Doon Heritage Crossroads is a living history museum, re-creating a rural village and two farms, where costumed interpreters welcome you to the year 1914. Over twenty historic buildings, period furnishings, farm animals, heritage gardens, and demonstrations of daily chores help 40,000 visitors annually to discover an exciting era of change in Canadian history.
Kincardine, Ontario will play host to visitors from around the world once again on July 3, 4, and 5, 2009. Regarded as a world class Scottish Festival, patrons will be invited to enjoy the sights and sounds of Scotland on the shores of our own Loch Huron.
With 25 Pipe Bands, 200 Highland Dancers and plenty of talented Celtic performers, the Festival is a sure crowd pleaser. The Festival offers a vast array of activities for young and old. From our competitions of Piping and Drumming, Highland Dancing and Heavy Events, to the Parade, Clan Avenue and evening concerts, there is something for everyone.
Held on the first weekend of July every year, the Kincardine Scottish Festival is a great day trip to make!
This beautiful, quaint village is located
along the bank of the Niagara River
and Lake Ontario.
Only a 15 minute drive from the Falls.
This charming town has a lot to offer.
From antique shops to horse drawn
carriage rides. Hotels , B&B's, &
Restaurants.
Come explore the quaint, unique fishing village of Port Stanley. With one of the finest stretches of sandy beach on the north shore of Lake Erie, the village is a popular destination for day-trippers and for those who want to stay a little longer.
It's uniqueness lies with its natural attractions such as the meandering Kettle Creek and the multitude of leisure boats that dot its banks. Port is home to the largest, north shore, inland federal harbour that attracts impressively large lake vessels. The historical King George VI lift bridge, the oldest in Ontario, located in the centre of town is a "must see".
Southworks Outlet Mall is named after the South Works of Babcock & Wilcox. Dumfries Foundry, is the forerunner of B & W, and was founded in 1844 by James Andrews and James Crombie. The foundry was located on a site which is commonly thought to be where the Cambridge Bus Depot is now located.
Bacock & Wilcox continued at the South Works site until the building was sold in 1987. Today there are still many traces of antique machinery around the property. Two overhead cranes in the Mill building are capable of lifting 25 and 40 tons respectively. A line shaft of old wooden reels is still attached to the ceiling in Cambridge Towels Mill Outlet. Keep your eyes posted for other artifacts as you shop in these old buildings.
The term "one of a kind" describes the universal appeal of the Royal Mail Ship Segwun, a premier ship offering one of the finest Ontario cruises. Long before the era of modern highways, the Segwun, then a paddlewheeler, sailed the Muskoka Lakes from early spring to late fall, carrying passengers, mail and freight to the many resorts and villages not served by the railways.
