Daytripping Spring 2024

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SPRING 2024 • Vol. 30, Issue 1 

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They Read it for the Ads? 

I have a question for you, but please allow 

me to bore you with some background 

information first. 

This issue is what we call really “tight.” 

If we were a hard rock band that would 

be the ultimate compliment, but to us it 

means that the ratio of articles and filler 

compared to ads is a bit lean. There aren’t 

too many ads - we’re in this to promote as 

many unique shops as we can so there can 

never be too many ads - but we wish there 

was more content to go along with them. 

This issue caught us a bit by surprise. 

Proprietors and event organizers, many 

whom have never been in Daytripping, 

kept calling and emailing and we want to 

get them all in, but I had already designed 

the magazine to be 68 pages. We could 

add pages of course, but we have to add 

four pages at a time and it seemed like that 

would be overkill, and a whole lot of extra 

work on a looming deadline. So this issue 

still has a lot of great articles, photos and 

funny fillers... but it’s tight. 

So here’s my question — to those 

who’ve been reading Daytripping for 

years and to newer readers as well. How 

much does that matter? I have my own 

opinion and we discuss it as a team, but 

we’d love to hear your thoughts. If this 

was a newspaper you’d be complaining 

that it’s all ads, and rightly so... but the 

ads are the main attraction in Daytripping. 

Our self-appointed job is to promote small 

businesses that stand out among the 

crowd and are worth travelling to discover; 

to encourage all of you to shop locally, 

wherever you may be; and to encourage 

tourism and be all-around good people. 

A friend named John Redden gave me 

the idea for this magazine just about 30 

years ago and the rag he showed me as an 

example (from Kentucky I think) was about 

95% ads for antique and craft shops. He’d 

hung on to it for two years, planning to 

use it to find the type of shops he loved 

the next time he made a trip down there. 

Daytripping went off in a different direction 

and encouraged our readers to send in 

articles and man, did they ever follow 

through. The “Daytripper” has always been 

written by our readers — we’ve never had 

a reporter — and we’re always welcoming 

new writers so please don’t be shy!!! 

Deadline for entries 

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That decision has set Daytripping apart 

from pretty much any other ‘paper’ I’ve 

ever seen, and I’ve been searching for 

decades. It’s made many friends over the 

years, and we’ve been at it for so long that 

we’ve also lost more than a few. Just to be 

clear, we won’t be doing away with articles 

in Daytripping anytime soon, or ever I 

don’t imagine, but I’d still love to hear your 

thoughts on what keeps you reading. Is it 

the articles? Is it the ads? Is it the funny 

or sentimental fillers in between? You can 

email or send a note but you can also just 

give me a call at the number that’s always 

on page three. I love talking to our readers 

and generally answer the phone when I’m 

in the office and, if not, my staff love to talk 

and are much more interesting. 

And if you don’t like this issue, just wait 

for the next one. Now that I’ve brought this 

up, the Summer issue will have to be so 

very loooooooose — it’s going to take you 

a week to read it all! 

You know what stuns me? Almost 

30 years after our first issue came out, 

where almost everything seems to have 

changed dramatically and print media 

was supposed to have gone the way of 

the dinosaur (the experts declared it dead 

about 10 years ago) we have a list on page 

67 with the names of 56 businesses that 

are in Daytripping for the very first time 

or are back after a significant absence. We 

had to change the usual font and type size 

in order to fit them all into one column. 

I’m not sure, but think that is probably the 

highest number of new shops in any issue 

since we released our first three magazines 

in 1995. 

There’s a familiar, lingering doubt 

that creeps into my mind every time the 

calendar turns and I begin working on 

Daytripping for the year… I start wondering 

if we still have it? Are people still going to 

want to advertise in a print publication? 

And so far I’ve always been amazed, and 

so thankful for the wonderful customers 

we promote, that it all seems to fall into 

place, even 29 years later, even with all the 

changes in society and media. So thank 

you for the start of another great year! 

Thanks for reading! 

P.S. The Town Wide Yard Sales are on 

page 47. 

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What were your 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! Be sure to include 

at least two places you found 

in Daytripping, 

and send us 

photos too! 

Daytripping Features 

Daytripper’s Directory Pullout Map..........13-16 

TOWN WIDE YARD SALE LIST........................... 47 

Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Farm Markets.......... 39-41 

Corkscrews & Craft Brews................................66 

“Where You Should Eat” List...........................54 

Photo Contest Entries..................................... 30 

SW Ontario Antique Tour.................................68 

S.W. Ontario’s EVENTS LIST....................... 44-47 

Tourism Contact Information..........................15 

Recipes.............................................................63 

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Lake Huron 

The 

Daytripper 

As always, we begin in WINDSOR, AMHERSTBURG, BELLE RIVER & ESSEX 

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ONTARIO SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

If You Give A Girl A Ratrod 

Story and Photos by Tammy With, Wyoming 

If you attend a car show in 

Southwestern Ontario there is a good 

chance you may run into Robynn Marks 

and her 1960 AMC Rambler. Robynn is 

a fresh face to the circuit after recently 

rebuilding the car her brother gave her 

30 years ago. 

The journey began in 1987 when her 

12 year old brother Alex went on a trip 

to South Carolina with his father and a 

group of car enthusiasts. Armed with a 

savings he had made corn detasseling 

all summer, Alex purchased the Rambler 

and a Hudson which 

they towed back 

to the border. The 

border security had 

never seen such a 

thing, and as such 

they decided to 

charge the young boy 

$50 to bring the cars 

back to Canada. 

Alex never worked 

on the Rambler, but 

would help his father 

work on other cars. 

Robynn would watch 

the pair work and 

would talk about how much she 

loved the Rambler and what she 

would do to it if it were her car. 

She would occasionally suggest 

to her brother a colour or 

alteration she felt would suit it. 

Then, on Robynn’s 20th birthday her 

brother presented her with a ring box 

containing the key to the Rambler, and 

told her since she had so many ideas 

for it, he wanted her to have it. Robynn 

was delighted to have it, and spent the 

next several years carting the car from 

house to house as 

she raised her four 

young children. As 

time went on she 

gathered pieces for 

the rebuild and put 

them away. 

Robynn promised 

herself she would 

start the project, and 

on February 1st, 2019 

she kept that promise. 

At the advice of her 

husband Rob; a fellow 

gearhead, Robynn 

started by tearing 

the car apart and placing 

pieces in well labelled 

boxes. Once the car was 

apart from the engine 

block up, she started the 

major undertaking of 

putting it back together. 

As this was her first 

build, she relied on the 

expertise of her husband. 

Rob acted as any good leader would; he 

told her what she needed to know and 

then let her teach herself. With his help, 

and the help of the internet, Robynn 

worked away for 30 months, usually 

spending two or three days a week on 

the project. “We used Friday as our date 

night, we would order take out and work 

on our cars. He has been my number 

one supporter,” Robynn spoke fondly of 

her time together with her husband. 

On July 22nd 2021 Robynn put the 

final touches on the car, and for the first 

time presented her car to an audience 

on August 8th at The Walkabout on 

Christina Street in Sarnia. “I can’t even 

describe what that felt like, it was like 

a proud parent kind of moment,” says 

Robynn. 

She is still a minority in the craft, 

and as such she is often overlooked as 

the person responsible for bringing her 

Rambler to life. “Most people at the shows 

think Rob built her, but he is quick to 

redirect them back to me,” she says with 

a little chuckle. Her greatest hope is that 

seeing her next to this accomplishment 

will inspire little girls to dream big and 

think, I can do that too! 

“A project like this is never really 

finished,” Robynn states, as there is 

always something else to add. Currently 

she is adding a little artistic flare to the 

car with the addition of rose decals on 

the exterior and floral accents on the 

interior. Her vision is to give the car a 

ratrod feel. 

Perhaps her favourite detail included 

is the wood panel across the back seat 

featuring the signature of every person 

who helped make her vision a reality. 

It includes the signatures of the people 

who donated parts, her children, and 

most notably, the brother who started 

her journey 30 years before. 

Robynn has set her sights on a new 

project; converting a more modern car 

into a rally car. She has yet to start the 

project, but says she starts with a vision 

of what it will look like in the end and 

goes from there. As for her philosophy, 

Robynn believes, 

You should never drive 

boring cars 

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Lake Huron 

The 

Daytripper 

And we go from town to town... now we’re in HARROW, KINGSVILLE & RUTHVEN 

 

 

 

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Horrid birds doing horrid things. 

Grackles bring out the nasty in me. 

Husband and I love to watch the 

birds flocking to the sunflower feeder 

throughout the fall and winter months. 

We take great joy in the number of 

cardinals, chickadees, finches, sparrows, 

and nuthatches, waiting their turn or 

joining in the feast with the feathered 

multitude. It is lovely to see the instinctive 

comradery, sharing the feeding trough. 

I’ve never figured out how the grackles 

know we’ve filled the feeder, having 

stopped for a few days because of their 

greediness, but suddenly something has 

sent them the memo and they come in 

droves. There is no better word for it, 

grackles commandeer the feeder. The 

more timid and smaller birds perch on 

nearby limbs or just fly off in frustration. 

Only the chickadee dips and dives into 

the trough, snatching up a sunflower 

seed, whisking it away to hammer it 

open upon a tree limb. I love this resilient 

little fellow. He never gets discouraged or 

bullied by larger birds. 

We’ve even tried smaller feeders 

thinking a narrow perch to be awkward 

for that miserable yellow-eyed creature. 

Wrong! The grackles took turns 

mastering a side saddle approach on 

the perch, gobbling up the seeds at the 

speed of light. 

Battling the Grackles 

By laurie burrowsbreakey, Dundas 

So the small feeder emptied quickly 

and it too was put away. That left only 

the suet cages hanging about from 

the shepherds hooks and tree limbs 

to attract the various woodpeckers, 

nuthatches and that resilient little blackcapped 

chickadee. Even robins this 

spring have discovered the benefit of a 

good suet feed. Alas, this too was not 

to last, along came the dreaded black 

cloud of grackles, pecking at the suet 

in starvation mode. They finished off 

four suet feeders. I unhooked the empty 

cages and took them inside for a good 

scrub in hot water, putting them away 

for the summer. One remains hanging 

on a chain over the ravine. It is a special 

little house type feeder the pileated 

woodpecker loves to latch onto in 

upside down fashion. The grackles have 

not figured out how to access the suet, 

perhaps they dislike being upside down. 

Oh joy, oh bliss! 

Is it any wonder that one day a week 

ago, I decided to wage war on the newly 

hatched grackles nesting in the tall cedar 

right beside the metal arch that needed 

scraping and painting repairs? 

I hoisted my trusty step ladder and 

A little 

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I did not apologize to 

positioned the wire 

either the walkers or the irate 

grackles, and went back to the 

task at hand, scraping off the 

flaking pieces of rust on my 

brush on the shelf there 

along with the black 

paint and a brush to do 

the deed. As a second 

Photo: Wikipedia.com 

aging arbour and brushing on a 

protective coat of paint. Every 

once in a while I’d spray into 

the cedar tree, listening to the 

thought, I turned on the water tap and 

took the hose with me stepping up and 

into easy access of both the arbour and 

the cedar tree. I turned the nozzle to a 

narrow setting and let rip with a lovely 

harsh cold spray of water aimed into 

the cedar and approximately where I 

thought the nest of fledglings resided. I 

was met with a resounding screech of 

objection from one of the parents within 

the confines of the foliage. The bird came 

barreling out of the tree and joined its 

mate swooping up and onto the roof of 

the house, squawking in angry reproach. 

gulping and chirping of the fledglings 

and the upheaval of complaints both 

from the parent grackles and husband 

sitting on the front porch watching my 

intended massacre. “You are too cruel!” 

husband admonished. I came back with, 

“YA think? How about when these bas... 

--%$^@ raid nests and eat the innocent 

little birds of the pecking order!” 

Then I made a huge mistake, pulling 

back the cedar limbs, a clear view of 

the nest was exposed. Tiny feathered 

and very vulnerable, the baby grackles 

opened their beaks reaching up to 

I sprayed them too. They swung low whatever offering was available. 

over my head coming to rest in the tree 

behind me never letting up on their 

indignant rebuttal of my presence. 

So not to be outdone by those darn 

grackles, I turned and sprayed them as 

they flitted about on the tree limb. The 

arc of water caught them in mid flight and 

also dampened the people beneath on an 

afternoon stroll through our little ‘hood. 

Whether it be water, worms or insects I 

did not know, but it was enough for me 

to put down my weapon of destruction 

and leave them in peace. It is up to 

nature to balance the scale of life. 

Somewhere along the line a crow will 

get the grackles and an eagle will feast 

on the crow. 

Pecking order remains supreme. 

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Ronald Reagan 

We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. 

When you can’t make them see the light, make them 

feel the heat. 

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle 

conflict by peaceful means. 

Freedom is never more than one generation away from 

extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the 

bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and 

handed on for them to do the same. 

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then 

we will be a nation gone under. 

A people free to choose will always choose peace. 

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls 

around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress 

except those we ourselves erect. 

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone 

will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, 

hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will. 

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. 

ARTS SOCIETY 

OF KINGSVILLE 

28 Division St. S. 

KINGSVILLE 

artssocietyofkingsville.ca 

CARNEGIE ARTS & VISITOR CENTRE 

Free Admission Daily 10-4 (Closed Tues) 

Rthve Nursery 

Calling All Art Lovers! 

Garden Centre & Seasonal Gifts 

Monday to Saturday 9-5•Sunday 11-4 

Closed Sundays in July & August 

RUTHVEN (Corner Hwy. 34 & County Rd. 45) 519-326-4019 

Discover Fresh Harvest Ultra-Premium 

Grade Extra Virgin Olive Oils and 

other healthy pantry items. 

Infused Olive Oil and 

Balsamic Vinegar Tasngs 

21 MAIN STREET WEST 

KINGSVILLE • 519-712-9377 

olivebranchonmain.com 

Spring 2024 If you believe everything you read, better not read. - Japanese Proverb 

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Lake Huron 

The 

Daytripper 

Over 18,000 sq. ft. of 

Beautiful & Unique Pieces! 

While Daytripping, these maps will tell you where we are (roughly). 

ONTARIO SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

Enjoy the fun & excitement of our Online & Live Auction! 

MI 

Community Club 

• ANTIQUES • NEW DÉCOR • MID-CENTURY 

• COLLECTIBLES • FURNITURE • JEWELLERY 

Y 

• CURRENCY • CURRENCY SUPPLIES • WORLD D TRADE 

New Items 

Arrive rive 

Daily! 

Legacy Auctions 

Renew 

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Physiotherapy 

NEW 

TION 

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Jose’ 

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& Grill 

Leamington 

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Talbot St W 

ANTIQUES & AUCTIONS 

219 Talbot St. W., Leamington I 519-322-4427 I legacyauctions.net 

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 or 519-322-6473 

Friday to Sunday 11 to 5 Year Round 

What a gem! 

3 BEDROOMS • 1.5 BATHS 

Where Is It? 

The Hint is: 

That’s not Popcorn! 

We think it‘s insulation actually. 

These eyecatchers, which you’ll find 

standing outside the oldest modern 

theatre in North America (operating 

since 1917) are about 3’ tall. 

No one should eat that much insulation! 

5-STAR 

REVIEWS 

www.TheErieJewel.ca 

On Lake Erie, minutes from 

Wheatley Provincial Park and 

Point Pelee National Park. 

ALL ABOUT MOM 

2nd Graders Answer Questions 

About Their Moms 

“What Would It Take To Make 

Your Mom Perfect?” 

1) On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think 

some kind of plastic surgery. 

2) Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue. 

Look for the answer in our 

Summer 2024 issue! 

From our Fall/Winter 23/24 issue... 

The Hint was: 

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? 

The Answer is: 

“You can only drive down Main Street so 

many times” according to Canadian 

band Max Webster. They must have 

gone daytripping to Bothwell before. 

If you like these, you’ll love www.roadsideattractions.ca 

From our last issue! 

Optics... 

• Absolute best price in Canada. Guaranteed. 

• Expert team to help you select the right binoculars or scope. 

• Binoculars & Spotting Scopes for every price range. 

• Options from the top brands including Swarovski, Leica, 

Zeiss, Kowa, Kite, Vortex, Bushnell & Celestron. 

• See us for your rental binocular needs. 

A great way to enjoy the outdoors or try before you buy! 

• Ask about our private & group guided bird tours. 

www.PeleeWings.ca 

Paddle Sports... 

• Over 100 Models available for purchase. 

• Pelican Kayaks in stock 

• Premium rental kayaks on site, see us for 

your kayak training needs. 

• Repairs, Sales, Rentals & Training. 

Gift Shop... 

• Great selection of nature themed shirts, 

jewelry, decorations, gifts, clothing & toys. 

• Large selection of field guides & nature 

themed books for kids & adults. 

• Bird Feeders for all species. 

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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Good habits result from resisting temptation. - Ancient Proverb 


There’s a lot to explore in LEAMINGTON, WHEATLEY, BUXTON & CHATHAM 

From Slavery to Freedom... 

...Last Stop Buxton 

The Buxton museum, officially opened in 1967, was 

Raleigh Township’s Centennial Project as a memorial 

to the Elgin settlement, a haven for formerly 

enslaved people of the American system of slavery. 

• EXPLORE THE SITE • HEAR LOCAL STORIES 

• VIEW COLLECTIONS • RESEARCH ARCHIVES 

MAY, JUNE, SEPT: 

Wed-Sun 1-4:30 

JULY & AUGUST: 

Daily 10-4:30 

OCT to APRIL: 

Mon-Fri 1-4:30 

or by appt 

Located on A.D. Shadd Road • 519-352-4799 

buxtonhistoricalmuseum@gmail.com 

The Museum’s primary goal is to preserve artifacts 

of the settlement with special emphasis on the 

history & accomplishments of the original settlers 

and their descendants. Among other important 

artifacts are the diary of Rev. William King, Buxton 

founder, personal papers, dresser and bed, a 

wedding gift made by formerly enslaved people. 

Facilities include picnic, playground, BBQ area 

with shelter, washrooms, bus & car parking. 

Exit 401 at #81 or #90 

South to Eighth Line, 

East to A.D. Shadd Rd. 

401 

Exit 81 

North Buxton 

Hwy. 3 

A.D. Shadd Rd. 

Eighth Line 

NHS 

Museum 

um 

Chatham 

40 

Exit 

90 

101st Annual 

Homecoming 

Celebration 

Aug 30 - Sept 2, 2024 

Details on Website 

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buxtonmuseum.com 

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om 

BUXTON 

LIBERTY 

BELL 

Presented in 1850 by the 

coloured inhabitants of 

Pittsburgh to the Academy 

at Raleigh, Canada West. 

It rang every time someone 

arrived in Buxton. 

Hands on displays and 

storyboards trace ancestry 

and detail the original 

settlement. 

The last 

surviving 

Canadian 

schoolhouse, 

built by 

formerly 

enslaved 

people, in 

1861. 

Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award Winner 2023 for excellence in conservation. 

Experience living history at one of the last Underground Railroad stops! 

Road trips can offer up some 

unexpected surprises—happy surprises, 

such as those experienced by Gordon 

Robinson. 

Fifty six years ago he was en route 

to visit a girlfriend in Mimico, which 

most know as the south-east corner of 

Etobicoke. It was a rainy night and he 

was driving his company car—a large 

vehicle with little power and even fewer 

options. 

“The type of car my grandfather 

would have driven,” Gord muses. “The 

car had no radio as it was considered a 

distraction in the day.” 

Right time, right place 

A 1964 Ford Thunderbird 

Hardtop came down Highway 

10 and Gordon fell in love 

with the car at first sight. The 

driver put his turn signal on 

and drove onto a used car lot. 

Gord followed him right in. 

He asked the driver if he 

was trading the car in and he 

said he was. With a number of 

children at home, the driver 

of the Thunderbird was there 

to purchase a station wagon 

but lamented the fact the 

dealership wasn’t giving him 

much for the Thunderbird. 

Gordon wanted the car. 

He asked how much he was 

trading it in for and they came 

up with a price on the spot. 

By Susan Chapman, Stoney Creek 

Exploring Unique Destinations in Classic Style: 

Gord Robinson, 1964 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop 

The next morning they met at the 

dealership. Gord handed him the cash 

and drove off with the car, excited to 

own something a little more flashy than 

the company vehicle. 

Fun on the run 

Months later his workplace 

encouraged him to take his vacation 

time. As a young man in his twenties, 

Gordon wasn’t entirely sure where he 

was going to go on his own. He decided 

a trip to Eastern Canada, via Quebec, 

might suit him. 

Expo 67 had generated a lot of 

tourism, so Gord headed north of 

Montreal to avoid heavy traffic. 

On the road he came upon a group 

of motorcyclists sitting at the side of 

the highway. There were probably fifty 

riders, all wearing matching jackets. 

Spotting a well-dressed young man in a 

nice car, they soon gave chase and tried 

to pull the Thunderbird over. 

Luckily the car was very powerful and 

Gord managed to outrun them, but not 

before clocking 120 mph in a radar trap. 

Pulling Gord over, a police officer 

asked if he knew how fast he was going. 

“Fast enough to outrun them. Look 

behind you.” 

The officer called for reinforcements 

and instructed Gord to stay put as there 

had been a rash of robberies on the 

road. After stopping the motorcycles, 

the officers instructed him to drive and 

not stop until he was on the other side 

of Quebec City. And so he did. 

Making space for memories 

Gord met and married his wife 

and together there were many more 

road trips, including a convention in 

California. There were 66 Thunderbirds 

that travelled Route 66 to the convention 

and back but the trip warranted a bit of 

a change to the car. 

“Anytime we went on these trips, my 

wife always managed to bring along 

everything but the kitchen sink. So in 

2002 I added a Continental Kit on the 

back,” Gord explained. The car had a 

huge trunk but the added option gave 

them even more space. 

“I had to have a map to make sure I 

could get everything back in the way it 

came out.” 

New spin on an interesting 

destination 

Now Gord didn’t have quite so far to 

travel on his recent day trip to the Sons 

of Kent Brewing Company located at 27 

Adelaide Street South in Chatham. 

The historic building was actually 

the location of the Chatham Motor Car 

Company, the first automotive company 

in the City of Chatham. From 1907 to 

1909, the factory produced 100 luxury 

vehicles. Over time other tenants have 

included the Hyslop and Ronald Steam 

Fire Engine Company, the Chatham 

Harvester Company and the Chatham 

Cinema 6 Movie Theatre. 

The modernized industrial building 

now features a vibrant premium craft 

beer tasting room, event space, bottle 

shop and live entertainment. There 

is ample seating in the taproom and 

additional space on the patio. The 

backyard is the perfect spot for concerts, 

markets, shows and festivals. 

In addition to seasonal brews and 

crowd staples, Sons of Kent Brewing 

Company also offers up a variety of 

starters, main dishes and snacks. 

“It’s doing very well and was the 

perfect spot to grab a photo of the 

Thunderbird,” Gord added. 

A name by any other name 

As I usually do, I asked Gordon if the 

car had a name. 

“No, but my wife had a name for 

her,” he laughed. 

“My wife would tease there were 

times I spent more time with the car 

than her. I did tell her that I had the car 

longer, so…” 

We get it. 

Our thanks go to Gordon for sharing his 

road trip experiences. If you would like 

to see your classic vehicle featured with 

one of the unique destinations appearing 

in Daytripping in Southwestern Ontario, 

please contact Susan Chapman at 

susanchapmanwrites@gmail.com. 

Spring 2024 Charity sees the need not the cause. - German Proverb 

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Lake Huron 

The 

Daytripper 

Much more daytripping to do in and around CHATHAM & BLENHEIM 

MI 

SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

ONTARIO 

Redneck Country Returns to 

The Blenheim Cherry Festival 

in the Face of Tragedy 

The date was Friday July 7, 2023, just 

one week before the six of us as part of 

Redneck Country, planned to attend the 

Blenheim Cherry Festival on Friday July 

14, 2023, for the second time. I found 

in the mailbox a copy of the Summer 

2023 Issue of Daytripping along with a 

letter explaining that the article that I 

had written about our first trip in 2022 

was published, and that it was in the 

Blenheim section alongside this year’s 

Cherry Festival advertisement. 

After lunch I took the paper over to 

my son and daughter-in-law’s to let 

them read it. My son Todd was away 

fishing but my daughter-in-law Jennifer 

and 16-year-old granddaughter Megan 

and 10-year-old granddaughter Avery 

were home. Megan read it out loud and 

we all enjoyed the girl’s excitement of 

the article about them and the pictures. 

Megan said, “We are famous!” 

Later that evening I had my 23 T 

Bucket Hot Rod at a show in Port Stanley 

and my wife and some friends were 

meeting me at Mackie’s in Port Stanley 

for supper at 6 p.m. We were just getting 

ready to sit when my granddaughter 

Megan called us to say that her mother 

had passed out while saying, “Megan, 

something is wrong, I see a white light, 

I am going to pass out, call Grandma!” 

We called 9-1-1 and my wife and 

her sister and a friend rushed for 

home. Megan also called 9-1-1 and 

a neighbour. We called my daughter 

Carrie to go over as she was in St. 

Thomas. Two other friends took my 

chair and sign, and I raced home in the 

hot rod. It was devastating to find that 

Jennifer had apparently had a blood clot 

hit her heart and they had to restart her 

heart eight times between 6 p.m. and 8 

p.m. Todd made it home, but Jennifer 

passed with all of us by her side without 

ever-regaining consciousness. 

Over the next few days, facing this 

tragedy we cried, talked, grieved, and 

prayed. Many family and friends told 

us what we already knew, that Jennifer 

loved being a mom and she lived for her 

family. This led Megan to announce that 

the funeral could not be on Friday and 

had to be Thursday as we were going 

to do all the things we had planned for 

this summer as a family and take Mom 

with us. The funeral director complied 

and the day after the funeral on Friday 

morning we headed out to Blenheim to 

relive last year’s experience and think 

of Jennifer enjoying it all with us. Per 

our decision made last year, we bought 

a cherry pie immediately before they 

sold out and enjoyed it as a family. 

Again, we shopped in Lasting Memories 

and Antiquated Treasures. Megan was 

wearing the wide brimmed hat that she 

had purchased the year before, and we 

Story and photo by 

Don Millard, St. Thomas 

found a giant picture of a sunflower, 

(that is their mother Jennifer’s favourite 

flower) and it is now hanging in their 

kitchen in memory of 

their mother. We also 

found a mug that said, 

“Sometimes when 

I speak my mother 

comes out.” It is now 

on Megan’s new 

bookshelves in her 

bedroom. 

Other items that 

the girls pointed out 

as admiring were 

secretly purchased for 

their birthdays and as 

Megan opened each 

gift days later at her 

birthday gathering, 

she asked, “Where was I when you 

made these purchases?” 

We did the midway with the daily 

passes and Avery got her face painted. 

The girls wanted a picture with 

Grandpa at the Cherry festival sign to 

commemorate the day. 

Every store that we went to, including 

the restaurant that we ate in, had a 

stack of the current summer Daytripper 

by the door. The girls pointed out that 

we were indeed mentioned in that very 

issue, and I joked that they should stand 

by a pile and handout autographed 

copies! My wife just rolled her eyes. 

A few days later we were back in St. 

Thomas and had gone to the New Sarum 

Diner for supper and were waited on by 

one of our favourite waitresses, Cindy. 

Cindy discovered that my article was in 

the issue that was stacked by their door 

and had me autograph one. There you 

go Glenda, roll your eyes at that! 

As a family, we completed every 

adventure that we planned for that 

summer and are convinced that 

Jennifer is indeed with us. The girls are 

now back at school, 

and I will not say that 

it is not tough at times 

and every one of us still 

have our moments of 

grief and breakdown, 

repeatedly thinking of 

our much-loved Jennifer 

and all she means to us. 

We have not lost faith in 

the fact that Jennifer is 

indeed looking out for us 

and have experienced 

so many signs that she 

is with us. 

Jennifer taught the 

girls so much and we 

faced an unbelievable tragedy and yet 

have survived with Jennifer intact in 

our hearts forever. We are determined 

to keep our faith and continue to read 

Daytripping to find new traditions like 

the Blenheim Cherry Festival to attend 

and take the Best Mother in the World 

along with us. 

Written on behalf of: Glenda Millard, 

Todd Millard, Megan Millard, and Avery 

Millard. 

Publisher’s Note: We’re so sorry for 

your loss and thank you for sharing your 

words with our readers. 

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If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself. -Spanish Proverb 


We search for the most unique shops and stops, so we can tell you about them! 

Welcome to 

Blenheim 

townofblenheim.com 

Join Us... 

June 1: Discover Blenheim: 

Yard Sales, Doors Open, 

Farmers’ Market 

June 9: Trot to the Beach 

1/2 Marathon & 5 km run, 

Blenheim to Erieau, 6:30 am 

June 20 - Sept 12: Concerts 

in the Park, Thursdays 7-8:30 

June 22: Classic Auto Show 

July 18-20: Cherryfest 

updates on our website 

C herryfest 2024 

Thursday July 18 to Saturday July 20 

Amusement Rides • Games • Food Booths 

Entertainment & More PLUS... Sidewalk Sales 

EVERYTHING CHERRY! Baking, Tasting, 

Competitions (National Cherry Pit Spitting) 

Details at townofblenheim.com 

@blenheimcherryfest 

12th Annual 

BLENHEIM 

CLASSICS 

AUTOSHOW 

Saturday, June 22 • 9 to 3 

Talbot St, Downtown Blenheim 

Live Music, Food, Awards & More 

Open to 1988 & older unmodified classics 

More Info and to Pre-Register: 

BlenheimClassicsAutoShow.com 

“YOUR MEN’S FASHION 

DESTINATION” 

OluKai 

Tommy Bahama 

Au Noir • 7 Downie St 

Ford & McIntyre 

A Fish Named Fred 

Johnston & Murphy 

FINE QUALITY 

Lois • Silver 

MEN’S WEAR & ACCESSORIES 

2UNDR 

64 Talbot St W, Blenheim • 519-676-5144 • fordandmcintyre.com 

#BIGCITYSTYLE# 

| #SMALLTOWNCHARM 

Th anks for shopping small! 

DOWNTOWN BLENHEIM 

519-676-2371 • antiquatedjoys.com 

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) 

jjsports_blenheim 

SCAN ME 

Inspired gifts for treasured memories 

Maison Berger • April Cornell Linens • Candles 

Clocks • Beekman Products • Baby Gifts 

Throws • Pillows • Classic Seasonal Décor 

Open Mon-Sat 10-4 

57-B Talbot Street West 

Blenheim, 519-676-0770 

• Pellet Grills & Pizza Ovens 

• 

Bradley Smokers • Grilling Accessories 

• Over 400 Rubs & Sauces 

Grill like a Master! 

t ! 

crossroadspellets.ca 

16 Talbot Street W, Blenheim • 226-291-0110 

treasuresontalbot.com 

Tues-Thurs Th 10-5, 

Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4 

• Hard & Soft Ice Cream 

• Frozen Yogurt Smoothies 

• Traditional and Custom Dishes 

• No Sugar Added Selections 

• Ready-to-go gourmet 

ice cream cakes, pies 

and cupcakes 

• Inside seating 

32 FLAVOURS 

OPEN 

DAILY 

1-9:30 PM 

Home of the 

KITCHEN SINK 

14 Talbot St W • 519-350-6390 

www.frostbitesicecream.com 

• FDJ French Dressingsing 

• Orientique 

• Tribal • Renuar 

• Pure Essence 

• Women’s & Men’s Fashions 

• Jewellery • Accessories 

Current 

Styles & Trends 

on consignment 

Tues-Wed 11-4 • Thurs-Fri 11-5:30 

Saturday 10-3 

42 Talbot Street West 

Blenheim 226-291-0123 

saffronconsign@gmail.com 


Blenheim • 519-676-8733 

thelittlechangeroom.ca 

(CANADA & US SHIPPING) 

Shop 

With Us 

• Nursery & Youth Furniture, 

Decor, Accessories 

• Canadian-made Natart Furniture 

• Strollers • Car & Booster Seats 

• Baby Registry • Educational Toys 

• Emotional Needs Books 

• Maternity & New Mom Needs 

Open Tuesday - Saturday 10 to 4 

67 Talbot W, Blenheim 519.676.0263 

www.preciouscargocanada.com 

• Joseph Ribkoff • Charlie B 

• Rieker & Remonte Shoes 

SoftWorks • Beach House Swim 

Christina • Shapeez & More 

~ FREE professional bra fitting ~ 

Largest selection of Bras & 

Swimwear in Chatham-Kent 


Blenheim 519-676-3384 

serenasladieswear.ca 

Spring 2024 Examine what is said, not him who speaks. - Arab Proverb 

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The 

Daytripper 

This is an awesome shop in CHATHAM... and there’s one in LONDON too! 

SHOP 

LOCAL 

Birdie’s Nest 

“We shop the World for You!” 

An Experience in Global Design for 50 Years! 

•Worldly ly 

Fashions s 

• Jewellery e ery •Handcrafted dF 

Furniture 

Inspired Storage 

& Decor! 

From Indonesia, India, 

Mexico & Beyond... 

Create your space with 

global inspiration 

Worldly Fashions... 

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• •Dresses s 

s • •Pants s 

•Tops 

•Tops 

•Tops 

• Wraps, Purses & Scarves 

• Sterling g Silver Jewellery 

• Hats 

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Hand Embroidered 

Embellished Wall 

Hangings, Table 

Runners & Placemats 

LOCATIONS 

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~ Chatham & London! 

Tumbled Crystals, 

Oils&Incense! 

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Chimes 

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90 PARK AVE., EAST 

519-354-4040 

LONDON 

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Outdoor/Indoor 

or/Indoor 

Fountains, Clay Planters 

& Woven Mats 

birdiesnestonline.com 

125 CLARKE RD. 

Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm 

226-663-7183 

Sunday 10am to 4pm 

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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. -Scottish Proverb 


- Southwestern Ontario Map - 

Unique Shops, 

Stops and Websites 

Many unique shops that rarely or never run larger adversements in 

Daytripping can be found within these four pages, and on our website. 

Use the interacve map on our website 

ABERFOYLE S-8 

Aberfoyle Antique Market 519-763-1077 

www.aberfoyle-antiques.com 

AILSA CRAIG M-11 

Ailsa Craig Village Pottery 519-293-3339 

www.ailsacraigvillagepottery.com 

North Middlesex Historical Society 519-854-8010 

www.ailsacraigmuseum.ca 

Humming Herd Alpaca Farm 519-859-8021 

www.hummingherdacres.com 

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. 519-773-5655 

AYLMER-MALAHIDE Museum & Archives 519-773-9723 

www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum 

Aylmer Thrift Store 226-544-0379 

www.mcson.org 

Clovermead Adventure Farm/Honey 519-773-5503 

clovermead.com 

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 

ruralbuzz.com/listing/the-wood-connection-general-store/ 

BADEN P-9 

Castle Kilbride National Historic Site 519-634-8444 

www.castlekilbride.ca 

Millers Mercantile 548-333-3989 

millersmercantile.com 

BAYFIELD J-7 

Bayfield & Area Chamber of Commerce -- 

www.villageofbayfield.com 

Bayfield Berry Farm 519-482-1666 

www.bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca 

Bayfield Recreational Sales 519-565-2500 

www.bayfieldrecreationalsales.com 

Nabit of Bayfield 226-234-7074 

Find us on Facebook 

BEACHVILLE O-11 

BELLE RIVER - ON THE LAKE D-17 

OSA Flea Market 519-322-0545 


BELMONT N-13 

Mistyglen Creamery 519-872-6455 

mistyglencreamery.com 

BLENHEIM H-17 

Town of Blenheim 

www.townofblenheim.com 

Antiquated Joys Home Decor 519-676-2371 

www.antiquatedjoys.com 

Crossroads Pellets & Grilling 226-291-0110 

www.crossroadspellets.ca 

Delhaven Orchards 519-676-4475 

www.delhaven.com 

Ford & McIntyre Men’s Wear 519-676-5144 

www.fordandmcintyre.com 

Precious Cargo & Mom 2 519-676-0263 

www.preciouscargocanada.com 

Saffron’s Threads Consignment 226-291-0123 


Serena’s Ladies Wear 519-676-3384 

www.serenasladieswear.ca 

The Little Change Room 519-676-8733 

www.thelittlechangeroom.ca 

at home or while you’re on the road! 

Daytripping.ca/Desnaons 

It will plot a map 

to your desnaon 

& show many 

others you’ll 

want to discover. 

You can SELECT CATEGORIES & find d those shopsh 

• Anques • Farm Markets • Quilng/Sewing 

• Books • Breweries • Home Decor, etc 

Thompson’s Orchards 519-676-8464 

www.thompsonsorchards.ca 

Treasures on Talbot 519-676-0770 

www.treasuresontalbot.com 

JJ Sports 519-676-5195 

www.jjsportsandcollectibles.ca 

BLYTH L-6 

Maple and Moose 519-523-4276 

www.mapleandmoose.com 

Wild Goose Studio Canada (Gallery/AirBnB) 519-386-5868 

Find us on Facebook/wildgoosestudiocanada 

BOTHWELL I-15 

Boothill Gerenal Store 519-784-3803 


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 


Old World Marketplace 519-900-1928 


Serenity Country Candles 519-753-6374 

www.serenitycountrycandles.com 

Twin Valley Zoo 519-752-0607 

www.twinvalleyzoo.com 

BRIGDEN G-13 

Turn Of The Century Vintage 519-330-9505 


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 

BURLINGTON U-9 

Tourism Burlington 1-877-499-9989 

www.tourismburlington.com 

BUXTON G-18 

Buxton Historical Site & Museum 519-352-4799 

www.buxtonmuseum.com 

CAINSVILLE S-11 

CALEDONIA T-11 

Grand River Cruises 905-765-4107 

www.grandrivercruises.ca 

CAMBRIDGE R-9 

McDougall Cottage 519-624-8250 

www.mcdougallcottage.ca 

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 

www.VisitCK.ca 

800-561-6125 

Art and Heirloom Shoppe 

www.artandheirloomshoppe.ca 

519-401-3083 

Barrypatch Boutique 

barrypatchboutique.ca 

519-358-1455 



519-354-4040 

Create Your Own Tour! 

Mrs. Bell’s Tea Room 226-627-0248 


New Life Thrift Store 519-354-5033 


Roesch Meats 519-351-7711 

www.rmeats.com 

Retro Suites Hotel 1-866-617-3876 

retrosuites.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 


COLCHESTER B-20 

CLINTON K-7 

Central Huron Tourism & Animated Mural Walking Tour 

www.cchbia.ca 

Cinnamon Cabin Mennonite Furniture 226-457-0575 

www.cinnamoncabinco.ca 

Kildonan House B&B 519-482-1163 

www.kildonanhouse.com 

COPENHAGEN N-15 

The Wood Connection (Aylmer) 519-773-9049 

ruralbuzz.com/listing/the-wood-connection-general-store/ 

COURTLAND P-13 

Courtland Bakery 519-688-2023 


COURTRIGHT F-13 

Frog Point Inn 226-371-0211 

frogpointinn.ca 

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 

Country Home Candle 519-582-8377 

www.countryhomecandle.com 

Courtland Treasures Antiques 519-582-2929 


Delhi Flowers & Gifts 519-582-8246 

www.delhiflowers.ca 

Wholesome Pickins Market & Bakery 519-582-1114 

www.wholesomepickins.ca 

DORCHESTER N-12 

Ziggy’s Feathered Friends 519-268-0888 

www.ziggysfeatheredfriends.com 

DRESDEN G-15 

Dresden BIA/Info & Events 519-683-4368 

dresden.ca 

Babcock Jewellers 519-683-2463 

www.babcockjewellers.ca 

Dresden Plate Quilt Shoppe 519-683-2300 

Kentwood Gardens 519-683-4956 

www.kentwoodgardens.com 

Kimberly’s One-of-a-Kind 519-437-8064 

www.kimberlys.ca 

McKellar’s Flowers & Gifts 519-683-4368 

www.mckellarsflowers.ca 

The Studio Art Gallery 519-683-6840 

thestudioartgallery.square.site 

Union Block Bakery Cafe 519-683-3000 

www.unionblockbakery.com 

DUNDAS T-10 

Dundas Museum & Archives 905-627-7412 

www.dundasmuseum.ca 

Graham & Brooks (Home/Garden/Cottage) 289-238-8618 

www.grahamandbrooks.com 

The Keeping Room 905-627-5880 

www.thekeepingroom.ca 

EMBRO O-11 

Workshop Supply 519-475-4947 

www.workshopsupply.com 

ERIEAU H-18 

ESSEX C-19 

Town of Essex 

www.essex.ca 

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Map & Wed Listing 

DI R EC T O R Y 

Loads 

Don’t make use www.loadsoflove.ca 

of Love Thrift Shop 519-352-0911 Blimey’s British Store 226-787-1244 

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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 

The Little House of Cupcakes & More 519-776-7721 


EXETER L-9 

FOREST H-11 

Alton Farms Winery 

www.altonfarmsestatewinery.com 

519-899-2479 

Antiques on Main 


519-330-7065 

Forest BIA 

www.shopforest.ca 

519-786-4062 

Forest Florist 

www.forestflorist.com 

519-786-2339 

Van Valkenburg & Son Jewellers Inc. 519-786-5062 

www.vanvalkenburgs.ca 

Williamson Farms Country Store 

www.williamsonfarms.ca 

226-520-0144 

FREELTON T-9 

Freelton Antique Mall 

www.freeltonantiquemall.com 

905-659-0948 

GLENCOE J-14 

GODERICH J-5 (ALSO SEE BENMILLER) 

Culinary Poet 

www.theculinarypoet.ca 

519-619-1919 

Great Blue Heron Antiques & Collectables 416-558-3839 


Huron County Museum 

www.huroncountymuseum.ca 

519-524-2686 

Huron Historic Gaol 

www.huroncountymuseum.ca 

519-524-6971 

River Line Nature Company (Birdseed) 519-524-4272 

www.riverlinenature.ca 

GRAND BEND J-9 

Pinedale Motor Inn 

www.pinedale.on.ca 

888-838-7463 

Green Bucks Seasonal Store 


Lambton Heritage Museum 

www.lambtonmuseums.ca 

519-243-2600 

Torched Brewing 

www.torchedbrewing.com 

519-238-8896 

Westland Greenhouses 

www.westlandgreenhouses.com 

519-238-1321 

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 


519-338-2449 

Escape the Old Post 

www.escapetheoldpost.ca 

519-510-2222 

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 

Bisback Family Antiques 


519-263-3505 

Ferguson Apiaries 

www.fergusonapiaries.on.ca 

519-236-4979 

ILDERTON L-11 

Bloomers Family Farm 

www.bloomersfarm.com 

519-666-1255 

INGERSOLL O-12 

Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum 519-485-5510 

www.ingersoll.ca/cheesemuseum 

Patina’s Gifts of Art & Craft 

www.patinas.ca 

519-485-6466 

IPPERWASH H-10

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MALDEN 

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Teeswater 

Kintail 

Lucknow 

Belmore 

Kingsbridge 

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21 Whitechurch 

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Port Albert 

hg 22 hg hg 12 28 

Wingham 

Gorrie 

Bluevale 

Dungannon 

Wroxeter 

hg 20 

Nile 

POINT FARMS 

hg 22 

Belgrave 

R. 

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25 Saltford 

Carlow 

Auburn 

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hg hg 12 

31 16 

Goderich 

25 

Brussels 

hg hg 15 

Blyth 

19 

Ethel 

Benmiller 

dc hg 8 8 Londesborough 

hg hg 31 

15 

Walton 

hg hg 4 

hg16 

18 N 

Holmesville 

Clinton 

Kinburn 

hg 15 

Winthrop 

hg hg 13 

17 

Vanastra 

Bayfield 

dc 4 Harpurhey Brodhagen 

Seaforth 

dc 23 

Egmondville 

hg 

hg 14 

Varna 3 

St. Columban 

Bornholm 

Brucefield 

dc 21 

hg hg 31 

hg 12 Dublin 

Kippen 32 

Mitchell 

Wartb 

Staffa 

St. Joseph 

hg dc 84 

Hensall 

Zurich 

ji 180 

8 

hg 2 hg 20 Fullarton 

Dashwood 

hg hg 83 

83 

Exeter 

hg 

hg 11 hg 20 

6 

PINERY 

hg 

hg ji Grand Bend 

2 Kirkton 

163 

hg dc ji 130 St. Pau 

Crediton 

Shipka 

10 23 Woodham 

Huron Park 

hg 81 Mount 

Centralia 

Port 

Carmel 

hg 5 

dc ji 4 151 St. Marys 

Franks 

5 Whalen 

Ipperwash 

Corbett 

Corners 

Beach 

hg 

ji ji 

hg 139 123 

24 24 Granton 

Chippewas of Kettle 

hg 79 hg hg 18 

47 hg 59 

dc hg 7 

27 

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hg 21 Clandeboye Lucan 

Medina 

Thedford 

hg hg hg hg hg hg 7 6 Sylvan Parkhill 

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nm 

hg hg 7 Elginfield 

Lambton Shores 

hg dc hg 

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17 

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31 

Forest 

hg 27 

Fanshawe 

dc 6 

Nairn 

hg 20 Birr 

Bryanston 

hg 28hg1 

7 hg 30 21 

Arkona 

hg 19 Ilderton 

Thorndale 

Brights 

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Grove 

hg hg hg hg hg 7 

3 6 

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Port 

Camlachie 

16 hg 20 Arva 28 

27 Tham 

Huron 

9 15 O 1 

O 34 

Warwick 

hg 22 Hickory 

rq nm 

dc402 25 

O dc 44 402 

O OO hg hg hg30 hg 22 Adelaide 

Coldstream 

Corner 

LONDON 

hg 22 

7 

22 Melrose 

Reeces Corners 

Sarnia 

hg hg 22 

56 

65 69 Poplar Lobo 

32 

Mandaumin 

hg hg 16 17 D 

Wyoming 

Hill 

Aamijiwnaang 

Lucasville 

hg 39 Strathroy 

hg 

hg O 199 

dc 

hg 40 

9 

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hg 

hg 38 

Marysville 

14 Watford 

Komoka 

hg hg 8 hg 14 

31 hg 20 26 

Kerwood 

hg 82 

hg 3 

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186 195 

86 

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4 100 189 

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Cairngorm Brydges 

Delaware 

O 183 

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8 

hg 98 

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Mooretown 

hg hg 

hg 9 

hg hg 21 

14 

15 

hg 180 

8 

11 Belmo 

St. Clair 

hg 10 

Chippewas of 

35 

Courtright 

hg dc 177 

hg 80 

Oil City Inwood 

the Thames 

Oneida Nation 

30 

Brigden 

hg 80 

Alvinston 

First Nation Muncey 

Melbourne 

of the Thames 

hg 

hg 4 

48 Map 

hg 36 

hg 80 

Appin 

hg 2 

Southwold 

Munsee-Delaware 

Oil Springs 

St. Thomas 

P 14 

Nation 

Talbotville 

hg 164 

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dc 74 

Middlemiss 

Lynhurst 

Marine City 

Wilkesport 

3 

Sombra 

Glencoe 

nm hg hg hg hg 2 

hg 8 45 16 

2 P 

hg hg 18 14 hg 20 New 

Edys Mills 

hg 

dc 157 

nm 

28 hg hg hg hg 28hg56 Sarum 

Oakdale 

Shedden 

Cairo 

9 401 

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hg hg hg 31 26 Strathburn 

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hg 21 36 

8 

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Shetland 

Iona 

Fingal Union 

hg 4 Lambton 

27 

1 79 Station 

Newbury 

hg 149 13 Iona 

hg 20 

hg 

hg 14 22 14 1 Sparta 

Rutherford 

Florence 

PORT 

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BRUCE 

P 

hg hg hg 

hg hg 26 

hg 22 

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hg hg 76 5 Central Elgin 

Algonac 

Dutton 

Mount Clemens 

24 

33 hg 44 

hg 24 16 Bothwell Wardsville 

8 16 

Port 

78 

15 

Croton 

hg 23 

hg 137 

JOHN E. PEARCE 

Phg hg29 hg 25 

hg 7 hg 

ji 

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Stanley 

STERLING 

Walpole Island Wallaceburg 

Dresden 

(Bkejwanong) 

Tupperville 

6 9 hg 121 129 

rq 

dc 18 hg 21 

2 West Lorne 

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Wabash 

hg 76 

40 

hg15 42 Rodney 

hg hg29 29 15 Thamesville 

Moravian of 

Duttona 

the Thames 

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104 Eagle Beach 

Queen’ 

Kent 

St. Clair 

ji 103 

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Mitchell's 

po hg 42 P 109 

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Bay 

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New Glasgow 

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Mitchell's Bay Dover 

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Louisville 

39 

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Highgate 

Port Glasgow 

Centre 

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Corners 

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121 Grande 

Pointe 

CHATHAM-KENT 

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101 Ridgetown 

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hg 17 Palmyra 

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Pain Court 

hg hg One... 

10 

38 

hg 81 

hg 2 hg 

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org 

2 

11 Eatonville 

WINDSOR 

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hg 

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Prairie 

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Charing 

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Lakeshore 

13 RONDEAU 

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Buxton 27 

21 

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Cedar Springs 

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Merlin 

Erieau 

Comber 

Dealtown 

Woodslee Ruscom 

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8 dc 

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Paquette 

hg 4 

hg hg Daytripper 

The 

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Essex 

12 3 27 Staples 8 Port Alma 

McGregor 

hg hg 37 

Gesto 

hg hg 14 hg 14 

hg hg 18 

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Ruthven 

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50 Caldwell 

Harrow 

Leamington 

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Colchester 

POINT PELEE 

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Cedar Beach 

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a few months later, and made famous by a great staff, an endless list 

of wonderful contributors and the owners of the best shops and stops 

in the best part of the best province in the best country in the world. 

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Berkeley 

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Singhampton 

Glen Huron New Lowell 

94 

Sandy Cove 

Duclos Port 

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Point Bolster 

Cannington 

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Mooresburg 

32 13 

Feversham 

Creemore 

90 27 

Franklin Jacksons 

hg O 25 hg 90 

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Brentwood 

Island 

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Scone 

Dornoch 

Alcona 

Beach Point 

Eugenia 

48 

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dc hg hg 

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6 

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Holly 

Stroud 

Grove 

Pefferlaw 

Maxwell 

hg 85 21 78 Sutton 

Virginia 

Dunedin 

9 

Glencairn 

Ivy 

23 

Manilla 

Irish 

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hg 2 

hg hg hg 88 

hg 39 

Georgina 

Lake 

hg hg 79 

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81 

Elmwood 

Flesherton 

12 Lisle 

Thornton 

Bell Ewart 

Badjeros Maple Valley 

Innisfil 

Roches Point 

82 

Ceylon 

79 

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Sunderland 

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Gilford 

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Redickville 

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Hill 

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22 

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15 

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hg 89 

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hg 3 hg 14 

Proton 

hg hg 9 ji 124 

Terra Nova 

hg 32 

28 

21 

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Cookstown 

Ravenshoe 

6 Sea 

Station 

Durham 

Dundalk 

East 

Allan Park 

Horning's 

Everett 

Zephyr Leaskdale 

Mansfield 

Bradford 

400 

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hg 27 

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Hanover 

Swinton Park 

Mills 

Gwillimbury 

Varney 

Nicolston 

West 

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48 

11 23 18 Alliston 

Gwillimbury 

30 Greenbank 

19 Newton 

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hg 3 

hg hg 77 Queensville 

rlsruhe 

hg 10 8 

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Bradford 

hg hg hg 47 

9 Violet Hill 

Rosemont 

Holland 

Mount Sandford 

Robinson 

1 64 88 Uxbridge 

Riverview 

New 

Landing 

Holt Albert 

Por 

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CLIFFS 

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hg hg hg 50 

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Neustadt 

hg 17 Shelburne 

Primrose 

Beeton 

Ayton 

Holstein 

Bond 

hg 8 

19 13 31 

9 

51 

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58 

1 

9 

hg dc 

hg O 89 

8 hg 55 

49 

dc hg 47 Manchester 

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hg 74 30 Prin 

ji hg hg hg 109 14 

Keldon 

11 

Loretto 

Coppin's 

Tecumseth 

1 

hg hg 3 

hg 21 

14 31 Pleasantville 

hg 

hg 404 

O 45 

hg 

dc dc 52 

89 10 

O 41 

Luther 

dc 1 

hg hg 

hg 15 Ballantrae 

hg Corners 

Utica 

10 12 Mono 

Newmarket 

Hockley 

Schomberg 

34 Whitchurch- 

Goodwood 

Colgan 

Clifford 

38 

hg 

hg 6 Camilla Centre 

Tottenham 

Kettleby 

Musselman's 

hg hg hg 16 

hg 9 

hg 

hg hg 30 2 

15 16 

Wesley Corners 

Conn 

hg 40 Lake 

Ashburn 

Aurora 

Myrtle 

Vandorf 

Mount Forest 

7 6 69 5 

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dc 25 Lloydtown 

hg hg hg 23 

9 

dc hg 18 hg 56 hg 55 53 

6 

hg hg O 

O 37 

dc 407 

8 

hg hg 14 hg 10 Pottageville 

Snowball Stouffville Stouffville 

Laurel 

16 

hg hg hg 10 12 hg hg 11 

Palgrave 

Claremont Brooklin 

Lakelet 

16 

Mono Mills 

Oak Ridges 

14 Ringwood 

27 

31 

Harriston 

43 

dc 

hg 1 

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hg 30 

404 

33 

48 

hg 

hg 

hg 

hg 12 hg 

hg hg 26 

87 

hg hg hg 6 dc 7 22 50 

King 

Gormley 

Orangeville 

67 

11 

25 

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Grand 

City 

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O hg hg 31 

hg dc 

dc 5 ji hg hg 38 

Greenwood 

Damascus 

Kenilworth 

hg 109 

Valley Waldemar 

hg 23 

24 

Nobleton 

Green 

Fordwich 

1 31 109 

Caledon 

MARKHAM River 

po 407 

4 

412 

23 37 3 

FORKS OF 

hg hg 3 ji 

34hg hg 109 Village Caledon Mono 

Bolton 

RICHMOND 

ji O 4 5 24 hg 30 

hg 123 Teviotdale 

27 THE CREDIT 

ji ji hg hg 

O 30 

93 

109 109 Alton 

East Road 

ji 136 

9 

Kleinburg 

HILL 

Caledon 

hg 35 

O P 8 

25 

22 

404 410 

178 ji 

hg 178 Palmerston 

hg po 

hg 399 

Lake 

hg O dc 397 

hg hg hg 50 

6 

8hg7 hg 

hg 24 hg 49 

407 

hg 11 

hg 27 

Kurtzville 

88 

91 

Arthur 

Marsville 

Unionville 

Rothsay 

Sandhill 

hg hg 3 

24 

hg 12 29 Belwood 

R. 

O P 9 12 16 

Hillsburgh 

AJAX WH 

Molesworth 

Belwood 

Inglewood 

Wildfield VAUGHAN 

Thornhill 

Gowanstown 

ji 140 

10 

383 

394 

O dc dc 19hg18 

Orton 

23 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 dc 21 7 

O 367 

375 379 

6 

13 

Conestogo 

hg 

hg 10 

Drayton 

Erin 

Erin 

25 

Listowel 

po 

hg hg 407 

Pdc 11 

26 22 

Brisbane 

400 

371 

8hg7 

Alma 

Cheltenham 

hg hg 24 

dc 359 

409 

365 

L. 

hg 42 hg O 

P P 362 hg 27 hg 19 

50 hg 10 355 

hg hg hg 

hg 

ji 17 

124 Snelgrove 

North Perth 

22 

Terra Cotta 

ji 107 

Fergus 

Salem 

29 Ospringe 

hg 12 

Ballinafad BRAMPTON 

72 Atwood 

hg 86 

hg 11 

6 

O 5 

P 344 352 

45 

hg 18 Elora 

ewry 

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 

hg hg P P P 19 

330 336 342 

139 142 145 

R. 

P P 

51 29 

136 

333 QEW 

hg 

hg 

ji 407 

121 

Elmira 

Acton Stewarttown 

Monkton 

Newton 

Wallenstein 

Halton 

hg hg 

hg 10 85 

hg hg ji 72 124 Ashgrove 

West Montrose 

Marden 

Milverton 

Millbank 

Linwood 

hg86 23 86 

P 

PP dc 

dc 

55 

Ariss 

Hills 

hg 11 5 Hawkesville 

Eden Speyside 

hg hg hg 86 

hg 1 25 

403 

hg 

hg 17 Winterbourne 

Hornby 

37 

324 328 P132 15 

hg 130 P 320 

dc 

P 

dc 

hg 

hg hg 6hg 

7 

hg 22 hg hg hg 30 

Mills 

Poole 

Conestogo 

po 

ji 17 26 

hg 407 Port Credit 

Crosshill 

St. Jacobs 

Brunner 

Maryhill 

Brookville 

135 312 

126 

85 

7 8 

3 

5 

hg hg 31 

Arkell 

St. Clements 

GUELPH 

MISSISSAUGA 

Heidelberg 

Bloomingdale 

Moffat 

32 

dc 

hg hg 34 

12 14 

hg 

ji hg ji hg16 

124 P dc 119 7 

Bamberg 

Clarkson 

Rostock 

MILTON 

6 

46 

hg 56 36 123 

44 

ji hg hg 299 401 

hg 

hg 

hg 22 25 

PP 5 

P P 118 119 hg hg 

hg 35 

107 

hg 31 Aberfoyle 

urg 

Wellesley 

WATERLOO 

hg 17 Gads Hill 

43 58 24 

32 Campbellville 

Amulree 

St. Agatha 

KITCHENER 

286 

P hg 278 282 

295 Morriston 

Sebringville 

7 

P P 6hg9 

Petersburg 

Puslinch 

Lowville 

OAKVILLE 

Phillipsburg Baden 

113 

hg hg hg 

P 284 

P 111 

275 

109 

BRONTE 

dc 7 dc 1 

hg 28 

Crieff 

Freelton 

Kilbride 

po 

hg hg hg 32 1 5 

8 4 

hg 12 

hg 8 

hg 58 27 CREEK 

hg hg 

hg 407 

Stratford New Hamburg 

Mannheim 

Clyde 

97 

Carlisle 

Bronte 

Shakespeare 

33 70 Strabane 

CAMBRIDGE 

Flamboro 

ji hg hg dc 6 

P P 102 5 3 

P dc 100 7 hg hg 

ji 112 ji 107 101 

New 

Haysville 

46hg12 

hg 26 24 

hg hg hg 97 

Centre 

Dundee 

ls 

Westover 

Roseville 

hg 22 8 

268 

24 43 

Millgrove Waterdown 

dc 8 O 97 FORT GEORGE 

hg hg hg hg 47 Sheffield 

BURLINGTON 

ji 113 Tavistock 

hg 3 

dc 58 hg 75 

Clappison's Corners 

Plattsville 

hg hg 28 

401 

49 

Branchton Rockton 

hg 

hg dc 8 

Ayr 

28 

13 

59 

5 

Aldershot 

hg hg O 

P hg 36 Peters Corners 

Greensville 

hg O HAMILTON 

Niagara-On- 

Bright 

Glen Morris Troy 5 

Dundas 

hg 93 hg 19 

90 28 

250 

14 

99 

dc 

hg 29 West Flamborough 

The-Lake 

Harrington Hickson 

St. George 

hg 403 hg 8 88 89 

O 6 hg hg hg 83 hg 78 

hg O hg 35 

Harrisburg 

87 

8 

29 

Drumbo 

15 Copetown 

Youngstown 

niondale 

Innerkip 

hg 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 

Lakeside 

Lincoln 

hg 4 

hg 20 

hg hg hg hg 48 

hg 

hg 36 

55 119 

hg 33 Virgil 

Huntingford 

Paris Osborne Corners Jerseyville 

Stoney 

hg 22 

44 

O po 

2 

11 17 

ji 16 Gobles Princeton Falkland 

Alberton 

Creek 

Winona 

238 

hg dc 27 86 100 

33 Woodstock 

Eastwood 

Embro 

hg 25 

30 33 

Elfrida 

O dc 403 38 

6 

ji 

38 41 406 

O O hg 

hg hg 73 hg hg 17 

2/53 

52 hg 81 

Jordan 

Beamsville 

Queenston 

Kintore 

Creditville 

Mount Hope 

Grassie 

hg 

hg hg hg 26 

dc 

hg 8 hg 56 

18 

Station 

hg hg hg 89 405 

Lewiston 

Cainsville 

6 16 21 16 53 

Carluke 65 

Fulton 

Campden Jordan 

hg 73 81 O 37 

235 

34 

P hg hg hg 6 hg hg hg O rq 

9 Brantford 

53 

Onondaga 

Woodburn 20 14 

hg hg hg 12 Vineland 

Niagara 

24 

hg 30 

230 232 

54 O 14 Odc ts 

2 7 

hg hg 

hg 55 

Burford 

ji 18 

Binbrook 

Beachville 

Oxford 

Mount Vernon 

Middleport 

Cathcart 

St. 

hg 69 

Falls 

202 

420 

7 hg4 hg 54 

Smithville 

hg 69 27 

222 hg 

hg 40 Centre 

Bishopsgate 

6 

hg hg 65 

ji 17 

hg P P hg 14 hg 

hg 12 

hg 14 

hg 66 9 

O 3 

216 218 

hg hg hg 45 

59 31 

21 9 

hg 

hg 4 

9 

20 hg 

O O 23 21 

O16 

Cr. 

PPdc 3 hg 65 hg 47 

hg hg hg hg 22 hg 129 Mount 

esford 

Thorold 

Ingersoll 

Sweaburg 

Harley Brant 

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 

Bismarck 

Fonthill 

Niagara Chippawa 

Holbrook 

25 Scotland 

hg 20 

Willow Grove 

Empire Corners 

orchester 

401 dc hg 

hg 5 

hg 27 hg 46 

Burgessville 

Mississaugas of 

Fenwick 

56 

63 

hg 29 19 4 hg 

ji 

dc 19 

dc 54 hg hg 36 

hg 

hg 

hg 2 

Falls 

Putnam 

Wilsonville 

the New Credit 

York 

hg 116 

Salford 

Norwich 

18 Wellandport 

Pelham 

Kelvin 

Bealton 

6 Haldimand County Canborough 

hg 24 

27 hg 208 

18 O 203 10 

Vanessa 

24 

Boston 

27 

98 

dc 

12 

58A 

hg hg hg 24 

hg 9 hg 27 

hg 13 

19 25 QEW 

hg hg hg 

hg 

hg 

hg 29 

Springvale 

Mount Elgin 

4 

Welland 

Hagersville 

Canfield 

Mossley 

Milldale 

Round 

Villa Nova 

es Centre 

hg hg hg 32 

Chambers 

Verschoyle 

hg 

dc dc dc O 30 

Otterville 

hg 

hg 19 Teeterville Plains 

7 

9 55 

hg 20 hg 58 140 

hg 5 

dc 

dc 23 

27 

9 Decewsville Cayuga 

Corners 

Stevensville 

tsville 

19 

Waterford 

5 17 3 

21 

hg dc 2 

37 

hg 

hg 84 

hg 

hg hg 

hg hg 74 Garnet 

Winger 

Wainfleet 

Avon Ostrander 

Springford 

59 La Salette 

Windham 

Balmoral Nelles Corners 

98 Fort Erie 

47 

Tillsonburg 

nt 

hg hg 4 3 

hg 73 

Culloden 

37 Centre 

20 3 

O 1 

11 hg hg 20 

37 25 24 Townsend 

Kohler 

Ostryhon 

Byng 

hg 

hg 20 

Lyons 

hg 50 

Dunnville 

Corners 

Ridgeway 

hg hg hg 1 

48 

Brownsville 

Delhi 

Jarvis 

Simcoe 

dc 

hg 49 

3 

3 

hg Renton 

dc hg 53 

Fisherville 

Lowbanks 

Gasline 

hg 12 

South 

leton 

Corinth 

hg 3 5 

ROCK POINT 


Springfield 

Courtland 

hg hg 16 hg 1 

hg 70hg55 Cheapside 

Cayuga 

Long Burnaby 

Crystal 

Rainham 

Port 

Beach Colborne 

Beach 

32 40 46 30 

35 

Eden 38 59 Norfolk 21 

hg hg 10 

24 

SELKIRK 

hg hg 3 

Selkirk Centre 

Maitland 

Aylmer 

dc 44 

South 

County 

6 

Mabee's 

Middleton 

Greens Corner 

Richmond 

hg 6 Nanticoke 

Orwell 

Corners 

Summers 

hg 38 hg hg 21 Andy's 

Vittoria 

Port Dover 

hg hg hg 45 Corners 

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 

hg 45 Normandale 

Contact these Organizaons 

42 Vienna 

Frogmore 59 Forestville 

Copenhagen 

Port Bruce 

PORT 

hg 55 Walsingham 

St. Williams 

Turkey Point 

for Tourism Informaon Inquiries & Advice! 

Fairground 

BURWELL hg hg Tourism Inform 

60 42 

Port 

Burwell 

Inner 

Bay 

hg 

hg 28 hg 42 Cultus 

23 

Port 

Rowan 

s Printer for Ontario, 2022 

hg hg 42 59 

Clear 

Long 

oduced with permission. 

Creek 

Point 

LONG POINT 

36 

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itland 

R. 

Cr. 

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Maitl and 

Cr. 

North 

25 

Creek 

16 

T 

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Beatty 

O 

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10 

27 

Styx 

Saugeen 

River 

O P Q R 

14 

River 

Saugeen 

10 

Smith 

Cr. 

12 

Rocky 

4 

Big Otter 

32 

10 

Cr. 

25 

Saugeen 

24 

17 

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aytripping ... 

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roud to work with all of these 

anizaons to promote Ontario! 

HIGAN 

dsor 

Lake 

St.Clair 

Leamington 

SEX 

Lake 

Huron 

Sarnia 

Chatham 

KENT 

3 

Nith 

LAMBTON 

Petrolia 

2 

R. 

River 

Mallet 

Conestogo 

33 

4 

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R. 

Saugeen 

R. 

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Creek 

Big 

Beav 

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Speed 

Nanticoke 

Br. 

23 

GRAND 

Boyne 

Er amosa 

12 8 

10 

Goderich 

HURON 

L O 

12 

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PERTH 

Stratford 

19 

N 

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21 

G 

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4 

19 

12 

T O 

13 

WELLINGTON 

WATERLOO RM 

13 

Kitchener-Waterloo 

OXFORD 

7 BRANT 

12 

4 

Woodstock 

Brantford 

London 5 

MIDDLESEX 

NORFOLK 

8 

Port Dover 

St. Thomas 

6 

ELGIN 

Lake Erie 

12 

S T U V W X Y Z 

25 

17 

N 

5 

4 

14 

20 

25 

Cr. 

12 

29 

23 

Mad 

Sheldon 

E I N 

Cr edit 

9 

12 

23 

Pine 

River 

13 

19 

8 

Cr. 

27 

16 

18 

RIVER 

3 

R. 

River 

River 

4 

6 

Kempenfe 

519-539-9800 ext. 3355 

He who would leap high must take a long run. - Danish Proverb 

Bailey 

L A K E E R I E 

HAMILTON 

WENTWORTH 

11 

Hamilton 

10 

Burlington 

9 

Caledonia 

HALDIMAND 

tawasaga 

7 

Niagara 

NIAGARA RM 

Falls 

Lake Erie 

W 

N 

S 

E 

Creek 

8 

E 

8 

8 

River 

H umber 

E 

11 

12 

18 

Welland 

NEW 

YORK 

Buffalo 

16 

L 

Oswego 

13 

6 

12 

2 

11 

Innisfil 

17 

R. 

19 

2 

2 

4 

10 

River 

20 

Cr. 

7 

11 

10 

8 

Twenty 

(rivière 

12 

8 

7 

Holland 

7 

21 

R. 

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16 

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Links to all of these organizaons can be found at... 

Fort Erie 

Represenng Essex, Chatham-Kent, 

Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, 

Norfolk & Haldimand County. 

www.ontariossouthwest.com 

1) 8) 

TORONTO 

Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island 

www.visitwindsoressex.com 

1-800-265-3633 

Lake Ontario 

2) 

Chatham-Kent Tourism 

14 www.visitck.ca 

1-800-561-6125 

3) 

4) 

5) 

6) 

7) 

Tourism Sarnia-Lambton 

www.ontbluecoast.com 

1-800-265-0316 

Tourism London 

www.londontourism.ca 

1-800-265-2602 

Middlesex Tourism 

www.visitmiddlesex.ca 

519-434-7321 

Elgin County Tourism 

www.elgintourist.com 

1-877-GO-ELGIN 

Tourism Oxford 

www.tourismoxford.ca 

15 

Black 

6 

R. 

19 

4 

19 

7 

22 

Pefferlaw 

4 

12 

11 

7 

9 

Port 

R.. 

Rouge 

11 

7 

R. 

27 

27 

6 

20 

Beaver 

15 

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10 

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L A K E O N T A R I O 

Norfolk County Tourism 

www.norfolktourism.ca 

1-800-699-9038 

Tourism Haldimand 

www.haldimandcounty.ca 

1-800-863-9607 

Tourism Hamilton 

www.tourismhamilton.com 

1-800-263-8590 

Tourism Branord 

www.discoverbranord.ca 

1-800-265-6299 

County of Brant Tourism 

www.brant.ca 

1-888-250-2296 

Straord Tourism Alliance 

www.visitstraord.ca 

1-800-561-7926 

Tourism Burlington 

www.tourismburlington.com 

1-877-499-9989 

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JARVIS S-13 

Nice Old Stuff (Antiques) 


519-587-2058 

KENT BRIDGE H-16 

Kent Bridge Country Market 519-352-5226 

www.kentbridgecountrymarket.com 

Roesch Meats 


519-351-7711 

KINCARDINE K-2 

Hive ‘n Hoe Country Store 

www.anderkin.ca 

519-396-3529 

Harbour Rose Boutique 

www.harbourroseboutique.ca 

519-396-6861 

KINGSVILLE C-20 

Kingsville BIA 

www.kingsvillebia.com 

519-733-6250 

Arts Society of Kingsville 

artssocietyofkingsville.ca 

-- 

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 

Estate of Health (Day Spa, Yoga Studio) 519-712-8838 

estateofhealth.ca 

Fehr’s Heritage Bakery 


519-733-0303 

Flower Fashions on King (& Gifts) 

www.flowerfashionsonking.ca 

519-733-4344 

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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Olive Branch on Main 

olivebranchonmain.com 

519-712-9377 

Paisley Dreamer (Arts, Clothing, Gifts) 519-712-8780 


Pelee Island Winery 

www.peleeisland.com 

519-733-6551 

Shall We Knit? 

www.shallweknit.com 

519-725-9739 

The Sanctuary Gifts & Books for Faith Store 519-712-9474 


KITCHENER R-8 

Schneider Haus National Historic Site 519-742-7752 

www.schneiderhaus.ca 

Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum 

& Doon Heritage Village 

www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca 

519-748-1914 

LAMBTON SHORES J-10 

Municipality of Lambton Shores 519-243-1400 

www.lambtonshores.ca 

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 


LISTOWEL O-6 

Knapp Shoes 

www.knappshoes.ca 

519-291-4750 

Sprinrite Yarn Factory Outlet 

www.yarnfactoryoutlet.com 

519-291-3951 

The Kitchen Cupboard & Ice Box 

www.shopkci.com 

519-291-4777 

LONDESBOROUGH L-6 

Nature’s Nest (Bird Seed) 

www.naturesnest.ca 

519-523-4399 

LONDON M-12 (INC. LAMBETH & HYDE PARK) 

www.londontourism.ca 

519-661-5000 • 1-800-265-2602 

A & M Garden Centre 

www.amgardencentre.ca 

519-652-3539 

Attic Books 

www.atticbooks.ca 

519-432-7277 



226-663-7183 

Cardinal Used & Rare Books 

www.merebooks.com 

519-854-0006 

Diamond & Gold Treasures 

www.diamondzgold.com 

519-652-0526 

East Park Golf Gardens 

www.eastparkgolf.com 

519-451-2950 

Memory Lane Antiques 


519-471-2835 

Red Door Shoppe Antiques 

Find us on Facebook & Instagram 

226-374-6757 

The Bloomin’ Bog (near Ilderton) 

www.bloominbog.com 

519-666-0132 

Thomas Bros. Farm Market 

www.thomasbrothersfarms.ca 

519-652-5551 

Wood ‘N’ Water Mennonite Furniture 519-641-1310 


MELBOURNE K-13 

Arrowwood Farm & Events 

www.arrowwoodfarmontario.com 

519-289-0389 

In A Jam 

www.inajam.com 

519-289-5267 

MILLBANK O-7 

Anna Mae’s Restaurant & Bakery 

www.annamaes.ca 

519-595-4407 

Millbank Cheese & Butter 

www.millbankcheese.com 

519-595-8787 

Millbank Family Furniture 

www.millbankfamilyfurniture.ca 

519-595-7105 

MITCHELL M-8 

Jillian’s (Home Decor & Gifts) 


519-348-9834 

MOORETOWN E-13 

Moore Museum 

www.mooremuseum.ca 

519-867-2020 

MOUNT BRYDGES K-13 

Sew Creative 

www.sewcreativequilting.ca 

519-264-2177 

MOUNT PLEASANT R-11 

Windmill Country Market 

www.thewindmill.ca 

519-484-9955 

NEW HAMBURG P-9 

Heart N Home Creations 

www.heartnhomecreations.com 

519-662-4962 

Nith Valley Apiaries 

nithvalleyapiaries.ca 

519-662-3165 

Oak Grove Cheese Factory 

www.oakgrovecheese.ca 

519-662-1212 

NEW SARUM N-14 

New Sarum Diner 

www.newsarum.com 

519-773-3101 

NEWTON O-7 

E&E’s Cloth & Creations 

www.eandeclothandcreations.com 

519-595-8569 

NORTH BUXTON C-18 

Buxton Historical Site & Museum 

www.buxtonmuseum.com 

519-352-4799 

NORWICH Q-12 

FORA Outdoor Living 

www.foraoutdoor.ca 

519-468-2100 

Liquidation City 

www.liquidationcity.ca 

519-468-3541 

Our Gift Shoppe 519-863-2380 

OIL SPRINGS H-14 

Oil Museum of Canada 

www.lambtonmuseums.ca 

519-834-2840 

PAISLEY M-1 

PARIS R-10 

Heather’s Got Tea 

www.heathersgottea.ca 

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John M. Hall House of Linens 

www.johnmhall.ca 

519-442-4242 

Mary Maxim Needlework & Crafts 

www.marymaxim.ca 

1-888-442-2266 

The Rustic Palm 

www.therusticpalm.ca 

519-442-0888 

PARKHILL J-10 

Caddyshack by the Tracks Restaurant 519-459-1254 


Calmante Studio Hair & Spa 


519-294-6522 

Carnegie Gallery Parkhill 

www.parkhillgallery.ca 

519-694-0144 

Four Seasons Gifts & Home Decor 

www.fourseasonsfashions.ca 

519-294-6617 

PELEE ISLAND E-20 

PETROLIA H-13 

You ’ ll be surprised! 

519-882-2350 

www.VisitPetrolia.ca 

Artz Den - Art, Crafts & Supplies 

www.artzden.ca 

226-738-0911 

Black Gold Brewery 

www.blackgold.beer 

226-738-0665 

Country Yarns 

www.country-yarns.com 

519-882-8740 

Hogan Pharmacy 


519-882-1840 

Olde Post Office Shoppe 

www.petroliaenterprises.ca 

519-882-0747 

Petrolia Discovery 

www.petroliadiscovery.com 

519-882-0897 

Petrolia Mercantile & Tea 519-882-0238 

www.facebook.com/petrolia.mercantile 

Petrolia Street Bakery 


519-882-2557 

Victoria Playhouse Petrolia 

www.thevpp.ca 

800-717-7694 

POINT EDWARD F-12 (ALSO SEE SARNIA) 

Kind Decor 

www.kinddecor.ca 

519-381-5165 

Village of Point Edward 

www.villageofpointedward.com 

519-337-3021 

PORT BURWELL O-15 

HMSC OJIBWA Museum of Naval History 519-633-7641 

www.projectojibwa.ca 

PORT DOVER S-14 

Port Dover Board of Trade 

www.portdover.ca 

519-583-1314 

PORT FRANKS I-10 

Lambton Shores 

www.lambtonshores.ca 

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PORT ROWAN Q-15 

Franni’s Attic Antiques 


519-410-4861 

Twin’s Ice Cream (May-Oct) 


519-586-7994 

PORT STANLEY M-15 

DeBackere Farm Market (Union) 

www.debackerefarmmarket.ca 

519-631-1370 

Inn on the Harbour 

www.innontheharbour.net 

519-782-7623 

Kettle Creek Inn 

www.kettlecreekinn.com 

519-782-3388 

Mackie’s On The Beach 


519-782-4390 

Pepper Tree Spice Co. 

www.peppertreespice.com 

519-782-7800 

Port Stanley Festival Theatre 

www.portstanleytheatre.ca 

519-782-4353 

Port Stanley Terminal Railway 

www.pstr.on.ca 

519-782-7230 

PRINCETON Q-11 

REECES CORNERS H-12 (SEE WYOMING ALSO) 

Zekveld’s Garden Market 

www.zekveldgardenmarket.ca 

519-845-3482 

RIDGETOWN I-16 

RIPLEY K-3 

RODNEY K-15 

The Decorating Diva 

www.thedecoratingdiva.ca 

519-785-2312 

Erie Gardens 

www.eriegarden.com 

519-785-0487 

RUTHVEN D-20 

Ruthven Nursery & Garden Centre 


519-326-4019 

ST. CATHARINES X-10 

ST. CLEMENTS P-8 

Those 

In Season 

who 

Home & 

wish 

Garden 

to sing 

519-218-2188 

always find a song. - Swedish Proverb 


ST. GEORGE S-10 

ST. JACOBS Q-7 

Market Road Antiques 

www.stjacobs.com 

519-746-1999 

TriSisters Art House 

trisistersarthouse.ca 

226-771-9057 

ST. MARYS N-10 

Downtown St. Marys 

www.discoverstmarys.ca 

-- 

Snapping Turtle Coffee Roasters 

www.snappingturtlecoffee.com 

226-661-8000 

Stone Home Creatives 

www.stonehomecreatives.ca 

519-284-9966 

Troyer’s Spices 

www.troyersspices.ca 

226-661-8777 

TuttCo Restaurant 

www.tuttco.ca 

226-301-4919 

Zenfire Pottery 

www.zenfirepottery.ca 

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ST. THOMAS M-14 (ALSO SEE TALBOTVILLE) 

Elgin County Tourism 

www.elgintourist.com 

877-463-5446 (ex168) 

Berry Hill Limited 

www.berryhilllimited.com 

519-631-0480 

Briwood Farm Market 

www.briwoodfarmmarket.com 

519-633-9691 

Burke’s Produce Market 

burkesproducemarket.ca 

519-637-2890 

Canadale Nurseries Ltd. 

www.canadale.com 

519-631-7264 

Elgin County Heritage Centre 

www.elgin-county.ca 

519-631-1460 

Elgin Military Museum 

www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca 

519-633-7641 

Family Flowers 

familyflowers.ca 

519-631-6004 

Harvest Table Rustic Design 


Katnap Antiques/Lumley & Co. B&B 


519-764-2384 


www.newsarum.com 

519-773-3101 

Purely Wicked Gift Store 

www.purelywicked.ca 

226-224-8559 

Shaw’s Ice Cream 

www.shawsicecream.com 

519-631-2510 

St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre 

www.stepac.ca 

519-631-4040 

The Puting Zoo 

puttingzoo.ca 

519-280-4497 

The Rusty Sign Shop 


519-633-1043 

ST. WILLIAMS R-15 

Burning Kiln Winery 

burningkilnwinery.ca 

519-586-9858 

SALFORD O-12 

Red Dragon Dairy 


519-425-0797 

Village Cheese Mill 

www.villagecheesemill.com 

519-485-0600 

SARNIA F-12 (ALSO SEE POINT EDWARD & BRIGHT’S GROVE) 

FREE EXPERIENCE GUIDE AVAILABLE! 

1-800-265-0316 

WWW.ONTBLUECOAST.COM 

Sarnia Tourism Information 

www.ontbluecoast.com 

1-800-265-0316 

Dog Eat Dog 


519-384-0888 

Downtown Market 

downtownmarketsarnia.ca 

519-328-2217 

Duc D’Orleans II Cruise Ship 

www.ducdorleans.com 

519-337-5152 

Ferrera Concrete 

www.ferreraconcrete.ca 

519-542-7071 

Gallery in the Grove 

www.galleryinthegrove.com 

519-869-4643 

Imperial Theatre 

www.imperialtheatre.net 

877-344-7469 

Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery 

www.jnaag.ca 

519-336-8127 

Korny Korners Farm 

www.kornykornersfarm.ca 

226-886-2238 

Lawrence House Centre for the Arts 

www.lawrencehouse.ca 

519-337-0507 

Local Motif & Just-A-Nuff Antiques 


519-336-3838 

Sarnia Flea Market 519-330-6816 

Sipkens Garden Centre & Gifts 

www.sipkensnurseries.com 

519-542-8353 

The Book Keeper 

www.sarniabookkeeper.com 

519-337-3171 

TJ’s Furniture & Home Decor 

www.tjfurniture.ca 

519-541-2323 

SEAFORTH L-7 

Blooms n’ Rooms Floral & Gifts 


519-527-0555 

Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop 

www.thecottonharvest.com 

519-600-1646 

Seaforth Artisan Emporium 


519-240-5663 

SHAKESPEARE O-9 

Best Little Pork Shoppe 

www.porkshoppe.com 

519-625-8194 

The Quilt Place 

www.thequiltplace.ca 

519-625-8435 

SHEDDEN L-14 

SIMCOE R-13 

Capitol Arts Market 

www.capitolartsmarket.com 

519-900-9355 

SOMBRA E-14 

Sombra Township Museum 

www.sombramuseum.ca 

519-892-3982 

SPARTA N-14 

SPARTA COUNTRY 

CANDLES 

46361 Sparta Line 

SPARTA, ON 

1-800-463-1447 

www.spartacandles.com 

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 

THAMESVILLE H-15 

Canterlope Western Clothing 519-365-3016 

canterlope.ca 

Laurie Clark Floral Designs & Artisans 519-692-5519 

www.laurieclarkdesignsflowers.com 

THEDFORD I-10 

Twin Pines Orchards 519-296-5556 

www.twinpinesorchards.com 

THORNDALE N-11 

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 

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 

C.J.’s Antiques 519-443-4197 

www.cjsantiques.com 

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 

Re:find Charity Thrift Shoppe 519-626-9814 


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 519-427-7312 


Bonnie Heath Estate Lavendar & Winery 519-443-7125 

www.bonnieheathestate.com 

Chambers Maple Syrup Products 519-443-8561 


Nifty Gifty Norfolk 519-909-8627 

niftygiftynorfolk.com 

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 

Pure Soap Studio 519-660-9461 


WHEATLEY E-19 

Briar Patch Studio 519-916-2407 


WINDHAM CENTRE Q-13 

Caresa Antiques 519-443-5856 

Picard’s Peanuts 519-426-6700 

picardpeanuts.com 

WINDSOR B-17 

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 

www.tourismoxford.ca 

866-801-7368 

Country Patchworks (Quilt/Fabric Shop) 519-537-8753 

www.countrypatchworks.ca 

One Of A Kind Antiques Mall 

Find us on Instagram 

519-539-9563 

RQC Craft Supply 

www.rqcsupply.com 

519-872-9978 

Terra Nova Nordic Spa 

www.terranovanordic.ca 

226-796-9181 

Theatre Woodstock 

www.theatrewoodstock.com 

519-532-9404 

WYOMING H-12 (SEE REECES CORNERS ALSO) 

Great Lakes Goat Dairy 

www.greatlakesgoatdairy.com 

519-845-1613 

Lambton County Archives 519-845-5426 

www.lambtonmuseums.ca/archives 

Don’t Miss our Feature Pages... 

(See PAGE 3 Index) 

“Where You Should Eat” 

“Buy Local, Buy Fresh” 

“Corkscrews & Cra Cra Brews”

Lake Huron 

1. Drop out 2.silver bullet 3.Spot 4.A Timex watch 5.Buddy Holly 6.beatniks 

7. Transistor Radio 8. Talking horse 

MI 

ONTARIO 

NY 

More to explore in CHATHAM 

58 Local &R Regional Artists 

t 

1,800 square foot Gallery 

artandheirloomshoppe.ca 

BOLD, BEAUTIFUL...HOME! 

GENTLY USED ~ PREVIOUSLY LOVED 

• Furniture • Small Appliances 

• Housewares • Clothing • Decor 

Your contributions help support 

Registered Chatham-Kent Charities 

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 

Figure out what 

you love to do, then figure 

out how to get someone 

to pay you to do it. 

Your Experience 

Starts Now! 

Inspiring Home Décor Including: 

• Pottery • Wall Hangings 

• Locally Handcrafted Items 

• Charcuterie Boards 

• Throws, Pillows & Much More! 

201 King Street 

Chatham • 519-358-1455 

Barrypatch Boutique 

1. The 'battle cry' of the hippies in the 60's was 'Turn on, tune in, ...? 

• Fear war • Love others • Drop out • Peace 

2. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, 

the grateful citizens would ask, 'Who was that masked man?' 

Invariably someone would answer, 'I don't know, 

but he left this behind.' What did he leave behind? 

• silver bullet • mask • shirt • horse 

3. We read about the lives and adventures of Dick 

& Jane. What was the name of Dick & Jane's dog? 

• Speckle • FiFi • Rover • Spot 

4. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? 

• A Timex watch • A computer • an alarm clock • A bomb 

5. In 1971, singer Don McLean sang a song about 'the day the 

music died' This was a reference and tribute to... 

• Led Zeppelin • The Rolling Stones • Buddy Holly • The Who 

6. In the 70's, we called the drop-out nonconformists 'hippies.' But in 

the early 60's, they were known as 

• hoodlums • bad boys • beatniks • gangsters 

7. Before cassettes, 8 tracks & CDs, the masses listened to what? 

• Tubeless radio • Transistor radio • DVDs • Transmission radio 

2 King St. West, Chatham 519-351-5885 

www.retrosuites.com 

8. Who or what was Mr. Ed? 

• Donkey • Disc jockey • Talking horse • Invisible rabbit 

Spring 2024 Don’t look for more honour than your learning merits. - Jewish Proverb 

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Lake Huron 

The 

Daytripper 

Our 45th 

Year! 

OUR CAFÉ 

• Fresh Creative Recipes 

• Blueberry Accents 

OUR BAKERY 

FAMOUS for Pies, Muffins, Scones 

• ‘No Sugar Added’ Selections 

Cookware from 

Emile Henry 

On we go, Daytripping to CHATHAM, KENT BRIDGE , THAMESVILLE & BOTHWELL 

PARKS 

Blueberry Farm · Café · Bakery · Country Store 

www.parksblueberries.com 

p 

Fresh Blueberries e es in Season 

(Mid July through September) embe 

Details on website. 

Frozenr Blueberries e es Always in Store 

Fresh Strawberries (now through h 

June) 

OUR STORE 

Blueberries 

are our focus: 

Preserves & Sauces 

Single jars or 

Gift boxes 

• Kitchen 

Gadgets, Tools, Accessories 

& Cookbooks • One-of-a-Kind Accents 

• Homemade Preserves • Lang Calendars 

• Wall Art • Women’s Apparel & Accessories 

• Gift Baskets & Certificates • Prints • Cards 

• Children’s Toys • Christmas Corner 

• 

Wedding Favours 

Spring p Fashions 

Open Daily 8 to 6 • 519-692-5373 • 1-866-901-5373 

Located 7 km East of Thamesville on Hwy. #2 

Attitude is 

the difference between 

an ordeal and an 

adventure. 

Mon-Sat 

9-5 

SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

Laurie Clark Designs 

9 Victoria St., Thamesville 

Antiques 

& Artisans 

Local 

519-692-3322 or 5519 

Full Service Floral & Gift Shop 

www.laurieclarkdesignsflowers.com 

Come To The Country—Where It All Begins! 

plus 

ROESCH MEATS 

Deli Meats 

made on-site! 

Gluten, Sugar 

& Lactose Free 

Selections 

• Smoked Meats • Wild Game Processing 

All Processing Done On-Site! 

• Enjoy Our Own Farm Raised Pork 

& Free Run Chickens (drug/additive free) 

Fresh Eggs from our Free Run Laying Hens 

• Ontario Dry Aged Carcass Beef (aged min. 21 days) 

Frozen Entrées • Frozen Meat or Fruit Pies 

Patties: Beef, Pork, 1/2 & 1/2, Sirloin, Smoked Brisket 

• So much more! • Custom Orders Welcome! 

Mrs. D’s Products 


Classic Recipes with a Twist 

Jams, Jellies, Sauces, Salsa & Pickles 

• Locally Sourced • Hand Packed 

Open Tues-Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-3 • Closed Sun/Mon 

DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR COOLER! 

Just East of CHATHAM... 

10910 Northwood Line at Mull Rd. • 519-351-7711 

Filipino Meats: 

• Tocino 

• Adobo Capicola 

Steaks 

• Pork Belly Lechon 

• Kabobs & more 

We are proud to offer 

Local Products... 

• The Pickle Station 

• Sunshine Farms 

• Golden Acres Peaches/Pears 

• Snobelen Ruby Red Popcorn 

• Aldred Maple Products 

CHATHAM 

Hwy. #40 

MI 

ONTARIO 

Hwy. #2/Longwoods Rd. 

River Line 

Mull Rd. 

Mull Rd. 

Hwy. #401 

Northwood 

Fairview 

Kent Bridge Rd. 

Western Clothing & Accessories 

The Area’s Largest Western Boot Retailer! 

Select 

BOOTS 

30-50% 0 

5 0% 

% 

OFF! 

! 

• Mens & Ladies Boots (including CSA) 

• Buckles • Hats • Belts • Western Shirts 

• Ariat Jackets & Hoodies 

• Wrangler Jeans 

& Jackets 

• Durango • Boulet • Canada West 

• Ariat • Dan Post • Justin & More! 

Mon.-Fri. 10-5:30 

Sat. 9-3 

www.canterlope.ca 

ww. w e. 

c 

a 

71 London L d Rd., THAMESVILLE 519-365-3016 

9 

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A full cup must be carried steadily. - English Proverb 



“Are YouPaying Shipping & 

Handling Feesfor Bradford?” 

DON’T–We’reYour Authorized Dealer 

For More 

Information: 

519-683-4368 

www.dresden.ca 

dresden.ca 

May 18: ATV Rodeo & Races, Dresden Raceway 

May 19: Demolition Derby - dresdenex.com 

May 26: Opening Day at Dresden Raceway 

June 13: Rotary Weekly Concerts begin (6-8pm) 

June 15: Town Wide Yard Sale 

July 26-28: Dresden Ex/Tractor Pull (Fri) - dresdenex.com 

July 27: Downtown Dresden Night Market 

July 27: Emancipation Day, Josiah Henson Museum 

August 17: Rock the Lot - outdoor concert, Kinsmen Park 

Dresden Plate 

Quilt Shop 

• 100% Cotton Fabrics 

• Glide Thread 

• Extra Wide Quilt Backing 

• Custom Quilts • Quilting Classes 

• Supplies & Patterns 

• Long Arm Quilting 

• Custom Embroideryy 

New Fabrics 

Arrive Weekly! 

Co-ordinated colours, 

designs & panels. 

Custom Quilting by November 1st 

to be in time for Christmas 

Any one of our Custom Quilts 

on display throughout the store 

make a special family occasion gift. 

Quilting is 

BEAUTY 

WI TH 

BLOCKS 

Tuesday-Friday 10-4, Saturday 10-3 

462 St. George Street, South 

519-683-4244 

Call about Class Schedule 

Open Thursday Classes 

1 to 4 pm - bring your project 

JOSIAH HENSON 

MUSEUM OF 

AFRICAN-CANADIAN 

HISTORY 

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Serving 

Dresden 

& Area 

Since 1953 

Weekly “Sell it or Scrap It” Aucons on Facebook 

433 St. George St, DRESDEN • 519-683-2463 

babcockjewellers.ca • babcockj@cogeco.net 

BIA 

RACEWAY 

Watch for updates! 

dresden-raceway.ca 

@Dresden Shines 

@Explore Dresden Ontario 

@Downtown Dresden Night Market 

A Diverse Collection 

of Plants & Garden Décor 

Mon-Sat 9 to 5 Apr-Aug 

kentwoodgardens.com 

29220 Freedom Road 

Dresden 519-683-4956 

Full Line of Fusion Mineral Paint, Stains, Waxes 

Specialized Brushes 

50+ Shades • Tips & Advice - always! 

Mon to Fri 7:30-5 • Sat 8-3 

1420 Hwy 21 South 

Dresden • 519-683-6199 

Lumberjack 

Saturday, July 27th 2024 

• Downtown Shops & Restaurants Open 

• Local Artisan & Crafters Market 

• Live Music • Demonstrations 

• Food & Beverage Trucks • Pop-Up Bar 

• Strolling Entertainers & Much More! 

SHOPPING 4 TO 9:30PM 

FOOD & MUSIC TIL 11PM 

Bradford 

Exchange 

presents 

bakery cafe 

Make us your 

meeting g place. 

...centrally .cen 

ly 

located 

in Ontario’s Southwest 

Baked k 

in-house h 

u daily... 

• bread • cookies ok 

• squares 

• scones s e 

• pies • cakes 

• macarons m n 

• muffins fins 

& more 

• hot beverages • lunch specials 

TUES, WED & FRI 9-5, THURS. 9-8, SAT 9-3 

www.unionblockbakery.com 

unionblockbakery@bellnet.ca 

413 St. George Street, t, 

Dresden 

en 

519-683-3000 

Serving 

Dresden 

& Area 

Since 1953 

Musical 

Glier Globes 

Mother & Daughter 

Father & Daughter 

$89.99 each 

View Bradford’s new products: 

www.gallerymarketinggroup.ca 

& order from us. 

433 St. George St, DRESDEN • 519-683-2463 

babcockjewellers.ca • babcockj@cogeco.net 

Christal Wills ls - Owner & Designer 

DESIGNING 

Your Memories 

& DECORATING 

Your Home! 

• Floral & Garden Inspired Accents 

• Inspirational Garden Stones 

• Decor Touches • Wall Signs 

• Wide Selection of Angels 

• Custom Created Weddings 

www.mckellarsflowers.ca 

Monday to Friday 10am-4pm 

Saturdays 10am-1pm 

445 St. George St., DRESDEN • 519-683-4368 • 1-877-228-3440 

HAND-CURATED GIFTS, 

HOME DECOR 

& VINTAGE FINDS 

444 St. George St S 

DRESDEN • 519-437-8064 

Tues-Fri 10 to 5 • Sat 10 to 3 

@kimberlysoneofakind 

www.kimberlys.ca 

ONE-OF-A-KIND 

Spring 2024 Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day. - French Proverb 

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The 

Daytripper 

WALLACEBURG, SOMBRA, COURTRIGHT & MOORETOWN 

WEDDING 

T RADITIONS 

Around the World 

ARMENIA - When the bride & 

groom enter their reception, they 

break a plate for luck, then 

balance lavash bread on their 

shoulders to ward off evil, and eat 

spoonfuls of honey to symbolize 

happiness. 

Moore 

Museum 

SHOP 

LOCAL 

Three Museum Getaway 

 

 

Sombra 

Museum 

Wallaceburg 

Museum 

Turn of the Century 

COLLECTABLES 

ANTIQUES 

VINTAGE 

3023 Brigden Road, Brigden 

turnohecenturyvintage@outlook.com 

519-330-9505 • Thurs-Sat 10-5 

charity thrift shoppe 

216 Nelson St. Wallaceburg 

519-626-9814 

refindthrift@gmail.com 

follow us on Facebook 

CONGO - Brides and grooms are 

expected not to smile the entire 

day of the wedding. It’s thought 

that if they do, they aren’t serious 

about the marriage. 

FRANCE - At the end of the night, 

the wedding party gifts the 

married couple with a chamber 

pot of chocolate and champagne. 

The original custom was to add all 

kinds of drinks and leftovers to a 

chamber pot, and stay with the 

couple until they ate/drank every 

last drop of the “garbage” stew. 

CHINA - the groom shoots his 

bride with a bow and arrow 

(without the heads) several times, 

and then collects the arrows and 

breaks them during the ceremony, 

ensuring their love will last forever. 

FIJI - when a man asks a woman’s 

father for her hand in marriage, he 

is expected to give his future 

father-in-law a whale’s tooth. 

12-building 

Heritage Village with 

intriguing displays 

“A museum… and so much 

more for you to explore!” 

94 Moore Line 

Mooretown, Ontario 

www.mooremuseum.ca 

Glimpses of Victorian 

Living, Marine History 

& much more 

We look forward to welcoming 

back visitors in June 2024! 

• Speaker Series • New Exhibits 

• In-Person Events 

3470 St. Clair Parkway 

Sombra, Ontario 

519-892-3982 

facebook.com/SombraMuseum 

Home of 

the Baldoon Witch, 

Glass Gallery, 

& so much more 

Open all year 

Tuesday to Saturday 10 - 4. 

Hope to see you soon! 

505 King Street 

Wallaceburg, Ontario 

519-627-8962 

www.wallaceburgmuseum.ca 

Please refer to individual websites for current exhibit details & events. 

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign 

At a 

Proctologist’s 

Office... 

"To expedite 

your visit, 

please back in." 

Welcome to The Village of 

National French Fry Day! 

July 13th 

National French Fry Day! 

J y 13t 

h 

Saturday, July 20th, 2024 

Thursday, June 20th, 2024 

Check the Village lage of Point Edward 

d 

Facebook page for details 

Come o e for o the e 

Incredible i 

e View! 

e 

Bluewater Bid Bridges join Point Edward, d Canada to Port Huron, USA • Shop at the award winning International Duty Free Shop! 

The French Fry Capital of Canada! 

May 11th, 2024 

• World Famous Fries Under The Bridges 

• Excellent Hotels/Motels • Fine Dining 

• Riverfront Festivals • Gift Shops 

• Large Marina • Downtown Shopping 

• Scuba Diving • Sports Fishing 

• Two Golf Courses • Walkway along 

St. Clair River & through Village 

www.villageofpointedward.com • 519-337-3021 

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First secure an independent income, then practice virtue. - Greek Proverb 


Lake Huron 

MI 

ONTARIO 

NY 

Continuing along the St. Clair Parkway to SARNIA & POINT EDWARD 

TREAT YOURSELF! 

Sarnia’s a 

s trendy d 

steak t 

& seafood f 

destination. 

t 

t 

ion. 

Modern dining ing with w a great atmosphere. 

e. 

To a perfect lunch or dinner 

Certified ed Angus Beef • Seafood • Chicken 

Wraps • Pasta a • Handmade de Desserts 

sert 

s 

1717 London Rd, Sarnia • 519-542-5553 • bigfishlounge.com • Open 7 Days 

I Ain’t So Hip 

By Adina Haas, LaSalle 

It used to be that the teacher taught 

the students new vocabulary. Now, I have 

to do some checking with my daughter 

and the urban dictionary on new words 

and changing meanings. Keeping up 

with this generation that watches TikTok, 

that spends time gaming, that sends 

messages in Teams and in Messenger 

Kids, is a necessity. It is a rapid-fire and a 

constantly-changing language scene. 

One afternoon, during our Grade 

3 reading class, I was explaining that 

the book we had just read was fiction, 

realistic fiction. This is a story that is 

made-up yet is believable. One of my 

students asked, Is that story “cap,” Mrs. 

Haas? It took a few requests to repeat 

his word until I was pretty sure I heard 

“cap.” I had no idea what that meant but 

his classmates did. “Cap” means fake; it 

means made-up. After checking in with 

my daughter, also a bit new to that lingo, 

she did say that it can come off as, “Are 

you kidding me?” People even put the 

“cap” icon as a comment on someone’s 

post, to show doubt or disbelief. Really? 

And how word meanings change over 

time. I remember when teaching the 

benefits of laughter in Grade 1 health 

class, including the clean little joke, “What 

kind of shoes do cowboy babies wear? 

Cowboy booties.” Now, you cannot speak 

that “b” word without giggles erupting 

and the need for a precise description of 

the booties that babies wear on their feet. 

And, the puzzlement of students when 

the “bad joke of the day” includes that 

word in a seasonal riddle, as read over 

the announcements by the principal. 

What is the world coming to, the kids 

must wonder? 

The other day, a few students had to 

leave the classroom and head to talent 

show auditions. As they were exiting the 

room, a seated student shouted, that last 

one is “sus!” And, what a reaction! 

That last student retorted, “I AM NOT 

SUS!” 

I had to restore order in the classroom. 

What does this mean, to shout an 

accusation of “sus” out of the blue, 

unprovoked? I suspected that “sus” was 

short for “suspicious” or “suspect” and 

that was confirmed. What happens when 

we attach the label to someone? It seems 

it was a negative connotation, that time. 

In checking the urban dictionary, again, 

anything that raises an eyebrow can be 

deemed “sus. So, it’s possible that that 

last person was called “sus” for having an 

amazing talent show audition upcoming. 

But, from her reaction, I think that’s cap. 

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519-869-2794 • skeeterbarlows.com 

Voted Sarnia-Lambton’s 

Favourite Restaurant 2023! 

• Authentic Hickory Smoked Ribs 

• Genuine Broasted Chicken 

• Seafood, Sandwiches, Wraps 

Reserve for panoramic views 

of Lake Huron from our patio! 

• Take Out • Lakeside parks & benches nearby 

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The Circus 

Local Arsan Wares, Apparel, Furniture, 

Vintage Finds and Local Grocery 

Plus Coffee & Ice Cream! 

Tues-Thurs 10-6 • Fri 10-8 • Sat 10-4 

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Open Sundays • 9 am to 4pm 

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MARKET 

DOWNTOWN ANTIQUE MARKET 

4152 Petrolia Line, Petrolia 

2 Grand Openings, Petrolia - May 1 

NEMO HALL ANTIQUE MARKET 

419 King Street, Petrolia 

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SHOP 

TJ's 

Once when I was a teenager, my 

father and I were standing in line to 

buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there 

was only one family between us and 

the ticket counter. This family made a 

big impression on me. There were eight 

children, all probably under the age of 

12. You could tell they didn't have a lot of 

money. Their clothes were not expensive, 

but they were clean. The children were 

well-behaved, all of them standing in line, 

two-by-two behind their parents, holding 

hands. They were excitedly jabbering 

about the clowns, elephants and other 

acts they would see that night. One could 

sense they had never been to the circus 

before. It promised to be a highlight of 

their young lives. 

The father and mother were at the 

head of the pack standing proud as 

could be. The mother was holding her 

husband's hand, looking up at him as 

if to say, "You're my knight in shining 

armor." He was smiling and basking in 

pride, looking at her as if to reply, "You 

got that right." The ticket lady asked the 

father how many tickets he wanted. He 

proudly responded, "Please let me buy 

eight children's tickets and 

two adult tickets so I can take 

my family to the circus." 

The ticket lady quoted the 

price. 

The man's wife let go of his hand, her 

head dropped, the man's lip began to 

quiver. The father leaned a little closer 

and asked, "How much did you say?" 

The ticket lady again quoted the price. 

The man didn't have enough money. 

How was he supposed to turn and tell 

his eight kids that he didn't have enough 

money to take them to the circus? 

Seeing what was going on, my dad 

put his hand into his pocket, pulled out 

a pretty large bill and dropped it on the 

ground. (We were not wealthy in any 

sense of the word!) My father reached 

down, picked up the bill, tapped the man 

on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, 

this fell out of your pocket." 

The man knew what was going on. 

He wasn't begging for a handout but 

certainly appreciated the help in a 

desperate, heartbreaking, embarrassing 

situation. He looked straight into my 

dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both 

of his, squeezed tightly onto the bill, and 

with his lip quivering and a tear streaming 

down his cheek, he replied, "Thank you, 

thank you, sir. This really means a lot to 

me and my family." 

My father and I went back 

to our car and drove home. 

We didn't go to the circus 

that night, but we didn't go 

without. 

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1644 London Rd on Sarnia’s “Golden Mile” (Across from John’s Restaurant) 

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 

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SARNIA • 519-542-7071 

• Steps & Railings 

• Planters • Statuary 

• Senmental Stones 

• Stepping Stones 

• Benches • Fountains 

• Lawn Furniture 

• Bird Baths & More 

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SPRING HOURS: 

Mon-Fri 8-6, Sat 8-2 

A Year Round Garden Centre, , Gi Gi 

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MAY 

18 TO OCTOBER 19 

Saturday Mornings 

7:30am-Noon 

Vendors Welcome 

Special Events 

Fletcher St. (behind Library) 

(behind Library) 519-882-2350 

NEW DATES! June 7 & 8 

Town Wide Garage Sales 

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! 

Petrolia Provincial Town Crier Event 

June 15 & 16 • Victoria Park 

Join us for this prestigious event! 

MAY 

Saturday - 25 


Grand Opening 

JUNE 

Saturday - 1 

Town - Pizzafest 

Sat-Sun 15 & 16 

Petrolia 150 TownCrier Contest 

Sat-Sun 15 & 16 

RCMP Musical Ride, 

Greenwood Pk 

Sat 22 

Indigenous Friendship Garden 

Dedication - 11am - Victoria Pk 

JULY 

Monday - 1 

Town - Canada Day Celebrations 

Fri&Sat 12 & 13 

Art in the Park 

Saturday - 13 

Town - Barn Dance 

AUGUST 

Petrolia 150 Events 

& Signature Town Events 

Saturday - 17 

Petrolia 150 Parade 

Sunday - 18 

10 am Nonsectarian 

Church Service in Greenwood Pk 

Thursday - Saturday, 

AUGUST 15, 16 & 17 

Hard Oil Music Festival 

in Greenwood Park 

SEPTEMBER 

Saturday - 14 

Harvestfest - 


DECEMBER 

Friday - 6 

Town - Christmas in the Park, 

Chili Cook Off 

Saturday - 7 

Town - Christmas Market, 

10am-3pm 

Saturday - 7 

Town - 

Santa Claus Parade - 2pm 

“Celebrating Petrolia 150” 

Tuesday - 31 

Petrolia 150 

Closing Event at Greenwood 

Recreation Centre 

Visit: petrolia150.com 

for event details, and more! 

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VICTORIA PARK, PETROLIA 

Friday, July 12 - 11am to 7pm 

Saturday, July 13 - 9am to 5pm 

Over 50 artists and artisans! 

www.artintheparkpetrolia.com 

For more information, go to www.town.petrolia.on.ca 

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A Rush of Excitement 

Unveiling Victoria Playhouse Petrolia’s 

Spectacular 2024 Theatre Season 

In the heart of Ontario’s picturesque 

Petrolia, the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia 

(VPP) gears up for a summer that 

promises not just stellar performances 

but an aptly titled ‘A Rush of Excitement’ 

as the upcoming theatre season unfolds 

a diverse array of productions that 

celebrate Petrolia’s rich history, pay 

homage to musical legends, welcome 

audience favourites back to the stage, 

and bring poignant tales to life. 

Oil Rush: The Big Discovery Musical 

– May 7-26 

Kicking off the season is “Oil Rush,” 

a Canadian musical written by Robert 

More and Jacqueline Sadler that delves 

into the roots of Petrolia, paying tribute 

to its historic connection to the oil 

industry. As the town commemorates 

its 150th birthday “Oil Rush” promises 

to be a captivating journey through time 

showcasing the resilience and spirit of 

the community that thrived amidst the 

black gold boom. Audiences can expect 

a visually stunning performance full of 

amusing characters and some fine knee 

slappin’ music that not only entertains 

but also educates, offering a unique 

glimpse into the town’s fascinating past. 

Rainy Day People: A Tribute to 

Gordon Lightfoot – June 4-23 

The VPP continues its stellar lineup 

with “Rainy Day People,” a musical 

tribute to the legendary Gordon 

Lightfoot. Lightfoot’s timeless melodies 

and poetic lyrics have left an indelible 

mark on the world of folk music and this 

production aims to honour his legacy in 

a way that only live theatre can. Lead by 

Canada’s own Sarah Smith the company 

performs a beautifully curated selection 

of Lightfoot’s greatest hits immersing 

patrons in the nostalgia and musical 

brilliance of a true Canadian folk hero. 

Sweet Soul Music: A Non-Stop Hit 

Parade – July 2-28 

The excitement doesn’t wane as the 

season progresses into “Sweet Soul 

Music,” a soulful journey that pays 

homage to the greatest in the genre. 

Headlined by VPP favourite Justin 

See VPP ad 

on page 1 

Bacchus, known for his electrifying 

performances and soul-stirring vocals, 

this production promises to be a 

mesmerizing experience for lovers 

of soul music and beyond. The stage 

will come alive with the energy and 

emotion of timeless classics creating an 

atmosphere that transports the audience 

to the golden era of soul music. 

Tuesdays with Morrie: A Life 

Altering Friendship – August 6-18 

As August unfolds the Victoria 

Playhouse Petrolia takes a poignant turn 

with “Tuesdays with Morrie,” written by 

Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom. Based 

on a true story, this emotionally charged 

play explores the profound lessons 

learned by a young journalist (played 

by Michael Vanhevel) from his former 

college professor, Morrie Schwartz 

(played by Keith Savage). Delving 

into themes of life, love, and human 

connection, this production is sure to 

leave a lasting impact on the hearts of 

the audience. 

The Ultimate Fiddler on the Loose: 

All Your Fiddlin’ Favourites – 

September 10-29 

September brings the muchanticipated 

return of Jesse Grandmont 

and friends in “The Ultimate Fiddler on 

the Loose.” Due to popular demand, this 

lively and energetic group commands 

the VPP stage once again, showcasing 

the mastery of fiddling, comedy and 

step-dancing, promising to blow the 

VPP roof off one more time. 

The Tony Bennett Songbook: A Heart 

Full of Song – October 8-27 

Closing the season with a flourish, 

the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia presents 

“The Tony Bennett Songbook.” A 

very special cast comes together to 

celebrate the everlasting music of 

Tony Bennett, highlighting some of 

his most memorable performances 

and moments in the entertainment 

business. Audiences can expect an 

evening filled with nostalgia, reverence, 

and an immersive tribute to a musical 

legend. 

Country Yarns 

Everything for your Knitting, 

Crocheting, Cross Stitch 

& Needlepoint Needs! 

- Mention this ad for a 15% discount! - 

2776 LaSalle Line, Petrolia 

Between Mandaumin & Waterworks Rd. 

(Enter St. Clair, Ontario in your GPS) 

519-882-8740 

Wed. 10-5 / Thurs. 10-6 / Fri. 10-5 / Sat. 10-3 

Closed April 10th-20th (Reopening Apr 24) 

www.country-yarns.com 

Oil Field History... in Action. 

1860s Working Oil Field Historic Site 

Antique & 

Unique Sale 

Saturday June 15th 

9:00 am to 2:00 pm 

Wednesday is 

SENIOR’S DAY! 

20% OFF* for 

Customers 60+ 

• Wedding • Birthday 

• Baby • Home Decor 

HOGAN 

P•H•A•R•M•A•C•Y 

In Petrolia's Restored, 

Historic Post Office 

Treat 

Yourself 

at the 

Olde Post 

Parlour! 

Seasonal Home Decor 

Pine Furniture • Scented Candles 

• Repurposed Furniture 

• Birdhouses, Signs & Much More! 

4189 Petrolia Line • 519-882-0747 

Open for Tours: 

JUNE: Sat and Sun 10-4 

JULY & AUG: Wed to Sun 10-4 

Other tour times available 

by appointment - 519-882-0897 

petroliadiscovery@outlook.com 

4281 Discovery Line, PETROLIA • www.PetroliaDiscovery.org 

Please use entrance off Petrolia Line through Bridgeview Park north. 

Don’t Miss 

One of Petrolia’s 

Best Gift Shops! 

Full Service Pharmacy 

Full Service Cosmetic Department 

Full Service Home Health Care Dept. 

4177 Petrolia Line, Petrolia • 519-882-1840 Mon-Fri 9-9 • Sat 9-6 • Sun 10-5 

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Stop & Shop in 

DOWNTOWN 

FOREST 

Check out our downtown - 

browse our shops or take in a movie 

at the historic Kineto Theatre! 

Make a day of it in Forest! 

Keep up to date with event & shopping 

information on our website & socials. 

Guess 

I Who? Now we’re in LAMBTON SHORES, FOREST & PORT FRANKS 

Farmers’ 

Market 

Fridays 

4th Friday 

in May 

Lambton 

Film & Food 

Festival 

starts 4th 

Fri in May 

Mother’s 

Day 

2nd Sunday 

in May 

Father’s 

Day 

3rd Sunday 

in June 

Car Show 

3rd 

Thursday 

in July 

am a kid who lives in Illinois with my 

mother, father, brother Buzz, and Buzz's 

pet tarantula. When my family decides 

to take a Christmas vacation to Paris, 

somehow they forget me at home. 

Luckily, I am able to outsmart some 

bandits who try to rob my house. 

Answer: Kevin McCallister (Home Alone) 

Wanda of 

Forest The 

Florist 

and Country Accents 

In 1972 I went to Guelph for a Flowers 

Canada course and came away with a 

$250 scholarship, so I thought I would 

pursue this career. Now I’m celebrating 

50 years in the flower business! 

I worked for two years at Village 

Flowers in Sarnia’s Lambton Mall where 

I met Bev Plata, and we opened Flowers 

Plus on Exmouth Street as partners in 

1974. That was my 20th birthday! 

We grew our business there for 23 

years, which included opening a store in 

the mall, and then in my hometown of 

Forest. 

In 1995 we separated our partnership 

and I took over the Forest location 

renaming it Forest Florist & Country 

Accents. We were originally located at 1 

Main Street but that has since been torn 

down. In 1997 we opened at our present 

location at 1 Victoria Street (which was 

a former Canadian Tire Store). 

We have survived a truck driving 

through our store and Hurricane Sandy 

ripping off a portion of our roof. My 

rental unit decided to relocate so we 

I am an actress born in New York on 

December 4, 1964. My breakout role in 

a film about a floundering attorney 

stuck in rural America won me an 

Academy Award. I've had many other 

film credits, including playing an aunt 

to a popular web-slinging superhero. 

Answer: Marisa Tomei 

Ltd. 

SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

Celebrates 

50 Years in the 

Flower Business 

renovated to create our indoor garage 

for truck and storage space. 

This year in May, we celebrate my 50 

years in business. Crazy where the time 

goes! Thanks to my amazing staff who 

have stuck by me for many years, and 

congratulations to my current staff: Mary, 

Linda, Terri, Sue, Nicole and Wendy. 

Thanks to my family... Kevin, Jason 

and Nick for supporting me through the 

years. They always know to help make 

boxes and fill vials of water for holidays. 

Most importantly, thank you to my 

loyal customers who have become 

friends through the years. I have been 

there for the highs and lows of their 

lives and I’ve alwayss accepted any of 

the challenges brought in. 

The last 50 plus years in this industry 

have been amazing. What the future 

brings is the enjoyment. I love my job! 

We hope you can help celebrate. 

Join us May 24 & 25th for a huge “Saleabration!” 

I’m excited to see everyone 

“old & new!” 

Publisher’s note: Congratulations Wanda! 

I am a singer born in Pennsylvania on 

December 13, 1989. I started out in 

musical theater and my first hits were 

on the country charts. At the age of 18, 

I became the youngest solo artist to 

write and record a No. 1 hit on the U.S. 

Hot Country Songs chart. I eventually 

started releasing pop albums. 

MI 

Answer: Taylor Swift 

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and Country Accents 

We are Stocked 

& Ready for 

All Your Home 

Decor Needs! 

• Home Decor • Wall Art At • Clocks 

• Mats • Linens • Holiday Decor 

• Canned Preserves • BBQ Sauces 

• Homemade Soap • Candles 

• Ceramic Pots • Gift Baskets 

• Teas • Laugh out Loud Cards 

• Rogers & Andea Chocolates 

Ltd. 

Join us for a 

CELEBRATION 

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of Wanda’s 

50 Years Y in i Business! 

i ss! 

May 24, 9-5 & May 25, 10-3 

• Door Prizes • Giveaways • Door Crashers 

• Refreshments • Watch FB & IG for updates 

Come Celebrate! 

Thank you to all my loyal friends & customers! 

Always look forward 

to creating custom 

orders with fresh or 

faux flowers or plants! 

Thanking customers for 50 years 

of bringing their challenges to us! 

Always Fresh Flowers 

& House Plants 

for every occasion! 

1 Victoria St, FOREST • 519-786-2339 • 1-866-786-2339 forestflorist.com 

Open Mon.-Fri. 9-5, 

Sat. 10-3, Closed Sun. 

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Who begins too much accomplishes little. - German Proverb 


It may be called Daytripping, but you should always consider staying longer 

Family Feud Answers: 

An animal you cannot fit into a Mini car: "A Mouse" 

A food that has one or more holes in it: "Spaghetti" 

Something made of wool: "Cotton Wool" 

An animal with three letters: "Lion" 

A bad place to fall asleep: "Concrete" 

Something you mount: "A Mountain" 

Something you lose when you get older: "Your Purse" 

A sport which involves throwing something: "Tennis" 

A type of bean: "Lesbian" 

Something you would play with in the bath: "A Bazooka" 

Someone you wouldn't swear in front of: "Yourself" 

Tell me a man’s name that starts 

with the Letter K: “Kentucky Fried Chicken” 

Name a term that means wife: “Bitch” 

Name something a burglar would NOT want to see 

when breaking into a house: “NEK’ED GRANDMA!” 

Something that comes with a summer storm: “Snow” 

Something Russia is famous for: “Russians” 

Name something normally worn only by children: “Clothing” 

Something orange: "A Banana" 

Rain 

by Joanne vanDam 

It’s raining out again today. 

It makes a person mad. 

When skies are grey and overcast, 

I find I’m kind of sad. 

The dull, the gloom, 

the “where’s the sun.” 

It really is a pain. 

But, there’s a bright side to it all. 

You don’t have to shovel rain... 

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• 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 Tues to Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5 • April 22 on... Mon to Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5 

14 King Street West, FOREST • 226-520-0144 

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for new ways to 

tell you where to go! 

Daytripping’s NEW Website! 

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• Type in a town to see what’s there, or what’s on the way 

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You can SELECTCATE 

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CENTRAL HURON’S 

Mural 

Map 

Mill Street 

Beech St. 

8 

There are eight murals in Clinton and they all have 

a mini-movie digitally attached to them, viewable 

with the Artivive App on your phone or tablet. 

View the murals with the naked eye first, then watch 

through your phone or tablet to see them come to life! 

At this mural, 

watch & hear the 

demolition derby! 

At the raceway mural, 

watch race day 

preparation & a race! 

Isaac Street 

King St 

Albert St 

Raenbury St. W. 

Raenbury St. E. 

Ontario Street Ontario Street 

6 

5 

1 

4 

2 3 

Victoria St 

7 Park Lane 

1 - Benjamin Moore Paint - 6 Isaac Street 

2 - Beauty & The Barber - 8 King Street (back) 

3 - K&J Pharmacy - 21 Victoria Street (side) 

4 - K&J Pharmacy - 21 Victoria Street (back) 

5 - Bartliff’s Bakery - 46 Albert Street 

6 - Excalibur Insurance - 56 Albert Street 

7 - PUC Building - 16 Park Lane 

8 - Clinton Raceway - 129 Beech Street 

www.cchbia.ca/mural-tour 

You can download 

the app in advance 

using this QR code, 

or do it at any mural. 

See the police 

clear pedestrians at 

Groves in this mural. 

QUESTIONS? 

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Chris Moody, Windsor (waving from the back in blue, striped shirt) 

and this group of friends, some of whom started kindergarten with 

each other, get together a couple of times of year just to go for a 

walk. Sometimes it’s Point Pelee and sometimes it’s as simple as 

exploring Kingsville. We took a number of photos with the beautiful 

murals in town, then literally goose-walked across main street to the 

Banded Goose for refreshments (seen here). 

Charity of Choice: Kingsville Food Bank 

Carrie Hedges, at McKinley Princess Lodge in Alaska, with 

Denali (North America’s highest peak) in the background. 

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Dodie Wilson, Harrow, along with 

her husband Bill (far left) and Robin 

& Rob Pickle of Woodstock (right) 

make Green Haven Bakery one of 

their stops (delicious donuts!) while 

daytripping to St. Mary’s and area. 

They also spent time at Zenfire 

Pottery (unique gifts), Anna Mae’s in 

Millbank (delicious dinner) and One 

of a Kind Antiques in Woodstock 

(lots of treasures). 

Charity of Choice: Project Hope 

Windsor Essex 

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After reading the advertisement in Daytripping 

for the play “The Beaver Club,” friends from 

Camlachie (l to r, Barb McEwen, Irene Minielly, 

Donna Cain, Virginia Jones, Gail Dennis and 

Netty McEwen) travelled to Port Stanley to see 

the show at their Festival Theatre. It was a 

hilarious performance, and we had a great day! 

Charity of Choice: Breast Cancer Canada 

Yvonne Vanderbeld, Sarnia took this photo of 

Bill Yates at Signal Hill NHS , in St. John’s Nfld. 

Charity of Choice: St. George’s Ukrainian Catholic 

Church Sarnia, Ukrainian Refugee Fund 

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*To be eligible, a cover of Daytripping must appear in every photo entry. 

Daytripping will donate $25 to the 

charity of your choice (or one of our 

choice if one isn’t chosen) upon 

publication of each photo. Every entry 

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 

mailed or emailed (minimum 200 dpi) 

and cannot be returned. Digital 

photos are preferred. You may enter as 

many photos as you wish. Be sure to 

Thanks to our 

Generous Partners! 

include the photographer’s name, 

The Kitchen Cupboard 

& Icebox, Listowel 

mailing address and phone number. 

Contest void where prohibited. 2024 

prize winners will be announced in the 

Fall-Winter 2024/25 issue. Entries for 

the 2024 contest will be accepted until 

Actor’s Casual Dining, Petrolia 

Coyle’s Country Store, 

Pinecro, Aylmer 

Tillsonburg 

August 1st, 2024 but photos received 

after that date, and unpublished 

photos, are eligible for future contests. 

The contest never really ends. If this is 

too confusing you can always call us at 

1-800-667-0337. Drayton Entertainment New Sarum Diner, New Sarum John M. Hall Linens, Paris Berry Hill, St. Thomas 

Sparta Country Candles, 

Sparta 

Millbank 

Victoria Playhouse Petrolia 

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One kind word can warm three winter months. - Japanese proverb 


Drayton Entertainment, Cambridge

Lake Huron 

MI 

ONTARIO 

NY 

Our 2nd Section starts in GRAND BEND and heads north. 

THEATRE 

SUNSETS 

TRAILS 

BBQs, Pool, Playground & Arcade On Site • Pet Friendly! 

Open All Year 

PINEDALE 

Motor Inn 

pinedale.on.ca 

n. 

107 Ontario St. South • Grand Bend • 1-888-838-7463 

GOLF 

BEACHES 

WINERIES 

FAMOUS NAMES 

(by 

OF SWO birthplace) 

OF SWO WORD FIND 

N J K E V R Q O Q G B B R A N T F O R D N 

H U V N N F S A I N R A S T M U A C P V O 

R S U F I W L O R N U M E C I L A F W M I 

I T Z R O S D N I W S W K E C O O E G X T 

E O Z D L E I F D A H S I R H C O R E K A 

W N J F G Z T D X S O K K U E P Y G T I T 

E B L V U A W M Z C H M Z G L D K I S L S 

K I X H M L M A H G N I W Q L L M E G L A 

I E T A B H D E O O N X O F E X A J C E N 

M B P A U L M A R T I N W G W T K E H H O 

P E R A T A G U Y L O M B A R D O N A C I 

Y R Z J O H N W I N G J R A I H B K T T R 

I Z Z J C D Y N O D N O L Q G S B I H I K 

L L E H C T I M M I K I K B H F R N A M A 

X I Z N E R O M E I W O H U T N O S M A Z 

N V U N P B L A W R E N H A R R I S A B C 

Chris HADFIELD Sarnia 

Alice MUNRO Wingham 

Juston BIEBER London (sorry Stratford) 

Guy LOMBARDO London 

Kim MITCHELL Sarnia 

Michelle WRIGHT Chatham 

Mike WEIR Sarnia 

Fergie JENKINS Chatham 

John WING Jr. Sarnia 

Paul MARTIN Windsor 

Lawren HARRIS Brantford 

Howie MORENZ Mitchell 

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Garden Centre 

SPRING OPEN HOUSE 

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8 

h 

• Birds & Bunnies 

• Cacti and Succulents 

• Amazing Décor & Gifts 

• Annuals & Hanging Baskets 

• Shrubs, Trees & Perennials 

• Always Free Coffee & Cookies 

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 

YEAR ROUND 

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3 kms South of 

Grand Bend 

www.westlandgreenhouses.com 519-238-1321 

Seasonal 

Store 

10005 Lakeshore Road 

Grand Bend 

Home • Cottage 

Indoor/Outdoor Seasonal Decor 

Open 7 Days a Week • 10am to 5pm 

Be sure to visit GREEN BUCKS DOLLAR DISCOUNT STORE: 99 Ontario Street South • Grand Bend 

Spring 2024 Do not throw the arrow which will return against you. - Kurdish Proverb 

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gifts & home decor items from Ontario. 

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SEAFORTH • 519-240-5663 

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Starting May 18 & 19 

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Life is a Kaleidoscope 

By Barb Day, Paris 

Embrace the ever-changing chaos, 

Until the broken glass falls into place 

creating harmony. 

Last fall our friend, Ken, invited a 

group of friends 

to join him at his 

cottage in Point 

Clark. We also had 

the good fortune to 

visit his girlfriend 

Mary’s cottage 

that weekend; 

a waterfront 

dwelling on the 

shores of Lake 

Huron. Visiting 

Mary’s cottage was like taking a step 

back in time. The cottage was built by 

her grandparents, is over 100 years old 

and has been in her family for three 

generations. It is small, but filled with 

treasures, photographs, and memories 

from loved ones that have passed on, 

rekindling their passion for cottage 

living throughout the generations. 

Mary told us the story of how her 

grandparents, Isabelle and Bill met. 

When Isabelle was a little girl back in 

the day, the hairstyle for young women 

and girls was a short bob. Flappers 

were a subculture of young women who 

bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and 

flaunted their disdain for what was then 

considered acceptable behaviour. Even 

little girls, like Isabelle, embraced the 

fashion of the times. 

One sunny day Isabelle was playing 

on the beach, and Bill who was around 

the same age had just built a sandcastle 

and was walking proudly away from 

his masterpiece with pail and shovel in 

hand. Even though Isabelle didn’t know 

Bill at the time, she thought it would 

be great fun to jump on the sandcastle 

and destroy it, which she did with great 

pleasure! Bill turned around and seeing 

the child with the short hair, thought it 

was a boy. He would teach this young 

punk a lesson on smashing sandcastles. 

He filled his pail to 

overflowing with sand, 

marched over to where 

Isabelle was sitting on the 

beach, and dumped the 

entire pail of sand over 

her pretty little bobbed 

head! 

Well, this was cottage 

country and gossip travels 

like wild fire! By the time, 

Bill arrived home, his mother already 

knew what had happened. “Young 

man, you get right back out there and 

apologize to that poor innocent little 

girl.” She told him which cottage it was, 

and off he went. 

Bill knocked sheepishly on the door 

and mumbled an apology. As he was 

walking along the path to the beach, he 

felt a rock whizz past his head, and there 

was Isabelle peeking out 

from behind a bush with 

an evil grin on her sweet, 

innocent face. 

The two did not 

connect again until they 

were teenagers, at which 

time they became friends. 

Then war struck, and 

Bill was sent overseas. 

Luckily he was one of the 

fortunate young men who 

eventually returned home, 

and the two married. 

SHOP 

LOCAL 

See 

Pg 3 

Life is a kaleidoscope. 

Embrace the ever-changing chaos, 

Until the broken glass falls into place 


Fast forward to 

present times. Our 

group of friends 

spent an enjoyable 

afternoon walking 

along the beach 

looking for colourful 

rocks. Mary has a 

passion for finding 

sea glass. Sea glass 

are tiny pieces 

of broken glass 

washed up on the shore, and they are 

much harder to find then shells or 

rocks. Sea glass has smooth edges and a 

natural frosted look. 

When we arrived at the cottage, I 

admired a shadow box on the wall 

with coloured glass at the bottom and a 

seaside photograph in the background. 

The word “glassies” was painted across 

the front. Mary has made many items 

including a beautiful tabletop from sea 

glass. “Glassies” she calls them. 

We then went for a sunset walk 

along the beach and watched the most 

majestic sunset painting stripes of 

bright orange and pale pink across the 

summer sky, as the glowing sun seemed 

to disappear into the waves that swept 

the shore. 

One of our friends that was with us 

had just survived a very difficult year 

in which she battled cancer and won, 

but was then faced with the suicide 

of a loved one. Head down, scanning 

the sand, she was determined to find 

sea glass. “Karen, why don’t you look 

at some of these beautiful cottages?” I 

asked. 

“No, I’m on a mission. If I could find 

just one piece of sea glass, I would be 

happy,” she told me. 

Unfortunately, she didn’t find any. 

Just a handful of interesting rocks. 

Back at the cottage 

we enjoyed a delicious 

dinner, listened to music 

and even attempted to 

dance to Celtic music. 

The Celtic dancing might 

have been due to our 

“glassie’s” being full of 

beer and wine! 

Upon arriving home, 

Karen had a wonderful 

idea to make miniature inukshuks for 

all her friends that were at the cottage. 

Sifting through the rocks, guess what 

she found? A tiny piece of sea glass. A 

glassie! 

Sometimes amongst the rocks of 

life, a tiny glimmer of hope can still be 

found. You may not see it at first, but if 

you look really hard, it’s there. My friend 

found peace on that tranquil beach 

where the air is fresh, 

the waves wash away 

pain and cottagers past 

and present have found 

peace and friendship at 

that rustic cottage on 

the sandy shores of Lake 

Huron. 

Life is a kaleidoscope. 

Embrace the everchanging 

chaos, 

Eventually the broken 

glass will fall into place 


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What you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth. - Jewish Proverb 


Lake Huron 

MI 

ONTARIO 

NY 

TIP! Bring a cooler on these trips to buy local foods - It’s bound to come in handy! 

& 

OSA Flea Market is Big & Awesome - See page 4 

While we know that people have different tastes and we 

like to offer something for everyone, we’re very selective 

when looking to see which stores we include in Daytripping. 

It’s not uncommon for us to walk into a shop, take a look 

around, and walk back out. OSA Flea 

Market had called us and I met them 

in an office on their property which 

had a few small items in it and for 

a moment I was dreading having to, 

OSA FLEA MARKET 

as politely as possible, talk them out of advertising with us. 

Then they took me on a tour through section after section 

of a very large building on the outskirts of Belle River and I 

was stunned by the number of vendors and plans they have 

for the inside and outside. This is a town and area that will 

really benefit by having a market of this size and it’s really 

worth checking out. 

Our New Website is also quite 

Awesome - See front of 2nd 

section 

Among other improvements, our 

new website has an interactive map 

on the Google Maps platform so that 

all of our customers are shown. You 

can pick a shop and plan a route to 

it with your phone. Or you can select 

one or more categories and go on 

a tour, of antique stores and garden 

centres for example. Most importantly perhaps, you can be 

at one of our customers great shops and find the next closest 

ones to visit. Thanks to our whole team, and the leadership 

of Courtney Semeniuk for bringing this to fruition. 

Enter Our Contests - See pages 3 & 30 

You probably know that we have a never-ending Photo 

Contest (page 30) where our readers take a photo with a 

cover of Daytripping in it. It’s been to the top of a mountain 

and the bottom of the sea over the years. It’s simple to 

enter and almost all good photos get published. We also 

have a contest asking our readers to send in an article 

about a daytrip they’ve taken, mentioning at least two of our 

customers in it - see page 3 for more details 

On a separate note we’d like to encourage photographers 

to submit great shots of the destinations they see in this 

magazine (and in the region we cover) for publication inside 

the magazine and even on the covers. 

Supply and Demand - See page 68 for starters 

Several antique dealers have been telling us that, more than 

ever, there are a lot of antiques available... particularly furniture. 

It makes sense as the population that grew up with these 

pieces ages and downsizes. It perplexes me that the younger 

generations of people, who very much embrace the Reduce, Re- 

Use, Recycle philosophy, haven’t caught on to the fact that they 

can buy furniture that was built to last for hundreds of years for 

less than they can buy cheap crap that will be worn out before 

Beyonce releases another country album. 

Taking the Stage Again - See pages 1, 24, 38, 53 & 61 

Theatre Season is beginning again in SW Ontario and 

we’re honoured to be promoting 

in this issue Victoria Playhouse 

Petrolia (during the town’s 150th 

anniversary), Walter’s Family Theatre 

in Bright, Theatre Woodstock, 

Drayton Entertainment which 

operates seven theatres throughout 

our coverage area, and Port Stanley 

Festival Theatre. Let’s add Purple Hill 

Country Music Hall to this list as well, 

with their lineup of country music 

shows. Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre and 

Chatham’s Capitol Theatre are bound 

to be promoting their new seasons in 

our next issue. We truly wish to be 

promoting all the theatres in our area 

to readers who would love to know 

Painting by Francis Martin 

about them, but we can’t win ‘em all. 

Town Wide Yard Sales - on the last page of our Events 

Calendar - Page 47 

Yes, it’s that time of year again and not a moment too soon. 

We have one of our longest lists ever 

of Town Wide Yard Sales with almost 

100 as we go to press. This can be an 

imperfect science - in most cases there 

will be many yard sales (even hundreds) 

all at once, but there will be a couple 

duds and there’s not much we can do 

to predict the future. Please find the 

most up-to-date list at facebook.com/ 

townwideyardsale and be prepared to 

change your plans if you hit one of the 

rare duds (and make room in the car 

for all the others). You’ll also find a link 

at the top of Daytripping’s Facebook 

page. 

L A V E N D E R 

W OR K S C O. 

Lavender Farm 

& Boutique 

Wed to Sat 10-5, Sun 10-3 

44702 Newry Rd., Brussels 

lavenderworks.ca erwo 

rks 519-291-7613 

519291 91 

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13 

Spring 2024 Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. - Malayan Proverb 

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Lake Huron 

The 

Daytripper 

On to HARRISTON & CLIFFORD, LISTOWEL & MILLBANK 

MI 

SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

ONTARIO 

KNAPP’S 

SHOES & CLOTHING 

“Canada’s Largest Dealer of 

Prescripon Orthopedic Footwear” 

Drew, Royer, Alden, Red Wing 

KITCHEN 

SHOP 

GOURMET 

FOODS 

DELI 

COUNTER 

A One-of-a-Kind ESCAPE ROOM 

in a remarkable heritage building! 

Over 300 

5 stars 

review! 

GIFTS, HOME DÉCOR & MORE! 

A Large Selection of Gifts, 

Home Décor, Fashion and Jewellery 

519-338-3230 • 16 ELORA ST. HARRISTON 

www.achesonpharmacy.com 

2nd Escape Room 

“Clockworks” 

coming soon! 

10,000 Square “Feet” of Shoes 

4A to 6E in ALL SIZING 

165 Wallace Ave. North, Listowel 

519-291-4750 www.knappshoes.ca 

Closed Sun/Mon 

Visit the 

Alpacas 

May to September 

Mill 

& Store 

Year Round 

Store 

Hours: 

Mon to Fri 9-4 

Saturdays 

(May-Dec) 10-3 

www.shopkci.ca 

Patio & Take Out 

105 Elizabeth Street West, LISTOWEL I 519-291-4777 

Road Trip to Anna Mae’s 

Article & Photos by Debi Wiese Spencer ~ Visit Roadtrippin in Ontario on Facebook 

Beat the Clock • Climb the Tower 

Ring the Bell for all to Hear 

EscapeTheOldPost.ca 

39 Elora Street South, 

Harriston • 519-510-2222 

On Weekdays Watch Us Make... 

Alpaca Socks, Yarns & Rovings 

through our viewing window! 

5509 Hwy. 9 between 

Harriston & Clifford • 519-327-4566 

DAVIE’S ANTIQUES 

Open p 7 Days y 

~ 9am to 5pmp 

6,000 0 

Square Feet 

et 

of 

•Glass • China 

• Furniture 

• Old Hardware 

r 

& Tools 

• Nostalgia 

www.alpacatime.ca 

2nd Floor 

FLEA MARKET 

Collectibles, Antiques 

& Toys 

A short road trip today to Anna Mae’s Restaurant and Bakery located on Perth 

County Line in Milbank Ontario. We stopped for a delicious lunch of their famous 

broasted chicken and a slice of homemade pie! Needless to say, the bakery was 

filled with people picking up all their homemade baked goods, preserves and 

jams and jellies. From the multiple fruit pies to the specialty cakes and cookies 

this place will never disappoint. Not the kind of place you should go if you’re 

watching your weight lol. Another local treasure for sure! 

FACTORY YARN OUTLET 

INC. 

Your Inspiration Store! 

One Stop Shopping for All of Your 

Knitting & Crocheting Needs! 

Anniversary 

Sale... 

10%-50% OFF 

October 15-31 

43 Elora St., Harriston • 519-338-2449 

Tent Sale 

230 Elma St., W. • LISTOWEL • 1-855-900-39511 

WWW.YARNFACTORYOUTLET.COM 

CURBSIDE PICKUP AVAILABLE 

ASK ABOUT OUR MEMBERSHIP CARD! 

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Hold a true friend with both hands. - Nigerian Proverb 


Enter our Photo Contest (see page 30) and we’ll donate to your favourite charity. 

Somebody Said... 

- Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get 

back to normal after you've had a baby.... 

- Somebody doesn't know that once you're 

a mother, ‘normal,’ is history. 

- Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct... 

- Somebody never took a three year old shopping. 

ALL ABOUT MOM 



“How Did God Make Mothers?” 

1) He used dirt, just like for the rest of us. 

2) Magic plus super powers, and a lot of stirring. 

3) God made my Mom just the same like he made me. 

He just used bigger parts. 

- Somebody said being a mother is boring... 

- Somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. 

- Somebody said if you're a good mother, your child will ‘turn out good’... 

- Somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee. 

- Somebody said ‘good’ mothers never raise their voices... 

- Somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit 

a golf ball through a neighbour's kitchen window. 

- Somebody said, you don't need an education to be a mother... 

- Somebody never helped a fourth grader with her math. 

- Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the first... 

- Somebody doesn't have five children. 

- Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing 

questions in the books... 

- Somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose and in his ears. 

- Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labour and delivery... 

- Somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day 

of kindergarten or on a plane to leave for military ‘boot’ camp. 

- Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one 

hand tied behind her back... 

- Somebody never organized four giggling Brownies to sell cookies. 

- Somebody said a mother can stop worrying when her child gets married... 

- Somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law 

to a mother's heart strings. 

4060 Line 72 Millbank, 519-595-4407 www.annamaes.ca 

Bakery 7am-7pm, Dining Room 11am-7pm, Closed Sundays & Holidays 

In 1978 a local Mennonite lady named 

Anna Mae Wagler started our business by 

baking pies in her home and selling them at 

the end of her laneway. It began as a means 

of survival after her husbands health had 

taken a turn for the worse. She gained 

popularity quickly and soon the business 

grew to have 8 employees. In November of 

1991, she moved to our current location on 

Perth Line 72 after the township ordered 

her out of her house. 

It was only intended to be a bakery and 

small café with about 7 tables and a 

counter. One night a guest requested a hot 

meal and the rest is history! That was the beginning i of our hot meals and is how we came 

to have the selection of homestyle Mennonite cooking we offer today. Soon after she 

began serving hot meals, she developed a 5 week rotating meat schedule. This rotation is 

still used & can be found on our website and guests love that we have this schedule so they 

can be sure to come on their favourite day! She also began serving our famous Broasted 

Chicken and selling crafts from local artisans. 

Anna Mae sold the business to the Herrfort's in 2001 and we have been operating with 

a commitment to the same business practices & principles that Anna Mae's was founded on. 

In 2014 we were featured on the Food Network's hit show, You Gotta Eat Here! 

We hope that you will join us! 

- Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home... 

- Somebody never had grandchildren. 

- Somebody says a mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her... 

- Somebody isn't a mother. 

Spring 2024 The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. - Swedish Proverb Page 35

Lake Huron 

The 

Daytripper 

And more to discover in ST. JACOBS, CAMBRIDGE & various Drayton theatres. 

ALL ABOUT MOM 



“What Does Your Mom Do In Her 

Spare Time?” 

1) Mothers don’t do spare time. 

2) To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long. 

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 

ONTARIO SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

Historic St. Jacobs 

WALKING TOUR 

This isn’t Hollywood, 

this is small town Ontario! 

May-October 

Thurs 2:30-4 

Sun 1-2:30 

$25 Advance Tickets - 519-242-9255 

or visit www.strollwalkingtours.com 

Amish Friendship Bread 

“Friendship takes time and energy 

if it’s going to work. You can luck into 

something great, but it does not last if 

you do not give it proper appreciation. 

Friendship can be so comfortable, but 

nurture it—don’t take it for granted.” 

Betty White 

A friend gave me three bags of 

Amish Friendship Bread starter. One 

was for me and two others to pass on. 

Friendship bread—also known as 

Amish friendship bread—is the chain 

letter of baking. A simple starter is 

mixed and then developed for 10 days 

at room temperature. The person who 

makes the starter, like a sweet version 

of a sourdough starter, keeps some to 

bake up a loaf of bread or other baked 

items, then they divide the rest to pass 

on to friends. If a little of the starter is 

kept, it can become the basis of a new 

batch of starter. 

Legend has it that when Amish 

people were poor, sick, or otherwise 

unable to care for themselves, bakers in 

the community would make sourdough 

bread to give them. Throughout the 

years the tradition has changed, and 

By Nancy McSloy, London 

the friendship starter is passed on to 

everyone throughout the community. 

I thought of how this tradition could 

be rooted to our area given our Amish 

culture throughout the area. 

I love to bake so for me this was 

something fun to try. I kept one and 

passed the other two on to my sister 

and daughter-in-law. Each day for the 

first five days I would “squish” the 

starter in the Ziploc bag. On day five 

it was time to nourish it by adding 

milk, sugar, and flour. Again, for the 

next five days I nurtured it everyday 

by “squishing” the dough (carefully 

following my friend’s directions). On 

day ten, I once again nourished the 

dough and then it was time to prepare 

and bake the bread. 

The loaf of bread was a masterpiece 

in my eyes, and it was devoured 

quickly. I had enough of the starter to 

do another ten days of “squishing” and 

nurturing and once again I had two 

more to pass on to friends. 

As I have been tending to the dough 

daily, I thought of how friendships 

need to be nurtured and nourished 

to work. As Betty White 

says, “Nurture it—don’t 

take it for granted.” Had I 

have left the Ziploc bag of 

starter on the counter and 

not tended to it, I would 

have had a bag of one 

cup of starter at the end 

of the 10 days. Instead, 

by nurturing, it grew into 

a delectable loaf of Amish 

Friendship Bread. 

MI 

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The reverse side also has a reverse side. - Japanese Proverb 


Organic & Specialty Farms for food lovers, 100 mile dieters & responsible shoppers! 

1 

8182 Talbot Trail 

S. of Blenheim 

519-676-4475 

OPEN: 

7 Days A Week 

from July-Oct, 

6 Days A Week 

The Apple Place 

the rest of year 

•All the best Fresh Fruits 

•Apples almost all year round 

•Fresh Made Apple Cider 

•Honey •Maple Syrup •Jams & more! 

Know of a market 

that should be 

on this list? 

Let them know about 

it please. Thanks! 

ROESCH MEATS 

2 

• Wild Game Processing • Smoked Meats 

• Deli Meats made on-site • Filipino Meats 

• Mrs. D’s Jams, Jellies, Sauces & more 

• Locally Made Products 

~ All Processing Done On-Site! ~ 

• 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 


Tues-Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-3 

Closed Sun/Mon 

BRING YOUR COOLER! 

10910 Northwood Line at Mull Road 

East of CHATHAM • 519-351-7711 

3 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) 

4 

• Honey • Mead 

• Gift Baskets 

• Natural al 

Hive Products 

& Gifts 

3115 1 

River St., , ALVINSTON 

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SEE ADS on our “BUY LOCAL BUY FRESH” Feature! 

WEDNESDAYS 

Bright’s Grove Summer Market 

Kenwick Park 4pm-8pm (June 12-Sept) 

Grand Bend Farmers’ Market 

at Lambton Heritage Museum 

Wednesdays 9am-1pm (May 22-Oct.) 

FRIDAYS 

Forest Farmers’ & Artisan Market 

Fridays 9am-1pm (May 24-October) 

SATURDAYS 

Amherstburg Farmers Market 

Saturdays 9am-1pm (May 4-Oct. 12) 

Downtown Windsor Farmers 

Market Saturdays 9am-2pm 

(March 30-October 26) 

Goderich BIA Farmers’ Market 

around the inside of the Courthouse Square 


(May 18-Thanksgiving weekend) 

SATURDAYS 

Old Imperial Farmers’ Market, 

Aylmer Saturdays 8am-3pm 

Petrolia Farmers’ Market 

Saturdays 7:30am-12noon 

(May 18-Oct. 19) 

Silver Lake Farmers’ Market, 

Port Dover - 320 St. Patrick St. 


St. Marys Farmers’ Market 

Saturdays 8am-12 (til Oct. 31) 

Milt Dunnell Field 

SUNDAYS 

Goderich BIA Farmers’ Market 

around the inside of the Courthouse Square 

Sundays 9am-2pm 

(May 19-Thanksgiving weekend) 

PLEASE NOTE ~ Market opening ng dates 

& times are always subject to change. 

Call ahead to be sure. 

5 

• Blueberries 

mid-July to 

August 

• Frozen Berries 

Year Round 

• Rent our venue 

up to 150 people Lunches/Dinners 

6460 Riverside Dr., & Special Events 

Melbourne • 519-289-0389 

5 

www.arrowwoodfarm.ca 

Turn the page to find more 

Great Shops 

& Farm 

Markets! 

BU Y LOCAL! 

BU Y FRESH! 

Spring 2024 If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people. -Oriental Proverb Page 37

10 

FARM STOREwith fresh 

produce, bakery items, 

preserves, maple syrup, 

honey & more. 

Produce 

in Season! 

OPEN MON-SAT 

Children Welcome 

16 

Farm Raised 

Beef, 

Chicken 

& Pork 

6 WATFORD SUMMER MARKET 

5-9 PM June 20 | July 18 | August 8 | September 5 

Centennial Park, 97 Centennial Ave, WATFORD 

facebook.com/groups/watfordsummermarket 

SHOP FRESH • SHOP LOCAL 

Welcome 

7 

Special Events 

MAY18 TO OCTOBER 19 

Saturday Mornings 7:30am-Noon 

11 PRETTY ROAD CO. FARM STORE 

• Lamb • Chicken • Beef • Pork 

• New Lavender Crop 2023/24 

1265 Pretty Road, Sombra 

www.prettyroadcofarm.store 

12 

FAMILY FARM SINCE 1897 

• Spray-free Seasonal Produce 

• Antibiotic & Hormone Free 

Beef/Pork/Chicken 

• Kids Adventure Farm 

6193 Blackwell Sd. Rd. • SARNIA 

226-886-2238 • kornykornersfarm.ca 

" 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 

THOMAS BROS 

& U Pick Farm 

OUR OWN FRESH PICKED PRODUCE 

Jams •Syrups • Honey •Pickles 

•Cheese •Baking •Crafts 

519-652-5551 •Candies May-Oct 

5856 56 

COLONEL ONEL 

TALBOT ROAD, LONDON 

O 

HWY #4 NORTH OF 401 

8 

Fletcher St. (behind Library) 519-882-2350 

FARM FRESH ARTISAN GOAT CHEESE 

NEW 

LOCATION! 

GLUTEN FREE, 

LOW LACTOSE, 

SPECIALTY 

FOODS 

AS WELL 

5354 Camlachie Rd., Wyoming 

OPEN Tues., Fri. 

. •519-845-1613 

9 REID’S FARM MARKET 

Pure Maple Syrup, Free Range Brown Eggs, 

Straw, In Season Produce, and so much 

more! Open 7 Days a Week! 

5688 Oil Heritage Rd., REECES CORNERS 

An Old Fashioned Country Store 

with a Modern Twist! 

13 

Williamson Farms in FOREST, 

TWO LOCATIONS to visit... 

FARM: 

7739 Lakeshore Rd. •5 

519-243-2961 

OPEN: Thursday to Saturday 10-5 

Meats, Maple Syrup & Ontario Foods 

COUNTRY STORE: 

14 King St. • 226-520-0144 

Meats, Maple Syrup & Ontario Foods 

Gis, Home Decor, Kitchenware, 

Tea & Teapots, Children’s Toys & Games, 

Puzzles, Art Supplies, Cast Iron, 

Wall Art, Cards & Children’s Books 

Gi Baskets, house-made Fudge 

www.williamsonfarmsmarket.com 

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sausages, ages 

burgers, s schnitzel, 

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4622 London d n Line, 

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519-845-3482 

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We’re OPEN 

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Monday d 

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to Friday 

9am-5:30pm, 

Saturday 9-4pm 

HORTON 

FARMERS’ 

MARKET 

Saturdays 8-12 

N5P 3T2 • 519-633-0527 

www.turkeyshoppe.com 

A University of Western 

Ontario study showed that if 

each Ontario family shifted 

only $10 of their weekly 

food budget to buy food 

produced in the province, 

Ontario businesses 

would see 10,000 new 

jobs and $2.4 billion in 

annual food sales. 

LAMBTON SHORES FARMERS 

MARKETS Open Wednesdays as of May 22, 

9am-1pm in GRAND BEND: 10035 Museum Rd. 

on Hwy. 21 • FOREST: Open Fridays as of May 24, 

9am-1pm • lambtonshoresmarkets@gmail.com 

13/14 

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 

20 

Your local destination for fresh, locally 

sourced produce, artisanal goods, 

and mouthwatering baked treats! 

Our Market is open seasonally, May-Oct. 

Subscription boxes/other products year round! 

6548 Sunset Rd. • St. Thomas 

www.burkesproducemarket.ca 

BUY LOCAL! BUY FRESH!

& 

20 

Shop Briwood & Support p 

Your Local Farmers 

r 

Your Produce, 

Meat, Grocery, 

Bulk Food, 

Homemade 

Baked Goods & 

Pet Food Centre 

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 

26 

383723 Salford Rd, 

SALFORD 

519-425-0797 

• Fresh Cheese Curds 

• Artisanal Sheep Cheese made on site 

• Smoked Pork Chops • Summer Sausage 

• Welsh Baked Goods • British Imports 

• Up to 20 yr old Cheddar 

REDDRAGONDAIRY.CA 

21 

5680 Sunset Rd., Union 

(On the way to Port Stanley) Open June 

519-631-1370 to October 

DEBACKEREFARMMARKET.CA 

22 COYLES COUNTRY STORE Open 7 Days 

Baking supplies, spices, dried & glacé fruit, roasted 

nuts, candy, bulk packaged. Seasonal & Home Decor. 

244282 Airport Rd. (Hwy. 19), TILLSONBURG 

519-842-5945 • www.coylescountrystore.com 

23 

• 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 & Lunches • Catering 

11 

From our 

family 

to yours. 

OPEN 

APRIL 

thru 

DEC! 

• 10 Flavours of Ontario Peanuts 

• 

24 

• Preserves 

Th-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4 

MAY: Mon, Wed, 

Th-Sat 10-5:30, 

Sun 11-4 

.com 

389 Fisher’s Glen lenRd Rd. Vittoria 

ia • 519-426-9222 

9222 

24 

25 

Milk Processed 

on Site 

Waygu Freezer Beef 

Eggs • Yogurt 

Homegrown 

Beef & Chicken 

Farm Fresh 

Friday 

Cheese Curds 

Wed-Thurs 10-5 • Fri 10-6 • Sat 9-5 

47008 Yorke Line, BELMONT • 519-872-4566 

Kincardine 

Know of a market 

that should be 

on this list? 

Let them know about 

it please. Thanks! 

27 GUNN’S HILL ARTISAN CHEESE 

Swiss quality cheese, crafted right here. Visit & 

enjoy. 519-424-4024 • www.gunnshillcheese.ca 

445172 Gunns Hill Road, WOODSTOCK 

28 NITH VALLEY APIARIES 

Local honeys, pollen, wax, propolis, & local 

crafted gifts. • nithvalleyapiaries.ca 

1041 Christner Rd. • New Hamburg 

~ In-Store n Bakery & Gi Gi Shop ~ 

29 

Old 

Fashioned 

Sausage 

age 

Smoked 

Pork 

Products 

Bacon 

Ribs 

ONLY LOCAL MEATS including 

Lamb, b 

Buffalo, Pork & Chicken 

Delicious Gourmet condiments arriving daily! 

• Relishes • Sauces • Jellies • Jams 

• Mustards • Yoder Pellet Grills 

#2146 Hwy 7 & 8, 

Shakespeare, ON N0B 2P0 

info@porkshoppe.com • 519-625-8194 


30 MILLBANK 

CHEESE 

& BUTTER 

Naturally Aged 

Cheddar, 

Imported German 

Cook Cheese 

& other Fine 

Cheese Products. 

Mon., Tues. & Sat. 9-5 Free Range & Drug 

Wed. to Fri. 10-6 Free Meats & more. 

519-595-8787 millbankcheese.com 

18 

MICHIGAN 

Windsor 

3 

Lake 

St. Clair 

2 

Belle River 

Essex 

sex 

Kingsville 

ille 

le 

77 

15 

Bayfield 

30 

Millbank 

Guelph 

21 

Hensall 

Lake 

Exeter 

Stratford 

tf 

8 

Grand Bend 

29 

Cambridge 

Huron 

Shakespeare 

New 

14 

28 

Hamburg 

Dashwood 

od 

Bright 

Camlachie 

13 

4 

Arkona 

Woodstock 

od ock 403 

16 

12 

Sarnia 

Ilderton 

Brantford 

Reeces 

17 

Putnam 

27 

9 

402 

Corners 

Wyoming 

Komoka 

London 

26 

8 

Watford 

Mt. 

3 

7 

Brydges 

Petrolia 

25 Belmont Salford 23 

Delhi 

11 

Melbourne 

18 

22 

5 

St. Thomas 

Simcoe 

Sombra 

Alvinston 

4 

19 

24 

2 

20 

Aylmer 

Port Dover 

Dresden 

3 

Port Rowan 

Union 

Thamesville 

e 

Port 21 

Stanley 

2 

Rodney 

Chatham 

h Ridgetown 

Tilbury 

3 

Leamington 

401 

1 

Goderich 

Blenheim 

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. 

401 

403 

5 

NEW 

YORK 

400 

QEW 

Hamilton 

Hagersville 

404 

Lake Ontario 

QEW 

3 

S 

Fort Erie 

Niagara 

a 

Falls 

l 

Always bring 

a cooler 

on your 

Daytrips! 

• FRESH PRODUCE 

• CHEESE 

• PORK • TURKEY 

• MAPLE SYRUP 

• HONEY • FISH 

• HERBS • GARLIC

Lake Huron 

The 

Daytripper 

Always more to discover - in NEW HAMBURG & BADEN 

ONTARIO SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

The Codfish 

The codfish lays 

10,000 eggs, 

the homely hen 

lays one. 

The codfish never 

cackles to tell you 

what she's done. 

And so we scorn 

the codfish, 

while the humble 

hen we prize, 

which only goes 

to show you, 

that it pays 

to advertise. 

MI 

- Anonymous 

Two guys were doing construction on a house. 

One of them who was nailing down siding 

would reach into his nail pouch, pull out a 

nail, and then either toss it over his 

shoulder or nail it into the siding. 

The other guy, figuring this was worth 

looking into, asked, "Why are you throwing 

those nails away?" The first guy explained, 

"If I pull a nail out of my pouch and it's 

pointed towards me, I throw it away cause it's 

defective. If it's pointed toward the house, then I nail it into the siding." 

The second guy was outraged. He yelled, "You idiot! The nails pointed 

towards you aren't defective! They're for the other side of the house!" 

GENERAL STORE 

Check out our new General Store with homemade preserves, 

frozen family sized meals, frozen individual entrees and gifts. 

Roast turkey, roast beef, ef, country fried chicken, rolled 

led 

stuffed ribs, pigtails, mashed potatoes, vegetables, 

stuffing, gravy, salad bar & dessert bar. 

Scrambled b 

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 - 

TAVISTOCK, 

SINCE 1931 

Restaurant & Catering 

WED/THURS/FRI LUNCH BUFFET: 11:30am-2pm 

Featuring daily homemade classic entrées with mashed 

potatoes, vegetables, gravy, soup, salad bar & dessert bar. 

WED/THURS EVENING BUFFET: 4-6pm starting June 12 

Featuring turkey pot pie, roast beef and stuffed rolled ribs 

WEEKEND EVENING BUFFET: Fri., Sat. & Sun. 4-7pm 

SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET: Sundays 11am-2pm 

*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 lPit Pictures 

& Artifacts from 

the Tavistock Area 

• • 519-655-2835 

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Don’t rely on the glory of morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law. - Japanese Proverb 


...ST. JACOBS, SHAKESPEARE & TAVISTOCK too! 

Makers of Fine Quality 

Cheese Since 1879 

FACTORY LIMITED 

Famous for our great tasng 

brick in a variety of flavours, 

and tradional Limburger. 

519-662-1212 

29 Bleams Rd East, NEW HAMBURG 

(Exit at New Hamburg, Peel St. Take first right on Bleams Rd. E.) 

Newspapers 

By Jacoba Bos - From Daytripping November-December 2009 

For most of us, newspapers have been 

an integral part of our life ever since we 

realized that paperboys dropped them 

on front porches and fathers snoozed 

behind them while siblings fought over 

the comics. 

The newspaper industry has a long 

and illustrious history going back to A.D. 

500 when the first issue saw the light on 

a carved block of wood as a as a court 

journal. It was devoured by its mostly 

royal subscribers who, like the rest of 

us, were curious to find out what was 

going on in their (by our standards) small 

world. 

About 1,200 years later an 

enterprising woman name Elisabeth 

Mallett took it upon herself to keep the 

British informed, so she founded the 

London Daily Courant in 1702. 

Throughout the centuries, newspapers 

have informed and educated, entertained 

and influenced their readers. And over 

the years the free press has given a 

voice to people from every walk of life 

who regard this institution as solid as the 

banks that advertised in them. 

Yet the voice of this age-old institution 

is not immune to the traffic roar of 

the information highway with the 

internet dispensing information and 

entertainment on lit-up screens that 

strain the eyes and boggle the mind. This 

is a far cry from having a relaxing coffee 

break with the paper. 

It seems the only human touch of the 

computer is that it can catch a virus. I 

find it difficult to believe something as 

impersonal as the internet could possibly 

replace newspapers. The printed press 

provides me with a window on the 

world, giving background information 

on current events and personalities in 

the news. I can absorb this information 

at my own speed and go back to the 

printed page at my convenience. Besides 

bringing its readers world and area 

news, there are often recipes, advice 

columns and reports on events going on 

in the area. For the area businesses, the 

printed press is a valuable advertising 

avenue. And for post war immigrants, 

newspapers were, along with the Bible 

and the Eaton’s catalogue the three top 

sources for learning the English language. 

The possibility of newsprint becoming 

obsolete also leaves me wondering about 

such things as: How can a person hide 

behind a computer at the breakfast table 

and how can you swat a pesky fly with a 

computer mouse? 

How can I clean paint brushes and 

wipe windows and mirrors to a glossy 

shine without a wad of newsprint? 

How will I keep casseroles hot while 

en route to an ill friend or new mom 

without the insulating qualities of 

newsprint. 

To keep my tomato plants from 

wilting before they get to my daughter’s 

garden, I’ve always relied on layers of 

wet newspapers which kept them fresh 

long enough to travel past Toronto in 

rush hour traffic. Can the internet beat 

that? 

And I’d like to know how my husband 

can clean his catch of fish on a campsite 

picnic table without layers of newspapers 

to prevent the little ones from falling 

through the cracks. 

Newspapers are still an indispensable 

part of our life and a trusted media 

that educates, informs and entertains 

the readers. I for one look forward to a 

relaxing break with the paper, reading 

about people, places to visit, and to 

learn about the history of our great 

country. Neighbourly advice and recipes 

plus puzzles to are among my favourite 

reading. And I’m glad this “Biggest Little 

Paper in Canada” contains all of the 

above and more. 

Publisher’s note: A lot has changed 

since Jacoba wrote this in 2009. At least 

Daytripping is still around, but please 

don’t be using it to clean your fish! 

~ In-Store Bakery & Gi Shop ~ 

Oldd 

Fashioned 

h 

Sausage 

age 

Smoked 

k 

d 

Pork 

Products 

Bacon 

Ribs 

ONLY LOCAL MEATS including 

Lamb, b 

Buffalo, Pork & Chicken 

Delicious Gourmet condiments arriving daily! 

• Relishes • Sauces • Jellies • Jams 

• Mustards • Yoder Pellet Grills 

#2146 Hwy 7 & 8, 

Shakespeare, ON N0B 2P0 

info@porkshoppe.com • 519-625-8194 


• Quilting Q Cottons t 

tons 

• Supplies 

plie 

• Books • Patterns 

• Stencils i 

l • Custom t m Quilts 

Spring Shop May 2-4 

IN-STORE EXHIBITS 

‘Sew Whimsey’ and 

‘Stitchin’ Little Quilt’ 

May 17 - June 15 

OPEN: O 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 

Spring 2024 Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. -Slovenian Proverb 

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The 

Daytripper 

Sew 

South now to LONDON, ELGINFIELD, ILDERTON, STRATHROY & MT. BRYDGES 

• Sales • Service 

Authorized Dealer 

SHOP 

LOCAL 

10606 Ilderton Rd, Ilderton 

OUTDOOR MARKET 

June 23 • 11am-3pm 

Creative 

Handi Quilter 

Long Arm Dealer 

TRAIL RIDES 

Daytime or Sunset 

~ July y Shop p Hop H p 

~ 

July 2nd-31st 

3 

Monday to Saturday 10-5 

www.sewcreativequilting.ca 

JUNE 17-29 

22486 Adelaide Rd • Mount tBrydges • 519-264-2177 

TRAIL RIDE & PICNIC 

Excursions for a date night 

or girls outing 

OVERNIGHT STAYS 

Gorgeous canvas tent lodgings 

willowandwatercoldstream.com 

@willowandwatercoldstream 

Over 17,000 sq. ft. 

1175 Hyde Park Road 

London, ON • 519-471-2835 

memorylaneantiques.ca 

Open 7 days Including Holidays 

Quantities Q 

ties 

large g 

& small 

l 

TUES-SAT 

9:00-5:30 

FRIDAY 9-8 

Since 1946 

•Breads & Rolls 

•Pastries & Cookies 

•Very Special Cakes 

for Every Occasion 

• Unique Seasonal Products 

Please Order Ahead for 

Guaranteed Availability 

12 Front Street West 

Strathroy • 519-245-0741 

hamiltonsbakery.ca 

Music 

in Me 

By Fred Parry 

www.fredparry.ca 

Here, There and 

Everywhere 

I love writing stories about genuine 

individuals who live out their lives 

with purpose. These people increase 

my responsibility to give them proper 

recognition—like a portrait artist who 

captures the spirit, as well as the image 

of his subjects. 

Now, as I’m writing this, a reprinted 

story of mine—originally written almost 

a decade earlier—just chimed into my 

email from a long-time publisher of my 

work. I kid you not! Wow… the things 

that make you go hmmm! 

What are the odds of having this reappear 

at the same time I’m writing 

about the quality of my current work? 

As I read it again, I can honestly say 

the original intention has 

stood the test of time… 

at least my time. 

I ask myself: am 

I maintaining and 

increasing my link to 

that same standard, 

today? It’s like being 

reminded of a bigger 

picture. As President 

Abraham Lincoln said, 

“I have been driven 

many times to my knees 

by the overwhelming 

conviction that I had 

nowhere else to go.” So, why would 

anyone rush the process when so 

much of it is out of our hands? Is this 

about self-revival? 

Sometimes I feel that I should write 

faster and produce more. But then 

I would have to deal with personal 

disappointment if the piece didn’t 

measure up to my own standards: get 

good; then fast. 

My blog stories also appear in various 

publications including ‘The Morcom 

Report and Laffs’ by Editor / Publisher, 

Pat Moauro. When I reached out about 

this, he graciously responded with 

words of wisdom, saying “We often 

are our own harshest critic—never 

quite satisfied… one’s writing is never 

‘finished’—we can always improve.” 

Paraphrasing Ernest Hemingway, Pat 

added, “Easy reading is hard writing.” 

Leonard Cohen also advised against 

perfectionism… waiting for our perfect 

offering. Plus, everyone must deal with 

deadlines which leaves me wondering 

do I lose something by rushing? 

Or, maybe, the sparse time allowance 

is a blessing since it forces me to 

efficiently produce my 500-word type 

stories so well they’re still acceptable 

by offering something of value. If so, 

every word must help make the main 

thing, the main thing—nothing wasted. 

A seasoned author once asked me 

if anything can be said in just 500 

words? I said I didn’t know, but it 

takes all my time. Abe Lincoln wrote 

the Gettysburg Address in roughly 300 

words; John Lennon wrote “Imagine” 

in approximately 130 words (plus 

creating the song!) Maybe it isn’t fair 

to compare myself to pure genius, but 

their example shows how you can learn 

to say more with less—be it plain hard 

work or catching lightning in a bottle. 

In the end, love must be the greatest 

hit of all… we’re always coming back 

for more. 

That’s the way I figure it. 

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 

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 DUNDAS PLACE EVENTS: 

Check out our website to browse 

through some of our rare and PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET 

quirkier stock and to find out about 

new arrivals, store sales and events. 

April 20th, 2024 

40+ VENDORS + COMMUNITY PARTNERS 

LIVE MUSIC • SK8 DEMO • DJs 

FOOD + DRINKS • GOOD FRIENDS 

Upcoming SHOWS WE’LL BE AT: 

LONDON VINTAGE 

FILM CAMERA SHOWS 

April 20th, 2024 

Westview Baptist Church 

1000 Wonderland Rd South 

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Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it. -Spanish Proverb 


Lake Huron 

MI 

ONTARIO 

NY 

The next four pages are FULL of great events including 99 Town Wide Yard Sales. 

CRUNICAN 

ORCHARDS 

Since 1877 

Many Local Products 

In Season Vegetables 

Open All Year!!! 

FRESH 

LOCAL 

W We have 

our own 

H 

Hard C 

Cider! 

23778 Richmond St. North • LONDON 

519-666-0286 

10 mins. N. of London at 15 Mile Rd. 

CRUNICANORCHARDS.COM 

MON. to FRI. 9–6 

SAT. 9–5 • SUN. 12–5 

Mural by Francis Martin in MT. BRYDGES 

A M Garden 

& 

Ideas for all your indoor 

and outdoor decorating needs! 

• Flowers • Trees • Shrubs 

• Vintage Collectables & Gi Decor 

• Crystals & Gemstones 

• Planters & Window Boxes 

ICE CREAM 

BOOTH 

opening in May! 

Open 

7 Days 

A Week! 

Centre 

4171 Col. Talbot Rd. 

LONDON (Lambeth) 

519-652-3539 

See our Facebook for upcoming events! 

www.amgardencentre.ca 

Spring 2024 To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. - Chinese Proverb 

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The 

Southwestern Daytripper 

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 ongoing Wolfhead Tours/ Tastings - Fri 4 pm & Sat 1 or 3 pm www.drinkwolfhead.com 

Amherstburg May4-Oct12 Farmers’ Market Saturdays 9am-1pm www.amherstburgfarmersmarket.ca 

Amherstburg Jun5-Sept4 Cosmo Club (women) first Wed of month www.drinkwolfhead.com 

Amherstburg Summer Patio Vibes - Live music on the Patio every Fri and Sat www.drinkwolfhead.com 

Aylmer ongoing Old Imperial Farmers’ Market, Saturdays 8am-3pm oldimperialfarmersmarket.ca 

Belle River Apr4-Sept7 OSA Auctions Antique, Vendor and Farmers Market www.osauctions.ca 

Blenheim Jun20-Sep12 Thursday Concerts in the Park www.townofblenheim.com 

Bright Jun15-Sep14 A Decade of Treasures exhibit 519-535-1417 

Brights Grove Mr30 -Ap27 Fibre & Fabric Fusions: Patti Cook & Fibre Artists Collective galleryinthegrove.com 

Brights Grove May4-Jun1 Fast Forward: Senior High School Student Exhibition galleryinthegrove.com 

Brights Grove June12-Sept Summer Market at Kenwick Park - Wed 4-8 pm Find us on Facebook & Insta 

Dresden May26-Aug5 Live Harness Racing - 1 pm Sundays & Holiday Mondays www.dresden-raceway.ca 

RACEWAY 

LIVE HARNESS RACING! 

1:00 PM • FREE ADMISSION 

SUNDAYS MAY 26, JUNE 2, 9, 16, 23 

MONDAY JULY 1 

SUNDAYS JULY 7, 14, 21, 28 

MONDAY AUGUST 5 

www.dresden-raceway.ca 

Dresden Summer Weekly concerts, Thursdays 6-8 pm www.dresden.ca 

Dundas Mar12-Jun15 Lego Dundas exhibit at Dundas Museum & Archives www.dundasmuseum.ca 

Forest May24-Oc11 Farmers’ Market Fridays 9am-1pm www.lambtonshoresmarkets.com 

Goderich May18-Oct Saturday Farmers’ Market 8-2 & Sunday Market 9-2 www.goderichbia.ca 

Goderich Jun20-Aug29 Thurs. Eve and Sat afternoon concerts in courthouse square www.goderichbia.ca 

Grand Bend May22-Oct Farmers’ Market at Heritage Museum, Wed 8am-1pm lambtonshoresmarkets.com 

Harrow Apr20-May25 Saturdays - Hike 42 ~ A Wildflower Discovery www.eventbrite.ca 

Ingersoll May 4-25 Saturdays 10-4:30pm Big Cheese Days at Museum www.ingersoll.ca 

London ongoing Sat 8-3 Sun 10-2 Farmers’ & Artisan Market www.themarketwfd.com 

Petrolia May18-Oc19 Petrolia Farmers’ Market Saturdays 7:30 til Noon 519-882-2350 

Port Dover ongoing Silver Lake Farmers’ Market - Sat 8am-1pm portdoverlions.ca/silver-lake-market 

Port Stanley May-Dec Scenic Train Rides (MOST Sat & Sun, some holidays - check dates) 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 Apr6-Dec6 Gwetaandaawe Market (first Sat of Apr/May/June/Oct/Nov/Dec) 519-336-8410 

Indigenous Artisans, Crafters, 

Vendors & Food Vendors! 

APRIL 2024 

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99 Town Wide Yard Sales - Page 47! 

First Saturday 

of the Month: 

APRIL, MAY, JUNE 

OCT, NOV & DEC 

9am-2pm 

1972 Virgil il Ave., Sarnia - Aamjiwnaang First Nation 

Contact C t tBarb bfor info: i f burlacher@aamjiwnaang.ca b l h @ • 519-336-8410 

519336 Sarnia April 5-27 Sarnia Photographic exhibit “Through My Eyes” www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Sarnia April 5-27 Kai Sorensen “Memories Captured” photography exhibit www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Sarnia May 3-25 High School Art Show at Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Sarnia June 7-29 First Nations “Three Firest by the Water” www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Sarnia July 5-27 6+1 Art Group “Anything Goes” www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Sarnia July 5-27 Bill Walters solo exhibit www.lawrencehouse.ca 

Shakespeare May17-Jun15 Sew Whimsey & Stitchin Little Quilt exhibits in store www.thequiltplace.ca 

St. Jacobs May-Oct Historic Walking Tour Thurs 2:30-4 & Sun 1-2:30 www.strollwalkingtours.com 

St. Marys May4-Oct26 Farmers’ Market 8am-12noon Saturdays www.discoverstmarys.ca 

St. Williams ongoing Live Music on the Patio 1-3 pm, Burning Kiln Winery www.burningkilnwinery.ca 

St. Williams ongoing Wine Down Wednesdays 6-8 pm, Burning Kiln Winery www.burningkilnwinery.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 

Stratford May18-Sep29 SAT and SUN Art in the Park www.artintheparkstratford.ca 

Tillsonburg May26-Aug25 Main Street Oxford exhibit at Annandale www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale 

Wallacetown ongoing Museum Tours at Backus Page House www.backuspagehouse.ca 

Windsor til Oct 26 Downtown Farmers’ Market - Sat 9am-2pm downtownwindsor.ca/farmers-market 

Woodstock ongoing Saturdays - Farmers’ Market 7am-12pm www.woodstockfairgrounds.com 

APRIL 2024 

also see “Ongoing Events” previous column & Town Wide Yard Sales on Page 47 

SHOP 

LOCAL 

til 14th Ingersoll A Night in Provence www.itopa.ca 

til 21st Cambridge Jersey Boys www.draytonentertainment.com 

10-14 Sarnia “The Wolves” a play at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

11-13 Woodstock Festival of One Act Plays www.theatrewoodstock.com 

12-13 Shedden Quilts in Bloom, Shedden Ag Society 519-764-2939 or 519-764-2368 

Quilts in Bloom 

At Southwold Keystone Complex 

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 

13 Kingsville Art & Artisan Olive Oil with artist Carolyn Hardy www.olivebranchonmain.com 

13 Paris Maple Syrup Fest www.lionsclubofparis.ca 

15 Sarnia Open Stage at Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca 

17 Sarnia Ladom Ensemble at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

18 Ingersoll VALDY in Concert www.itopa.ca 

18-20 Exeter Labour of Love Quilt Show @ Exeter United Church www.exeterunitedchurch.com 

19-20 Shedden Snapshots: short plays about WWII www.lencuthbert.com 

19-21 London London Artists’ Studio Tour londonstudiotour.ca 

20 Cambridge Stroll - Architecture of Galt - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

20 London Punk Rock Flea Market Find us on Facebook 

20 London London Vintage Film Camera Show Find us on Facebook 

20 Port Stanley British Beat 66 at Port Stanley Theatre www.psft.ca 

20 Tilbury Big Buck Sportsman Show www.swoc.ca 

20 Wheatley Wheatley Arboretum & Learning Trail Grand Opening Find us on Facebook 

20-21 Belle River OSA Auctions and Farmers Market Shop Local Weekend www.osauctions.ca 

21 Cambridge Custom Garbage Grabbers craft - tickets req’d www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

21 Kitchener Busy Bees at Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

21 Stratford Gymanfa Ganu (Hymn sing) at Avondale Church www.visitstratford.ca 

21 Strathroy Snapshots: short plays about WWII www.lencuthbert.com 

21 Windsor Just for Laughs Roadshow at Chrysler Theatre www.chryslertheatre.com 

21 Woodstock Woodstock Nostalgia Show & Sale www.collectorshows.ca 

24 London Paddling Film Festival at Hyland Cinema www.hylandcinema.com 

24-27 Brantford Book Fair www.brantfordsymphony.ca 

25 London “Jazzabelles” at Wolf Performance Hall ww.lpl.ca 

26 London The Woodstock Experience at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca 

26 Stratford The Mudmen in Concert www.mudmen.ca 

26-27 Watford Quilt Show at Trinity Anglican Church dlbryson@brktel.on.ca 

26-28 Simcoe Simcoe and Area - Sip into Spring www.toastthecoast.ca 

27 Kingsville Acrylic Painting Workshop www.ctmhv.com 

27 Kitchener Pretzel Making at Schneider Haus - tickets req’d www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

27 London HOLI festival of Colours www.srishticanada.org 

27 London The Last Waltz Live at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca 

27 Paris Quilts on the Grand $8 cash admittance Facebook event page 

27 Sarnia Spring Show & Sale, 99 Vendors! sarnia.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca 

27 Sarnia Annual Rotary After-Hours Trivia Night www.rotarysarniaafterhours.org/events 

27 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft Association Banquet - all welcome www.harvards.com 

27 Windsor Gerry Dee Live at WFCU Centre www.wfcu-centre.com 

27-28 Chatham CK Expo 10th Anniversary Event Find us on Facebook 

27-28 Grand Bend Spring Open House at Westland Greenhouses www.westlandgreenhouses.com 

27-28 Windsor Spring Extravaganza - Craft and Gift Show ccs.craftevents@gmail.com 

27-May11 Port Dover Perch Derby www.portdover.ca 

28 Alvinston Sydenham River Canoe and Kayak Race www.scrca.on.ca 

28 Blyth Fundraiser for Farmerettes Documentary www.blythfestival.com 

28 Goderich April Show(ers) at Lakeshore United Church www.benmiller.ca 

28 Hagersville Spring into Local - Market Find us on Facebook 

28 Kitchener Toys & Collectibles Show www.collectorshows.ca 

28 Oakville The Greater Toronto Doll Show www.greatertorontodollshow.com 

The Greater Toronto Doll Show.com 

Antique, BJD, Reborn, Modern Dolls & Related Items 

Sunday, April 28th, 2024 10 am to 3 pm 

Holiday Inn • 590 Argus Road, Oakville • Admission $8 

www.greatertorontodollshow.com 

Mary Lou 416-221-3093 • greatertorontodollshow@gto.nett 

Sponsored by The Vintage Doll Club of Southern Ontario 

28 Paris Paris - Ancaster Bike Race www.parisancaster.com 

28 Sarnia ISO - Rach the Imperial at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

28 Stratford Innerchamber: signing off www.innerchamber.ca 

28 Woodstock Model Train Show www.collectorshows.ca 

29 London London Jazz Festival at Wolf Performance Hall www.londonjazzfestival.ca 

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EVENTS 




MAY 2024 

also see “Ongoing Events” previous page & Town Wide Yard Sales on Pg 47 

1 London Shock Stock 2024 www.shock-stock.com 

1 Watford Speaker Paul Zammit, Horticultural Society, ELCC hortsoc@brktel.on.ca 

2-4 Various The Best Little Shop Hop - Four Quilt Stores www.thebestlittleshophop.com/ 

3 Leamington Monarch Cafe Series -Songs and Stories in the Round www.banktheatre.com 

3 London Tommy Youngsteen - Fleetwood Mac ‘Rumours’ www.aeolianhall.ca 

3 Sarnia First Friday - downtown cultural walkabout www.sarniafirstfriday.com 

3 Sarnia Special First Friday feature at Downtown Market Details on Facebook & Instagram 

3-4 Fonthill Niagara Modern Quilt Expo www.nmqexpo.com 

MAY 3 & 4 

Fri 10am-7pm 

Sat 10am-4pm 

Niagara Modern Quilt Expo 

Over 250 Modern Quilts • 17 Vendors 

Pop-Up Shop • Silent Auction • Quilt Raffle 

Meridian Community Centre, 100 Meridian Way 

FONTHILL (Region of Niagara) www.nmqexpo.com 

MAY 2024 

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3-5 Port Rowan Shop the Shore - Shopping Tour facebook.com/shoptheshore/ 


3-5 Woodstock Munsch at Play / Giants in the Sky www.theatrewoodstock.com 

3-5 Windsor Cinco de Mayo Festival www.allevents.in/windsor 

3-12 Sarnia Bluewater Anglers Salmon Derby www.bluewateranglers.com 

3-20 Grand Bend Paint Ontario www.paintontario.com 

4 Burford Cookout and Dance www.burfordoptimist.ca 

4 Goderich Benmiller Inn & Spa 50th Anniversary event www.benmiller.ca 

4 Kingsville Art & Artisan Olive Oil with painter Ron Vermeiren www.olivebranchonmain.com 

4 Leamington Dark Sky Night www.parks.canada.ca 

4 London Grace 2 - Celebrating the Tragically Hip www.aeolianhall.ca 

4 London London Symphonia: An Elegant Fire www.londonsymphonia.ca 

4 Sarnia Gwetaandaawe Market (indigenous vendors & food) 519-336-8410 

4 Sarnia Loud Love a tribute to Chris Cornell at Rustr www.rustr.ca/shows 

4 Stratford May the Fourth be With You - Stratford Symphony www.stratfordsymphony.ca 

4-5 Hamilton Doors Open Hamilton facebook.com/doorsopenhamont 

99 Town Wide Yard Sales - Page 47! 

11 Petrolia Spring Craft & Gift Show and Tart Festival https://lcpetroliaoptimist.org 

Spring Craft & Gift Show 

Saturday, May 11 

9:00 am to 4:00 pm 

GREENWOOD ARENA 

4065 Dufferin Avenue 

PETROLIA 

FREE ADMISSION 

Proceeds to Community Youth 

Call 519-330-1802 for more info 

MAY 2024 continued 

& Tart Festival 

Over 80 Amazing Vendors 

50/50 Draw • Toonie Table Raffle 

Food & Refreshments 

11-12 Cambridge Mothers Day Tea by the Grand - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

11-12 St Catharines Mother’s Day Tea at the Savoy Room www.savoyroom.ca 

The Savoy Room 

Niagara’s Finest Afternoon Tea 

Mother’s Day Tea 

Sat May 11 & Sun May 12 

Advanced Reservations Required 

905 988-9033 savoyroom.ca 

375 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON 

12 Baden Mother’s Day at Castle Kilbride facebook.com/castlekilbride/ 

13 Ingersoll Copps and Rodders Car show at Cheese Museum www.ingersoll.ca 

13 Sarnia Open Stage at Lawrence House 7 pm www.lawrencehouse.ca 

14 Sarnia Dinosaur World Live at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

15 London Jann Arden and Rick Mercer on tour www.centennialhall.london.ca 

15 Sarnia Duo-Fortin Poirier “One Piano, Four Hands” www.imperialtheatre.net 

15 Tillsonburg Victorian Cross Stitch Workshop 6:30-8:30 (register) www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale 

17 London Mudmen in Concert at Palace Theatre www.palacetheatre.ca 

17-26 St. Jacobs WEFT Fest, Woolwich Expressions in Fibre www.weftfest.ca 

Explore almost 50 sites & four walking tours 

May 4 & 5, 2024 

10 am to 4 pm 

Free entry to all sites 

Free music at many sites 

www.facebook.com/DoorsOpenHamOnt 

4-5 Kingsville Spring Outdoor Flea Market www.ctmhv.com 

4-5 Sarnia Spring into Summer Craft Show www.sarniakinsmen.ca 

4-5 Windsor Barrels Bottles and Brews Fiesta www.barrelsbottlesbrews.ca 

5 Ancaster Toy & Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca 

5 Kitchener Colours of India at Ken Seiling Museum www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

5 London Stars on Ice at Budweiser Gardens www.budweisergardens.com 

5 Thorndale Historical Barn Dance at Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca 

7 Sarnia Spring Tea, OLM Church Hall, 11am-1:30pm Phyllis 519-383-7541 

7-26 Petrolia Oil Rush at Victoria Playhouse www.thevpp.ca 

8 Sarnia Trans-Canada Highway Men at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

8-June1 St. Jacobs Rock of Ages www.draytonentertainment.com 

9 London London City of Music: featuring Cowboy Junkies www.londonmusichall.com 

9 Sarnia Billy Nation - Billy Joel Experience www.imperialtheatre.net 

9-12 Goderich Lend me a Tenor at The Livery www.thelivery.ca 

10 London Daniel Champagne at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca 

10 Sarnia Classic Albums Live - The Police www.imperialtheatre.net 


10-12 St. Catharines Mom & Me Shopping Spree www.pocketchangestc.ca 

Mom & Me Shopping Spree 

May 10-12, 2024 

sustainable fashion 

RSVP for exclusive fair trade accessories 

discounts, gifts, 

boutique + art studio & much more. locally crafted gifts 

393 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines • 905-685-6868 • pocketCHANGEstc.ca 

11 London Whiskey Jack - Stories and Songs of Stompin’ Tom www.aeolianhall.ca 

11 Paris Banfield Art Crawl Instagram Banfield Art Crawl 

11 Paris Plant Sale 8-11 cash only at Syl Apps arena 519-442-3918 

11 Seaforth Horticultural Society Plant & Bake Sale 519-895-6292 

11 Sarnia We Walk the Line - tribute to Johnny Cash www.imperialtheatre.net 

11 Sarnia Sarnia Stamp Club Show & Bourse “Lampex 2024” www.sarniastampclub.ca 

11 Stratford Indigenous Art Market and Cultural Celebration www.stratfordperthmuseum.ca 

11 Strathroy Seniors Jamboree www.strathroy-caradoc.ca 

11 Tillsonburg Mommy & Me Tea Party at Annandale (register) www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale 

11 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft Association Open House & Fly Day www.harvards.com 

11 Windsor Masters of the Brewniverse www.allevents.in/windsor 

11 Windsor Tours of Duff-Baby House www.cityofwindsor.ca 

18 Cambridge Making a Whimsical Wee House - tickets req’d www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

18 Dresden ATV Rodeo & Races at Dresden Raceway www.dresden-raceway.ca 

18 Strathroy Night Market Kick Off www.strathroy-caradoc.ca 

18-19 Wallacetown Battle of Culloden at Backus Page House www.backuspagehouse.ca 

18-19 Windsor Madagascar A Musical Adventure www.riverfronttheatrecompany.com 

18-20 St. Jacobs Vintage Fest stjacobsmarket.com/vintagefest 

19 Dresden Demolition Derby www.dresdenex.com 

19 Mooretown Victorian Tea at Moore Museum www.mooremuseum.ca 

19 Woodstock Card, Comics, Coins & Pop Culture Show www.collectorshows.ca 

20 Sarnia Open Stage at Lawrence House 7 pm www.lawrencehouse.ca 

21-Jun1 Port Stanley The Beaver Club’ at Festival Theatre www.psft.ca 

23 Woodstock Downtown Woodstock Shopping Night www.downtownwoodstock.ca 

23-26 Leamington Spring Fair www.ldasfair.weebly.com 

24-25 Chatham Retrofest - Classic Cars, Concerts, Vendors & More www.downtownchatham.com 

24-25 Forest Wanda of Forest Florist Celebrating 50 Yrs in Business www.forestflorist.com 

Wanda of Forest Florist 

CELEBRATION of 

50 Years in Business 

1 Victoria St, FOREST • foreslorist.com 

Door Prizes 

Giveaways 

Refreshments 

MAY 24, 9-5 

MAY 25, 10-3 

Watch Socials for updates 

24-25 Woodstock Truck Show and Concert - Road Hammers/Aaron Allen www.ticketscene.ca 

24-25 Windsor Madagascar A Musical Adventure www.riverfronttheatrecompany.com 

24-26 Forest Lambton Film & Food Festival www.kineto.ca/lafff 

24-June1 Sarnia Disney’s The Little Mermaid at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net 

MAY 2024 Events continue on next page... 

Spring 2024 If God lived on Earth, people would break his windows. - Jewish Proverb 

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24-June1 Woodstock Something Rotten! www.theatrewoodstock.com 

25 Caledonia Moto Market www.bikershaven.ca 

25 Dundas Made in Dundas Family Festival dundasmuseum.ca/made-in-dundas-2024 

25 Glencoe Touch a Truck Community Event mosaparentcouncil@gmail.com 

25 London London Symphonia: Transformed www.londonsymphonia.ca 

25 Mt Pleasant On Track Artisan Tour 10-4 *********** 

25 Wallacetown 1940s Wartime Dinner & Dance www.backuspagehouse.ca 

25-26 Ancaster Wentworth Medieval Faire www.faires.ca 

Wentworth 

Medieval 

Faire 

May25-26 

26 

Ancaster 

Oxford 

Renaissance 

Festival 

Sept. 27-29 

Thorndale 

e 

www.faires.ca w 

for all details! 

25-26 Caledonia Artisan Event @ Yellow Farmhouse, 10am-4pm 905-869-3764 

THE YELLOW 

FA RMHOUSE 

Open Select Weekends 

697 Stoney Creek Road, 

CALEDONIA • 905-869-3764 

MAY 25 & 26 • 10-4 

Company is Coming 

AN ARTISAN EVENT 

FEATURING TALENTED ARTISTS 

LIVE MUSIC • FOOD • $2 ENTRY 

25-26 Wallacetown Wartime Homefront at Backus Page House www.backuspagehouse.ca 

26 Beachville Community Car Show www.beachvilledistrictmuseum.com 

26 Lasalle Sunday Night Market www.lasalle.ca 

26 Port Stanley Music on the Rails with Stu and the Triplanes www.pstr.on.ca 

26 St. Thomas Model Train Show www.collectorshows.ca 

26 St. Thomas Plant Sale and Garden Emporium www.facebook.com/stthort 

26 Thorndale Blues on the Hill at Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca 

30-June2 Sarnia Poutine Feast at Centennial Park www.poutinefeast.com 

31-June1 Ancaster Quilts in Bloom Quilt Show at Fairgrounds www.hamiltonquiltguild.ca 

31-June1 Blyth Annual Book Sale at Trinity Anglican Church www.blythrepositoryofhistory.ca 

31-June1 Dunnville D.O.T.S. Garden of Quilts Quilt Show 289-214-4166 

31-June1 Paris Anastasia the Musical www.eventbrite.ca 

31-June2 Clinton Clinton Spring Fair www.clintonspringfair.com 

MAY 31 

JUNE 1 & 2 

MAY 2024 continued 

SATURDAY CONCERT - 54-40 & SLOAN with 

Owen Riegling - tickets at ticketscene.ca 

Demo Derby • Car Show • National Barrel Racing & More clintonspringfair.com 

JUNE 2024 

also see “Ongoing Events” on page 44 & Town Wide Yard Sales on page 47 

1 Amherstburg Strawberrylicious Food & Drink Event (tickets) www.drinkwolfhead.com 

1 Blenheim Discover Blenheim - Yard Sales, Doors Open, Market www.blenheimrotary.org 

1 Cambridge Orange Shirt Pin Beading - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

1 Goderich Meet at the Pav Festival www.goderichbia.ca 

1 Mt.Brydges Community Fest and Movie Night www.strathroy-caradoc.ca 

1 Petrolia Pizza Fest at Victoria Park www.petrolia150.com/calendar 

1 Sarnia Gwetaandaawe Market (indigenous vendors & food) 519-336-8410 

1 St. Marys Garden Fair at Milt Dunnell Field 8:30 am to 1 pm 519-284-2528 

1 Stratford Stratford Vintage Market www.visitstratford.ca 

1 Tillsonburg Open House & Fun Fair on the Lawn at Annandale www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale 

1 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft RCAF 100th Open House & Fly Day www.harvards.com 

CANADIAN HARVARD AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION 

RCAF Centennial 

Open House & Fly Day 

JUNE 1st - Tillsonburg Regional Airport 

Warbird Flights • Hangar Tours • Family Fun 

harvards.com FREE ADMISSION • RAIN DATE JUNE 2 

JUNE 2024 

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1 Vienna Edison Fest www.bayham.on.ca 

1 Windsor Monster Trucks All Out at WFCU Centre www.wfcu-centre.com 

1-2 Paris Garden Tour randbdrive@gmail.com 

1-2 Windsor Art in the Park www.artintheparkwindsor.com 


2 Exeter The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir, 2:30 pm www.exeterunitedchurch.com 

2 Kingsville 31st Spring Fun on Wheels Car Show www.ctmhv.com 

2 Stratford Stratford Toys, Games and Collectibles Market find us on Facebook 

2 Thorndale Grand Ole Opry at Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca 

3-12 Essex Blimey’s British - 10 yr Anniversary 10 days of events www.blimeys.ca 

4-15 Port Stanley Funny Valentine - a Michael Buble Tribute www.psft.ca 

JUNE 2024 continued 

SHOP 

LOCAL 

4-23 Petrolia Rainy Day People at Victoria Playhouse www.thevpp.ca 

5-23 Drayton Beehive - The 60s Musical www.draytonentertainment.com 

6 Tillsonburg 80th Anniversary of D-Day Celebration 6:30-8:30 pm www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale 

6-9 Dunnville Mudcat Festival www.dunnvillemudcatfestival.com 

7 Chatham Farmers’ Market at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com 

7 Leamington Friday Night Market www.leamingtonartscentre.com 

7 Sarnia First Friday - downtown cultural walkabout www.sarniafirstfriday.com 

7 Sarnia Special First Friday feature at Downtown Market Details on Facebook & Instagram 

8 Aberfoyle Antique Show at Aberfoyle Antique Market aberfoyleantiquemarket.com 

Saturday Special Antique Show 

Saturday, S 

, 

June 8 

Dealers at this 

Special Saturday Show! 

am to 4pm • $10 admission 

2024 Sunday Market Season (Sundays only, rain or shine) 

Sun. April 28 to Sun. October 27 • 8am to 4pm • $5 admisson 

1 mile north off 401 exit 299, near Guelph • 1-877-763-1077 • www.aberfoyleantiquemarket.com 

8 Bright The Piano Men’ at Walters Music Venue www.waltersmusicvenue.com 

8 Kitchener Lunch on the Woodstove - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

8 London Magestic Market at A&M Garden Centre 9-4pm find us on Facebook 

8 London Carmina Burana at St. James Westminister Church www.londonpromusica.ca 

8 Melbourne Mud Madness www.melbournemudmadness.ca 

8 Woodstock Cultural Canvas www.cityofwoodstock.ca 

8 Woodstock Monster Trucks all Out www.monstertrucksallout.com 

8-9 Shedden Rosy Rhubarb Festival www.rosyrhubarbfestival.com 

9 Blenheim Trot to the Beach 1/2 Marathon & 5 km run to Erieau www.townofblenheim.com 

9 Sarnia Slow Roll - Bluewater International Granfondo www.bigf.ca/b-i-g-slow-roll 

9 St. Thomas St. Thomas Garden Tour www.facebook.com/stthort 

9 Windsor Corvette Club of Windsor Annual Waterfront Show www.corvetteclubofwindsor.com 

9 Woodstock Toy & Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca 

9-16 London London Music Week - various events throughout city www.fclma.ca 

10 Ingersoll Copps and Rodders Car Show at Cheese Museum www.ingersoll.ca 

10-22 Bright Yesterday Once More at Walters Music Venue www.waltersmusicvenue.com 

12-30 Grand Bend Fiddler on the Roof at Huron Country Playhouse www.draytonentertainment.com 

12-30 Grand Bend Sh-Boom! Life Could be a Dream www.draytonentertainment.com 

14 Tillsonburg Cowabunga! Turtlefest movie at dusk - Annandale www.tillsonburg.ca/annandale 

14-15 St.Marys Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend www.baseballhalloffame.ca 

14-16 Alvinston Alvinston Pro Rodeo www.alvinstonprorodeo.com 

June 

14, 15, 16, 


ALVINSTON 

• 3 Rodeo Shows • 2 Barn Dances (Fri/Sat) 

• On Site Camping • Weekend Passes Available 

alvinstonprorodeo.com 

14-16 Petrolia Petrolia National Town Crier Event / Contest www.petrolia150.com/calendar 

14-16 Strathroy 45th Annual Strathroy Hometown Festival www.strathroyhometownfestival.com 

15 Chatham 7th Anniversary Party at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com 

15 Colchester Colchester Saturday Market heritagecolchester.ca 

15 Cottam Cottam Block Party www.kingsville.ca/events 

15 London Pondfest at Hyde Park Village Green www.hydeparkbia.ca 

15 Petrolia Antique & Unique Sale at Petrolia Discovery 9 til 2 www.petroliadiscovery.org 

15 St.Thomas Kettle Creek Food Truck Festival www.kettlecreektrust.com 

15 Tillsonburg Turtlefest www.turtlefest.ca 

15-16 Petrolia RCMP Musical Ride at Greenwood Park www.petrolia150.com/calendar 

16 Belmont Big Daddy Dairy Day - Part Deux facebook.com/mistyglencreamery 

16 St.Marys Rotary Brews and Food Fest www.brewsandfood.ca 

16 Woodstock Card, Comics, Coins & Pop Culture Show www.collectorshows.ca 

19-July6 Cambridge Steel Magnolias www.draytonentertainment.com 

19-July6 St Jacobs Doris and Ivy in the Home www.draytonentertainment.com 

19-July13 Port Stanley “They’re Found in Trees” at Festival Theatre www.psft.ca 

20 Point Edward Early Canada Day Celebration www.villageofpointedward.com 

20 Watford Watford Summer Market @ Centennial Park 5-9 pm Find Us on Facebook 

21 Stratford Stratford Live Music and Food www.stratfordlive.ca 

21-22 Baden Queen of Tarts Tea & Tour 1:30-3 pm facebook.com/castlekilbride/ 

21-22 Thamesville Thamesville Threshing Festival threshingfest@gmail.com or FB 

FRIDAY - Midway, 

Parade at 6:30, 

35+ Vendors, 

Live Bands 

JUNE 

21 & 22, 


SATURDAY - Midway, Baby Show, 

35+ Vendors, Farmer Olympics, 

Frog Jumping Contest, 

Live Bands, Fireworks 10 pm 

At Ferguson Park • Contact: threshingfest@gmail.com 

21-23 Paris Brant Theatre Festival find our Facebook event 

21-23 Sarnia Borderfest www.bluewaterborderfest.ca 

21-30 Ingersoll The Mousetrap www.itopa.ca 

22 Blenheim Art in the Park at Talbot Trail Place find us on Facebook 

22 Blenheim Blenheim Classics Car Show 9 to 3 www.blenheimclassicsautoshow.com 

22 Cayuga Community Art Show and Sale www.clhaldimand.com 

22 Kingsville Highland Games at Transportation Museum www.ctmhv.com 

22 Sarnia Ian Thomas...not gone yet www.imperialtheatre.net/shows 

22-23 Amherstburg Woofa-Roo Pet Festival www.woofaroo.com 

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Southwestern Ontario 

EVENTS 




JUNE 2024 continued 

22-23 Woodstock Wienerfest Home County Festival info@wienerfest.ca 


23 Baden Storybook Day at the Castle featuring “Belle” facebook.com/castlekilbride/ 

23 Beachville Community Car Show www.beachvilledistrictmuseum.com 

23 Cambridge Garden Concert - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

23 Erieau Blvd Of Dreams Car Show find us on Facebook 

23 Ilderton Outdoor Market at Willow & Water willowandwatercoldstream.com 

23 Lasalle Summer Market - Save the Monarchs 10-4 find us on Facebook 

23 Port Stanley Music on the Rails with Bryan Bicknell Trio www.pstr.on.ca 

23 Sarnia Cruise in the Park Car Show, Canatara Park www.sarniastreetmachines.com 

24 Windsor Monday night 930pm Ford Fireworks www.visitwindsoressex.com 

25-Jul1 Tecumseh Hobie Fishing Worlds www.hobiefishingworlds.com 

27 Woodstock Downtown Woodstock Shopping Night www.downtownwoodstock.ca 

28-29 Goderich Huron Multicultural Festival www.goderich.ca 

28-30 Wheatley Wheatley Fish Festival Find Us on Facebook 

29 Bright The Travelling Milburys’ at Walters Music Venue www.waltersmusicvenue.com 

29 Leamington Dark Sky Night www.parks.canada.ca 

30 Cambridge Strawberry Tea by the Grand - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca 

30 Lasalle Sunday Night Market www.lasalle.ca 

30 Port Dover Pinup Picnic - vintage cars, music, fashion show www.portdover.ca 

JULY 2024 

also see “Ongoing Events” on page 44 & Town Wide Yard Sales on this page 

JULY 2024 

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1 Embro Embro Highland Games www.embrohighlandgames.ca 

27 Ailsa Craig Ailsa Craig 150th - Scottish Heritage Festival Find Us on Facebook 

@ailsacraig150 

@Ailsa Craig 150th 

Scan for 

updates & 

schedule! 

Come Celebrate with Us! 

AILSA CRAIG SESQUICENTENNIAL 

July 27, 2024 During Gala Days 

Scottish Heritage Festival to 

celebrate Ailsa Craig Turning 150! 

FREE EVENT! Bring your lawn chairs! 

Parade, Highland Games, Pipe Bands, 

Dancers, Food Trucks, Vendors & More! 

27 Kingsville Summer Market in the Village www.ctmhv.com 

AUGUST 2024 

also see “Ongoing Events” on page 44 & Town Wide Yard Sales below 

22-24 Lucknow Music in the Fields musicinthefields.ca 

23-25 Florence Grand Ole Power Days grandolepowerdays.weebly.com 

GRAND OLE POWER DAYS 

 

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23RD-25TH, 2024 

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23-25 Thorndale RAM Rodeo / Country Music Showcase www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca 

24 Belmont Pickers Swap Meet Antiques & Nostalgia 519-269-3705 

PICKERS SWAP MEET ANTIQUES & NOSTALGIA 

Sat, Aug24, 9am-2 

JULY 2024 continued 

• Advertising ing • Gas & Oil Memorabilia 

• Tin & Porcelain Signs • Nostalgia a Products 

• Gas Pumps & Coke Machines • Pedal Cars 

• Large Selection of General Store Items & Antique Toys 

ADMISSION: 9-11 am $10 

11am-2pm $5 • Vendors $20 

• Larg 

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15539 Whittaker Road • East of Belmont • 519-269-3705 

ACROSS FROM WHITTAKER LAKE PARK AT TERRY AUTO BODY COLLISION CENTRE 

2024 TOWN WIDE 

YARD SALES 

For the most up-to-date list visit Facebook.com/TownWideYardSale 

2-31 Various July Shop Hop - multiple quilt shops www.julyshophop.com 

5-7 Goderich Festival of Arts & Crafts 519-955-0679 

GODERICH 

KINETTE’S 

FESTIVAL OF ARTS 

GODERICH • COURT HOUSE SQUARE 

CRAFTS 

Over 100 

Artists & Crafters 

July 5, 6 & 7 • Friday 12-8, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-4 

FREE E ADMISSION 

More information: 519-955-0679955 or mcewinbrenda@gmail.com com • Sponsored by Kinettes 

6 Goderich Garden Tour www.goderich.ca 

6 Springfield Springfield Nostalgia-Rama - Car & Antique Show 519-404-2177 

SPRINGFIELD NOSTALGIA RAMA 

Multi Vendor Antique Show • Classic Car Show & Shine 

Saturday, July 6 • 9am to 3pm 

Food · Music · Door Prizes · Antique Displays & Much More! 

51570 Lyons Line, Springfield (just west of Springfield) 

Presented by The Rusty Sign Shop and Shackleton Auctions 

For information, contact Sean: 

519-404-2177 • 519-633-1043 • therustysignshop@yahoo.com 

Admission: $10 

6 St. Marys 1st Annual Family Fun Day at Delmar Foods www.delmarfoods.ca 

7 Mooretown Model Train Day at Moore Museum www.mooremuseum.ca 

7 Sarnia VegFest www.sarniavegfest.com 

7 Thorndale The Boys of Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca 

12 Leamington Friday Night Market www.leamingtonartscentre.com 

12-13 Petrolia Art in the Park at Victoria Park - Over 50 Artists www.artintheparkpetrolia.com 

Fri. July 12th, 11am-7pm • Sat. July 13th, t , 9am-5pm 

In Historic Downtown o 

w 

n Petrolia at Victoria Park 

~ Over 50 Artists & Artisans! ~ 

Watercolour, oil & acrylic painting, metalwork, pottery, 

woodworking, fabric art, photography, jewellery, 

glasswork, soaps, candles, beadwork, clothing & more! 

www.artintheparkpetrolia.com 519-381-3558 

3558 

Live 

Music 

in the 

Bandshell 

FREE 

ADMISSION 

12-13 Sarnia Brights Grove Music Fest Find Us on Facebook 

12-14 Brigden RAM rodeo www.ramrodeoontario.com 

12-14 St.Marys Stonetown Heritage Festival www.discoverystmarys.ca 

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Baden 

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June 1 Ayton 

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June 1 Caledonia 

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June 8/9 Binbrook 

June 15 Dresden 

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June 22 Wardsville 

June 29 West Lorne 

July 1 Embro (Monday) 

July 6 Peacock Point 

July 6 Sebringville 

July 20 Cayuga 

July 20 Glencoe 

July 27 London (Hyde Park) 

Aug 3 Princeton 

Aug 5 Bothwell (Monday) 

Aug 10 Langton 

Aug 10 Thorndale 

Aug 17 Port Burwell (Talbot Trail) 

Aug 17 Richmond (Talbot Trail) 

Aug 17 Scotland 

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Aug 17 Vienna (Talbot Trail) 

Sept 14 Burford 

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Upcoming Events 

May 4 - Oct 26 

Farmers’ Market, Sat. 8-12 

June 1 

St. Marys Garden Fair 

June 14-15 

Inducon Weekend at 

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame 

June 16 

Rotary St. Marys Brews & Food 

July 12-14 

Stonetown Heritage Fesval 

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.ca 

Discover Your Family Tree Here! 

SNAPPING TURTLE 

COFFEE ROASTERS 

Great coffee. 

Cozy surroundings. 

Friendly staff. 

Monday-Friday 7-4 • Sat 8-4 • Sun 10-3 

145 Queen St. E, St Marys (226) 661-8000 

snappingturtlecoffee.com 

St.Marys 

www.discoverstmarys.ca 

• Hand Made • Best Quality • None Finer 

166 Queen Street, St. Marys • 519-284-3572 

www.chocolatefactory.ca 

Eclectic Treasure 

Antiques to Every Day Needs 

Virtual Tour on Google Maps 

Photo: Bill Badzo 

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 

Tuesday 11-5 

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Up to date 

photos 

on Facebook 

34 Wellington St. N., St. Marys 

www.JacobsLiquidaon.com 

It’s BBQ Season at Delmar! 

Norpac Beef • Metzger Meats • Tenderbuff Buffalo 

Krug Meat Market • Stemmlers 

Frozen Food Outlet 

ST. MARYS 

& so much more 

25 South Service Road 

www.rivervalleygolfandtube.com 

519-225-2329 

8 Water Street, St. Marys 

Custom 

Framing 

• Conservation Framing • Needlepoint 

• Shadow Box Framing • Limited Edition Prints 

Wed - Sat 11am-5pm • 226-301-4039 

Ain’t nothin’ better in the world, you know / Than lyin’ in the sun with your radio 

Over 100 domestic and 

imported cheeses 

• Fresh Made Sandwiches 

• Home Made Soups & Salads 

• Catering 

• Home Made Prepared Meals 

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Canadian Wartime 

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She measured out the butter with a 

very solemn air 

The milk and sugar also, and she 

took the greatest care 

To count the eggs correctly and to 

add a little bit 

Of baking powder, which you know 

beginners oft omit. 

Then she stirred it all together and 

she baked it full an hour, 

But she never quite forgave herself 

for leaving out the flour. 

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Saturday 9-5 • Sunday 11-4 

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Most of the articles you’ll read in these pages have been written by readers like you. 

Shop Briwood & Support Your Local Farmers 

Your Produce, 

Meat, Grocery, 

Bulk Food, 

Homemade 

Baked Goods & 

Pet Food Centre 

1030 Talbot St. at Fairview, St. Thomas • Owners: Brian & Sherwood • 519-633-9691 

A Mystical, Magical Gift Store 

A FAMILY ADVENTURE IN ST. THOMAS 

All Natural, Handcrafted Skincare, 

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• Home Decor • Books • Crystals • Incense 

• Clothing • Jewellery • Tarot Cards & Readings 

ST. THOMAS • 226-224-8559 

purelywicked.ca Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat & Sun 10-5 

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She had been shopping with her Mom at 

the mall. She must have been 6 years old, 

this beautiful red haired, freckle-faced image 

of innocence. 

It was pouring outside. The kind of rain 

that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so 

much in a hurry to hit the Earth it has no 

time to flow down the spout. We all stood 

there under the awning and just outside 

the door of the mall. We waited, some 

patiently, others irritated because nature 

messed up their hurried day. 

I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I get 

lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 

washing away the dirt and dust of the 

world. Memories of running, splashing 

carefree as a child came pouring in as 

a welcome reprieve from the worries of 

my day. 

Her voice was so sweet as it broke the 

hypnotic trance we were all caught in. 

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she 

said. 

“What?” Mom asked. 

“Let’s run through the rain!” She repeated 

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down 

a bit,” Mom replied. 

This young child waited about another 

minute and repeated: “Mom let’s run 

through the rain.” 

“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said. 

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what 

you said this morning,” the young girl said 

as she tugged at her Mom’s arm. 

“This morning? When did I say we could 

run through the rain and not get wet?” 

Run Through the Rain 

“Don’t you remember? When you were 

talking to Daddy about his cancer, you 

said, ‘If we can get through this, we can 

get through anything!” 

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I 

swear you couldn’t hear anything but the 

rain. We all stood silently. No one came or 

left in the next few minutes. Mom paused 

and thought for a moment about what she 

would say. Now some would laugh it off 

and scold her for being silly. Some might 

even ignore what was said. But this was a 

moment of affirmation in a young child’s 

life. A time when innocent trust can be 

nurtured so that it will bloom into faith. 

“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s 

run through the rain. If we get wet, well 

maybe we just needed washing,” Mom 

said. Then off they ran. We all stood 

watching, smiling and laughing as they 

darted past the cars and yes, through the 

puddles. They held their shopping bags 

over their heads just in case. They got 

soaked. 

But they were followed by a few who 

screamed and laughed like children all the 

way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I 

got wet. I needed washing. 

Circumstances or people can take away 

your material possessions, they can take 

away your money, and they can take 

away your health. But no one can ever 

take away your spirit. So, don’t forget to 

make time and take the opportunities to 

make memories everyday - run through 

the rain! 

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The Rhubarb Capital of Ontario 

Open instore Monday to Saturday, all year round 

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Flowers 

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The 

Daytripper 

The Elgin Military Museum 

So many places to discover in ST. THOMAS & PORT STANLEY 

30 Talbot Street, ST. THOMAS • 519-633-0594 

• Canadian Military History with an Elgin County focus 

• Archive & Reference Library 

See website for current hours & museum updates: 

www.TheElginMilitaryMuseum.ca 

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LOCAL 

Plan a visit... 

to the Elgin County Heritage Centre 

Featuring changing 

exhibitions & highlights 

from the collection on view. 

A recreation of the Irish castle 

where the region’s founder 

Col. Talbot once lived, 

featuring armour, furnishings and 

a 10-foot-tall Robert the Bruce. 

Crafts and activities for families. 

A gift shop with gems 

from local artists. 

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ELGIN COUNTY 

Heritage Centre 

460 SUNSET DRIVE, ST. THOMAS 

CALL OR CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR HOURS OF OPENING. 

519.631.1460 EXT. 193 elgincounty.ca/museum 

Truly unique & one-of-a-kind 

ever changing selection 

Vintage Signs 

Antiques • Collectables 

• Buy • Sell • Trade • Consign 

open: tuesDAy to 

satUrday 9am-3pm9 

791 Talbot Street (upper) 

St. Thomas • 519-633-1043 

Join In as Port Stanley 

Celebrates 200 Years 

By Catherine Harrison, Port Stanley 

If you’ve had the pleasure of visiting 

Port Stanley, you know this lakeside 

community comes to life in the spring. 

And if you’ve never visited, the residents 

and businesses invite you to make 2024 

the year you do as the town celebrates its 

bicentennial. 

Located on the north shore of Lake Erie 

at the mouth of Kettle Creek, the thriving 

fishing village was once considered a 

main gateway for settlers coming to 

Ontario. It took its name in 1824 after 

Lord Stanley, father of the eponymous 

donor of the Stanley Cup and Governor 

General of Canada. 

Port Stanley 

Festival Theatre 

Today the town is better known for 

fabulous restaurants like the 100-yearold 

Mackie’s beachside grill as well as 

a variety of elegant bistros and friendly 

coffee shops and high-quality shopping 

destinations like Peppertree Spice 

Company and Lake House Books, not 

to mention a wide selection of designer 

clothing stores, elegant gift shops and 

local food markets. The popular Port 

Stanley Festival Theatre draws visitors 

to the community for its year-round 

productions and the kid-friendly Port 

Stanley Terminal Railway offers scenic 

rides on one of Ontario’s oldest railway 

lines. 

While interpretive plaques and selfguided 

walking tours are always 

available to help visitors 

engage in our history 

(portstanleyheritage.com/ 

walking.htm), those 

interested in participating 

in 200th anniversary 

events will find so much 

more to delight them. 

The ever-growing roster of 

activities will be updated at 

facebook.com/portstanley200. 

One anniversary project will result in 

a meaningful legacy for generations to 

come: 200 Trees for 200 Years. The Port 

Stanley Village Association (PSVA) with 

staff and students at Kettle Creek Public 

School are creating a 2-acre, waterfront 

Carolinian parkland and naturalized 

trails on reclaimed lands owned by the 

Municipality of Central Elgin at the East 

Harbour, an area locals refer to as ‘the 

berm.’ 

200 Trees for 200 Years will help 

remove the invasive plant species that are 

encroaching on the brownfield, bring in 

clean clay loam and establish groves of 

native trees and shrubs that will support 

an authentic Carolinian area and wetland, 

benefiting species-at-risk and beautifying 

the community. The accessible pathways 

through the groves will charm those who 

already enjoy the pierside, beach and 

town strolls that Port Stanley has to offer. 

The seeds of 200 Trees were planted 

when the Kettle Creek ECO class of 2017 

did a greening project and envisioned 

the berm as a native forestland with 

naturalized pathways to benefit the 

community. The students reached out 

to the PSVA who also wanted to see the 

brownfield transformed. A partnership 

was formed. Each year the current ECO 

class has worked on the “berm project,” 

leaving a legacy for the next years’ class 

and learning important skills 

along the way. This year, grant 

writing was one of those 

skills and students were 

successful in securing 

grants from the McLean 

Foundation and the Jane 

Goodall Fund. 

Fundraising is important 

as the park is entirely 

community funded. In addition 

to grants and other fundraising 

activities, the 200 Years volunteers 

are actively soliciting donations and 

sponsorships. Ontario’s Carolinian zone 

has been in sharp decline and needs 

ongoing restoration and protection. 

Tax deductible donations can be 

made through the Elgin-St. Thomas 

Community Foundation. 

As you can see, Port Stanley has lots 

going on in 2024! Be sure to add this 

lakeside community to your Daytripping 

agenda. 

Port Stanley Terminal Railway 

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NY 

You’ll truly enjoy staying the night and taking more time to explore SW Ontario 

peppertreespice.comcom 

300 Arsan Spices I Cookware 

Gourmet Foods I Cooking Classes 

Shun Knives I Knife Sharpening 

Second Locaon 

in St. Thomas - 

24 Churchill Crescent 

Open 7 Days A Week! 

223A Colborne St. I PORT STANLEY I 519-782-7800 

MURPHY’S 

1. An easily understood, workable 

falsehood is more useful than a 

complex incomprehensible truth. 

2. The further away the disaster or 

accident occurs the greater the 

number of dead and injured. 

3. No name, no matter how simple, 

can be correctly understood over 

the phone. 

4. Things get worse under pressure. 

5. Leftover nuts never match leftover bolts. 

6. Them that has, gets. 

7. If one views his problem closely enough 

he will recognize himself as part of the 

problem. 

8. How long a minute is depends on which 

side of the bathroom door you’re on. 

9. Love is blind, but lust just doesn’t give a damn. 

10. The only imperfect thing in nature is the human race. 

11. People are always available for work in the past tense. 

12. Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune 

moment. 

13. The number of people watching you is directly 

proportional to the stupidity of your action. 

14. If a man says to you, “It isn’t the money; it’s the principle 

of the thing.” I lay you 6 to 1 it’s the money. 

15. Universities are full of knowledge. The freshmen bring a 

little in and the seniors take none away and knowledge 

accumulates. 

16. The person who snores he loudest will fall asleep first. 

17. The driver’s side windshield wiper always streaks and 

wears out first. 

18. A bird in the hand is worth about 3 kleenex 

LAWS 

ON LIFE 

www.PSTR.on.ca 

SCENIC TRAIN RIDES 

Saturdays & Sundays 

11am/1pm/3pm 

And... Civic Holiday & Labour Day 

Adults: $15.00 p.p., 

Children (2-14): $9.00 

Check Special Rides on Website 

PORT STANLEY 

TERMINAL RAIL INC. 

T 

Check Website for Complete 2024 Schedule: www.pstr.on.ca 

Book Online to reserve seats • Inquiries: 519-782-3730 

R 

MUSIC ON THE RAILS 

May 26: Stu and the Triplanes 

June 23: Bryan Bicknell Trio 

July 21: Rob Burns & Randy Cassidy 

Aug 17: Stu and the Triplanes 

$45.00 p.p. - Book early, only 56 seats 

& 

A short stroll 

to Little Beach, 

Restaurants, 

Theatre 

& Many Shops! 

• Balconies 

Overlooking 

Lake Erie 

• Waterside Patio 

& Boardwalk 

• King Beds 

• Double Jacuzzi 

• Fireplaces 

Port Stanley 

519-782-7623 

7623 

www.innontheharbour.net 

h t 

Bring The Family To Mackie's 

On the beach 

in Port Stanley 

Since 1911 

Over 113 YEARS the Same! 

Try our famous homemade m 

french fries, 

our own special sauce & delicious Orangeade... 

Mackie’s Parking Lot is (as it has always been) FREE for customers! 

OPEN DAILY 11 to 7 

THROUGH LABOUR DAY 

Weekends Year Round 

Indoor/Outdoor Seang 

& Take Out Available 

519-782-4390 

Spring 2024 If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority. -Yugoslav Proverb 

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The 

Daytripper 

SHOP 

LOCAL 

Southwestern 

Restaurants,Tearooms, Cafés 

Ontario’s BEST... 

two!) 

counterortw 

or Where You Should Eat 

Every y restaurant on this list is here for a reason. The locaon locaon may y be scenic or historic, , the food may y be off the charts, , or just real darn good. 

Some are fancy, some are far from it, but they are here because we’ve asked them to be here, because we think you should try them out. 

ANDY’S CORNERS (LANGTON) 

Andy’s Drive-In 

3710 Hwy #59 (north of Langton) 519-875-2631 

50’s inspired drive-in serving old fashioned flavours since the 

1940’s. Eat-in or take-out. Seasonal. www.andysdrivein.com 

www. 

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 

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 

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 

Links to these establishments on our website... 

g.ca 

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 


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 inspired cooking & catering 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 

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. 

SPARTA 

Sparta House Tearoom 

Main Street 519-775-2312 

Choose from a full menu in this English tearoom & restaurant 

in Historic Sparta. www.spartahouse.com 

ST. CATHARINES 

The Savoy Room TEAROOM 

375 St. Paul Street E. 905-988-9033 

Niagara’s Finest Aernoon Tea. Noon to 4pm, Thursday to Sunday. 

48 hr advanced reservaon required. www.savoyroom.ca 

ST. MARYS 

TuCo. 

159 Queen St. East 226-301-4919 

A chef-driven, internaonally-inspired bistro serving sustainable 

& absolutely delicious lunches & suppers. www.tuco.ca 

ST. THOMAS 


Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101 

Old Time Favourites in Elgin’s Oldest Diner - Since 1943! 

Open Daily. www.newsarum.com 

STRATHROY 

Clock Tower Inn, Bistro, Pub & Catering 519-205-1500 

71 Frank Street www.clocktower-inn.com 

Locally sourced meals from scratch in a Historic 1889 Post Office. 

Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch & dinner with seasonal paos. 

TAVISTOCK 

Quehl’s Restaurant and Catering 

33 Woodstock Street South 519-655-2835 

Locally inspired comfort food in a historical seng since 1931. 

Serving breakfast all day. 

WATERDOWN 

Dutch Mill Country Market 

533 Millgrove Side Road 905-689-7253 

Pao & Take Out. Hot lunches, soup & sandwiches, salad bar. 

See website for more: www.thedutchmill.ca 

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Lake Huron 

MI 

ONTARIO 

The great shops never end... now we’re in SPARTA, NEW SARUM & AYLMER 

NY 

I Got It At a Yard Sale 

For Only $5 

Publisher’s Note: I stumbled upon this 

article from 22 years ago where a reader, 

Helen Irwin, had suggested that Daytripping 

create a list of Town Wide Yard Sales. We 

found 34 of them that year and I have to 

think that Daytripping and the Facebook/ 

Townwideyardsale page, created by Carrie 

Ann Timm (our Associate Publisher) have 

played a hand in what’s become a craze for 

many years now. We have around 100 listed 

with our events list (see page 47) and Carrie 

Ann expects that her site will eventually 

have in the neighbourhood of 140. The list 

has been one of the most popular featured 

in Daytripping since Helen had that good 

idea way back in 2001. 

Yard sale followers say the most 

enjoyable way to spend summer 

Saturdays is making short drives between 

locations, then rifling through messy lots 

of used items. That’s why established, 

large, well-organized yard sales are 

eagerly anticipated by customers. 

The village of Cottam holds an annual 

sale day for the entire community. 

Yards, garages and businesses display an 

unimaginable variety of excellent items. 

After being established a few years, 

people come regardless of the weather or 

other attractions. 

This year, 2001, the day dawned on 

heavily pouring rain. At eight-fifteen a.m., 

Memory Lane Hairdressing & Gift Shop 

was jammed with people who came for 

the sale. Women were getting their hair 

done while the crowd spilled into the 

salon area, but no one minded. 

They were lugging off teddy bears, 

wrought iron candle sconces, woven 

scenic throws, fancy picture frames, 

By Helen Irwin 

From Daytripping May-June 2002 

firemen figurines and heaps more. 

Everyone was happy. 

On the sidewalk, baked goods covered 

with plastic were being sold to a crowd of 

raincoated patrons, many with umbrellas. 

Of course I bought some - where else 

can you get genuine homemade pastry? 

Not far away, fresh vegetables from local 

greenhouses were on sale. Later, rain 

over, wares were spread on lawns. It was 

a good sale day. 

There are thousands of single-home 

yard sales every summer, but it takes 

volume to attract buyers. A municipal 

yard and garage sale takes much 

organizing so its not too early to start on 

one for next year. Set the date, agree on a 

few rules, and be ready to advertise one 

or two months ahead. 

Patrons want variety - a rocking chair, 

kitchen table, baby furnishings, even 

a wheelchair. But they may buy a big 

heavy milk can. “It isn’t rusted inside.” 

We can use is if there’s another “boil 

water” warning. “Here’s an old glass milk 

bottle turned lightly blue,” and “Hey, look 

at this - a Philco radio that still works!” 

Unrecognized treasures. Well, maybe. 

One man’s junk is another man’s treasure 

- that’s what makes yard sales successful. 

A yard sale daytrip usually takes one 

no more than 50 miles from home, 

and rural scenery between villages and 

towns usually is beautiful. Take a picnic 

lunch. Better, stop at a comfortable little 

restaurant along the way. 

Yard sales are desirable events for 

steadily increasing numbers of people, so 

I’d like to see town-wide sales advertised 

in Daytripping. 

For Over 

80 

80 Years! 

- OPEN N7DASAW 

DAYS A WEEK - 

Hours updated on our website 

519-773-31017 3101 • www.newsarum.comw 

.com 

JUST OFF HIGHWAY 3 

46230 NEW SARUM LINE 

Life is like a 

Years! ! 

Yard Sale 

You never know what 

you’re going to get. 

Step Back 

in Time to 

Elgin County’s 

’ 

Oldest Diner! 

Famous Chicken & Old Time Diner Favourites! 

London 

74 

NEW 

SARUM 

3 

X 

St. Thomas 

Sparta 

Lake Erie 

401 

Belmont 

Aylmer 

Thank You for Shopping Local! 

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• Votives 

• Monster Pucks 

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We Are Open 

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from 11am til 5pm 

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Check out our website e for all l the 

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Spring 2024 A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. - French Proverb 

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SHOP 

LOCAL 

AYLMER 

THRIFT STORE 

New stock added daily 

Gently used 

Womenʼs, Menʼs and 

Childrenʼs clothing. 

Great condition furniture, 

housewares & more! 

~ Hand made quilts! ~ 

for the good of community 

Open Monday-Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-4 

Accepting Donations Monday to Saturday 10-4 

Come & 

take a look. 

Itʼs worth the 

drive to Aylmer! 

@AylmerThriftStore 

300 Talbot West, Aylmer • 226-544-0379 • www.mcson.org 

F 

rom 

Dear Daytripping, 

Our 

Readers 

I was recently reading the summer issue of Daytripping and was attracted to 

the full page coverage of Blenheim, especially as it related to the Cherry 

Festival. My wife and I had been cherry picking a few days prior and as we 

had never been to Blenheim, we decided it would make a nice day trip (from 

our home in Camlachie). One of the items that grabbed our attention was the 

column by Don Millard entitled “Redneck Country Invades the Blenheim 

Cherry Festival” and his reference to Jack’s Family Restaurant. Not only did we 

attend the Festival, we also ate lunch at Jack’s, and had a similar and very 

pleasant experience as Mr Millard. Bleinham is a great little town and our visit 

was most enjoyable. Thanks to Daytripping for the coverage. 

Tim Phillips, Camlachie 

Publisher’s Note: There is a second, related and inspiring story by Don Millard on page 12. 

quotes 

“If you watch a game, it's fun. If you 

play it, it's recreation. If you work at 

it, it's golf.” 

-- Bob Hope 

“Golf is a good walk spoiled.” 

-- Mark Twain 

“Golf is a fascinating game. It has taken me nearly forty years to 

discover that I can't play it.” 

-- Ted Ray 

“I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else 

to go chase it.” 

-- Rogers Hornsby 

“I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, 

they'd come up sliced.” 

-- Lee Trevino 

“Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without 

being good at.” 

-- Jimmy Demaret 

“If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong 

golf ball.” 

-- Jack Lemmon 

“The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you 

can't see him laughing.” 

-- Phyllis Diller 

“The people who gave us golf and called it 

a game are the same people who gave us 

bag pipes and called it music.” 

-- "Silk Stockings" TV Show 

“The first time I played the Masters, I was 

so nervous I drank a bottle of rum before I 

teed off. I shot the happiest 83 of my life.” 

-- Chi Chi Rodriguez 

“I've had a good day when I don't fall out 

of the cart.” -- Buddy Hackett 

Discover the serenity of Pinecroft under the towering pines... 

An Elgin 

County 

Tradition... 

Our unique 

Stoneware 

Pottery 

made on site 

since 1948. 

Peaceful dining 

available indoors 

or on the patio! 

Serving Daily 

11 am to 3 pm 

LICENSED UNDER AGCO 

Menu Online 

www.pinecroft.ca/menu 

RESERVATIONS HIGHLY 

RECOMMENDED 

519-773-3435 

WELCOMING YOU 

For Over 75 Years! 

Gift Shop Open Daily, 10 am to 4 pm 

www.pinecroft.ca 

8122 Rogers Road South, AYLMER 

Just 1 mile West of Aylmer, 

1.5 miles South of Hwy. #3 

519-773-3435 

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Lake Huron 

MI 

ONTARIO 

2024 BAYHAM EVENTS 

June 1 ...... 

July 1 ....... 

Aug 3/4.... 

Aug 17 ..... 

Aug 24 ..... 

Nov 10 ..... 

Nov 10 ..... 

Dec 7 ....... 

Dec 14 ..... 

NY 

DISCOVER... natural treasures & aracons. 

ENJOY... Blue Flag beach, historic sites, boang, 

unique fesvals, bird & buerly migraons, 

Marine Museum, Port Burwell Provincial Park, 

golfing, Historic 1840 Lighthouse (currently closed) 

VISIT... tasty restaurants & unique shops 

Port Burwell Marine Museum 

20 Pi Street 519-874-4807 May-Sep 

Port Burwell Municipal Blue Flag Beach 

1 Robinson Street 

Wind Energy Outdoor Kiosk 

5361 Brown Rd, Port Burwell 

Trans Canada Trail & Cycling/Hiking Routes 

Brochure guides available at the Marine Museum 

(rain date Aug 18) 

WRITERS WANTED! 

(well, readers are wanted too!) 

Send in your articles & recipes! 

Box 430, 

Brights Grove, ON 

N0N 1C0 

info@daytripping.ca 

In and around AYLMER, COPENHAGEN & BAYHAM 

The 

Missing 

Money 

Here’s a little 

brain test that 

should drive you 

insane if you 

spend enough 

time on it... 

Three men 

walk in to a 

hotel to get a 

room for the night. 

The bellboy tells them the 

rooms are $30/night. They agree to 

share one room and each pay $10. 

$10x3=$30. 

After they are shown to their 

rooms, the manager comes out to 

the desk and asks what's going on. 

The bellboy tells him that he just 

rented a room to 3 guys for $30. 

The manager tells the bellboy that 

was wrong to do because it is a 

holiday and the rates are 

discounted. The room is only $25. 

So he tells the bell boy to take $5 

back to the three guys. The bell 

boy takes $5 from the register and 

heads up to the guys' room to give 

it to them, but, being sneaky, he 

realizes that the guys don't know 

that the room is $25. As far as they 

knew it's $30. 

But he realizes he should give 

them something, and decided to 

give them $3 dollars back and keep 

the other $2 for himself, $3+$2=$5. 

He figures the guys will never 

know. So he knocks on the door of 

their room and gives each guy $1 

back. Now, each guy has paid $9. 

(They each paid $10 initially, then 

got a dollar back). So the question 

is: If each guy paid $9 dollars for 

the room for the total of $27 

dollars, and that sneak bell boy 

kept $2, what happened to the 

other dollar? $27+$2=$29... As you 

know, the story started with $30. 

Museum Tours - School Field Trips - Workshops & Retreats 

98-Acre Property - Trail Hikes - Community Events 

Learn about Ontario’s rich dairy history, 

enjoy nature & make ice cream! 

May to September er & by appointment po 

t 

year round 

48075 Jamestown J t Line, RR2, Aylmer 

1-888-773-2955 or 519-773-2955 

museum@gayleafoods.com 

3 Pitt St., Port Burwell 

519-633-0594 

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BOOK YOUR 

VISIT OR 

EVENT TODAY! 

The Museum of Naval History 

Guided Tours Available 

See website for current hours. 

UPDATES & TICKETS ONLINE 

www.hmcsojibwa.ca 

Open April 13 & 14 

Regular weekends beginning May 4 & 5 

THE WOOD CONNECTION 

At Copenhagen's p 

Biggest i Store, , 

Where Your Project Is Our Specialty! 

Just t 

11km 1km South 

t 

of Aylmer 

519-773-9049 

- 73-9 

-904 

The “White Pass” Train 

• Quality Woodworking Tools, Supplies & Hardware 

replica runs in the store! 

• Unique Custom Made Wooden Carved Signs • Tole Painting Supplies 

AYLMER Hwy. 3 

• Kempston Router Bits • Lang Calendars • Country Home Candles 

John Wise 

• Unfinished DIY Wood Crafts, Birdhouses, Gifts, Crafts AND a General Store! 

OPEN: MON., WED. to SAT. 9-6 • SUN. 10-5 • CLOSED TUES. 

For Over 

15 Years! 

PORT 

BRUCE 

COPENHAGEN 

5048 

Imperial Rd. 

MENNONITE FURNITURE GALLERY 

NOW INCLUDING 

Classic 

sic 

Elm 

Unique 

Accent 

cent 

Tables 

Handcrafted 

& Custom Built 

Classic to Contemporary 

Barn r 

Door 

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Barrel 

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Pub P b Style 

y e 

Lift Top/ 

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Storage 

e 

Coffee Table 

Choose your y 

style 

& the h pieces you prefer... 

p 

Hall 

Bench 

Outdoor Living... 

Chairs, Loveseats, e s, 

Bistro 

& Conversation Sets & more! 

Mission 

iono 

Style 

You Dream It... We Build It! 

www.mfgi.ca • sales@mfgi.ca 

@mfgicanada 

10 TALBOT STREET WEST 

AYLMER • 519-765-4386 

OPEN MON. to TUES. & THURS. to SAT. 10-5 

CLOSED SUNDAY & WEDNESDAY 

Spring 2024 A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal. - Yiddish Proverb 

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The 

Daytripper 

On to TILLSONBURG, DELHI & COURTLAND 

MI 

ONTARIO SHOP 

NY 

LOCAL 

Antiques 

& 

40+ DEALERS 

1-800-293-7548 

Emporium 

682 James St., Hwy. #3 

Delhi • 519-582-2929 

courtlandtreasures@yahoo.ca 

Wed-Fri 10-4 • Sat 10-5 • Sun 10-4 

6 Middleton Church Rd, Delhi 

(Hwy 3 between Courtland & Delhi) 

Visit our factory store to smell 50+ amazing fragrances in person 

• Parrafin, soy candles & wax melts 

• Large selection of wax warmers 

• Local handmade artisans 

• Gifts for everyone on your list 

COUNTRYHOMECANDLE.COM 

Planning an event? 

Many groups ask 

for extra copies 

for their guests. 

Call 1-800-667-0337 

for extra Daytrippers! 

ANNANDALE 

NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 

30 Tillson Ave 

TILLSONBURG, ON 

519-842-2294 

MAIN STREET OXFORD 

Sunday, May 26th to Sunday, August 25th, 2024 

An banner exhibit feauring historic images 

of Oxford County’s Main Streets. 

Opening: Sunday, May 26th from 1 pm to 4 pm 

TURTLEFEST ON THE LAWN 

Saturday, June 15th, 2024 

Visit the museum to participate in family games, 

guided tours, crafts and the popular scavenger hunt. 

10 am to 3 pm • Admission by Donation 

CANADA DAY OPEN HOUSE 

& FUN FAIR ON THE LAWN 

Saturday, July 1st, 2024 

Come celebrate Canada’s birthday by touring 

Tillsonburg’s National Historic Site and taking in the 

fun on the lawn, games, crafts, cake & much more. 

10 am to 2 pm (or while supplies last) 

www.tillsonburg.ca • kwatkin@tillsonburg.ca 

(I through L) 

TILLSONBURG 

FROM HWY. 401 

19 

Broadway 

Tillson Ave. 

Annandale 

House 

KIA 

Ignorance: When you don't 'tknow something and someone finds out. 

Ingrate: Bites the hand that feeds him, then complains of indigestion. 

Irony: Millie Vanilli on a karaoke machine. 

I.R.S.: Income Reduction Service. 

Junk: Something you need the day after you throw it away. 

Jury: 12 men & women trying to decide which side has the best lawyer. 

Justice: A decision in your favour. 

Kiss: Putting your honey where your mouth is. 

Lamb Stew: Much ado about mutton. 

Laziness: A remote control to locate your other remote controls. 

Left Bank: What the bank robbers did when their money bag was full. 

Lefties: The only people in their right minds. 

Love: Two vowels, two consonants, two fools. 

Light Year: 

Love: The feeling you get towards someone 

A regular 

who meets your neurotic needs. 

year with 

less calories. 

LSD: Virtual reality without the expensive hardware. 

OVER 10,000 SQ FT • 1 FLOOR - NO STAIRS! • CLIMATE CONTROLLED 

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A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. - Irish Proverb 



Flights in WWII Aircraft Ready for Take Off 

By Diana Spremo, volunteer, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association 

“The roar of the Harvard.” That’s 

a phrase you’ll hear a lot around 

Tillsonburg, the hometown of the 

Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association. 

The phrase comes from the distinct loud 

rumble of the engines of these iconic 

Second World War era training aircraft. 

North America’s largest fleet of Harvard 

aircraft, seven of them, find their home 

with the association which is located at 

the Tillsonburg Regional Airport. 

Created in 1985, this all-volunteer 

charitable organization has worked 

tirelessly to keep history alive and 

honour those who served by acquiring, 

preserving, restoring, maintaining 

and displaying the Harvard and other 

aircraft associated with the British 

Commonwealth Air Training Plan 

(BCATP) and the Royal Canadian Air 

Force. 

The Harvard’s role in military aviation 

history is strong and significant. In 1940, 

Canada created the BCATP, a program 

that saw 151 military flying 

schools across Canada train 

more than 130,000 air crew 

from Canadian and Allied 

Forces to become pilots, 

gunners, navigators and 

more. Before they could earn 

their wings and go on to fly 

fighters and bombers, pilots 

trained on a variety of aircraft 

including the Harvard, the 

most advanced, single-engine 

trainer used during the BCATP. 

Dubbed “the pilot maker,” 

the Harvard was a familiar 

sight and sound at air bases 

across Canada. 

Today, the Canadian Harvard Aircraft 

Association provides remarkable flight 

experiences where almost anyone can 

soar the skies in these “yellow birds” 

and fly as those young men once did, 

many years ago. 

To keep the legend of the Harvard alive, 

and to raise funds, the organization’s 

dedicated group of volunteers create 

events throughout its April to November 

flying season, including Fly Days once 

a month, a fundraising banquet and its 

popular Wings & Wheels event each 

September. Volunteers also keep the 

doors open year round every Tuesday 

and Saturday for anyone who wishes to 

drop by for a tour of their hangars, view 

the progress on aircraft restorations, or 

take a flight. 

The Harvard Association also 

participates in air shows throughout 

Ontario and neighbouring U.S. states. 

This coming season will be a busy 

one with 2024 being the 

100th anniversary of the 

Royal Canadian Air Force. The 

association’s volunteers want 

to spread the word about 

the Harvard’s role in serving 

our country during this 

time, which lasted until their 

retirement in 1964. A special 

Open House event to commemorate 

the anniversary is being held June 1 at 

their home base in Tillsonburg. All are 

welcome. 

Not all seven Harvard aircraft, plus 

the Association’s one Yale, are in flying 

condition. While they all have the 

potential to fly, restoration, repair and 

maintenance on these WWII trainers 

are very costly. And although all the 

labour—a few thousand hours each year 

by the maintenance and restoration 

teams—is donated time, the parts are 

not. A new engine, for example, costs 

$75,000 in U.S. funds! 

Last year, the Association 

kept three Harvards flying. This 

year, anticipation is running 

high as the volunteers have 

almost completed a painstaking 

restoration on serial number 

20304 BZT which has not flown 

since 1963. Its return to the air 

will certainly be emotional. 

Harvards are also known as 

“thirsty birds,” meaning they 

consume a lot of fuel, just like 

vehicles did back in the 1940s. 

At a cost of approximately 

$500 of fuel per flying hour, 

the association relies on the 

generosity of its supporters to maintain 

its fleet. 

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft 

Association is sometimes referred to as 

“the best kept secret” which frustrates 

those who dedicate so much time and 

effort to keep the legacy of these aircraft 

alive. 

“These warbirds are a significant 

part of history,” explains Walther Irie, 

the organization’s volunteer President. 

“Here at the Canadian Harvard Aircraft 

Association, we pay honour to all those 

who served, especially those who were 

involved with Harvards during and after 

World War II.” 

Irie also leads the Harvard 

Association’s Aircraft Recovery Dive 

Team, a group of experienced divers 

who donate their time to locate and 

recover aircraft from the bottom of 

Ontario’s waters. They are currently 

working to recover a P-51 Mustang from 

Lake Ontario. 

For anyone who would like to make 

a donation to this registered, non-profit, 

charitable organization, book a flight, 

become a member or attend an event, 

you can visit their website at www. 

harvards.com for more information. 

Together we can keep them flying. 

Spring 2024 A rumour goes in one ear and out many mouths. - Chinese Proverb 

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1. Steve Miller had hit songs like “Jet Airliner” and “Take the Money 

and Run.” Who taught him how to play guitar? 

2. Who is the only player in the history of the NHL, to, in one game, 

score an even strength goal, a power play goal, a shorthanded 

goal, a penalty shot goal and an empty netter? 

3. What NHL hockey player has won 8 Stanley Cups, 5 scoring titles, 

was the first player to score 500 goals, and was the first player to 

score 50 goals in 50 games? 

4. According to Ohm’s law, if voltage remains constant and 

resistance decreases, current will: 

a] decrease b] remain constant c] increase? 

5. What comedian was known to say “I don’t care to belong to a club 

that accepts people like me as members”? 

6. Who was the Norse God of mischief? 

7. What falls did David Livingston explore? 

8. Which artist became the third lead singer for Van Halen in the 

1990’s? 

9. Beta-carotene, found in carrots is converted into which vitamin in 

the intestinal wall? 

10. Who is Ireland’s best selling female solo musician? 

11. Tom Cruise played which character in the movie “Days of 

Thunder”? 

12. An NHL hockey team received Mike Ricci, Ron Hextall, Steve 

Duchesne, Kerry Huffman, Peter Forsberg, a draft pick and $15 

million in a trade for which player? 

ANSWERS: 1. Les Paul 2. Mario Lemieux 3. Maurice Richard (the Rocket) 

4. c] increase 5. Groucho Marx 6. Loki 7. Victoria Falls 

8. Gary Cherone (former singer for Extreme) 9. Vitamin A 

10. Enya 11. Cole Trickle 12. Eric Lindros (to the Quebec Nordiques) 

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from Welcome to The Club Spring 2024 

Photo by Jayne Primeau Photography, Brights Grove 

1. Blooming Nature Walks: 

Take leisurely walks in our local 

neighbourhoods or parks to witness 

the blossoming flowers and trees. 

Express gratitude for the vibrant 

colours, fragrant blossoms, and the 

sense of renewal that spring brings. 

2. Outdoor Meditation: 

Find a peaceful spot in a park or even 

your backyard, sit comfortably, and 

look listen and feel the sensations 

of nature. Express gratitude for the 

present moment and the connection 

to the natural world. 

3. Photography Gratitude Journal: 

Create a gratitude journal by 

documenting daily snapshots of 

the blossoming world around you. 

Reflect on the photos regularly to 

appreciate the fleeting yet profound 

moments of spring. 

4. Sunrise or Sunset Reflection: 

Find a scenic spot to observe the 

changing colours of the sky. Express 

gratitude for the local beauty of our 

sunrise or sunsets and maybe the 

sense of awe that these moments 

inspire. 

5. Birdwatching Thankfulness: 

Spend time observing birds returning 

Spring is a season of renewal and growth, making 

it a perfect time to cultivate a practice of gratitude 

for the beauty and positivity that surrounds us. 

Building a habit of gratitude can be a powerful and 

transformative practice for everyone and its never 

too late to start. 

Nurturing an attitude of thankfulness can act as a 

buffer against the stresses that can come with aging, 

and foster resilience and a more positive outlook. 

This positive mindset has the power to enhance our 

mental and emotional well-being and improve our 

social connections and foster a positive outlook at 

every stage of our life. 

So how can we cultivate gratitude this spring 

season? 

as they migrate back during the 

spring. Set up bird feeders or simply 

enjoy their melodies. Express 

gratitude for the variety of local bird 

species and their beauty in nature. 

6. Springtime Creativity: 

Engage in creative activities inspired 

by spring. Paint, write, create 

artwork, or do puzzles that reflects 

the beauty and energy of spring. 

Express gratitude for the ability to 

channel your creativity. 

7. Spring Cleaning Appreciation: 

Instead of viewing spring cleaning 

as a chore, express gratitude for 

the chance to declutter and create 

a fresh, organized living space. 

Acknowledge the positive impact it 

has on your mental well-being. 

So, as the spring season unfolds, let 

us embrace the transformative power 

of gratitude. Let us take time to reflect 

on the beauty of spring, both in nature 

and within ourselves. Through the lens 

of gratitude, we can harness the energy 

of renewal and growth, fostering a 

sense of joy and appreciation. 

So, what are you waiting for? Spring 

is a wonderful time to start cultivating 

more gratitude in your everyday life! 

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Timing is Everything! 

By Michael Badyk, Mississauga 

My family has been visiting South 

Western Ontario for ages. One of our 

favourite day trips is to journey from 

home in Mississauga to Turkey Point. 

We try to day trip here a few times a 

year and look forward to each one. The 

one that stood out last year was at the 

end of May. 

The beach? No, our family loves 

mountain biking! What draws us here 

are the trails in Turkey Point Provincial 

Park and the adjacent conservation 

lands. We also enjoy the food in the 

area. Mountain biking is one heck of an 

appetite incentive. 

To make the most of the day timing is 

everything. The bikes get packed in the 

van by 8am and we get underway and 

hope the traffic gods smile upon us on 

the QEW/403. There is another reason 

for the timing that I’ll get to shortly. 

We always feel anticipation as we head 

southwest on Highway 6 and we 

tick off the towns along the way. 

A right turn on St. John’s Road 

East allows to bypass Port Dover. 

Don’t worry. We’ll end up in town 

later. You can’t just bypass Port 

Dover if you venture to this part 

of Ontario. 

We head out the west side 

of Vittoria and head south on 

Fisher’s Glen Road. It is only a 

couple of minutes before we 

arrive at Kernal Peanuts (https:// 

kernalpeanuts.com/). This is 

pretty much a mandatory stop. 

We each have our favourite black 

peanuts. I go for salt and pepper, 

my wife loves plain salted, and my 

daughter must absolutely have a bag of 

dill flavour. We are now well supplied 

with snacks, and the bonus is they will 

last a (short) while after the trip. 

Off to Turkey Point and the park. 

Although there is free parking near the 

mountain bike trails we typically end up 

in the park at their picnic area. Beautiful 

trees provide shade, and picnic tables, 

water and toilets make getting ready to 

ride a pleasure. At the end of May there 

was no one else here. I wonder if the 

beach was as quiet and peaceful? 

Into the woods and on to the trails. 

We love the twists and turns and 

ups and downs of the trails built by 

the Turkey Point Mountain Bike Club 

(https://www.tpmbc.com). Although 

we’ve been coming here for years we 

never get tired of riding them. They are 

a huge amount of fun and on a warm 

Kernal Peanuts, Vittoria 

spring day riding in the gorgeous forest 

is always a treat. 

We often ride here in June but this 

time we are here earlier. That timing 

couldn’t have been better. We found a 

huge colony of pink lady slipper orchids 

on one of the trails. A long photo session 

ensued as there were dozens of plants 

in full flower. We tried to get the perfect 

shot and we did get a few. 

After a couple of hours of riding we 

head back to the park for hand pies!! 

It was worth the wait. We can’t eat too 

much if we want an afternoon ride. 

Sitting at the picnic table listening to 

the birds and looking up through the 

new leaves of the Carolinian Forest 

trees is something unique. 

Despite happy tummies it is 

time to ride again and off we 

go heading west along the ridge 

looking down on Lake Erie. A 

wonderfully cool breeze helps to 

break the heat of the afternoon. 

We have seen deer and turkeys 

here many times but we are 

alone on this fine day. Up and 

down and back and forth we 

ride. With so many trails to chose 

from we mix up the route every 

visit. 

Fatigue starts to set in and 

we head back, reluctant to stop 

riding but feeling the need to 

relax. We lay on the grass and think of 

all we experienced on the trails. Then 

it’s time to get cleaned up and load the 

bikes. We are moving slowly. 

From the park we often head over to 

Burning Kiln Winery to pick up a bottle 

or two of my favourite Strip Room 

Red (https://www.burningkilnwinery. 

ca/). Other times it is Hometown Brew 

at Long Point Eco Adventures (https:// 

www.hometownbrew.com/). Today 

Burning Kiln won out. Such a tough 

time making the decision! 

Almost all of our trips to Turkey Point 

end with a drive along Front Road 

where we love to look at the homes in 

Normandale and Port Ryerse. Then it is 

up to Radical Road and into Port Dover. 

We have one destination that always 

draws. The Beach House Restaurant. 

We’ve worked hard for our dinner 

and we can’t wait to tuck in. I can’t 

remember a time when we ordered 

something other than Lake Erie perch. 

Perch dinner or perch tacos are a must. 

We watch the people enjoying the 

beach and the boats coming and going 

from the harbour while we dine. 

Although it is hard to pry ourselves 

away we have to head home. It was a 

great day and many great memories 

are what keeps us coming back time 

and time again. We can’t wait until the 

next trip. 

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Asparagus Rolls 

1 large, very fresh loaf of sandwich bread 

8 oz. cream cheese 

3 oz. blue cheese 

1 egg 

Fresh or frozen asparagus, cooked crisp-tender 

3/4 cup melted butter 

Mix cream cheese, blue cheese and egg. Cut crusts off bread and roll flat 

with rolling pin. Spread each slice of bread with cheese mixture. Place 1 

asparagus spear on each slice of bread and roll up. Dip each roll in melted 

butter. Place rolls on cookie sheet and freeze (very important!). When ready to 

serve, cut each roll into thirds and bake on greased cookie sheet for 15 to 20 

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Asparagus Lasagna 

4 lbs. asparagus 

1/3 cup butter 

1/2 cup all-purpose flour 

5 cups milk 

8 oz. cream cheese, cubed 

1 tsp. grated lemon rind 

1 tbsp. lemon juice 

Bend asparagus until stalks snap at natural breaking point, reserve bases 

for another use. Cut asparagus into 1-inch pieces. In large pot of boiling 

water, cook for 3 mins. Drain and refresh under cold running water, drain 

again. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of asparagus tips, set aside. In saucepan, melt 

butter over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour and cook, whisking for 1 

min. Whisk in milk, bring to boil, whisking. Reduce heat to medium-low; 

cook, stirring for 10 mins. or until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in 

cream cheese, lemon rind and juice, salt, pepper and nutmeg until cheese is 

melted. 

Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook noodles 

for about 10 mins. or just until tender. 

Arrange 3 noodles in 13x9 inch baking dish. Spread with 1 cup 

of the sauce, then one quarter of the asparagus, then one 

quarter of the mozzarella. Repeat layers 3 more time, then top 

with final layer of noodles and sauce. Sprinkle Parmesan over 

top. Place pan on baking sheet; bake in 375 degree oven for 35 to 

40 min. or until bubbly and top is light golden. Sprinkle reserved 

asparagus over top. Bake for 5 minutes or until asparagus is 

heated through. Let stand for 10 mins. Makes 8 servings. 

Cream of Asparagus 

If you have a small family, this recipe is easy to cut in half. 

1/2 cup chopped onion 

1 tbsp. cooking oil 

2 cans or 2 1/2 cups chicken broth 

2 1/2 lbs. fresh asparagus, trimmed 

and cut into 1-inch pieces 

1/4 tsp. dried tarragon 

1/4 cup butter or margarine 

1/4 cup all-purpose flour 

1/2 tsp. salt 

1 1/2 tsp. salt 

1/2 tsp. pepper 

1/4 tsp. nutmeg 

15 lasagna noodles (about 3/4 of a lb.) 

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 

1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 

1/4 tsp. white pepper 

3 cups half and half cream 

1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice 

Shredded Swiss cheese (optional) 

In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion in oil until tender. Add 

broth, asparagus and tarragon; simmer until asparagus is tender, about 8-10 

minutes. In a blender or food processor, puree the asparagus, a third at a 

time; set aside. In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, melt better; stir in flour, salt 

and pepper. Cook and stir for 2 mins. or until golden. Gradually add cream. 

Stir in the pureed asparagus and lemon juice; heat through. Garnish with 

cheese if desired. Makes 8 servings (about 2 quarts). 

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"I'd like one too," he said. 

"You already have one," 

my friend observed. 

AN OLD FASHIONED DRY GOODS STORE 

IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 150 YEARS 

Decorate 

Bright & Colorful Designs to 

decorate your kitchen 

& dining room for Spring! 

• Placemats • Table Runners 

• April Cornell Linens • Oven Mitts 

• Tea Towels 

& Dish Cloths 

• Colourful 

Tablecloths 

for Spring & 

Summer! 

CROSSROADS 

BRANTFORD’S LARGEST ANTIQUE MALL 

OVER 90 VENDORS! 

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• MEMORABILIA • ORIGINAL ART 

• FURNITURE • COLLECTABLES 

Hwy. 403 Hwy. 403 from Hamilton 

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FIRE OFFICIALS GRILLED OVER KEROSENE HEATERS. 

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STUD TIRES OUT. 

THE GAME BEGAN PROMPTLY 45 MINUTES LATE. 

UTAH GIRL DOES WELL IN DOG SHOWS. 

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BAYFIELD BERRYFARM 

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Airbnbs with Hot Tub 

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Wine & Cider Tastings 

WATERFORD, ONTARIO 

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7143 Forest Road, 

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Ontario’s First 

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RAMBLIN’ ROAD 

BREWERY FARM 

Come in to sample or 

purchase our farm 

fresh premium beers! 

“Lunch Menu 

at The Roost” 

www.ramblinroad.ca 

2970 Swimming Pool Rd., LA SALETTE 

Ontario, N0E 1H0 • 519-582-1444 

Crafting the Oldest Alcoholic Drink on Earth! 

- Best Served Chilled in Good Company 

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3115 River St., ALVINSTON 

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Craft Distillery e y (See e 

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Pelee Island Winery (See e 

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Thank You 

for Drinking 

Locally! 

MICHIGAN 

Windsor 

3 

Lake 

St. Clair 

Amherstburg Essex 

1 

18 Kingsville 

2 

2 

77 

40 

Leamington 

Lake 

Huron 

Wallaceburg 

ac 40 

3 

Chatham 

Tilbury 

3 

401 

7 

21 

Petrolia 

Lake Erie 

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. - French Proverb 

80 

Dresden 

21 

79 

Glencoe 

Blenheim 

ei 

2 

Bothwell 

81 

8 

21 

Thedford 

Plympton- 

Wyoming 

Forest 

7 

Sarnia 

7 

402 

6 

Goderich 

Listowel 

Blyth 

10 

23 

Bayfield 

Seaforth 

Varna 

a 

8 

4 

Zurich 

Mitchell 

21 

9 Exeter 

Grand Bend 

Strathroy 

Alvinston 

5 

Parkhill 

81 

83 

22 

3 

Wallacetown 

ac 4 

West tLorn 

Lorne 

4 

4 

Stratford 

11 

St. Marys 

7 

London 

401 

St. Thomas 

2 

Sparta 

Port Stanley 

131 

119 

8 

Aylmer 

86 

Woodstock 

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Waterloo 

Shakespeare 

19 59 

Tillsonburg 

403 

59 

53 

6 

Guelph 

7 

24 

8 

2 

Brantford 

rd 

24 

Kitchener 

6 

Cambridge 

Paris 

Dundas 

53 

54 

Waterford 

LaSalette 

15 

12 

Delhi 

Simcoe 

14 

Port Dover 

13 

24 

St. Williams 

Pt. Rowan 

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403 

3 

10 

401 

5 

8 

Caledonia 

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Cayuga 

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And we wind down in DUNDAS, FREELTON & BURLINGTON. Thanks for reading! 

the 

“toy store” 

for the 

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in your 

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From aprons to zesters, 

come visit our wonderful 

world of kitchen gadgetry, 

utensils, equipment and 

entertaining accessories. 

On The Move 

• Stasher bags • Beeswax wraps 

• Reusable straws • Travel cutlery 

Porcelain & Stoneware 

• Emile Henry 

• LeCreuset • Staub 

Summer Cocktails & Wine 

• Dillons • Spiegelau • Margarita 

• Coupe • Martini • Beer 

BBQ Bits 

Bakeware 

• Nordicware • Bannetons 

• Silpat • Pudding basins 

• Bread baking stuff • Mason Cash 

• Oxo Premium Commercial 

• Hundreds of cookie cutters 

Cookware 

• LeCreuset • Lodge • Henckel 

• Scanpan • Gastrolux 

While out Daytripping... 

tell us you saw us here 

and receive a little 

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for coming! 

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Sunday 12-4 

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1. Stop spending more money to get 

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3. Don't throw the box with the 

directions away until it's 100% done. 

4. Glasses are on top of your head. 

5. Wearing headphones does not 

make your farts silent. 

6. Just because it pops in your head 

doesn't mean it should come out 

of your mouth. 

7. Don't use your phone as a flashlight 

to look for your phone. 

8. You're never going to remember 

to do that thing later. Do it now. 


Over 250 vendors offering auniquea selection of 

china, glassware, collectibles, furniture, art, 

primitives, nostalgia, vintage & vinyl. 

905-659-0948 

0948 

www.freeltonantiquemall.com 

OPEN 

Wed - Fri 10-5 

Sat - Sun 10-6 

248 FREELTON ROAD 

off Hwy 6 North between 

Hamilton & Guelph 

Plenty of 

FREE Parking 

Over 250 

VENDORS 

These are the newest shops 

& events to try our paper... 

Arts Society of Kingsville 

Barrypatch Bouque 

Bonnieheath Estate Lavender/Winery 

Burkes Produce Market 

Cafe Garibaldi / The Savoy Room 

Canadian Harvard Aircra Assoc 

Clinton Spring Fair (event) 

Delhi Flower & Gis 

Delmar Foods 

Diamond and Gold Treasures 

Dog Eat Dog (Gi Store) 

Doors Open Hamilton (event) 

Drayton Entertainment - 7 Theatres 

Dundas Museum & Archives 

Estate of Health (Spa & Studio) 

Flower Fashions on King 

Frog Point Inn 

Graham & Brooks (anques & decor) 

Grand Ole Power Days (event) 

Great Blue Heron Anques & Collect. 

Huron Historic Gaol & Museum 

Jillian's (Home Decor) 

Kele Creek Inn 

Liquidaon City 

Lile House of Cupcakes 

Lumberjack Home Hardware 

Millers Mercanle 

Mistyglen Creamery 

Niagara Modern Quilt Guild 

Olive Branch on Main 

One-of-a-Kind Anque Mall 

OSA Aucons & Vendor Market 

Petrolia Street Bakery 

Picard's Peanuts - 6 Locaons 

Pocket Change Bouque/Art Studio 

Precious Cargo & Mom 2 

Pure Soap Studio 

Purple Hill Country Opry 

Re:find Charity Thri Shop 

Red Dragon Dairy 

Retro Suites Hotel 

RQC Supply (Cra Store) 

Seaforth Arsan Emporium 

Shall We Knit 

Stroll Walking Tours 

The Erie Jewel Airbnb 

The Pung Zoo 

The Rusc Palm (Gi Shop) 

The Sanctuary Gis & Books 

Theatre Woodstock 

Turn of the Century Vintage 

TuCo Eatery 

Van Valkenburg Jewellers 

Waord Summer Market 

Willow & Water (Trail Rides & Lodging) 

Wood n Water Mennonite Furniture 

Some are brand new, some are new to us, 

& a few might be back aer an absence. 

Please let all our customers know 

that you’re Daytripping! 


® 

Spring 2024 You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. - Irish Proverb 

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Use Your Daytripper to Explore 

Shops Filled with Yesterday’s 

Treasures, Oddities & Collectibles. 

U.S.A. 

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 14 

Laurie Clark Designs 

4 Dresden See ads on Page 19 

Kimberly’s One-of-a-Kind 

5 

6 

8 

Windsor 

3 

Lake 

St. Clair 

Essex 

Amherstburgrg 18 1 Harrow 

Brigden See ad on Page 20 

Turn of The Century Antiques 

Sarnia See ad on Page 22 

Sarnia Flea Market 

2 

Kingsville 

ille 

le 

7 Petrolia See ad on Page 22 

Two shops opening May 1st 

77 

2 

Leamington 

Forest Antiques on Main 

519-330-7065 

4 Seaforth 

St. Jacobs 

Guelph 

401 

21 

8 

Millbank 24 

Aberfoyle 

7 

Hensall 

23 

119 Waterloo 

Kitchener 

er 

6 

Freelton 

Exeter 83 

5 

Stratford 8 

22 

Shakespeare 

21 

8 

Lake 

9 

Grand Bend 

Cambridge 

81 

St. Marys 

24 

403 

Huron 

Dundas 8 

Thedford 

Kintore 

Paris 

8 

53 

Forest 

7 

Woodstock 

odst 

ock 

4 

2 

Ingersoll 

403 

7 

2 

53 20 

21 

54 

Sarnia 

a 

London 

Caledonia 

Brantford 

6 7 

402 

22 10 

59 

Vanessa 

19 

6 

56 

19 

40 7 

79 Strathroy 81 Delaware 

Waterford 

401 

Windham Centre 

e 

3 

Petrolia 

Tillsonburg 

17 18 

5 

Cayuga 

80 

St. Thomas 73 13 14 

Delhi 

Simcoe 

Brigden 

Mt. Brydges 

12 

Aylmer 

16 

21 

Glencoe 

Port Dover 

59 

Iona 

4 

Sparta 

24 

Wallaceburg 

ac 2 

11 

Pt. Stanley 

4 Dresden 

Pt. Rowan 

3 

15 

40 

3 

Thamesville 

e 

Wheatley 

Chatham 

Tilbury 

3 

401 

Lake 

Erie 

9 

10 London 

See ads on Pages 42-43 

Memory Lane Antiques 

Attic Books 

The Red Door Shoppe 

11 Iona See ad on Page 50 

Katnap Antiques & 

Lumley & Co. B&B 

12 

21 

Blenheim 

e 

Grand Bend See ad on Page 31 

Rustic to Refined 

St. Thomas See ads on Page 52 

The Rusty Sign Shop 

13 Tillsonburg See ad on Page 58 

Tillsonburg Antiques Plus 

14 Delhi See ad on Page 58 

Courtland Treasures 

Antiques & Emporium 

From Kincardine 

ine 

Goderich 

Wingham 

Clinton 

15 Port Rowan See ad on Page 62 

Franni’s Attic 

17 Windham Centre See ad on Page 63 

Caresa Antiques 

18 Waterford See ads on Page 63 

Waterford Antique Market 

Alice Street Antique Market 

19 Vanessa See ad on Page 63 

CJ’s Antiques Ltd. 

20 Brantford See ads on Page 64 

Crossroads Antique Market 

Ain’t nothin’ better in the world, you know / Than lyin’ in the sun with your radio 

Blyth 

16 

9 

Clifford 

26 

Gorrie 

Harriston 

25 

Listowel 

23 

131 

86 

Simcoe See ad on Page 63 

Sarah Church Antiques 

& Vintage Wares 

6 

Arthur 

89 

6 

9 

24 

21 Cambridge See ad on Page 38 

Southworks Antiques 

22 Freelton See ad on Page 67 


23 Aberfoyle See ad on Page 49 

Aberfoyle Antique Market 

24 St. Jacobs See ad on Page 36 

Market Road Antiques 

25 Harriston See ad on Page 34 

Davie’s Antiques 

26 Clifford See ad on Page 34 

Rooster’s Perch 

www.daytripping.ca 

10 

The Ontario Map in the centre 

of the magazine will be 

more helpful when travelling. 

Collector Shows 

throughout SW Ontario 

www.collectorshows.ca 

See ad on Page 61 

Hamilton

Daytripping Spring 2024

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