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This issue has Sections<br />

in Southwestern Ontario<br />

1<br />

SPRING <strong>2024</strong> • Vol. 30, Issue 1<br />

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Read along the bottom borders for proverbs originating from many different countries.<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE<br />

AT = SW Ontario Antique Tour<br />

BF = See our Buy Fresh Pages<br />

CC = Craft Brews & Corkscrews Pages<br />

They Read it for the Ads?<br />

I have a question for you, but please allow<br />

me to bore you with some background<br />

information first.<br />

This issue is what we call really “tight.”<br />

If we were a hard rock band that would<br />

be the ultimate compliment, but to us it<br />

means that the ratio of articles and filler<br />

compared to ads is a bit lean. There aren’t<br />

too many ads - we’re in this to promote as<br />

many unique shops as we can so there can<br />

never be too many ads - but we wish there<br />

was more content to go along with them.<br />

This issue caught us a bit by surprise.<br />

Proprietors and event organizers, many<br />

whom have never been in <strong>Daytripping</strong>,<br />

kept calling and emailing and we want to<br />

get them all in, but I had already designed<br />

the magazine to be 68 pages. We could<br />

add pages of course, but we have to add<br />

four pages at a time and it seemed like that<br />

would be overkill, and a whole lot of extra<br />

work on a looming deadline. So this issue<br />

still has a lot of great articles, photos and<br />

funny fillers... but it’s tight.<br />

So here’s my question — to those<br />

who’ve been reading <strong>Daytripping</strong> for<br />

years and to newer readers as well. How<br />

much does that matter? I have my own<br />

opinion and we discuss it as a team, but<br />

we’d love to hear your thoughts. If this<br />

was a newspaper you’d be complaining<br />

that it’s all ads, and rightly so... but the<br />

ads are the main attraction in <strong>Daytripping</strong>.<br />

Our self-appointed job is to promote small<br />

businesses that stand out among the<br />

crowd and are worth travelling to discover;<br />

to encourage all of you to shop locally,<br />

wherever you may be; and to encourage<br />

tourism and be all-around good people.<br />

A friend named John Redden gave me<br />

the idea for this magazine just about 30<br />

years ago and the rag he showed me as an<br />

example (from Kentucky I think) was about<br />

95% ads for antique and craft shops. He’d<br />

hung on to it for two years, planning to<br />

use it to find the type of shops he loved<br />

the next time he made a trip down there.<br />

<strong>Daytripping</strong> went off in a different direction<br />

and encouraged our readers to send in<br />

articles and man, did they ever follow<br />

through. The “Daytripper” has always been<br />

written by our readers — we’ve never had<br />

a reporter — and we’re always welcoming<br />

new writers so please don’t be shy!!!<br />

Deadline for entries<br />

es<br />

is December embe<br />

31, <strong>2024</strong><br />

24<br />

or mail to P.O. Box 430,<br />

Brights Grove, ON N0N 1C0<br />

Ideal length is 500-800 words,<br />

but go crazy if you want.<br />

Three entries will win $100 each.<br />

All submitted articles may be printed in<br />

<strong>Daytripping</strong>. Submissions may be used,<br />

published, edited, distributed or stored by<br />

Moran Advertising, in whole or in part, in<br />

print or by any other means.<br />

Tell Us About Your<br />

in Southwestern Ontario<br />

by Mark Moran,<br />

Publisher<br />

That decision has set <strong>Daytripping</strong> apart<br />

from pretty much any other ‘paper’ I’ve<br />

ever seen, and I’ve been searching for<br />

decades. It’s made many friends over the<br />

years, and we’ve been at it for so long that<br />

we’ve also lost more than a few. Just to be<br />

clear, we won’t be doing away with articles<br />

in <strong>Daytripping</strong> anytime soon, or ever I<br />

don’t imagine, but I’d still love to hear your<br />

thoughts on what keeps you reading. Is it<br />

the articles? Is it the ads? Is it the funny<br />

or sentimental fillers in between? You can<br />

email or send a note but you can also just<br />

give me a call at the number that’s always<br />

on page three. I love talking to our readers<br />

and generally answer the phone when I’m<br />

in the office and, if not, my staff love to talk<br />

and are much more interesting.<br />

And if you don’t like this issue, just wait<br />

for the next one. Now that I’ve brought this<br />

up, the Summer issue will have to be so<br />

very loooooooose — it’s going to take you<br />

a week to read it all!<br />

You know what stuns me? Almost<br />

30 years after our first issue came out,<br />

where almost everything seems to have<br />

changed dramatically and print media<br />

was supposed to have gone the way of<br />

the dinosaur (the experts declared it dead<br />

about 10 years ago) we have a list on page<br />

67 with the names of 56 businesses that<br />

are in <strong>Daytripping</strong> for the very first time<br />

or are back after a significant absence. We<br />

had to change the usual font and type size<br />

in order to fit them all into one column.<br />

I’m not sure, but think that is probably the<br />

highest number of new shops in any issue<br />

since we released our first three magazines<br />

in 1995.<br />

There’s a familiar, lingering doubt<br />

that creeps into my mind every time the<br />

calendar turns and I begin working on<br />

<strong>Daytripping</strong> for the year… I start wondering<br />

if we still have it? Are people still going to<br />

want to advertise in a print publication?<br />

And so far I’ve always been amazed, and<br />

so thankful for the wonderful customers<br />

we promote, that it all seems to fall into<br />

place, even 29 years later, even with all the<br />

changes in society and media. So thank<br />

you for the start of another great year!<br />

Thanks for reading!<br />

P.S. The Town Wide Yard Sales are on<br />

page 47.<br />

Tell our readers about<br />

Daytrip!<br />

your trip to shops<br />

& stops in <strong>Daytripping</strong>!<br />

Daytrip!<br />

What were your favourite stops?<br />

Where did you start? Who went with you?<br />

Did you take in a show, go for a hike?<br />

What did you see along the way?<br />

We’d love to hear all about it! Be sure to include<br />

at least two places you found<br />

in <strong>Daytripping</strong>,<br />

and send us<br />

photos too!<br />

<strong>Daytripping</strong> Features<br />

Daytripper’s Directory Pullout Map..........13-16<br />

TOWN WIDE YARD SALE LIST........................... 47<br />

Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Farm Markets.......... 39-41<br />

Corkscrews & Craft Brews................................66<br />

“Where You Should Eat” List...........................54<br />

Photo Contest Entries..................................... 30<br />

SW Ontario Antique Tour.................................68<br />

S.W. Ontario’s EVENTS LIST....................... 44-47<br />

Tourism Contact Information..........................15<br />

Recipes.............................................................63<br />

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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. - German Proverb<br />

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Lake Huron<br />

The<br />

Daytripper<br />

As always, we begin in WINDSOR, AMHERSTBURG, BELLE RIVER & ESSEX<br />

MI<br />

ONTARIO SHOP<br />

NY<br />

LOCAL<br />

If You Give A Girl A Ratrod<br />

Story and Photos by Tammy With, Wyoming<br />

If you attend a car show in<br />

Southwestern Ontario there is a good<br />

chance you may run into Robynn Marks<br />

and her 1960 AMC Rambler. Robynn is<br />

a fresh face to the circuit after recently<br />

rebuilding the car her brother gave her<br />

30 years ago.<br />

The journey began in 1987 when her<br />

12 year old brother Alex went on a trip<br />

to South Carolina with his father and a<br />

group of car enthusiasts. Armed with a<br />

savings he had made corn detasseling<br />

all summer, Alex purchased the Rambler<br />

and a Hudson which<br />

they towed back<br />

to the border. The<br />

border security had<br />

never seen such a<br />

thing, and as such<br />

they decided to<br />

charge the young boy<br />

$50 to bring the cars<br />

back to Canada.<br />

Alex never worked<br />

on the Rambler, but<br />

would help his father<br />

work on other cars.<br />

Robynn would watch<br />

the pair work and<br />

would talk about how much she<br />

loved the Rambler and what she<br />

would do to it if it were her car.<br />

She would occasionally suggest<br />

to her brother a colour or<br />

alteration she felt would suit it.<br />

Then, on Robynn’s 20th birthday her<br />

brother presented her with a ring box<br />

containing the key to the Rambler, and<br />

told her since she had so many ideas<br />

for it, he wanted her to have it. Robynn<br />

was delighted to have it, and spent the<br />

next several years carting the car from<br />

house to house as<br />

she raised her four<br />

young children. As<br />

time went on she<br />

gathered pieces for<br />

the rebuild and put<br />

them away.<br />

Robynn promised<br />

herself she would<br />

start the project, and<br />

on February 1st, 2019<br />

she kept that promise.<br />

At the advice of her<br />

husband Rob; a fellow<br />

gearhead, Robynn<br />

started by tearing<br />

the car apart and placing<br />

pieces in well labelled<br />

boxes. Once the car was<br />

apart from the engine<br />

block up, she started the<br />

major undertaking of<br />

putting it back together.<br />

As this was her first<br />

build, she relied on the<br />

expertise of her husband.<br />

Rob acted as any good leader would; he<br />

told her what she needed to know and<br />

then let her teach herself. With his help,<br />

and the help of the internet, Robynn<br />

worked away for 30 months, usually<br />

spending two or three days a week on<br />

the project. “We used Friday as our date<br />

night, we would order take out and work<br />

on our cars. He has been my number<br />

one supporter,” Robynn spoke fondly of<br />

her time together with her husband.<br />

On July 22nd 2021 Robynn put the<br />

final touches on the car, and for the first<br />

time presented her car to an audience<br />

on August 8th at The Walkabout on<br />

Christina Street in Sarnia. “I can’t even<br />

describe what that felt like, it was like<br />

a proud parent kind of moment,” says<br />

Robynn.<br />

She is still a minority in the craft,<br />

and as such she is often overlooked as<br />

the person responsible for bringing her<br />

Rambler to life. “Most people at the shows<br />

think Rob built her, but he is quick to<br />

redirect them back to me,” she says with<br />

a little chuckle. Her greatest hope is that<br />

seeing her next to this accomplishment<br />

will inspire little girls to dream big and<br />

think, I can do that too!<br />

“A project like this is never really<br />

finished,” Robynn states, as there is<br />

always something else to add. Currently<br />

she is adding a little artistic flare to the<br />

car with the addition of rose decals on<br />

the exterior and floral accents on the<br />

interior. Her vision is to give the car a<br />

ratrod feel.<br />

Perhaps her favourite detail included<br />

is the wood panel across the back seat<br />

featuring the signature of every person<br />

who helped make her vision a reality.<br />

It includes the signatures of the people<br />

who donated parts, her children, and<br />

most notably, the brother who started<br />

her journey 30 years before.<br />

Robynn has set her sights on a new<br />

project; converting a more modern car<br />

into a rally car. She has yet to start the<br />

project, but says she starts with a vision<br />

of what it will look like in the end and<br />

goes from there. As for her philosophy,<br />

Robynn believes,<br />

You should never drive<br />

boring cars<br />

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As Found At...<br />

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A proverb is the wit of one and the wisdom of many. - unknown<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> When you have given nothing, ask for nothing. - Albanian Proverb<br />

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Lake Huron<br />

The<br />

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

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Harrow Full Circle Thrift Store<br />

Sorry, no public<br />

washrooms available.<br />

<br />

Horrid birds doing horrid things.<br />

Grackles bring out the nasty in me.<br />

Husband and I love to watch the<br />

birds flocking to the sunflower feeder<br />

throughout the fall and winter months.<br />

We take great joy in the number of<br />

cardinals, chickadees, finches, sparrows,<br />

and nuthatches, waiting their turn or<br />

joining in the feast with the feathered<br />

multitude. It is lovely to see the instinctive<br />

comradery, sharing the feeding trough.<br />

I’ve never figured out how the grackles<br />

know we’ve filled the feeder, having<br />

stopped for a few days because of their<br />

greediness, but suddenly something has<br />

sent them the memo and they come in<br />

droves. There is no better word for it,<br />

grackles commandeer the feeder. The<br />

more timid and smaller birds perch on<br />

nearby limbs or just fly off in frustration.<br />

Only the chickadee dips and dives into<br />

the trough, snatching up a sunflower<br />

seed, whisking it away to hammer it<br />

open upon a tree limb. I love this resilient<br />

little fellow. He never gets discouraged or<br />

bullied by larger birds.<br />

We’ve even tried smaller feeders<br />

thinking a narrow perch to be awkward<br />

for that miserable yellow-eyed creature.<br />

Wrong! The grackles took turns<br />

mastering a side saddle approach on<br />

the perch, gobbling up the seeds at the<br />

speed of light.<br />

Battling the Grackles<br />

By laurie burrowsbreakey, Dundas<br />

So the small feeder emptied quickly<br />

and it too was put away. That left only<br />

the suet cages hanging about from<br />

the shepherds hooks and tree limbs<br />

to attract the various woodpeckers,<br />

nuthatches and that resilient little blackcapped<br />

chickadee. Even robins this<br />

spring have discovered the benefit of a<br />

good suet feed. Alas, this too was not<br />

to last, along came the dreaded black<br />

cloud of grackles, pecking at the suet<br />

in starvation mode. They finished off<br />

four suet feeders. I unhooked the empty<br />

cages and took them inside for a good<br />

scrub in hot water, putting them away<br />

for the summer. One remains hanging<br />

on a chain over the ravine. It is a special<br />

little house type feeder the pileated<br />

woodpecker loves to latch onto in<br />

upside down fashion. The grackles have<br />

not figured out how to access the suet,<br />

perhaps they dislike being upside down.<br />

Oh joy, oh bliss!<br />

Is it any wonder that one day a week<br />

ago, I decided to wage war on the newly<br />

hatched grackles nesting in the tall cedar<br />

right beside the metal arch that needed<br />

scraping and painting repairs?<br />

I hoisted my trusty step ladder and<br />

A little<br />

piece of<br />

heaven!<br />

SALES<br />

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I did not apologize to<br />

positioned the wire<br />

either the walkers or the irate<br />

grackles, and went back to the<br />

task at hand, scraping off the<br />

flaking pieces of rust on my<br />

brush on the shelf there<br />

along with the black<br />

paint and a brush to do<br />

the deed. As a second<br />

Photo: Wikipedia.com<br />

aging arbour and brushing on a<br />

protective coat of paint. Every<br />

once in a while I’d spray into<br />

the cedar tree, listening to the<br />

thought, I turned on the water tap and<br />

took the hose with me stepping up and<br />

into easy access of both the arbour and<br />

the cedar tree. I turned the nozzle to a<br />

narrow setting and let rip with a lovely<br />

harsh cold spray of water aimed into<br />

the cedar and approximately where I<br />

thought the nest of fledglings resided. I<br />

was met with a resounding screech of<br />

objection from one of the parents within<br />

the confines of the foliage. The bird came<br />

barreling out of the tree and joined its<br />

mate swooping up and onto the roof of<br />

the house, squawking in angry reproach.<br />

gulping and chirping of the fledglings<br />

and the upheaval of complaints both<br />

from the parent grackles and husband<br />

sitting on the front porch watching my<br />

intended massacre. “You are too cruel!”<br />

husband admonished. I came back with,<br />

“YA think? How about when these bas...<br />

--%$^@ raid nests and eat the innocent<br />

little birds of the pecking order!”<br />

Then I made a huge mistake, pulling<br />

back the cedar limbs, a clear view of<br />

the nest was exposed. Tiny feathered<br />

and very vulnerable, the baby grackles<br />

opened their beaks reaching up to<br />

I sprayed them too. They swung low whatever offering was available.<br />

over my head coming to rest in the tree<br />

behind me never letting up on their<br />

indignant rebuttal of my presence.<br />

So not to be outdone by those darn<br />

grackles, I turned and sprayed them as<br />

they flitted about on the tree limb. The<br />

arc of water caught them in mid flight and<br />

also dampened the people beneath on an<br />

afternoon stroll through our little ‘hood.<br />

Whether it be water, worms or insects I<br />

did not know, but it was enough for me<br />

to put down my weapon of destruction<br />

and leave them in peace. It is up to<br />

nature to balance the scale of life.<br />

Somewhere along the line a crow will<br />

get the grackles and an eagle will feast<br />

on the crow.<br />

Pecking order remains supreme.<br />

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YOU’LL LOVE OUR 50’S DINER TOO!<br />

<strong>Spring</strong><br />

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Ronald Reagan<br />

We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.<br />

When you can’t make them see the light, make them<br />

feel the heat.<br />

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle<br />

conflict by peaceful means.<br />

Freedom is never more than one generation away from<br />

extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the<br />

bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and<br />

handed on for them to do the same.<br />

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then<br />

we will be a nation gone under.<br />

A people free to choose will always choose peace.<br />

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls<br />

around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress<br />

except those we ourselves erect.<br />

To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone<br />

will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile,<br />

hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will.<br />

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.<br />

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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> If you believe everything you read, better not read. - Japanese Proverb<br />

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Over 18,000 sq. ft. of<br />

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Where Is It?<br />

The Hint is:<br />

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We think it‘s insulation actually.<br />

These eyecatchers, which you’ll find<br />

standing outside the oldest modern<br />

theatre in North America (operating<br />

since 1917) are about 3’ tall.<br />

No one should eat that much insulation!<br />

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ALL ABOUT MOM<br />

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About Their Moms<br />

“What Would It Take To Make<br />

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1) On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think<br />

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2) Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.<br />

Look for the answer in our<br />

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The Hint was:<br />

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their Old Autos Magazine, but do you<br />

know where Old Autos parks its car?<br />

The Answer is:<br />

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Good habits result from resisting temptation. - Ancient Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


There’s a lot to explore in LEAMINGTON, WHEATLEY, BUXTON & CHATHAM<br />

From Slavery to Freedom...<br />

...Last Stop Buxton<br />

The Buxton museum, officially opened in 1967, was<br />

Raleigh Township’s Centennial Project as a memorial<br />

to the Elgin settlement, a haven for formerly<br />

enslaved people of the American system of slavery.<br />

• EXPLORE THE SITE • HEAR LOCAL STORIES<br />

• VIEW COLLECTIONS • RESEARCH ARCHIVES<br />

MAY, JUNE, SEPT:<br />

Wed-Sun 1-4:30<br />

JULY & AUGUST:<br />

Daily 10-4:30<br />

OCT to APRIL:<br />

Mon-Fri 1-4:30<br />

or by appt<br />

Located on A.D. Shadd Road • 519-352-4799<br />

buxtonhistoricalmuseum@gmail.com<br />

The Museum’s primary goal is to preserve artifacts<br />

of the settlement with special emphasis on the<br />

history & accomplishments of the original settlers<br />

and their descendants. Among other important<br />

artifacts are the diary of Rev. William King, Buxton<br />

founder, personal papers, dresser and bed, a<br />

wedding gift made by formerly enslaved people.<br />

Facilities include picnic, playground, BBQ area<br />

with shelter, washrooms, bus & car parking.<br />

Exit 401 at #81 or #90<br />

South to Eighth Line,<br />

East to A.D. Shadd Rd.<br />

401<br />

Exit 81<br />

North Buxton<br />

Hwy. 3<br />

A.D. Shadd Rd.<br />

Eighth Line<br />

NHS<br />

Museum<br />

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Chatham<br />

40<br />

Exit<br />

90<br />

101st Annual<br />

Homecoming<br />

Celebration<br />

Aug 30 - Sept 2, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Details on Website<br />

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BUXTON<br />

LIBERTY<br />

BELL<br />

Presented in 1850 by the<br />

coloured inhabitants of<br />

Pittsburgh to the Academy<br />

at Raleigh, Canada West.<br />

It rang every time someone<br />

arrived in Buxton.<br />

Hands on displays and<br />

storyboards trace ancestry<br />

and detail the original<br />

settlement.<br />

The last<br />

surviving<br />

Canadian<br />

schoolhouse,<br />

built by<br />

formerly<br />

enslaved<br />

people, in<br />

1861.<br />

Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award Winner 2023 for excellence in conservation.<br />

Experience living history at one of the last Underground Railroad stops!<br />

Road trips can offer up some<br />

unexpected surprises—happy surprises,<br />

such as those experienced by Gordon<br />

Robinson.<br />

Fifty six years ago he was en route<br />

to visit a girlfriend in Mimico, which<br />

most know as the south-east corner of<br />

Etobicoke. It was a rainy night and he<br />

was driving his company car—a large<br />

vehicle with little power and even fewer<br />

options.<br />

“The type of car my grandfather<br />

would have driven,” Gord muses. “The<br />

car had no radio as it was considered a<br />

distraction in the day.”<br />

Right time, right place<br />

A 1964 Ford Thunderbird<br />

Hardtop came down Highway<br />

10 and Gordon fell in love<br />

with the car at first sight. The<br />

driver put his turn signal on<br />

and drove onto a used car lot.<br />

Gord followed him right in.<br />

He asked the driver if he<br />

was trading the car in and he<br />

said he was. With a number of<br />

children at home, the driver<br />

of the Thunderbird was there<br />

to purchase a station wagon<br />

but lamented the fact the<br />

dealership wasn’t giving him<br />

much for the Thunderbird.<br />

Gordon wanted the car.<br />

He asked how much he was<br />

trading it in for and they came<br />

up with a price on the spot.<br />

By Susan Chapman, Stoney Creek<br />

Exploring Unique Destinations in Classic Style:<br />

Gord Robinson, 1964 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop<br />

The next morning they met at the<br />

dealership. Gord handed him the cash<br />

and drove off with the car, excited to<br />

own something a little more flashy than<br />

the company vehicle.<br />

Fun on the run<br />

Months later his workplace<br />

encouraged him to take his vacation<br />

time. As a young man in his twenties,<br />

Gordon wasn’t entirely sure where he<br />

was going to go on his own. He decided<br />

a trip to Eastern Canada, via Quebec,<br />

might suit him.<br />

Expo 67 had generated a lot of<br />

tourism, so Gord headed north of<br />

Montreal to avoid heavy traffic.<br />

On the road he came upon a group<br />

of motorcyclists sitting at the side of<br />

the highway. There were probably fifty<br />

riders, all wearing matching jackets.<br />

Spotting a well-dressed young man in a<br />

nice car, they soon gave chase and tried<br />

to pull the Thunderbird over.<br />

Luckily the car was very powerful and<br />

Gord managed to outrun them, but not<br />

before clocking 120 mph in a radar trap.<br />

Pulling Gord over, a police officer<br />

asked if he knew how fast he was going.<br />

“Fast enough to outrun them. Look<br />

behind you.”<br />

The officer called for reinforcements<br />

and instructed Gord to stay put as there<br />

had been a rash of robberies on the<br />

road. After stopping the motorcycles,<br />

the officers instructed him to drive and<br />

not stop until he was on the other side<br />

of Quebec City. And so he did.<br />

Making space for memories<br />

Gord met and married his wife<br />

and together there were many more<br />

road trips, including a convention in<br />

California. There were 66 Thunderbirds<br />

that travelled Route 66 to the convention<br />

and back but the trip warranted a bit of<br />

a change to the car.<br />

“Anytime we went on these trips, my<br />

wife always managed to bring along<br />

everything but the kitchen sink. So in<br />

2002 I added a Continental Kit on the<br />

back,” Gord explained. The car had a<br />

huge trunk but the added option gave<br />

them even more space.<br />

“I had to have a map to make sure I<br />

could get everything back in the way it<br />

came out.”<br />

New spin on an interesting<br />

destination<br />

Now Gord didn’t have quite so far to<br />

travel on his recent day trip to the Sons<br />

of Kent Brewing Company located at 27<br />

Adelaide Street South in Chatham.<br />

The historic building was actually<br />

the location of the Chatham Motor Car<br />

Company, the first automotive company<br />

in the City of Chatham. From 1907 to<br />

1909, the factory produced 100 luxury<br />

vehicles. Over time other tenants have<br />

included the Hyslop and Ronald Steam<br />

Fire Engine Company, the Chatham<br />

Harvester Company and the Chatham<br />

Cinema 6 Movie Theatre.<br />

The modernized industrial building<br />

now features a vibrant premium craft<br />

beer tasting room, event space, bottle<br />

shop and live entertainment. There<br />

is ample seating in the taproom and<br />

additional space on the patio. The<br />

backyard is the perfect spot for concerts,<br />

markets, shows and festivals.<br />

In addition to seasonal brews and<br />

crowd staples, Sons of Kent Brewing<br />

Company also offers up a variety of<br />

starters, main dishes and snacks.<br />

“It’s doing very well and was the<br />

perfect spot to grab a photo of the<br />

Thunderbird,” Gord added.<br />

A name by any other name<br />

As I usually do, I asked Gordon if the<br />

car had a name.<br />

“No, but my wife had a name for<br />

her,” he laughed.<br />

“My wife would tease there were<br />

times I spent more time with the car<br />

than her. I did tell her that I had the car<br />

longer, so…”<br />

We get it.<br />

Our thanks go to Gordon for sharing his<br />

road trip experiences. If you would like<br />

to see your classic vehicle featured with<br />

one of the unique destinations appearing<br />

in <strong>Daytripping</strong> in Southwestern Ontario,<br />

please contact Susan Chapman at<br />

susanchapmanwrites@gmail.com.<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Charity sees the need not the cause. - German Proverb<br />

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Lake Huron<br />

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MI<br />

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ONTARIO<br />

Redneck Country Returns to<br />

The Blenheim Cherry Festival<br />

in the Face of Tragedy<br />

The date was Friday July 7, 2023, just<br />

one week before the six of us as part of<br />

Redneck Country, planned to attend the<br />

Blenheim Cherry Festival on Friday July<br />

14, 2023, for the second time. I found<br />

in the mailbox a copy of the Summer<br />

2023 Issue of <strong>Daytripping</strong> along with a<br />

letter explaining that the article that I<br />

had written about our first trip in 2022<br />

was published, and that it was in the<br />

Blenheim section alongside this year’s<br />

Cherry Festival advertisement.<br />

After lunch I took the paper over to<br />

my son and daughter-in-law’s to let<br />

them read it. My son Todd was away<br />

fishing but my daughter-in-law Jennifer<br />

and 16-year-old granddaughter Megan<br />

and 10-year-old granddaughter Avery<br />

were home. Megan read it out loud and<br />

we all enjoyed the girl’s excitement of<br />

the article about them and the pictures.<br />

Megan said, “We are famous!”<br />

Later that evening I had my 23 T<br />

Bucket Hot Rod at a show in Port Stanley<br />

and my wife and some friends were<br />

meeting me at Mackie’s in Port Stanley<br />

for supper at 6 p.m. We were just getting<br />

ready to sit when my granddaughter<br />

Megan called us to say that her mother<br />

had passed out while saying, “Megan,<br />

something is wrong, I see a white light,<br />

I am going to pass out, call Grandma!”<br />

We called 9-1-1 and my wife and<br />

her sister and a friend rushed for<br />

home. Megan also called 9-1-1 and<br />

a neighbour. We called my daughter<br />

Carrie to go over as she was in St.<br />

Thomas. Two other friends took my<br />

chair and sign, and I raced home in the<br />

hot rod. It was devastating to find that<br />

Jennifer had apparently had a blood clot<br />

hit her heart and they had to restart her<br />

heart eight times between 6 p.m. and 8<br />

p.m. Todd made it home, but Jennifer<br />

passed with all of us by her side without<br />

ever-regaining consciousness.<br />

Over the next few days, facing this<br />

tragedy we cried, talked, grieved, and<br />

prayed. Many family and friends told<br />

us what we already knew, that Jennifer<br />

loved being a mom and she lived for her<br />

family. This led Megan to announce that<br />

the funeral could not be on Friday and<br />

had to be Thursday as we were going<br />

to do all the things we had planned for<br />

this summer as a family and take Mom<br />

with us. The funeral director complied<br />

and the day after the funeral on Friday<br />

morning we headed out to Blenheim to<br />

relive last year’s experience and think<br />

of Jennifer enjoying it all with us. Per<br />

our decision made last year, we bought<br />

a cherry pie immediately before they<br />

sold out and enjoyed it as a family.<br />

Again, we shopped in Lasting Memories<br />

and Antiquated Treasures. Megan was<br />

wearing the wide brimmed hat that she<br />

had purchased the year before, and we<br />

Story and photo by<br />

Don Millard, St. Thomas<br />

found a giant picture of a sunflower,<br />

(that is their mother Jennifer’s favourite<br />

flower) and it is now hanging in their<br />

kitchen in memory of<br />

their mother. We also<br />

found a mug that said,<br />

“Sometimes when<br />

I speak my mother<br />

comes out.” It is now<br />

on Megan’s new<br />

bookshelves in her<br />

bedroom.<br />

Other items that<br />

the girls pointed out<br />

as admiring were<br />

secretly purchased for<br />

their birthdays and as<br />

Megan opened each<br />

gift days later at her<br />

birthday gathering,<br />

she asked, “Where was I when you<br />

made these purchases?”<br />

We did the midway with the daily<br />

passes and Avery got her face painted.<br />

The girls wanted a picture with<br />

Grandpa at the Cherry festival sign to<br />

commemorate the day.<br />

Every store that we went to, including<br />

the restaurant that we ate in, had a<br />

stack of the current summer Daytripper<br />

by the door. The girls pointed out that<br />

we were indeed mentioned in that very<br />

issue, and I joked that they should stand<br />

by a pile and handout autographed<br />

copies! My wife just rolled her eyes.<br />

A few days later we were back in St.<br />

Thomas and had gone to the New Sarum<br />

Diner for supper and were waited on by<br />

one of our favourite waitresses, Cindy.<br />

Cindy discovered that my article was in<br />

the issue that was stacked by their door<br />

and had me autograph one. There you<br />

go Glenda, roll your eyes at that!<br />

As a family, we completed every<br />

adventure that we planned for that<br />

summer and are convinced that<br />

Jennifer is indeed with us. The girls are<br />

now back at school,<br />

and I will not say that<br />

it is not tough at times<br />

and every one of us still<br />

have our moments of<br />

grief and breakdown,<br />

repeatedly thinking of<br />

our much-loved Jennifer<br />

and all she means to us.<br />

We have not lost faith in<br />

the fact that Jennifer is<br />

indeed looking out for us<br />

and have experienced<br />

so many signs that she<br />

is with us.<br />

Jennifer taught the<br />

girls so much and we<br />

faced an unbelievable tragedy and yet<br />

have survived with Jennifer intact in<br />

our hearts forever. We are determined<br />

to keep our faith and continue to read<br />

<strong>Daytripping</strong> to find new traditions like<br />

the Blenheim Cherry Festival to attend<br />

and take the Best Mother in the World<br />

along with us.<br />

Written on behalf of: Glenda Millard,<br />

Todd Millard, Megan Millard, and Avery<br />

Millard.<br />

Publisher’s Note: We’re so sorry for<br />

your loss and thank you for sharing your<br />

words with our readers.<br />

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If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself. -Spanish Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


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

Welcome to<br />

Blenheim<br />

townofblenheim.com<br />

Join Us...<br />

June 1: Discover Blenheim:<br />

Yard Sales, Doors Open,<br />

Farmers’ Market<br />

June 9: Trot to the Beach<br />

1/2 Marathon & 5 km run,<br />

Blenheim to Erieau, 6:30 am<br />

June 20 - Sept 12: Concerts<br />

in the Park, Thursdays 7-8:30<br />

June 22: Classic Auto Show<br />

July 18-20: Cherryfest<br />

updates on our website<br />

C herryfest <strong>2024</strong><br />

Thursday July 18 to Saturday July 20<br />

Amusement Rides • Games • Food Booths<br />

Entertainment & More PLUS... Sidewalk Sales<br />

EVERYTHING CHERRY! Baking, Tasting,<br />

Competitions (National Cherry Pit Spitting)<br />

Details at townofblenheim.com<br />

@blenheimcherryfest<br />

12th Annual<br />

BLENHEIM<br />

CLASSICS<br />

AUTOSHOW<br />

Saturday, June 22 • 9 to 3<br />

Talbot St, Downtown Blenheim<br />

Live Music, Food, Awards & More<br />

Open to 1988 & older unmodified classics<br />

More Info and to Pre-Register:<br />

BlenheimClassicsAutoShow.com<br />

“YOUR MEN’S FASHION<br />

DESTINATION”<br />

OluKai<br />

Tommy Bahama<br />

Au Noir • 7 Downie St<br />

Ford & McIntyre<br />

A Fish Named Fred<br />

Johnston & Murphy<br />

FINE QUALITY<br />

Lois • Silver<br />

MEN’S WEAR & ACCESSORIES<br />

2UNDR<br />

64 Talbot St W, Blenheim • 519-676-5144 • fordandmcintyre.com<br />

#BIGCITYSTYLE#<br />

| #SMALLTOWNCHARM<br />

Th anks for shopping small!<br />

DOWNTOWN BLENHEIM<br />

519-676-2371 • antiquatedjoys.com<br />

JJ Sports & Collectibles<br />

Large selection<br />

of<br />

team apparel,<br />

hats, cards<br />

& collectibles<br />

for the<br />

Sports Fan or<br />

FUNKO Collector<br />

Shop “in store” or online at<br />

jjsportsandcollectibles.ca<br />

68 Talbot St. W.<br />

Blenheim<br />

519-676-5195<br />

(call or text)<br />

jjsports_blenheim<br />

SCAN ME<br />

Inspired gifts for treasured memories<br />

Maison Berger • April Cornell Linens • Candles<br />

Clocks • Beekman Products • Baby Gifts<br />

Throws • Pillows • Classic Seasonal Décor<br />

Open Mon-Sat 10-4<br />

57-B Talbot Street West<br />

Blenheim, 519-676-0770<br />

• Pellet Grills & Pizza Ovens<br />

•<br />

Bradley Smokers • Grilling Accessories<br />

• Over 400 Rubs & Sauces<br />

Grill like a Master!<br />

t !<br />

crossroadspellets.ca<br />

16 Talbot Street W, Blenheim • 226-291-0110<br />

treasuresontalbot.com<br />

Tues-Thurs Th 10-5,<br />

Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4<br />

• Hard & Soft Ice Cream<br />

• Frozen Yogurt Smoothies<br />

• Traditional and Custom Dishes<br />

• No Sugar Added Selections<br />

• Ready-to-go gourmet<br />

ice cream cakes, pies<br />

and cupcakes<br />

• Inside seating<br />

32 FLAVOURS<br />

OPEN<br />

DAILY<br />

1-9:30 PM<br />

Home of the<br />

KITCHEN SINK<br />

14 Talbot St W • 519-350-6390<br />

www.frostbitesicecream.com<br />

• FDJ French Dressingsing<br />

• Orientique<br />

• Tribal • Renuar<br />

• Pure Essence<br />

• Women’s & Men’s Fashions<br />

• Jewellery • Accessories<br />

Current<br />

Styles & Trends<br />

on consignment<br />

Tues-Wed 11-4 • Thurs-Fri 11-5:30<br />

Saturday 10-3<br />

42 Talbot Street West<br />

Blenheim 226-291-0123<br />

saffronconsign@gmail.com<br />

56 Talbot Street West<br />

Blenheim • 519-676-8733<br />

thelittlechangeroom.ca<br />

(CANADA & US SHIPPING)<br />

Shop<br />

With Us<br />

• Nursery & Youth Furniture,<br />

Decor, Accessories<br />

• Canadian-made Natart Furniture<br />

• Strollers • Car & Booster Seats<br />

• Baby Registry • Educational Toys<br />

• Emotional Needs Books<br />

• Maternity & New Mom Needs<br />

Open Tuesday - Saturday 10 to 4<br />

67 Talbot W, Blenheim 519.676.0263<br />

www.preciouscargocanada.com<br />

• Joseph Ribkoff • Charlie B<br />

• Rieker & Remonte Shoes<br />

SoftWorks • Beach House Swim<br />

Christina • Shapeez & More<br />

~ FREE professional bra fitting ~<br />

Largest selection of Bras &<br />

Swimwear in Chatham-Kent<br />

75 Talbot Street West<br />

Blenheim 519-676-3384<br />

serenasladieswear.ca<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Examine what is said, not him who speaks. - Arab Proverb<br />

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Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm<br />

226-663-7183<br />

Sunday 10am to 4pm<br />

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What may be done at any time will be done at no time. -Scottish Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


- Southwestern Ontario Map -<br />

Unique Shops,<br />

Stops and Websites<br />

Many unique shops that rarely or never run larger adversements in<br />

<strong>Daytripping</strong> can be found within these four pages, and on our website.<br />

Use the interacve map on our website<br />

ABERFOYLE S-8<br />

Aberfoyle Antique Market 519-763-1077<br />

www.aberfoyle-antiques.com<br />

AILSA CRAIG M-11<br />

Ailsa Craig Village Pottery 519-293-3339<br />

www.ailsacraigvillagepottery.com<br />

North Middlesex Historical Society 519-854-8010<br />

www.ailsacraigmuseum.ca<br />

Humming Herd Alpaca Farm 519-859-8021<br />

www.hummingherdacres.com<br />

ALVINSTON I-13<br />

Munro Apiaries 519-847-5333<br />

www.munrohoney.com<br />

AMHERSTBURG A-19<br />

Gibson Gallery 519-736-2826<br />

www.gibsonartgallery.com<br />

Wolfhead Distillery 519-726-1111<br />

www.drinkwolfhead.com<br />

ANCASTER T-10<br />

FORA Outdoor Living 905-648-2200<br />

www.foraoutdoor.ca<br />

ARKONA I-11<br />

AYLMER N-14<br />

Aylmer & District Tourist Info. 519-773-5655<br />

AYLMER-MALAHIDE Museum & Archives 519-773-9723<br />

www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum<br />

Aylmer Thrift Store 226-544-0379<br />

www.mcson.org<br />

Clovermead Adventure Farm/Honey 519-773-5503<br />

clovermead.com<br />

Elgin Feeds Country Store 519-773-8481<br />

www.elginfeeds.com<br />

Gay Lea Dairy Museum 519-773-2955<br />

www.cec-dairymuseum.com<br />

Mennonite Furniture Gallery 519-765-4386<br />

www.mfgi.ca<br />

Old Imperial Farmer’s Market 226-313-4311<br />

www.oifm.ca<br />

Pinecroft Pottery & Gift Shop 519-773-3435<br />

www.pinecroft.ca<br />

Spare Moments Craft Supplies 519-765-3550<br />

The Wood Connection (Copenhagen) 519-773-9049<br />

ruralbuzz.com/listing/the-wood-connection-general-store/<br />

BADEN P-9<br />

Castle Kilbride National Historic Site 519-634-8444<br />

www.castlekilbride.ca<br />

Millers Mercantile 548-333-3989<br />

millersmercantile.com<br />

BAYFIELD J-7<br />

Bayfield & Area Chamber of Commerce --<br />

www.villageofbayfield.com<br />

Bayfield Berry Farm 519-482-1666<br />

www.bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca<br />

Bayfield Recreational Sales 519-565-2500<br />

www.bayfieldrecreationalsales.com<br />

Nabit of Bayfield 226-234-7074<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

BEACHVILLE O-11<br />

BELLE RIVER - ON THE LAKE D-17<br />

OSA Flea Market 519-322-0545<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

BELMONT N-13<br />

Mistyglen Creamery 519-872-6455<br />

mistyglencreamery.com<br />

BLENHEIM H-17<br />

Town of Blenheim<br />

www.townofblenheim.com<br />

Antiquated Joys Home Decor 519-676-2371<br />

www.antiquatedjoys.com<br />

Crossroads Pellets & Grilling 226-291-0110<br />

www.crossroadspellets.ca<br />

Delhaven Orchards 519-676-4475<br />

www.delhaven.com<br />

Ford & McIntyre Men’s Wear 519-676-5144<br />

www.fordandmcintyre.com<br />

Precious Cargo & Mom 2 519-676-0263<br />

www.preciouscargocanada.com<br />

Saffron’s Threads Consignment 226-291-0123<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Serena’s Ladies Wear 519-676-3384<br />

www.serenasladieswear.ca<br />

The Little Change Room 519-676-8733<br />

www.thelittlechangeroom.ca<br />

at home or while you’re on the road!<br />

<strong>Daytripping</strong>.ca/Desnaons<br />

It will plot a map<br />

to your desnaon<br />

& show many<br />

others you’ll<br />

want to discover.<br />

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• Anques • Farm Markets • Quilng/Sewing<br />

• Books • Breweries • Home Decor, etc<br />

Thompson’s Orchards 519-676-8464<br />

www.thompsonsorchards.ca<br />

Treasures on Talbot 519-676-0770<br />

www.treasuresontalbot.com<br />

JJ Sports 519-676-5195<br />

www.jjsportsandcollectibles.ca<br />

BLYTH L-6<br />

Maple and Moose 519-523-4276<br />

www.mapleandmoose.com<br />

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

Find us on Facebook/wildgoosestudiocanada<br />

BOTHWELL I-15<br />

Boothill Gerenal Store 519-784-3803<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Parks Blueberries (March thru Dec.) 519-692-5373<br />

www.parksblueberries.com<br />

Sundowner Truck Accessories 1-800-268-2411<br />

www.sundownertruckaccessories.com<br />

BRANTFORD S-10<br />

Bell Homestead National Historic Site 519-756-6220<br />

www.bellhomestead.ca<br />

Crossroads Trading Post 519-759-8960<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Old World Marketplace 519-900-1928<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Serenity Country Candles 519-753-6374<br />

www.serenitycountrycandles.com<br />

Twin Valley Zoo 519-752-0607<br />

www.twinvalleyzoo.com<br />

BRIGDEN G-13<br />

Turn Of The Century Vintage 519-330-9505<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

BRIGHTS GROVE G-11<br />

Gallery in the Grove 519-869-4643<br />

www.galleryinthegrove.com<br />

Skeeter Barlow’s Grill & Bar 519-869-2794<br />

www.skeeterbarlows.com<br />

BURLINGTON U-9<br />

Tourism Burlington 1-877-499-9989<br />

www.tourismburlington.com<br />

BUXTON G-18<br />

Buxton Historical Site & Museum 519-352-4799<br />

www.buxtonmuseum.com<br />

CAINSVILLE S-11<br />

CALEDONIA T-11<br />

Grand River Cruises 905-765-4107<br />

www.grandrivercruises.ca<br />

CAMBRIDGE R-9<br />

McDougall Cottage 519-624-8250<br />

www.mcdougallcottage.ca<br />

Southworks Antique Mall 519-740-0110<br />

www.southworksantiques.com<br />

CAMLACHIE<br />

Lake Life 519-328-2217<br />

www.lakelifestudio.com<br />

CAMPBELLVILLE T-8<br />

Antique Stained Glass Windows 905-854-2152<br />

www.thestonehouse.ca<br />

CAYUGA U-12<br />

CHATHAM G-17<br />

Chatham-Kent Tourism<br />

www.VisitCK.ca<br />

800-561-6125<br />

Art and Heirloom Shoppe<br />

www.artandheirloomshoppe.ca<br />

519-401-3083<br />

Barrypatch Boutique<br />

barrypatchboutique.ca<br />

519-358-1455<br />

Birdie’s Nest<br />

birdiesnestonline.com<br />

519-354-4040<br />

Create Your Own Tour!<br />

Mrs. Bell’s Tea Room 226-627-0248<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

New Life Thrift Store 519-354-5033<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Roesch Meats 519-351-7711<br />

www.rmeats.com<br />

Retro Suites Hotel 1-866-617-3876<br />

retrosuites.com<br />

Sons of Kent Brewing Company 519-354-2337<br />

www.sonsofkent.com<br />

The Glasshouse Nursery/Garden Centre 519-352-1127<br />

www.glasshousenursery.ca<br />

CLIFFORD O-4<br />

Rooster’s Perch Antiques 519-327-4550<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

COLCHESTER B-20<br />

CLINTON K-7<br />

Central Huron Tourism & Animated Mural Walking Tour<br />

www.cchbia.ca<br />

Cinnamon Cabin Mennonite Furniture 226-457-0575<br />

www.cinnamoncabinco.ca<br />

Kildonan House B&B 519-482-1163<br />

www.kildonanhouse.com<br />

COPENHAGEN N-15<br />

The Wood Connection (Aylmer) 519-773-9049<br />

ruralbuzz.com/listing/the-wood-connection-general-store/<br />

COURTLAND P-13<br />

Courtland Bakery 519-688-2023<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

COURTRIGHT F-13<br />

Frog Point Inn 226-371-0211<br />

frogpointinn.ca<br />

DASHWOOD K-9<br />

DELAWARE L-13<br />

Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Museum 519-264-2420<br />

www.ltvca.ca/conservation-lands/ska-nah-doht-longwoods<br />

DELHI Q-13<br />

Country Home Candle 519-582-8377<br />

www.countryhomecandle.com<br />

Courtland Treasures Antiques 519-582-2929<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Delhi Flowers & Gifts 519-582-8246<br />

www.delhiflowers.ca<br />

Wholesome Pickins Market & Bakery 519-582-1114<br />

www.wholesomepickins.ca<br />

DORCHESTER N-12<br />

Ziggy’s Feathered Friends 519-268-0888<br />

www.ziggysfeatheredfriends.com<br />

DRESDEN G-15<br />

Dresden BIA/Info & Events 519-683-4368<br />

dresden.ca<br />

Babcock Jewellers 519-683-2463<br />

www.babcockjewellers.ca<br />

Dresden Plate Quilt Shoppe 519-683-2300<br />

Kentwood Gardens 519-683-4956<br />

www.kentwoodgardens.com<br />

Kimberly’s One-of-a-Kind 519-437-8064<br />

www.kimberlys.ca<br />

McKellar’s Flowers & Gifts 519-683-4368<br />

www.mckellarsflowers.ca<br />

The Studio Art Gallery 519-683-6840<br />

thestudioartgallery.square.site<br />

Union Block Bakery Cafe 519-683-3000<br />

www.unionblockbakery.com<br />

DUNDAS T-10<br />

Dundas Museum & Archives 905-627-7412<br />

www.dundasmuseum.ca<br />

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

www.grahamandbrooks.com<br />

The Keeping Room 905-627-5880<br />

www.thekeepingroom.ca<br />

EMBRO O-11<br />

Workshop Supply 519-475-4947<br />

www.workshopsupply.com<br />

ERIEAU H-18<br />

ESSEX C-19<br />

Town of Essex<br />

www.essex.ca<br />

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DI R EC T O R Y<br />

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www.essexstainedglass.com<br />

519-776-4577<br />

FATE - Fashions & Gifts<br />

www.shopatfate.com<br />

519-776-9666<br />

Heritage Essex Railway Station<br />

www.essexrailwaystation.com<br />

519-776-9800<br />

The Little House of Cupcakes & More 519-776-7721<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

EXETER L-9<br />

FOREST H-11<br />

Alton Farms Winery<br />

www.altonfarmsestatewinery.com<br />

519-899-2479<br />

Antiques on Main<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-330-7065<br />

Forest BIA<br />

www.shopforest.ca<br />

519-786-4062<br />

Forest Florist<br />

www.forestflorist.com<br />

519-786-2339<br />

Van Valkenburg & Son Jewellers Inc. 519-786-5062<br />

www.vanvalkenburgs.ca<br />

Williamson Farms Country Store<br />

www.williamsonfarms.ca<br />

226-520-0144<br />

FREELTON T-9<br />

Freelton Antique Mall<br />

www.freeltonantiquemall.com<br />

905-659-0948<br />

GLENCOE J-14<br />

GODERICH J-5 (ALSO SEE BENMILLER)<br />

Culinary Poet<br />

www.theculinarypoet.ca<br />

519-619-1919<br />

Great Blue Heron Antiques & Collectables 416-558-3839<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Huron County Museum<br />

www.huroncountymuseum.ca<br />

519-524-2686<br />

Huron Historic Gaol<br />

www.huroncountymuseum.ca<br />

519-524-6971<br />

River Line Nature Company (Birdseed) 519-524-4272<br />

www.riverlinenature.ca<br />

GRAND BEND J-9<br />

Pinedale Motor Inn<br />

www.pinedale.on.ca<br />

888-838-7463<br />

Green Bucks Seasonal Store<br />

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Lambton Heritage Museum<br />

www.lambtonmuseums.ca<br />

519-243-2600<br />

Torched Brewing<br />

www.torchedbrewing.com<br />

519-238-8896<br />

Westland Greenhouses<br />

www.westlandgreenhouses.com<br />

519-238-1321<br />

HAGERSVILLE T-12<br />

HAMILTON U-10<br />

HARRISTON O-4<br />

Acheson Pharmacy<br />

www.achesonpharmacy.com<br />

519-338-3230<br />

Alpaca Time<br />

www.alpacatime.ca<br />

519-327-4566<br />

Beyond The Rock<br />

www.shopbeyondtherock.ca<br />

519-338-5008<br />

Davies Antiques<br />

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519-338-2449<br />

Escape the Old Post<br />

www.escapetheoldpost.ca<br />

519-510-2222<br />

HARROW B-20<br />

Full Circle Thrift Shoppe 519-738-6202<br />

Priscilla’s Presents<br />

www.priscillas-presents.com<br />

519-738-0001<br />

The Old Milk Shed Antiques 519-738-3084<br />

HENSALL L-8<br />

Bisback Family Antiques<br />

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519-263-3505<br />

Ferguson Apiaries<br />

www.fergusonapiaries.on.ca<br />

519-236-4979<br />

ILDERTON L-11<br />

Bloomers Family Farm<br />

www.bloomersfarm.com<br />

519-666-1255<br />

INGERSOLL O-12<br />

Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum 519-485-5510<br />

www.ingersoll.ca/cheesemuseum<br />

Patina’s Gifts of Art & Craft<br />

www.patinas.ca<br />

519-485-6466<br />

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www.visitwindsoressex.com<br />

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www.ontbluecoast.com<br />

1-800-265-0316<br />

Tourism London<br />

www.londontourism.ca<br />

1-800-265-2602<br />

Middlesex Tourism<br />

www.visitmiddlesex.ca<br />

519-434-7321<br />

Elgin County Tourism<br />

www.elgintourist.com<br />

1-877-GO-ELGIN<br />

Tourism Oxford<br />

www.tourismoxford.ca<br />

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www.norfolktourism.ca<br />

1-800-699-9038<br />

Tourism Haldimand<br />

www.haldimandcounty.ca<br />

1-800-863-9607<br />

Tourism Hamilton<br />

www.tourismhamilton.com<br />

1-800-263-8590<br />

Tourism Branord<br />

www.discoverbranord.ca<br />

1-800-265-6299<br />

County of Brant Tourism<br />

www.brant.ca<br />

1-888-250-2296<br />

Straord Tourism Alliance<br />

www.visitstraord.ca<br />

1-800-561-7926<br />

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www.tourismburlington.com<br />

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JARVIS S-13<br />

Nice Old Stuff (Antiques)<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-587-2058<br />

KENT BRIDGE H-16<br />

Kent Bridge Country Market 519-352-5226<br />

www.kentbridgecountrymarket.com<br />

Roesch Meats<br />

www.rmeats.com<br />

519-351-7711<br />

KINCARDINE K-2<br />

Hive ‘n Hoe Country Store<br />

www.anderkin.ca<br />

519-396-3529<br />

Harbour Rose Boutique<br />

www.harbourroseboutique.ca<br />

519-396-6861<br />

KINGSVILLE C-20<br />

Kingsville BIA<br />

www.kingsvillebia.com<br />

519-733-6250<br />

Arts Society of Kingsville<br />

artssocietyofkingsville.ca<br />

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Banded Goose Brewery & Taproom<br />

www.bandedgoosebrewing.com<br />

519-733-9700<br />

Canadian Transportation Museum<br />

www.ctmhv.com<br />

519-776-6909<br />

Cindy’s Home & Garden<br />

www.cindysgarden.com<br />

519-733-9425<br />

Distinctive Inns of Kingsville 519-733-5070<br />

www.distinctiveinnsofkingsville.com<br />

Estate of Health (Day Spa, Yoga Studio) 519-712-8838<br />

estateofhealth.ca<br />

Fehr’s Heritage Bakery<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-733-0303<br />

Flower Fashions on King (& Gifts)<br />

www.flowerfashionsonking.ca<br />

519-733-4344<br />

Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary<br />

www.jackminer.ca<br />

519-733-4034<br />

Kingsville Military Museum<br />

www.kingsvillemilitarymuseum.ca<br />

519-733-2803<br />

Kingsville Music Society<br />

www.kingsvillemusicsociety.com<br />

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Olive Branch on Main<br />

olivebranchonmain.com<br />

519-712-9377<br />

Paisley Dreamer (Arts, Clothing, Gifts) 519-712-8780<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Pelee Island Winery<br />

www.peleeisland.com<br />

519-733-6551<br />

Shall We Knit?<br />

www.shallweknit.com<br />

519-725-9739<br />

The Sanctuary Gifts & Books for Faith Store 519-712-9474<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

KITCHENER R-8<br />

Schneider Haus National Historic Site 519-742-7752<br />

www.schneiderhaus.ca<br />

Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum<br />

& Doon Heritage Village<br />

www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca<br />

519-748-1914<br />

LAMBTON SHORES J-10<br />

Municipality of Lambton Shores 519-243-1400<br />

www.lambtonshores.ca<br />

LANGTON Q-14<br />

LASALLETTE Q-13<br />

LEAMINGTON D-20<br />

Leamington Arts Centre<br />

www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />

519-326-2711<br />

Legacy Antiques<br />

www.legacyauctions.net<br />

519-322-4427<br />

Pelee Wings Nature Store 519-326-5193<br />

www.peleewings.ca<br />

There’s No Place Like Home Antiques 519-325-1455<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

LISTOWEL O-6<br />

Knapp Shoes<br />

www.knappshoes.ca<br />

519-291-4750<br />

Sprinrite Yarn Factory Outlet<br />

www.yarnfactoryoutlet.com<br />

519-291-3951<br />

The Kitchen Cupboard & Ice Box<br />

www.shopkci.com<br />

519-291-4777<br />

LONDESBOROUGH L-6<br />

Nature’s Nest (Bird Seed)<br />

www.naturesnest.ca<br />

519-523-4399<br />

LONDON M-12 (INC. LAMBETH & HYDE PARK)<br />

www.londontourism.ca<br />

519-661-5000 • 1-800-265-2602<br />

A & M Garden Centre<br />

www.amgardencentre.ca<br />

519-652-3539<br />

Attic Books<br />

www.atticbooks.ca<br />

519-432-7277<br />

Birdie’s Nest<br />

birdiesnestonline.com<br />

226-663-7183<br />

Cardinal Used & Rare Books<br />

www.merebooks.com<br />

519-854-0006<br />

Diamond & Gold Treasures<br />

www.diamondzgold.com<br />

519-652-0526<br />

East Park Golf Gardens<br />

www.eastparkgolf.com<br />

519-451-2950<br />

Memory Lane Antiques<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-471-2835<br />

Red Door Shoppe Antiques<br />

Find us on Facebook & Instagram<br />

226-374-6757<br />

The Bloomin’ Bog (near Ilderton)<br />

www.bloominbog.com<br />

519-666-0132<br />

Thomas Bros. Farm Market<br />

www.thomasbrothersfarms.ca<br />

519-652-5551<br />

Wood ‘N’ Water Mennonite Furniture 519-641-1310<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

MELBOURNE K-13<br />

Arrowwood Farm & Events<br />

www.arrowwoodfarmontario.com<br />

519-289-0389<br />

In A Jam<br />

www.inajam.com<br />

519-289-5267<br />

MILLBANK O-7<br />

Anna Mae’s Restaurant & Bakery<br />

www.annamaes.ca<br />

519-595-4407<br />

Millbank Cheese & Butter<br />

www.millbankcheese.com<br />

519-595-8787<br />

Millbank Family Furniture<br />

www.millbankfamilyfurniture.ca<br />

519-595-7105<br />

MITCHELL M-8<br />

Jillian’s (Home Decor & Gifts)<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-348-9834<br />

MOORETOWN E-13<br />

Moore Museum<br />

www.mooremuseum.ca<br />

519-867-2020<br />

MOUNT BRYDGES K-13<br />

Sew Creative<br />

www.sewcreativequilting.ca<br />

519-264-2177<br />

MOUNT PLEASANT R-11<br />

Windmill Country Market<br />

www.thewindmill.ca<br />

519-484-9955<br />

NEW HAMBURG P-9<br />

Heart N Home Creations<br />

www.heartnhomecreations.com<br />

519-662-4962<br />

Nith Valley Apiaries<br />

nithvalleyapiaries.ca<br />

519-662-3165<br />

Oak Grove Cheese Factory<br />

www.oakgrovecheese.ca<br />

519-662-1212<br />

NEW SARUM N-14<br />

New Sarum Diner<br />

www.newsarum.com<br />

519-773-3101<br />

NEWTON O-7<br />

E&E’s Cloth & Creations<br />

www.eandeclothandcreations.com<br />

519-595-8569<br />

NORTH BUXTON C-18<br />

Buxton Historical Site & Museum<br />

www.buxtonmuseum.com<br />

519-352-4799<br />

NORWICH Q-12<br />

FORA Outdoor Living<br />

www.foraoutdoor.ca<br />

519-468-2100<br />

Liquidation City<br />

www.liquidationcity.ca<br />

519-468-3541<br />

Our Gift Shoppe 519-863-2380<br />

OIL SPRINGS H-14<br />

Oil Museum of Canada<br />

www.lambtonmuseums.ca<br />

519-834-2840<br />

PAISLEY M-1<br />

PARIS R-10<br />

Heather’s Got Tea<br />

www.heathersgottea.ca<br />

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John M. Hall House of Linens<br />

www.johnmhall.ca<br />

519-442-4242<br />

Mary Maxim Needlework & Crafts<br />

www.marymaxim.ca<br />

1-888-442-2266<br />

The Rustic Palm<br />

www.therusticpalm.ca<br />

519-442-0888<br />

PARKHILL J-10<br />

Caddyshack by the Tracks Restaurant 519-459-1254<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Calmante Studio Hair & Spa<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-294-6522<br />

Carnegie Gallery Parkhill<br />

www.parkhillgallery.ca<br />

519-694-0144<br />

Four Seasons Gifts & Home Decor<br />

www.fourseasonsfashions.ca<br />

519-294-6617<br />

PELEE ISLAND E-20<br />

PETROLIA H-13<br />

You ’ ll be surprised!<br />

519-882-2350<br />

www.VisitPetrolia.ca<br />

Artz Den - Art, Crafts & Supplies<br />

www.artzden.ca<br />

226-738-0911<br />

Black Gold Brewery<br />

www.blackgold.beer<br />

226-738-0665<br />

Country Yarns<br />

www.country-yarns.com<br />

519-882-8740<br />

Hogan Pharmacy<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-882-1840<br />

Olde Post Office Shoppe<br />

www.petroliaenterprises.ca<br />

519-882-0747<br />

Petrolia Discovery<br />

www.petroliadiscovery.com<br />

519-882-0897<br />

Petrolia Mercantile & Tea 519-882-0238<br />

www.facebook.com/petrolia.mercantile<br />

Petrolia Street Bakery<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-882-2557<br />

Victoria Playhouse Petrolia<br />

www.thevpp.ca<br />

800-717-7694<br />

POINT EDWARD F-12 (ALSO SEE SARNIA)<br />

Kind Decor<br />

www.kinddecor.ca<br />

519-381-5165<br />

Village of Point Edward<br />

www.villageofpointedward.com<br />

519-337-3021<br />

PORT BURWELL O-15<br />

HMSC OJIBWA Museum of Naval History 519-633-7641<br />

www.projectojibwa.ca<br />

PORT DOVER S-14<br />

Port Dover Board of Trade<br />

www.portdover.ca<br />

519-583-1314<br />

PORT FRANKS I-10<br />

Lambton Shores<br />

www.lambtonshores.ca<br />

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PORT ROWAN Q-15<br />

Franni’s Attic Antiques<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-410-4861<br />

Twin’s Ice Cream (May-Oct)<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-586-7994<br />

PORT STANLEY M-15<br />

DeBackere Farm Market (Union)<br />

www.debackerefarmmarket.ca<br />

519-631-1370<br />

Inn on the Harbour<br />

www.innontheharbour.net<br />

519-782-7623<br />

Kettle Creek Inn<br />

www.kettlecreekinn.com<br />

519-782-3388<br />

Mackie’s On The Beach<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-782-4390<br />

Pepper Tree Spice Co.<br />

www.peppertreespice.com<br />

519-782-7800<br />

Port Stanley Festival Theatre<br />

www.portstanleytheatre.ca<br />

519-782-4353<br />

Port Stanley Terminal Railway<br />

www.pstr.on.ca<br />

519-782-7230<br />

PRINCETON Q-11<br />

REECES CORNERS H-12 (SEE WYOMING ALSO)<br />

Zekveld’s Garden Market<br />

www.zekveldgardenmarket.ca<br />

519-845-3482<br />

RIDGETOWN I-16<br />

RIPLEY K-3<br />

RODNEY K-15<br />

The Decorating Diva<br />

www.thedecoratingdiva.ca<br />

519-785-2312<br />

Erie Gardens<br />

www.eriegarden.com<br />

519-785-0487<br />

RUTHVEN D-20<br />

Ruthven Nursery & Garden Centre<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-326-4019<br />

ST. CATHARINES X-10<br />

ST. CLEMENTS P-8<br />

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Garden<br />

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519-218-2188<br />

always find a song. - Swedish Proverb<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

ST. GEORGE S-10<br />

ST. JACOBS Q-7<br />

Market Road Antiques<br />

www.stjacobs.com<br />

519-746-1999<br />

TriSisters Art House<br />

trisistersarthouse.ca<br />

226-771-9057<br />

ST. MARYS N-10<br />

Downtown St. Marys<br />

www.discoverstmarys.ca<br />

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Snapping Turtle Coffee Roasters<br />

www.snappingturtlecoffee.com<br />

226-661-8000<br />

Stone Home Creatives<br />

www.stonehomecreatives.ca<br />

519-284-9966<br />

Troyer’s Spices<br />

www.troyersspices.ca<br />

226-661-8777<br />

TuttCo Restaurant<br />

www.tuttco.ca<br />

226-301-4919<br />

Zenfire Pottery<br />

www.zenfirepottery.ca<br />

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ST. THOMAS M-14 (ALSO SEE TALBOTVILLE)<br />

Elgin County Tourism<br />

www.elgintourist.com<br />

877-463-5446 (ex168)<br />

Berry Hill Limited<br />

www.berryhilllimited.com<br />

519-631-0480<br />

Briwood Farm Market<br />

www.briwoodfarmmarket.com<br />

519-633-9691<br />

Burke’s Produce Market<br />

burkesproducemarket.ca<br />

519-637-2890<br />

Canadale Nurseries Ltd.<br />

www.canadale.com<br />

519-631-7264<br />

Elgin County Heritage Centre<br />

www.elgin-county.ca<br />

519-631-1460<br />

Elgin Military Museum<br />

www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca<br />

519-633-7641<br />

Family Flowers<br />

familyflowers.ca<br />

519-631-6004<br />

Harvest Table Rustic Design<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Katnap Antiques/Lumley & Co. B&B<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-764-2384<br />

New Sarum Diner<br />

www.newsarum.com<br />

519-773-3101<br />

Purely Wicked Gift Store<br />

www.purelywicked.ca<br />

226-224-8559<br />

Shaw’s Ice Cream<br />

www.shawsicecream.com<br />

519-631-2510<br />

St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre<br />

www.stepac.ca<br />

519-631-4040<br />

The Puting Zoo<br />

puttingzoo.ca<br />

519-280-4497<br />

The Rusty Sign Shop<br />

Find us on Facebook & Instagram<br />

519-633-1043<br />

ST. WILLIAMS R-15<br />

Burning Kiln Winery<br />

burningkilnwinery.ca<br />

519-586-9858<br />

SALFORD O-12<br />

Red Dragon Dairy<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-425-0797<br />

Village Cheese Mill<br />

www.villagecheesemill.com<br />

519-485-0600<br />

SARNIA F-12 (ALSO SEE POINT EDWARD & BRIGHT’S GROVE)<br />

FREE EXPERIENCE GUIDE AVAILABLE!<br />

1-800-265-0316<br />

WWW.ONTBLUECOAST.COM<br />

Sarnia Tourism Information<br />

www.ontbluecoast.com<br />

1-800-265-0316<br />

Dog Eat Dog<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-384-0888<br />

Downtown Market<br />

downtownmarketsarnia.ca<br />

519-328-2217<br />

Duc D’Orleans II Cruise Ship<br />

www.ducdorleans.com<br />

519-337-5152<br />

Ferrera Concrete<br />

www.ferreraconcrete.ca<br />

519-542-7071<br />

Gallery in the Grove<br />

www.galleryinthegrove.com<br />

519-869-4643<br />

Imperial Theatre<br />

www.imperialtheatre.net<br />

877-344-7469<br />

Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery<br />

www.jnaag.ca<br />

519-336-8127<br />

Korny Korners Farm<br />

www.kornykornersfarm.ca<br />

226-886-2238<br />

Lawrence House Centre for the Arts<br />

www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />

519-337-0507<br />

Local Motif & Just-A-Nuff Antiques<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-336-3838<br />

Sarnia Flea Market 519-330-6816<br />

Sipkens Garden Centre & Gifts<br />

www.sipkensnurseries.com<br />

519-542-8353<br />

The Book Keeper<br />

www.sarniabookkeeper.com<br />

519-337-3171<br />

TJ’s Furniture & Home Decor<br />

www.tjfurniture.ca<br />

519-541-2323<br />

SEAFORTH L-7<br />

Blooms n’ Rooms Floral & Gifts<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-527-0555<br />

Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop<br />

www.thecottonharvest.com<br />

519-600-1646<br />

Seaforth Artisan Emporium<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

519-240-5663<br />

SHAKESPEARE O-9<br />

Best Little Pork Shoppe<br />

www.porkshoppe.com<br />

519-625-8194<br />

The Quilt Place<br />

www.thequiltplace.ca<br />

519-625-8435<br />

SHEDDEN L-14<br />

SIMCOE R-13<br />

Capitol Arts Market<br />

www.capitolartsmarket.com<br />

519-900-9355<br />

SOMBRA E-14<br />

Sombra Township Museum<br />

www.sombramuseum.ca<br />

519-892-3982<br />

SPARTA N-14<br />

SPARTA COUNTRY<br />

CANDLES<br />

46361 Sparta Line<br />

SPARTA, ON<br />

1-800-463-1447<br />

www.spartacandles.com<br />

STRATFORD N-9<br />

Ye Olde Fabric Shoppe 519-273-5773<br />

www.yeoldefabricshoppe.com<br />

STRATHROY K-12<br />

Doug & Marion’s Bike Sales & Repairs 519-245-9923<br />

www.dougandmarionsbikes.com<br />

Elly Boersema Natural Health Foods 519-245-0556<br />

Hamilton’s Bakery 519-245-0741<br />

www.hamiltonsbakery.ca<br />

TALBOTVILLE M-13 (ALSO SEE ST.THOMAS)<br />

The Turkey Shoppe 519-633-0527<br />

www.turkeyshoppe.com<br />

TAVISTOCK O-9<br />

THAMESVILLE H-15<br />

Canterlope Western Clothing 519-365-3016<br />

canterlope.ca<br />

Laurie Clark Floral Designs & Artisans 519-692-5519<br />

www.laurieclarkdesignsflowers.com<br />

THEDFORD I-10<br />

Twin Pines Orchards 519-296-5556<br />

www.twinpinesorchards.com<br />

THORNDALE N-11<br />

TILBURY E-18<br />

Katharine’s Bed & Breakfast 519-682-3706<br />

www.katharinesbedandbreakfast.ca<br />

TILLSONBURG P-13<br />

Annandale National Historic Site 519-842-2294<br />

www.tillsonburg.ca<br />

Coyles Country Store 800-559-7350<br />

www.coylescountrystore.com<br />

Tillsonburg Antiques Plus 519-688-7770<br />

www.antiquesincanada.com<br />

TIVERTON L-1<br />

Bruce Power Visitor’s Centre 519-361-7777<br />

www.brucepower.com<br />

UNION M-15<br />

DeBackere Farm Market 519-631-1370<br />

www.debackerefarmmarket.ca<br />

VANESSA R-12<br />

C.J.’s Antiques 519-443-4197<br />

www.cjsantiques.com<br />

VITTORIA R-14<br />

Kernal Peanuts 519-426-9222<br />

www.kernalpeanuts.com<br />

The Cider Keg Farm Market 519-428-0882<br />

www.ckfarmmarket.com<br />

WALLACEBURG F-15<br />

Re:find Charity Thrift Shoppe 519-626-9814<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Wallaceburg Museum 519-627-8962<br />

www.wallaceburgmuseum.ca<br />

WALLACETOWN L-15<br />

Backus-Page House Museum 519-762-3072<br />

www.backuspagehouse.ca<br />

WATERFORD R-13<br />

Alice Street Antique Market 519-427-7312<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Bonnie Heath Estate Lavendar & Winery 519-443-7125<br />

www.bonnieheathestate.com<br />

Chambers Maple Syrup Products 519-443-8561<br />

Find us on Facebook<br />

Nifty Gifty Norfolk 519-909-8627<br />

niftygiftynorfolk.com<br />

Waterford Antique Market 519-443-4064<br />

www.waterfordantiquemarket.com<br />

WATERLOO Q-8 (SEE ALSO KITCHENER)<br />

WATFORD I-12<br />

WELLESLEY P-8<br />

WEST LORNE K-15<br />

Natterjack Brewing Company 226-289-1472<br />

natterjackbrewing.ca<br />

Pure Soap Studio 519-660-9461<br />

Find us on Facebook & Instagram<br />

WHEATLEY E-19<br />

Briar Patch Studio 519-916-2407<br />

Find us on Facebook & Instagram<br />

WINDHAM CENTRE Q-13<br />

Caresa Antiques 519-443-5856<br />

Picard’s Peanuts 519-426-6700<br />

picardpeanuts.com<br />

WINDSOR B-17<br />

1.800.265.3633<br />

www.visitwindsoressex.com<br />

Quilting Confections 519-250-8888<br />

www.quiltingconfections.com<br />

WINGHAM M-5<br />

WOODSTOCK P-11<br />

1-866-801-7368<br />

Tourism Oxford<br />

www.tourismoxford.ca<br />

866-801-7368<br />

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

www.countrypatchworks.ca<br />

One Of A Kind Antiques Mall<br />

Find us on Instagram<br />

519-539-9563<br />

RQC Craft Supply<br />

www.rqcsupply.com<br />

519-872-9978<br />

Terra Nova Nordic Spa<br />

www.terranovanordic.ca<br />

226-796-9181<br />

Theatre Woodstock<br />

www.theatrewoodstock.com<br />

519-532-9404<br />

WYOMING H-12 (SEE REECES CORNERS ALSO)<br />

Great Lakes Goat Dairy<br />

www.greatlakesgoatdairy.com<br />

519-845-1613<br />

Lambton County Archives 519-845-5426<br />

www.lambtonmuseums.ca/archives<br />

Don’t Miss our Feature Pages...<br />

(See PAGE 3 Index)<br />

“Where You Should Eat”<br />

“Buy Local, Buy Fresh”<br />

“Corkscrews & Cra Cra Brews”


Lake Huron<br />

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

7. Transistor Radio 8. Talking horse<br />

MI<br />

ONTARIO<br />

NY<br />

More to explore in CHATHAM<br />

58 Local &R Regional Artists<br />

t<br />

1,800 square foot Gallery<br />

artandheirloomshoppe.ca<br />

BOLD, BEAUTIFUL...HOME!<br />

GENTLY USED ~ PREVIOUSLY LOVED<br />

• Furniture • Small Appliances<br />

• Housewares • Clothing • Decor<br />

Your contributions help support<br />

Registered Chatham-Kent Charities<br />

Monday to Friday 9-4 • Saturday 10-4<br />

202 Queen St., Chatham • 519-354-5033<br />

thrift store<br />

• Furniture • Housewares • Clothing • Toys<br />

Your purchases enable us to donate in<br />

Chatham and around the world.<br />

Tuesday to Friday 9-4 • Saturday 9-2<br />

127 Colburne St., Chatham, N7M 3L8<br />

(Just down from Rona) • 519-352-0911<br />

Figure out what<br />

you love to do, then figure<br />

out how to get someone<br />

to pay you to do it.<br />

Your Experience<br />

Starts Now!<br />

Inspiring Home Décor Including:<br />

• Pottery • Wall Hangings<br />

• Locally Handcrafted Items<br />

• Charcuterie Boards<br />

• Throws, Pillows & Much More!<br />

201 King Street<br />

Chatham • 519-358-1455<br />

Barrypatch Boutique<br />

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

• Fear war • Love others • Drop out • Peace<br />

2. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset,<br />

the grateful citizens would ask, 'Who was that masked man?'<br />

Invariably someone would answer, 'I don't know,<br />

but he left this behind.' What did he leave behind?<br />

• silver bullet • mask • shirt • horse<br />

3. We read about the lives and adventures of Dick<br />

& Jane. What was the name of Dick & Jane's dog?<br />

• Speckle • FiFi • Rover • Spot<br />

4. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?<br />

• A Timex watch • A computer • an alarm clock • A bomb<br />

5. In 1971, singer Don McLean sang a song about 'the day the<br />

music died' This was a reference and tribute to...<br />

• Led Zeppelin • The Rolling Stones • Buddy Holly • The Who<br />

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

the early 60's, they were known as<br />

• hoodlums • bad boys • beatniks • gangsters<br />

7. Before cassettes, 8 tracks & CDs, the masses listened to what?<br />

• Tubeless radio • Transistor radio • DVDs • Transmission radio<br />

2 King St. West, Chatham 519-351-5885<br />

www.retrosuites.com<br />

8. Who or what was Mr. Ed?<br />

• Donkey • Disc jockey • Talking horse • Invisible rabbit<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Don’t look for more honour than your learning merits. - Jewish Proverb<br />

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Lake Huron<br />

The<br />

Daytripper<br />

Our 45th<br />

Year!<br />

OUR CAFÉ<br />

• Fresh Creative Recipes<br />

• Blueberry Accents<br />

OUR BAKERY<br />

FAMOUS for Pies, Muffins, Scones<br />

• ‘No Sugar Added’ Selections<br />

Cookware from<br />

Emile Henry<br />

On we go, <strong>Daytripping</strong> to CHATHAM, KENT BRIDGE , THAMESVILLE & BOTHWELL<br />

PARKS<br />

Blueberry Farm · Café · Bakery · Country Store<br />

www.parksblueberries.com<br />

p<br />

Fresh Blueberries e es in Season<br />

(Mid July through September) embe<br />

Details on website.<br />

Frozenr Blueberries e es Always in Store<br />

Fresh Strawberries (now through h<br />

June)<br />

OUR STORE<br />

Blueberries<br />

are our focus:<br />

Preserves & Sauces<br />

Single jars or<br />

Gift boxes<br />

• Kitchen<br />

Gadgets, Tools, Accessories<br />

& Cookbooks • One-of-a-Kind Accents<br />

• Homemade Preserves • Lang Calendars<br />

• Wall Art • Women’s Apparel & Accessories<br />

• Gift Baskets & Certificates • Prints • Cards<br />

• Children’s Toys • Christmas Corner<br />

•<br />

Wedding Favours<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> p Fashions<br />

Open Daily 8 to 6 • 519-692-5373 • 1-866-901-5373<br />

Located 7 km East of Thamesville on Hwy. #2<br />

Attitude is<br />

the difference between<br />

an ordeal and an<br />

adventure.<br />

Mon-Sat<br />

9-5<br />

SHOP<br />

NY<br />

LOCAL<br />

Laurie Clark Designs<br />

9 Victoria St., Thamesville<br />

Antiques<br />

& Artisans<br />

Local<br />

519-692-3322 or 5519<br />

Full Service Floral & Gift Shop<br />

www.laurieclarkdesignsflowers.com<br />

Come To The Country—Where It All Begins!<br />

plus<br />

ROESCH MEATS<br />

Deli Meats<br />

made on-site!<br />

Gluten, Sugar<br />

& Lactose Free<br />

Selections<br />

• Smoked Meats • Wild Game Processing<br />

All Processing Done On-Site!<br />

• Enjoy Our Own Farm Raised Pork<br />

& Free Run Chickens (drug/additive free)<br />

Fresh Eggs from our Free Run Laying Hens<br />

• Ontario Dry Aged Carcass Beef (aged min. 21 days)<br />

Frozen Entrées • Frozen Meat or Fruit Pies<br />

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

• So much more! • Custom Orders Welcome!<br />

Mrs. D’s Products<br />

www.rmeats.com<br />

Classic Recipes with a Twist<br />

Jams, Jellies, Sauces, Salsa & Pickles<br />

• Locally Sourced • Hand Packed<br />

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

DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR COOLER!<br />

Just East of CHATHAM...<br />

10910 Northwood Line at Mull Rd. • 519-351-7711<br />

Filipino Meats:<br />

• Tocino<br />

• Adobo Capicola<br />

Steaks<br />

• Pork Belly Lechon<br />

• Kabobs & more<br />

We are proud to offer<br />

Local Products...<br />

• The Pickle Station<br />

• Sunshine Farms<br />

• Golden Acres Peaches/Pears<br />

• Snobelen Ruby Red Popcorn<br />

• Aldred Maple Products<br />

CHATHAM<br />

Hwy. #40<br />

MI<br />

ONTARIO<br />

Hwy. #2/Longwoods Rd.<br />

River Line<br />

Mull Rd.<br />

Mull Rd.<br />

Hwy. #401<br />

Northwood<br />

Fairview<br />

Kent Bridge Rd.<br />

Western Clothing & Accessories<br />

The Area’s Largest Western Boot Retailer!<br />

Select<br />

BOOTS<br />

30-50% 0<br />

5 0%<br />

%<br />

OFF!<br />

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• Mens & Ladies Boots (including CSA)<br />

• Buckles • Hats • Belts • Western Shirts<br />

• Ariat Jackets & Hoodies<br />

• Wrangler Jeans<br />

& Jackets<br />

• Durango • Boulet • Canada West<br />

• Ariat • Dan Post • Justin & More!<br />

Mon.-Fri. 10-5:30<br />

Sat. 9-3<br />

www.canterlope.ca<br />

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c<br />

a<br />

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A full cup must be carried steadily. - English Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME<br />

“Are YouPaying Shipping &<br />

Handling Feesfor Bradford?”<br />

DON’T–We’reYour Authorized Dealer<br />

For More<br />

Information:<br />

519-683-4368<br />

www.dresden.ca<br />

dresden.ca<br />

May 18: ATV Rodeo & Races, Dresden Raceway<br />

May 19: Demolition Derby - dresdenex.com<br />

May 26: Opening Day at Dresden Raceway<br />

June 13: Rotary Weekly Concerts begin (6-8pm)<br />

June 15: Town Wide Yard Sale<br />

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

July 27: Downtown Dresden Night Market<br />

July 27: Emancipation Day, Josiah Henson Museum<br />

August 17: Rock the Lot - outdoor concert, Kinsmen Park<br />

Dresden Plate<br />

Quilt Shop<br />

• 100% Cotton Fabrics<br />

• Glide Thread<br />

• Extra Wide Quilt Backing<br />

• Custom Quilts • Quilting Classes<br />

• Supplies & Patterns<br />

• Long Arm Quilting<br />

• Custom Embroideryy<br />

New Fabrics<br />

Arrive Weekly!<br />

Co-ordinated colours,<br />

designs & panels.<br />

Custom Quilting by November 1st<br />

to be in time for Christmas<br />

Any one of our Custom Quilts<br />

on display throughout the store<br />

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Dresden<br />

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Mon-Sat 9 to 5 Apr-Aug<br />

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Dresden 519-683-4956<br />

Full Line of Fusion Mineral Paint, Stains, Waxes<br />

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Mon to Fri 7:30-5 • Sat 8-3<br />

1420 Hwy 21 South<br />

Dresden • 519-683-6199<br />

Lumberjack<br />

Saturday, July 27th <strong>2024</strong><br />

• Downtown Shops & Restaurants Open<br />

• Local Artisan & Crafters Market<br />

• Live Music • Demonstrations<br />

• Food & Beverage Trucks • Pop-Up Bar<br />

• Strolling Entertainers & Much More!<br />

SHOPPING 4 TO 9:30PM<br />

FOOD & MUSIC TIL 11PM<br />

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presents<br />

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• bread • cookies ok<br />

• squares<br />

• scones s e<br />

• pies • cakes<br />

• macarons m n<br />

• muffins fins<br />

& more<br />

• hot beverages • lunch specials<br />

TUES, WED & FRI 9-5, THURS. 9-8, SAT 9-3<br />

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Dresden<br />

en<br />

519-683-3000<br />

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& Area<br />

Since 1953<br />

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Christal Wills ls - Owner & Designer<br />

DESIGNING<br />

Your Memories<br />

& DECORATING<br />

Your Home!<br />

• Floral & Garden Inspired Accents<br />

• Inspirational Garden Stones<br />

• Decor Touches • Wall Signs<br />

• Wide Selection of Angels<br />

• Custom Created Weddings<br />

www.mckellarsflowers.ca<br />

Monday to Friday 10am-4pm<br />

Saturdays 10am-1pm<br />

445 St. George St., DRESDEN • 519-683-4368 • 1-877-228-3440<br />

HAND-CURATED GIFTS,<br />

HOME DECOR<br />

& VINTAGE FINDS<br />

444 St. George St S<br />

DRESDEN • 519-437-8064<br />

Tues-Fri 10 to 5 • Sat 10 to 3<br />

@kimberlysoneofakind<br />

www.kimberlys.ca<br />

ONE-OF-A-KIND<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day. - French Proverb<br />

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The<br />

Daytripper<br />

WALLACEBURG, SOMBRA, COURTRIGHT & MOORETOWN<br />

WEDDING<br />

T RADITIONS<br />

Around the World<br />

ARMENIA - When the bride &<br />

groom enter their reception, they<br />

break a plate for luck, then<br />

balance lavash bread on their<br />

shoulders to ward off evil, and eat<br />

spoonfuls of honey to symbolize<br />

happiness.<br />

Moore<br />

Museum<br />

SHOP<br />

LOCAL<br />

Three Museum Getaway<br />

<br />

<br />

Sombra<br />

Museum<br />

Wallaceburg<br />

Museum<br />

Turn of the Century<br />

COLLECTABLES<br />

ANTIQUES<br />

VINTAGE<br />

3023 Brigden Road, Brigden<br />

turnohecenturyvintage@outlook.com<br />

519-330-9505 • Thurs-Sat 10-5<br />

charity thrift shoppe<br />

216 Nelson St. Wallaceburg<br />

519-626-9814<br />

refindthrift@gmail.com<br />

follow us on Facebook<br />

CONGO - Brides and grooms are<br />

expected not to smile the entire<br />

day of the wedding. It’s thought<br />

that if they do, they aren’t serious<br />

about the marriage.<br />

FRANCE - At the end of the night,<br />

the wedding party gifts the<br />

married couple with a chamber<br />

pot of chocolate and champagne.<br />

The original custom was to add all<br />

kinds of drinks and leftovers to a<br />

chamber pot, and stay with the<br />

couple until they ate/drank every<br />

last drop of the “garbage” stew.<br />

CHINA - the groom shoots his<br />

bride with a bow and arrow<br />

(without the heads) several times,<br />

and then collects the arrows and<br />

breaks them during the ceremony,<br />

ensuring their love will last forever.<br />

FIJI - when a man asks a woman’s<br />

father for her hand in marriage, he<br />

is expected to give his future<br />

father-in-law a whale’s tooth.<br />

12-building<br />

Heritage Village with<br />

intriguing displays<br />

“A museum… and so much<br />

more for you to explore!”<br />

94 Moore Line<br />

Mooretown, Ontario<br />

www.mooremuseum.ca<br />

Glimpses of Victorian<br />

Living, Marine History<br />

& much more<br />

We look forward to welcoming<br />

back visitors in June <strong>2024</strong>!<br />

• Speaker Series • New Exhibits<br />

• In-Person Events<br />

3470 St. Clair Parkway<br />

Sombra, Ontario<br />

519-892-3982<br />

facebook.com/SombraMuseum<br />

Home of<br />

the Baldoon Witch,<br />

Glass Gallery,<br />

& so much more<br />

Open all year<br />

Tuesday to Saturday 10 - 4.<br />

Hope to see you soon!<br />

505 King Street<br />

Wallaceburg, Ontario<br />

519-627-8962<br />

www.wallaceburgmuseum.ca<br />

Please refer to individual websites for current exhibit details & events.<br />

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign<br />

At a<br />

Proctologist’s<br />

Office...<br />

"To expedite<br />

your visit,<br />

please back in."<br />

Welcome to The Village of<br />

National French Fry Day!<br />

July 13th<br />

National French Fry Day!<br />

J y 13t<br />

h<br />

Saturday, July 20th, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Thursday, June 20th, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Check the Village lage of Point Edward<br />

d<br />

Facebook page for details<br />

Come o e for o the e<br />

Incredible i<br />

e View!<br />

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• Excellent Hotels/Motels • Fine Dining<br />

• Riverfront Festivals • Gift Shops<br />

• Large Marina • Downtown Shopping<br />

• Scuba Diving • Sports Fishing<br />

• Two Golf Courses • Walkway along<br />

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It used to be that the teacher taught<br />

the students new vocabulary. Now, I have<br />

to do some checking with my daughter<br />

and the urban dictionary on new words<br />

and changing meanings. Keeping up<br />

with this generation that watches TikTok,<br />

that spends time gaming, that sends<br />

messages in Teams and in Messenger<br />

Kids, is a necessity. It is a rapid-fire and a<br />

constantly-changing language scene.<br />

One afternoon, during our Grade<br />

3 reading class, I was explaining that<br />

the book we had just read was fiction,<br />

realistic fiction. This is a story that is<br />

made-up yet is believable. One of my<br />

students asked, Is that story “cap,” Mrs.<br />

Haas? It took a few requests to repeat<br />

his word until I was pretty sure I heard<br />

“cap.” I had no idea what that meant but<br />

his classmates did. “Cap” means fake; it<br />

means made-up. After checking in with<br />

my daughter, also a bit new to that lingo,<br />

she did say that it can come off as, “Are<br />

you kidding me?” People even put the<br />

“cap” icon as a comment on someone’s<br />

post, to show doubt or disbelief. Really?<br />

And how word meanings change over<br />

time. I remember when teaching the<br />

benefits of laughter in Grade 1 health<br />

class, including the clean little joke, “What<br />

kind of shoes do cowboy babies wear?<br />

Cowboy booties.” Now, you cannot speak<br />

that “b” word without giggles erupting<br />

and the need for a precise description of<br />

the booties that babies wear on their feet.<br />

And, the puzzlement of students when<br />

the “bad joke of the day” includes that<br />

word in a seasonal riddle, as read over<br />

the announcements by the principal.<br />

What is the world coming to, the kids<br />

must wonder?<br />

The other day, a few students had to<br />

leave the classroom and head to talent<br />

show auditions. As they were exiting the<br />

room, a seated student shouted, that last<br />

one is “sus!” And, what a reaction!<br />

That last student retorted, “I AM NOT<br />

SUS!”<br />

I had to restore order in the classroom.<br />

What does this mean, to shout an<br />

accusation of “sus” out of the blue,<br />

unprovoked? I suspected that “sus” was<br />

short for “suspicious” or “suspect” and<br />

that was confirmed. What happens when<br />

we attach the label to someone? It seems<br />

it was a negative connotation, that time.<br />

In checking the urban dictionary, again,<br />

anything that raises an eyebrow can be<br />

deemed “sus. So, it’s possible that that<br />

last person was called “sus” for having an<br />

amazing talent show audition upcoming.<br />

But, from her reaction, I think that’s cap.<br />

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• Take Out • Lakeside parks & benches nearby<br />

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Vintage Finds and Local Grocery<br />

Plus Coffee & Ice Cream!<br />

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MARKET<br />

DOWNTOWN ANTIQUE MARKET<br />

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Once when I was a teenager, my<br />

father and I were standing in line to<br />

buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there<br />

was only one family between us and<br />

the ticket counter. This family made a<br />

big impression on me. There were eight<br />

children, all probably under the age of<br />

12. You could tell they didn't have a lot of<br />

money. Their clothes were not expensive,<br />

but they were clean. The children were<br />

well-behaved, all of them standing in line,<br />

two-by-two behind their parents, holding<br />

hands. They were excitedly jabbering<br />

about the clowns, elephants and other<br />

acts they would see that night. One could<br />

sense they had never been to the circus<br />

before. It promised to be a highlight of<br />

their young lives.<br />

The father and mother were at the<br />

head of the pack standing proud as<br />

could be. The mother was holding her<br />

husband's hand, looking up at him as<br />

if to say, "You're my knight in shining<br />

armor." He was smiling and basking in<br />

pride, looking at her as if to reply, "You<br />

got that right." The ticket lady asked the<br />

father how many tickets he wanted. He<br />

proudly responded, "Please let me buy<br />

eight children's tickets and<br />

two adult tickets so I can take<br />

my family to the circus."<br />

The ticket lady quoted the<br />

price.<br />

The man's wife let go of his hand, her<br />

head dropped, the man's lip began to<br />

quiver. The father leaned a little closer<br />

and asked, "How much did you say?"<br />

The ticket lady again quoted the price.<br />

The man didn't have enough money.<br />

How was he supposed to turn and tell<br />

his eight kids that he didn't have enough<br />

money to take them to the circus?<br />

Seeing what was going on, my dad<br />

put his hand into his pocket, pulled out<br />

a pretty large bill and dropped it on the<br />

ground. (We were not wealthy in any<br />

sense of the word!) My father reached<br />

down, picked up the bill, tapped the man<br />

on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir,<br />

this fell out of your pocket."<br />

The man knew what was going on.<br />

He wasn't begging for a handout but<br />

certainly appreciated the help in a<br />

desperate, heartbreaking, embarrassing<br />

situation. He looked straight into my<br />

dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both<br />

of his, squeezed tightly onto the bill, and<br />

with his lip quivering and a tear streaming<br />

down his cheek, he replied, "Thank you,<br />

thank you, sir. This really means a lot to<br />

me and my family."<br />

My father and I went back<br />

to our car and drove home.<br />

We didn't go to the circus<br />

that night, but we didn't go<br />

without.<br />

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Centre for the Arts<br />

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stained glass, paintings, photography, art cards,<br />

textile art, knitting, books and much more...<br />

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with a new exhibition every month,<br />

opening on the First Friday of every month.<br />

All work by local Sarnia-Lambton<br />

artists and writers.<br />

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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM<br />

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• Steps & Railings<br />

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Vendors Welcome<br />

Special Events<br />

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(behind Library) 519-882-2350<br />

NEW DATES! June 7 & 8<br />

Town Wide Garage Sales<br />

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Petrolia Provincial Town Crier Event<br />

June 15 & 16 • Victoria Park<br />

Join us for this prestigious event!<br />

MAY<br />

Saturday - 25<br />

Farmers’ Market<br />

Grand Opening<br />

JUNE<br />

Saturday - 1<br />

Town - Pizzafest<br />

Sat-Sun 15 & 16<br />

Petrolia 150 TownCrier Contest<br />

Sat-Sun 15 & 16<br />

RCMP Musical Ride,<br />

Greenwood Pk<br />

Sat 22<br />

Indigenous Friendship Garden<br />

Dedication - 11am - Victoria Pk<br />

JULY<br />

Monday - 1<br />

Town - Canada Day Celebrations<br />

Fri&Sat 12 & 13<br />

Art in the Park<br />

Saturday - 13<br />

Town - Barn Dance<br />

AUGUST<br />

Petrolia 150 Events<br />

& Signature Town Events<br />

Saturday - 17<br />

Petrolia 150 Parade<br />

Sunday - 18<br />

10 am Nonsectarian<br />

Church Service in Greenwood Pk<br />

Thursday - Saturday,<br />

AUGUST 15, 16 & 17<br />

Hard Oil Music Festival<br />

in Greenwood Park<br />

SEPTEMBER<br />

Saturday - 14<br />

Harvestfest -<br />

Farmers’ Market<br />

DECEMBER<br />

Friday - 6<br />

Town - Christmas in the Park,<br />

Chili Cook Off<br />

Saturday - 7<br />

Town - Christmas Market,<br />

10am-3pm<br />

Saturday - 7<br />

Town -<br />

Santa Claus Parade - 2pm<br />

“Celebrating Petrolia 150”<br />

Tuesday - 31<br />

Petrolia 150<br />

Closing Event at Greenwood<br />

Recreation Centre<br />

Visit: petrolia150.com<br />

for event details, and more!<br />

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VICTORIA PARK, PETROLIA<br />

Friday, July 12 - 11am to 7pm<br />

Saturday, July 13 - 9am to 5pm<br />

Over 50 artists and artisans!<br />

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For more information, go to www.town.petrolia.on.ca<br />

If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot. - Italian Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


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A Rush of Excitement<br />

Unveiling Victoria Playhouse Petrolia’s<br />

Spectacular <strong>2024</strong> Theatre Season<br />

In the heart of Ontario’s picturesque<br />

Petrolia, the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia<br />

(VPP) gears up for a summer that<br />

promises not just stellar performances<br />

but an aptly titled ‘A Rush of Excitement’<br />

as the upcoming theatre season unfolds<br />

a diverse array of productions that<br />

celebrate Petrolia’s rich history, pay<br />

homage to musical legends, welcome<br />

audience favourites back to the stage,<br />

and bring poignant tales to life.<br />

Oil Rush: The Big Discovery Musical<br />

– May 7-26<br />

Kicking off the season is “Oil Rush,”<br />

a Canadian musical written by Robert<br />

More and Jacqueline Sadler that delves<br />

into the roots of Petrolia, paying tribute<br />

to its historic connection to the oil<br />

industry. As the town commemorates<br />

its 150th birthday “Oil Rush” promises<br />

to be a captivating journey through time<br />

showcasing the resilience and spirit of<br />

the community that thrived amidst the<br />

black gold boom. Audiences can expect<br />

a visually stunning performance full of<br />

amusing characters and some fine knee<br />

slappin’ music that not only entertains<br />

but also educates, offering a unique<br />

glimpse into the town’s fascinating past.<br />

Rainy Day People: A Tribute to<br />

Gordon Lightfoot – June 4-23<br />

The VPP continues its stellar lineup<br />

with “Rainy Day People,” a musical<br />

tribute to the legendary Gordon<br />

Lightfoot. Lightfoot’s timeless melodies<br />

and poetic lyrics have left an indelible<br />

mark on the world of folk music and this<br />

production aims to honour his legacy in<br />

a way that only live theatre can. Lead by<br />

Canada’s own Sarah Smith the company<br />

performs a beautifully curated selection<br />

of Lightfoot’s greatest hits immersing<br />

patrons in the nostalgia and musical<br />

brilliance of a true Canadian folk hero.<br />

Sweet Soul Music: A Non-Stop Hit<br />

Parade – July 2-28<br />

The excitement doesn’t wane as the<br />

season progresses into “Sweet Soul<br />

Music,” a soulful journey that pays<br />

homage to the greatest in the genre.<br />

Headlined by VPP favourite Justin<br />

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Bacchus, known for his electrifying<br />

performances and soul-stirring vocals,<br />

this production promises to be a<br />

mesmerizing experience for lovers<br />

of soul music and beyond. The stage<br />

will come alive with the energy and<br />

emotion of timeless classics creating an<br />

atmosphere that transports the audience<br />

to the golden era of soul music.<br />

Tuesdays with Morrie: A Life<br />

Altering Friendship – August 6-18<br />

As August unfolds the Victoria<br />

Playhouse Petrolia takes a poignant turn<br />

with “Tuesdays with Morrie,” written by<br />

Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom. Based<br />

on a true story, this emotionally charged<br />

play explores the profound lessons<br />

learned by a young journalist (played<br />

by Michael Vanhevel) from his former<br />

college professor, Morrie Schwartz<br />

(played by Keith Savage). Delving<br />

into themes of life, love, and human<br />

connection, this production is sure to<br />

leave a lasting impact on the hearts of<br />

the audience.<br />

The Ultimate Fiddler on the Loose:<br />

All Your Fiddlin’ Favourites –<br />

September 10-29<br />

September brings the muchanticipated<br />

return of Jesse Grandmont<br />

and friends in “The Ultimate Fiddler on<br />

the Loose.” Due to popular demand, this<br />

lively and energetic group commands<br />

the VPP stage once again, showcasing<br />

the mastery of fiddling, comedy and<br />

step-dancing, promising to blow the<br />

VPP roof off one more time.<br />

The Tony Bennett Songbook: A Heart<br />

Full of Song – October 8-27<br />

Closing the season with a flourish,<br />

the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia presents<br />

“The Tony Bennett Songbook.” A<br />

very special cast comes together to<br />

celebrate the everlasting music of<br />

Tony Bennett, highlighting some of<br />

his most memorable performances<br />

and moments in the entertainment<br />

business. Audiences can expect an<br />

evening filled with nostalgia, reverence,<br />

and an immersive tribute to a musical<br />

legend.<br />

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Oil Field History... in Action.<br />

1860s Working Oil Field Historic Site<br />

Antique &<br />

Unique Sale<br />

Saturday June 15th<br />

9:00 am to 2:00 pm<br />

Wednesday is<br />

SENIOR’S DAY!<br />

20% OFF* for<br />

Customers 60+<br />

• Wedding • Birthday<br />

• Baby • Home Decor<br />

HOGAN<br />

P•H•A•R•M•A•C•Y<br />

In Petrolia's Restored,<br />

Historic Post Office<br />

Treat<br />

Yourself<br />

at the<br />

Olde Post<br />

Parlour!<br />

Seasonal Home Decor<br />

Pine Furniture • Scented Candles<br />

• Repurposed Furniture<br />

• Birdhouses, Signs & Much More!<br />

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Open for Tours:<br />

JUNE: Sat and Sun 10-4<br />

JULY & AUG: Wed to Sun 10-4<br />

Other tour times available<br />

by appointment - 519-882-0897<br />

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Please use entrance off Petrolia Line through Bridgeview Park north.<br />

Don’t Miss<br />

One of Petrolia’s<br />

Best Gift Shops!<br />

Full Service Pharmacy<br />

Full Service Cosmetic Department<br />

Full Service Home Health Care Dept.<br />

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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> The palest ink is better than the best memory. - Chinese Proverb<br />

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Lake Huron<br />

The<br />

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Stop & Shop in<br />

DOWNTOWN<br />

FOREST<br />

Check out our downtown -<br />

browse our shops or take in a movie<br />

at the historic Kineto Theatre!<br />

Make a day of it in Forest!<br />

Keep up to date with event & shopping<br />

information on our website & socials.<br />

Guess<br />

I Who? Now we’re in LAMBTON SHORES, FOREST & PORT FRANKS<br />

Farmers’<br />

Market<br />

Fridays<br />

4th Friday<br />

in May<br />

Lambton<br />

Film & Food<br />

Festival<br />

starts 4th<br />

Fri in May<br />

Mother’s<br />

Day<br />

2nd Sunday<br />

in May<br />

Father’s<br />

Day<br />

3rd Sunday<br />

in June<br />

Car Show<br />

3rd<br />

Thursday<br />

in July<br />

am a kid who lives in Illinois with my<br />

mother, father, brother Buzz, and Buzz's<br />

pet tarantula. When my family decides<br />

to take a Christmas vacation to Paris,<br />

somehow they forget me at home.<br />

Luckily, I am able to outsmart some<br />

bandits who try to rob my house.<br />

Answer: Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)<br />

Wanda of<br />

Forest The<br />

Florist<br />

and Country Accents<br />

In 1972 I went to Guelph for a Flowers<br />

Canada course and came away with a<br />

$250 scholarship, so I thought I would<br />

pursue this career. Now I’m celebrating<br />

50 years in the flower business!<br />

I worked for two years at Village<br />

Flowers in Sarnia’s Lambton Mall where<br />

I met Bev Plata, and we opened Flowers<br />

Plus on Exmouth Street as partners in<br />

1974. That was my 20th birthday!<br />

We grew our business there for 23<br />

years, which included opening a store in<br />

the mall, and then in my hometown of<br />

Forest.<br />

In 1995 we separated our partnership<br />

and I took over the Forest location<br />

renaming it Forest Florist & Country<br />

Accents. We were originally located at 1<br />

Main Street but that has since been torn<br />

down. In 1997 we opened at our present<br />

location at 1 Victoria Street (which was<br />

a former Canadian Tire Store).<br />

We have survived a truck driving<br />

through our store and Hurricane Sandy<br />

ripping off a portion of our roof. My<br />

rental unit decided to relocate so we<br />

I am an actress born in New York on<br />

December 4, 1964. My breakout role in<br />

a film about a floundering attorney<br />

stuck in rural America won me an<br />

Academy Award. I've had many other<br />

film credits, including playing an aunt<br />

to a popular web-slinging superhero.<br />

Answer: Marisa Tomei<br />

Ltd.<br />

SHOP<br />

NY<br />

LOCAL<br />

Celebrates<br />

50 Years in the<br />

Flower Business<br />

renovated to create our indoor garage<br />

for truck and storage space.<br />

This year in May, we celebrate my 50<br />

years in business. Crazy where the time<br />

goes! Thanks to my amazing staff who<br />

have stuck by me for many years, and<br />

congratulations to my current staff: Mary,<br />

Linda, Terri, Sue, Nicole and Wendy.<br />

Thanks to my family... Kevin, Jason<br />

and Nick for supporting me through the<br />

years. They always know to help make<br />

boxes and fill vials of water for holidays.<br />

Most importantly, thank you to my<br />

loyal customers who have become<br />

friends through the years. I have been<br />

there for the highs and lows of their<br />

lives and I’ve alwayss accepted any of<br />

the challenges brought in.<br />

The last 50 plus years in this industry<br />

have been amazing. What the future<br />

brings is the enjoyment. I love my job!<br />

We hope you can help celebrate.<br />

Join us May 24 & 25th for a huge “Saleabration!”<br />

I’m excited to see everyone<br />

“old & new!”<br />

Publisher’s note: Congratulations Wanda!<br />

I am a singer born in Pennsylvania on<br />

December 13, 1989. I started out in<br />

musical theater and my first hits were<br />

on the country charts. At the age of 18,<br />

I became the youngest solo artist to<br />

write and record a No. 1 hit on the U.S.<br />

Hot Country Songs chart. I eventually<br />

started releasing pop albums.<br />

MI<br />

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Who begins too much accomplishes little. - German Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


It may be called <strong>Daytripping</strong>, but you should always consider staying longer<br />

Family Feud Answers:<br />

An animal you cannot fit into a Mini car: "A Mouse"<br />

A food that has one or more holes in it: "Spaghetti"<br />

Something made of wool: "Cotton Wool"<br />

An animal with three letters: "Lion"<br />

A bad place to fall asleep: "Concrete"<br />

Something you mount: "A Mountain"<br />

Something you lose when you get older: "Your Purse"<br />

A sport which involves throwing something: "Tennis"<br />

A type of bean: "Lesbian"<br />

Something you would play with in the bath: "A Bazooka"<br />

Someone you wouldn't swear in front of: "Yourself"<br />

Tell me a man’s name that starts<br />

with the Letter K: “Kentucky Fried Chicken”<br />

Name a term that means wife: “Bitch”<br />

Name something a burglar would NOT want to see<br />

when breaking into a house: “NEK’ED GRANDMA!”<br />

Something that comes with a summer storm: “Snow”<br />

Something Russia is famous for: “Russians”<br />

Name something normally worn only by children: “Clothing”<br />

Something orange: "A Banana"<br />

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When skies are grey and overcast,<br />

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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> • Vol. 30, Issue 1<br />

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There are eight murals in Clinton and they all have<br />

a mini-movie digitally attached to them, viewable<br />

with the Artivive App on your phone or tablet.<br />

View the murals with the naked eye first, then watch<br />

through your phone or tablet to see them come to life!<br />

At this mural,<br />

watch & hear the<br />

demolition derby!<br />

At the raceway mural,<br />

watch race day<br />

preparation & a race!<br />

Isaac Street<br />

King St<br />

Albert St<br />

Raenbury St. W.<br />

Raenbury St. E.<br />

Ontario Street Ontario Street<br />

6<br />

5<br />

1<br />

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2 3<br />

Victoria St<br />

7 Park Lane<br />

1 - Benjamin Moore Paint - 6 Isaac Street<br />

2 - Beauty & The Barber - 8 King Street (back)<br />

3 - K&J Pharmacy - 21 Victoria Street (side)<br />

4 - K&J Pharmacy - 21 Victoria Street (back)<br />

5 - Bartliff’s Bakery - 46 Albert Street<br />

6 - Excalibur Insurance - 56 Albert Street<br />

7 - PUC Building - 16 Park Lane<br />

8 - Clinton Raceway - 129 Beech Street<br />

www.cchbia.ca/mural-tour<br />

You can download<br />

the app in advance<br />

using this QR code,<br />

or do it at any mural.<br />

See the police<br />

clear pedestrians at<br />

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Chris Moody, Windsor (waving from the back in blue, striped shirt)<br />

and this group of friends, some of whom started kindergarten with<br />

each other, get together a couple of times of year just to go for a<br />

walk. Sometimes it’s Point Pelee and sometimes it’s as simple as<br />

exploring Kingsville. We took a number of photos with the beautiful<br />

murals in town, then literally goose-walked across main street to the<br />

Banded Goose for refreshments (seen here).<br />

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Dodie Wilson, Harrow, along with<br />

her husband Bill (far left) and Robin<br />

& Rob Pickle of Woodstock (right)<br />

make Green Haven Bakery one of<br />

their stops (delicious donuts!) while<br />

daytripping to St. Mary’s and area.<br />

They also spent time at Zenfire<br />

Pottery (unique gifts), Anna Mae’s in<br />

Millbank (delicious dinner) and One<br />

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After reading the advertisement in <strong>Daytripping</strong><br />

for the play “The Beaver Club,” friends from<br />

Camlachie (l to r, Barb McEwen, Irene Minielly,<br />

Donna Cain, Virginia Jones, Gail Dennis and<br />

Netty McEwen) travelled to Port Stanley to see<br />

the show at their Festival Theatre. It was a<br />

hilarious performance, and we had a great day!<br />

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One kind word can warm three winter months. - Japanese proverb<br />

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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Do not throw the arrow which will return against you. - Kurdish Proverb<br />

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Life is a Kaleidoscope<br />

By Barb Day, Paris<br />

Embrace the ever-changing chaos,<br />

Until the broken glass falls into place<br />

creating harmony.<br />

Last fall our friend, Ken, invited a<br />

group of friends<br />

to join him at his<br />

cottage in Point<br />

Clark. We also had<br />

the good fortune to<br />

visit his girlfriend<br />

Mary’s cottage<br />

that weekend;<br />

a waterfront<br />

dwelling on the<br />

shores of Lake<br />

Huron. Visiting<br />

Mary’s cottage was like taking a step<br />

back in time. The cottage was built by<br />

her grandparents, is over 100 years old<br />

and has been in her family for three<br />

generations. It is small, but filled with<br />

treasures, photographs, and memories<br />

from loved ones that have passed on,<br />

rekindling their passion for cottage<br />

living throughout the generations.<br />

Mary told us the story of how her<br />

grandparents, Isabelle and Bill met.<br />

When Isabelle was a little girl back in<br />

the day, the hairstyle for young women<br />

and girls was a short bob. Flappers<br />

were a subculture of young women who<br />

bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and<br />

flaunted their disdain for what was then<br />

considered acceptable behaviour. Even<br />

little girls, like Isabelle, embraced the<br />

fashion of the times.<br />

One sunny day Isabelle was playing<br />

on the beach, and Bill who was around<br />

the same age had just built a sandcastle<br />

and was walking proudly away from<br />

his masterpiece with pail and shovel in<br />

hand. Even though Isabelle didn’t know<br />

Bill at the time, she thought it would<br />

be great fun to jump on the sandcastle<br />

and destroy it, which she did with great<br />

pleasure! Bill turned around and seeing<br />

the child with the short hair, thought it<br />

was a boy. He would teach this young<br />

punk a lesson on smashing sandcastles.<br />

He filled his pail to<br />

overflowing with sand,<br />

marched over to where<br />

Isabelle was sitting on the<br />

beach, and dumped the<br />

entire pail of sand over<br />

her pretty little bobbed<br />

head!<br />

Well, this was cottage<br />

country and gossip travels<br />

like wild fire! By the time,<br />

Bill arrived home, his mother already<br />

knew what had happened. “Young<br />

man, you get right back out there and<br />

apologize to that poor innocent little<br />

girl.” She told him which cottage it was,<br />

and off he went.<br />

Bill knocked sheepishly on the door<br />

and mumbled an apology. As he was<br />

walking along the path to the beach, he<br />

felt a rock whizz past his head, and there<br />

was Isabelle peeking out<br />

from behind a bush with<br />

an evil grin on her sweet,<br />

innocent face.<br />

The two did not<br />

connect again until they<br />

were teenagers, at which<br />

time they became friends.<br />

Then war struck, and<br />

Bill was sent overseas.<br />

Luckily he was one of the<br />

fortunate young men who<br />

eventually returned home,<br />

and the two married.<br />

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See<br />

Pg 3<br />

Life is a kaleidoscope.<br />

Embrace the ever-changing chaos,<br />

Until the broken glass falls into place<br />

creating harmony.<br />

Fast forward to<br />

present times. Our<br />

group of friends<br />

spent an enjoyable<br />

afternoon walking<br />

along the beach<br />

looking for colourful<br />

rocks. Mary has a<br />

passion for finding<br />

sea glass. Sea glass<br />

are tiny pieces<br />

of broken glass<br />

washed up on the shore, and they are<br />

much harder to find then shells or<br />

rocks. Sea glass has smooth edges and a<br />

natural frosted look.<br />

When we arrived at the cottage, I<br />

admired a shadow box on the wall<br />

with coloured glass at the bottom and a<br />

seaside photograph in the background.<br />

The word “glassies” was painted across<br />

the front. Mary has made many items<br />

including a beautiful tabletop from sea<br />

glass. “Glassies” she calls them.<br />

We then went for a sunset walk<br />

along the beach and watched the most<br />

majestic sunset painting stripes of<br />

bright orange and pale pink across the<br />

summer sky, as the glowing sun seemed<br />

to disappear into the waves that swept<br />

the shore.<br />

One of our friends that was with us<br />

had just survived a very difficult year<br />

in which she battled cancer and won,<br />

but was then faced with the suicide<br />

of a loved one. Head down, scanning<br />

the sand, she was determined to find<br />

sea glass. “Karen, why don’t you look<br />

at some of these beautiful cottages?” I<br />

asked.<br />

“No, I’m on a mission. If I could find<br />

just one piece of sea glass, I would be<br />

happy,” she told me.<br />

Unfortunately, she didn’t find any.<br />

Just a handful of interesting rocks.<br />

Back at the cottage<br />

we enjoyed a delicious<br />

dinner, listened to music<br />

and even attempted to<br />

dance to Celtic music.<br />

The Celtic dancing might<br />

have been due to our<br />

“glassie’s” being full of<br />

beer and wine!<br />

Upon arriving home,<br />

Karen had a wonderful<br />

idea to make miniature inukshuks for<br />

all her friends that were at the cottage.<br />

Sifting through the rocks, guess what<br />

she found? A tiny piece of sea glass. A<br />

glassie!<br />

Sometimes amongst the rocks of<br />

life, a tiny glimmer of hope can still be<br />

found. You may not see it at first, but if<br />

you look really hard, it’s there. My friend<br />

found peace on that tranquil beach<br />

where the air is fresh,<br />

the waves wash away<br />

pain and cottagers past<br />

and present have found<br />

peace and friendship at<br />

that rustic cottage on<br />

the sandy shores of Lake<br />

Huron.<br />

Life is a kaleidoscope.<br />

Embrace the everchanging<br />

chaos,<br />

Eventually the broken<br />

glass will fall into place<br />

creating harmony.<br />

Page 32<br />

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

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


Lake Huron<br />

MI<br />

ONTARIO<br />

NY<br />

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

&<br />

OSA Flea Market is Big & Awesome - See page 4<br />

While we know that people have different tastes and we<br />

like to offer something for everyone, we’re very selective<br />

when looking to see which stores we include in <strong>Daytripping</strong>.<br />

It’s not uncommon for us to walk into a shop, take a look<br />

around, and walk back out. OSA Flea<br />

Market had called us and I met them<br />

in an office on their property which<br />

had a few small items in it and for<br />

a moment I was dreading having to,<br />

OSA FLEA MARKET<br />

as politely as possible, talk them out of advertising with us.<br />

Then they took me on a tour through section after section<br />

of a very large building on the outskirts of Belle River and I<br />

was stunned by the number of vendors and plans they have<br />

for the inside and outside. This is a town and area that will<br />

really benefit by having a market of this size and it’s really<br />

worth checking out.<br />

Our New Website is also quite<br />

Awesome - See front of 2nd<br />

section<br />

Among other improvements, our<br />

new website has an interactive map<br />

on the Google Maps platform so that<br />

all of our customers are shown. You<br />

can pick a shop and plan a route to<br />

it with your phone. Or you can select<br />

one or more categories and go on<br />

a tour, of antique stores and garden<br />

centres for example. Most importantly perhaps, you can be<br />

at one of our customers great shops and find the next closest<br />

ones to visit. Thanks to our whole team, and the leadership<br />

of Courtney Semeniuk for bringing this to fruition.<br />

Enter Our Contests - See pages 3 & 30<br />

You probably know that we have a never-ending Photo<br />

Contest (page 30) where our readers take a photo with a<br />

cover of <strong>Daytripping</strong> in it. It’s been to the top of a mountain<br />

and the bottom of the sea over the years. It’s simple to<br />

enter and almost all good photos get published. We also<br />

have a contest asking our readers to send in an article<br />

about a daytrip they’ve taken, mentioning at least two of our<br />

customers in it - see page 3 for more details<br />

On a separate note we’d like to encourage photographers<br />

to submit great shots of the destinations they see in this<br />

magazine (and in the region we cover) for publication inside<br />

the magazine and even on the covers.<br />

Supply and Demand - See page 68 for starters<br />

Several antique dealers have been telling us that, more than<br />

ever, there are a lot of antiques available... particularly furniture.<br />

It makes sense as the population that grew up with these<br />

pieces ages and downsizes. It perplexes me that the younger<br />

generations of people, who very much embrace the Reduce, Re-<br />

Use, Recycle philosophy, haven’t caught on to the fact that they<br />

can buy furniture that was built to last for hundreds of years for<br />

less than they can buy cheap crap that will be worn out before<br />

Beyonce releases another country album.<br />

Taking the Stage Again - See pages 1, 24, 38, 53 & 61<br />

Theatre Season is beginning again in SW Ontario and<br />

we’re honoured to be promoting<br />

in this issue Victoria Playhouse<br />

Petrolia (during the town’s 150th<br />

anniversary), Walter’s Family Theatre<br />

in Bright, Theatre Woodstock,<br />

Drayton Entertainment which<br />

operates seven theatres throughout<br />

our coverage area, and Port Stanley<br />

Festival Theatre. Let’s add Purple Hill<br />

Country Music Hall to this list as well,<br />

with their lineup of country music<br />

shows. Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre and<br />

Chatham’s Capitol Theatre are bound<br />

to be promoting their new seasons in<br />

our next issue. We truly wish to be<br />

promoting all the theatres in our area<br />

to readers who would love to know<br />

Painting by Francis Martin<br />

about them, but we can’t win ‘em all.<br />

Town Wide Yard Sales - on the last page of our Events<br />

Calendar - Page 47<br />

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

We have one of our longest lists ever<br />

of Town Wide Yard Sales with almost<br />

100 as we go to press. This can be an<br />

imperfect science - in most cases there<br />

will be many yard sales (even hundreds)<br />

all at once, but there will be a couple<br />

duds and there’s not much we can do<br />

to predict the future. Please find the<br />

most up-to-date list at facebook.com/<br />

townwideyardsale and be prepared to<br />

change your plans if you hit one of the<br />

rare duds (and make room in the car<br />

for all the others). You’ll also find a link<br />

at the top of <strong>Daytripping</strong>’s Facebook<br />

page.<br />

L A V E N D E R<br />

W OR K S C O.<br />

Lavender Farm<br />

& Boutique<br />

Wed to Sat 10-5, Sun 10-3<br />

44702 Newry Rd., Brussels<br />

lavenderworks.ca erwo<br />

rks 519-291-7613<br />

519291 91<br />

1-7<br />

13<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. - Malayan Proverb<br />

Page 33


Lake Huron<br />

The<br />

Daytripper<br />

On to HARRISTON & CLIFFORD, LISTOWEL & MILLBANK<br />

MI<br />

SHOP<br />

NY<br />

LOCAL<br />

ONTARIO<br />

KNAPP’S<br />

SHOES & CLOTHING<br />

“Canada’s Largest Dealer of<br />

Prescripon Orthopedic Footwear”<br />

Drew, Royer, Alden, Red Wing<br />

KITCHEN<br />

SHOP<br />

GOURMET<br />

FOODS<br />

DELI<br />

COUNTER<br />

A One-of-a-Kind ESCAPE ROOM<br />

in a remarkable heritage building!<br />

Over 300<br />

5 stars<br />

review!<br />

GIFTS, HOME DÉCOR & MORE!<br />

A Large Selection of Gifts,<br />

Home Décor, Fashion and Jewellery<br />

519-338-3230 • 16 ELORA ST. HARRISTON<br />

www.achesonpharmacy.com<br />

2nd Escape Room<br />

“Clockworks”<br />

coming soon!<br />

10,000 Square “Feet” of Shoes<br />

4A to 6E in ALL SIZING<br />

165 Wallace Ave. North, Listowel<br />

519-291-4750 www.knappshoes.ca<br />

Closed Sun/Mon<br />

Visit the<br />

Alpacas<br />

May to September<br />

Mill<br />

& Store<br />

Year Round<br />

Store<br />

Hours:<br />

Mon to Fri 9-4<br />

Saturdays<br />

(May-Dec) 10-3<br />

www.shopkci.ca<br />

Patio & Take Out<br />

105 Elizabeth Street West, LISTOWEL I 519-291-4777<br />

Road Trip to Anna Mae’s<br />

Article & Photos by Debi Wiese Spencer ~ Visit Roadtrippin in Ontario on Facebook<br />

Beat the Clock • Climb the Tower<br />

Ring the Bell for all to Hear<br />

EscapeTheOldPost.ca<br />

39 Elora Street South,<br />

Harriston • 519-510-2222<br />

On Weekdays Watch Us Make...<br />

Alpaca Socks, Yarns & Rovings<br />

through our viewing window!<br />

5509 Hwy. 9 between<br />

Harriston & Clifford • 519-327-4566<br />

DAVIE’S ANTIQUES<br />

Open p 7 Days y<br />

~ 9am to 5pmp<br />

6,000 0<br />

Square Feet<br />

et<br />

of<br />

•Glass • China<br />

• Furniture<br />

• Old Hardware<br />

r<br />

& Tools<br />

• Nostalgia<br />

www.alpacatime.ca<br />

2nd Floor<br />

FLEA MARKET<br />

Collectibles, Antiques<br />

& Toys<br />

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

County Line in Milbank Ontario. We stopped for a delicious lunch of their famous<br />

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

filled with people picking up all their homemade baked goods, preserves and<br />

jams and jellies. From the multiple fruit pies to the specialty cakes and cookies<br />

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

watching your weight lol. Another local treasure for sure!<br />

FACTORY YARN OUTLET<br />

INC.<br />

Your Inspiration Store!<br />

One Stop Shopping for All of Your<br />

Knitting & Crocheting Needs!<br />

Anniversary<br />

Sale...<br />

10%-50% OFF<br />

October 15-31<br />

43 Elora St., Harriston • 519-338-2449<br />

Tent Sale<br />

230 Elma St., W. • LISTOWEL • 1-855-900-39511<br />

WWW.YARNFACTORYOUTLET.COM<br />

CURBSIDE PICKUP AVAILABLE<br />

ASK ABOUT OUR MEMBERSHIP CARD!<br />

Page 34<br />

Hold a true friend with both hands. - Nigerian Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


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

Somebody Said...<br />

- Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get<br />

back to normal after you've had a baby....<br />

- Somebody doesn't know that once you're<br />

a mother, ‘normal,’ is history.<br />

- Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct...<br />

- Somebody never took a three year old shopping.<br />

ALL ABOUT MOM<br />

2nd Graders Answer Questions<br />

About Their Moms<br />

“How Did God Make Mothers?”<br />

1) He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.<br />

2) Magic plus super powers, and a lot of stirring.<br />

3) God made my Mom just the same like he made me.<br />

He just used bigger parts.<br />

- Somebody said being a mother is boring...<br />

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

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

- Somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.<br />

- Somebody said ‘good’ mothers never raise their voices...<br />

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

a golf ball through a neighbour's kitchen window.<br />

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

- Somebody never helped a fourth grader with her math.<br />

- Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you love the first...<br />

- Somebody doesn't have five children.<br />

- Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child-rearing<br />

questions in the books...<br />

- Somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose and in his ears.<br />

- Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labour and delivery...<br />

- Somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for the first day<br />

of kindergarten or on a plane to leave for military ‘boot’ camp.<br />

- Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and one<br />

hand tied behind her back...<br />

- Somebody never organized four giggling Brownies to sell cookies.<br />

- Somebody said a mother can stop worrying when her child gets married...<br />

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

to a mother's heart strings.<br />

4060 Line 72 Millbank, 519-595-4407 www.annamaes.ca<br />

Bakery 7am-7pm, Dining Room 11am-7pm, Closed Sundays & Holidays<br />

In 1978 a local Mennonite lady named<br />

Anna Mae Wagler started our business by<br />

baking pies in her home and selling them at<br />

the end of her laneway. It began as a means<br />

of survival after her husbands health had<br />

taken a turn for the worse. She gained<br />

popularity quickly and soon the business<br />

grew to have 8 employees. In November of<br />

1991, she moved to our current location on<br />

Perth Line 72 after the township ordered<br />

her out of her house.<br />

It was only intended to be a bakery and<br />

small café with about 7 tables and a<br />

counter. One night a guest requested a hot<br />

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

to have the selection of homestyle Mennonite cooking we offer today. Soon after she<br />

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

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

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

Chicken and selling crafts from local artisans.<br />

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

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

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

We hope that you will join us!<br />

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

- Somebody never had grandchildren.<br />

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

- Somebody isn't a mother.<br />

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


Lake Huron<br />

The<br />

Daytripper<br />

And more to discover in ST. JACOBS, CAMBRIDGE & various Drayton theatres.<br />

ALL ABOUT MOM<br />

2nd Graders Answer Questions<br />

About Their Moms<br />

“What Does Your Mom Do In Her<br />

Spare Time?”<br />

1) Mothers don’t do spare time.<br />

2) To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.<br />

Over 35,000 sq. ft.<br />

Excellent Dealer Benefits ~ Inquiries Welcome<br />

73 Water St., N. Cambridge, ON<br />

519-740-0110 southworksantiques.com<br />

Mon-Wed 10-5, Thurs-Fri 10-8, Sat 9-6, Sun 10-6<br />

ONTARIO SHOP<br />

NY<br />

LOCAL<br />

Historic St. Jacobs<br />

WALKING TOUR<br />

This isn’t Hollywood,<br />

this is small town Ontario!<br />

May-October<br />

Thurs 2:30-4<br />

Sun 1-2:30<br />

$25 Advance Tickets - 519-242-9255<br />

or visit www.strollwalkingtours.com<br />

Amish Friendship Bread<br />

“Friendship takes time and energy<br />

if it’s going to work. You can luck into<br />

something great, but it does not last if<br />

you do not give it proper appreciation.<br />

Friendship can be so comfortable, but<br />

nurture it—don’t take it for granted.”<br />

Betty White<br />

A friend gave me three bags of<br />

Amish Friendship Bread starter. One<br />

was for me and two others to pass on.<br />

Friendship bread—also known as<br />

Amish friendship bread—is the chain<br />

letter of baking. A simple starter is<br />

mixed and then developed for 10 days<br />

at room temperature. The person who<br />

makes the starter, like a sweet version<br />

of a sourdough starter, keeps some to<br />

bake up a loaf of bread or other baked<br />

items, then they divide the rest to pass<br />

on to friends. If a little of the starter is<br />

kept, it can become the basis of a new<br />

batch of starter.<br />

Legend has it that when Amish<br />

people were poor, sick, or otherwise<br />

unable to care for themselves, bakers in<br />

the community would make sourdough<br />

bread to give them. Throughout the<br />

years the tradition has changed, and<br />

By Nancy McSloy, London<br />

the friendship starter is passed on to<br />

everyone throughout the community.<br />

I thought of how this tradition could<br />

be rooted to our area given our Amish<br />

culture throughout the area.<br />

I love to bake so for me this was<br />

something fun to try. I kept one and<br />

passed the other two on to my sister<br />

and daughter-in-law. Each day for the<br />

first five days I would “squish” the<br />

starter in the Ziploc bag. On day five<br />

it was time to nourish it by adding<br />

milk, sugar, and flour. Again, for the<br />

next five days I nurtured it everyday<br />

by “squishing” the dough (carefully<br />

following my friend’s directions). On<br />

day ten, I once again nourished the<br />

dough and then it was time to prepare<br />

and bake the bread.<br />

The loaf of bread was a masterpiece<br />

in my eyes, and it was devoured<br />

quickly. I had enough of the starter to<br />

do another ten days of “squishing” and<br />

nurturing and once again I had two<br />

more to pass on to friends.<br />

As I have been tending to the dough<br />

daily, I thought of how friendships<br />

need to be nurtured and nourished<br />

to work. As Betty White<br />

says, “Nurture it—don’t<br />

take it for granted.” Had I<br />

have left the Ziploc bag of<br />

starter on the counter and<br />

not tended to it, I would<br />

have had a bag of one<br />

cup of starter at the end<br />

of the 10 days. Instead,<br />

by nurturing, it grew into<br />

a delectable loaf of Amish<br />

Friendship Bread.<br />

MI<br />

Page 36<br />

The reverse side also has a reverse side. - Japanese Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


Organic & Specialty Farms for food lovers, 100 mile dieters & responsible shoppers!<br />

1<br />

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S. of Blenheim<br />

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OPEN:<br />

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from July-Oct,<br />

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The Apple Place<br />

the rest of year<br />

•All the best Fresh Fruits<br />

•Apples almost all year round<br />

•Fresh Made Apple Cider<br />

•Honey •Maple Syrup •Jams & more!<br />

Know of a market<br />

that should be<br />

on this list?<br />

Let them know about<br />

it please. Thanks!<br />

ROESCH MEATS<br />

2<br />

• Wild Game Processing • Smoked Meats<br />

• Deli Meats made on-site • Filipino Meats<br />

• Mrs. D’s Jams, Jellies, Sauces & more<br />

• Locally Made Products<br />

~ All Processing Done On-Site! ~<br />

• Farm Raised Pork & Free Run Chickens<br />

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• Fresh, Free Run Eggs<br />

• Ontario Dry Aged Carcass Beef (21 days)<br />

• Frozen Entrées • Meat or Fruit Pies<br />

• Huge variety of patties for your burgers<br />

www.rmeats.com<br />

Tues-Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-3<br />

Closed Sun/Mon<br />

BRING YOUR COOLER!<br />

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3 PARKS BLUEBERRIES 866-901-5373<br />

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4<br />

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• Gift Baskets<br />

• Natural al<br />

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SEE ADS on our “BUY LOCAL BUY FRESH” Feature!<br />

WEDNESDAYS<br />

Bright’s Grove Summer Market<br />

Kenwick Park 4pm-8pm (June 12-Sept)<br />

Grand Bend Farmers’ Market<br />

at Lambton Heritage Museum<br />

Wednesdays 9am-1pm (May 22-Oct.)<br />

FRIDAYS<br />

Forest Farmers’ & Artisan Market<br />

Fridays 9am-1pm (May 24-October)<br />

SATURDAYS<br />

Amherstburg Farmers Market<br />

Saturdays 9am-1pm (May 4-Oct. 12)<br />

Downtown Windsor Farmers<br />

Market Saturdays 9am-2pm<br />

(March 30-October 26)<br />

Goderich BIA Farmers’ Market<br />

around the inside of the Courthouse Square<br />

Saturdays 8am-2pm<br />

(May 18-Thanksgiving weekend)<br />

SATURDAYS<br />

Old Imperial Farmers’ Market,<br />

Aylmer Saturdays 8am-3pm<br />

Petrolia Farmers’ Market<br />

Saturdays 7:30am-12noon<br />

(May 18-Oct. 19)<br />

Silver Lake Farmers’ Market,<br />

Port Dover - 320 St. Patrick St.<br />

Saturdays 8am-1pm<br />

St. Marys Farmers’ Market<br />

Saturdays 8am-12 (til Oct. 31)<br />

Milt Dunnell Field<br />

SUNDAYS<br />

Goderich BIA Farmers’ Market<br />

around the inside of the Courthouse Square<br />

Sundays 9am-2pm<br />

(May 19-Thanksgiving weekend)<br />

PLEASE NOTE ~ Market opening ng dates<br />

& times are always subject to change.<br />

Call ahead to be sure.<br />

5<br />

• Blueberries<br />

mid-July to<br />

August<br />

• Frozen Berries<br />

Year Round<br />

• Rent our venue<br />

up to 150 people Lunches/Dinners<br />

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5<br />

www.arrowwoodfarm.ca<br />

Turn the page to find more<br />

Great Shops<br />

& Farm<br />

Markets!<br />

BU Y LOCAL!<br />

BU Y FRESH!<br />

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


10<br />

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produce, bakery items,<br />

preserves, maple syrup,<br />

honey & more.<br />

Produce<br />

in Season!<br />

OPEN MON-SAT<br />

Children Welcome<br />

16<br />

Farm Raised<br />

Beef,<br />

Chicken<br />

& Pork<br />

6 WATFORD SUMMER MARKET<br />

5-9 PM June 20 | July 18 | August 8 | September 5<br />

Centennial Park, 97 Centennial Ave, WATFORD<br />

facebook.com/groups/watfordsummermarket<br />

SHOP FRESH • SHOP LOCAL<br />

Welcome<br />

7<br />

Special Events<br />

MAY18 TO OCTOBER 19<br />

Saturday Mornings 7:30am-Noon<br />

11 PRETTY ROAD CO. FARM STORE<br />

• Lamb • Chicken • Beef • Pork<br />

• New Lavender Crop 2023/24<br />

1265 Pretty Road, Sombra<br />

www.prettyroadcofarm.store<br />

12<br />

FAMILY FARM SINCE 1897<br />

• Spray-free Seasonal Produce<br />

• Antibiotic & Hormone Free<br />

Beef/Pork/Chicken<br />

• Kids Adventure Farm<br />

6193 Blackwell Sd. Rd. • SARNIA<br />

226-886-2238 • kornykornersfarm.ca<br />

" From our Farm to your Home"<br />

OPEN Friday 10-5 & Saturday 9-3<br />

11554 Ivan Drive Ilderton, ON • 519-666-1255<br />

www.bloomersfarm.com<br />

17 CRUNICAN ORCHARDS 519-666-0286<br />

On-site grown apples/pears & local food products.<br />

23778 Richmond St., LONDON • Open Year Round!<br />

18<br />

THOMAS BROS<br />

& U Pick Farm<br />

OUR OWN FRESH PICKED PRODUCE<br />

Jams •Syrups • Honey •Pickles<br />

•Cheese •Baking •Crafts<br />

519-652-5551 •Candies May-Oct<br />

5856 56<br />

COLONEL ONEL<br />

TALBOT ROAD, LONDON<br />

O<br />

HWY #4 NORTH OF 401<br />

8<br />

Fletcher St. (behind Library) 519-882-2350<br />

FARM FRESH ARTISAN GOAT CHEESE<br />

NEW<br />

LOCATION!<br />

GLUTEN FREE,<br />

LOW LACTOSE,<br />

SPECIALTY<br />

FOODS<br />

AS WELL<br />

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OPEN Tues., Fri.<br />

. •519-845-1613<br />

9 REID’S FARM MARKET<br />

Pure Maple Syrup, Free Range Brown Eggs,<br />

Straw, In Season Produce, and so much<br />

more! Open 7 Days a Week!<br />

5688 Oil Heritage Rd., REECES CORNERS<br />

An Old Fashioned Country Store<br />

with a Modern Twist!<br />

13<br />

Williamson Farms in FOREST,<br />

TWO LOCATIONS to visit...<br />

FARM:<br />

7739 Lakeshore Rd. •5<br />

519-243-2961<br />

OPEN: Thursday to Saturday 10-5<br />

Meats, Maple Syrup & Ontario Foods<br />

COUNTRY STORE:<br />

14 King St. • 226-520-0144<br />

Meats, Maple Syrup & Ontario Foods<br />

Gis, Home Decor, Kitchenware,<br />

Tea & Teapots, Children’s Toys & Games,<br />

Puzzles, Art Supplies, Cast Iron,<br />

Wall Art, Cards & Children’s Books<br />

Gi Baskets, house-made Fudge<br />

www.williamsonfarmsmarket.com<br />

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519-845-3482<br />

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to Friday<br />

9am-5:30pm,<br />

Saturday 9-4pm<br />

HORTON<br />

FARMERS’<br />

MARKET<br />

Saturdays 8-12<br />

N5P 3T2 • 519-633-0527<br />

www.turkeyshoppe.com<br />

A University of Western<br />

Ontario study showed that if<br />

each Ontario family shifted<br />

only $10 of their weekly<br />

food budget to buy food<br />

produced in the province,<br />

Ontario businesses<br />

would see 10,000 new<br />

jobs and $2.4 billion in<br />

annual food sales.<br />

LAMBTON SHORES FARMERS<br />

MARKETS Open Wednesdays as of May 22,<br />

9am-1pm in GRAND BEND: 10035 Museum Rd.<br />

on Hwy. 21 • FOREST: Open Fridays as of May 24,<br />

9am-1pm • lambtonshoresmarkets@gmail.com<br />

13/14<br />

15 BAYFIELD BERRY FARM<br />

Farm Market, Bakery, Hard Cider, Fruit Winery,<br />

Fruit Distillery & Gift Shop. 77697 Orchard Line,<br />

BAYFIELD • Find us at 5 Local Farm Markets too!<br />

519-482-1666 • www.bayfieldberryfarm.on.ca<br />

20<br />

Your local destination for fresh, locally<br />

sourced produce, artisanal goods,<br />

and mouthwatering baked treats!<br />

Our Market is open seasonally, May-Oct.<br />

Subscription boxes/other products year round!<br />

6548 Sunset Rd. • St. Thomas<br />

www.burkesproducemarket.ca<br />

BUY LOCAL! BUY FRESH!


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Shop Briwood & Support p<br />

Your Local Farmers<br />

r<br />

Your Produce,<br />

Meat, Grocery,<br />

Bulk Food,<br />

Homemade<br />

Baked Goods &<br />

Pet Food Centre<br />

FARM MARKET<br />

Open Monday-Friday<br />

8am to 8pm,<br />

Saturday & Sunday<br />

8am to 6pm<br />

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

26<br />

383723 Salford Rd,<br />

SALFORD<br />

519-425-0797<br />

• Fresh Cheese Curds<br />

• Artisanal Sheep Cheese made on site<br />

• Smoked Pork Chops • Summer Sausage<br />

• Welsh Baked Goods • British Imports<br />

• Up to 20 yr old Cheddar<br />

REDDRAGONDAIRY.CA<br />

21<br />

5680 Sunset Rd., Union<br />

(On the way to Port Stanley) Open June<br />

519-631-1370 to October<br />

DEBACKEREFARMMARKET.CA<br />

22 COYLES COUNTRY STORE Open 7 Days<br />

Baking supplies, spices, dried & glacé fruit, roasted<br />

nuts, candy, bulk packaged. Seasonal & Home Decor.<br />

244282 Airport Rd. (Hwy. 19), TILLSONBURG<br />

519-842-5945 • www.coylescountrystore.com<br />

23<br />

• Fresh Baking Daily<br />

• Local Fresh Fruit<br />

& Vegetables<br />

• Fresh Norfolk<br />

Products: Meat,<br />

Cheese, Dairy,<br />

• Our Own<br />

Strawberries<br />

(April to December)<br />

OPEN Daily 9-6, Sun. 10-5<br />

500 Church St. E., Delhi<br />

519-582-1114 • www.wholesomepickins.ca<br />

TABLE READY Entrees & Lunches • Catering<br />

11<br />

From our<br />

family<br />

to yours.<br />

OPEN<br />

APRIL<br />

thru<br />

DEC!<br />

• 10 Flavours of Ontario Peanuts<br />

•<br />

24<br />

• Preserves<br />

Th-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4<br />

MAY: Mon, Wed,<br />

Th-Sat 10-5:30,<br />

Sun 11-4<br />

.com<br />

389 Fisher’s Glen lenRd Rd. Vittoria<br />

ia • 519-426-9222<br />

9222<br />

24<br />

25<br />

Milk Processed<br />

on Site<br />

Waygu Freezer Beef<br />

Eggs • Yogurt<br />

Homegrown<br />

Beef & Chicken<br />

Farm Fresh<br />

Friday<br />

Cheese Curds<br />

Wed-Thurs 10-5 • Fri 10-6 • Sat 9-5<br />

47008 Yorke Line, BELMONT • 519-872-4566<br />

Kincardine<br />

Know of a market<br />

that should be<br />

on this list?<br />

Let them know about<br />

it please. Thanks!<br />

27 GUNN’S HILL ARTISAN CHEESE<br />

Swiss quality cheese, crafted right here. Visit &<br />

enjoy. 519-424-4024 • www.gunnshillcheese.ca<br />

445172 Gunns Hill Road, WOODSTOCK<br />

28 NITH VALLEY APIARIES<br />

Local honeys, pollen, wax, propolis, & local<br />

crafted gifts. • nithvalleyapiaries.ca<br />

1041 Christner Rd. • New Hamburg<br />

~ In-Store n Bakery & Gi Gi Shop ~<br />

29<br />

Old<br />

Fashioned<br />

Sausage<br />

age<br />

Smoked<br />

Pork<br />

Products<br />

Bacon<br />

Ribs<br />

ONLY LOCAL MEATS including<br />

Lamb, b<br />

Buffalo, Pork & Chicken<br />

Delicious Gourmet condiments arriving daily!<br />

• Relishes • Sauces • Jellies • Jams<br />

• Mustards • Yoder Pellet Grills<br />

#2146 Hwy 7 & 8,<br />

Shakespeare, ON N0B 2P0<br />

info@porkshoppe.com • 519-625-8194<br />

www.porkshoppe.com<br />

30 MILLBANK<br />

CHEESE<br />

& BUTTER<br />

Naturally Aged<br />

Cheddar,<br />

Imported German<br />

Cook Cheese<br />

& other Fine<br />

Cheese Products.<br />

Mon., Tues. & Sat. 9-5 Free Range & Drug<br />

Wed. to Fri. 10-6 Free Meats & more.<br />

519-595-8787 millbankcheese.com<br />

18<br />

MICHIGAN<br />

Windsor<br />

3<br />

Lake<br />

St. Clair<br />

2<br />

Belle River<br />

Essex<br />

sex<br />

Kingsville<br />

ille<br />

le<br />

77<br />

15<br />

Bayfield<br />

30<br />

Millbank<br />

Guelph<br />

21<br />

Hensall<br />

Lake<br />

Exeter<br />

Stratford<br />

tf<br />

8<br />

Grand Bend<br />

29<br />

Cambridge<br />

Huron<br />

Shakespeare<br />

New<br />

14<br />

28<br />

Hamburg<br />

Dashwood<br />

od<br />

Bright<br />

Camlachie<br />

13<br />

4<br />

Arkona<br />

Woodstock<br />

od ock 403<br />

16<br />

12<br />

Sarnia<br />

Ilderton<br />

Brantford<br />

Reeces<br />

17<br />

Putnam<br />

27<br />

9<br />

402<br />

Corners<br />

Wyoming<br />

Komoka<br />

London<br />

26<br />

8<br />

Watford<br />

Mt.<br />

3<br />

7<br />

Brydges<br />

Petrolia<br />

25 Belmont Salford 23<br />

Delhi<br />

11<br />

Melbourne<br />

18<br />

22<br />

5<br />

St. Thomas<br />

Simcoe<br />

Sombra<br />

Alvinston<br />

4<br />

19<br />

24<br />

2<br />

20<br />

Aylmer<br />

Port Dover<br />

Dresden<br />

3<br />

Port Rowan<br />

Union<br />

Thamesville<br />

e<br />

Port 21<br />

Stanley<br />

2<br />

Rodney<br />

Chatham<br />

h Ridgetown<br />

Tilbury<br />

3<br />

Leamington<br />

401<br />

1<br />

Goderich<br />

Blenheim<br />

Blyth<br />

Lake Erie<br />

This map gives only an overview of where these<br />

markets and shops are located.<br />

A phone call, Google or GPS will come in handy for this tour.<br />

401<br />

403<br />

5<br />

NEW<br />

YORK<br />

400<br />

QEW<br />

Hamilton<br />

Hagersville<br />

404<br />

Lake Ontario<br />

QEW<br />

3<br />

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Fort Erie<br />

Niagara<br />

a<br />

Falls<br />

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Always bring<br />

a cooler<br />

on your<br />

Daytrips!<br />

• FRESH PRODUCE<br />

• CHEESE<br />

• PORK • TURKEY<br />

• MAPLE SYRUP<br />

• HONEY • FISH<br />

• HERBS • GARLIC


Lake Huron<br />

The<br />

Daytripper<br />

Always more to discover - in NEW HAMBURG & BADEN<br />

ONTARIO SHOP<br />

NY<br />

LOCAL<br />

The Codfish<br />

The codfish lays<br />

10,000 eggs,<br />

the homely hen<br />

lays one.<br />

The codfish never<br />

cackles to tell you<br />

what she's done.<br />

And so we scorn<br />

the codfish,<br />

while the humble<br />

hen we prize,<br />

which only goes<br />

to show you,<br />

that it pays<br />

to advertise.<br />

MI<br />

- Anonymous<br />

Two guys were doing construction on a house.<br />

One of them who was nailing down siding<br />

would reach into his nail pouch, pull out a<br />

nail, and then either toss it over his<br />

shoulder or nail it into the siding.<br />

The other guy, figuring this was worth<br />

looking into, asked, "Why are you throwing<br />

those nails away?" The first guy explained,<br />

"If I pull a nail out of my pouch and it's<br />

pointed towards me, I throw it away cause it's<br />

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

The second guy was outraged. He yelled, "You idiot! The nails pointed<br />

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

GENERAL STORE<br />

Check out our new General Store with homemade preserves,<br />

frozen family sized meals, frozen individual entrees and gifts.<br />

Roast turkey, roast beef, ef, country fried chicken, rolled<br />

led<br />

stuffed ribs, pigtails, mashed potatoes, vegetables,<br />

stuffing, gravy, salad bar & dessert bar.<br />

Scrambled b<br />

eggs, bacon, ham, hash h browns, baked b k<br />

d beans,<br />

buttermilk pancakes, assorted sweets, mashed potatoes,<br />

vegetables, stuffing, roast turkey, roast beef, rolled ribs,<br />

gravy, salad bar & dessert bar.<br />

15 minutes from Stratford<br />

20 minutes from Walters Theatre<br />

30 minutes from Kitchener/St. Jacobs<br />

- Bus Tours Welcome -<br />

TAVISTOCK,<br />

SINCE 1931<br />

Restaurant & Catering<br />

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

Featuring daily homemade classic entrées with mashed<br />

potatoes, vegetables, gravy, soup, salad bar & dessert bar.<br />

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

Featuring turkey pot pie, roast beef and stuffed rolled ribs<br />

WEEKEND EVENING BUFFET: Fri., Sat. & Sun. 4-7pm<br />

SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET: Sundays 11am-2pm<br />

*Buffet items may vary<br />

depending on<br />

availability<br />

HOURS:<br />

Wed to Sat<br />

7 am - 7 pm<br />

Sunday 9 am - 7 pm<br />

Closed Mon/Tues<br />

Call or check online<br />

for holiday hours<br />

RESERVATIONS<br />

RECOMMENDED<br />

For daily special<br />

updates, find us<br />

on Facebook or<br />

Instagram.<br />

Historical i lPit Pictures<br />

& Artifacts from<br />

the Tavistock Area<br />

• • 519-655-2835<br />

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

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


...ST. JACOBS, SHAKESPEARE & TAVISTOCK too!<br />

Makers of Fine Quality<br />

Cheese Since 1879<br />

FACTORY LIMITED<br />

Famous for our great tasng<br />

brick in a variety of flavours,<br />

and tradional Limburger.<br />

519-662-1212<br />

29 Bleams Rd East, NEW HAMBURG<br />

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

Newspapers<br />

By Jacoba Bos - From <strong>Daytripping</strong> November-December 2009<br />

For most of us, newspapers have been<br />

an integral part of our life ever since we<br />

realized that paperboys dropped them<br />

on front porches and fathers snoozed<br />

behind them while siblings fought over<br />

the comics.<br />

The newspaper industry has a long<br />

and illustrious history going back to A.D.<br />

500 when the first issue saw the light on<br />

a carved block of wood as a as a court<br />

journal. It was devoured by its mostly<br />

royal subscribers who, like the rest of<br />

us, were curious to find out what was<br />

going on in their (by our standards) small<br />

world.<br />

About 1,200 years later an<br />

enterprising woman name Elisabeth<br />

Mallett took it upon herself to keep the<br />

British informed, so she founded the<br />

London Daily Courant in 1702.<br />

Throughout the centuries, newspapers<br />

have informed and educated, entertained<br />

and influenced their readers. And over<br />

the years the free press has given a<br />

voice to people from every walk of life<br />

who regard this institution as solid as the<br />

banks that advertised in them.<br />

Yet the voice of this age-old institution<br />

is not immune to the traffic roar of<br />

the information highway with the<br />

internet dispensing information and<br />

entertainment on lit-up screens that<br />

strain the eyes and boggle the mind. This<br />

is a far cry from having a relaxing coffee<br />

break with the paper.<br />

It seems the only human touch of the<br />

computer is that it can catch a virus. I<br />

find it difficult to believe something as<br />

impersonal as the internet could possibly<br />

replace newspapers. The printed press<br />

provides me with a window on the<br />

world, giving background information<br />

on current events and personalities in<br />

the news. I can absorb this information<br />

at my own speed and go back to the<br />

printed page at my convenience. Besides<br />

bringing its readers world and area<br />

news, there are often recipes, advice<br />

columns and reports on events going on<br />

in the area. For the area businesses, the<br />

printed press is a valuable advertising<br />

avenue. And for post war immigrants,<br />

newspapers were, along with the Bible<br />

and the Eaton’s catalogue the three top<br />

sources for learning the English language.<br />

The possibility of newsprint becoming<br />

obsolete also leaves me wondering about<br />

such things as: How can a person hide<br />

behind a computer at the breakfast table<br />

and how can you swat a pesky fly with a<br />

computer mouse?<br />

How can I clean paint brushes and<br />

wipe windows and mirrors to a glossy<br />

shine without a wad of newsprint?<br />

How will I keep casseroles hot while<br />

en route to an ill friend or new mom<br />

without the insulating qualities of<br />

newsprint.<br />

To keep my tomato plants from<br />

wilting before they get to my daughter’s<br />

garden, I’ve always relied on layers of<br />

wet newspapers which kept them fresh<br />

long enough to travel past Toronto in<br />

rush hour traffic. Can the internet beat<br />

that?<br />

And I’d like to know how my husband<br />

can clean his catch of fish on a campsite<br />

picnic table without layers of newspapers<br />

to prevent the little ones from falling<br />

through the cracks.<br />

Newspapers are still an indispensable<br />

part of our life and a trusted media<br />

that educates, informs and entertains<br />

the readers. I for one look forward to a<br />

relaxing break with the paper, reading<br />

about people, places to visit, and to<br />

learn about the history of our great<br />

country. Neighbourly advice and recipes<br />

plus puzzles to are among my favourite<br />

reading. And I’m glad this “Biggest Little<br />

Paper in Canada” contains all of the<br />

above and more.<br />

Publisher’s note: A lot has changed<br />

since Jacoba wrote this in 2009. At least<br />

<strong>Daytripping</strong> is still around, but please<br />

don’t be using it to clean your fish!<br />

~ In-Store Bakery & Gi Shop ~<br />

Oldd<br />

Fashioned<br />

h<br />

Sausage<br />

age<br />

Smoked<br />

k<br />

d<br />

Pork<br />

Products<br />

Bacon<br />

Ribs<br />

ONLY LOCAL MEATS including<br />

Lamb, b<br />

Buffalo, Pork & Chicken<br />

Delicious Gourmet condiments arriving daily!<br />

• Relishes • Sauces • Jellies • Jams<br />

• Mustards • Yoder Pellet Grills<br />

#2146 Hwy 7 & 8,<br />

Shakespeare, ON N0B 2P0<br />

info@porkshoppe.com • 519-625-8194<br />

www.porkshoppe.com<br />

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tons<br />

• Supplies<br />

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• Books • Patterns<br />

• Stencils i<br />

l • Custom t m Quilts<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> Shop May 2-4<br />

IN-STORE EXHIBITS<br />

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May 17 - June 15<br />

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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. -Slovenian Proverb<br />

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The<br />

Daytripper<br />

Sew<br />

South now to LONDON, ELGINFIELD, ILDERTON, STRATHROY & MT. BRYDGES<br />

• Sales • Service<br />

Authorized Dealer<br />

SHOP<br />

LOCAL<br />

10606 Ilderton Rd, Ilderton<br />

OUTDOOR MARKET<br />

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Music<br />

in Me<br />

By Fred Parry<br />

www.fredparry.ca<br />

Here, There and<br />

Everywhere<br />

I love writing stories about genuine<br />

individuals who live out their lives<br />

with purpose. These people increase<br />

my responsibility to give them proper<br />

recognition—like a portrait artist who<br />

captures the spirit, as well as the image<br />

of his subjects.<br />

Now, as I’m writing this, a reprinted<br />

story of mine—originally written almost<br />

a decade earlier—just chimed into my<br />

email from a long-time publisher of my<br />

work. I kid you not! Wow… the things<br />

that make you go hmmm!<br />

What are the odds of having this reappear<br />

at the same time I’m writing<br />

about the quality of my current work?<br />

As I read it again, I can honestly say<br />

the original intention has<br />

stood the test of time…<br />

at least my time.<br />

I ask myself: am<br />

I maintaining and<br />

increasing my link to<br />

that same standard,<br />

today? It’s like being<br />

reminded of a bigger<br />

picture. As President<br />

Abraham Lincoln said,<br />

“I have been driven<br />

many times to my knees<br />

by the overwhelming<br />

conviction that I had<br />

nowhere else to go.” So, why would<br />

anyone rush the process when so<br />

much of it is out of our hands? Is this<br />

about self-revival?<br />

Sometimes I feel that I should write<br />

faster and produce more. But then<br />

I would have to deal with personal<br />

disappointment if the piece didn’t<br />

measure up to my own standards: get<br />

good; then fast.<br />

My blog stories also appear in various<br />

publications including ‘The Morcom<br />

Report and Laffs’ by Editor / Publisher,<br />

Pat Moauro. When I reached out about<br />

this, he graciously responded with<br />

words of wisdom, saying “We often<br />

are our own harshest critic—never<br />

quite satisfied… one’s writing is never<br />

‘finished’—we can always improve.”<br />

Paraphrasing Ernest Hemingway, Pat<br />

added, “Easy reading is hard writing.”<br />

Leonard Cohen also advised against<br />

perfectionism… waiting for our perfect<br />

offering. Plus, everyone must deal with<br />

deadlines which leaves me wondering<br />

do I lose something by rushing?<br />

Or, maybe, the sparse time allowance<br />

is a blessing since it forces me to<br />

efficiently produce my 500-word type<br />

stories so well they’re still acceptable<br />

by offering something of value. If so,<br />

every word must help make the main<br />

thing, the main thing—nothing wasted.<br />

A seasoned author once asked me<br />

if anything can be said in just 500<br />

words? I said I didn’t know, but it<br />

takes all my time. Abe Lincoln wrote<br />

the Gettysburg Address in roughly 300<br />

words; John Lennon wrote “Imagine”<br />

in approximately 130 words (plus<br />

creating the song!) Maybe it isn’t fair<br />

to compare myself to pure genius, but<br />

their example shows how you can learn<br />

to say more with less—be it plain hard<br />

work or catching lightning in a bottle.<br />

In the end, love must be the greatest<br />

hit of all… we’re always coming back<br />

for more.<br />

That’s the way I figure it.<br />

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with the help of our friendly and knowledgeable staff, will ensure that every visit<br />

to Attic Books will be memorable.<br />

240 DUNDAS STREET<br />

LONDON, ONTARIO<br />

N6A 1H3<br />

Heads up to drivers:<br />

Queen St and Wellington St<br />

are going to be worked on<br />

most of the construction season,<br />

so please call and we’ll<br />

be happy to give directions.<br />

519-432-7277<br />

WWW.ATTICBOOKS.CA<br />

STORE HOURS*<br />

Monday to Saturday<br />

10 am to 5 pm<br />

Closed Sundays<br />

*hours may be extended certain days<br />

due tostreet events &fairs but please<br />

refer towebsite for up-to-date hours.<br />

Let’s be book buddies!<br />

Follow usat@atticbooksca<br />

We buy, sell and trade<br />

as well as provide appraisals<br />

by appointment.<br />

Check our buying guide under<br />

Services onour website.<br />

We look forwardtoseeingyou soon!<br />

Upcoming DUNDAS PLACE EVENTS:<br />

Check out our website to browse<br />

through some of our rare and PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET<br />

quirkier stock and to find out about<br />

new arrivals, store sales and events.<br />

April 20th, <strong>2024</strong><br />

40+ VENDORS + COMMUNITY PARTNERS<br />

LIVE MUSIC • SK8 DEMO • DJs<br />

FOOD + DRINKS • GOOD FRIENDS<br />

Upcoming SHOWS WE’LL BE AT:<br />

LONDON VINTAGE<br />

FILM CAMERA SHOWS<br />

April 20th, <strong>2024</strong><br />

Westview Baptist Church<br />

1000 Wonderland Rd South<br />

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Lake Huron<br />

MI<br />

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

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and outdoor decorating needs!<br />

• Flowers • Trees • Shrubs<br />

• Vintage Collectables & Gi Decor<br />

• Crystals & Gemstones<br />

• Planters & Window Boxes<br />

ICE CREAM<br />

BOOTH<br />

opening in May!<br />

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7 Days<br />

A Week!<br />

Centre<br />

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LONDON (Lambeth)<br />

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See our Facebook for upcoming events!<br />

www.amgardencentre.ca<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. - Chinese Proverb<br />

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Ontario<br />

EVENTS<br />

Also listed on our website!<br />

WWW.DAYTRIPPING.CA<br />

Events listed FREE (space permitting). Subject to change. Please plan ahead.<br />

ONGOING EVENTS<br />

We’ve listed this section by town, so you can easily find ongoing things in a town you’re visiting.<br />

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blenheim Jun20-Sep12 Thursday Concerts in the Park www.townofblenheim.com<br />

Bright Jun15-Sep14 A Decade of Treasures exhibit 519-535-1417<br />

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

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

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

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

RACEWAY<br />

LIVE HARNESS RACING!<br />

1:00 PM • FREE ADMISSION<br />

SUNDAYS MAY 26, JUNE 2, 9, 16, 23<br />

MONDAY JULY 1<br />

SUNDAYS JULY 7, 14, 21, 28<br />

MONDAY AUGUST 5<br />

www.dresden-raceway.ca<br />

Dresden Summer Weekly concerts, Thursdays 6-8 pm www.dresden.ca<br />

Dundas Mar12-Jun15 Lego Dundas exhibit at Dundas Museum & Archives www.dundasmuseum.ca<br />

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

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

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

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

Harrow Apr20-May25 Saturdays - Hike 42 ~ A Wildflower Discovery www.eventbrite.ca<br />

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

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

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

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

Port Stanley May-Dec Scenic Train Rides (MOST Sat & Sun, some holidays - check dates) www.pstr.on.ca<br />

Sarnia ongoing Stamp Club meetings - 4th Sunday of month www.sarniastampclub.ca<br />

Sarnia ongoing Exhibit openings- Lawrence House 6-9pm (1st Fridays) www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />

Sarnia Apr6-Dec6 Gwetaandaawe Market (first Sat of Apr/May/June/Oct/Nov/Dec) 519-336-8410<br />

Indigenous Artisans, Crafters,<br />

Vendors & Food Vendors!<br />

APRIL <strong>2024</strong><br />

S M T W T F S<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6<br />

7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />

14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br />

21 22 23 24 25 26 27<br />

28 29 30<br />

99 Town Wide Yard Sales - Page 47!<br />

First Saturday<br />

of the Month:<br />

APRIL, MAY, JUNE<br />

OCT, NOV & DEC<br />

9am-2pm<br />

1972 Virgil il Ave., Sarnia - Aamjiwnaang First Nation<br />

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sarnia July 5-27 Bill Walters solo exhibit www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />

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

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

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

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

St. Williams ongoing Wine Down Wednesdays 6-8 pm, Burning Kiln Winery www.burningkilnwinery.ca<br />

Stratford ongoing Chocolate Trail - purchase pass for self-guided tour visitstratford.ca/chocolatetrail<br />

Stratford ongoing Bacon & Ale Trail - purchase pass for self-guided tour visitstratford.ca/bacontrail<br />

Stratford ongoing Audio Walking Tours www.visitstratford.ca<br />

Stratford ongoing Saturdays - Farmers’ Market 7am-12pm www.stratfordagriculturalsociety.com<br />

Stratford May18-Sep29 SAT and SUN Art in the Park www.artintheparkstratford.ca<br />

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

Wallacetown ongoing Museum Tours at Backus Page House www.backuspagehouse.ca<br />

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

Woodstock ongoing Saturdays - Farmers’ Market 7am-12pm www.woodstockfairgrounds.com<br />

APRIL <strong>2024</strong><br />

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

SHOP<br />

LOCAL<br />

til 14th Ingersoll A Night in Provence www.itopa.ca<br />

til 21st Cambridge Jersey Boys www.draytonentertainment.com<br />

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

11-13 Woodstock Festival of One Act Plays www.theatrewoodstock.com<br />

12-13 Shedden Quilts in Bloom, Shedden Ag Society 519-764-2939 or 519-764-2368<br />

Quilts in Bloom<br />

At Southwold Keystone Complex<br />

35921 Talbot Line, Shedden<br />

April 12 & 13, <strong>2024</strong> • Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-4 • Admission: $10<br />

Plus... Lunch Room & Merchants Mall<br />

Shedden Fair & Demolition Derby<br />

Sponsored by: Shedden Agricultural Society 519-764-2939 or 519-764-2368<br />

13 Kingsville Art & Artisan Olive Oil with artist Carolyn Hardy www.olivebranchonmain.com<br />

13 Paris Maple Syrup Fest www.lionsclubofparis.ca<br />

15 Sarnia Open Stage at Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />

17 Sarnia Ladom Ensemble at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net<br />

18 Ingersoll VALDY in Concert www.itopa.ca<br />

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

19-20 Shedden Snapshots: short plays about WWII www.lencuthbert.com<br />

19-21 London London Artists’ Studio Tour londonstudiotour.ca<br />

20 Cambridge Stroll - Architecture of Galt - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />

20 London Punk Rock Flea Market Find us on Facebook<br />

20 London London Vintage Film Camera Show Find us on Facebook<br />

20 Port Stanley British Beat 66 at Port Stanley Theatre www.psft.ca<br />

20 Tilbury Big Buck Sportsman Show www.swoc.ca<br />

20 Wheatley Wheatley Arboretum & Learning Trail Grand Opening Find us on Facebook<br />

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

21 Cambridge Custom Garbage Grabbers craft - tickets req’d www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />

21 Kitchener Busy Bees at Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />

21 Stratford Gymanfa Ganu (Hymn sing) at Avondale Church www.visitstratford.ca<br />

21 Strathroy Snapshots: short plays about WWII www.lencuthbert.com<br />

21 Windsor Just for Laughs Roadshow at Chrysler Theatre www.chryslertheatre.com<br />

21 Woodstock Woodstock Nostalgia Show & Sale www.collectorshows.ca<br />

24 London Paddling Film Festival at Hyland Cinema www.hylandcinema.com<br />

24-27 Brantford Book Fair www.brantfordsymphony.ca<br />

25 London “Jazzabelles” at Wolf Performance Hall ww.lpl.ca<br />

26 London The Woodstock Experience at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca<br />

26 Stratford The Mudmen in Concert www.mudmen.ca<br />

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

26-28 Simcoe Simcoe and Area - Sip into <strong>Spring</strong> www.toastthecoast.ca<br />

27 Kingsville Acrylic Painting Workshop www.ctmhv.com<br />

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

27 London HOLI festival of Colours www.srishticanada.org<br />

27 London The Last Waltz Live at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca<br />

27 Paris Quilts on the Grand $8 cash admittance Facebook event page<br />

27 Sarnia <strong>Spring</strong> Show & Sale, 99 Vendors! sarnia.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca<br />

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

27 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft Association Banquet - all welcome www.harvards.com<br />

27 Windsor Gerry Dee Live at WFCU Centre www.wfcu-centre.com<br />

27-28 Chatham CK Expo 10th Anniversary Event Find us on Facebook<br />

27-28 Grand Bend <strong>Spring</strong> Open House at Westland Greenhouses www.westlandgreenhouses.com<br />

27-28 Windsor <strong>Spring</strong> Extravaganza - Craft and Gift Show ccs.craftevents@gmail.com<br />

27-May11 Port Dover Perch Derby www.portdover.ca<br />

28 Alvinston Sydenham River Canoe and Kayak Race www.scrca.on.ca<br />

28 Blyth Fundraiser for Farmerettes Documentary www.blythfestival.com<br />

28 Goderich April Show(ers) at Lakeshore United Church www.benmiller.ca<br />

28 Hagersville <strong>Spring</strong> into Local - Market Find us on Facebook<br />

28 Kitchener Toys & Collectibles Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />

28 Oakville The Greater Toronto Doll Show www.greatertorontodollshow.com<br />

The Greater Toronto Doll Show.com<br />

Antique, BJD, Reborn, Modern Dolls & Related Items<br />

Sunday, April 28th, <strong>2024</strong> 10 am to 3 pm<br />

Holiday Inn • 590 Argus Road, Oakville • Admission $8<br />

www.greatertorontodollshow.com<br />

Mary Lou 416-221-3093 • greatertorontodollshow@gto.nett<br />

Sponsored by The Vintage Doll Club of Southern Ontario<br />

28 Paris Paris - Ancaster Bike Race www.parisancaster.com<br />

28 Sarnia ISO - Rach the Imperial at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net<br />

28 Stratford Innerchamber: signing off www.innerchamber.ca<br />

28 Woodstock Model Train Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />

29 London London Jazz Festival at Wolf Performance Hall www.londonjazzfestival.ca<br />

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Southwestern Ontario<br />

EVENTS<br />

Also listed on our website!<br />

WWW.DAYTRIPPING.CA<br />

Events listed FREE (space permitting). Subject to change. Please plan ahead.<br />

MAY <strong>2024</strong><br />

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

1 London Shock Stock <strong>2024</strong> www.shock-stock.com<br />

1 Watford Speaker Paul Zammit, Horticultural Society, ELCC hortsoc@brktel.on.ca<br />

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

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

3 London Tommy Youngsteen - Fleetwood Mac ‘Rumours’ www.aeolianhall.ca<br />

3 Sarnia First Friday - downtown cultural walkabout www.sarniafirstfriday.com<br />

3 Sarnia Special First Friday feature at Downtown Market Details on Facebook & Instagram<br />

3-4 Fonthill Niagara Modern Quilt Expo www.nmqexpo.com<br />

MAY 3 & 4<br />

Fri 10am-7pm<br />

Sat 10am-4pm<br />

Niagara Modern Quilt Expo<br />

Over 250 Modern Quilts • 17 Vendors<br />

Pop-Up Shop • Silent Auction • Quilt Raffle<br />

Meridian Community Centre, 100 Meridian Way<br />

FONTHILL (Region of Niagara) www.nmqexpo.com<br />

MAY <strong>2024</strong><br />

S M T W T F S<br />

1 2 3 4<br />

5 6 7 8 9 10 11<br />

12 13 14 15 16 17 18<br />

19 20 21 22 23 24 25<br />

26 27 28 29 30 31<br />

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

3-5 Simcoe Simcoe and Area - Sip into <strong>Spring</strong> www.toastthecoast.ca<br />

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

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

3-12 Sarnia Bluewater Anglers Salmon Derby www.bluewateranglers.com<br />

3-20 Grand Bend Paint Ontario www.paintontario.com<br />

4 Burford Cookout and Dance www.burfordoptimist.ca<br />

4 Goderich Benmiller Inn & Spa 50th Anniversary event www.benmiller.ca<br />

4 Kingsville Art & Artisan Olive Oil with painter Ron Vermeiren www.olivebranchonmain.com<br />

4 Leamington Dark Sky Night www.parks.canada.ca<br />

4 London Grace 2 - Celebrating the Tragically Hip www.aeolianhall.ca<br />

4 London London Symphonia: An Elegant Fire www.londonsymphonia.ca<br />

4 Sarnia Gwetaandaawe Market (indigenous vendors & food) 519-336-8410<br />

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

4 Stratford May the Fourth be With You - Stratford Symphony www.stratfordsymphony.ca<br />

4-5 Hamilton Doors Open Hamilton facebook.com/doorsopenhamont<br />

99 Town Wide Yard Sales - Page 47!<br />

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

<strong>Spring</strong> Craft & Gift Show<br />

Saturday, May 11<br />

9:00 am to 4:00 pm<br />

GREENWOOD ARENA<br />

4065 Dufferin Avenue<br />

PETROLIA<br />

FREE ADMISSION<br />

Proceeds to Community Youth<br />

Call 519-330-1802 for more info<br />

MAY <strong>2024</strong> continued<br />

& Tart Festival<br />

Over 80 Amazing Vendors<br />

50/50 Draw • Toonie Table Raffle<br />

Food & Refreshments<br />

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

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

The Savoy Room<br />

Niagara’s Finest Afternoon Tea<br />

Mother’s Day Tea<br />

Sat May 11 & Sun May 12<br />

Advanced Reservations Required<br />

905 988-9033 savoyroom.ca<br />

375 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON<br />

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

13 Ingersoll Copps and Rodders Car show at Cheese Museum www.ingersoll.ca<br />

13 Sarnia Open Stage at Lawrence House 7 pm www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />

14 Sarnia Dinosaur World Live at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net<br />

15 London Jann Arden and Rick Mercer on tour www.centennialhall.london.ca<br />

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

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

17 London Mudmen in Concert at Palace Theatre www.palacetheatre.ca<br />

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

Explore almost 50 sites & four walking tours<br />

May 4 & 5, <strong>2024</strong><br />

10 am to 4 pm<br />

Free entry to all sites<br />

Free music at many sites<br />

www.facebook.com/DoorsOpenHamOnt<br />

4-5 Kingsville <strong>Spring</strong> Outdoor Flea Market www.ctmhv.com<br />

4-5 Sarnia <strong>Spring</strong> into Summer Craft Show www.sarniakinsmen.ca<br />

4-5 Windsor Barrels Bottles and Brews Fiesta www.barrelsbottlesbrews.ca<br />

5 Ancaster Toy & Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />

5 Kitchener Colours of India at Ken Seiling Museum www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />

5 London Stars on Ice at Budweiser Gardens www.budweisergardens.com<br />

5 Thorndale Historical Barn Dance at Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca<br />

7 Sarnia <strong>Spring</strong> Tea, OLM Church Hall, 11am-1:30pm Phyllis 519-383-7541<br />

7-26 Petrolia Oil Rush at Victoria Playhouse www.thevpp.ca<br />

8 Sarnia Trans-Canada Highway Men at Imperial Theatre www.imperialtheatre.net<br />

8-June1 St. Jacobs Rock of Ages www.draytonentertainment.com<br />

9 London London City of Music: featuring Cowboy Junkies www.londonmusichall.com<br />

9 Sarnia Billy Nation - Billy Joel Experience www.imperialtheatre.net<br />

9-12 Goderich Lend me a Tenor at The Livery www.thelivery.ca<br />

10 London Daniel Champagne at Aeolian Hall www.aeolianhall.ca<br />

10 Sarnia Classic Albums Live - The Police www.imperialtheatre.net<br />

10-12 Simcoe Simcoe and Area - Sip into <strong>Spring</strong> www.toastthecoast.ca<br />

10-12 St. Catharines Mom & Me Shopping Spree www.pocketchangestc.ca<br />

Mom & Me Shopping Spree<br />

May 10-12, <strong>2024</strong><br />

sustainable fashion<br />

RSVP for exclusive fair trade accessories<br />

discounts, gifts,<br />

boutique + art studio & much more. locally crafted gifts<br />

393 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines • 905-685-6868 • pocketCHANGEstc.ca<br />

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

11 Paris Banfield Art Crawl Instagram Banfield Art Crawl<br />

11 Paris Plant Sale 8-11 cash only at Syl Apps arena 519-442-3918<br />

11 Seaforth Horticultural Society Plant & Bake Sale 519-895-6292<br />

11 Sarnia We Walk the Line - tribute to Johnny Cash www.imperialtheatre.net<br />

11 Sarnia Sarnia Stamp Club Show & Bourse “Lampex <strong>2024</strong>” www.sarniastampclub.ca<br />

11 Stratford Indigenous Art Market and Cultural Celebration www.stratfordperthmuseum.ca<br />

11 Strathroy Seniors Jamboree www.strathroy-caradoc.ca<br />

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

11 Tillsonburg Harvard Aircraft Association Open House & Fly Day www.harvards.com<br />

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

11 Windsor Tours of Duff-Baby House www.cityofwindsor.ca<br />

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

18 Dresden ATV Rodeo & Races at Dresden Raceway www.dresden-raceway.ca<br />

18 Strathroy Night Market Kick Off www.strathroy-caradoc.ca<br />

18-19 Wallacetown Battle of Culloden at Backus Page House www.backuspagehouse.ca<br />

18-19 Windsor Madagascar A Musical Adventure www.riverfronttheatrecompany.com<br />

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

19 Dresden Demolition Derby www.dresdenex.com<br />

19 Mooretown Victorian Tea at Moore Museum www.mooremuseum.ca<br />

19 Woodstock Card, Comics, Coins & Pop Culture Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />

20 Sarnia Open Stage at Lawrence House 7 pm www.lawrencehouse.ca<br />

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

23 Woodstock Downtown Woodstock Shopping Night www.downtownwoodstock.ca<br />

23-26 Leamington <strong>Spring</strong> Fair www.ldasfair.weebly.com<br />

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

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

Wanda of Forest Florist<br />

CELEBRATION of<br />

50 Years in Business<br />

1 Victoria St, FOREST • foreslorist.com<br />

Door Prizes<br />

Giveaways<br />

Refreshments<br />

MAY 24, 9-5<br />

MAY 25, 10-3<br />

Watch Socials for updates<br />

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

24-25 Windsor Madagascar A Musical Adventure www.riverfronttheatrecompany.com<br />

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

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

MAY <strong>2024</strong> Events continue on next page...<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> If God lived on Earth, people would break his windows. - Jewish Proverb<br />

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EVENTS<br />

Also listed on our website!<br />

WWW.DAYTRIPPING.CA<br />

Events listed FREE (space permitting). Subject to change. Please plan ahead.<br />

24-June1 Woodstock Something Rotten! www.theatrewoodstock.com<br />

25 Caledonia Moto Market www.bikershaven.ca<br />

25 Dundas Made in Dundas Family Festival dundasmuseum.ca/made-in-dundas-<strong>2024</strong><br />

25 Glencoe Touch a Truck Community Event mosaparentcouncil@gmail.com<br />

25 London London Symphonia: Transformed www.londonsymphonia.ca<br />

25 Mt Pleasant On Track Artisan Tour 10-4 ***********<br />

25 Wallacetown 1940s Wartime Dinner & Dance www.backuspagehouse.ca<br />

25-26 Ancaster Wentworth Medieval Faire www.faires.ca<br />

Wentworth<br />

Medieval<br />

Faire<br />

May25-26<br />

26<br />

Ancaster<br />

Oxford<br />

Renaissance<br />

Festival<br />

Sept. 27-29<br />

Thorndale<br />

e<br />

www.faires.ca w<br />

for all details!<br />

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

THE YELLOW<br />

FA RMHOUSE<br />

Open Select Weekends<br />

697 Stoney Creek Road,<br />

CALEDONIA • 905-869-3764<br />

MAY 25 & 26 • 10-4<br />

Company is Coming<br />

AN ARTISAN EVENT<br />

FEATURING TALENTED ARTISTS<br />

LIVE MUSIC • FOOD • $2 ENTRY<br />

25-26 Wallacetown Wartime Homefront at Backus Page House www.backuspagehouse.ca<br />

26 Beachville Community Car Show www.beachvilledistrictmuseum.com<br />

26 Lasalle Sunday Night Market www.lasalle.ca<br />

26 Port Stanley Music on the Rails with Stu and the Triplanes www.pstr.on.ca<br />

26 St. Thomas Model Train Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />

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

26 Thorndale Blues on the Hill at Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca<br />

30-June2 Sarnia Poutine Feast at Centennial Park www.poutinefeast.com<br />

31-June1 Ancaster Quilts in Bloom Quilt Show at Fairgrounds www.hamiltonquiltguild.ca<br />

31-June1 Blyth Annual Book Sale at Trinity Anglican Church www.blythrepositoryofhistory.ca<br />

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

31-June1 Paris Anastasia the Musical www.eventbrite.ca<br />

31-June2 Clinton Clinton <strong>Spring</strong> Fair www.clintonspringfair.com<br />

MAY 31<br />

JUNE 1 & 2<br />

MAY <strong>2024</strong> continued<br />

SATURDAY CONCERT - 54-40 & SLOAN with<br />

Owen Riegling - tickets at ticketscene.ca<br />

Demo Derby • Car Show • National Barrel Racing & More clintonspringfair.com<br />

JUNE <strong>2024</strong><br />

also see “Ongoing Events” on page 44 & Town Wide Yard Sales on page 47<br />

1 Amherstburg Strawberrylicious Food & Drink Event (tickets) www.drinkwolfhead.com<br />

1 Blenheim Discover Blenheim - Yard Sales, Doors Open, Market www.blenheimrotary.org<br />

1 Cambridge Orange Shirt Pin Beading - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />

1 Goderich Meet at the Pav Festival www.goderichbia.ca<br />

1 Mt.Brydges Community Fest and Movie Night www.strathroy-caradoc.ca<br />

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

1 Sarnia Gwetaandaawe Market (indigenous vendors & food) 519-336-8410<br />

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

1 Stratford Stratford Vintage Market www.visitstratford.ca<br />

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

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

CANADIAN HARVARD AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION<br />

RCAF Centennial<br />

Open House & Fly Day<br />

JUNE 1st - Tillsonburg Regional Airport<br />

Warbird Flights • Hangar Tours • Family Fun<br />

harvards.com FREE ADMISSION • RAIN DATE JUNE 2<br />

JUNE <strong>2024</strong><br />

S M T W T F S<br />

1<br />

2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />

9 10 11 12 13 14 15<br />

16 17 18 19 20 21 22<br />

23 24 25 26 27 28 29<br />

30<br />

1 Vienna Edison Fest www.bayham.on.ca<br />

1 Windsor Monster Trucks All Out at WFCU Centre www.wfcu-centre.com<br />

1-2 Paris Garden Tour randbdrive@gmail.com<br />

1-2 Windsor Art in the Park www.artintheparkwindsor.com<br />

2 Ancaster Toy & Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />

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

2 Kingsville 31st <strong>Spring</strong> Fun on Wheels Car Show www.ctmhv.com<br />

2 Stratford Stratford Toys, Games and Collectibles Market find us on Facebook<br />

2 Thorndale Grand Ole Opry at Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca<br />

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

4-15 Port Stanley Funny Valentine - a Michael Buble Tribute www.psft.ca<br />

JUNE <strong>2024</strong> continued<br />

SHOP<br />

LOCAL<br />

4-23 Petrolia Rainy Day People at Victoria Playhouse www.thevpp.ca<br />

5-23 Drayton Beehive - The 60s Musical www.draytonentertainment.com<br />

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

6-9 Dunnville Mudcat Festival www.dunnvillemudcatfestival.com<br />

7 Chatham Farmers’ Market at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />

7 Leamington Friday Night Market www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />

7 Sarnia First Friday - downtown cultural walkabout www.sarniafirstfriday.com<br />

7 Sarnia Special First Friday feature at Downtown Market Details on Facebook & Instagram<br />

8 Aberfoyle Antique Show at Aberfoyle Antique Market aberfoyleantiquemarket.com<br />

Saturday Special Antique Show<br />

Saturday, S<br />

,<br />

June 8<br />

Dealers at this<br />

Special Saturday Show!<br />

am to 4pm • $10 admission<br />

<strong>2024</strong> Sunday Market Season (Sundays only, rain or shine)<br />

Sun. April 28 to Sun. October 27 • 8am to 4pm • $5 admisson<br />

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

8 Bright The Piano Men’ at Walters Music Venue www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />

8 Kitchener Lunch on the Woodstove - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />

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

8 London Carmina Burana at St. James Westminister Church www.londonpromusica.ca<br />

8 Melbourne Mud Madness www.melbournemudmadness.ca<br />

8 Woodstock Cultural Canvas www.cityofwoodstock.ca<br />

8 Woodstock Monster Trucks all Out www.monstertrucksallout.com<br />

8-9 Shedden Rosy Rhubarb Festival www.rosyrhubarbfestival.com<br />

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

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

9 St. Thomas St. Thomas Garden Tour www.facebook.com/stthort<br />

9 Windsor Corvette Club of Windsor Annual Waterfront Show www.corvetteclubofwindsor.com<br />

9 Woodstock Toy & Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />

9-16 London London Music Week - various events throughout city www.fclma.ca<br />

10 Ingersoll Copps and Rodders Car Show at Cheese Museum www.ingersoll.ca<br />

10-22 Bright Yesterday Once More at Walters Music Venue www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />

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

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

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

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

14-16 Alvinston Alvinston Pro Rodeo www.alvinstonprorodeo.com<br />

June<br />

14, 15, 16,<br />

<strong>2024</strong><br />

ALVINSTON<br />

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

• On Site Camping • Weekend Passes Available<br />

alvinstonprorodeo.com<br />

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

14-16 Strathroy 45th Annual Strathroy Hometown Festival www.strathroyhometownfestival.com<br />

15 Chatham 7th Anniversary Party at Sons of Kent Brewing www.sonsofkent.com<br />

15 Colchester Colchester Saturday Market heritagecolchester.ca<br />

15 Cottam Cottam Block Party www.kingsville.ca/events<br />

15 London Pondfest at Hyde Park Village Green www.hydeparkbia.ca<br />

15 Petrolia Antique & Unique Sale at Petrolia Discovery 9 til 2 www.petroliadiscovery.org<br />

15 St.Thomas Kettle Creek Food Truck Festival www.kettlecreektrust.com<br />

15 Tillsonburg Turtlefest www.turtlefest.ca<br />

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

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

16 St.Marys Rotary Brews and Food Fest www.brewsandfood.ca<br />

16 Woodstock Card, Comics, Coins & Pop Culture Show www.collectorshows.ca<br />

19-July6 Cambridge Steel Magnolias www.draytonentertainment.com<br />

19-July6 St Jacobs Doris and Ivy in the Home www.draytonentertainment.com<br />

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

20 Point Edward Early Canada Day Celebration www.villageofpointedward.com<br />

20 Watford Watford Summer Market @ Centennial Park 5-9 pm Find Us on Facebook<br />

21 Stratford Stratford Live Music and Food www.stratfordlive.ca<br />

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

21-22 Thamesville Thamesville Threshing Festival threshingfest@gmail.com or FB<br />

FRIDAY - Midway,<br />

Parade at 6:30,<br />

35+ Vendors,<br />

Live Bands<br />

JUNE<br />

21 & 22,<br />

<strong>2024</strong><br />

SATURDAY - Midway, Baby Show,<br />

35+ Vendors, Farmer Olympics,<br />

Frog Jumping Contest,<br />

Live Bands, Fireworks 10 pm<br />

At Ferguson Park • Contact: threshingfest@gmail.com<br />

21-23 Paris Brant Theatre Festival find our Facebook event<br />

21-23 Sarnia Borderfest www.bluewaterborderfest.ca<br />

21-30 Ingersoll The Mousetrap www.itopa.ca<br />

22 Blenheim Art in the Park at Talbot Trail Place find us on Facebook<br />

22 Blenheim Blenheim Classics Car Show 9 to 3 www.blenheimclassicsautoshow.com<br />

22 Cayuga Community Art Show and Sale www.clhaldimand.com<br />

22 Kingsville Highland Games at Transportation Museum www.ctmhv.com<br />

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

22-23 Amherstburg Woofa-Roo Pet Festival www.woofaroo.com<br />

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When the character of a man is not clear, look at his friends. - Japanese Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


Southwestern Ontario<br />

EVENTS<br />

Also listed on our website!<br />

WWW.DAYTRIPPING.CA<br />

Events listed FREE (space permitting). Subject to change. Please plan ahead.<br />

JUNE <strong>2024</strong> continued<br />

22-23 Woodstock Wienerfest Home County Festival info@wienerfest.ca<br />

23 Ancaster Toy & Collectibles Expo www.collectorshows.ca<br />

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

23 Beachville Community Car Show www.beachvilledistrictmuseum.com<br />

23 Cambridge Garden Concert - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />

23 Erieau Blvd Of Dreams Car Show find us on Facebook<br />

23 Ilderton Outdoor Market at Willow & Water willowandwatercoldstream.com<br />

23 Lasalle Summer Market - Save the Monarchs 10-4 find us on Facebook<br />

23 Port Stanley Music on the Rails with Bryan Bicknell Trio www.pstr.on.ca<br />

23 Sarnia Cruise in the Park Car Show, Canatara Park www.sarniastreetmachines.com<br />

24 Windsor Monday night 930pm Ford Fireworks www.visitwindsoressex.com<br />

25-Jul1 Tecumseh Hobie Fishing Worlds www.hobiefishingworlds.com<br />

27 Woodstock Downtown Woodstock Shopping Night www.downtownwoodstock.ca<br />

28-29 Goderich Huron Multicultural Festival www.goderich.ca<br />

28-30 Wheatley Wheatley Fish Festival Find Us on Facebook<br />

29 Bright The Travelling Milburys’ at Walters Music Venue www.waltersmusicvenue.com<br />

29 Leamington Dark Sky Night www.parks.canada.ca<br />

30 Cambridge Strawberry Tea by the Grand - tickets required www.regionofwaterloomuseums.ca<br />

30 Lasalle Sunday Night Market www.lasalle.ca<br />

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

JULY <strong>2024</strong><br />

also see “Ongoing Events” on page 44 & Town Wide Yard Sales on this page<br />

JULY <strong>2024</strong><br />

S M T W T F S<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6<br />

7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />

14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br />

21 22 23 24 25 26 27<br />

28 29 30 31<br />

1 Embro Embro Highland Games www.embrohighlandgames.ca<br />

27 Ailsa Craig Ailsa Craig 150th - Scottish Heritage Festival Find Us on Facebook<br />

@ailsacraig150<br />

@Ailsa Craig 150th<br />

Scan for<br />

updates &<br />

schedule!<br />

Come Celebrate with Us!<br />

AILSA CRAIG SESQUICENTENNIAL<br />

July 27, <strong>2024</strong> During Gala Days<br />

Scottish Heritage Festival to<br />

celebrate Ailsa Craig Turning 150!<br />

FREE EVENT! Bring your lawn chairs!<br />

Parade, Highland Games, Pipe Bands,<br />

Dancers, Food Trucks, Vendors & More!<br />

27 Kingsville Summer Market in the Village www.ctmhv.com<br />

AUGUST <strong>2024</strong><br />

also see “Ongoing Events” on page 44 & Town Wide Yard Sales below<br />

22-24 Lucknow Music in the Fields musicinthefields.ca<br />

23-25 Florence Grand Ole Power Days grandolepowerdays.weebly.com<br />

GRAND OLE POWER DAYS<br />

<br />

AUGUST<br />

23RD-25TH, <strong>2024</strong><br />

FLORENCE<br />

ONTARIO<br />

<br />

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

24 Belmont Pickers Swap Meet Antiques & Nostalgia 519-269-3705<br />

PICKERS SWAP MEET ANTIQUES & NOSTALGIA<br />

Sat, Aug24, 9am-2<br />

JULY <strong>2024</strong> continued<br />

• Advertising ing • Gas & Oil Memorabilia<br />

• Tin & Porcelain Signs • Nostalgia a Products<br />

• Gas Pumps & Coke Machines • Pedal Cars<br />

• Large Selection of General Store Items & Antique Toys<br />

ADMISSION: 9-11 am $10<br />

11am-2pm $5 • Vendors $20<br />

• Larg<br />

rge Sele<br />

lect<br />

ion of Gen<br />

eral<br />

Sto<br />

tore<br />

Ite<br />

tems<br />

& Ant<br />

ntiq<br />

ique<br />

15539 Whittaker Road • East of Belmont • 519-269-3705<br />

ACROSS FROM WHITTAKER LAKE PARK AT TERRY AUTO BODY COLLISION CENTRE<br />

<strong>2024</strong> TOWN WIDE<br />

YARD SALES<br />

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

2-31 Various July Shop Hop - multiple quilt shops www.julyshophop.com<br />

5-7 Goderich Festival of Arts & Crafts 519-955-0679<br />

GODERICH<br />

KINETTE’S<br />

FESTIVAL OF ARTS<br />

GODERICH • COURT HOUSE SQUARE<br />

CRAFTS<br />

Over 100<br />

Artists & Crafters<br />

July 5, 6 & 7 • Friday 12-8, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-4<br />

FREE E ADMISSION<br />

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

6 Goderich Garden Tour www.goderich.ca<br />

6 <strong>Spring</strong>field <strong>Spring</strong>field Nostalgia-Rama - Car & Antique Show 519-404-2177<br />

SPRINGFIELD NOSTALGIA RAMA<br />

Multi Vendor Antique Show • Classic Car Show & Shine<br />

Saturday, July 6 • 9am to 3pm<br />

Food · Music · Door Prizes · Antique Displays & Much More!<br />

51570 Lyons Line, <strong>Spring</strong>field (just west of <strong>Spring</strong>field)<br />

Presented by The Rusty Sign Shop and Shackleton Auctions<br />

For information, contact Sean:<br />

519-404-2177 • 519-633-1043 • therustysignshop@yahoo.com<br />

Admission: $10<br />

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

7 Mooretown Model Train Day at Moore Museum www.mooremuseum.ca<br />

7 Sarnia VegFest www.sarniavegfest.com<br />

7 Thorndale The Boys of Purple Hill www.purplehillcountrymusichall.ca<br />

12 Leamington Friday Night Market www.leamingtonartscentre.com<br />

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

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

In Historic Downtown o<br />

w<br />

n Petrolia at Victoria Park<br />

~ Over 50 Artists & Artisans! ~<br />

Watercolour, oil & acrylic painting, metalwork, pottery,<br />

woodworking, fabric art, photography, jewellery,<br />

glasswork, soaps, candles, beadwork, clothing & more!<br />

www.artintheparkpetrolia.com 519-381-3558<br />

3558<br />

Live<br />

Music<br />

in the<br />

Bandshell<br />

FREE<br />

ADMISSION<br />

12-13 Sarnia Brights Grove Music Fest Find Us on Facebook<br />

12-14 Brigden RAM rodeo www.ramrodeoontario.com<br />

12-14 St.Marys Stonetown Heritage Festival www.discoverystmarys.ca<br />

May 4<br />

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May 11<br />

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May 18<br />

May 18<br />

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May 18<br />

May 18<br />

May 20<br />

May 25<br />

May 25<br />

May 25<br />

May 25<br />

May 25<br />

May 25<br />

May 25<br />

May 25<br />

May 25<br />

Auburn<br />

Ilderton<br />

Innerkip<br />

Lucknow<br />

Mannheim<br />

Teeswater<br />

Waterdown<br />

Ayr<br />

Elmira<br />

Granton<br />

Heidelberg<br />

Listowel<br />

Lucan<br />

Lynden<br />

Newbury<br />

Pinegrove<br />

Point Edward<br />

Arthur<br />

Jarvis<br />

Mount Forest<br />

Point Clark<br />

Port Stanley<br />

Thamesford<br />

New Dundee (Mon)<br />

Baden<br />

Belmont<br />

Brooklin<br />

Brussels<br />

Coldstream<br />

Comber<br />

Drumbo<br />

Forest<br />

Hensall<br />

May 25 London (Summerside)<br />

May 25 Millbank<br />

May 25 Mitchell<br />

May 25 New Hamburg<br />

May 25 Paris<br />

May 25 Poplar Hill<br />

May 25 Shakespeare<br />

May 25 <strong>Spring</strong>field<br />

May 25 Strathroy<br />

June 1 Ayton<br />

June 1 Blenheim<br />

June 1 Brownsville-Culloden<br />

June 1 Caledonia<br />

June 1 Cookstown<br />

June 1 Cottam<br />

June 1 Gorrie<br />

June 1 Ingersoll<br />

June 1 Lynhurst (St. Thomas)<br />

June 1 Melbourne<br />

June 1 Milverton<br />

June 1 Mount Brydges<br />

June 1 Neustadt<br />

June 1 Oil <strong>Spring</strong>s<br />

June 1 Seaforth<br />

June 1 Tavistock<br />

June 1 Thamesville<br />

June 1 Tilbury<br />

June 1 Waterford<br />

June 1 Watford<br />

June 7/8 Petrolia<br />

June 8 Alvinston<br />

June 8 Beachville<br />

June 8 Breslau<br />

June 8 Fordwich<br />

June 8 Glen Morris<br />

June 8 Lighthouse Cove<br />

June 8 Markdale<br />

June 8 Monkton<br />

June 8 Otterville<br />

June 8 Tottenham<br />

June 8 Wallaceburg<br />

June 8/9 Binbrook<br />

June 15 Dresden<br />

June 15 Exeter<br />

June 15 Kirkton<br />

June 15 Vittoria<br />

June 15 Wyoming<br />

June 22 Wardsville<br />

June 29 West Lorne<br />

July 1 Embro (Monday)<br />

July 6 Peacock Point<br />

July 6 Sebringville<br />

July 20 Cayuga<br />

July 20 Glencoe<br />

July 27 London (Hyde Park)<br />

Aug 3 Princeton<br />

Aug 5 Bothwell (Monday)<br />

Aug 10 Langton<br />

Aug 10 Thorndale<br />

Aug 17 Port Burwell (Talbot Trail)<br />

Aug 17 Richmond (Talbot Trail)<br />

Aug 17 Scotland<br />

Aug 17 Straffordville (Talbot Trail)<br />

Aug 17 Vienna (Talbot Trail)<br />

Sept 14 Burford<br />

Sept 14 St Clements<br />

VISIT OUR WEBITE FOR A MUCH<br />

MORE EXTENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS<br />

www.daytripping.ca/events<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. -Spanish Proverb<br />

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TOWN NAME, TOWN NAME and another awesome TOWN NAME<br />

DISCOVER<br />

Upcoming Events<br />

May 4 - Oct 26<br />

Farmers’ Market, Sat. 8-12<br />

June 1<br />

St. Marys Garden Fair<br />

June 14-15<br />

Inducon Weekend at<br />

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame<br />

June 16<br />

Rotary St. Marys Brews & Food<br />

July 12-14<br />

Stonetown Heritage Fesval<br />

ST. MARYS<br />

MUSEUM<br />

Visit facebook.com/stmarysmuseum<br />

for up to date information.<br />

Admission by donation<br />

177 Church St. S., Box 998<br />

St. Marys, ON N4X 1B6<br />

519-284-3556<br />

Email: museum@town.stmarys.on.ca<br />

www.stmarysmuseum.ca<br />

Discover Your Family Tree Here!<br />

SNAPPING TURTLE<br />

COFFEE ROASTERS<br />

Great coffee.<br />

Cozy surroundings.<br />

Friendly staff.<br />

Monday-Friday 7-4 • Sat 8-4 • Sun 10-3<br />

145 Queen St. E, St Marys (226) 661-8000<br />

snappingturtlecoffee.com<br />

St.Marys<br />

www.discoverstmarys.ca<br />

• Hand Made • Best Quality • None Finer<br />

166 Queen Street, St. Marys • 519-284-3572<br />

www.chocolatefactory.ca<br />

Eclectic Treasure<br />

Antiques to Every Day Needs<br />

Virtual Tour on Google Maps<br />

Photo: Bill Badzo<br />

105 Queen St East • 519-949-7588<br />

Little Falls<br />

Artisan<br />

Crafters<br />

Market<br />

Over 100<br />

Artisans<br />

to choose<br />

from!<br />

Large, varied<br />

selection<br />

of interesting<br />

gift ideas.<br />

Headquarters<br />

of popular<br />

18” doll clothes.<br />

Take Home a<br />

Little Perth County!<br />

83 Queen St. East<br />

ST. MARYS •519-284-0433<br />

www.littlefallscraftersmarket.com<br />

Tuesday 11-5<br />

Thursday 11-5<br />

Friday 10-6<br />

Saturday 10-4<br />

Sunday 11-4<br />

Up to date<br />

photos<br />

on Facebook<br />

34 Wellington St. N., St. Marys<br />

www.JacobsLiquidaon.com<br />

It’s BBQ Season at Delmar!<br />

Norpac Beef • Metzger Meats • Tenderbuff Buffalo<br />

Krug Meat Market • Stemmlers<br />

Frozen Food Outlet<br />

ST. MARYS<br />

& so much more<br />

25 South Service Road<br />

www.rivervalleygolfandtube.com<br />

519-225-2329<br />

8 Water Street, St. Marys<br />

Custom<br />

Framing<br />

• Conservation Framing • Needlepoint<br />

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

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She had been shopping with her Mom at<br />

the mall. She must have been 6 years old,<br />

this beautiful red haired, freckle-faced image<br />

of innocence.<br />

It was pouring outside. The kind of rain<br />

that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so<br />

much in a hurry to hit the Earth it has no<br />

time to flow down the spout. We all stood<br />

there under the awning and just outside<br />

the door of the mall. We waited, some<br />

patiently, others irritated because nature<br />

messed up their hurried day.<br />

I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I get<br />

lost in the sound and sight of the heavens<br />

washing away the dirt and dust of the<br />

world. Memories of running, splashing<br />

carefree as a child came pouring in as<br />

a welcome reprieve from the worries of<br />

my day.<br />

Her voice was so sweet as it broke the<br />

hypnotic trance we were all caught in.<br />

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she<br />

said.<br />

“What?” Mom asked.<br />

“Let’s run through the rain!” She repeated<br />

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down<br />

a bit,” Mom replied.<br />

This young child waited about another<br />

minute and repeated: “Mom let’s run<br />

through the rain.”<br />

“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.<br />

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what<br />

you said this morning,” the young girl said<br />

as she tugged at her Mom’s arm.<br />

“This morning? When did I say we could<br />

run through the rain and not get wet?”<br />

Run Through the Rain<br />

“Don’t you remember? When you were<br />

talking to Daddy about his cancer, you<br />

said, ‘If we can get through this, we can<br />

get through anything!”<br />

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I<br />

swear you couldn’t hear anything but the<br />

rain. We all stood silently. No one came or<br />

left in the next few minutes. Mom paused<br />

and thought for a moment about what she<br />

would say. Now some would laugh it off<br />

and scold her for being silly. Some might<br />

even ignore what was said. But this was a<br />

moment of affirmation in a young child’s<br />

life. A time when innocent trust can be<br />

nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.<br />

“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s<br />

run through the rain. If we get wet, well<br />

maybe we just needed washing,” Mom<br />

said. Then off they ran. We all stood<br />

watching, smiling and laughing as they<br />

darted past the cars and yes, through the<br />

puddles. They held their shopping bags<br />

over their heads just in case. They got<br />

soaked.<br />

But they were followed by a few who<br />

screamed and laughed like children all the<br />

way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I<br />

got wet. I needed washing.<br />

Circumstances or people can take away<br />

your material possessions, they can take<br />

away your money, and they can take<br />

away your health. But no one can ever<br />

take away your spirit. So, don’t forget to<br />

make time and take the opportunities to<br />

make memories everyday - run through<br />

the rain!<br />

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<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong> Be honourable yourself if you wish to associate with honourable people. -Welsh Proverb Page 51


The<br />

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The Elgin Military Museum<br />

So many places to discover in ST. THOMAS & PORT STANLEY<br />

30 Talbot Street, ST. THOMAS • 519-633-0594<br />

• Canadian Military History with an Elgin County focus<br />

• Archive & Reference Library<br />

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www.TheElginMilitaryMuseum.ca<br />

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Plan a visit...<br />

to the Elgin County Heritage Centre<br />

Featuring changing<br />

exhibitions & highlights<br />

from the collection on view.<br />

A recreation of the Irish castle<br />

where the region’s founder<br />

Col. Talbot once lived,<br />

featuring armour, furnishings and<br />

a 10-foot-tall Robert the Bruce.<br />

Crafts and activities for families.<br />

A gift shop with gems<br />

from local artists.<br />

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Join In as Port Stanley<br />

Celebrates 200 Years<br />

By Catherine Harrison, Port Stanley<br />

If you’ve had the pleasure of visiting<br />

Port Stanley, you know this lakeside<br />

community comes to life in the spring.<br />

And if you’ve never visited, the residents<br />

and businesses invite you to make <strong>2024</strong><br />

the year you do as the town celebrates its<br />

bicentennial.<br />

Located on the north shore of Lake Erie<br />

at the mouth of Kettle Creek, the thriving<br />

fishing village was once considered a<br />

main gateway for settlers coming to<br />

Ontario. It took its name in 1824 after<br />

Lord Stanley, father of the eponymous<br />

donor of the Stanley Cup and Governor<br />

General of Canada.<br />

Port Stanley<br />

Festival Theatre<br />

Today the town is better known for<br />

fabulous restaurants like the 100-yearold<br />

Mackie’s beachside grill as well as<br />

a variety of elegant bistros and friendly<br />

coffee shops and high-quality shopping<br />

destinations like Peppertree Spice<br />

Company and Lake House Books, not<br />

to mention a wide selection of designer<br />

clothing stores, elegant gift shops and<br />

local food markets. The popular Port<br />

Stanley Festival Theatre draws visitors<br />

to the community for its year-round<br />

productions and the kid-friendly Port<br />

Stanley Terminal Railway offers scenic<br />

rides on one of Ontario’s oldest railway<br />

lines.<br />

While interpretive plaques and selfguided<br />

walking tours are always<br />

available to help visitors<br />

engage in our history<br />

(portstanleyheritage.com/<br />

walking.htm), those<br />

interested in participating<br />

in 200th anniversary<br />

events will find so much<br />

more to delight them.<br />

The ever-growing roster of<br />

activities will be updated at<br />

facebook.com/portstanley200.<br />

One anniversary project will result in<br />

a meaningful legacy for generations to<br />

come: 200 Trees for 200 Years. The Port<br />

Stanley Village Association (PSVA) with<br />

staff and students at Kettle Creek Public<br />

School are creating a 2-acre, waterfront<br />

Carolinian parkland and naturalized<br />

trails on reclaimed lands owned by the<br />

Municipality of Central Elgin at the East<br />

Harbour, an area locals refer to as ‘the<br />

berm.’<br />

200 Trees for 200 Years will help<br />

remove the invasive plant species that are<br />

encroaching on the brownfield, bring in<br />

clean clay loam and establish groves of<br />

native trees and shrubs that will support<br />

an authentic Carolinian area and wetland,<br />

benefiting species-at-risk and beautifying<br />

the community. The accessible pathways<br />

through the groves will charm those who<br />

already enjoy the pierside, beach and<br />

town strolls that Port Stanley has to offer.<br />

The seeds of 200 Trees were planted<br />

when the Kettle Creek ECO class of 2017<br />

did a greening project and envisioned<br />

the berm as a native forestland with<br />

naturalized pathways to benefit the<br />

community. The students reached out<br />

to the PSVA who also wanted to see the<br />

brownfield transformed. A partnership<br />

was formed. Each year the current ECO<br />

class has worked on the “berm project,”<br />

leaving a legacy for the next years’ class<br />

and learning important skills<br />

along the way. This year, grant<br />

writing was one of those<br />

skills and students were<br />

successful in securing<br />

grants from the McLean<br />

Foundation and the Jane<br />

Goodall Fund.<br />

Fundraising is important<br />

as the park is entirely<br />

community funded. In addition<br />

to grants and other fundraising<br />

activities, the 200 Years volunteers<br />

are actively soliciting donations and<br />

sponsorships. Ontario’s Carolinian zone<br />

has been in sharp decline and needs<br />

ongoing restoration and protection.<br />

Tax deductible donations can be<br />

made through the Elgin-St. Thomas<br />

Community Foundation.<br />

As you can see, Port Stanley has lots<br />

going on in <strong>2024</strong>! Be sure to add this<br />

lakeside community to your <strong>Daytripping</strong><br />

agenda.<br />

Port Stanley Terminal Railway<br />

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Praise youth and it will prosper. - Irish Proverb<br />

<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2024</strong>


Lake Huron<br />

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Shun Knives I Knife Sharpening<br />

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in St. Thomas -<br />

24 Churchill Crescent<br />

Open 7 Days A Week!<br />

223A Colborne St. I PORT STANLEY I 519-782-7800<br />

MURPHY’S<br />

1. An easily understood, workable<br />

falsehood is more useful than a<br />

complex incomprehensible truth.<br />

2. The further away the disaster or<br />

accident occurs the greater the<br />

number of dead and injured.<br />

3. No name, no matter how simple,<br />

can be correctly understood over<br />

the phone.<br />

4. Things get worse under pressure.<br />

5. Leftover nuts never match leftover bolts.<br />

6. Them that has, gets.<br />

7. If one views his problem closely enough<br />

he will recognize himself as part of the<br />

problem.<br />

8. How long a minute is depends on which<br />

side of the bathroom door you’re on.<br />

9. Love is blind, but lust just doesn’t give a damn.<br />

10. The only imperfect thing in nature is the human race.<br />

11. People are always available for work in the past tense.<br />

12. Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune<br />

moment.<br />

13. The number of people watching you is directly<br />

proportional to the stupidity of your action.<br />

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

of the thing.” I lay you 6 to 1 it’s the money.<br />

15. Universities are full of knowledge. The freshmen bring a<br />

little in and the seniors take none away and knowledge<br />

accumulates.<br />

16. The person who snores he loudest will fall asleep first.<br />

17. The driver’s side windshield wiper always streaks and<br />

wears out first.<br />

18. A bird in the hand is worth about 3 kleenex<br />

LAWS<br />

ON LIFE<br />

www.PSTR.on.ca<br />

SCENIC TRAIN RIDES<br />

Saturdays & Sundays<br />

11am/1pm/3pm<br />

And... Civic Holiday & Labour Day<br />

Adults: $15.00 p.p.,<br />

Children (2-14): $9.00<br />

Check Special Rides on Website<br />

PORT STANLEY<br />

TERMINAL RAIL INC.<br />

T<br />

Check Website for Complete <strong>2024</strong> Schedule: www.pstr.on.ca<br />

Book Online to reserve seats • Inquiries: 519-782-3730<br />

R<br />

MUSIC ON THE RAILS<br />

May 26: Stu and the Triplanes<br />

June 23: Bryan Bicknell Trio<br />

July 21: Rob Burns & Randy Cassidy<br />

Aug 17: Stu and the Triplanes<br />

$45.00 p.p. - Book early, only 56 seats<br />

&<br />

A short stroll<br />

to Little Beach,<br />

Restaurants,<br />

Theatre<br />

& Many Shops!<br />

• Balconies<br />

Overlooking<br />

Lake Erie<br />

• Waterside Patio<br />

& Boardwalk<br />

• King Beds<br />

• Double Jacuzzi<br />

• Fireplaces<br />

Port Stanley<br />

519-782-7623<br />

7623<br />

www.innontheharbour.net<br />

h t<br />

Bring The Family To Mackie's<br />

On the beach<br />

in Port Stanley<br />

Since 1911<br />

Over 113 YEARS the Same!<br />

Try our famous homemade m<br />

french fries,<br />

our own special sauce & delicious Orangeade...<br />

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

OPEN DAILY 11 to 7<br />

THROUGH LABOUR DAY<br />

Weekends Year Round<br />

Indoor/Outdoor Seang<br />

& Take Out Available<br />

519-782-4390<br />

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

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Southwestern<br />

Restaurants,Tearooms, Cafés<br />

Ontario’s BEST...<br />

two!)<br />

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or Where You Should Eat<br />

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.<br />

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.<br />

ANDY’S CORNERS (LANGTON)<br />

Andy’s Drive-In<br />

3710 Hwy #59 (north of Langton) 519-875-2631<br />

50’s inspired drive-in serving old fashioned flavours since the<br />

1940’s. Eat-in or take-out. Seasonal. www.andysdrivein.com<br />

www.<br />

AYLMER<br />

The Green Frog Tearoom at Pinecro<br />

8122 Rogers Road South<br />

519-773-3435<br />

An Elgin County tradion for 75+ years. Seasonal pao. Lunch daily 11-3.<br />

Reservaons recommended. Licensed under AGCO. www.pinecro.ca<br />

BRANTFORD<br />

The Olde School Restaurant<br />

Paris Rd. West at 687 Powerline Rd. 888-448-3131<br />

Lunch/dinner in historic seng. Her Majesty the Queen dined<br />

here 1997 - you can too. www.theoldeschoolrestaurant.ca<br />

BRIGHTS GROVE<br />

Skeeter Barlows Grill & Bar 519-869-2794<br />

2713 Lakeshore Road www.skeeterbarlows.com<br />

Great food & fun overlooking Lake Huron. Voted Sarnia’s #1<br />

Restaurant 2023. Famous Prime Rib on weekends.<br />

CHATHAM<br />

Mamma Maria’s Ristorante<br />

231 King Street West 519-360-1600<br />

Outstanding menu, comfortable atmosphere, seasonal pao.<br />

Opposite Capitol Theatre. www.mammamariasristorante.ca<br />

IPPERWASH<br />

Ipperwash Beach Club<br />

6543 West Parkway Dr. (Lambton Shores) 519-243-5040<br />

Serving lunch & dinner at an historic landmark. Large pao steps from<br />

Lake Huron beach. Winter hours: Wed.-Sat. 11am-10pm, Sundays 11-9.<br />

KINGSVILLE<br />

Canadian Transportaon Museum & Heritage Village<br />

6155 Arner Townline 519-776-6909<br />

Beauful, retro 50’s themed Diner. Good food, great environment,<br />

licensed, outdoor pao. Informaon at www.ctmhv.com<br />

Meawas Staon Italian Mediterranean Grill<br />

169 Lansdowne Avenue 519-733-2459<br />

Casual fine dining in Kingsville’s historic train staon.<br />

Pao alongside the Greenway Trail. www.meawasstaon.com<br />

LASALETTE<br />

Ramblin' Road Brewery Farm 519-582-1444<br />

2970 Swimming Pool Rd. www.ramblinroad.ca<br />

Voted Norfolk’s best burger. Locally sourced ingredients always fresh.<br />

We have opons for every member of the family to explore.<br />

LEAMINGTON<br />

Freddy's Cocktail Lounge & Restaurant 519-325-1257<br />

655 Point Pelee Drive www.freddys.ca<br />

A landmark for over 30 years. Cra beer made on premises.<br />

Burgers, perch, Lebanese speciales, ice cream counter. Open Daily.<br />

LISTOWEL<br />

The Kitchen Cupboard & Icebox<br />

105 Elizabeth Street West 519-291-4777<br />

Known for their delicious sandwiches, panini & home made soup.<br />

Free parking, indoor & outdoor seang. www.shopkci.com<br />

Links to these establishments on our website...<br />

g.ca<br />

MILLBANK<br />

Anna Mae’s Bakery & Restaurant<br />

4060 Line 72 519-595-4407<br />

One of Ontario’s most popular restaurants. Homecooked meals,<br />

delicious baked goods and gis. www.annamaes.ca<br />

MOUNT PLEASANT<br />

Windmill Country Market 519-484-9955<br />

701 Mount Pleasant Rd. www.thewindmill.ca<br />

A Desnaon Featuring Lunch, Bakery, European Deli,<br />

Amish Furniture & Giware. Bus tours welcome.<br />

NEW SARUM<br />

New Sarum Diner<br />

Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101<br />

Old Time Favourites in Elgin’s Oldest Diner - Since 1943!<br />

Open Daily. www.newsarum.com<br />

NORWICH<br />

Jordan’s Divine Dish Restaurant & Catering<br />

37 Stover St. South divinedishcatering.com 226-325-3462<br />

Southern inspired cooking & catering with a variety of home<br />

cooked meals, fresh cut fries, and house-made desserts.<br />

PARIS<br />

Camp 31 - Real Southern Barbeque<br />

22 Paris Road 519-442-3560<br />

Mouth watering and authenc southern BBQ with a cozy<br />

family atmosphere! www.camp31.com<br />

2 Rivers Restaurant Paris<br />

25 Grand River St. North 519-442-3233<br />

Casual dining from the freshest local ingredients, breakfast, lunch &<br />

dinner. Great views from our Riverside pao. Live music on weekends!<br />

PETROLIA<br />

Actor’s Casual Dining<br />

4211 Petrolia Line 519-882-0400<br />

Steps away from Victoria Playhouse, with entrees suitably named<br />

for celebries. Open 7 days a week. www.actorscasualdining.ca<br />

PORT BURWELL<br />

Izzy’s Schooner Restaurant & Pao Lookout<br />

35 Robinson St. 519-874-4363 www.schoonersgalley.com<br />

Family menu. Famous for Lake Erie Perch. Local ingredients.<br />

Open Daily. Seasonal pao. Take out. LLBO<br />

PORT DOVER<br />

Erie Beach Hotel - Cove Room & Terrace Room<br />

19 Walker St. 519-583-1391<br />

Full menu for lunch & dinner, famous for Lake Erie perch<br />

& pickerel. Steps to the beach. www.eriebeachhotel.com<br />

PORT FRANKS<br />

Grog’s<br />

Hwy. 21 and 79 519-243-2770<br />

Great pizza, wings, dra beer, fine wines, pao, kids menu.<br />

www.grogs.ca<br />

MacPherson’s<br />

Hwy. 21 at Port Franks Road 519-243-2990<br />

Full breakfast, lunch & dinner, licensed, fuel, variety store and<br />

gi shop.<br />

PORT ROWAN<br />

Country Fork<br />

1048 Bay St. 226-534-1616<br />

Serving breakfast & lunch Wed. to Sun. featuring local ingredients.<br />

Homemade baking & shop our giwares while you're here.<br />

PORT STANLEY<br />

Mackie’s<br />

124 William St. 519-782-4390<br />

A landmark on the beach since 1911. Indoor/outdoor seang<br />

available. Free parking for customers.<br />

REECES CORNERS<br />

Marcanda Gis, Tearoom, Fashion Bouque and B&B<br />

4562 London Line (Hwy. #22) 519-845-3133<br />

Enjoy delicious homemade food & tantalizing desserts in our<br />

large country gi shop. Buses welcome.<br />

SARNIA<br />

Big Fish Steak & Lounge<br />

1717 London Road 519-542-5553<br />

Treat yourself to lunch or dinner at Sarnia's trendy steak &<br />

seafood desnaon. Open 7 days. www.bigfishlounge.com<br />

John's Restaurant<br />

1643 London Road 519-542-9821<br />

A landmark since 1964 with our famous breakfast, lunch & dinner.<br />

Homestyle cooking 7 days a week. www.famousbacon.com<br />

Lola’s Lounge<br />

110 Chrisna St. South 519-336-8088<br />

A funky atmosphere for lunch, dinner or a marni.<br />

Moments from Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre.<br />

SPARTA<br />

Sparta House Tearoom<br />

Main Street 519-775-2312<br />

Choose from a full menu in this English tearoom & restaurant<br />

in Historic Sparta. www.spartahouse.com<br />

ST. CATHARINES<br />

The Savoy Room TEAROOM<br />

375 St. Paul Street E. 905-988-9033<br />

Niagara’s Finest Aernoon Tea. Noon to 4pm, Thursday to Sunday.<br />

48 hr advanced reservaon required. www.savoyroom.ca<br />

ST. MARYS<br />

TuCo.<br />

159 Queen St. East 226-301-4919<br />

A chef-driven, internaonally-inspired bistro serving sustainable<br />

& absolutely delicious lunches & suppers. www.tuco.ca<br />

ST. THOMAS<br />

New Sarum Diner<br />

Just off Hwy #3 in New Sarum 519-773-3101<br />

Old Time Favourites in Elgin’s Oldest Diner - Since 1943!<br />

Open Daily. www.newsarum.com<br />

STRATHROY<br />

Clock Tower Inn, Bistro, Pub & Catering 519-205-1500<br />

71 Frank Street www.clocktower-inn.com<br />

Locally sourced meals from scratch in a Historic 1889 Post Office.<br />

Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch & dinner with seasonal paos.<br />

TAVISTOCK<br />

Quehl’s Restaurant and Catering<br />

33 Woodstock Street South 519-655-2835<br />

Locally inspired comfort food in a historical seng since 1931.<br />

Serving breakfast all day.<br />

WATERDOWN<br />

Dutch Mill Country Market<br />

533 Millgrove Side Road 905-689-7253<br />

Pao & Take Out. Hot lunches, soup & sandwiches, salad bar.<br />

See website for more: www.thedutchmill.ca<br />

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ONTARIO<br />

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

NY<br />

I Got It At a Yard Sale<br />

For Only $5<br />

Publisher’s Note: I stumbled upon this<br />

article from 22 years ago where a reader,<br />

Helen Irwin, had suggested that <strong>Daytripping</strong><br />

create a list of Town Wide Yard Sales. We<br />

found 34 of them that year and I have to<br />

think that <strong>Daytripping</strong> and the Facebook/<br />

Townwideyardsale page, created by Carrie<br />

Ann Timm (our Associate Publisher) have<br />