH DRESSING
•PURE ESSENCE • ROYAL ROBBINS
143 Queen St E, ST. MARYS • 519-284-4436
www.ogradysclothing.com
Zenfire
Pottery
& Mercantile Unique gifts & pottery classes!
Over 50 local makers have created Art from the Heart
114 Queen Street East, St.Marys
ST. MARYS
MUSEUM
Visit facebook.com/stmarysmuseum
for up to date information.
Admission by donation
177 Church St. S., Box 998
St. Marys, ON N4X 1B6
519-284-3556
Email: museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
www.stmarysmuseum.caum.ca
Discover Your Family Tree Here!
www.rivervalleygolfandtube.com
519-225-2329
• Pottery •Books • Jewellery
• Natural Soaps & Body Products
• Handcrafted Wood Decor
• Earth-Friendly Home Products
www.zenfirepottery.ca
Eclectic Treasure
Antiques to Every Day Needs
Virtual Tour on Google Maps
• Hand Made • Best Quality • None Finer
166 Queen Street, St. Marys • 519-284-3572
www.chocolatefactory.ca
105 Queen St East • 519-949-7588
Little Falls
Artisan
Crafters
Market
Over 100
Artisans
to choose
from!
Large, varied
selection
of interesting
gift ideas.
Headquarters
of popular
18” doll clothes.
Take Home a
Little Perth County!
83 Queen St. East
ST. MARYS •519-284-0433
www.littlefallscraftersmarket.com
17528 Elginfield Road, St. Marys • 226-661-4004
Tuesday to Friday 10-4,
Saturday 10-3
Check our
Facebook Page for
upcoming classes
www.kalidoscopeofquilts.ca • karen@kalidoscopeofquilts.ca
Tuesday 12-5
Thursday 12-5
Friday 10-6
Saturday 10-4
Sundays 11-4
Up to date
photos
on Facebook
@JacobsLiquidaon
34 Wellington St. N., St. Marys
www.JacobsLiquidaon.com
Craft something with our
supplies or join a workshop.
Ready-made crafts & gifts
for the non-crafter.
SNAPPING TURTLE
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Great coffee.
Cozy surroundings.
Friendly staff.
Over 100 domestic and
imported cheeses
• Fresh Made Sandwiches
• Home Made Soups & Salads
• Catering
• Home Made Prepared Meals
SCAN THE QR CODE
TO ORDER ONLINE...
117 Queen St. E.
ST. MARYS
519-284-4508
www.stonehomecreatives.ca
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specialty grade coffee as beans, k-cups
or freshly-brewed.
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• Cold Brew
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Baked Treats
Open Most Days
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“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” -Buddha
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Ladies Who Lunch
A fellow I know mused aloud about
whether there actually are “ladies who
lunch.”
Yes, I confirmed, indeed there are. In
fact, I’ve been part of one such group
and have some wonderful pre-pandemic
memories of exploring a different local
restaurant every month. I’ve been
thinking that it may be time to resurrect
the group, because I think we all miss it!
Now, women are often sociable
creatures, so I imagine there might be
quite a few groups who gather to gab and
grab some grub. They might even refer
to themselves as “ladies who lunch.” But
we were a little unique. Some members
referred to our group as the “chicks
who chomp,” which might give you a
different visual if you’re trying to picture
what we might look like.
You couldn’t miss us really. We
were often quite noisy. And silly. One
December we almost had the group
convinced to flash mob and sing
Christmas carols after our lunch at
Covent Garden Market. Almost, but not
quite. Which is truly a shame because
one of the ladies was quite a good singer
and I’m sure she could have carried the
rest of us, even those who
insisted they were
tone deaf.
By Kym Wolfe • www.kymwolfe.com
SHOP
NY
LOCAL
Another month we visited a local
Ethiopian restaurant where we devoured
a huge communal platter of food. The
meal was delectable, but as always
was made all the better by the spicy
conversation and generous dollops of
laughter.
Being part of the group was a terrific
way to get out and experience the local
restaurant scene. Not everyone turned
up every month, but we did each get our
turn to choose a dining spot. We usually
picked places that are homegrown and
can only be found here in the London
region. Ethnic restaurants seemed to be
a popular choice.
A few vegetarian selections on the
menu were a must. Other than that,
frankly, we’d go anywhere if the food
was good, the price was right, and
there was enough room for six or eight
or ten women of a certain age to make
themselves at home for a couple of hours.
“Don’t worry,” we’d tell the wait staff.
“We’ll be gone long before the evening
crowd arrives.” After all, we were the
ladies who lunch… not the babes who
brunch or the dames who dine.
Note: Check our “Where You Should
Eat” list on page 42.
You’ll find some great
suggestions for your
next lunch
date!
MI
ONTARIO
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“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” -Mother Teresa
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Magic Place
By William Bedford
from Daytriping Sept-Oct 2009
Standing in the knee-deep weeds
and grass in the front yard, I take
one more picture of the dilapidated
fieldstone house, which stands halfhidden
by the hardwood bush. The
sagging roof is ready to cave in. The
front porch has already given up the
ghost. As I gaze at the broken windows
and ragged shingles, I have to admit that
it looks like any other old, abandoned
Ontario farmhouse, and not a magic
place at all.
But I remember this sad old place
as it was a long time ago, and it was
old even then, when I was young and
the world was still a wonderland. In
those days, this old homestead, with
its barbecues in the now weed-covered
yard, was a magic place indeed.
As a gust of wind blows the crisp
maple leaves around me, memories
of the old place cross my mind like
faded pictures in an old album:
memories of fresh cobs of corn
bubbling in a giant cauldron, of
wieners being roasted on the
tips of sticks over a wood fire, of
fragrant smoke hanging dense in
the still, chilly air.
Memories of Halloween - a
terrifying night for the ancient Celts. But
at this old house among the maples and
sumac, it was a night for fun, games and
spooky tales.
Off in the distance, a dog’s barking
interrupts my reverie. It still has a wellremembered
haunting sound. A wormy
apple falls to the weedy ground beside
me with a soft thud. Picking it up, I’m
reminded of a favourite fall poem:
“Plums purple and red, pears amber
and brown, thud! In the garden-bed,
ripe apples fall down.”
Memories, memories. I remember
the aroma of hot chocolate and burnt
marshmallows. I remember rolling in
huge mounds of crunchy leaves beneath
a coal-black sky glittering with endless
stars that seemed close enough to touch.
How, I ask myself, can a lifetime fly
away so quickly, while those long-gone
October days seem like only yesterday?
The setting sun reminds me that it’s
time to leave this magic place of happy
memories. As I drive away through the
swirling leaves on this lovely fall evening,
I give the crumbling old house one last,
fond look. I know I’ll never pass this
way again. I also know that, like the old
house itself, most of my own Octobers
have also slipped away.
On a frigid winter evening, or on
a humid summer morning, when I’m
stuck in the din and the poisonous traffic
fumes of the “real world,” I only have to
close my eyes to picture my magic place
in the hardwood bush as the creeping
autumn dusk enfolds it in its dark
embrace. I just have to close my eyes to
see a “V” of Canada geese winging high
in the October sky, or to recall the aroma
of hot pumpkin pie topped with freshlywhipped
cream.
In a secret corner of my soul, I’m
always young and carefree. There, the
fields of long ago are forever ablaze in
their fall splendor. In this inner sanctum,
where only I can go, “God’s in his
heaven, and all’s right with the world,”
and it’s always October.
Over 17,000 square feet
1175 Hyde Park Road
London, ON • 519-471-2835
memorylaneantiques.ca
Open 7 days Including Holidays
9:00-5:30
FRIDAY 9-8
Since 1946
The Fine Art of
Traditional Baking
•Breads •Cakes
•Pies, Pastries
and Cookies
• Traditional
Seasonal Baking
Please Order Ahead for
Guaranteed Availability
12 Front Street West
Strathroy • 519-245-0741
hamiltonsbakery.ca
Sew
Creative
In Store Now - Check out the
New Handiquilter Amara ST
The new 20 inch Amara sit down
or stand up quilting machine
Authorized Dealer
Handi Quilter
Long Arm Dealer
• Sales
• Service
Monday to Saturday
10-5
22486 Adelaide Road
Mount Brydges
www.sewcreativequilting.ca • 519-264-2177
Visit one of Canada’s largest secondhand bookstores
BOOKS • MAPS • PRINTS • POSTCARDS • CURIOSITIES
Welcome to Attic Books - one of Canada’s largest antiquarian and secondhand
bookstores. You can find us on London’s new flex street, Dundas
Place, a few doors west of Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, Canada’s largest
ceramic gallery. We have three floors of books, maps, prints, ephemera,
postcards and all sorts of curiosities that appeal to readers, scholars and
seasoned collectors alike. The atmosphere is spacious, bright, relaxed and
professional, not to mention architecturally beautiful, with its original tin ceilings,
hardwood maple floors and all the charisma of a Victorian building. This, along
with the help of our friendly and knowledgeable staff, will ensure that every visit
to Attic Books will be memorable.
240 DUNDAS STREET
LONDON, ONTARIO
N6A 1H3
Heads up to drivers:
Queen St and Wellington St
are going to be worked on
most of the construction season,
so please call and we’ll
be happy to give directions.
519-432-7277
Check out our website to browse
through some of our rare and
quirkier stock and to find out about
new arrivals, store sales and events.
WWW.ATTICBOOKS.CA
STORE HOURS*
Monday to Saturday
10 am to 5 pm
Closed Sundays
*hours may be extended certain days
due tostreet events &fairs but please
refer towebsite for up-to-date hours.
Let’s be book buddies!
Follow usat@atticbooksca
We buy, sell and trade
as well as provide appraisals
by appointment.
Check our buying guide under
Services onour website.
We look forwardtoseeingyou soon!
Upcoming BOOK SHOWS WE’LL BE AT:
TORONTO ANTIQUARIAN
BOOK FAIR
October 20th-22nd 2023
at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
in Toronto
OLD BOOK & PAPER SHOW
November 12th 2023
at the Artscape Wychwood Barns
in Toronto
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“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is the crime.” -Victor Hugo
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Late Arrival Admission (1 pm - 2:30 pm): $3 Per Person
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875 Nellis Street, Woodstock
Early Admission (9:30 am - 10:30 am): $10 Per Person
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Late Arrival Admission (1 pm - 2:30 pm): $3 Per Person
Children Under 12 Free with Adult
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FEATURING AN OUTSTANDING MIX
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Lego, Plastic Model Kits, Sports And Non-Sport Cards,
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SHOP
LOCAL L
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SECTION 3
Fall/Winter 2023/24 • Vol. 29, Issue 3
1-800-667-0337
www.daytripping ca
For 28 years n
now we’ve
explored the small towns and back
roads of Southwestern Ontario,
searching for the shops, stops and
events that make it worth your while
to go Daytripping. Every shop you see
in this paper is here for a reason.
Throughout this time we’ve also
asked our readers to make this small
paper their own, and they have.
Almost all the stories you find inside
have been written by regular folks
who had something to share. It is
their time and talent that has made
all the difference. This combination
has made Daytripping unlike any
other paper we’ve ever come across.
We hope you’ll enjoy it.
This issue has Sections
FULL MAP
on PAGES
14-15
DETROIT
KINCARDINE
Lake
Huron
SARNIA
A
LONDON
N
1
WINDSOR
KINGSVILLE
2
3
Southwestern
Ontario
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.
Lake Erie
3
AYLMER
PARIS
PORT DOVER
Gary & Thea Long of St. Thomas, visiting their son in Arctic Bay,
Nunavut in July 2023. See our Photo Contest on pages 27 & 28.
Bottom Borders: Sunny days / Oh, sunny, sunny, sunny days

The
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Come & Explore ELGIN COUNTY
SHOP
LOCAL
www.elgintourist.com
@elgincounty
1850’s Restored House
Agricultural Centre
Walking Trails
ADMISSION
$10 adult / Children Free
Visit our website for museum
tour information and hours
www.backuspagehouse.ca 519-762-3072
29424 Lakeview Line, S of Wallacetown
We wish every town
was so creative in
turning eyesores into art.
C OUNTRY HOLIDAY TOUR
N OV 3, 4 & 5
10 am - 5 pm
Enjoy shopping in the country at 19 small businesses!
Aldred Maple Products
25292 Talbot Line, West Lorne
Natterjack Brewing Company Ltd. 25292 Talbot Line, West Lorne
Jodie Aldred Photography
25292 Talbot Line, West Lorne
The Mary Webb Centre
25292 Talbot Line, West Lorne
Tina’s Quilts
25292 Talbot Line, West Lorne
Bluegroves Farms
25503 Talbot Line, West Lorne
Talbot Trails Restaurant
9353 Graham Road, West Lorne
Out to Lunch (OTL) Café
224 Graham Road, West Lorne
Esthetics by Kasia
227 Graham Road, West Lorne
The Brandywine Garden Market
25714 Pioneer Line, West Lorne
Heather Bell’s Sewing Studio
24846 Pioneer Line, West Lorne
The Decorating Diva Home Décor & Gifts 23490 Pioneer Line, Rodney
The Wild Goat
22360 Pioneer Line, Rodney
Vertere Living
102 Furnival Road, Unit 1, Rodney
Erie Gardens Market & Floral Studio 8966 Furnival Road, Rodney
Rusty & Ross (Recycled, Repurposed) 213 Furnival Road, Rodney
Shannon’s Country Diner
222 Furnival Road, Rodney
Rodney Wool Shoppe Gifts & Teas 242 Furnival Road, Rodney
My Sister’s Crafts
21161 Clachan Road, Muirkirk
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KATNAP Antiques
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The
Birds
By Susan Iedema, London
My earliest recollection of a scary
movie is one that I saw at an early
age, by mistake. That was the evening
The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock became
forever imprinted on my psyche!
I don’t recall the exact date or day,
but it must have been a Saturday
evening since an aunt and uncle came
to visit. And, as was the habit with
visiting friends or relatives, the ladies
usually stayed in the kitchen, chatting
and laughing, while the men could be
found in the living room. In this case,
watching television. I know at least
my sister and I were still up, and in the
living room with my dad and uncle,
when The Birds started playing on the
tube. I would estimate we were in the
early grades of elementary school.
I can only imagine how glued our
eyes must have been to the TV as the
plot and horrors unfolded before us.
My dad and uncle must have been
equally paralyzed by the scenes of
carnage that played out, particularly
as they didn’t seem to realize that this
movie was not suitable viewing for
children!
Not until my mother came into the
room to take us off for a bath before
bed, was the hypnotic spell of horror
broken.
As we climbed the stairs to the
second floor, my sister and I probably
resembled zombies more than
children! My mom obviously saw the
effect the movie had had on us as we
quietly took our bath. She returned
again and again to recount more facts
to support her story that it was fake
and just a movie. My uncle pitched in
by providing her with details on how
this and that scene would have been
pulled off, much like a magician would
provide the secrets to his illusions of
magic.
To this day, I recall two scenes. One
was the man found in the bathtub.
The second entailed the main male
character trying to stop the birds from
entering the house through windows
while other birds tried to peck through
a door. The three female characters
tried to take refuge in a corner, or was
it a closet?
Years later the birds made a return,
this time to the bedroom of my sister
and me. Behind the wall in a corner
of our bedroom lay the chimney. A
decorative plate sealed a hole in the
wall that used to house a heating pipe
in years gone past. As the heating
system was renovated, a gold metal
plate was placed over the opening. My
sister and I started to hear scraping
and scratching behind this plate.
Eventually my dad investigated. The
birds were not attacking, only a poor,
solitary bird who had fallen down the
chimney and was desperately trying
to escape. Unfortunately, the poor
creature did not survive.
A bird even found its way into my
own house years later. I returned home
from an afternoon shift at work to find
my brave German Shepherd hiding
in the basement. The job to search
the house to see what had driven
her there, fell to me. As I wandered
hesitantly through the rooms, I started
to notice signs that some creature had
been about. Finally in the living room,
at the back of the house, I discovered
a black bird. She had found her way
behind a blind on one of the windows
and pecked her way through the
clear plastic insulation covering in an
attempt to escape. I got a towel and
easily scooped her up. She calmly sat
within the towel in my hands looking
about inquisitively as I opened the
outside door and released her to
freedom.
The movie didn’t seem to stop
me from developing a love for birds
and a gratefulness for them. I don’t
even mind hearing the robin sing
outside my window at about five
in the morning! I guess my mom’s
explanations worked after all.
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“Ignorance is a menace to peace.” -Paul Harris
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Tales from Weaselscat
a quiet small town somewhere in
Saskatchewan
By Will Bartlett, Camlachie
The Roots of Dementia
“Ha! This article claims that they’ve
made a connection between dementia
and consuming foods from aluminum
cans and cookware! I could have told
them that years ago!” The comment
hung in the air like a well-cast dry fly
over a still pool on a mountain river.
Uncle Peter’s barbershop was busy this
October morning, many just dropping
by to say good morning and maybe
help themselves to one of the coffee
pots simmering on the woodstove. All
five chairs in the small barbershop were
occupied this morning, although only
one was there for a haircut. The other
chairs along the walls in the “waiting
area” were occupied by the regular
assortment of codgers who generally
attended the barbershop most mornings.
There was Lorenz and Gordie, the big
Newfoundlander, sitting by the front
window, and Leo and Karl at the side
wall. Each coddled a newspaper section
or magazine of unknown vintage that
had temporarily captured their interest
while enjoying the free coffee and gossip
that the barbershop provided. And
most were familiar with Karl’s tactics at
tempting the gullible. Even Uncle Peter’s
only reaction to this proclamation was a
slight raising of a single eyebrow.
Karl paused and then slowly lowered
the newspaper enough to peer over the
top to see if anyone would rise to the
enticing bait he had just thrown out.
Karl sensed that none of the “lunkers”
were about to expose themselves and
rise to the bait, and was about to turn
his mind to other devious tricks when a
voice issued from the barber chair. It was
Derek, the new assistant bank manager
in for his monthly haircut. Derek was
“new” in town as he had only arrived 6
years ago. He was still eager to fit in.
“Were you involved in scientific
research, Karl?” he asked.
“Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.” -Sallust
Karl lit up now that he had one
nibbling on the line.
“Not formally,” he replied in a strong,
dignified tone, “but I proved a correlation
between dementia and aluminum
several times.”
Derek was intrigued. The others
squirmed a little in their chairs. They
didn’t know what was coming, but they
knew something was coming.
“How did you do that?” asked Derek
innocently.
“Well, I found that every time that I
drank a beer from an aluminum can, I
would forget everything on my wife’s
honey-do list.”
Derek laughed. The scissors in midsnip
took off a chunk of hair that Uncle
Peter had intended to leave. However,
the defect would be concealed behind
Derek’s left ear, so Uncle Peter just
grunted and continued. The “lunkers”
squirmed in their chairs again and
grinned politely; they knew there had to
be more.
“And whenever I drank three beers
from aluminum cans, I would forget that
I was married.”
Derek laughed again and lost another
chunk. Uncle Peter grunted again and
snipped furiously. The lunkers chuckled
and settled down into their chairs to
resume their semi-quiet contemplation,
relieved that they had been only
spectators to Karl’s trickery. Derek was
pleased, feeling that he had forged a
bond with some of the oldtimers of the
town, and Uncle Peter felt satisfied that
Derek’s haircut would look just fine in a
week or so.
Life was good in Weaselscat, a quiet
small town somewhere in Saskatchewan.
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I don't get no respect you know. Even when I was
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When I was born the doctor slapped... my mother!
Even when I was a kid I got no respect. When my
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Even on the first date I had with a girl, I took her home and I asked her if
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Another time this girl called me up and said, “Hey, come on over, there's
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I'm no great looker though. The other day I stuck my head out the car
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On Halloween, when I open the front door, the kids give ME candy!
I get no respect. One time my doctor told me I was in really bad shape. So
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Even from my dog, I get no respect. All day long he barks at the front
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Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will
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“It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.” -Aristotle
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Monday:
Something to Crow About
This is a true story about a crow
named “Monday.”
My story starts in a village outside
the town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in
May of 1946. I come from a family
of 10, and my sister Amy (16 at the
time) along with her friend, Shirley,
climbed up a tree in their back yard,
took two young crows from their nest
and brought them home to live. It was
on a MONDAY, so this is where our
crow got his name. She put the crow
in a cardboard box and fed it lots of
bread and milk for the first few weeks,
along with a few worms. It wasn’t long
before Monday could fly out of the box
but it enjoyed staying in these new
surroundings. He would not fly with
the other crows around our farm.
Here are a few of the things Monday
would do:
He would take clothes pins from my
mother’s line and down would go the
wash, which my mother was not too
happy. To this day, we never found out
where the crow put those pins.
He could say three words real plain:
Roy, Mom and Hello. We never taught
him these words. By the way, a crow
is one of the most intelligent birds in
our world.
He often went to school with my
siblings and would wait to follow us
home after school.
He would often get real close to my
father for his favourite worms while he
By Roy Allen, Sarnia
was hoeing.
He enjoyed swooping down on our
cats to tease them.
One day he was able to fly in our
open door, and went straight for the
pantry and grabbed a loaf of bread
that was cooling. He got half way out
with it before my mother grabbed the
broom and changed his mind about
the bread!
While my dad was milking the cow,
Monday would often stand in the gutter
and watch, and Dad would give him
the tip of the cow’s tail. He would hold
onto it real tight and would often go up
in the air still holding onto the tail.
He would often mock us when we
called out, “Mom!” and he thought he
was one of the family of Allens.
One of his big mistakes was when
he picked a hole in my older brother’s
1936 Plymouth roof. He wasn’t
too happy when he saw it the next
morning. He told Amy that if he did
it again he would get rid of the crow
(which, unfortunately, is exactly what
happened later).
What I want you to take away from
this story of Monday the Crow is to
get out of your box, flap your wings,
and try some new things in 2024. If
Monday had stayed with the pack, he
would never accomplish what he did
in his short lifetime. So, try something
new this coming year, and then you
will have “something to crow about.”
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• The garage is usually all yours.
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Sock It To Me
By laurie burrowsbreakey, Dundas
Winter drags on and I’ve lost the urge
to write. What an awful time to lose
momentum, when idle hours could fill
sheets of paper with words of wisdom
or imaginary balderdash.
Each morning I arise peeking out
into a world of white, gray clouds and
pending weather warnings. We shovel,
gazing skyward, wondering when the
snow will stop and if it doesn’t where
will we continue to pile the stuff.
My 84 year old neighbour, Marls, lives
alone yearning for the return of spring
and warm temps, as we all do, to enable
her great pleasure of outside visits.
Each day she puts in the hours
rattling off the list of jobs
she has done around her
home. She says with her
usual good humour that
there is always a drawer,
closet or stored boxes to be
gone through and cleaned out.
Yesterday she climbed up on her
kitchen step ladder and cleaned the
microwave fan and high cupboards
that house infrequently used things.
Needless to say I admire Marls, she is
a trouper.
It is not often I hear negativity from
her. If and when I do, I relate my
story of living in a cardboard box and
roasting squirrel over an open fire. It is
an abundantly silly story but it makes
her chuckle and be thankful for a warm
house with running water and food in
the larder.
So that I may attempt in some small
measure, to keep up to the standards of
my resilient neighbour, today I attacked
my winter sock drawer. Over the past
few months I’ve noticed that each
time I opened the drawer a sarcastic
remark erupts from among the rolled,
folded and ‘looking for it’s mate’ multicoloured
mix. Phrases such as ‘you
again,’ ‘we are feeling messy,’ ‘how busy
are you anyway?” I slide the drawer
closed, saying, “Tomorrow.” A muffled
snarl comes from within, “Sure—it’s
always tomorrow!”
Sometimes that sock drawer can
get down right nasty accusing me of
favouritism, choosing to clean my closet
several weeks ago instead of it and the
junk drawer resting above it’s interior. It
just loves to jab me that I put it in order
just before Christmas.
Do I have to say I’m feeling a lot
guilty in the neglect of my sock drawer?
So tomorrow has come... Today is
the day. I walked determinedly down
the hall, entered the bedroom and drew
open the drawer. I actually heard a small
gasp! It was surprised into stunned
silence.
In a very few moments
the drawer was emptied
and sorted. The old liner
ripped out, the interior
wiped down and a new liner
installed. I addressed the
contents with a hangman’s
attitude and discarded unused,
orphaned or injured subjects.
Blacks, grays, striped, spotted and a few
flowered are now neatly piled within. It
is with abundant relief that I no longer
suffer the grief of a neglected sock
drawer.
However the kitchen turntables
have taken on an attitude, albeit not as
aggressive as my winter sock drawer,
but their murmured complaints are
beginning to plague my waking hours.
For some time now I’ve been
meaning to clean the kitchen cupboards
and put down attractive liner. I bought
several rolls of liner on the weekend. My
intentions are very good. But like I said
earlier, my momentum is lacking and
obviously not just in writing.
I guess there will always be a drawer
or closet that needs attention, the trick
is not to listen to closely.
Pretty soon it will be spring and I’ll
be in the garden where I won’t be able
to hear the complaints erupting from
the depths of cupboards, drawers and
closets. Those jobs will once again go
on the list for winter jobs. The circle
continues.
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ANNANDALE
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
30 Tillson Ave
TILLSONBURG, ON
www.tillsonburg.ca
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TILLSONBURG
Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm
TILLSONBURG, NORWICH, INGERSOLL, WOODSTOCK, EMBRO & ANCASTER
Fall & Winter at Annandale . . .
Until Oct 29: ‘Small Wonders’ (12x14” or smaller)
Oxford Creative Connections Art Show & Sale
A warm & elegant Christmas season in
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Annandale is decorated for the Yuletide season.
Decorations & exhibit themes change annually.
50 Years of Hallmark® Ornament History
November 24 - January 7
Annandale Christmas
Open House Weekend
Tree Lighting on the Lawn - Friday 7 pm
Winter Solstice Tea
A Christmas Tea with goodies,
and a tour of the Hallmark®
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Thirty days hath September, April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one.
Save February, she alone hath eight days and a score.
Til leap year gives her one day more.
It takes the Earth approximately 365.242189 days—or 365 days,
5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds—to circle once around the
Sun. This is called a tropical year.
Roman general Julius Caesar implemented the first leap day in his Julian
Calendar, which he introduced in 45 BCE (Before Common Era). A leap
day was added every four years. At the time, leap day was February 24,
and February was the last month of the year. However, adding a leap
day every four years was too often and eventually, in 1582, Pope
Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian Calendar. This calendar, which
we still use today, has a more precise formula for calculation of leap
years, also known as bissextile years. Leap Years now occur whenever a
year is divisible by 4, with the exception of centurial years that are not
evenly divisible by 400.
Without an extra, or intercalary, day on February 29 nearly every
four years, we would lose almost six hours every year. After only
100 years, a calendar without leap years would be off by
approximately 24 days in relation to fixed seasonal days such as
the vernal equinox or the winter solstice.
When the rules of courtship were stricter than today, women were only
allowed to propose marriage to a man on a Leap Day!
FEBRUARY 29th is also known as Sadie Hawkins Day.
Chances of being born on a leap day are approximately 1 in 1500.
People born on Leap Year Day are called leaplings.
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making a sandwich. The second lady chimed in, ”Yes,
sometimes I find myself on the landing of the stairs and
can’t remember whether I was on my way up or on my
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The
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SIMCOE, VITTORIA, PORT ROWAN, WATERFORD, VANESSA & PORT DOVER
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Quaint Shops, Great Restaurants, Inns and B&Bs,
Live Theatre, a Harbourfront Museum and a
warm welcome are all part of a visit
to our picturesque port town.
Closer than
you think!
November 18:
CHRISTMAS
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Santa arrives at
the pier by fish tug with a
Coast Guard escort. Santa, the Parade,
Midnite Madness Sales, Bonfire on the
Beach, and Fireworks over the lake.
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He was known as “Big John”
by his friends, a gentle giant
measuring in at well over
six feet, with a shoe size to
compare, and a heart made of
gold.
I lost him...my dad...eight
years ago. December 1st would
mark his birthday. December
is not as cold to me as the
weather forecasts, as warm
thoughts of him cast a smile
across my face from ear to ear,
as each snowflake falls. Missing
him goes without question. His
energy is vast in so much surrounding
me, especially in nature.
I am blessed to live where at any
given time the backyard will fill with
a dozen or so deer. I can envision
my dad posed by the big picture
window taking in the sight. Observing,
watching intently, filling my head with
knowledge of these majestic creatures,
their importance in life.
Never taking nature for granted,
his watchful eye would point out a
hawk perched on a treetop, and wild
turkey running in fields adjacent to
the stretches of country road he loved
to travel. Sensing you were becoming
restless on a road trip, he would say,
“Open your eyes, take a look around,”
Remembrance
By Lisa Paddon, London
from Daytripping Nov-Dec 2014
pointing out nature’s secrets that would
have otherwise gone unnoticed.
Sitting down to a dinner of
handpicked wild mushrooms was
not out of the ordinary in my family.
His wisdom guiding him in carefully
choosing just the right ones to indulge,
and delicious they were! Dad’s
excitement was contagious when he
would arrive home with his pick of
puffball for the season. He knew all
the secret places to look. The care he
took in preparing and frying them up
in butter was golden. The crisp edges
would melt in your mouth, I loved this
time of year! My friends were always
amazed, as they had never experienced
this.
In my memory are the days
I would tag along with my dad
to seek out the best elderberry
bushes. His long expert arms
would reach the ripest bunches
from the top branches. Soon we
would taste the jelly made from
his very own recipe.
Family pictures capture many
a fishing trip my dad and his
buddies would return home
from with a fan of freshly caught
pickerel, soon to be filleted,
and enjoyed by many. Our
feline family member, “Missy”
would also get her catch, as my dad
so thoughtfully put a little piece aside,
especially for her.
Year after year, the same squirrel
would faithfully arrive at the back door,
waiting for my dad to appear, peanuts
in hand. He knew it was the same
squirrel... “Blackie” he was named, his
trademark being the little notch out of
his ear.
As the seasons change, so too does
life around us. I am reminded of how
quickly time passes, as each day ends,
and a new one begins. Echoed through
nature, is the reminder from my dad
to slow down, and take in the beauty
that surrounds us, as we move steadily
forward, and enjoy life to the fullest.
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rom
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that otherwise do not get much
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The brand new pastor and his wife,
assigned to their first ministry, to
reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn,
arrived in early October excited about
their opportunity. When they saw their
church, it was very run down and
needed much work. They set a goal to
have everything done in time to have
their first service on Christmas Eve. They
worked hard, repairing pews, plastering
walls, painting, etc, and on December 18
were ahead of schedule and just about
finished.
On December 19 a terrible tempest
hit the area and lasted for two days. On
the 21st, the pastor went over to the
church. His heart sank when he saw
that the roof had leaked, causing a large
area of plaster about 20 feet by 8 feet
to fall off the front wall of the sanctuary
just behind the pulpit, beginning about
head high. The pastor cleaned up the
mess on the floor, and not knowing what
else to do but postpone the Christmas
Eve service, headed home. On the way
he noticed that a local business was
having a flea market type sale for charity
so he stopped in. One of the items was
a handmade, ivory coloured, crocheted
tablecloth with exquisite work, fine
colours and a cross embroidered right
in the centre. It was just the right size to
cover up the hole in the front wall. He
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bought it and headed back to the church.
By this time it had started to snow. An
older woman running from the opposite
direction was trying to catch the bus.
She missed it. The pastor invited her to
wait in the warm church for the next bus,
45 minutes later. She sat in a pew and
paid no attention to the pastor while he
got a ladder and hangers to put up the
tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The
pastor could hardly believe how
beautiful it looked and it covered
up the entire problem area.
Then he noticed the woman
walking down the centre aisle.
Her face was like a sheet.
“Pastor, “ she asked,
“where did you get
that tablecloth?” The
pastor explained.
The woman asked
him to check the
lower right corner to
see if the initials, EBG were
crocheted into it. They were. These were
the initials of the woman, and she had
made this tablecloth 35 years before, in
Austria. The woman could hardly believe
it as the pastor told how he had just gotten
the tablecloth. The woman explained
that before the war she and her husband
were well-to-do people in Austria. When
the Nazis came, she was forced to leave.
Her husband was going to follow her the
next week. He was captured and sent to
prison and she never saw her husband
or her home again. The pastor wanted
to give her the tablecloth, but she made
the pastor keep it for the church. The
pastor insisted on driving her home, that
that was the least he could do. She lived
on the other side of Staten Island and
was only in Brooklyn for the day for a
housecleaning job.
Christmas Eve arrived and they
had a wonderful service. The church
was almost full. The music and the
spirit were great. At the end of the
service, the pastor and his wife greeted
everyone at the door and many said
that they would return. One older man,
whom the pastor recognized from the
neighbourhood continued to sit in one
of the pews and stare, and the pastor
wondered why he wasn’t leaving.
The man asked him where he got the
tablecloth on the front wall because it
was identical to one that his wife had
made years ago when they lived in
Austria. He wondered how could there
be two tablecloths so much alike.
He told the pastor how the Nazis
came, how he forced his wife to
flee for her safety and how he
was supposed to follow her, but
was arrested and put in a prison.
He never saw his wife or his home
again all the 35 years in between. The
pastor asked him if he would allow him
to take him for a little ride. They drove
to Staten Island and to the same house
where the pastor had taken the woman
three days earlier. He helped the man
climb the three flights of stairs to the
woman’s apartment, knocked on the
door and he saw the greatest Christmas
reunion he could ever imagine.
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A ‘slow fashion’ and ‘indie designer’
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The
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A Memorable Day in Paris
On a fine, record-breaking warm first
day of November, my husband and I took
a daytrip to Paris, Ontario. Not only was
the weather spectacular, so was Paris.
We drove from our home in Waterdown
to Paris, 48 kilometres away, with our
friends who were visiting from Dobb’s
Ferry, New York. We four are friends of
60 years; through public school, high
school and university.
Our adult lives took us
in different geographical
directions, and for the past
40 years we’ve lived far
apart. However, thanks to
letters, then phone calls,
then faxes, then emails,
and now through texts and
FaceTime calls, we have
never lost touch.
They were here to see
family, but we gave that
Tuesday to ourselves, in
the name of friendship. We
wanted to show them one of our favourite
daytripping destinations—Paris, Ontario.
We took the lovely scenic route
from Waterdown down the Niagara
escarpment on Sydenham Road and
through the downtown of beautiful
oldey-worldy Dundas Ontario. We
followed Governor’s Road due west
through rolling autumn countryside. The
crystal clear blue sky and the glorious
sunshine contributed to the fall leaves
fairly shouting out their spectacular
colours, all the way to Paris.
We travelled down the treed, stoneedged
valley into Paris where the grand
Grand River flowed majestically alongside
us and under the bridge leading to the
downtown. The sparkle from the river’s
gentle current added additional beauty
to the stunning foliage along the river
banks.
The main street, Grand River Street
North, was busy for a Tuesday afternoon
with everyone commenting on and
enjoying the warm weather. The men
chose to stroll the main street, window
shopping and chatting, while we ladies
By Ann Moynes, Waterdown
Olde School Restaurant
Photo Credit:
The Heart of Ontario
By Francine Bayley
made a few serious shopping stops.
We first checked out Suzanne’s of
Paris, always a cornucopia of new and
interesting clothes, jewellery, scarves,
shoes, gloves, hats and endless unusual
accessories.
After Suzanne’s we spent time
browsing through the joy that is the John
M. Hall House of Quality Linens. This store
was established over 120
years ago, and the unusual
wooden, painted front
door, the long wooden
counters and beautiful old
squeaky wooden floors
speak to its dignified age.
It is full of unexpected
items and carries all kinds
of linens: towels, wash
cloths, hand towels, table
cloths, sheets, pillow cases,
quilts, even interesting
cotton embroidered
nightgowns and pyjamas!
There is an array of sewing supplies and
many seasonal gift linens. I was there to
get an extra long table pad for my dining
room table and of course, I was able to
get exactly what I needed at the House
of Linens.
While we were having a fine time
exploring the shops, (including Fine
Feathers and Bird and Bee Vintage) our
husbands settled themselves in the very
comfortable couches overlooking the
Grand River in the picture window of the
Dog-Eared Cafe.
We spent a delightful, unforgettable
afternoon in Paris that day, then finished
off by having a scrumptious dinner at the
Olde School Restaurant, situated about 10
minutes out of Paris at Paris Road West
and 687 Powerline Road, on the way to
Brantford.
In the 1870s the building was the
Moyle School. As a unique restaurant it
now provides a warm, cozy, environment
suffused with school day memorabilia,
such as original wood and wrought iron
desks, wall clocks from the old school
and even a welcoming fireplace. The
atmosphere took all four of us back
to our public school days in Toronto.
Queen Elizabeth II dined there on June
28, 1997 and sat at the table directly in
front of the fireplace. You can, too!
What a wonderful day we had. A
memory making day full of laughter
and friendship, revolving around the
pleasure of exploring the quaint and
picturesque town of Paris.
A Daytripping day to remember!
Celebrating
26 Years
Freelton Antique Mall
Over 250 vendorsofferingauniqueselection offering a selection of
china, glassware, collectibles, furniture, art,
primitives, nostalgia, vintage & vinyl.
905-659-0948
0948
www.freeltonantiquemall.com
Mistakes
• Homestyle Lunch
• In-House Bakery
• European Style Deli
• Frozen Food
• Amish Furniture,
Giftware &
Home Decor
OPEN
Wed - Fri 10-5
Sat - Sun 10-6
248 FREELTON ROAD
off Hwy 6 North between
Hamilton & Guelph
Plenty of
FREE Parking
OPEN Tuesday–Saturday 8am–5:30pm I Closed Sunday & Monday
Christmas
Open House
December 8
8th
5:30-9pm
Over 250
VENDORS
A famous writer gave the following list of
six mistakes we commonly make in life:
1) The delusion that individual advancement is made by crushing down others.
2) That tendency to worry about things that can not be changed or corrected.
3) Insisting that a thing is impossible because we ourselves can not accomplish it.
4) Refusing to set aside trivial preferences in order that important
things may be accomplished.
5) Neglecting development and refinement.
6) The failure to establish the habit of saving money.
701 Mount Pleasant Rd.
Mount Pleasant I 519-484-9955
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.” -Aldo Leopold
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Daytripper
The
Southwestern Ontario
EVENTS
Also listed on our website!
WWW.DAYTRIPPING.CA
Events listed FREE (space permitting). Subject to change. Please plan ahead.
ONGOING EVENTS
We’ve listed this section by town, so you can easily find ongoing things in a town you’re visiting.
Amherstburg Nov16-Dc10 Holiday Shoppe at Gibson Gallery, Thurs-Sun www.gibsongallery.com
Amherstburg Nov18-Jan 8 River Lights Winter Festival www.visitamherstburg.ca
Aylmer Oct 13-29 Halloween at the BOOseum! Weekends www.cec-dairymuseum.com
Aylmer Nov18-Dec23 Christmas Market, Old Imperial Farmer’s Market, Saturdays www.oifm.ca
Baden Nov15-Jan7 Christmas at Castle Kilbride Museum, Wed-Sun castlekilbride.ca
Beachville March 2-31 Jakeman’s Pancake Breakfast on Weekends www.jakemansmaplesyrup.com
Brantford ongoing Fri 9-2 Sat 7-2 Farmers’ Market (indoor year round) brantfordfarmersmarket.ca
Brights Grove til Oct 28 CANSCAIP in the Grove: The Art of Picturebooks Mon-Sat galleryinthegrove.com
Brights Grove Nov 4-Dec16 Gifts of Season Curated Art Sale, Mon-Sat galleryinthegrove.com
Brights Grove Jan 6 -Feb 3 Looking Through Their Lens, Mon-Sat galleryinthegrove.com
Brights Grove Feb17-Mr23 Where I’m From, Juried Exhibition, Mon-Sat galleryinthegrove.com
Brights Grove Mr30 -Ap27 Fibre & Fabric Fusions: Patti Cook & Fibre Artists Collective galleryinthegrove.com
Dresden Nov16-Dc21 Merry & Bright Thursday Nights www.dresden.ca
Essex Nov17-Dec23 Christmas at Heritage Village at Cnd Transportation Museum windsorparade.org
Ingersoll Nov-Jan Santa’s Village & Festival of Lights www.ingersoll.ca
Kingsville Nov18-Jan3 Fantasy of Lights, (Train Rides Weekends Nv24-Dec23) www.fantasyoflights.ca
Kingsville Dec 8-22 Friday evening holiday concerts, Lakeside Pavilion www.fantasyoflights.ca
Jarvis Dec11-Jan 1 Jarvis Light Up 2023 www.jarvislightup.ca
LaSalle Nov24-Jan7 LaSalle Holiday Lights and Heritage Nights 5-10pm www.lasalle.ca
Leamington Nov15-Dec23 A Signature Indoor Artisan Market www.leamingtonartscentre.com
London ongoing Sat 8-3 Sun 10-2 Farmers’ & Artisan Market www.themarketwfd.com
Port Stanley til Dec 22 Port Stanley ~ Canada’s Coney Island exhibit www.elgincounty.ca/museum
Port Stanley Nov18-Dec17 Santa Train, Port Stanley Terminal Rail, Weekends www.pstr.on.ca
Sarnia ongoing Stamp Club meetings - 4th Sunday of month www.sarniastampclub.ca
Sarnia ongoing Exhibit openings- Lawrence House 6-9pm (1st Fridays) www.lawrencehouse.ca
Sarnia til Dec18 Open Stage at Lawrence House, 2nd & 3rd Mon lawrencehouse.ca
Sarnia Oct 6-28 Joanne Gillis , Heather Lockhart and Peg Kivi Exhibits lawrencehouse.ca
Sarnia Nov 3-25 A Time for Giving, Members Exhibit, Wed-Sun lawrencehouse.ca
Sarnia Nov 3-30 Christmas at the House, Wed-Sun lawrencehouse.ca
Sarnia Nov 3-25 Trevor Jamieson Solo Exhibit, Wed-Sun lawrencehouse.ca
Sarnia Dec 1-30 Handmade for the Holidays, Members Exhibit, Wed -Sun lawrencehouse.ca
Simcoe ongoing Thursdays - Farmers’ Market 8am-2pm www.localline.ca/simcoefarmersmarket
St. Jacobs Nov17-Dec1 Holiday Sip n’ Shop, Fridays www.stjacobsmarket.com
St. Marys October McCully’s Fall Harvest Festival, Weekends www.mccullys.ca
St. Marys Nov18-Dec31 Winter Lights www.discoverstmarys.ca
St. Marys March 2-31 Pancake Brunch on Weekends www.mccullys.ca
Stratford ongoing Chocolate Trail - purchase pass for self-guided tour visitstratford.ca/chocolatetrail
Stratford ongoing Bacon & Ale Trail - purchase pass for self-guided tour visitstratford.ca/bacontrail
Stratford ongoing Audio Walking Tours www.visitstratford.ca
Stratford ongoing Saturdays - Farmers’ Market 7am-12pm www.stratfordagriculturalsociety.com
St.Thomas Dec 1-23 Jingle Bell Junction a Festival of Lights at Elgin Cty Railway Museum www.ecrm.ca
Tillsonburg Nov 24-Jan7 50 Years of Hallmark* Ornament History at Annandale tillsonburg.ca
Tillsonburg March 2-31 Haye’s Haven Farm Pancake Breakfast on Weekends www.hayesmaplesyrup.com
Windsor Nov2-Dec21 WindsorEats Holiday Market - Thursdays 5-9pm www.windsoreats.com
Windsor Dec1-Jan 7 Bright Lights Windsor www.citywindsor.ca
Windsor Dec 3-17 Sunday Breakfast with Santa at Willistead Manor, Sundays www.citywindsor.ca
Windsor Dec 3-27 Willistead Manor Holiday Tours, Wed and Sundays citywindsor.ca
Woodstock ongoing Saturdays - Farmers’ Market 7am-12pm www.woodstockfairgrounds.com
Zurich Nov15-Dec2 Poinsettia Festival, Evenings by Candlelight, Wed-Sat www.huronridge.ca
October 2023
also see “ongoing events” above
4 Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Cemetery Walking Tour 6:30pm www.events.brant.ca
6-9 Brigden Brigden Fair - Aprons and Overalls www.brigdenfair.ca
BRIGDEN FAIR
MOORE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Home of the Brigden Fair Since 1850
• Tractor Pull – Oct 6th / Demolition Derby – Oct 14th
• Jamborees – 2nd Sunday of month Nov to April
2976 Brigden Rd, Brigden, 519-864-1197
OCTOBER 2023
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29 30 31
* Events take place
at Fairgrounds and
are subject to change
www.brigdenfair.ca
Brigden Fair
10-31 Harriston Davie’s Antiques Anniversary Sale - 10-50% off 519-338-2449
11 Mt. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Cemetery Walking Tour 6:30pm www.events.brant.ca
12 Chatham Twin Flames at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
13 Belle River Belle River Stroll the Streets, Downtown www.tourismwindsoressex.ca
13 Leamington Sip and Paint Nights (pre-registration required) www.leamingtonartscentre.com
13 Sarnia Classic Seger - Tribute at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
SHOP
LOCAL
20-28 Sarnia Little Shop of Horrors at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
13 St. Thomas Paranormal Tours at Purely Wicked, tickets at library www.purelywicked.ca
14 Chatham The Great Canadian Road Trip at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
14 Petrolia Fresh Produce and Makers Market www.town.petrolia.on.ca
14 St. Thomas Harvest Hop at St Thomas Anglican Church call for tickets 519-631-6378
14 St. Thomas Oktoberfest Downtown St. Thomas www.railwaycitytourism.com
14 Stratford Craft and Vendor Show www.avondaleunitedstratford.com
14 LaSalette Boos and Autumn Brews Vendor Market shopdande.square.site
14 Tillsonburg Mudmen at Royal Canadian Legion www.mudmen.ca
14-15 Windsor Antique Show at Mackenzie Hall fotcmack@gmail.ca
14-15 Grand Bend Lambton Fall Colour & Craft Festival www.lambtonmuseums.ca/fall-colour
15 Brantford Howl-o-Ween Pawty, Safety Village 519-774-0267
15 Clifford Craft and Vendor Show www.town.minto.on.ca/events
15 London Blue Rodeo in concert at Budweiser Gardens www.budweisergardens.com
15 Sarnia Afternoon Tea w. Authors Bryn Turnbull & Jennifer Robson sarniabookkeeper.com
15 Wallacetown Victorian Painting Workshop 14+ reg. req’d www.backuspagehouse.ca/events
15 Woodstock Nostalgia Show and Sale www.collectorshows.ca
16-21 Newton E & E’s Fall Sale - 10% off storewide www.eandeclothandcreations.com
19 Forest Celebrating Women in Business www.shopforest.ca
19-22 Kingsville Kingsville Migration Fall Festival, 54th Annual www.migrationfestival.ca
19 London Godsmack in concert at Budweiser Gardens www.budweisergardens.com
20-21 Hamilton Steam Museum After Dark - Adult Flashlight Tour www.hamilton.ca/museumevents
20 London London Beatlemania at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca
20 Tillsonburg Mudmen at Chatham Cultural Centre www.mudmen.ca
21 Baden Saturday at Booseum - Children’s workshop, pre-reg. required castlekilbride.ca
21 Chatham Abbamania at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
21 Norwich Heritage Dinner (call for tickets) 519-863-3101
21 Petrolia Fresh Produce and Makers Market www.town.petrolia.on.ca
21 Vittoria Pumpkin Festival & Corn Maze at Cider Keg www.ckfarmmarket.com
21-22 Port Stanley Pumpkin Patch Train Ride, Port Stanley Terminal Rail www.pstr.on.ca
22 Ancaster Toy and Collectible Show www.collectorshows.ca
22 Chatham The Comic Strippers at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
22 Dutton Doors Open Dutton - Dunwich www.doorsopenontario.on.ca
The Heritage Committee mitt
of Dutton-Dunwich unwi
hosts...
DOORS OPEN DUTTON-DUNWICH
October 22, 2023 • 10am to 4pm
Enjoy the outdoors in Dutton Dunwich with
11 Self-Guided Tours of Natural Heritage Treasures!
519-762-2204 • www.doorsopenontario.on.ca
22 Kitchener Model Train Show and Sale www.collectorshows.ca
22 London Comedian Danny Bhoy at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca
24-25 London Jesus Christ Superstar at Budweiser Gardens www.budweisergardens.com
25 Harriston Wednesday: An 80’s Show with Mooreband www.town.minto.ca/events
26 London Chanticleer at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca
26-28 Shakespeare Fall Shop Hop at The Quilt Place www.thequiltplace.ca
27 Chatham The Elvis Concert at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
27 Harriston Hallow’een Haunt www.harristonrising.ca
27 St. Thomas Pumpkin Prowl Downtown St. Thomas www.railwaycitytourism.com
27 St. Thomas Roast Beef at St Thomas Anglican Church call for tickets 519-631-6378
27-28 Southampton Winter Spirit Arts & Crafts Show www.shorelineartists.net
28 Beachville Halloween Haunted Woods at Jakeman’s www.jakemansmaplesyrup.com
28 Chatham Brass Transit - The Musical at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
28 London Mudmen at RC Victory Legion www.mudmen.ca
28 London Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here centennialhall.london.ca
28 Sarnia Meet and Greet with Chris Hadfield www.sarniabookkeeper.com
28 St. Jacobs Wyrd Sisters Hallow’een Party ages 18+ www.threesisterscentre.ca
28 St. Marys Spooktacular St. Marys www.discoverstmarys.ca
28-29 Caledonia Company is Coming Curated Artisan Show FB The Yellow Farmhouse
THE YELLOW
FA RMHOUSE
Open Select Weekends
697 Stoney Creek Road,
CALEDONIA • 905-869-3764
October 2023 continued
Company is Coming
CURATED ARTISAN SHOW
FEATURING 20 ARTISANS
with their Handmade Creations
OCTOBER 28 & 29 • 10-4
28-29 Essex Murder Mystery at Cnd Transportation Museum tickets required www.ctmhv.com
29 Baden Whisked Up Weekends at Castle Kilbride www.castlekilbride.ca
29 Sarnia Outerbridge - Mysteries of the Keyhole House www.imperialtheatre.net
29 Woodstock Card, Comic, Coin and Pop Culture Show www.collectorshows.ca
31 St. Thomas Samhain Celebrations at Purely Wicked www.purelywicked.ca
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“There is peace even in the storm.” -Vincent van Gogh
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Southwestern Ontario
EVENTS
Also listed on our website!
WWW.DAYTRIPPING.CA
Events listed FREE (space permitting). Subject to change. Please plan ahead.
November 2023
also see “ongoing events” previous page
1 London Wide Mouth Mason at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca
1 Sarnia Charles Richard-Hamelin at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
2 Ripley Christmas Open House at Shoreline Chic 519-395-2236
3 Sarnia Hotel California Tribute at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
3 Wilkesport Sombra Museum Harvest Dinner and Pie & Silent Auction 519-892-3982
3-4 Reeces Corners Christmas Kick Off at Marcanda Tearoom & Gifts 519-845-3133
3-5 Lucan Lucan Christmas Craft Show, Lucan Community Memorial Centre 519-227-4442
CHRISTMAS
CRAFT SHOW
CRAFT SHOW
Friday,
November 3
4pm - 8pm
Saturday,
November 4
10am - 4pm
Sunday,
November 5
11am - 4pm
Unique, TopQuality
Crafts!
Lucan Community Memorial Centre • 519-227-4442
263 Main St., LUCAN (15 mins. North of London on Hwy. 4)
3-5 West Elgin Cty Country Holiday Tour in West Elgin FB West Elgin Country Tours
4 Goderich A Country Christmas Craft Show, 9am - 4pm mcewinbrenda@gmail.com
A Country Christmas Craft Show
Saturday, November 4, 2023 • 9am-4pm
SPONSORED BY & HELD AT...
GODERICH DISTRICT COLLEGIATE - 260 South Street, GODERICH
• Café • Over 80 Vendors • Admission $4 • Contact Brenda mcewinbrenda@gmail.com
4 Hamilton Sensory - Friendly Morning Tour at Steam Museum hamilton.ca/museumevents
4 Kingsville EPIC Harvest Festival www.peleeisland.com
4 Sarnia Tynomi Banks at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
4 St. Thomas A Christmas Wonderland Bazaar at St Thomas Anglican Church 519-631-7368
4 Watford Christmas Joy Market azevents.swo@gmail.com
4-5 Goderich Huron Tract Spinners and Weavers Textile Show & Sale goderichquiltersguild.com
4-5 Harriston Open House at Alpaca Time, 10am-4pm www.alpacatime.ca
4-5 St. Thomas 29th Annual Open House at Berry Hill www.berryhill.ca
5 Sarnia An Afternoon with Rick Mercer www.sarniabookkeeper.com
5 Sarnia Tim Hummel and the Bluewater Big Band www.imperialtheatre.net
5 Woodstock Model Train Show www.collectorshows.ca
6 Petrolia Customer Appreciation Week, Hogan Pharmacy Petrolia 519-882-1840
8 Aylmer Ladies Night at Elgin Feeds Country Store, 5-7pm www.elginfeeds.com
8 London Johannes Linstead at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca
8 Sarnia Finger Eleven at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
9 Chatham Tim Hicks at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
9 Sarnia Lighthouse at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
9-12 Petrolia Petrolia Community Theatre presents Cinderella www.petroliatheatre.com
9-12 St. Thomas Open House at The Harvest Table FB or theharvesttable@outlook.com
10 Hamilton We Remember at the Military Museum www.hamilton.ca/museumevents
10 Sarnia 54-40 at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
10-12 London Christmas Open House at A&M Garden Centre www.amgardencentre.ca
10-12 Port Rowan Shop the Shore - 25 Stops in the area 519-410-4861 or Facebook
10-12 St. Thomas Open House Weekend at Purely Wicked, open til 8 www.purelywicked.ca
11 Ancaster Christmas Open House “Outdoors for the Holidays” www.foraoutdoor.com
11 Chatham Motown Soul at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
11 Sarnia Classic Albums Live - Pink Floyd at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
11-12 Paris Paris Optimist Craft Show, Fairgrounds 519-774-1279
Paris Optimist Craft Show
November 11 & 12 • Sat & Sun 10 to 4
A great selection of vendors - something for everyone.
Lunch: home made soups, sandwiches & sinful desserts.
$2.00 ADMISSION GOES TO COMMUNITY FOOD HAMPER
At the
Fair Grounds
139 Silver Street
PARIS
Information:
519-774-1279
11-12 Sarnia Big Brothers Big Sisters of S-L Show & Sale sarnia.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
NOVEMBER 11 & 12 • Sat 9-4 • Sun 11-4
NOVEMBER 2023
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12 Dresden Dresden Shines 5k Fun Run www.dresden.ca
12 Harrow Christmas Open House, Priscilla’s Presents www.priscillaspresents.ca
12 Ruthven Christmas Open House at Ruthven Nursery 519-326-4019
12 St. Thomas Our Handmade Christmas www.elgintourist.com
12 Stratford Stratford Toys, Games & Collectibles Show linktr.ee/stratfordcollectibleshow
13 London Just for Laughs Comedy Tour at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca
13 London The East Pointers and Fortunate Ones at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca
14 Petrolia Kick off to Christmas Event, Hogan Pharmacy Petrolia 519-882-1840
15 Harriston Candy Canes & Cocktails www.harristonrising.ca
15 Sarnia Susan Aglukark at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
15-18 Zurich Poinsettia Festival at Huron Ridge Greenhouses www.huronridge.ca
www.huronridge.ca
74101 BRONSON LINE • ZURICH
POINSETTIA FESTIVAL
Evenings ngs by Candlelight
Nov. 15-18
18
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25
Nov. 29 to Dec. 2
(GPS - BLUEWATER) • 519-565-2122
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16 Chatham Home for the Holidays Christmas Open House www.downtownchatham.com
SANTA CLAUS
PARADE
CANNED FOOD + TOY DRIVE
FRI. NOV. 17, 2023 • 6:30 PM
DOWNTOWN CHATHAM
Visit Santa after
the parade!
downtownchatham.com
November 2023 continued
CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE!
SHOP AT PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES
THURS. NOV.16, 2023
10 AM-8 PM
#DowntownChatham
16 Goderich Ladies Night (Thursday) www.goderichbia.ca
16 Sarnia One Good Shift at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
16-18 Blenheim Shop at Home for the Holidays in Blenheim www.townofblenheim.com
16-19 St. Jacobs St Jacobs Sparkles www.stjacobsvillage.com
17 Ailsa Craig Ailsa Craig Christmas Market azevents.swo@gmail.com
17 Belle River Belle River Stroll the Streets, Downtown www.tourismwindsoressex.ca
17 Chatham Dean Brody at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
17 Chatham Santa Claus Parade, 6:30pm (see ad above) www.downtownchatham.com
17 Londesborough Ladies Night at Greyhaven Gardens www.greyhavengardens.com
17 Palmerston Light Up the Park www.allaboardpalmerston.ca
17 Tecumseh Christmas in Tecumseh & Santa Claus Parade www.calendar.tecumseh.ca
17-18 Aylmer Aylmer-Malahide Christmas Tour of Homes www.aylmermuseum.ca
AYLMER-MALAHIDE Museum um Volunteers’ e 19 Annual
MUSEUM
EXHIBIT:
CHRISTMAS TOUR OF HOMES
History of
Shoes &
NOVEMBER 17 &18•Friday 410 4-10, Saturday 19 1-9
Shoe Making
Tour Museum & Distinctive Homes: Heritage to Contemporary
Tickets $20 • 519-773-9723
www.aylmermuseum.ca
17-18 Petrolia Christmas Open House at Artzden www.artzden.ca
17-18 Petrolia Olde Post Office Gift Shoppe Christmas Open House 519-882-0747
17-18 Petrolia Downtown Christmas Open House Weekend www.town.petrolia.on.ca
17-18 St. Williams Hometown for the Holidays at Burning Kiln www.burningkilnwinery.ca
17-18 Windsor Walkerville Holiday Walk find us on Facebook
17-19 Embro “The Last Resort” a Play at Town Hall www.thistle-theatre.com
18 Caledonia Grace United Church Market www.graceunitedcaledonia.com
18 Goderich Festival of Lights and Santa Claus Parade www.goderichbia.ca
18 Harriston Hometown Christmas www.harristonrising.ca
18 Harriston Santa Claus Parade 7pm www.mintofire.ca
18 Ingersoll Santa Claus Parade 11am https://portal.clubrunner.ca/154/
18 Kingsville Fantasy of Lights, Christmas at the Carnegie www.fantasyoflights.ca
18 Kingsville Fantasy of Lights, Santa Claus Parade www.fantasyoflights.ca
18 London Holly Berry Time Bazaar at Lambeth United Church www.lambethunitedchurch.ca
18 London Dean Brody in concert at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca
18 London Santa Claus Parade find us on Facebook
18 Port Dover Christmas Fest in Port Dover www.portdover.ca
18 Rodney Rodney Night Market www.elgintourist.com
18 St. Jacobs Holiday Wreath Workshop www.stjacobsmarket.com
18 St. Marys Santa Claus Parade & Lighting of Winter Lights www.discoverstmarys.ca
18 Tillsonburg Santa Claus Parade www.tillsonburg.ca
18 West Lorne Eagle Shores Artisan Show at Community Centre www.eaglecommunitycentre.ca
18 Wheatley Wheatley Winter Sale FB Event Page
18 Woodstock Santa Claus Parade www.cityofwoodstock.ca
18 Wyoming Great Cdn Dueling Pianos/Christmas for Everyone 226-964-1225 or FB Event
18-19 Tecumseh Tecumseh Christmas Market www.visitwindsoressex.com
18-19 Thedford Widder Wonderland Holiday Market, tickets req’d www.widderstation.com
18-19 Thorold 28th Annual Thorold Arts & Craft Show www.thoroldcraftshow.ca
18-19 Vittoria Christmas in Vittoria, Winter Market (see ad Pg 64) www.ckfarmmarket.com
19 Ancaster Toy and Collectible Show www.collectorshows.ca
21 Sarnia A Tyler Shaw Christmas at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
21-25 London Broadway Series - Come From Away www.budweisergardens.com
22-25 Zurich Poinsettia Festival at Huron Ridge (see ad above) www.huronridge.ca
23 London London Comedy Fest at Forest City Music Hall of Fame www.londoncomedyfest.ca
23 Palmerston Kris Kringle Market (Thursday night) www.allaboardpalmerston.ca
23-26 Embro “The Last Resort” a Play at Town Hall www.thistle-theatre.com
23-26 St. Jacobs St Jacobs Sparkles www.stjacobsvillage.com
24 Dresden IODE Tree of Tribute www.dresden.ca
24 Forest Black Friday Sales, Christmas in the Park www.shopforest.ca
24 London Brass Transit - the Musical Legacy of Chicago in concert centennialhall.london.ca
24 St. Thomas Roast Beef at St Thomas Anglican Church call for tickets 519-631-6378
24-25 Ailsa Craig Spirit of Christmas at The Church at Nairn (Fri 6:30-9, Sat 10-4) ***********
24-25 Sarnia The Nutcracker at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
November 2023 Events continue on next page...
FALL/WINTER
2023-2024
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The
DECEMBER Daytripper 2023
S M T W T F S
Southwestern
Ontario
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November 2023 continued
24-26 St. Marys Christmas Open Houses in St. Marys www.discoverstmarys.ca
24-26 Tillsonburg Annandale Christmas Open House Weekend www.tillsonburg.ca
24-Dec10 Petrolia Starbright Christmas - A Glorious Tradition at VPP www.thevpp.ca
25 Amherstburg Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade 6pm www.windsorparade.org
25 Baden Nutcrackers- Children’s workshop, registration required www.castlekilbride.ca
25 Clifford Christmas in the Street www.cliffordconnects.ca
25 Clifford Santa Claus Parade 7pm www.mintofire.ca
25 Dresden Dresden Night Market www.dresden.ca
25 Leamington Leamington Santa Claus Parade find us on Facebook
25 Port Stanley Big Bandemic, Port Stanley Festival Theatre, 2 shows! www.psft.ca
25 Selkirk Illuminated Tractor Parade www.jarvislightup.ca
25-26 Essex EPIC Taste the Season www.epicwineries.com
25-26 Grand Bend Christmas Open House, 8am-5pm www.westlandgreenhouses.com
25-26 Hamilton Take-Apart Workshop at the Steam Museum www.hamilton.ca/museumevents
25-26 Stratford Mistletoe Market at St.James www.stjamesstratford.ca
25-26 Waterford Christmas Open House with Local Artisans, Chambers Maple Shop 519-443-8561
26 Baden Whisked Up Weekends at Castle Kilbride www.castlekilbride.ca
26 Hamilton Naval Tour at the Military Museum www.hamilton.ca/museumevents
26 Kitchener Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca
26 Maidstone Maidstone Christmas Market 9:30am-3:30pm www.visitwindsoressex.com
28 Chatham Men of the Deeps at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
28 Petrolia Cosmetics Supreme Sparkle Event, Hogan Pharmacy Petrolia 519-882-1840
28 Sarnia Meet and Greet with Mitch Albom www.sarniabookkeeper.com
29-Dec2 Zurich Poinsettia Festival at Huron Ridge (See ad Pg 65) www.huronridge.ca
30 Baden A Very Merry Victorian Christmas at Castle Kilbride www.castlekilbride.ca
30 Chatham The Nutcracker at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
EVENTS
Also listed on our website! WWW.DAYTRIPPING.CA
Events listed FREE (space permitting). Subject to change. Please plan ahead.
December 2023
also see “ongoing events” on pg 64
1 Blenheim Santa Claus Parade www.townofblenheim.com
1 Norwich Hens Night Out Christmas Market 519-550-3386
1 Petrolia Christmas in the Park www.town.petrolia.on.ca
1 Sarnia Showcase Literacy 2023 with Peter Mansbridge www.sarniabookkeeper.com
1 St. Jacobs Holiday Sip n’ Shop, Fridays www.stjacobsmarket.com
1-3 Wallacetown Christmas Dinner, registration req’d www.backuspagehouse.ca/events
2 Alvinston Alvinston Christmas Celebration Market azevents.swo@gmail.com
2 Brantford Candlelight Christmas Celebration www.bellhomestead.ca
Candlelight Christmas Celebration
Saturday ay
Dec. 2nd, 9th &16th •59pm
5-9 94 Tutela Heights Rd., Brantford
519-756-6220 • www.bellhomestead.ca
by donation
2 Goderich Christmas Open House in Downtown Goderich www.goderichbia.ca
2 London Glorious Sons in concert at Budweiser Gardens www.budweisergardens.com
2 London Tribute Band- Epic Eagles/Classic Seger www.centennialhall.london.ca
2 Palmerston Santa Claus Parade 7pm www.mintofire.ca
2 Paris Santa Claus Parade 6pm www.brant.ca/inYourCommunity
2 Parkhill Fill the Sleigh Market azevents.swo@gmail.com
2 Petrolia Santa Claus Parade 2pm www.town.petrolia.on.ca
2 Point Edward Christmas in the Village, 11am-3pm www.villageofpointedward.com
2 Windsor Windsor Santa Claus Parade 6pm www.windsorparade.org
2-3 Dresden IODE Christmas House Tour www.dresden.ca
2-3 Essex Christmas Market at Cnd Transportation Museum www.ctmhv.com
2-3 Kingsville Fantasy of Lights, Christmas Artisan Market www.fantasyoflights.ca
3 Ancaster Ancaster Nostalgia Show & Sale www.collectorshows.ca
3 Baden Whisked Up Weekends at Castle Kilbride www.castlekilbride.ca
5 Kingsville Fantasy of Lights, Paws & Claus www.fantasyoflights.ca
5 Petrolia Ladies Night, (All Day/Night) Hogan Pharmacy Petrolia 519-882-1840
6-9 Sarnia Nightingale Chorus “The Spirit of Christmas” www.imperialtheatre.net
7 Baden A Very Merry Victorian Christmas at Castle Kilbride www.castlekilbride.ca
7 Goderich Fellows Night (Thursday) www.goderichbia.ca
8 Chatham Elvis, A Christmas Special www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
8 Dundas Moonlight Madness at Dutch Mill Market www.thedutchmill.ca
8 Leamington Sip and Paint Nights (pre-registration required) www.leamingtonartscentre.com
8 Mount Pleasant Christmas Open House at Windmill Market, 5:30 -9pm www.thewindmill.ca
9 Burford Santa Claus Parade 6pm www.brant.ca/inYourCommunity
9 Chatham St. Andrew’s Choir at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
9 Dresden Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade, 6pm www.dresden.ca
9 Essex Santa’s Village and Market 2-9pm, Parade 6:30pm www.santasvillageessex.com
9 Kingsville Fantasy of Lights, Crafts with Santa www.fantasyoflights.ca
9 Port Stanley Improv Night at Port Stanley Festival Theatre www.psft.ca
9 Simcoe Holiday Open House at Capitol Arts Market www.capitolartsmarket.com
9 St. George Santa Claus Parade 6pm www.brant.ca/inYourCommunity
9 St. Jacobs Story time with Santa www.stjacobsmarket.com
9 Wyoming Christmas in the Village (also Reece’s Corners) 519-845-3133
10 Baden Sugar Plum Tea and Tour at Castle Kilbride - tickets required www.castlekilbride.ca
december 2023 continued
SHOP
LOCAL
10 Hamilton Christmas Model Train Show at the Steam Museum hamilton.ca/museumevents
10 London Boney M. featuring Liz Mitchell at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca
10 Woodstock Toy and Collectible Show www.collectorshows.ca
12 Petrolia Men’s Night, (All Day/Night) Hogan Pharmacy Petrolia 519-882-1840
15-16 Sarnia Sarnia Christmas Market at Sunbridge Hotel emep2019@gmail.com
15-17 Chatham Christmas at the Milners’ www.chatham-kent.ca/MilnerHouse
15-17 Petrolia VPP Holiday Jamboree www.thevpp.ca
15-23 Sarnia “White Christmas” at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
16 St. Jacobs Story time with Santa www.stjacobsmarket.com
16 Windsor Holiday Market www.themommarketco.com
17 Ancaster Toy and Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca
17 Baden Sugar Plum Tea and Tour at Castle Kilbride - tickets required www.castlekilbride.ca
17 Beachville National Maple Syrup Day at Jakeman’s www.jakemansmaplesyrup.com
19 Petrolia Last Minute Christmas Event, Hogan Pharmacy Petrolia 519-882-1840
20 Tillsonburg Winter Solstice Tea at Annandale www.tillsonburg.ca
22 Sarnia A Christmas Rock Story at Progressive Auto Sales Arena www.ontbluecoast.com
23 London Canada’s Ballet Jorgen Nutcracker at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca
31 Blenheim New Year’s Eve - Ringing of the Town Bell www.townofblenheim.com
31 Kingsville Fantasy of Lights, New Year’s Celebration www.fantasyoflights.ca
31 Palmerston Fire and Ice www.allaboardpalmerston.ca
January 2024 also see “ongoing events” on page 64
1 Petrolia Petrolia 150th Event www.petrolia150.com
21 Sarnia ISO - At the movies at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
27 Sarnia Classic Albums Live - The Who at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
31-Feb 4 Sarnia “Half Way There” Play at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
FEBRuary 2024 also see “ongoing events” on page 64
4 Chatham Nathaniel Dett Chorale at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
10 London Classic Albums Live: AC/DC Highway to Hell www.centennialhall.london.ca
16-19 Petrolia Family Fun Days www.petrolia150.com
25 Chatham Choir! Choir! Choir! at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
25 London Abba Revisited at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca
25 Sarnia ISO - Cook County Celtic at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
MARCH 2024 also see “ongoing events” on page 64
8 Chatham Dinaosaur Zoo at Capitol Theatre www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com
9 Sarnia Classic Albums Live - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours www.imperialtheatre.net
20 Sarnia Gryphon Trio at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
20 London Comedian Matt Rife at Centennial Hall www.centennialhall.london.ca
22 Sarnia Abbamania at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
24 Sarnia ISO - Shost and Fire at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
30 London Classic Albums Live: Eagles Greatest Hits www.centennialhall.london.ca
APRIL 2024 also see “ongoing events” on page 64
6 Sarnia Classic Albums Live - Led Zeppelin at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
10-14 Sarnia “The Wolves” a play at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
12-13 Shedden Quilts in Bloom, Shedden Ag Society 519-764-2939 or 519-764-2368
At Southwold Keystone Complex
Quilts in Bloom 35921 Talbot Line, Shedden
April 12 & 13, 2024 • Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-4 • Admission: $10
Plus... Lunch Room & Merchants Mall
Shedden Fair & Demolition Derby
Sponsored by: Shedden Agricultural Society 519-764-2939 or 519-764-2368
17 Sarnia Ladom Ensemble at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
28 Sarnia ISO - Rach the Imperial at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net
MAY 2024 also see “ongoing events” on page 64
JANUARY 2024
S M T W T F S
17-26 St. Jacobs WEF Fest, Woolwich Traditions in Fibre www.threesisterscentre.ca
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Southwestern Ontario boasts some excellent
Craft Breweries, Wineries & Cideries!
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96 Norfolk St. S.
SIMCOE
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“Lunch Menu
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2970 Swimming Pool Rd., LA SALETTE
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helpful when travelling.
1 Harrow The Old Milk Shed
519-738-3084
2
Leamington See ads on Page 8
Legacy Antiques & Auctions
There’s No Place Like Home
3 Thamesville See ad on Page 12
Laurie Clark Designs
4 Dresden See ads on Page 11
Gary’s Gallery
Kimberly’s One-of-a-Kind
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6
Sarnia See ad on Page 18
Sarnia Flea Market
Grand Bend See ad on Page 26
Rustic to Refined
7 Clinton See ad on Page 30
Repurposed Antiques & Décor
8 London
See ads on Pages 47
Memory Lane Antiques
Attic Books
The Red Door Shoppe
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Iona See ad on Page 50
Katnap Antiques &
Lumley & Co. B&B
St. Thomas See ads on Page 51
The Rusty Sign Shop
Antiques on the Side
11 Tillsonburg See ad on Page 58
Tillsonburg Antiques Plus
12 Port Rowan See ad on Page 60
Franni’s Attic
13 Delhi See ad on Page 57
Courtland Treasures
Antiques & Emporium
15 Windham Centre See ad on Page 61
Caresa Antiques
16 Waterford See ads on Page 61
Waterford Antique Market
Alice Street Antique Market
17 Vanessa See ad on Page 61
CJ’s Antiques Ltd.
18 Brantford See ads on Page 62
Crossroads Antique Market
Old World Marketplace
Ain’t nothin’ better in the world, you know / Than lyin’ in the sun with your radio
14
Simcoe See ad on Page 60
Sarah Church Antiques
& Vintage Wares
By Appointment Only
19 Cambridge See ad on Page 43
Southworks Antiques
20 Freelton See ad on Page 63
Freelton Antique Mall
21 Aberfoyle Seasonal
Aberfoyle Antique Market
22 St. Jacobs See ad on Page 41
Market Road Antiques
23 Harriston See ad on Page 33
Davie’s Antiques
24 Clifford See ad on Page 33
Rooster’s Perch
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