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LET’S GET SOCIAL Contents Facebook.com/GrandBendTourism Twitter.com/Grand_BendGET ACTIVE Be a CulturePhoto: L. Marcoux Vulture p26Beach Bum Bucket List................................... 5Must See Events.............................................. 7 Get Active p5 Photo: J. BaillieBe a Serenity Seeker at the Beach................ 8 Be a TasteBe a Serenity Seeker on the Lake............... 10 Explorer p60 FestivalsBe an Adrenaline Junkie.............................. 12 Stay & Events p48Be a Fairway Ninja......................................... 16 Overnight p78Be a Healthy Hiker........................................ 19 At Your Photo: J. BaillieBe a Birder..................................................... 22 Service p108Be a Master Angler....................................... 24 Shop the Unique p88BE A CULTURE VULTURE Logo VerPshoitoo: Jn. BasillieTheatregoers................................................. 26Art Lovers....................................................... 31 Live atMusic Lovers.................................................. 33 the Lake p118History Buffs................................................... 36Walking Tour of Forest................................. 39 Photo: J. BaillieWalking Tour of Grand Bend....................... 41Walking Tour of Exeter................................. 45BE A TASTE EXPLORER 60FESTIVALS & EVENTS 48STAY OVERNIGHT 78SHOP THE UNIQUE 88AT YOUR SERVICE 108 HOURS OF OPERATIONLIVE AT THE LAKE 118 Sept. to May – M-F, 9:30am to 5:30pmPLAN YOUR TRIP June to August – Daily, 10am to 6pmTips for Travellers........................................134 Grand Bend & Area Chamber of Commerce WELCOME CENTREAdvertisers’ Directory.................................125 1-81 Crescent St., PO Box 248, Grand BendH, oOrNizoCnatnaaldVaerNsi0oMn 1T0MAPS 519-238-2001 • 1-888-338-2001 (Preferred)Bayfield........................................................129 [email protected] • www.grandbendtourism.comExeter...........................................................130Zurich............................................................131 2018 COVER & PHOTOSHensall..........................................................131Regional.......................................................132 Winner of the 2018 Cover Photo ContestLambton Shores Pull-Out Map is Madhu Jain of Mississauga, Ontario!Designed By Track 21 Graphix Inc. Guide photographs were generously provided byPrinted By Commercial Print-Craft Ltd. amateur photographers. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos! Unless otherwise noted, photos courtesy of Ontario’s Southwest. 3It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | CVOerNticTaEl NVeTrSsion (Optional)

Scale the Dune Port Franks boasts a giant sand dune! Kids of all ages enjoy the challenge of climbing up and walking down! Try not to fall. Be a Beach Bum Shop the Unique4 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Bucket List BE A BEACH BUM BE A CULTURE VULTURE Swim, lounge, play, repeat. Join the kids in Just five minutes to an hour from Lake building sandcastles and collecting shells Huron’s shoreline are five professional and interesting stones while you enjoy live theatres. Mix your sand-and-surf Lake Huron’s sparkling, clean waters from vacation with some culture and see how Ipperwash to Bayfield. Two dog-friendly many of the 32 productions you can beaches are located in Pinery Provincial attend. Show listings on page 26. Order Park. Sunscreen, drinks, snacks, towel - check! your tickets today! ADRENALINE JUNKIE BE A TASTE EXPLORER Where can you skydive, parasail, seadoo, This area is the breadbasket of Ontario, paddleboard, skateboard, cycle and swim? and offers an array of farm-to-fork stores Happily all in one place - the Greater Grand and outlets. It’s also becoming the Bend Area. Find out what the shoreline next viticulture and microbrewery area looks like from 1,000 feet and top off your of Ontario. Pick up fresh herbs, fruits, adventure-filled day wakeboarding at vegetables, meats and honey from farm- nearby Windmill Lake and Eco Park. Get gate locations; taste test local cider, out there! beer and wine; and dine at destination restaurants and locals’ favourites. \"Be a BE THE MACHINE Taste Explorer\" starts on page 60. Grand Bend Motorplex is one of only SHOP THE UNIQUE two Canadian racing venues that offers dragracing, roadracing, oval-track racing Retailers in Bayfield, Exeter, Forest and and motocross. It’s also home to the Grand Bend offer unique and varied MOPAR Canadian Nationals. You haven’t products, including local photography lived until you’ve heard the roar and felt and art and locally-produced and specialty the vibrations of a jet truck or jet car racing food and food items. Escape the mundane down the track! and repetition of big-box stores and malls. Shop the unique at family-owned stores BE A HEALTHY HIKER for a refreshing shopping experience that will excite your soul and delight the senses. Pinery Provincial Park is one of the most beautiful and popular parks in Ontario with BE A PALAEONTOLOGIST rare Savanna and Carolinian forest and wildlife and fauna unique to the area. Lots Fossil hunt for crinoids, brachiopods of area park and conservation area trails to and trilobites in ankle-shallow water enjoy; several are wheelchair accessible. at Rock Glen Conservation Area and cool off beside the only waterfall in BE A BIRDER Lambton County.  In March, an estimated 15,000 Tundra Swans return to Canada’s Arctic from Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, stopping over at the Thedford Bog behind Lambton Heritage Museum.PPhhoototo: :J.J.JuBtaziillie It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE 5

Kettle & Stony Photo: G. Rosema Point PowWow July 14 & 15, 2018, Saturday 1pm & Sunday Noon, Kettle & Stony Point First Nation, 9226 Lake Road, Kettle Point kettlepoint.org/powwow For 48 years the Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation have invited everyone to enjoy a cultural heritage event unique to North America – the PowWow. Event features traditional dance competitions (jingle dress, fancy shawl, traditional, grass and more), drumming, First Nation foods, traditional crafts and ceremonial and traditional clothing. Parking is FREE; reduced admission for seniors and children.6 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Must SeeEvents See Festivals & Events for more events, dates, times and details, pages 48 to 59. the Main Beach every Sunday orPAINT ONTARIO holiday Monday (except Labour Day). festival ground-zero with vendors, Each concert features opening and midway rides, entertainers andMarch 23 to April 14, 2018, headliner performances. Previous musicians. The festival features one10am to 5pm, Lambton years’ performers have included of the largest vintage and antiqueHeritage Museum, Grand Bend, Trent Severn, Amanda Rheume, car show and shine events, takingpaintontario.com Soulstack and The Mud Men. up all of the local playing fields. Concerts FREE – donations welcome. Dig into a meal of home-cooked,Paint Ontario is Ontario’s foremost Bring your own chairs. locally-produced baked beans andjuried competition, show and sale pork chops.of original representational art CANADA DAYfrom artists province-wide. Artworks AT THE BEACH The area is known as the Whitedepict the diversity of Ontario’s Bean Capital of Canada —landscape, architecture, flora and July 1, 2018, Main Beach, Grand growing, processing and shippingfauna, waterscapes and urbanscapes. Bend, CanadaDayGrandBend.ca tons of food-grade, non-GMOFounded by Master Pastel Artist beans worldwide. In fact, theand local resident, Barry Richman, in Grand Bend’s Main Beach hosts one of Hensall District Co-op is the1996, the Grand Bend Art Centre, the largest Canada Day celebrations number one Canadian exporter!founded by another local artist - Teresa on Lake Huron’s shoreline. Live musicMarie Phillips, took over the show’s at 8pm; fireworks at 10pm. FREEmanagement in 2015. Depending event – donations welcome.on the time and day you attend, youcan watch local artists demonstrating MOPAR DRAG-RACING EXETER RAM RODEOcreative techniques. Entry is FREE NATIONALSwith museum admission. August 11–13, 2018, South August 3–5, 2018, Grand Huron Recreation Centre, Exeter,ARTS, EATS & BEATS Bend Motorplex, Grand Bend, exeterrodeo.caSTUDIO TOUR – “THE GrandBendMotorplex.caSTARS COME OUT” Cowboy up and join the fun! Exeter’s Canada’s largest drag-racing event, rodeo attracts fans eager to captureMay 4–6, 2018, Multiple locations, the MOPAR Nationals at Grand Bend the challenges and thrills experiencedGrand Bend & Port Franks, Motorplex hosts 350 racing teams by competitors. Rodeo grounds aregrandbendstudiotour.com that compete in multiple vehicle open the entire weekend so you can classes. The Motorplex has several chat with the cowboys/girls, witnessEvent features art, food and music racing tracks accommodating car, behind-the-scenes activity and grabat multiple studios and restaurants truck and motorcycle racing events. autographs.in the area. Saturday 10am–5pm; Racing clubs take over the tracksSunday 11am–5pm. weekdays, with larger events LAMBTON FALL COLOUR scheduled on weekends. Annual & CRAFT FESTIVALBEACHFEST favourites such as Harleys by the Beach, Ontario Nostalgia Drag October 13 & 14, 2018, LambtonJune 23, 2018, Grand Bend Racers Race Weekend, Thunder by Heritage Museum (Grand Bend) the Beach, Stratford Spectacular and & Legacy Recreation CentreSample craft beer, wine and great food Windsor Weekend are just a few of (Thedford), lambtonmuseums.cawhile listening to fantastic music - all on the special events.the Main Beach. Advance tickets $20. Giant artisan show and sale of ZURICH BEAN FESTIVAL Canadian-made, non-manufacturedSUMMER SUNSET SOUNDS products ranging from food items to August 25, 2018, Zurich home and garden décor, jewellery,July & August Sundays or holiday Fairgrounds, Zurich, BeanFest.ca clothing and one-of-a-kind gift items,Mondays, 7pm, Main Beach, Grand 100+ vendors! Bend, summersunsetsounds.ca Zurich’s downtown core morphs intoEnjoy FREE concerts at the GrandBend Rotary Community Stage on It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE 7

At the BeachSince the 1870s, Grand Bend’s terrain wheelchairs are availableMain Beach has been a favourite for loan to provide accessibility to Rainy Day Swimming - local indoorbeach destination. A family-friendly the beach and there are accessible pools are open to area visitors forbeach with volleyball nets and ramps to the beach (call Park Visitor a small entry fee.lifeguards on duty Victoria Day Centre at 519-243-1521). Pinery hasLong Weekend to Labour Day Long nine day-use beaches, two of which • PINE DALE MOTOR INNWeekend. The Beach House offers are dog friendly. PineDale.on.ca, 519-238-2231,a concession, public washrooms, 107 Ontario St. S., Grand Bendchangerooms, outdoor showers and Bayfield’s Beach is within walkingan elevator-accessible observation distance of Main Street and holds • THE ASHWOOD INNdeck. The children’s splash pad and Blue Flag status (BlueFlag.org). theashwood.com, 519-565-4444,playground are located beside the Drive-up access, parking and public 34777 Bayfield River Rd., BayfieldBeach House and there’s a boardwalk washrooms, public phone and fully-stretching the length of the beach equipped life-saving station. Located • MAITLANDto the pavilion and pier. The beach beside the marina, you can enjoy a RECREATION CENTREis a very short walk to all of the food stroll on the pier, a fresh-water swim ymcaswo.ca, 519-524-2125,kiosks, restaurants and stores on Main or relax on the large sandy beach. 190 Suncoast Dr., GoderichStreet West. Stunning lake views available from the scenic lookout in Pioneer ParkFor safety reasons, barbequing, glass (top of the bluff).items and tents are not allowed onthe Main Beach. There’s also no BEACH WATER QUALITY INFO LINES:camping or driving on the beach anddogs are restricted to parking lots Lambton County, 1-800-667-1839and concreted areas only. Sorry, nodogs on the beach. Huron County, 1-877-837-6143 ext. 2501Detroit’s Ford Motor Companyheld their annual companypicnic here in the 1910s! Port Blake Beach & Day Park is just a few minutes north of Grand Bend’s main intersection and offers a quieter stretch of sand with a grassed picnic area with BBQs. The beach is a short walk down the bluff. Dogs are allowed on the beach and must be leashed with messes cleaned up. The park offers a picnic pavilion, washrooms, BBQs, picnic tables and shaded and grass picnic areas above the beach. Park open daily 9am to 9pm. Admission $5 per person or $12 per car load. Pinery Provincial Park is located eight kilometres south of Grand Bend and boasts one of the most beautiful beaches in Ontario, offering day visits, camping and 10 kilometres of sandy beach and dunes. Two all-8 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Get Active Since 2009, Grand Bend’s Main Beach has held uninterrupted Blue Flag status (BlueFlag.org), which means your family can be assured of consistent swimmable water quality, beach cleanliness and safety. Lifeguards on duty throughout the summer. Pristine Blue Water The beach is a magical place for adults and kids alike, where time stands still and the day can be spent relaxing on soft sand, soaking up the rays, swimming or surfing Lake Huron’s pristine blue water and building sandcastles. Cottagers, vacation seekers and residents all agree – It Starts at the Beach... and ends where you want!Photo: V. Beeler It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE 9

On the LakeSailing and boating enthusiasts can find everything they need at themunicipal Port Franks Marina, Grand Bend Harbour and Bayfield Marina,which are open from Victoria Day Weekend to Thanksgiving Weekend.Boaters can take the “Safe Boater Get Certified Test” at either the GrandBend or Port Franks marina offices. There are also a number of privatemarinas in the area.PINERY PROVINCIAL PARK shuttle service, public boat launch, VILLAGE OF laundry facilities, showers, ice. BAYFIELD MARINARent canoes, hydro bikes, paddleboatsand single or double kayaks for use PORT FRANKS Long Hill Roadwithin in the park. Rental building is HARBOUR / MARINA 519-565-2233near the Park Store. [email protected] 7574 Biddulph Street GRAND BEND 519-243-2354 Coordinates: 43 34 10 N / 81 42 HARBOUR / MARINA [email protected] 32 W. Channel Depth: 8-10 feet. Dock Depth: 8 feet. Monitor - VHF91 River Road Coordinates: 43 14 75 N / 81 55 59 W. Channel 68 & 16. Amenities: 20519-238-2000 Channel Depth: 4 -10 feet. Dock transient slips, 60 seasonal slips, [email protected] Depth: 3 - 4 feet. Monitor – VHF and diesel, washrooms and showers, Channel: 68. Amenities: two transient pump out, electrical – 20, 30 andCoordinates: 42 18 83 N / 81 46 09 slips, 71 seasonal slips, public 50 amp, internet, shuttle service,W. Channel Depth: 6 feet. Dock washrooms, pump out, electrical, public boat launch, picnic areaDepth: 6 feet. Monitor – VHF internet, public boat launch, showers, and tables, ice.Channel: 68. Amenities: 30 transient ice, pavilion and picnic area, park,slips, 35 seasonal slips, gas dock volleyball court.(diesel), public washrooms, pumpout, electrical – 30 & 50 amp, internet, The Wexford wreck is a 250-foot steam freighter, located 11 kilometres northwest of Grand Bend (GPS: 43° 24' 3.6\" N, 81° 53' 17.9988\" W). Bound for the Port of Goderich in November 1913, the Wexford was one of eight ships lost with all hands in the worst storm in the Great Lakes recorded history and dubbed the \"White Hurricane\". In 2013, a copper wreath created by Goderich blacksmith James Wallace was affixed permanently to the shipwreck's bow to commemorate 100 years since the tragedy. Photo: J. Baillie10 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Get ActivePRIVATE MARINAS• Bayfield River Cottage Colony &Marina: 19 Fisherman’s Rd. Wharf,519-565-2632• Harbour Lights Marina: 27 ChartHouse Hill, Bayfield, 519-565-5150• R&R Marina: 9346 Lake Rd.,Kettle Point, 519-786-5604• Seven Winds Marina:10009 Superior St., Port Franks,519-243-3900• South Shore Marina:1 Lakeshore Lane, 519-565-2110YACHT CLUBS• Bayfield Yacht Clubbayfieldyachtclub.shuttlepod.org519-565-5480• Grand Bend Yacht Clubgbyc.ca, 519-238-6676• Port Franks Yacht Clubportfranksyachtclub.ca519-333-8673  Since 2009, Grand Bend, Port Franks and Bayfield marinas have boasted BlueFlag status. Blue Flag marinas adhereto a code of conduct concerningenvironmental responsibility, cleanwater and established and well-practiced marina management. Photo: S. Nicholson It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE 11

BAe aNdrenalineJunkieIn the mood for an adrenaline rush? Try skydiving, parasailing, paddleboarding,wakeboarding, flyboarding or seadoing. If you love freefalling above beautifulsand and water or jumping over waves on high-quality seadoos, then head toGrand Bend and Bayfield where you can experience the latest and greatest inadrenaline-filled activities.Since 1982, the Grand Bend Sport experience level. Deals can be had. Head to Bayfield’s Windmill LakeParachuting Center has operated Take advantage of early-bird flights, Wake & Eco Park, an eco-friendlyas the only skydiving facility in which run from 9am to 11am daily; outdoor recreation park thatSouthwest Ontario. Qualified sunset loads where you can enjoy one offers beginner, intermediate andprofessional instructors assist of Canada’s best sunset destinations advanced cable wakeboarding, asbeginners to advanced skydivers from a bird’s-eye view above the main well as stand-up paddleboarding,with freefalling. Whether you’re beach; and group rates and specials canoeing, kayaking and paddlea freefalling expert or this is your for groups of eight or more people. boating. Windmill Lake is thefirst jump, there’s something for only straight-line cable park ineveryone at the parachuting centre. Head over to Xtreme Water Sports Huron County and the first bi-levelInstructors recognize a first jump where you can whip around on the wakeboarding park in Canada. Therecan be frightening, so they offer waves in a seadoo, launch into the are adventures for the whole familynew skydivers a freefall skydive with lake off of a 20-foot long water with programming like PaddleFit,two instructors assisting until the trampoline, try out a tube or water ski. Stand-Up Paddleboarding (SUP),parachute is activated, which is when They even have the latest innovation Yoga and guided nature tours thatthe beginner steers the parachute in adrenaline-rousing water thrill wind through 200 acres of forest.with instructions via radio. ride flyboarding, which is essentially a “water jet pack” that uses water • Grand Bend Parasail:Skydiving not your thing? Try pressure to let the user rise into the grandbendparasail.com,parasailing with Grand Bend air, dive and jump out of the water. 82 Main St. W., Grand Bend,Parasail through the skies at heights Xtreme also provides an exclusive 519-525-3596,of up to 1000 feet from the pier. There jet boat charter service and qualityare several qualified instructors and seadoos, jet skis, and three-person • Grand Bend Sport Parachutingoperators who provide instruction waverunners for rent. Center: skydivegrandbend.com,to all participants, no matter their 70114 County Rd. 81, Grand Bend, 519-238-8610 • Grand Bend Watersports: 61 Main St. W., Grand Bend, 519-615-5454 • Windmill Lake Wake & Eco Park: windmill-lake.ca, 35957 Bayfield River Rd., Bayfield, 519-524-0636 (*also offers canoeing & kayaking) • Xtreme Water Sports: xtremewatersports.ca, 84 Main St. W., Grand Bend, 519-319-486412 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Photo: D. Brandon Photo: L. Marcoux picture WAKEBOARDING / PADDLEBOARDING / CANOEING / KAYAKING ALL AGES & ABILITIES WELCOME LESSONS & RENTALS AVAILABLE WWW.WINDMILL-LAKE.CA (519) 524-0636 LOCATED 25 MINUTES NORTH OF GRAND BEND 13It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE

Get Active Weekend and Thunder by the Beach vary from eight kilometres to 40 are all back for another year. kilometres. Cycling guides available GO PITSIDE from the Welcome Centre. MOTORCYCLING Heart-pumping action doesn’t ROUTES & GUIDES RENT A BIKE stop at the shoreline. It’s not the destination, it’s the You can rent a bike at Pinery Provincial Head inland to get your motor journey. The Greater Grand Bend Park and Outside Projects on running at Grand Bend Motorplex. Area is nestled between three Main Street in Bayfield. Outside One of Canada’s largest motorsport regions that publish motorcycling Projects also provides repairs and facilities, Grand Bend Motorplex has route guides - Cruise the Coast, equipment sales. 60,000 racing fans annually. It’s the Ride Perth County and Waterloo location of the largest drag-racing Motorcycle Rides. Motorcycle tour RELATED WEBSITES: event in Eastern Canada and the itinerary maps are available at the BikeFriendlyLambton.com second largest of the International Welcome Centre, located southeast BikeOnTours.on.ca Hot Road Association’s MOPAR of Grand Bend’s main intersection. Canadian-Cycling.com Nitrojam Nationals! The Motorplex CycleCanada.com offers drag racing, road racing, HANDY MOTORCYCLING gbcbt.org oval-track racing and motorcross WEBSITES: GuidedHistoricalBikeTours.ca competitions. cruisethecoast.ca mapmyride.com/ca/goderich- explorewaterlooregion.ca ontario The GTA Exotic Cars track ridegreybruce.com OntarioCycling.org experience program is heading this alltrails.com OutsideProjects.net way again in 2018. Ever wanted to waterfronttrail.org/lambton- take a Ferrari or Lamborghini or OLD-FASHIONED shores other exotic car for a drive? This PEDAL POWER program lets drivers select the car Grand Bend Bike Club of their dreams and take it for a Why not get your heart rate up the strava.com/clubs/21707 spin. Or maybe you’d rather throttle old-fashioned way by pedal power? it out on a motorcycle. The Racer The area is the starting point for DECKS, RAMPS, BOARDS, 5 Motorcycle Training School is several cycling routes that tour scenic BMX & SCOOTERS offering two weekends of training farmland, valleys and woodlands from to bring aspiring motorcycle racers Dashwood to Zurich, Huron Park to Action sports continue in downtown from introductory to pre-race levels. Exeter, Whalen Corners to Centralia, Zurich at the All-In Skatepark — a circular route to and from Bayfield Southwest Ontario’s largest indoor Of course, crowd favourites like and another around Seaforth, Clinton, skatepark at 40,000-square feet; the MOPAR Canadian Nationals, Benmiller and Goderich. Routes offers training ramps and training ONDR’s Nostalgia Weekend, Stratford Spectacular, Windsor Race14 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

camps for all ages and levels. They host GET A JUMP Get Activea variety of events, including birthday ON YOUR DAYparties for those seeking active fun. memberships, facebook.com/The skatepark also sells equipment Maintain your fitness routine away southhuronfitness, 519-235-4555,and supplies for skateboarders, from home at one of the area’s gyms. 190 Thames Road E.BMX bikers and scooter aficionados.Check out their location at 36 Main • BIRCH PARK TRAILER PARK, • YMCA FITNESS CENTRE, Forest:St., Zurich or call 519-236-7203 or visit Grand Bend: Gym passes and Inside the Shores Recreation Centre.allinactionsports.com. memberships available to non-park Adult and student priced day passes visitors, birchbarkcamping.com, available, ymcaswo.ca, 519-786-TAKE TO THE LANES 519-238-8256, 36501 Dashwood Rd. 9622, 7883 Amtelecom Pky. (County Rd. 83).Looking to take it easy after an • YMCA FITNESS CENTRE,action-packed day or seeking • OAKWOOD RESORT, Grand Goderich: Inside the Maitlandrainy-day activities? Hit the lanes at Bend: Drop-in, monthly and seasonal Recreation Centre, ymcaswo.ca,Town & Country Bowling Lanes gym, pool and fitness class passes, 519-524-2125, 190 Suncoast Dr. E. (Main St., Zurich). Family-friendly oakwoodresort.ca/fitness-oakwood,5-pin bowling can include glow-in- 519-238-2324, 70671 Hwy. 21.the-dark fun! Call 519-236-4923 orvisit townandcountrybowling.com. • SOUTH HURON FITNESS, Exeter: 24-hour, 4,000-square- foot gym facility; passes and Rent a Watercraft Today! GRAND BEND www.xtremewatersports.caYou Don’tWant to Missƒƒ MOPAR Canadian Superbike Series – June 8-10, 2018ƒƒ ONDR Nostalgia Weekend – June 29-July 1, 2018ƒƒ Bayfield Vettefest – July 6 & 7, 2018ƒƒ BaconFest – July 14, 2018ƒƒ MS Bike Tour – July 28 & 29, 2018ƒƒ MOPAR Canadian Nationals – August 3-5, 2018ƒƒ Wind & Waves Outdoor Eco Festival – August 4-6, 2018ƒƒ Thunder by the Beach – September 1-3, 2018ƒƒ Volkfest – September 30, 2018See Festivals & Events for more events, dates,times and details, pages 48 to 59. 15It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE

Be aFairwayNinjaGet your daily 10,000 steps by walking nine holes of golf! Walk 18 holes andyou could walk between five to seven kilometres. Do that three times a weekand you’ve got a heart-healthy, all ages, all abilities, fun, outdoor, stress-reducing,social pastime or competitive activity. Cart-pull your clubs or carry them andyou’ll burn even more calories.Strength, power, flexibility, balance, BAYVIEW GOLF CLUB** Sand Hills Golf Resort*core stability, body awareness, even 72538 Bluewater Hwy., St. Joseph 9767 Port Franks Rd., Thedfordendurance, they’re all physical traits 519-236-4030, bayviewgolfclub.ca 519-243-1800, golfsandhill.caconsistent golfers (even fair-weatherplayers) develop and possess. FOREST GOLF CLUB & INN Sawmill CreekCreate your own \"Highway 21 Golf 102 Main St. S., Forest Golf Resort & Spa**Tour\" starting with Indian Hills Golf 1-800-265-0214, golfforest.com 3790 Lakeshore Rd., CamlachieCourse, known for diabolical hills and 519-899-GOLF, sawmill-creek.comchallenging holes, and work your way Goderich Sunsetnorthwards to Sunset Golf Course Golf Club** Seaforth Golf Club**in Goderich. Along the way, play an 33937 Golf Course Rd., Goderich 42990 Front Rd., 1-A Doig Drive,additional twelve courses - all with 519-524-8047, sunsetgolfclub.com Seaforth, 519-522-0985,various characteristics to challenge seaforthgolf.comevery level of golfer. Look for Indian Hills Golf Clubstay-and-play packages, kids’ camps, 6991 Lakeshore Rd., Lambton Shroes Widder Station Golftwilight specials, local leagues and 519-786-5505, indianhillsgolf.ca & Country Clubtournaments. 8395 Decker Rd., Thedford Ironwood Golf Club** 519-296-4653, widderstation.com18-HOLE COURSES 70969 Morrison Line, Exeter 519-235-1521, ironwood.net Woodlands LinksARKONA FAIRWAYS 37858 Huron Rd. (Hwy. 8), ClintonGOLF COURSE Oakwood Resort 519-482-7144, woodlandslinks.com8562 Townsend Line, Arkona & Golf Club**519-333-6446, arkonafairways.com 70671 Bluewater Hwy., Grand Bend 519-238-2324, oakwoodresort.ca16 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

9-HOLE COURSES pictureBluewater Golf Course Photo: J. Baillie77416 Bluewater Hwy., Bayfield519-482-7197, bluewatergolfandcamp.caExeter Golf Club40374 Kirkton Rd., Centralia519-235-1517, exetergolfclub.caMINI PUTTThere’s one mini putt on Main Street West in Grand Bend.A second can be found at Gold Coast Landscaping, 75526Bluewater Hwy. in Bayfield. A third at Rock Glen FamilyResort, 8685 Rock Glen Rd., Arkona. * indicates a Golf North course: golfnorth.ca COME TO PLAY** indicates a London Golf Trails course: golftrails.ca PLAN TO STAY PREPARE TO ESCAPE GOLF | RESORT | SPA | DINING JUST EAST OF SARNIA ON THE BLUE WATERS OF LAKE HURON 3790 Lakeshore Road | Camlachie Ontario | NON 1E0 www.sawmill-creek.com | 519-899-465317It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE

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HBe aealthyHikerThe area is blessed with many gems of nature, being located on the northernfringes of the Carolinian Life Zone. This zone represents less than one percentof Canada’s landmass and is home to the largest diversity of fauna and floraspecies in the country. It's also home to the highest number of species at risk.The landscape features miles of LAMBTON Conservation Authority) with artificiallysandy beaches along the shores of SHORES TRAILS created lake (no swimming). Access atLake Huron, bare and forested dune 88 Main Street. Portable washroomslands, fresh-water coastal wetlands, The pull-out map in this guide features May to October. Playground, picnicrare Oak Savanna, steep and forested hiking route maps. Lambton Shores area, tennis courts, paved walking/ravines in river and creek valleys, Nature Trails/LSNT (lsntblazers. cycling paths, gazebo. The island inremnant prairies of tall grass and com) is a volunteer organization the lake acts as a stage for theatricalwildflowers, spherical concretions dedicated to the development, and musical performances during theor Kettles in black shale beds, and upgrade and maintenance of trails summer and the hillside oppositebrachiopod and trilobite fossils from in Lambton Shores in partnership seats 6,000 people. Home to Forest’sthe Devonian Period. with landowners, residents, the Canada Day Celebrations. municipality, sponsors and donors.TRAIL ETIQUETTE Other than Pinery Provincial Park FOREST TRAIL SYSTEM, Forest: (pinerypark.on.ca/trails), Rock Glen Access from Rotary Civic Square.• Stay on trails and follow \"blazes\" Conversation Area (abca.on.ca) and Asphalted 2.8-kilometre walkway leads(marks show turns and endpoints) Esli Dodge Conservation Area (scra. south to Esli Dodge Conservation on.ca), the following information is Area. The trail along the Old Railway• Don’t litter courtesy of LSNT. Track and around lagoons west of Forest offers a 4.50-kilometre return• Keep dogs on leash trip over flat lands.• Follow trail uses and activities AUSABLE RIVER CUT GRAND BEND ROTARY NATURE TRAIL, Grand Bend:• Take only photographs and leave CONSERVATION AREA, Asphalted 9-kilometre walking and only footprints Northville: Developed hiking trail cycling trail alongside Highway through 32 kilometres of forested 21 from Grand Bend to the Pinery Provincial Park entrance. acres in the Carolinian Zone. Access JOANY’S WOODS TRAIL, Sylvan:Learn how to read blazes at at 9984 Northville Crescent, off of 367 acres in the Ausable River Valley offers a challenging 4.8-kilometrediscoverthetrails.ca - click Highway 21 by the Ausable Cut trail and an easy 3.2-kilometre trail through mixed Carolinian and Great“Hiking” then “Trails”. Bridge. Offers a challenging two- Lakes Hardwood swamp forest, and a 2.2-kilometre trail along the kilometre looped trail over a high river. Two access points: (1) Drive east on Elginfield Road from Sylvan, sand dune. Easy shortcuts available. Trailhead sign.Rock Glen Conservation Area ESLI DODGE CONSERVATION 8680 Rock Glen Road AREA, Forest: Tw e n t y - a c reArkona • Ontario • Canada conservation • Museum • Falls • Trails • Fossil viewing area (part of the • Picnic pavilions • Book weddings, reunions abca.on.ca • 1-888-286-2610Home of Rock Glen Falls St. Clair Region 19It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE

Get Active and insects. Extensive nature trails Authority (abca.on.ca) and Friends of and 13-kilometre asphalted, close- Hullet Marsh (hullettmarsh.com). turn right onto Vernon Road; (2) loop bike path. Bike and helmet Drive north from Sylvan on Sylvan rentals (mountain, coaster, tandem, BANNOCKBURN Road, turn left onto Elliot Road and kids, child trailers and helmets). CONSERVATION AREA, right onto Boot Hill Road, watch for Wheelchair accessible trails and two Brucefield: signage. Trailhead and On-trail signs; beach-friendly wheelchairs available Year-round, 62-acre conservation trail guide available. for use. area with wet meadows, eastern white cedar forest, deciduous forest, LAMBTON COUNTY HERITAGE ROCK GLEN old field and mixed scrub and marsh. FOREST, Port Franks: CONSERVATION AREA, Arkona: Main trail leads from the parking Hiking and mountain-biking trails in Home of Lambton County’s ONLY lot. The first 500 metres consists of 570-acre Oak-Savannah and Carolinian WATERFALL. Plunge your hand in accessible boardwalks over river and forest. Access from Port Franks the water and grab some pebbles creek; balance of trails feature hilly Community Centre, 9997 Port Franks – it’s likely you’ll find a brachiopod, terrain with few stairs or boardwalks. Road. Offers three trails: 3.1-kilometre, crinoid or gastropod fossil! Stairs, Access at 76249 Bannockburn Line, 5.2-kilometre and 6.6-kilometre. boardwalks and bridge allow between Brucefield and Bayfield. Trailhead and On-Trail signs. visitors to explore the glen’s steep sides and 10.7-metre-high waterfall. BAYFIELD RIVER L-LAKE MANAGEMENT Scenic lookouts, picnic area, BBQs, VALLEY TRAILS, Bayfield: AREA, Port Franks: pavilions, museum, washrooms and Heritage Trail: Follow Pioneer 69-acre area offers gentle two playgrounds. Drive north of footsteps through Bayfield on an 1.5-kilometre trail through cedar Arkona on Arkona Road (County Rd. easy 2-kilometre stroll along tree- wetlands and mixed Carolinian 79), turn right on Rock Glen Road, lined streets, passing heritage forest. Access at 7101 Outer Drive. watch for signage. buildings. Mavis Trail: Four-season Trailhead sign. 2.5-kilometre challenging looped trail BLUEWATER TRAILS to Bayfield River and back. Access PINERY PROVINCIAL from Stanley Recreation Complex, PARK, Grand Bend: The following information is courtesy 38572 Mill Rd., Varna. Sawmill Trail: 6,300 acres of Oak Savanna, of the Bayfield River Valley Trails Access the 1.67-kilometre woodland Carolinian woodlands and Freshwater Association (bayfieldtrails.com), and riverside trail from Highway 21, Coastal Dune ecosystem. Home the Ausable Bayfield Conservation to endangered plants, animals20 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001 Photo: LSNT

turn east onto Old River Road, then hunting, canoeing, snowmobiling and Get Activeright onto Sawmill Road, watch for geocaching. Multiple parking lots andsignage. Varied terrain changes from access points. Refer to hullettmarsh. use a Global Positioning Systemflood plain to coniferous forest and com for hiking map and information. (GPS) unit or mobile device to searchhillsides. Taylor Trail: 1-kilometre for “geocaches\". Download cachelooped easy walk through flat terrain, SOUTH HURON TRAILS locations from geocaching.com.suitable for wheelchairs. Access from GPS units available at NorthvilleStanley Recreation Complex, 38572 MORRISON DAM, Municipal Office, 9575 Port FranksMill Rd., Varna. Woodland Trail: MACNAUGHTON PARK & Rd., Thedford, 519-243-1400. Huronmedium difficulty, 5-kilometre trail SOUTH HURON TRAIL, Exeter: County’s hiking guide is available atmeanders along village roads, dips 10-kilometre round-trip hiking trail the Welcome Centre in Grand Bendinto woods and follows old gravel pit from the Morrison Dam westwards or hikehuron.ca. and lumbering roads and deer paths. along the Ausable River to Exeter’sAccess at Keith Crescent and Hill MacNaughton Park. Hiking, cross- You Don’tTerrace. country skiing, birding and wildlife Want to Miss watching and fishing. Picnic areasHULLETT PROVINCIAL and washrooms. Access from Exeter’s ƒƒ Savanna StrollersWILDLIFE AREA, Clinton: Main Street by the river or drive east Pinery Provincial Park5,420 acres along the South Maitland of Exeter on County Road 83, turn Wednesdays, 9:20am year-roundRiver and located on the paths of south on Morrison Line and watch for (meet at Lambton Heritagetwo major waterfowl flyways (Atlantic signage. abca.on.ca Museum)& Mississippi). Seven trails from a ƒƒ Pinery Fall Classic0.4-kilometre to a 4.6-kilometre, GEOCACHING October 14, 2018featuring grassland, wetland and & GIS TRAIL MAPPINGwooded terrain. Activities include See Festivals & Events for morehiking, horseback riding, seasonal Geocaching is like a high tech events, dates, times and details, scavenger hunt in which participants pages 48 to 59.Photo: C. Fraleigh 21It Starts At The BeaPchho.t.o. :aJn. Bdaiellnieds Where You Want! | GET ACTIVE

BBe airder The area boasts habitats ranging from Carolinian Forest to sand dunes and shorelines, offering opportunities to engage in birdwatching throughout the year. Popular spots include: Pinery Provincial Park, Grand Bend Rotary Trail, Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area, Old Ausable River Bed, Karner Blue Sanctuary, Lake Smith, Lambton County Heritage Forest, Kettle Point, Ipperwash and the Grand Bend Lagoon Area.Photo: B. Sitter Photo: E. Pruski HANDY WEBSITESRETURN OF THE SWANS 319+ SPECIES OF BIRDS Ausable Bayfield Conservation AuthorityIn March upwards of 15,000 Tundra Fall or spring bring migratory abca.on.caSwans return to their favourite bird populations which include:resting grounds – the Thedford Bog Common and Red-throated loons, Lambton Wildlife Blog– located east of Lambton Heritage numerous Raptors, Snowy Owls lambtonwildlife.comMuseum just south of Grand Bend. and the Tundra Swans. SummerThe Museum runs Tundra Swan provides opportunities to observe Lambton Shores Nature Trailblazersexhibits throughout March. Scarlett Tanagers, Baltimore Orioles, lsntblazers.com Cerulean Warblers, Pine Grosbeaks,Tundra Swans winter in Chesapeake Bohemian Waxwings, Great Blue Ontario Field OrnithologistsBay, Maryland returning via a Herons and more than 200 other ofo.ca3,000-kilometre flight to their summer bird species. In the winter, Hornedbreeding grounds in Canada’s Arctic Larks, Downy Woodpeckers, Blue Pinery Parkevery spring. They stop to rest and Jays, Chickadees, Tufted Titmouse, pinerypark.on.ca/what-lives-in-feed on remnants of last year’s crops. White-breasted Nuthatch, American pinery/Much honking and squawking and Goldfinch and Red-tailed Hawks aresmall-group v-formation flying can common. Bald Eagles have been St. Clair Regionbe witnessed on the still-flooded spotted along the shoreline from Conservation Authorityfarmland. Port Franks to Grand Bend and water scrca.on.ca areas provide observation of a greatBring binoculars to view the swans diversity of waterfowl in all seasons.  You Don’t Want to Missfrom Greenway Road. The best ƒƒ Return of the Tundra Swans,viewing time is in the morning. Grand Bend – March 10-18, 2018 ƒƒ Migration Weekend, PinerySwan updates and news: Provincial Park – May 18-21, 2018 ƒƒ Owl Prowl, Morrison Dam,ReturnOfTheSwans.com. Exeter – November 3, 2018 ƒƒ Christmas Bird Count, Pinery Provincial Park – December 16, 2018 See Festivals & Events for more events, dates, times and details, pages 48 to 59.22 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

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MBea aster AnglerArea communities are home to a range of fish species and the most diversefish communities in the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority’s watershed.A fishing & paddling guide for Huron County is available from the WelcomeCentre in Grand Bend.FISH A GREAT LAKE of Lake Huron. Located near the town Photo: C. MacDonald of Goderich.Head out onto Lake Huron with OLD AUSABLEBlue Line Fishing Charters AUSABLE RIVER CUT, CHANNEL, Pinery Park:(bluelinefishingcharters.com) or Port Franks: Clear, still water is home to PanfishGrand Bend Fishing Charters Offers a diverse warm water fish (Perch, Sunfish, Black Crappie),(grandbendfishingcharters.com), habitat, including Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike.both run out of Grand Bend from Walleye and Smallmouth Bass. ThereApril to October. Here you have the are also migratory runs of Rainbow MORRISON DAMopportunity to catch King Salmon, Trout and Chinook Salmon. CONSERVATION AREA, Exeter:Coho Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Lake Area boasts a 30-acre lake, which is aTrout and Walleye on fully-equipped BANNOCKBURN popular spot for family fishing. Accessvessels with top-notch fishing tackle CONSERVATION AREA, at 71108 Morrison Line, Exeter.and electronics. Brucefield: Runs of Blue Gill, Brook Trout, Brown PARKHILL CREEK, Grand Bend:FISH A QUIET RIVER Trout, Chub, Dace, Darter, Rainbow Has a similar fish habitat to the Trout, Salmon, Smallmouth Bass and Ausable Cut, with lake-resident YellowFly Fitters (flyfitters.ca) offers Sunfish. Access at 76249 Bannockburn Perch present at the pier at times.guided fly fishing, spey fishing and Line, northeast of Varna betweensport fishing adventures on the Brucefield and Bayfield. PARKHILL RESERVOIR, Parkhill:Maitland River, Bayfield River and Located in the Parkhill ConservationSaugeen River and along the shore Area. Populations of White Crappie and Largemouth Bass. Take Country24 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Road 81 to Highway 7, turn onto pictureCentre Road. Brochure available on 25It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | GETPAhoCtoT:IFV. EWondergemabca.on.ca.MOTORIZED BOATS& CATCH-AND-RELEASEMotorized boats are not allowedon the Old Ausable Channel or theParkhill Reservoir. Catch-and-releaseis encouraged and anglers shouldalways return any species at risk to thewater of any watercourse.FISHING LICENCE(Card & Tag)• CANADIAN TIRE: 100 Thames Rd.E., Exeter - 519-235-0160; 84 UnionSt., Forest - 519-786-2121• RONA HARDWARE: 57 Ontario St.S., Grand Bend - 519-238-5500• SERVICE ONTARIO (ontario.ca):388 Main St. S., Exeter - 519-235-4578;93 Main St. S., Forest - 519-786-2929 HANDY WEBSITESAusable BayfieldConservation Authorityabca.on.caMaitland ValleyConservation Authoritymvca.on.caOntario Family Fishingontarioamilyfishing.comYou Don’tWant to Miss ƒƒ Morrison Dam Fishing Derby Exeter, May 5, 2018 ƒƒ Family Fishing Derby Benmiller, June 23, 2018 ƒƒ Family Fishing Week Pinery Park, June 30-July 8, 2018 ƒƒ Joe Brandon Memorial Trout Derby Bayfield, October 12-14, 2018 See Festivals & Events for more events, dates, times and details, pages 48 to 59.

CBeaulture VultureFOR THEATREGOERS A beach and lake-focused vacation along Lake Huron’s shoreline can include professional live theatre, gallery browsing, artistic workshops and live music. Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend at night Photo: Huron Country PlayhousePROFESSIONAL Mountain High (June 19-July 8), The Horror Show (April 27-October 31),LIVE THEATRE Andrews Brothers (July 17-August 3), Long Day’s Journey Into Night (May The Power of Song (August 14-26), 5-October 13), An Ideal HusbandHURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE East Coast Kitchen Party (Sept. 4-23). (May 11-October 28), To Kill AMain Stage & Playhouse II, Mockingbird (May 4-November 4),Grand Bend: 1-855-372-9866 BLYTH FESTIVAL, Blyth: Brontë (June 6-October 13), ParadiseDraytonEntertainment.com 1-877-862-5984 BlythFestival.com Lost (August 1-October 14), Napoli Milionaria! (August 2-October 27).2018 season: Main Stage – West Side 2018 season: The Pigeon King (MayStory (June 7-23), Cruisin’ Classics 30-June 15), The New Canadian THE LIVERY / GODERICH LITTLE(June 27-July 7), Canada 151: Better Curling Club (June 20-August 23), THEATRE, Goderich: 519-524-6262Late Than Sorry (July 12-August 4), Judith: Memories of a Lady Pig Thelivery.caThe Little Mermaid (August Farmer (June 27-August 11), 1837: The9-September 2), Holiday Inn Farmers’ Revolt (August 1-September The Livery presents a number of(September 13-30). Playhouse II – 15), Wing Night At The Boot (August theatrical productions under theKings & Queens of County (June 8-September 15). Goderich Little Theatre flag, as well as13-30), Cinderella: The Panto a national and international film series(July 5-July 22), Out of Order (July STRATFORD FESTIVAL, Stratford: April through September and live25-August 11), The Birds and The 1-800-567-1600 StratfordFestival.ca musical concerts. 2018 season: CatBees (August 15-September 1). on a Hot Tin Roof (February 22-25 & 2018 season: The Tempest (May March 1-4), Calendar Girls (May 3-6 &VICTORIA PLAYHOUSE, Petrolia: 10-October 26), The Comedy of Errors 10-13), Twelfth Night (July 2018). Film1-800-717-7694 TheVPP.ca (May 15-October 14), Cariolanus Festival movie screenings: Loving (June 9-October 20), Julius Caesar Vincent (January 18), Meditation2018 Season: Good Ol’ Country (July 31-October 27), The Music Man Park (February 8), The Leisure SeekerGospel (April 24-May 13), Shirley (April 17-November 3), The Rocky (March 8).Valentine (May 22-June 10), Rocky26 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Alex Mustakas • Artistic Director On stage in Grand Bend 2018 SEASON Huron Country Playhouse West Side Story | June 7 to June 23 Cruisin’ Classics | June 27 to July 7 Canada 151 | July 12 to Aug 4 Disney’s The Little Mermaid | Aug 9 to Sept 2 Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn | Sept 13 to Sept 30 Huron Country Playhouse II Kings & Queens of Country | June 13 to June 30 Cinderella: The Panto | July 5 to July 22 Out of Order | July 25 to Aug 11 The Birds and The Bees | Aug 15 to Sept 1519-238-6000 | huroncountryplayhouse.com 27It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

44t2h S0e1a8son FOR MOVIE-GOERSLIVE. ORIGINAL. CANADIAN. THEATRE. Two unique movie venues are located in the area: the Kineto Theatre in Forest, which is one of the world’s oldest movie“Of all the regional theatres across Canada, theatres, and the Starlite Drive-In, one of the last remainingno theatre has been as truthful and as faithful drive-ins in Ontario. Both theatres screen first-run movies andto its core audience as Blyth.” always have family-friendly options. Robert Reid, Reid Between the Lines KINETO THEATRE, Forest: In operation since 1917, Kineto is open four days a week, yearMAY 30 to JUNE 15 round! Some movies shown in 3D. Call or go online to find out what’s playing.THE PIGEON KING kineto.ca, 519-786-2303, 24 King Street WestBy The Company STARLITE DRIVE-IN, Grand Bend:Back by popular demand for a limited run. Don’t What could be more fun than enjoying the remaining heat ofmiss the laughs and toe-tapping music of one of the a summer day while bundling the kids up in their pajamas togreatest, most bizarre frauds in Canadian history. watch a movie under the stars? Call or go online to find outJUNE 20 to AUGUST 23 | WORLD PREMIERE what’s playing. The 2018 season opens May 4 with a restored 1934 Oscar Nominated MEN in BLACK (3 Stooges) plusTHE NEW CANADIAN CURLING CLUB Avengers: Infinity Wars and Han Solo. starlitedriveintheatre.com, 519-238-8344By Mark Crawford 36752 Crediton RoadFrom the playwright of Stag and Doe and The Birdsand The Bees comes a hilarious new comedy with a PARK THEATRE, Goderich:rich heart. Two screens playing current movies.JUNE 27 to AUGUST 11 | WORLD PREMIERE movielinks.ca/park-theatre-goderich, 1-800-265-3438 30 The Square, Goderich JUDITH: Memories of a Lady Pig Farmer You Don’tBy Heather Davies | Based on the novel by Aritha van Herk Want to MissAdapted for the stage by Heather DaviesA young woman leaves her job in the city to become a ƒƒ Forest Film Festival, Forest – January 15 & 17,pig farmer. With her own patch of land and a barn full February 19 & 21 & March 19 & 21, 2018of sows, Judith rediscovers the meaning of home. ƒƒ Lambton Film & Food Festival, Forest – May 24-27, 2018AUGUST 1 to SEPT. 15 See Festivals & Events for more events, dates,1837: THE FARMERS’ REVOLT times and details, pages 48 to 59.By Rick Salutin and Theatre Passe MurailleAn epic Canadian story about a rebellion whosereverberations helped build the very Canada we knowtoday.AUGUST 8 to SEPT. 15 | WORLD PREMIEREWING NIGHT AT THE BOOTBy The CompanyFrom the days when rubber boots at the bar were still“fresh” from the barn, to dollar draft night, fiddlers,and karaoke contests; This is a celebration of 141 yearsof the Blyth Inn.Tickets start at just $18! Photo by Gemma James SmithCall 1.877.862.5984or visit blythfestival.com28 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

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Arts & Culture30 Michael Cox, Al Braatz, Tyler Check and Company in Kings & Queens of Country, 2017 Season. Director: Alex Mustakas, Music Director: Steve Thomas, Choreographer: Jackie Mustakas, Set Designer: Simon Day, Costume grandbendtourism.com | 1-88D8e-s3ig3n8e-r2: J0e0s1sica Pembleton, Lighting Designer: Lyle Franklin. Photographer: Hilary Gauld Camilleri.

CBeaulture VultureFOR ART LOVERSThe local cultural community includes more than a dozen small galleriesand working studios and hosts Paint Ontario - Ontario’s foremost juried artcompetition, show and sale of original representational art. Enjoy opportunitiesto browse and buy original art and photography of local artists, as well asparticipate in art and artisan workshops.EXPLORE YOUR GRAND BEND ART PINE DALE MOTORINNER ARTIST CENTRE, Grand Bend: INN, Grand Bend: gbartcentre.com, 519-859-1662 pinedale.on.ca, 519-238-2231The following locations offer drop-in Offers scheduled and drop-in artand scheduled art classes for all ages classes, seminars and workshops for all Hosts group paint nights run by localand skill levels. Check websites for ages including summer camps for kids. professional artist. Paint your owndetails, dates and times. masterpiece and enjoy a cocktail. KRYART STUDIO, Bayfield: Check website for dates and details.ART BY 3 STUDIO, Port Franks: kryartstudio.ca, 519-525-2515artby3.com, 519-243-3321 TREEHAUS CANADA Drop-in and scheduled art classes, STUDIO, Grand Bend:Variety of one-day art workshops, all ages. treehauscanada.ca, 226-678-5118including encaustic hot wax, photo A working glass art studio that offersencaustic, glass jewellery, stained LAKE LIFE STUDIO, Camlachie: fused glass workshops to everyoneglass drip, fused glass and garden art. lakelifestudio.com, 519-328-2217 10-years and up.BITTERSWEET, Grand Bend: A working glass art studio, retail andbittersweetgrandbend.com, workshop location.519-238-1262 OAKWOOD RESORT, Grand Bend:A retail and studio location offering oakwoodresort.ca, 519-238-2324furniture painting and stenciling Hosts group creative and art eventsworkshops. Transform old furniture with Amy Gelinas instructing. Checkfor your cottage or home. website for dates and details. You Don’t Want to Miss ƒƒ Paint Ontario, Grand Bend – March 23 to April 14, 2018 ƒƒ Arts, Eats & Beats Studio Tour Multiple Locations – May 4-6, 2018 ƒƒ Culture & Arts Walks Bayfield, First Fridays, June to October, 2018 ƒƒ Lambton Colour & Craft Festival Grand Bend, October 13 & 14, 2018 ƒƒ Christmas Craft Show Lucan, November 2-4, 2018 See Festivals & Events for more events, dates, times and details, pages 48 to 59. 31It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

Arts & Culture Ice Culture: Patina Studios: 81 Brock St., Hensall 12B Main St. N., Bayfield GALLERIES / WORKING iceculture.com, 888-251-9967 patinastudios.ca, 519-955-6517 STUDIOS JMR Art Gallery: RaeAnn Design: Art By 3: 9 Main St. N., Bayfield 63 River Rd., Grand Bend 7710 Clayton St., Port Franks jmrcollections.com, 519-565-2213 raeanndesign.com, 519-319-0823 artby3.com Kryart Studio: Richman Gallery: Janette Baillie Photography: 24 Main St. N., Bayfield 30 Alberta St., Grand Bend 22 – 81 Crescent St., Grand Bend kryart.com, 416-710-2695 huronart.com, 519-238-6213 bailliespictureframing.ca, 519-238-1742 Lake Life Studio: Studio 109: 3811 Lakeshore Rd., Camlachie 239 Main St., Parkhill Bill Nieuwland: lakelifestudio.com, 519-328-2217 mariebohm.com, 519-667-7869 Displayed at several galleries, including Sunset Arts. Thomas Ackermann: Sunset Arts: theartistbill.com, 519-238-6447 ackermann-artist.com 67 River Rd., Grand Bend, sunsetarts.info, 519-238-6914 Bliss Studios: Main Street Gallery: 7617 Riverside Dr., Port Franks 4 Main St. N., Bayfield Treehaus Canada Studio: blissstudio.info, 519-243-3598 facebook.com/ Grand Bend, treehauscanada.ca, mainstreetgallerybayfield, 226-678-5118 Castaway Studio Gallery: 519-565-2048 67 River Road, Grand Bend, Victor Alderson Studio Gallery: castawayartstudio.com, Marten Arts Gallery: 1 Queen St. & 14 Main St. W., 519-238-8206 17A Main St. N., Bayfield Grand Bend, martenarts.ca, 519-565-2222 victoralderson.com, 226-927-7508  D. Culbard Fine Arts Studio: 30 Ontario St. S., Grand Bend dculbardfineart.com, 519-238-002132 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001 Bayfield Kryart Studio Photo: J. Baillie

CBeaulture VultureFOR MUSIC LOVERS Since 1919, Grand Bend’s Main Beach has been a popular venue for live music. First with the Lakeview Casino, which operated for five decades until 1969, then with Canada Day Celebration events and now with the addition of Summer Sunset Sounds. Since 2014, this successful and popular concert series has offered beach-goers Sunday and holiday Monday performances in July and August. Familiar Favourites Concerts joined the beach musical offerings in 2017.Photo: J. BaillieCANADA DAY original music in a variety of genres, JAM SESSIONS, OPENCELEBRATIONS & including rock, folk, celtic, jazz and MICS & OTHER MUSICALFIREWORKS, Grand Bend: blues. Each concert features an OFFERINGS opening act followed by a headlinerHeadliner band takes the stage performance. FREE event - donations Patio dining while enjoying livefrom 8pm until the fireworks display welcome. summersunsetsounds.ca, musical performances is a popularat 10pm. FREE event - donations 519-238-1472. summertime activity.welcome. canadadaygrandbend.ca,519-238-2001. FAMILIAR FAVOURITES, GRAND BEND: Look for performance Grand Bend: announcements posted on flyers andSUMMER SUNSET signs around town and plan to attend:SOUNDS, Grand Bend: Concerts feature well-loved cover songs performed by area musicians Midori SushiPopular and up-and-coming every other Wednesday night in July midorigrandbend.squarespace.comCanadian performers take the and August. entertainthisthought.stage at 7pm every Sunday and com, 519-933-0142 . Oakwood Resortholiday Monday. The series features oakwoodresort.ca 33It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

Arts & Culture BAYFIELD: Look for performance You Don’t announcements from: Want to Miss Pinery Antique Flea Market The Ashwood Bourbon Bar & pineryantiquefleamarket.com Restaurant theashwood.com ƒƒ Summer Sunset Sounds Smackwater Jack’s Taphouse Grand Bend - July 2, 8, 15, 22 & 29; smackwaterjacks.ca Black Dog Pub & Bistro August 6, 12, 19 & 26, 2018 The Sandbar & Grill blackdogpubbistro.ca ƒƒ Bayfield Concert Series sandbargrandbend.ca Bayfield - March 7, June 15, Aunt Gussie’s Country Dining The Docks Restaurant and August 6, 2018 auntgussies.ca docksrestaurantbar.com Gables gables-grandbend.com EXETER: One of the area’s finest See Festivals & Events for more The Colonial restaurants now combines food events, dates, times and details, colonialhotel-grandbend.com with music on the patio during pages 48 to 59. summer months: Eddington’s eddingtons.ca  Rock On After 46 years, a permanent music venue returned to Grand Bend’s Main Beach in 2016 with the completion of the Rotary Community Stage, the construction of which was fully financed by donations.34 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001 Photo: J. Baillie

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CBeaulture VultureFOR HISTORY BUFFS galleries open year-round; outdoor to educate children in remoteARKONA LIONS MUSEUM buildings open mid-April to mid- Ontario. Annual “Thomas the Tank”& INFORMATION CENTRE December. lambtonmuseums.ca, event. Victoria Day Saturday to last 10035 Museum Rd., Grand Bend, Sunday in September. Thursday toDiscover Devonian Era fossils and 519-243-2600. Sunday 11am - 4pm. centralhuron. com/schoolcar, 76 Victoria Terrace,aboriginal artifacts. April, May, June, Clinton, 519-482-3997.September & October: Saturday & ST. JOSEPH MUSEUM & ARCHIVESSunday, Noon-5pm. July & August: LUCAN AREA HERITAGEDaily, Noon-5pm. 8680 Rock Glen Rd., & DONNELLY MUSEUM Photographs and scans of originalArkona. April-October: 519-828-3071; documents about the Huron Tract,November-March: 519-235-2610. Dedicated to the preservation and the City of St. Joseph, the St. Joseph Canal, Narcisse Cantin and Saint retelling of famous Lucan historical André. Memorial Park (Hwy. 21 & CR. 84). Displays historical plaquesFOREST events: founding of Wilberforce by and statues of St. Joseph andLAMBTON MUSEUM a Black community from Cincinnati; Saint André. Open by chance or area settlement by Irish immigrants; appointment. stjosephmuseum.ca,Themed exhibits located in the and the Donnelly murders. May to 72981 Bluewater Hwy, 519-236-7707.former Forest Home Bakery building. Thanksgiving. donnellymuseum.Open by chance or appointment. 8 com, 171 Main St., Lucan, 519-227-Main St. N., Forest, 519-786-3239. 0756.LAMBTON SCHOOL ON WHEELSHERITAGE MUSEUM MUSEUMTwo main galleries and seven Experience an early 20th-Centuryoutdoor historical buildings. Main classroom in a railcar that was usedlambtonmuseums.ca/heritage36 Discover an outstanding collection of unique local artifacts and their stories! Open year round, closed weekends and holidays from November to February. 10035 Museum Road, Grand Bend 519-243-2600 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Photo: J. BaillieKETTLE & STONY POINT CULTURE & BELIEFS storytelling, ceremonial gifts and theFIRST NATIONS Anishinaabe cultural practices are recording of important treaties and centred on the “Seven Grandfathers” events.Ontario’s indigenous people teachings of Wisdom, Love, Trust,call themselves the Anishinabek Respect, Bravery, Honesty, Humility First contact with French and BritishNation (the “Anishinaabe”) and and Truth. The Seven Grandfathers fur traders in the 1600s upset theare comprised of 39 First Nation are also the core of the Anishinaabe’s balance of peace between the fourcommunities. Kettle Point or seven clan cultural structure. The indigenous groups. TraditionalWiiwkwedong is unceded territory seven clans – Crane, Loon, Turtle, economic competitors, the French(meaning ownership was not Bear, Hoof, Martin and Bird – each and English allied themselves withsurrendered) that runs along Lake play a specified role within the nation. different indigenous groups: theHuron’s shoreline from Lambton The Crane clan are the traditional chiefs; French with the Anishinaabe and theShores to Sarnia. Officially known the Loon clan are the sub-chiefs; the British with the Iroquois. The Neutrals,as the Chippewas of Kettle & Turtle clan are the mediators; the Bear so-called by Samuel de ChamplainStony Point, the community has a clan are the herbalists and guardians; for their peacekeeping role betweenpopulation of about 2,108 people. the Hoof clan are the peacemakers; the Huron, Anishinaabe and Iroquois, the Martin clan are the warriors and the were eradicated by the IroquoisHOW KETTLE POINT Bird clan are the spiritual leaders. when guns were sold for pelts. TheGOT ITS NAME Iroquois then turned against theThe First Nation is named for Kettles HISTORY Huron, who were nearly decimatedor concretions formed millions of The Anishinaabe were one of four by the mid 1600s. The Huron fledyears ago. Unique to only three indigenous groups that lived in southwest seeking Anishinaabelocations in the world, these spherical southwestern Ontario – the Huron, aid and war broke out between therock formations are caused by Neutrals and Iroquois. Wampum remaining Huron, their Anishinaabeerosion of underlying shale beds. agreements between the four groups allies and the Iroquois. AlthoughThe Kettles have cultural and spiritual declared the shared rights of all to the Anishinaabe were successfulsignificance to the Anishinaabe. use the land and its resources to feed in pushing the Iroquois back toTraditional stories teach that the their people. Products were fashioned their territories along the St.Kettles are Thunderbird eggs and from local resources such as flints for Lawrence River, the Huron did notThunderbirds are powerful spirits that tools and weapons and “wampum” survive the conflict. bring rain to the land and its people. beads from shells. Wampum beads, aThe point is said to be the nesting form of gift exchange, were used for For more information, visitplace for the Thunderbirds. kspcommunityculture.ca. 37It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

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Walking Tour of FORESTMuch of Forest was originally given in land grants to United Empire Loyalists by the British Crown inrecognition of their loyalty and assistance during the American Revolution (1775-1783). Forest wasestablished in 1859 with the opening of the Grand Trunk Railway. The town’s name was given to thestation by railroad authorities due to dense surrounding bush.1. THE STATION LIBRARY 8. PRIVATE HOME family that built it; was site of town’sThe first railway station and freight 16-18 King St. E. — Home was former department store. Many bricklayingroom were used for church services Baptist Church built by Primitive skills evident: main floor Gothic arches,before the churches were built. In Methodist in 1877. 1904 - sold to the second level Italianate paired windows1985, a library was constructed in the Baptist congregation. and large and complex top cornicelikeness of the old railway station. 9. FLAVIN BROTHERS HOME (now covered).A caboose was installed to add 59 Broadway St. — Home built in 15. CARNEGIE LIBRARY, 1911authenticity. Today, the Forest Garden 1880. 1887 - family came to Forest and 12 Main St. N. — Council requestedClub is responsible for the beautiful opened tailoring business. May, 1964 $3,000 from Carnegie Institute tolandscaping on the grounds. - Forest Lambton Museum opened at build a library. Town was to provide2. 64 KING STREET this site. the lot and $500 annual maintenanceThis is one of the “truly regal homes in 10. RONA fee. July 1911, council looked toForest”. This house has had extensive 20 Broadway St. — Site of former secure site for the construction andrenovations in 1946, 1980 and most Hamilton & Prout Lumber Company. selected 12 Main Street North, besiderecently in 2005 and 2006, when Later operated Forest Planing Mills the Town Hall. Library built for $4,765current owners Glen and Joy Starkey producing sawmill lumber and custom and is one of 111 Carnegie librariesprepared to open Through Windows manufactured windows and doors. in Ontario. 1987 – when new libraryPast B & B. 1890 - installed steamer generator for built, old Carnegie library sold and3. FIRST ROMAN mill and provided power for village has been home to several businesses.CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1866 lighting. 1994 - former McCahill Mill Building recognized as an historical10 Jefferson St. W. — May 30, 1893, demolished (located in vicinity). building under Ontario’s Heritage Act.St. Christopher’s cornerstone placed on 11. CHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCH 16. RUMFORD BAKERY, 1884Main St. N. The new St. Christopher’s 20 Main St. S. — Church cost $3,000 8 Main St. N. — Site occupied bywas recently constructed on Union to build. Emily Murphy, wife of first bakery for years. 1880 - EdwardStreet next to Canadian Tire Store. rector, was an early feminist and first Rumford opened bakeshop and4. FOREST UNITED female magistrate in British Empire confectionery. 1906 – current buildingCHURCH, 1927 (1916). Member of the famous built. 2009 - purchased by Forest-21 James St. N. — Church formed by “Persons Case” (1929). She appears Lambton Museum.unification of James Street Methodists, on Canadian postage stamp (1985). 17. SHAW BLOCK, 1882Central Congregationalists and a few 12. “KILLANEN” 7 Main St. S. — Present day BargainPresbyterians. AND “GLENRAVEN” Store and CDS Pharmacy. Block has had5. THE GOSPEL HALL, 1887 17 and 19 Main St. — John and Fred many owners and functions.31 Main St. N. — Site of the Shaw built two of the most attractive Second floor extensively renovatedPresbyterian church built 1867. Sold homes in town. Both homes built of in recent years.in 1891 to become the Gospel Hall. white brick. “Glen Raven” built in high 18. KIWANIS KINETO THEATRE6. ST. JAMES PRESBYTERIAN Victorian style (“Second Empire”), 24 King St. W. — 1875. MunroCHURCH, 1891 characterized by multi-coloured brothers built present 2-storey19 Main St. N. — Present slate Mansard roof. Later, top storey building; third level added later. 1905cornerstone laid in 1890 with church removed to create a cottage style. - George Lundy and Floyd Rumforddedication in 1891. 13. FOREST STANDARD started a motion picture business.7. PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 1875 1 King St. W. — Newspaper office “Kineto” name comes from type of24-26 Prince St. — Present located in former CIBC. 1911 - equipment used. Used for stagePentecostal Church built in 1875 by Stoddard’s grocery store torn down to shows and motion pictures. 1976Baptist Community. The Salvation build the CIBC. - Kiwanis Club bought theatre andArmy moved the church from their 14. MAYLOR BUILDING, 1884 members now maintain and operatebarracks (former Baptist Church 2-4 King St. E. — One of Forest’s theatre. One of the few independenton King Street). 1939 - sold to the architectural gems. Named for the theatres in existence today. Pentecostal Church for $500. 39It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

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Walking Tour of GRAND BEND1. THE COLONIAL HOTEL restaurant, kitchen below and staff carved their initials.1 Main St. — Built prior to 1880; quarters below again. One youngformerly called the Brenner House waitress recalls earning a $10 tip to 8. COCO’Safter early proprietor – Joe Brenner. iron a white shirt for a customer so he 62 Main St. W. — Formerly The HotelOldest established hotel in Grand could look good on a Saturday night! Imperial, constructed in 1905 byBend. For years, a large carbide lamp Harry Bossenberry, replacing earliermounted on the verandah lit the main 5. Gift of art frame building called The Woodbine.intersection, the necessary chemicals 21 Main St. W. — Built at the request First hotel on Lake Huron’s easternfor which were stored in a cement of the then Liberal MP in 1936 by shore to have hot and cold water inshed on the riverbank – which still W.H. Love with white ash grown all rooms. The 3-storey hotel boastedexists today. Local lore: apparently on his farm. One Halloween night, large rooms and rates of $6-8 a week.a horse misguidedly walked upstairs pranksters pushed a Model-T car Autobus brought train passengersand was unable to turn around. into the basement! 1942 - Post Office from Exeter to Grand Bend for 50 moved here along with a bank. Mail cents. Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks2. WELCOME ARCH was received twice daily; postage 3 headlined to capacity crowds in 1950sMain Street — Erected in 1927; cents a letter. During WWII mail was & 60s. Various incarnations: Kelly’s,rebuilt in the 1960s; rebuilt again the only means of communication RD’s and Hotel Mainstreet.in 2010 as part of Main Street’s and Port Franks workers walked torejuvenation program. town for mail. 9. OAK LODGE 67 King St. — Oldest cottage in3. RIPPLES FASHIONS 6. TENDER SPOT Grand Bend’s original core, built in9 Main St. W. — 1902-13 - William 20 Main St. W. — 1912 - known as 1898 by John Spackman (Exeter),Amos, a Londoner, operated The The Bake Shop, owned by Frank named Dotheboys Hall from aAmos Emporium offering a variety Geromette (baker/confectioner). Dickens’ novel. Spackman boughtof goods, post office and telephone Geromette made year-round surrounding 26 acres for $450,service. Mrs. Amos sold hats and deliveries by horse-drawn wagon, constructing an office and 12 cottagesladies’ made-to-measure items. A blowing a whistle to announce his for a cottage/recreational centre.dairy cow, kept behind the store, arrival. Also had a Lunch Room and William Levitt (Exeter) purchasedescaped one day only to be chased offered “a tasty lunch at any time”. and continued construction anddown Main Street across the beach Transitioned to Wally’s Meats then land holdings to 45 acres from 1902and out onto the pier before the Tender Spot. until George Eccleston (London)being corralled. purchased property in 1916 for $9,100. 7. THE SANDBAR Lakeview House, lower end of Main4. AkSence 23 Main St. W. — Behind the building Street west and part of this project,6 Main St. W. — What is now are remnants of Wondergrove Roller was a summer boarding-house withakSence Gift Shop & Cafe, previously Rink, a popular 1940s, 50s and 60s stables for guests’ horses. EcclestonThe Aria & The Shore Shop, prior to recreational facility. Roller skates were built Main Street west (1917) and firstthat Periwinkles and originally The clamped to shoes and tightened by dance hall on the beach.Treasure & Tea Room, had also been key; often loosening during use, toknown as the Riverside Restaurant. amusement of on-lookers. In rear 10. LAKEVIEW CASINOThe shop was run by Marge Brown patio, see rink’s patterned terrazzo Beach — Great significance to Grandin the 1950s, with a main level floor and ’old oak tree’ where skaters Bend’s history and development. 41It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

Walking Tour of Grand BendOpened July 29, 1917 to music of the 11. MAIN BEACH fed by springwater. 1905 – timberLombardo Boys. Over five decades, 1920s - Henry Ford held annual cribwork pier built to prevent silt andhosted big bands such as Louis company picnics on Grand Bend’s sand from blocking harbour. Later,Armstrong, Glen Miller Orchestra, beach. 2008 beach enhancements cribwork encased by concrete andBert Niosi, Gordie Tapp, Haines (boardwalk, playground, splash pad, south pier added to protect harbour.Sisters, Wally Koster, Stan Patton, gazebo & landscaping) continue the 1908- flourishing fishing industry sawJuliet, Lionel Thornton, Tommy beach tradition. Today, beach enjoys A.W. Selkirk Fish Company of PortDorsey, Rudy Vallee and McKinney’s Blue Flag status. (BlueFlag.org) Huron (Michigan) send a tug threeChocolate Dandies. times weekly to collect fish catch. 12. THE PIER Pickerel, whitefish and herring wereEric McIlroy, Eccleston’s son-in-law, 1892 – Channel dug by horse-teams plentiful. 1913 - run of sturgeoncontinued as proprietor with jitney and scraper-buckets to create Grand entered the River, some 5-feet long.dancing (pay-as-you-dance). Day- Bend’s harbour and drain farmland Excursion boats with US visitorstime visitors enjoyed baseball at subject to flooding. Channel frequently visited - pictured here isball diamond behind Casino, rented removed Ausable River’s sharp the steamboat “Arabian” docked atbathing suits and purchased giftware. turn, increasing its width for boats. the pier (1900). Building hosted Sunday Church Also cut off 21 kilometres of riverservices. McIlroy also operated flowing south to Port Franks, todayMerrywoods Racehorse Farm known as “Old Ausable Channel”,(Highway 21).(Reprinted with thanks to Grand Bend Historical Society volunteers. Visit Grand Bend’s Welcome Centre for the full brochure.)The Historical Society thanks its major sponsors: The Rotary Club of Grand Bend and the Grand Bend Community Foundation for their support.9 10 11 1242 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

Arts & Culture • Cycle • Dine • Hike • Fish • Relax • Shop • Swim • Tour Whatever your taste, experience it all in Goderich 1-800-280-7637 goderich.ca43It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

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Walking Tour Heritage Homes of Exeter1. The Richard Pickard Home 4. The Thomas Carling Home66 John St. E. — This home was owned by successful 527 Main St. — Thomas Carling was another son of Isaacbusinessman Richard Pickard, who arrived in Exeter in Carling Sr., one of Exeter’s earliest settlers. The house,1855; it was one of only 14 homes in the settlement in reported to have been built in 1885, features the typicalits day. The initials R.P. can be seen above the centre Italianate style of architecture. Experience the heritagewindow over the front door. Richard Pickard partnered with charm of this home while enjoying a meal at Eddington’sGeorge Samwell in a dry goods establishment located of Exeter.on Main Street. 5. The Willis Homestead2. The Robert Pickard Home 18 Simcoe St. — When James and Jane Willis made their56 John St. E. — Richard Pickard built this home for his son way along the Huron Tract in the early 1830s, they chose thisRobert – the house is located immediately to the west of the plot of land to build their first home. Originally, a log cabinoriginal family home. Much of the Victorian elegance of this was built to house the Willis family but in later years, as thehome and its original features, including the stained glass settlement grew, a more substantial brick home was builtwindows imported from England, have been preserved. that still stands today.3. The W.J. Carling Home 6. The George Samwell Home73 Huron St. W. — Built by William Carling, son of Isaac 82 John St. E. — George Samwell was the business partnerCarling Sr., this stately home is one of Exeter’s designated and neighbour of Richard Pickard. Mr. Samwell, like many ofheritage properties. the original settlers to the area, emigrated from Devonshire, England. He built this stately home in 1880, with grounds6 surrounding the entire block.45It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

Walking Tour Historic Main St. of Exeter 7 7. Old Town Hall 322 Main St. — The Town Hall was built in 1887 for a total cost of $8,000 and boasted a Hess Clock with wooden works built by Zurich clock maker, George Hess. In the early 1970s, the building faced demolition, but was restored and reopened in 1980 after the efforts of the Exeter and District Heritage Foundation. After an addition completed in 1995, the municipal offices and public library now reside in the Old Town Hall. 8 8. 386, 388, 390 Main St. 386 Main St. — Established in 1872, partners George Samwell and Richard Pickard employed 40 clerks to run their dry goods and household essentials business. 388 Main St. — Next to the dry goods store, Hugh Spackman sold hardware. The room above was an early meeting hall for the Masonic Order. 390 Main St. — The Exchange Bank of Canada, established in 1870. While the stores were very successful, the bank failed in 1882.9 9. 412, 414 Main St. 412 Main St. — W.J. Heaman opened his hardware business in the north retail space in the early 1900s. In later years, the business became part of the Home Hardware family.10 414 Main St. — This building housed the offices of the Jackson Manufacturing Company that produced a quality line of work clothes sold across the country and provided employment for many young ladies. 10. 417, 415, 413, 411 Main St. 417 Main St. — This sturdy brick structure was built by Isaac Routledge Carling Jr. and was where he practiced law well into the 20th century. “The Carling Block”: 415, 413, 411 Main St. — Home to Isaac Carling Sr.’s General Store, which had a presence on Main Street for more than 60 years. After outgrowing the original frame structure, built in the late 1840s, a new brick building was constructed and still stands today. Reprinted with thanks to the Exeter and District Heritage Foundation. Visit the Grand Bend Welcome Centre for the full brochure. The Heritage Foundation thanks itssupporters including the Municipality of South Huron, South Huron Communities in Bloom and the Exeter Business Improvement Area (BIA).46 grandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001

COME EXPERIENCE EXETERJUST 20 MINUTES FROM GRAND BEND SHOP EXPLORE OUTDOORS EVENTS Exeter is home to many well Take a stroll along our 8km Friday Ladies Night Out known retail outlets along side all-season nature trail, play May 25, 2018 unique specialty stores that and relax in one of our feature home decor, fashion beautiful parks or spend Exeter Farmers’ Market and one-of-a-kind items to the afternoon at the Exeter Thursdays from May to satisfy all your retail needs. public pool and Splash Zone. October 2018 Whether you are looking for a new summer outfit or a new GOLF Exeter’s Town-Wide Yard Sale car, you can find it in Exeter! June 16, 2018 Whether you’re an avid DINE golfer or a rookie, golfing is a Jessica’s House Music Weekend great way to spend a sunny June 22 – 24, 2018With over 15 restaurants, afternoon. Exeter is luckyExeter is sure to have to have three beautiful and Canada Day South Huronsomething to delight your taste well-kept golf courses nearby July 1, 2018buds! Enjoy a new local hot – two just minutes from town!spot, a favourite treat from a HuronSound Music Festivalwell-known chain or a picnic in TOURS July 21, 2018the park! Explore Exeter’s classic Exeter Sidewalk Sale Days DISCOVER OUR Victorian architecture with July 19 – 21, 2018 WHITE SQUIRRELS two self-guided heritage walking tours or discover the Exeter Rodeo Have you ever seen a white South Huron Barn Quilt Trail August 11-13, 2018 squirrel? Exeter is home to a with over 30 barn quilts in special species of squirrels – the area. Exeter Moonlight Madness true white squirrels (not albinos). September 27, 2018 Exeter Christmas Festival November 16 - 18, 2018Experience Exeter @Exeter_ON @ExperienceExeter www.experienceexeter.ca 47It Starts At The Beach... and ends Where You Want! | ARTS & CULTURE

Festivals & EventsGrandBendTourism.com twitter.com/[email protected] facebook.com/grandbendtourism1-888-338-2001 • 1-519-238-2001JANUARY The Livery International Family Day Winterfest Film Series February 19, 2018, 8am-9pm, SouthSavanna Strollers February 8, 2018, 7pm, Park Theatre, Huron Recreation Centre, ExeterWalking Club 30 Courthouse Square, Goderich familydaywinterfest.caWednesdays Year-Round, 9:20am, thelivery.ca, 519-524-6262 226-423-3028Pinery Provincial Park, Grand Bend [email protected] [email protected]/walking-club Movie presentation: ”Meditation Park”. Full list of family-friendly events519-243-1713 on website. Lions Club breakfast,Savanna Strollers Walking Club meets Bayfield Concert Series - snowshoeing, public skating, wagonWednesdays at Lambton Heritage Corb Lund rides and more.Museum, south side. February 14, 2018, 8pm, Bayfield Town Hall, Bayfield Forest Film FestivalForest Film Festival bayfieldtownhall.com, 519-565-5788 February 19 & 21, 2018, 7:30pm,January 15 & 17, 2018, 7:30pm, [email protected] Kiwanis Kineto Theatre,Kiwanis Kineto Theatre, Western and country singer/songwriter 24 King St. W. , Forest24 King St. W., Forest from Alberta. Ticketscene.ca. forestfestivals.ca, 519-786-4879forestfestivals.ca, 519-786-4879 Movie Presentation: ”The Big Sick:Movie presentation: ”Beatriz at Dinner”. Pinery Family Day Weekend An awkward true story”.Proceeds benefit Forest-Lambton February 17-19, 2018, Pinery ProvincialMuseum. Park, Grand Bend Cabaret 2018 – ”All Hat, ontarioparks.com/park/pinery/events, No Horse”The Livery International 519-243-8574 (Visitor Centre) February 24, 25 & March 3, 2018,Film Series Saturday: learn how tiny predators Bayfield Town Hall, BayfieldJanuary 18, 2018, 7pm, Park Theatre, living under the snow to songbirds bayfieldtownhall.com, 519-565-578830 Courthouse Square, Goderich survive winter; ask about ”Feeder [email protected], 519-524-6262 Birds”; 6:30pm - Owl Prowl. Sunday:[email protected] ”Turtles’ Hurdles” and movie Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMovie presentation: ”Loving Vincent”. presentation. Monday: Chickadee February 22-25 and March 1-4, 2018, feeding and family day campfire. The Livery Theatre, 35 South St.,February Goderich SOUp’s on bayfield thelivery.ca, 519-524-6262Forest Film Festival February 18, 2018, 2pm-4pm [email protected] 8, 2018, 7:30pm, Kiwanis Bayfield Town Hall, Bayfield Presented by the Goderich LittleKineto Theatre, 24 King St. W., Forest bayfieldtownhall.com, 519-565-5788 Theatre. Ticketed event.forestfestivals.ca, 519-786-4879 [email protected] presentation: ”Aftershock”. Homemade soups by local commnityImpact of residential schools on groups, churches and restaurants. $5 atchildren of survivors. the door (children under 12 free). Bring your own mug. Photo: V. Beeler48Photo: K. Romgraannchdubckendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001 Photo: R. Switzer

Welcome Wagon Memories in March - Get Easter Egg HuntBridal Show Outdoors! March 31, 2018, BluewaterFebruary 25, 2018, South Huron March 10-18, 2017, Pinery Provincial Community Centre, ZurichRecreational Centre, Exeter Park, Grand Bend facebook.com/Zurich-Lions-facebook.com/exeterbridalshowcase ontarioparks.com/park/pinery/events Club-772961762821962519-238-8048 519-243-1521 Free for all ages. Egg colouring,Local vendors, door prizes, fashion Visitor Centre open 10am-5pm. face painting, craft time, basketshows, planning guides, special Exhibits, indoor programming, nature decorating contest, egg hunt by agedisplays and gift bags for every bride. documentaries, scavenger hunt, groups. Chocolate bunnies for all kids guided hikes, chickadee programs. attending.March Skiing, snowshoeing and skating. Overnight stays in tent, trailer or AprilCat on a Hot Tin Roof heated Yurts.March 1-4, 2018, The Livery Theatre, Bayfield Lions Home35 South St., Goderich Annual Ipperwash & Garden Showthelivery.ca, 519-524-6262 Maple Festival April 27-29, 2018, Bayfield Arena,[email protected] March 17 & 18 / March 24 & 25, 2018 BayfieldPresented by the Goderich Little Williamson Farms (7739 Lakeshore Rd.) bayfieldlions.ca, 519.565.2894,Theatre. Ticketed event. / Silver Birches Campground (9537 [email protected] Army Camp Rd.) Showcase of local landscaping,Bayfield Concert Series - 226-520-0144 nurseries, home improvement/Rose Cousins [email protected] renovation suppliers and contractors,March 7, 2018, 7:30pm, Bayfield Town Breakfast, Hay Wagon & Bush Tours personal health, pest control, travel,Hall, Bayfield at Silver Birches Campground insurance, real estate and more. Freebayfieldtownhall.com, 519-565-5788 (9am-3pm); Sugar Shanty Tours at [email protected] Williamson Farms (9am-5pm).Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter. MayTicketscene.ca. Paint Ontario March 23 to April 14, 2018, Lambton Calendar GirlsThe Livery International Heritage Museum, Grand Bend May 3-6 & 10-13, 2018, The LiveryFilm Series paintontario.com, 519-243-2600 Theatre, 35 South St., GoderichMarch 8, 2018, 7pm, Park Theatre, 30 Juried art show, competition and sale thelivery.ca, 519-524-6262Courthouse Square, Goderich of 300+ art pieces. Daily 11am to 5pm. [email protected], 519-524-6262 Presented by the Goderich [email protected] Forest Film Festival Theatre. Ticketed event.Movie presentation: ”The Leisure March 28, 2018, 7:30pm, KiwanisSeeker”. Kineto Theatre, 24 King St. W., Forest Arts, Eats & Beats Studio forestfestivals.ca, 519-786-4879 Tour – ”The Stars Come Out”Return of the Indigenous Film Night, presented in May 4-6, 2018, Multiple locations,Tundra Swans partnership with Wiwkwedong Arts Grand Bend & Port FranksMarch 10-18, 2018, Thedford Bog & Collective from Kettle & Stony First grandbendstudiotour.combehind Lambton Heritage Museum, Nation. 519-238-1472, [email protected] Bend Art, food and music. Event features 34+returnoftheswans.com, 519-243-2600 Lioness’ Easter in the Park artists. Saturday 10am-5pm; [email protected] March 31, 2018, 10:30am, Morrison 11am-5pm.Witness thousands of swans migrating Dam (ABCA Office), Exeterto Canada’s Arctic. Check website for 519-235-1409 (Cathy), [email protected] MORE EVENTSdaily migration updates. Children must pre-register at the Exeter Library or ABCA office ($2 per child). Every child leaves with a goodie bag and is entered to win prizes!TUNDRA SWANS PAINT ONTARIO ARTS, EATS & BEATS STUDIO TOUR49Photo: Southwest Ontario Tourism Corp. It Starts At TPhhoetoB: eSoaucthhw..e. satnOdntearniodTsouWrishmerCeorYpo. u Want! | FESTIVALS & EVENPhToSto: S. Mills

Festivals & Events Exeter Farmers’ Market Bayfield Flea Market Thursdays, May 17 to October 4, 2018, Sundays, May 20 to October 7, 2018, Morrison Dam 2pm-6pm, MacNaughton Park, Exeter 7am-1pm, Agricultural Park, Bayfield Fishing Derby facebook.com/exeterfarmersmarket villageofbayfield.com, 519-565-2328 May 5, 2018, 8am-Noon, Morrison [email protected] Vendors include antique dealers, arts & Dam Reservoir, Exeter Local produce, baked goods, meat, crafts, farm produce. abca.on.ca, 1-888-286-2610 eggs, preserves and plants. Enjoy Annual Exeter Lions Club Trout Fishing weekly local music and BBQ. Bayfield Optimists Derby is a family-friendly event. Rubber Duck Race Reservoir stocked with fish. Prizes Bayfield Farmers’ Market May 20, 2018, 12:45pm, Bayfield South to win! Fridays, May 18 to October 5, 2018, Pier, Bayfield 3pm-7pm, Clan Gregor Square, goo.gl/moY7UE, villageofbayfield.com Pinery Antique Flea Market Bayfield How lucky is your ducky? Each rubber May 6 to October 7, 2018, 8am-4pm, bayfieldfarmersmarket.com duck numbered to match ticket. Cost $5. 10163 Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend 519-275-0781 pineryantiquefleamarket.com [email protected] Bayfield Lions Breakfast 519-238-8382 Local fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, May 20, 2018, 8am to Noon, Bayfield [email protected] plants, syrup & preserves, baked Arena, Bayfield Outdoor market with over 200 goods and artisan items. bayfieldlions.ca, villageofbayfield.com vendors. Opening Sunday is Yard 519-565-5170 Sale Sunday. Migration Weekend Come and enjoy a delicious breakfast May 18-21, 2018, Pinery Provincial Park, at the Bayfield Arena and help support Racer 5 Motorcycle School Grand Bend the Lions Club! May 11-13, 2018, Grand Bend ontarioparks.com/park/pinery/events Raceway, Grand Bend 519-243-8574 LAMBTON SHORES racer5.ca, 866-282-2728 [email protected] Farmers’ Market [email protected] Join Park Naturalists, local birders Wednesdays & Fridays, May 23 to 3-stage motorcycle track racing and banders to celebrate arrival of October 5, 2018, 8am-1pm, Forest & development program. Registration migratory songbirds. Grand Bend required. grandbendfarmersmarket.ca Dashwood Community 226-520-0144 40 years, 40 objects: Yard Sale & Firefighter’s email [email protected] Celebrating Lambton’s Past Breakfast Local fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, May 12 to October 8, 2018, Lambton May 19, 2018, 7am–11am, Dashwood plants, syrup & preserves, baked Heritage Museum, Grand Bend Community Centre, Dashwood goods and artisan items. Grand Bend lambtonmuseums.ca, 519-243-2600 519-777-3407 (Darlene O’Rourke) on Wednesday; Forest of Friday. [email protected] Town-wide yard sale and delicious breakfast served by local firefighters. Lambton Film Beer, Wine & Food Festival & Food Festival May 12, 2018, 2-9pm, Bayfield Arena, Spring Blowout May 24-27, 2018, 7:30pm, Kiwanis Bayfield May 19-20, 2018, Grand Bend Kineto Theatre, 24 King St. W., Forest villageofbayfield.com, goo.gl/3nV7aQ Motorplex, Grand Bend forestfestivals.ca, 519-786-4879 Sample craft beer, local wine and local grandbendmotorplex.ca Nine films, three dinners, artisans, restaurant fare. Enjoy while listening to 519-238-7223 artists, entertainment and education live music and visiting with old friends. Three days of Canada’s quickest workshops for all ages. Youth Shorts Tickets $20 to $45. bracket and bike/sled racing. See Program - youth short film competition. amazing, ground-shaking jet trains. Photo: Sage Photos50Photo: J. Baigllireandbendtourism.com | 1-888-338-2001 GRAND BEND FARMER'S MARKET Photo: J. Baillie