B. Springbank Snow Countess Monument

If you are visiting Woodstock, you must stop by the cow and take a

few pictures. Woodstock was once the dairy capital of Canada.

C. Gunn's Hill Artisan Cheese 445172 Gunn's Hill Road (519) 424-

4024

Each cheese produced -on premise- using milk from the family farm

- brings unique and different taste to the pallet. Try Smoked 5

Brothers or harder Handeck with more intense flavour. Their cheese

curds of the best to be found. You will also find Sheep Milk Gouda

(Oxford County sourced milk).

D. Tillsonburg Museum and Annandale House 30 Tillson Ave

(519) 842-2294

This national historic site gives a whole insight to how Tillsonburg

was created and became the town it is today. Don't leave town

before visiting this great facility.

F. Elgin County Railway Museum 225 Wellington St (519) 637-

6284

Just photograph building as museum will be closed on Sunday until

summer

G. St Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre 301 Talbot St (519) 631-

4040

Featuring local artists, just look around and photograph

H. Pinafore Park 95 Elm St (519) 631-1680

The flowers are wonderful all summer. They have great walking

trails that cut through the wood. There is a splash pad for the kids.

Picnic tables and pavilions are available. The band shell has

weekend music performers. Just a beautiful park

I. Jumbo the Elephant Monument 76 Talbot St

The principal claim-to-fame for St. Thomas Ontario is that it was

where the famous elephant, Jumbo, met his death in 1885 after

being hit by a train. You can see the statue commemorating this,

and visit the caboose museum beside it to learn more.

J. Old St Thomas Church 55 Walnut St (519) 633-2610

Take a tour of the oldest Church in the area built 1822 in Gothic

Revival style. Church founded on land donated by Captain Daniel

Rapelje, founder of St Thomas. It is surrounded by an eerie

graveyard, and there is plenty of local lore and tales of haunting to

intrigue you. Locally significant folklore tells of the story of the

witch’s grave, the Irish family curse of the Chisholm family where 7

family members died within 7 years, and Canadian soldier Octavius

Wallace who fought in American Civil War and died in battle.

B. "Quota" The Perch

Roadside attraction near Kettle Creek Inn & Restaurant

C. Port Stanley Festival Theatre 302 Bridge St (519) 782-4353

Wander around and take photos

D. Port Stanley Terminal Rail 309 Bridge St (519) 782-3730

Check to see if train is there and take photo. Can return for nice

relaxing ride on the rails on another trip. Staff is polite and friendly.

F. Mackie's & Port Stanley Beach 124 William St (519) 782-4390

Check out sandy beach and menu at Mackie's including fries,

burgers, etc., a local favourite

G. Fingal Wildlife Management Area

Fingal Wildlife Management area is the best place in Elgin County to

walk. The trails are endless and the diversity of wildlife and scenery

is incredible.

H. Southwold Earthworks 519-322-2365

The actual street address is 7930 Iona road. After seeing the first

sign, you ALMOST get the impression that this is the site, but you

actually have to walk about 5 minutes down a small path before you

actually get to the site. It commemorates the site of a village

occupied by 800 to 900 Attiwandaronk Indians for approximately 20

years in the early 16th century.

The site consists of an oval ring of earthworks enclosing

archaeological remains of a double palisade and village that may

have included up to 24 longhouses. If you are not a historic person

it can be pretty boring as it is essentially what looks like some hills

in the grass. You have to look beyond that and use your imagination

as to what was here 500 years ago.

Unusual looking trees also on site and nice place for a picnic. Allow

up to 30 minutes are you are a somewhat historic buff, and 5 to 10 if

you are not. Not the type of place you revisit, see it one time and you

will have seen enough.

I. Port Talbot Plaque 32185 Fingal Line, plaque is placed on cairn

(man-made pile of stones)

Located on a pull-off on the south side of Fingal Line (Road 16), 3.3

km west of Iona Road (Road 14). Port Talbot was the name of a

community located west of Port Stanley in Ontario, Canada where

Talbot Creek flows into Lake Erie.

The village was the original commercial nucleus for the settlement

which developed on 5,000 acres (20 km²) of land granted to Thomas

Talbot in 1800 by the Crown along the northwestern shore of Lake

Erie. The settlement was one of the most prosperous of its time in

Upper Canada, noted for its good roads, with Talbot keeping out

land speculators and securing hard-working settlers.

Talbot's authoritarian control of the settlers led to conflicts with the

Executive Council of Upper Canada and a reduction in his powers.

As a result of invading American forces during the War of 1812, the

community was burned in 1814 in a series of raids and was never

rebuilt. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada

in 1923.

J. St.Peters Tyrconnell

Col. Talbot died on February 5th, 1853, age 81, and was buried in the

cemetery across the road from the church which is also the last

resting place of the pioneers and their descendants and others who

have kept the faith.

Tecumseh Monument

14376 Road 2 (Longwoods Road) 4 km east of Thamesville is the

site of a famous battle in the War of 1812. It is there that Shawnee

leader Tecumseh was killed during the Battle of the Thames.

In tribute to this war hero, a monument stands across from the field

where the battle occurred. Born in a Shawnee village in what is now

Ohio, Tecumseh became in the 1770s co-leader with his brother, the

Prophet, of a movement to restore and preserve traditional Indian

values.

He believed a union of all the western tribes to drive back white

settlement to be the one hope for Indian survival and spread this

idea the length of the frontier. Seeing the Americans as the

immediate threat, he allied himself with the British in 1812, assisted

in the capture of Detroit and was killed near here at the Battle of the

Thames on 5 October 1813, while retreating with General Proctor

from Amherstburg.

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN

This is the homestead of Josiah Henson, who was the inspiration

for The Stowe novel. There is a rich heritage of Underground

Railroad sites in Chatham, and this is certainly one you would not

want to miss.

For a small fee you can see Rev. Josiah Henson's quest for freedom

via the Underground Railroad. The visitor’s center had items to

purchase and can answer questions. Check out short movie on the

history of Josiah Henson, as well as a graveyard across the street.

RONDEAU PROVINCIAL PARK

(519) 674-1750, 18050 Rondeau Park Rd, $16

11 km of sandy beaches on Lake Erie

Excellent hiking, biking, and rollerblading opportunities

World renowned bird watching destination including the

springtime “Festival of Flight” that attracts birdwatchers

from across Ontario and the United States.

Fishing and water recreation (canoeing, windsurfing)Old

growth Carolinian forest along with extensive coastal

wetland

Throughout the month of May, thousands of dedicated

birders, from novice to advanced, flock to Rondeau to watch

the fantastic spring migration pass through

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