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Welcome to Windsor Essex Pelee Island ...... 5

Visitor Information ...... 6

Our Communities ...... 8

Arts & Entertainment ...... 13

Windsor Essex Area Hotels ...... 24

City of Windsor Map ...... 28

Essex County Pelee Island Map ...... 30

Wineries & Agri-Tourism ...... 33

The Great Outdoors ...... 39

Gaming & Nightlife ...... 49

Culture & Heritage ...... 53

Sports Tourism ...... 64

Meetings & Conventions ...... 69

ABOUT TOURISM WINDSOR ESSEX PELEE ISLAND

Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island is the official Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for the regional tourism industry. We are a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting and selling Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island as a remarkable destination for tourists, convention goers and business travelers.

This Visitor Guide is a publication of Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island. For information relating to any aspect of this publication, including advertising rates and data, please contact us at 519-255-6530, toll free at 1-800-265-3633 or write to: Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island, 333 Riverside Dr. W., Suite 103, Windsor, ON, N9A 7C5. Website: www.visitwindsoressex.com E-mail: [email protected]

Much of the editorial content in this Visitor Guide is provided directly by the establishments and does not necessarily reflect the views of Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island. All information contained in this publication is believed to be accurate and complete at the time of publication. Since much of the information is subject to change, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island assumes no liability whatsoever for any damages or loss arising from errors or omissions. We also recommend that details such as times and dates of events, etc., be confirmed in advance.

A special thanks to our contributing photographers: Gordana Adamovic-Mladenovic (p. 3, 19, 44), Spike Bell (p. 12), National Historic Site (p. 53, 59), Kevin Kavanaugh (cover photo, p. 34, 57, 69), Ted Kloske (p. 15), Mike Cholubko (p. 61), Carole Loiselle (page 39), Brad Ouellette (page 41), Steve Pomerleau (p. 14, 50), Ryan Sapienza (p. 13), Ramza Saruna (p. 58), Gene Schilling (p. 52), The Windsor Star (p. 68), Town of (p. 58)

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Eddie Francis Tom Bain

It is my pleasure to welcome you Welcome to our communities of to Windsor Essex and Pelee Island Essex County! The County culture along with the delights and sees its towns and villages hospitality of this southernmost celebrate everything that they have region of Canada. to offer. Whether it’s fresh off the farm or our vineyards, or if it comes As you will quickly discover, we offer from our history books or heritage, such a variety of attractions and I’m certain you will want to discover activities that it would be all that Essex County has to offer. impossible to list all of them in this letter of greeting or indeed, in this Our year-round festival destination entire Visitors Guide. welcomes you from the first taste of spring to the maple syrup harvest But we are honoured to offer you, our guests, the riches of an area and keeps inviting you through each season - be it the fresh tastes which is the oldest non-native settlement west of Montréal, the of summer, the bounty of our fall, or winter’s festival of lights. The comforts of Canada’s most moderate climate and, perhaps above and sweet taste of strawberries in LaSalle, tomatoes in Leamington, beyond all, the friendliest people in our country. corn in Tecumseh, apples in Ruthven and wine in Amherstburg along with some of the oldest agricultural fairs in Canada find their We have unparalleled shopping, gaming, hospitality, entertainment home in Essex County. You are sure to discover that season after and natural attractions, coupled with ease of access to a region season, "Festival Country" has earned its reputation as a premier which is within one day’s travel of half the population of the North holiday destination. American continent. In addition to our many festivals, Essex County is dotted with You’ll enjoy our famous nature preserves, such as Point Pelee numerous parks, conservation areas, beautiful beaches, marinas, National Park, our world-class wineries and our sporting museums and walking – something for everyone is available opportunities. Immerse yourself in more than 250 years of colourful no matter what the season. Essex County offers something for history – from our earliest settlements to our pivotal influence in The seniors and young families, couples and singles alike. War of 1812, from our anti-slavery activities supporting The Explore our natural beauty by birding at Point Pelee National Park Underground Railroad to our pioneering industrial endeavours – and paddling or kayaking at our extensive Conservation Areas like particularly in the automotive field – and so much more. Tremblay Beach or Hillman Marsh. Re-experience our rich history at the John Freeman Walls Historic Site, Canadian Transportation We are confident that your first experience with us will not be your last, Museum and J.R. Park Homestead. Experience all we have to offer and we assure you of a noteworthy time whenever you choose by taking a tour on ”A Trolley Named Desire.” Windsor Essex and Pelee Island for entertainment, relaxation and many new and memorable adventures. Whether you are just visiting or have lived here all your life, you will be amazed at the fun and entertainment there is just waiting for THE PERFECT GETAWAY Again, welcome. you to experience here in beautiful Essex County! Sincerely Discover what the region of Windsor-Essex has to offer. Whether you’re into festivals, theatre, wineries, shopping or the Tom Bain, Warden Essex County , the train makes getting there a pleasure. Eddie Francis, Mayor City of Windsor . c n I

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Rick Masse, Mayor Pelee Island

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OFC offers AGE OF MAJORITY Ottawa Caesars Hotel Lobby, Augustus Tower African heritage, Agri, Eco, Wine, Culinary walking distance throughout the 377 Riverside Dr. E., Windsor, ON By law, you must be 19 years of age terminal and adjacent automated BUS/MOTORCOACH and Canadian historical tours. OFC also and possess valid picture I.D. to enter 519-258-7878 x 22266 parking lots. For U.S. visitors, the DETROIT-WINDSOR TUNNEL BUS ONTARIO Toronto offers knowledgeable step-on guides. Let any drinking or gaming establishment Niagara OFC plan your next group tour to Windsor- Detroit Metropolitan Airport is just www.citywindsor.ca/000599.asp Falls Buffalo or to purchase tobacco or alcoholic Detroit over 20 miles from downtown Windsor. Transit Terminal Downtown Windsor WINDSOR ESSEX ONTARIO TRAVEL Essex and Pelee. One call does it all. beverages. See our ad on page 70 300 Chatham St. W., Windsor, ON Toledo Cleveland INFORMATION CENTRE 519-944-4111 100 miles PENNSYLVANIA www.ontariotravel.net DRIVING AIRLINES THAT FLY IN/OUT OF Operated by Transit Windsor. Monday Indianapolis Columbus Pittsburgh Please note that seat belt use is EMERGENCY WINDSOR INCLUDE: 200 miles 110 Park St. E., Windsor, ON through Friday daily service from Cincinnati mandatory in Ontario. Distance is Fire, Police, Ambulance: Dial 911 AIR CANADA 519-973-1338 Windsor to Detroit commencing at 300 miles measured in kilometres – one www.aircanada.com 5:30 a.m., last bus leaving Detroit at kilometre is equal to .62 of a mile. 1-888-247-2262 CUSTOMS & 1:08 a.m. Saturday service starts at LOCAL TOUR OPERATORS The speed limit for most city driving is Air Canada operates 4-6 flights daily Canada Miles Km Travel Time 5:30 a.m. with the last Detroit ESSEX COUNTY TOURS 50 km/hour (31 mph), while highway IMMIGRATION between Toronto Pearson Airport London, ON 120 192 1 hr 45 mins departure at 12:38 a.m. Sunday and Montreal, PQ 557 891 9 hrs 40 mins 1053 Windermere Rd., Windsor, ON driving ranges from 80 km to 100 For current information, travel and Windsor. Connections are also holiday service is at 8:00 a.m. with the Niagara Falls, ON 240 384 4 hrs 10 mins km/hour (50-62 mph). Gasoline is sold offered worldwide from other major 519-977-9477 documentation and allowances when last Detroit departure at 1:08 a.m. Ottawa, ON 500 800 8 hrs 35 mins www.essexcountytours.com by the litre (one U.S. gallon is equal to crossing the Canada/U.S. border call gateway cities. Sarnia, ON 67 107 2 hrs 30 mins 3.785 litres). To calculate the U.S. price www.peleeislandtour.com 519-255-6530 or 1-800-265-3633. WESTJET GREYHOUND BUS LINES TERMINAL Toronto, ON 226 362 4 hrs Offering the Essex County Wine Tour per gallon, multiply the Canadian price POINTS OF ENTRY www.westjet.com www.greyhound.ca and the Pelee Island Tour. Groups, bus per litre by 3.78. Police radar detectors 1-888-937-8538 Transit Terminal Downtown Windsor charters and field trips welcome. Check are illegal in Ontario. DETROIT-WINDSOR TUNNEL LLC WestJet operates flights from May to 300 Chatham St. W., Windsor, ON Buffalo, NY 259 414 4 hrs 35 mins our website for information. Also www.dwtunnel.com Chicago, IL 284 454 4 hrs 30 mins Kms into Miles Miles into Kms October between Calgary and 1-800-661-TRIP (8747) Cincinnati, OH 260 416 4 hrs 15 mins available, motor coaches for: Toronto, 1 = 0.62 1 = 1.6 Windsor. Connections are offered Greyhound Canada provides Cleveland, OH 172 275 2 hrs 50 mins London, Woodstock, Waterloo, Kitchener, AMBASSADOR BRIDGE 50 = 31 50 = 80 from other Canadian cities. convenient and frequent bus service Indianapolis, IN 313 501 5 hrs Peel, Durham, Oshawa, Ottawa, Windsor, www.ambassadorbridge.com 100 = 62.1 100 = 160 from the Windsor-Essex Region Louisville, KY 364 582 5 hrs 55 mins Renfrew and Petawawa areas. PORTER throughout Ontario and points beyond Milwaukee, WI 376 602 6 hrs 10 mins Call 519-977-9477 or email CANADIAN CONSULATE GENERAL, www.flyporter.com including the states of Michigan, Ohio New York, NY 614 982 10 hrs 1-888-619-8622 [email protected] or DETROIT and New York. Philadelphia, PA 587 939 9 hrs 30 mins Porter Airlines operates three flights [email protected] www.detroit.gc.ca Pittsburgh, PA 288 461 4 hrs 40 mins Immigration enquiries 313-567-2085 daily between Windsor and the Billy Toledo, OH 63 101 1 hr Bishop Toronto City Airport. Washington, DC 528 845 8 hrs 50 mins

6 I visitwindsoressex.com 7 our communities KINGSVILLE AMHERSTBURG Today, the King’s Navy Yard Park’s Visit www.amherstburg.ca for more Kingsville has a wide range of activities for visitors and 10.5 acres is a footprint of the prior information and for a schedule of residents. There is a lot to do, ranging from physical Historic sites, an important ship Navy Yard dating 1796. This site was our Bicentennial events visit activities, such as organized sports, walking, hiking, building port along the waterfront responsible for the construction of www.1812amherstburg.com. biking, golf, curling, boating, beach and lakefront activities; Visit, play and stay in and Fort Malden National Historic Site. several Provincial War Ships that we have it all. Visit the wineries where there are tours and Places that stand the time to fought in the War of 1812. Significant tastings available. Play one of our three championship golf Kingsville! water crafts built include: The BOB-LO ISLAND - commemorate a period when the courses. Take in our many heritage homes and buildings. General Hunter, Queen Charlotte, A MARINA RESORT COMMUNITY destiny of Canada was determined by Location - the War of 1812. Quite simply, the Lady Prevost, Detroit, Eliza and the 340 Dalhousie Street Be sure to stop at our many roadside fruit and vegetable • located in the southern most part of Essex County heroic efforts of First Nations and General Myers. Amherstburg, ON stands, Cindy’s Garden Centre, shop and dine at one of • Population of 21,000 Canadians back then defined who we 1-877-222-2126 or 519-736-1111 many spectacular restaurants for your dining pleasure • Situated in the north shores of Lake Erie Over 200 years old, Amherstburg are today and which flag we salute. www.boblo.ca is one of the oldest and prettiest and stay at a variety of accommodations. Amenities - Bob-Lo Island is an exclusive four communities in Ontario. Steeped • A wide variety of available housing Amherstburg, the centre of many season marina lifestyle community While you are doing all your activities you will meet our • Safe and vibrant community fronts, strategies and alliances was in rich history with a fascinating friendly residents, business owners and community • Parks, trails and public beaches past, it is often referred to as the unlike no other in North America. • Championship golf courses instrumental in defending Canadian volunteers who will assist in making your visits enjoyable. ”southern gem” with its pristine Choose from an enchanting landscape • Award-winning wineries territory during the War of 1812. English and contemporary gardens, of building lots, exquisitely detailed • A restaurant destination Amherstburg was the headquarters Stop by one of our many restaurants, shop at our retail water fountains, family fun parks and homes, townhomes and condos. Here of the Right Division of the British stores and attend theatrical performances, musical acts, Affordability - genuine hospitality. Visit one of our Army during that iconic time period. residents find tranquility while jogging and our many festivals and events. Visit the tourist sights, • One of the best affordable communities in Ontario many historic sites and museums. along the shoreline, biking, waterskiing, • Low cost of living including property taxes, utility costs All military and naval actions of the Enjoy quaint shops, charming B&Bs, historical places, the Kingsville Historical Park, explore Jack and transportation boating, relaxing by the pool, or cross war in the Detroit River Region were winery tours and the open Market. You’ll Miner’s and many eco-tourism spots. At the Kingsville • Low cost of doing business administered from , feel like you’re always on vacatio n! country skiing. Recreation Complex located at 1741 Jasperson Lane, near later known as Fort Malden. downtown Kingsville, enjoy skating, hockey, soccer, tennis, Lifestyle - We’re so close and…you’ll love it here! • High quality of life and skateboard activities. In the community of • Small town charm Cottam, Ridgeview Park provides more soccer and • Superb restaurants, shopping and entertainment • Large variety of recreational programs and ESSEX and farmlands through Colchester Harrow Fair and exciting Explore the baseball fields with a newer pavilion for your use. There North, a vast selection of wineries Shore weekend event - highlighting facilities for active living are numerous parks throughout the Town including • Close to Windsor and Detroit airports and dotting Harrow and Colchester Centres local foods, beverages and attractions The Town of Essex extends from the Lakeside Park, Cedar Beach, Cedar Park and Cottam world renowned entertainment facilities and beautiful lake views from on scenic, rural Essex County Road 50, centre hub of Essex County down to Rotary Park with many smaller parks and parkettes Colchester Harbour. along the shore of Lake Erie from the shores of Lake Erie. Consisting of available. Make Kingsville your next tourist destination! Malden Centre on the west to Arner four distinct and unique centres – Exciting events highlight many tourist Townline on the east. Essex Centre, Harrow Centre, attractions within this fine community: Visit www.kingsville.ca for more information. McGregor Centre and Colchester the Canadian Transportation Museum Take the time to explore the many Centre, Essex prides itself on its and Heritage Village, John R. Park shops and businesses, and experience open daily. Lakeshore’s community of Interested in summer festivals? In July, historical beginnings when the Homestead, the Essex and Community vibrant hospitality throughout the LAKESHORE Belle River is often referred to as the the Business Improvement Area glistening rails of the Canada Southern Historical Research Society, the Essex Harrow, McGregor, Colchester and Muskie Capital of the World. Only on hosts our Sunsplash Festival and Car Railway were laid across the muddy Steam and Gas Engine Museum, the Essex Centres. Positioned along the southern shore Talbot in 1873. You will find Essex Railway Station and the Harrow of Lake St. Clair, Lakeshore offers our lake can you catch Walleye, Perch, Cruise. The Comber Fair is our Visit www.essex.ca for more historical recollections captured on Early Immigrant Research Society. fantastic recreational activities for Smallmouth Bass and Muskie. Ice agricultural festival, held annually in information. murals in Essex Centre, rich agriculture Join us for the Essex Fun Fest, the both tourists and locals alike. With 35 fishing in the winter provides more August. Our farms are closer than kilometres of waterfront and numerous opportunity to catch these great fish. you realize and many sell direct to marinas, there is excellent boating Lakeshore is also home to the John the customer. Take a drive on a nice and waterfront dining. Lakeview Park, Freeman Walls Historic Site and day and purchase your fruits and at the Belle River Marina, recently Underground Railroad Museum. vegetables as fresh as fresh gets - completed a $3 million expansion direct from the farmer. Lakeshore, Lighthouse Cove boasts the second come visit us. and is the place to be this summer. oldest lighthouse in the Province of The beach location as part of the new Ontario. The communities of Comber Visit www.townoflakeshore.on.ca Visit one of the oldest lighthouses on the Great Lakes, the John Freeman Walls renovations has a new beach pavilion and Maidstone have interesting for more information. Historic Site, and many of our farms where you can buy your produce fresh from and washrooms with food concession the farmer. museums focusing on our rich heritage. Enjoy Lakeview Park, splash pad and beach at the Belle River Marina. Experience the exceptional fi shing in the Muskie Capital of Canada. LASALLE Originally, the Town of LaSalle Geographically, LaSalle is a very ”big” The Town of Lakeshore has conservation areas, museums and historic landmarks encompassed just an area on the bank small town, encompassing an area Named for French explorer, Rene to explore, as well as great shopping and numerous parks providing perfect family of the Detroit River – what is known as rich in agriculture, safe and attractive picnic space. Minutes from Windsor and Hwy. 401, Lakeshore has it all. Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, the "Nautical Mile." Today the Town of neighbourhoods, over 30 kilometres French settlers were the first to LaSalle has expanded well beyond that of trails, the phenomenal Vollmer establish roots in the area in the mid waterfront location and is bordered by Culture and Recreation Complex, golf, 1700s. Those French roots remain the Town of Amherstburg to the south, shopping and more than 100 acres of For more information visit our website at evident in LaSalle, and despite being the town of Tecumseh to the east and parkland, Carolinian Forests, Wetlands one of the largest communities in the City of Windsor to the north. and Tall Grass Prairies. www.lakeshore.ca www.lakeshore.ca Essex County with a population of or call 1-877-249-3367 Like us on Facebook almost 30,000, the town retains its Visit www.town.lasalle.on.ca for more charm and traditional warmth. information.

8 I visitwindsoressex.com 9 OUR COMMUNITIES TECUMSEH space and trails, including Lacasse Park which is the home to the The Town of Tecumseh is well Tecumseh Corn Festival, one of known for its rich history, strong Ontario’s Top 100 festivals, which has delighted visitors for over 35 years community and countless recreational with fantastic live entertainment :KHUHWKHZDUPVRXWKHUQFOLPDWH opportunities. Named in honour of including Chubby Checker, Marie DWWUDFWVDGLYHUVHUDQJHRIELUGV the great Native American leader of Osmond, Natalie MacMaster, Hedley, EXWWHUIOLHVDQGSODQWV the Shawnee and tribal confederacy, Finger Eleven, Theory Of A Deadman the beautiful Town of Tecumseh offers and Our Lady Peace. Lakewood Park, :KHUHSDUNVDQGPDULQDVLQYLWH\RX the perfect balance of small town WRFRPHDQGSOD\ the Town’s newest park, oversees the qualities with big city amenities and beautiful waterfront of Lake St. Clair :KHUHEUHDWKWDNLQJVXQVHWV opportunities. The Town of Tecumseh and is home to the International VHFOXGHGEHDFKHVDQGIULHQGO\ is uniquely situated close to an Dragon Boat Festival and the Art of IDFHVDUHDZD\RIOLIH international metropolitan population Eating Festival. There are a variety of of five million, yet its small town leisure and recreational venues that service and friendliness prevails. provide residents opportunities to Tecumseh is a leader in the participate in activities that enhance agricultural industry that includes quality of life and encourage a healthy Bonduelle North America, the Town’s and active lifestyle. With successful -RLQXVIRU*HQHUDO%URFN·V food processing plant located in the industrial and business sectors, a 6DLO$ZD\DQG2IÀFHUV·0HVV heart of the business sector. commitment to sustainable, planned RQ-XO\WKDWWKH0DULQD development, and a wealth of cultural The local Business Improvement and recreational opportunities, )RULQIRUPDWLRQFDOO Association is committed to working Tecumseh offers a vibrant destination in partnership with the Town to foster to visit or to call home. The Town of Tecumseh’s retail and service sectors Tecumseh is ”A Community Proud of as a successful and increasingly the Past, Confident in the Future.” competitive business area. With LEAMINGTON family to enjoy. Summer concerts and convenience, stop by the Farmer’s a population of 24,000, the Town Visit www.tecumseh.ca for more special events take place nearly every Market at the Fairgrounds on Tecumseh CornFest provides residents and visitors with information. weekend at the marina, and you can Saturdays. Our greenhouses provide over 200 acres of beautiful green Return to nature and be captivated by rent the pavilion for your events too. fresh produce virtually year round; Leamington’s environmental Be sure to join us at the marina on and, of course, tomatoes are king and uniqueness including Carolinian July 28th for a full day of bicentennial are celebrated annually at the Tomato forests, rare and endangered species, events. See our website for details. Fest. In Leamington we take being as Caesars Windsor, which includes Our riverfront is home to kilometres beautiful lakeside parks, and the WINDSOR fresh seriously! restaurants, lounges, live entertainment, of walking paths, spectacular views spectacle of the annual bird and Be sure to shop in our historic Uptown Incorporated in 1892, Windsor offers premier convention space and a and extraordinary water features as butterfly migrations at Point Pelee or other thriving commercial areas. Our cultural diversity makes Leamington superb shopping and entertainment luxury hotel. well one of the world’s most unique National Park, or conservation areas Pay a visit to the Arts Centre, get a distinctive. Regardless of where you establishments, enviable culinary outdoor sculpture gardens. Windsor Hillman Marsh and Kopegaron Woods. We share a moderate climate and districts, a variety of visitor attractions, offers something for everyone, with visitor’s pass to the Kinsmen Recreation are you will be struck by the influences latitude equivalent to Barcelona, Complex, or just enjoy the beauty of multiple cultures… language, music, kilometres of unparalleled waterfront a wealth of recreational and leisure With an almost endless summer you Rome, Beijing and Northern California. of our sunsets at Seacliff Park which art, religion, food and events all parks and gardens and truly fascinating activities, fine dining and hospitality can kick back and relax. Play a few Windsor also has the unique honour has been reinvented with new paved celebrate our treasured heritage. historical and cultural landmarks. and shopping to enjoy all year long. holes on our great golf courses; cast a of being south (yes, south!) of many pathways, mood-setting lighting, picnic Accommodations are plentiful; line for some terrific sport fishing; tie of our U.S. neighbours. We offer areas and an awesome splash pad. so plan to stay awhile. Travelers flock to Windsor for its arts, Visit www.citywindsor.ca for more up at our award-winning marina; trek culture and heritage attractions and a more than 2,800 acres of green space information. our miles of trails or build your dream in 215 parks scattered around the city. Healthy living is easy here. We are Visit www.leamington.ca for more variety of outdoor experiences. Visitors castle on our sandy beaches. Our famous for the many roadside fruit information. can discover Prohibition history from marina has undergone a $2.5 million stands that offer everything from one of our founding business families transformation including new docks, at the Brand Centre, apples to zucchini. For extra patio and play areas for the whole visit historic Mackenzie Hall in Olde Sandwich Towne, or examine Windsor’s rich history as the birthplace of the automotive industry in Canada. Our PELEE ISLAND with nature on Pelee Island's ecological ethnic diversity is reflected in our wide trails and clean fresh air make this a range of dining options. Enjoy authentic true family getaway. Explore the Island cuisines from Italian to Japanese to If you’re looking to find a quiet on bicycle, on foot or by car. You can Indian to African, and there’s no better getaway for a day or longer, then Pelee spend the day swimming, hiking the way to taste a dish than at one of our Island is your answer. Getting there is nature trails, touring the winery or many community events and festivals. half the fun as you take a relaxing visiting other Island attractions. Visit Be inspired by our Windsor Symphony ferry ride to this rural community Canada’s southernmost community. Orchestra or enjoy performing arts at situated in the blue waters of Lake one of our many theatres or stunning Erie. It’s truly a relaxing retreat from Visit www.pelee.org for more visual arts at the . life’s daily pressures. Pelee is for information. Challenging and pristine golf courses Windsor’s Peace Fountain at Coventry Gardens families! Safe beaches, tranquility Pelee Island Lighthouse are located here in Windsor, as well

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indsor Essex Pelee Island has Not only does the AGW exhibit fine professional and community artists a deeply meaningful and art to educate and inspire, but AGW for over 16 years. Wdedicated appreciation for also holds film screenings, panel the arts. We find ourselves in the discussions and art classes for visitors The Windsor Community Museum voices of local actors as they sing on of all ages. The Art Discovery Programs gives visitors a glimpse into the one of our many stages. provide a hands-on art experience storied history of the Windsor area, specializing in studio programs taught showcasing artifacts from as far What is your story without art and by professional instructors. back as the 1700s, including entertainment? It’s a story without telephones, currency, musical a visit to Windsor Essex Pelee Island. The AGW is quickly becoming one instruments and tickets. Located International Bluesfest It’s high time you pampered the of the region’s most sought-after, in the heart of downtown Windsor, storyteller in your life. Let our deeply captivating and artistic locations the Museum is just steps away from layered, multi-cultural world of art and for events big and small. the Art Gallery of Windsor. With more than seventy festivals Join the hundreds of thousands of entertainment enrich your life story. festivals happening throughout the year, people who come to our incredible It is easy to get lost in the unique Windsor Essex Pelee Island believes we are truly a year-round ”Festival nineteen-day Windsor Summerfest . other galleries/ beauty that is the Odette Sculpture Tourist Destinatio n!” There is in the need to celebrate art in all its The World’s Finest Midway brings Park . This magnificent outdoor absolutely every reason to head to our art gallery myriad forms. This is why the region’s rides, food and games to the arts centres/ museum runs along the shimmering festival list is ever growing. From region for your next getaway, including spectacular Detroit River waterfront. of windsor shore of the Detroit River, presenting filmmaking and farming to fireworks recent recognition from Festival museums more than 31 large-scale pieces of Events Ontario, where six of our Behold North America’s most Located on Windsor’s Riverside Drive, and food, we know how to put on Sixteen – that’s the number of contemporary sculptures created by festivals have made the Top 100. fantastic fireworks display as over The Art Gallery of Windsor (AGW) is remarkable festivals that give you galleries, museums and art stores our internationally recognized artists. 10,000 separate explosives rumble a beacon for cultural heritage and plenty to write about. region is proud to offer. From a one- These sculptures are nestled in the Our summers are jam-packed in the sky and in your heart for the freedom of expression. With up to of-a-kind outdoor sculpture park to paths and greenery that create the with outdoor festivals celebrating Annual Target Fireworks Show . This 4,000 pieces (including paintings, 6 AREA FESTIVALS CRACK the Kite Museum dedicated entirely jewel of Windsor – its riverfront. The everything from horses in the Parade cross-border event gathers a million sculptures and works on paper), the ONTARIO'S TOP 100 LIST! to kites, Windsor Essex Pelee Island’s Sculpture Park is open all day – every of Horse Breeds at John R. Park people on both sides of the river to AGW offers visitors a peaceful space love of and its capabilities for day, and admission is free. Homestead to birds in the Festival celebrate the birthdays and friendship to appreciate the collection. Artwork showcasing arts and all things • Art in the Park (June 1-3) of Birds at Point Pelee National Park. between Canada and the USA. in the collection is both purchased and creative are truly remarkable. • Carrousel of Nations (June 8 – 24) Pull out your blue suede shoes donated, and undergoes the important and shake your hips at our The International Bluesfest is process of acquisition, conservation, cinemas/ • Tecumseh Corn Festival (Aug. 23 – 26) a blues musical feast for your ears, Located in a restored Michigan Windsor Elvis Festival then shimmy research and exhibition. The reason • Shores of Erie International Wine Balloonapalooza features 80 Central Railroad (MCRR) station in over to the LaSalle Strawberry the AGW accumulates and exhibits film festivals Festival (Sept. 6 – 9) gargantuan inflatable balloons, Amherstburg, the historic building Suspend your disbelief in one of our Festival for family fun, live its collection is to assist in making • Windsor International Film Festival clowns, buskers and more, and that houses the Gibson Gallery is itself region’s state-of-the-art, clean, entertainment and scrumptious food. art accessible to all for ‘education, (Nov. 6-11) BookFest , gathering and celebrating a work of art. Inside, beveled glass comfortable movie theatres. For that inspiration and enjoyment.’ • River Lights For the motorcycle enthusiast in you some of the best Canadian and local fanlights, decorative clay trim and maximum theatre-going experience, (Nov. 16 – Jan. 1) – the first of its kind in Canada – writers of our time. dressed stone windowsills highlight buy a ticket to our IMAX ® theatre in Bikefest presents the 24th Annual the Romanesque architectural SilverCity Windsor Cinemas, and let Our richly multi-cultural region loves to Provincial H.O.G. ® Rally , July 26-28, signature of the late 1800s. There’s your favourite characters come alive showcase and celebrate our diversity 2012. Next year’s Bikefest will be even a caboose filled with railroad with amazing brightness and clarity – Bicentennial events abound as through festivals celebrating food and July 25-27, 2013. artifacts and memorabilia. The gallery and watch out, they may even jump Windsor Essex Pelee Island celebrates culture. Get a taste of our assorted exhibits the work of local and traveling out of the screen at you in 3D! its role in the War of 1812. Experience culinary delights at Festival Epicure, the Art in the Park is one of Windsor’s Carrousel of the Nations, Art of Eating, artists, and offers arts and crafts and participate in the #1 event of 2012 If your appreciation of film extends most anticipated art festivals, and the Explore the Shore, Maple First Taste lessons, three needle art guilds and with live re-enactments, wander into love, then you simply must attend largest art festival in Southwestern of Spring, Ruthven Apple Festival, an Artisan Shop. through historically rich towns and Ontario. Each June, hundreds of Tecumseh Corn Festival, Leamington the Windsor International Film museums showcasing art, exhibits Festival (WIFF). Held annually in the artists fill Willistead Park with Tomato Fest, BeaverFest and more! The Leamington Arts Centre is located and critical war happenings and Fall, WIFF celebrates and exhibits the phenomenal artwork and crafts. in South Western Ontario's beautiful garner new appreciation for our best in Canadian and international Hand-made jewelry, original paintings If wine is your passion, then look no downtown Leamington in one of the region’s role in the war that shaped further than our shores because it’s film over a three-day period. and photography, lawn and garden art, town's many wonderful heritage our country. a passion for our region as well. The clothing and more give Art in the Park buildings. The centre has become the Shores of Erie International Wine Media City Film Festival opened its goers a one-of-a-kind shopping area's paramount place to view modern The Canada South Festival Network Festival will tantalize your palette screens to showcase an annual experience. Fabulous art, delicious art with emphasis on local and aspiring is a not-for-profit membership-based and add a new dimension international festival for film and video food and a giant Kids Zone make Art artists and artisans. The Arts Centre art. Over five days in May, filmmakers organization comprised of festivals to your love and in the Park a perfect family event. is home to the ”Henry Collection,” and audiences from around the world and events, fairs and appreciation of ”vino.” H.J. Heinz memorabilia and historical come together to participate in live sporting events in artifacts and the Erie Quest Marine performances, artist’s discussions, Windsor Essex. Heritage Museum. Migration Hall exhibitions and, of course, to watch in the Town of Kingsville has been incredibly unique and diverse films. Art Gallery of Windsor showcasing the talents of many

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Enjoy dinners with distinctly region for an to culturally specific cuisine and pan-Asian flavours, or a perfectly unforgettable dining The theatre, the theatre, wherefore art lifestyle. Wander through Windsor’s grilled steak. Savour everything from experience that will make its mark the theatre? The answer is easy – Via Italia on Erie Street, a short Lebanese cuisine to traditional delis in your story forever. Windsor Essex Pelee Island! Local and and donuts, from fish and fattoush international talent has been gracing ride away from the downtown core, and enjoy a recently completed to burgers and bistros. Windsor Essex With so many diverse dining options our stages for years. More than fifteen Pelee Island has something to eat in our region, be sure to visit theatre companies, bands, orchestras beautification project. Newly-paved and drink for everyone. Around every WindsorEats.com where visitors and festivals raise the curtain – and sidewalks, fresh air patios and a corner, within every restaurant, you’ll can search for restaurants by location the bar – on the acting and musical Nonna buying fresh Panini from the find culinary styles the likes of which and cuisine, as well as view menus, abilities of performers in our region. bakery – it’s like a scene from a Fellini The award-winning Windsor film. The aroma of fresh bread, al you’ve never tasted before. From the contact information, directions, Symphony Orchestra (WSO) has been dente pasta and strong espresso county to the town to the city, mind- hours of operation and make touching our lives with music and tease your taste buds and pull you boggling, mouth-watering food is but online reservations. education since the 1940s. From orchestral favourites to toddler and parent-friendly shows, to massive productions featuring hundreds of Capitol Theatre – New home of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra performers (both vocal and WE LOOK FOR LOCAL instrumental), the WSO inspires. Amongst the sparkling waters and fertile soils of Speaking of stages, our region has antiques? How about some fresh Essex County, farmers harvest a complete basket countless indoor and outdoor live shopping flowers or an armful of books? Windsor of wholesome, delicious food from every letter entertainment venues in which to We’d love you to shop, but not ‘till you Essex Pelee Island is home to many of the alphabet. Why eat a tomato that’s traveled for showcase local and international lovely retail options that will spark performers. Theatre Alive annually drop, ‘cause there’s too much more days on a truck? Fully ripened and bursting with flavour, to do! Get started at one of many your imagination and flatter your your local tomato can be on your dinner plate the same produces large-scale musicals at the pocketbook. Browse the eclectic shops, Chrysler Theatre, St. Clair Centre for the premiere retail locations in Windsor day it was picked. Throughout the growing season, our jewellery treasure troves and hip Arts and the Capitol Theatre. The Essex Pelee Island. Your hero needs local farms produce a diverse range of healthy fruits boutiques all around Downtown organization has been in existence for some snazzy new shoes, your heroine a and vegetables while our processors quickly capture Windsor , Chatham Street, University 26 years and has over 35 productions fancy new dress; find these and much, that goodness so you can enjoy it all year long. Our Avenue and the Pelissier Village – you’ll to their credit. much more at . Just greenhouses ensure that fresh, local produce is always minutes from downtown Windsor and find that special little ”something” you on your table in every season. Quality local food also From the 5,000-seat theatre that is the the American border, Devonshire Mall didn’t even know you needed. Take a includes eggs, milk, cheese, meat, honey, preserves, Colosseum at Caesars Windsor to the boasts a whopping 1.1 million square stroll through Olde Walkerville , a grains and wine. Look for Local. It’s Worth It. quaint, friendly, hip and happening beautiful new Festival Plaza in the feet of retail offerings for your shopping Visit welookforlocal.ca for more information. heart of downtown Windsor, our region pleasure. All your favourite brand name neighbourhood lined with old-style has a diverse array of spectacular shops, three department stores, two storefronts, delightful restaurants and entertaining venues for audiences of restaurants, a varied food court, a cafés, and a shopping flavour you won’t find anywhere else. Antique stores all ages. fitness club and a 12-screen state-of- offer unique home décor, boutiques the-art movie theatre make Devonshire offer vintage and new clothing, From full-scale, professional Broadway Mall a must-visit shopping destination. musical spectacles to summer Fringe housewares and foods, and the historic Festivals, Windsor Essex Pelee Island Everyone loves an outlet mall. It’s a architecture will take your breath away. knows theatrical performance. staple for vacationers and visitors This Old House magazine named Olde Raisbeck Dinner Theatre Productions alike, so come and peruse Windsor Walkerville one of the best old house offers dining entertainment for parties Crossing outlet mall. On 25 acres in neighbourhoods in Canada in 2012. large and small. Their specialties Lasalle, this European-style, open-air, include Murder Mystery, King Henry's stucco finished shopping center will Kingsville, Belle River, Olde Sandwich Feast (Renaissance) and a 1920s style surely surpass your needs. Its location Towne, Tecumseh, Olde Riverside and Essex all offer shopping experiences show. The group performs at the is minutes from the Detroit/Windsor that will make you smile. Friendly customer’s venue of choice. On the border and just off highway 401, so merchants sell diverse, eclectic and big screen or the smaller stage, our getting here is as easy as 1-2-shop! region provides an intimate and one-of-a-kind goods for residents and inspiring theatrical experience that will You won’t have trouble finding parking tourists alike. Small town shopping in stir your love and appreciation for arts as Windsor Crossing has 1,300 parking actual small towns is truly a wonderful and entertainment into an enjoyable spaces providing easy-access to all way to brighten your day. The Town frenzy. And, it will add a creative 40 stores. of Tecumseh describes it as ”The Great elegance to your story as you lose Mallternative!” Filled with heritage, and find yourself in the power of Perhaps your story setting needs a history and a whole lot of fun, our Market Buffet Neros Steakhouse at Caesars Windsor our artistic endeavors. makeover. In need of some darling region welcomes the shopper in you.

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SEE CITY CENTRE DETAIL MAP 10. Canadian Club Brand Centre 13. Olde Riverside Town Centre 19. Windsor Crossing 34. St. Clair College Centre For The Arts/ ACCOMMODATIONS BED & BREAKFASTS 17. Caesars Windsor 18. Canadian Historical Aircraft Association 29. Olde Sandwich Towne BIA 9. Wyandotte T own Centre Chrysler Theatre 13. Cadillac Motel 21. Comfort Suites Downtown Windsor 15. Kirk’s Bed & Breakfast 12. Coventry Gardens & Peace Fountain 21. Windsor Raceway 23. XS Family Fun Centre 37. Underground Railroad Monument 10. Comfort Inn, Dougall Ave. 20. Days Inn Windsor 16. Ye Olde Walkerville Bed & Breakfast 20. Devonshire Mall 4. Ottawa St. Village Mall 44. Windsor Water World 8. Comfort Inn & Suites Ambassador Bridge 15. Hilton Windsor 14. Ganatchio Trail 27. Sandwich First Baptist Church SEE CITY CENTRE DETAIL MAP 45. W indsor Main Library 19. Holiday Inn Downtown Windsor 7. Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton POINTS OF INTEREST 3. Jackson Park/ QEII Gardens 15. Tecumseh Mall 32. Art Gallery of Windsor 47. Windsor Club 6. Holiday Inn & Suites Ambassador Bridge 18. Q uality Inn & Suites 8. Little Italy - Via Italia 25. The Soccer Place/ 38. Caesars Windsor 33. Windsor’s Community Museum 1-800-265-3633 16. Travelodge Hotel Downtown 26. Ambassador Duty Free Store/ Novelletto Rosati Complex 39. Charles J. Clark Square/Ice Rink 12. Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel 28. Mackenzie Hall 49. Windsor River Cruises visitwindsoressex.com 11. Ivy Rose Motor Inn 22. University Place Rooms & Suites Bridge Entrance 24. Mic Mac Park 1. Walker’s Fine Candies 41. City Hall 42. Windsor Tunnel Duty Free Shop/

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TOURISM WINDSOR 9 ESSEX PELEE ISLAND 1 2 5 VISITOR CENTRES 6 9 1 COUNTY ROADS 8 10 3 KING’S HIGHWAYS 1 7 PELEE ISLAND 2 15 14 FERRY ROUTE 12 TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES 13 14 15 1 U.S. STATE HIGHWAYS U.S. INTERSTATE 3 13 7 HIGHWAYS 4 16 12 26 2 5 5 14 3 6 POINTS OF INTEREST 11 3 4 2 24. Belle River On The Lake BIA 6 8 7. Bob-Lo Island, A Marina Resort Community 10 12. Canadian Transportation Museum/Heritage 18 Village/Windsor Woodcarving Museum 13 15. Colasanti's Tropical Gardens 11 22 21. Comfortech Bicycle Rentals 4 7 8 4. County of Essex Civic Education Centre 9 10 11 5. E.C. Steam and Gas Engine Museum 23 wineries 3. Essex Railway Station 6. Fort Malden National Historic Site 15. Aleksander Estate Winery 9. Gibson Gallery 12. Black Bear Farms of Ontario 13. Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary 17 Estate Winery Inc. 1. John Freeman Walls Historic Site and 7. Colchester Ridge Estate Winery 4. Colio Estate Wines Underground Railroad Museum KINGSVILLE PELEE ISLAND 11. John R. Park Homestead ACCOMMODATIONS BED & BREAKFASTS 11. Cooper’s Hawk Vineyards 6. Old Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast 11. Island Memories B&B 21 20 1. D’Angelo Estate Winery 26. Kingsville BIA 12. The Wandering Pheasant Inn 2. Comfort Inn Leamington AMHERSTBURG 6. Erie Shores Vineyard 14. Kingsville Historical Park LEAMINGTON 13. Wavecrest Bed & Breakfast 1. Howard Johnson Inn Leamington 1. Bondy House Bed & Breakfast 14. Mastronardi Estate Winery 22. Klassen Blueberries 7. Marlborough House 4. Pelee Days Inn Hotel & Conference 2. Honor's Country House Bed 3. Muscedere Vineyards 16. Leamington Arts Centre Bed & Breakfast WHEATLEY 3. Seacliffe Inn & Spa & Breakfast 8. North 42˚ Estate Winery 2. Maidstone Bicentennial Museum 14. Wenzlers Landing 3. Pier 41 Bed & Breakfast 8. Pelee Getaway Bed & Breakfast 0 1.75 3.5 Km 10. Oxley Estate Winery 10. North American Black Historical Museum Bed & Breakfast 8. Park House Museum COTTAGES 19 18 12 18. Pelee Island Winery Pavilion COLCHESTER McGREGOR 1 inch 13. Pelee Island Winery 19. Pelee Island Bird Observatory WINDSOR 3. Great Lake Living Self 4. La Roos Maison B & B 9. Guest House Getaway 2. Sanson Estate Winery 20. Pelee Island Heritage Centre 15. Kirk`s Bed and Breakfast 17. Point Pelee National Park Catered Cottages 16. Smith & Wilson Estate Wines 16. Ye Olde Walkerville Bed 0 1.08 2.15 Miles 18. Pelee Wings Nature Store 1. Just Imagine That HARROW OXLEY 5. Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery and Breakfast 2. Pigeon Bay Cottages 5. The Doctors House B & B 10. The Bell House Bed & Breakfast 9. Viewpointe Estate Winery 23. Serenity Lavender Farm Inc. 1-800-265-3633 1 inch 25. Tecumseh BIA visitwindsoressex.com 17. Wagner Estate Winery 31

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MAY AUGUST May-October ƒ Wine Trail Ride August 17-19 ƒ Rock 'N Horse Fest May 06 ƒ ERCA Friends Yard Sale August 19 ƒ Hawk Run May 12-13 ƒ Hillman Marsh Shore & Songbird Celebration August 19 ƒ Madonna di Canneto Festival May 22-26 ƒ Media City Film Festival August 23-26 ƒ Tecumseh Corn Festival May 31 - June 3 ƒ LaSalle Strawberry Festival August 25 ƒ Capture of Detroit August 25-26 ƒ Art by the River JUNE August 25-26 ƒ Balloonapalooza June 01-03 ƒ Art in the Park August 30- September 2 ƒ Harrow Fair June 01-03 ƒ The Great Canadian Beaverfest June 03 ƒ Annual Handicapable Fishing Derby SEPTEMBER June 06 ƒ Beef in the 'Burg September 06-09 ƒ Shores of Erie International Wine Fest June 08-10 ƒ Carrousel by the River September 07-09 ƒ Olde Sandwich Towne Festival June 10 ƒ Parade of Horse Breeds September 15-16 ƒ Holiday Beach Festival of Hawks June 15-July 01 ƒ Summerfest September 15-16 ƒ Children's Fest June 15-17 ƒ Carrousel Around the City September 16 ƒ Meet the Dog Breeds June 22-23 ƒ Carrousel Around the City September 23 ƒ Nostalgie Ciociare Food & Wine Festival June 22-24 ƒ Windsor Elvis Fest September 28–30 ƒ Ontario Cultural Days June 23 ƒ 10th Annual Turkey Creek Canoe Race September 29 ƒ Canada South Coast Bike Tour June 25 ƒ Target Fireworks September 29-30 ƒ Ruthven Apple Festival look for local September 30 ƒ Harvest Locavore Lunch JULY July 01 ƒ Canada Day and Ice Cream Festival OCTOBER July 06-08 ƒ Festival Epicure October 13 ƒ Rotary's 4th Annual Pumpkinville July 08 ƒ St. Onorio Festival October 19-21 ƒ Annual Kingsville Migration Festival July 08-August 19 ƒ Summer Serenade Concerts October 20 ƒ Harvest Moon July 11 ƒ An Evening at the Museum July 12-15 ƒ International Dragon Boats Festival NOVEMBER July 12-15 ƒ Essex Fun Fest November 01-03 ƒ BookFest Windsor wineries July 13-15 ƒ Bluesfest International November 15-January 05 2013 ƒ 20th Annual Kingsville & July 20-21 ƒ Walkerville Art Walk & Rock Fantasy of Lights July 20-21 ƒ Sunsplash Festival November 08-11 ƒ Windsor International Film Festival July 20-22 ƒ 3rd Annual A'burg Rotary Ribfest November 16-17 ƒ Walkerville Holiday Walk July 26 ƒ 23rd Annual ERCA Golf Tournament November 16 - January 01, 2013 ƒ Riverlights Winter Fest July 28-29 ƒ Explore the Shore agri-tourism November 24 ƒ Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade July 28 ƒ Belle River-On the Lake Bluewater November 27 ƒ Kingsville Santa Claus Parade Antique & Classic Boat Show November 30 ƒ BIA Tree Lighting Celebration July 28 ƒ General Brock's Sail Away & Celebrations DECEMBER AUGUST December 03 ƒ Windsor Santa Claus Parade August 03-05 ƒ Roots to Boots Festival December 09 ƒ Eve of St. Nicholas It’s not just our winemakers and their families that believe in the power of “local.” August 03-06 ƒ Emancipation Days December 18 ƒ Candlelight Christmas This relentless dedication to “home grown” reaches into the healthy soil of our farmers August 05 ƒ Lakeside Lavacore Brunch as well. Essex County Farmers harvest an impressive variety of food, spanning dairy to August 06-12 ƒ Eat Your City Culinary Week JANUARY - MARCH 2013 August 09-12 ƒ Windsor-Essex Pride Fest January 14-20 ƒ Winter Bites Culinary Week vegetables and fruit to preserves, meat, honey and, of course, wine! August 10-12 ƒ Art of Eating Food & Wine Festival February 09-10 ƒ Colio's Annual Festival of Ice August 10-12 ƒ 53rd Annual Comber Fair February 23-24 ƒ Essex Train Show August 12 ƒ Pelee Fest March 02 ƒ John R. Park Homestead Maple Spring Taste August 10-12 ƒ Essex County Steam / Gas Engine Show March 14-17 ƒ Windsor Classic August 12 ƒ Blueberry Social >> August 16-19 ƒ Windsor Ribfest August 17-19 ƒ Leamington Tomato Festival For more information visit www.canadasouthfestivals.com

32 I visitwindsoressex.com 33 I visitwindsoressex.com 33 supply fresh food, friendly advice and into the Shores of Erie International course, take a swim at the beach. Shop fantastic deals. Speak directly to the Wine Festival . More than fifty vendors for antiques, gifts, art, books. Rest at grower when purchasing produce or serve up extraordinary food and wine, one of our cozy, family-friendly bed poultry, pasta or pastries. offer culinary demonstrations and wine and breakfasts. seminars all the while being serenaded The Lakeshore Market open weekends by world-class musicians. Stroll with This two-day weekend event boasts live in the summer, is located in St. Joachim, glass in hand, while top-notch entertainment, food specials, vineyard next to the St. Joachim Diner. Riverside entertainers fill the Amherstburg and orchard tours, art displays, a putting Farmers Market is open Sundays riverfront with sound. This remarkable competition and a treasure hunt. Pick up beginning the end of May, and offers festival showcases the best in our an Explore the Shore brochure and get it local produce, flowers, hand-made region’s wine, food and musical genius. stamped or initialed by business owners jewelry and myriad other local gems. along the route, then enter to win a Visit the huge market tent located Take the weekend of July 28th and 29th grand prize. behind the Riverside Sportsmen Club on to Explore the Shore . That is, bring your Riverside Drive. Our region is one of the family and friends and discover the Our ”Grown Right Here” slogan speaks most agriculturally productive areas gems that shine along historic County to the essence of who we are: we grow in Canada – certainly a main attraction Road 50 in the town of Essex, just south our gardens, our farms, our families, our Shores of Erie International Wine Festival to visit and experience. of Harrow. Enjoy the scenic, quaint friends, our spirits, our talents, and, most journey along Lake Erie where over importantly, our ability to tell and Inhale the calming scent of lavender twenty businesses offer a plethora of cultivate stories that will last for at Serenity Lavender Farm , a majestic activities for you to dive into. Let our generations. We share in a friendly, Let your palette lead the way. Our the winery produces annually. Tours lavender farm in Colchester, Ontario friendly farmers and vintners please passionate, warm way – our stories, our wineries history proves that we’re devoted to feature a chronological walk through on the grounds of North 42° Estate your palette. Swing a club at a golf food and our wine. Come, join us! Winery . Offering a selection of over ssex Pelee Island Coast (EPIC) growing the finest grapes and making the winemaking process which award-winning wine. Close to twenty includes the photogenic barrel aging 40 types of lavender, choose culinary, is more south than Bordeaux aromatherapy, bath and home products wineries, and counting can’t be wrong. room and end at the warm and Eand Burgundy in France, this made especially for you. location makes for ideal winemaking friendly Hospitality Centre. There, The largest of the Lake Erie islands, visitors can sample wines to suit all conditions, which puts us on the top Leamington, Ontario is the greenhouse of the wine rack when it comes to Pelee Island is home to Canada’s tastes and preferences and browse capital of North America, and we’re making outstanding wine. We are largest estate-owned winery, Pelee through wine gifts and souvenirs. proud of it. Since post-WWII, wine country at its delicious best. Island Winery . Don’t hesitate to spend greenhouse production in our region a weekend and immerse yourself in The wineries of our region create a has become a billion dollar industry. Our wine route hugs the shores of Island life while sipping some of the living, breathing and passionate With over 1,500 acres of greenhouses, Lake Erie and continues inland. best wine in the world. The ferry ride testament to the people, the our agriculture ”under glass” is truly Sprinkled with cozy bed & breakfasts over will mark the start of an incredible environment and the capabilities of a miraculous feat of technology and and lodgings, culinary delights at experience to an Island like no other. both when it comes to making wine. cultivation. Tomatoes, cucumbers and unique restaurants , our wine route Six hundred acres of vineyards Our stories are as plentiful and ripe as peppers are our primary greenhouse has much to offer. We have received produce award-winning wines year the varietals we grow and nurture. We crops. In fact, the Leamington Tomato hundreds of awards and accolades in after year. Seventeen varietals are want your stories to include our wines. Festival is an annual event that draws international competitions for our grown on the Island where heat units Experience EPIC Wine Country – people from around the world to taste world-class wines, but we would and frost-free days are unmatched Uncork our Passion! and appreciate what our crops have to rather show than tell! We pride anywhere else in Canada. After taking offer. Leamington tomatoes help make ourselves on being friendly and a tour through the Island’s winery Heinz ketchup the number one ketchup relaxing, inviting and open-armed cellars, bask in the sun at the Pelee agri-tourism in the world, with the Heinz Canada with every visitor. Island Wine Pavilion nestled in the factory in the heart of the town. It’s no It’s not just our winemakers and their wonder that Leamington is the Tomato Every tour we give strives to fully green leaves of lush vines. families that believe in the power of Capital of Canada. immerse you in our communities ”local.” This relentless dedication to and cultures – from the ground up. Colio Estate Wines was the first post- prohibition winery in the region when ”home grown” reaches into the healthy soil of our farmers as well. Essex Create your own tour or partake in a they opened their doors at Harrow Heinz was in 1980. The torch of the great County Farmers harvest an impressive guided tour – either way, EPIC is a variety of food spanning dairy to established in wine lover’s paradise, a wonderful winemaking tradition begun back then has been passed to the highly vegetables and fruit to preserves, meat, Leamington, ON place to fall in love with wine, the honey and, of course, wine! county and the joy that is visiting our educated and acclaimed Lawrence in 1909 Buhler, VP of Winemaking. In spectacular wineries. Tours offered Our region has five magnificent The Leamington plant are on bike, by bus, trolley or self- collaboration with vineyard manager Kevin Donohue, he transforms the markets where you and your family processes more than guided. Tour itineraries include early may shop. The Amherstburg Farmers departures from your door, breaks fruit of the winery’s 200 acres of 250,000 tons of vineyards in Colchester, Ontario with Market was created to ”market” local for lunch, and a back at your doorstep farm, agricultural, baked goods and tomatoes per year. drop-off. his own signature craftsmanship into each of the wines in the 330,000 cases craft products and support community events that focus on healthy eating. ”Sip Into Summer” (May 26-27), Windsor offers two markets: The Vintage Tasting (July 22) and Art of Tour, Taste and Savour our Region! Downtown Windsor Farmers Market Eating (August 10 – 12) celebrations and Windsor Market Square . The are hosted by participating Essex Pelee UNCORK OUR Downtown Windsor Farmers Market Island Coast Winegrowers Association Follow our EPIC wine trail and stay along the way on Chatham Street is seasonal, open (EPIC) members. Visit the EPIC website in one of our cozy Bed & Breakfasts. See our winery Saturday mornings from June to for details at www.EPICwineries.com PASSION and B&B map locator on pages 30 – 31. October. Windsor Market Square, an indoor heaven for ”farm fresh-ness,” Each September, on the banks of the Get a little taste at EPICwineries.com has been alive and thriving for more Detroit River, the Fort Malden National than 100 years. Nearly 40 vendors Historic Site of Canada is transformed

34 I visitwindsoressex.com 35 BREWERIES Open Monday - Saturday: MUSCEDERE VINEYARDS 11:00am - 6:00pm and 7457 County Rd. 18 WINERIES & AGRI-TOURISM DIRECTORY WALKERVILLE BREWERY Sunday: 11:00am - 5:00pm. Harrow, ON 525 Argyle Road 519-965-1075 Windsor, ON COLCHESTER RIDGE ESTATE WINERY www.muscederevineyards.com 519-254-6067 108 County Rd #50 Muscedere Vineyards is a family AGRI-TOURISM swimming pool, veranda and glorious We offer 3 bright, clean and comfortable www.walkervillebrewery.com P.O. Box 609 owned and operated vineyard which views! Near UCCU Complex, wineries, rooms (2 Queens, 1 Double). Full hot Opening Summer 2012 in the heart Harrow, ON takes great pride in caring for and KLASSEN BLUEBERRIES nature areas, birding and minutes to breakfasts, super reasonable rates, of the historical distillery district, 519-738-9800 nurturing all aspects of the vineyard 954 County Rd. 50 E, RR #1 heritage district. plenty of parking, free use of bicycles/ Walkerville Brewery will again be www.colchesterridge.com and winery with a relentless Harrow, ON wireless internet, nice common area. brewing handcrafted lagers and ales. Known by it's acronym 'CREW' enthusiasm for producing premium 519-738-4089 ISLAND MEMORIES B&B For more info & reviews, visit our A must visit on your trip to Essex Colchester Ridge Estate Winery wines. Open daily July-September www.klassenblueberries.com 192 North Shore Dr. website today! County, enjoy a tour, sample our internationally award winning VQA from 11:00am-6:00pm. Enjoy a glass Enjoy the blueberry experience on Pelee Island, ON beer and take some back with you. wines can be sampled in their of wine and wood-fired pizza from our working farm. Pick your own 519-724-2667 PIER 41 BED & BREAKFAST Minutes from downtown Windsor charming retail store nestled behind our outdoor oven. blueberries right off the bush or www.island-memories.com 41 Mickle Drive and the train station. 12 acres of Merlot, Chardonnay, buy them already picked at our retail Our country home offers a Amherstburg, ON Gewurztraminer and Cabernet NORTH 42 DEGREES ESTATE WINERY store on the farm. Frozen yogurt or relaxing scenic view of Lake Erie. 519-730-0573 Sauvignon. For more information 130 County Road 50 East ice cream treats and blueberry pies Accommodations include TOURS call 519-738-9800 or order your wine Colchester, ON www.pier41bb.com are also available at our store. 3 comfortable bedrooms, one AGED LIKE FINE WINE TOURS/ online at www.colchesterridge.com. 519 984-1323 Supervised children are welcome. of which has a queen bed and VALENTE TRAVEL Welcome Aboard! www.north42degrees.com private ensuite. Whether you enjoy THE BELL HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST 1499 Ouellette Avenue Come to experience our passion, SERENITY LAVENDER FARM swimming on our beach or biking, 528 County Road 50 East Windsor, ON COLIO ESTATE WINES beauty and southern hospitality. 130 County Road 50 East hiking or exploring the quiet nature Harrow, ON 519-252-3331 or 1-800-953-2875 1 Colio Drive Amidst Carolinian forests, our sun Colchester, ON trails, Pelee ISLAND will create 519-738-0050 www.valentetravel.com Harrow, ON quenched grapes gently caressed by 519-980-4504 lasting MEMORIES for you. www.thebellhouse.ca Aged Like Fine Wine Tours in 519-738-2241 Lake Erie breezes exhibit our terroir's www.serenitylavender.com association with Valente Travel is a www.coliowinery.com exceptional flavour profiles. Taste the Canada's most southern lavender KIRK`S BED AND BREAKFAST THE WANDERING PHEASANT INN full service travel agency which also Experience the fine art of 'friendly' pure goodness of our wines made farm offers you a scentsational 406 Moy Ave. 1060 East West Rd specializes in coach tours to the U.S. at Colio Estates Wines in Harrow, with love and care. Perfect for sharing experience! Come taste the flavours, Windsor, ON Pelee Island, ON and Canada. We offer wine tours along Ontario. The picturesque winery with friends and pairing with foods. see the colours, smell the aromas 519-255-9346 or 1-888-271-2624 519-724-2270 with our NEW Wedding Wine Tours, offers daily winery tours which and learn the language of lavender. www.kirksbandb.com www.thewanderingpheasantinn.com NEW Black History Tours as well as conclude in their very welcoming OXLEY ESTATE WINERY Relax and stroll through our gardens We offer an adult-only oasis; start student tours. Contact us today! Hospitality Centre where 533 County Road 50 East award-winning wines can be tasted Harrow, ON with over 48 lavender varieties LA ROOS MAISON B & B off your day with a complimentary or purchased. Open daily, year-round 519-738-3264 and visit our gift shop for everything 309 Martin Lane R.R. # 3 breakfast, a bike ride or walk on Pelee WINDSOR ESSEX TROLLEY TOURS Harrow, ON PO Box 1327, 44 Sinasac St. W. excluding major holidays. Wheelchair www.oxleyestatewinery.com from aromatherapy products to Island's beautiful trails. Enjoy a free accessible and group/buses welcome Oxley Estate Winery, in the charming culinary delights. 519-890-1657 Harrow, ON wine tour on us; experience romance 519-738-2224 by appointment. See our ad on page 38 and historic hamlet of Oxley, will open www.laroosmaison.com in the outdoor hot tub; while making La Roos Maison with over 7,000 square www.wetrolley.com in late June, 2012, with wines made BED & BREAKFASTS history by staying at the most COOPER'S HAWK VINEYARDS from its small first harvest in 2011, feet of living space is nestled on Leave the driving to us! WE Trolley southern Inn in Canada. 1425 Iler Rd RR#1 verjus, and seasonal produce grown 2 acres of lakefront property in the offers: GROUP TOURS - WE design the BONDY HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST Harrow, ON on site, including white asparagus, heart of Essex County Wine region. tour. You bring the group. CHARTER 199 Dalhousie St. WAVECREST BED & BREAKFAST TOURS - You plan the event. WE take 519-738-4295 berries (Haskap, Saskatoon and Amherstburg, ON Let the south shores of Essex County www.coopershawkvineyards.com Pink Lemonade Blueberry), figs, be your playground. Indulge yourself 79 East Shore Dr. you there in style. 'HOP ON' TOURS - 519-736-9433 Pelee Island, ON WE plan the trolley wine tour. You Cooper's Hawk Vineyards is located and chestnuts. www.bbcanada.com/bondyhousebnb at La Roos Maison; your pleasure is in a pristine setting. We offer wine our goal. 519-724-1111 'HOP ON' and have fun. This charming Century-old Victorian www.wavecrestpelee.com tastings with a unique view of our PELEE ISLAND WINERY home in the heart of Amherstburg vineyards. We focus on high quality MARLBOROUGH HOUSE Wavecrest B&B is located on a 455 Seacliff Drive has most attractions within walking WINERIES wines grown on an environmentally BED & BREAKFAST wonderful sandy beach on the north Kingsville, ON distance. Theme guest bedrooms supportive site. Tastings and tours 49 Marlborough St. W. ALEKSANDER ESTATE WINERY 519-733-6551 or 1-800-597-3533 reflect Amherstburg’s history. Guests east tip of Pelee Island on Lighthouse are available. Please call ahead for Leamington, ON 1542 County Rd. #34 use the Tea room, an enchanting Point. Our beautifully appointed rooms large tours, events room and www.peleeisland.com 519-322-3953 or 1-866-530-4389 Ruthven, ON garden, lily pond and tree top turret have luxurious ensuite baths and catering also available. Visitors are welcome year-round to www.marlboroughhouse.ca 519-326-2024 that overlooks the view of the we have decks and screened porches www.aleksanderestate.com Canada's largest estate-owned to take full advantage of our unique winery. Friendly and knowledgeable downtown, Kings Navy Yard Park OLD FARMHOUSE Aleksander Estate Winery makes D'ANGELO VINEYARDS location. Let us welcome you aboard. ESTATE WINERY and Detroit River. BED & BREAKFAST small batches of high quality vintage guides offer a behind-the-scenes 5141 Concession 5 North 1389 Seacliff Drive wines. Our vineyard is located on the tour through every step of the Amherstburg, ON GUESTHOUSE GETAWA Y! Kingsville, ON WENZLERS LANDING highest point in Essex County allowing winemaking process. Tours and wine 8331 Middleside Rd./ County Rd 10 BED & BREAKFAST the grapes to grow with each change 519-736-7959 tastings daily at 12, 2 & 4 p.m. Visit 519-733-9660 www.dangelowinery.com McGregor/Amherstburg, ON www.bbcanada.com/7018.html 2310 Hickson Road of season. We strive to go above and our website for a list of special events. 519-726-5221 Wheatley, ON beyond, by providing excellent wines Enjoy a peaceful step into the past at ERIE SHORE VINEYARD See our ad on page 38 www.guesthousegetaway.com our restored c1870 farmhouse with 519 825-3233 and services to our customers. www.wenzlerslanding.com 410 County Rd. 50 West large wraparound veranda. Situated Harrow, ON HONOR'S COUNTRY HOUSE on a 10 acre apple orchard on the BLACK BEAR FARMS OF ONTARIO ESTATE WINERY INC. 519-738-9858 BED & BREAKFAST shore of Lake Erie. Wireless internet. YE OLDE WALKERVILLE www.erieshore.ca 4441 Concession 4 South Air conditioned. Close proximity to Point BED AND BREAKFAST 1137 County Road 20 West Amherstburg, ON Pelee National Park, Pelee Island Ferry, 1104 Monmouth Road Kingsville, ON 519-733-6289 MASTRONARDI ESTATE WINERY 519-736-7737 or 1-877-253-8594 local wineries and Chrysler Greenway. Windsor, ON 1193 Concession #3 East www.bbcanada.com/honorsbnb 519-254-1507 www.blackbearfarms.ca Black Bear Farms of Ontario Estate Kingsville, ON Debbie and Robert extend a friendly PELEE GETAWAY BED & BREAKFAST www.walkervillebb.com 519-733-9463 or 1-800-320-5040 welcome to their country heritage 572 Bevel Line Rd. Winery is a family operated winery which is Essex County's only winery www.mastronardiwines.com home, your comfortable base to Leamington, ON Mastronardi Estate Winery is nestled specializing in fruit wines. 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hether it’s the fluttering of millions of Monarch butterfly Wwings as they take flight in the arms of the Carolinian forest of Point Pelee National Park or the sweet smack of a golf ball at the end of birding perfect swing in one of over twenty lush golf courses, Windsor Essex Pelee Our region is one of the best ”hot In fact, there are 11 Conservation Island boasts an outdoor life that will spots” in North America for birding. Areas in our eco-minded region keep you coming back for more. Marshes, ponds, lakes, rivers, that are hoping you visit so you Windsor Essex Pelee Island’s outdoor lagoons, beaches and shorelines can stop, look and listen to the offerings are unparalleled. There are not only create the perfect astonishing wildlife that never experiences to be had and stories to be migratory elements for over 370 ceases to flourish. A birding told. What will your story be? We want species of birds in fall and spring, adventure just wouldn’t be Point Pelee National Park ranks you to write the book on outdoor but they offer outstanding bird- complete without a visit to Jack adventure in this remarkable region. watching opportunities for Miner Bird Sanctuary . Jack Miner observers old and new. established his homestead as as one of the top 10 birding a bird sanctuary in 1904 – an Over 80% of bird species recorded incredible feat then and a destinations in North America. in Ontario have been seen and miraculous feat now considering eco-tourism – heard in Point Pelee National Park more than 100 years have passed, – an exceptional birding site right and geese and other birds are Ruby-Throated Hummingbird cycling/scuba under your binoculars. Heed the still calling Jack Miner’s ‘home’ The great outdoors has much to offer – song of the warbler at Point Pelee during migration. especially in our eco-friendly region. – Canada’s warbler capital. Our T ake advantage of license-free Walk, ride or drive onto one of two Let our plants, wildlife, paths and parks birds are spreading their wings The Ojibway Prairie Complex , fishing during the annual Ontario ferries to Pelee Island, a mere cater to the nature lover and outdoor and sharpening their tunes to add located in the southwest corner Family Fishing Weekends held in July 45-minutes across the lake from the adventurer in you. With literally to your amazing birding story! of Windsor, is the largest protected fishing and February (Canadian residents mainland to the Island. Satiate your thousands of acres of green space and tallgrass prairie and oak savanna in only). Indeed, our unique climate want for a true getaway! Snuggle in more than 200 parks woven into our We are dedicated to protecting Ontario. Here you will see and hear Where will you cast your line? allows for fishing across the seasons. warm quilts, laze on a front porch and communities and neighbourhoods, there our earth, from sky to soil, and the Tufted Titmouse, the Red- Windsor Essex Pelee Island is the read that novel you’ve been meaning are at least that many reasons to get Hillman Marsh and Holiday Beach bellied and Hairy Woodpecker, place to be for the angler. Muskie, outside. Walk, run, blade or bike the Take our bait and cross ‘fish for a day’ to start. We know how to make your Conservation areas are living proof the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, walleye, bass and steelhead swim 5 km. of riverfront along the Detroit off your list of things to do on your camping experience amazing. With over of that dedication. Hillman Marsh is the Scarlet Tanager and the Indigo fat and plentiful in Lake St. Clair, River. Traverse the urban, suburban or next vacation! Windsor Essex Pelee 100-acres in campgrounds , spacious an epicentre for education and field Bunting – to list a few! Parking Lake Erie and the Detroit River. Sail naturalized parkland of the Ganatchio Island’s freshwater fish are here for sites decked out with electricity and study, drawing people (and wildlife!) and admission is free! or motor your own boat into one of Trail, an 8 km. walking/ biking trail that you. Hold up your catch and smile for sewer hook-ups, lakes, recreation from across the continent. Hawks, the many area docks or let one of the photo that will hang on your wall reaches from the City of Windsor into Thousands of observers travel to facilities and many activity programs, vultures, eagles, falcons and other our experienced charters or fishing with pride – a lasting memory for the the Town of Tecumseh . Cyclists love this our region annually to attend the camping in Windsor Essex Pelee Island region for its diversity, not to mention spectacular birds of prey flock and guides help fill your fish buckets. angler in you. stop at Holiday Beach Conservation Festival of Birds (May) at Point is yet another superb way to pen that the unique adventures that span various Pelee National Park and the chapter on ‘My Summer Vacation.’ communities and even stretch as far while en route to and from warmer Known as the #1 destination in the Festival of Hawks (September) at as Pelee Island. Bring the whole family climates. The Prothonotary Warbler Great Lakes , Lake Erie’s western cottages and Holiday Beach Conservation Area. Take the rugged road and set up a tent and enjoy an overnight adventure is a regular ”nester” at this site as basin is brimming with walleye, These family-friendly festivals or roll in your RV at a campground in tourism bike ride that weaves you well. Incredibly, there have been smallmouth bass, yellow perch and campgrounds our region. Immerse yourself in lush through the trees and under the stars more than 15 species of hawks include not only rare and amazing rainbow trout. As there are four main Why not rent a cottage for that trees and let the sweet scent of on Pelee Island. Be sure to join one viewed and counted by expert bird sightings but also dragonfly bodies of water to fish from, our area home-away-from-home feel on your or all of the exciting cycling events birders from the Hawk Tower at hikes, crafts, butterfly tagging and is truly an incredible location. And, outdoor adventure? Our region has campfire get in your hair and on your planned for September during this Conservation Area. much, much more. you don’t need a boat to fulfill your over forty cottage choices , including clothes. Do you have a scary story to cycling month in Windsor-Essex . fishing needs. There are waterside on-the-water locations. Wake up to share beneath the starry sky? Are Visit www.bikefriendlywindsor.com/ parks and government docks lined the aroma of freshly brewed coffee your fingers ready to get sticky with upcomingevents for more information. with anglers patiently and the sound of Lake Erie waves s’mores? Windsor Essex Pelee Island awaiting that sweet gently lapping on the shore outside meets all your outdoor adventure There is adventure below the water first tug on a picture-perfect view. needs – and helps you live stories just waiting for you to plunge in and the line. you’ll be sharing for generations. explore. The Great Lakes are full of sunken shipwreck treasures . Dive into the Pelee Passage off the shore of Leamington, where more than fifty In the Town of Lakeshore, Belle River has long been known shipwrecks create a diver’s dream escape. Take a breath, dive in and as the “Muskie Capital of the World” due to the envelop yourself in adventure! extremely large numbers of muskies caught there and is Biking in Essex County home to many muskie tournaments.

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Because this area is so rich in hunters and suppliers to preserve and waterfowl, there are ample promote the beloved sport of hunting hunting opportunities for hunters and archers and angling. alike, both on the mainland and on Pelee Island. Pheasant hunters fill Oh, the stories you’ll share with Windsor Essex Pelee Island is Pelee Island annually to hunt the friends and family alike situated along a main migratory abundance of pheasants each fall when they see your route for waterfowl thus making it a and winter. wall of hunted saturated location for hunters who trophies. enjoy hunting bird game. The Eastern With at least ten hunting and archery Wild Turkey, pheasant, goose, duck, support locations (clubs/associations/ The most beautiful cottontail rabbit and whitetail deer supply stores), your hunting needs are just some of the game readily will not be left unsatisfied. Hunting course in Essex County available in this region. heritage is alive in the hearts of local golf

What’s your line? Windsor Essex Pelee Island shares the same latitudinal line as Barcelona, Rome and Northern California. It’s an understatement to say that our climate is fantastic – it’s spectacular! And we’ve got the golf courses to prove it.

Offering the champion golfer in you an additional four (or more!) weeks of playtime compared to other metropolitan areas, our region is stacked with more than twenty golf courses that cater to every level of skill. Ambassador Golf Club Several of our impeccable courses have hosted Canadian Tour Championships and are the home to Amateur Champions. Unleash your passion for golf at any and other amazing attractions. If You can expect only the best in of our incredible courses. Whether you’re hoping to satisfy your stomach our outstanding courses, created it’s private, public or premiere public, as well as your swing, take advantage by some of the most renowned golfing at courses in Windsor Essex of the excellent dining facilities designers. Our will take your breath away. Several located at various clubs. What are region features of our pristine golf courses and you waiting for? Unload the clubs courses crafted country clubs maintain twenty-seven from the trunk or rent a pristine set by the legendary holes nestled in trees, with traps, on location. Eighteen holes for under hands of none hills, water and wildlife. fifty dollars – it’s worth it to book your other than tee-off time now! Put your hip into Donald Ross And, our courses are just minutes the SOUTHERN SWING of Windsor and Thomas away from the Windsor/ Detroit Essex Pelee Island’s extraordinary McBroom. border, as well as dining, shopping golfing experience.

Essex and Roseland golf courses were crafted by world-renowned course designer and pro golf hall-of-famer Donald Ross .

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1812 Re-enactment at Fort Malden 52 I visitwindsoressex.com 53 The Canadian Club Heritage Brand art gallery that includes original works By 1906, Kahn built three buildings CULTURE & HERITAGE Centre tour will drown you in details from the Group of Seven. on the 15-acre estate for the Walkers. about Hiram Walker, his family, his Named for his deceased brother, business and the astonishing fact The 19th century district courthouse Willis, this no-expense-spared that for the thirteen years that and jail (gaol – as it was known then), manor became Willistead. Willistead ur culture and heritage is the DNA of our communities, the vibrant energy and passionate will of who we are. Prohibition held her fist over the Mackenzie Hall also stands proud Manor’s 36 rooms include marble Our culture ”is the sum of what we have been and is an arrow that points us toward what we may become.” people, Canadian Club whiskey on Sandwich Street. Built in 1855-56 fireplaces, gorgeous wood paneling OPoint yourself and your family in our direction. Windsor Essex Pelee Island has so very much to be proud of, saturated their mighty thirst. by Alexander Mackenzie, the second exquisitely hand-carved, elegant especially since 2012 marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812 – an event in our past we simply will never forget. Prime Minister of Canada, this furniture, an impressive art collection The Canadian Club Brand Centre is exquisite brick site was the county and an elevator. Our place in world history is momentous. It is tragic and tumultuous, fascinating and fantastic. At so many incredible located on Riverside Drive beside the court house until 1963. Self-guided or stops along the way, our region has had deep roots in the automobile industry, the War of 1812, WWI and WWII and massive distillery buildings that still group led tours are available as well as Windsor Essex Pelee Island’s the ROAD TO FREEDOM that was literally dug through our dirt. produce the finest liquors in the world. historic space. unyielding dedication to preserving our layered and amazing past, especially Visit Hiram’s Sampling Room, enjoy In 1904, noted Detroit architect, Albert during Prohibition, enables visitors to a tasting session, a complimentary Kahn, began designing a 16th century see, smell, hear and taste our heritage. Canadian Club souvenir, watch a film Tudor-Jacobean style English Manor about the whisky making process, House for Edward Chandler Walker, and take a tour of Hiram’s Canadian the second son of Hiram Walker.

TakeTheCanadianClubbrandCenTreTour! Prohibition stories from our region are unbelievable but true. From people buying jalopies to drive alcohol over a frozen Detroit River to the kidnapping of Al Capone’s brother, these stories are incredibly fascinating.

An hour and a half tour of the Canadian Club Brand Centre takes visitors back in history. Guests are brought into the Brand Centre’s Speak Easy room where meetings were held with Al Capone and The Purple Gang. Be sure to ask about the gunshot in the basement... Al Capone allegedly put a slug into the wall.

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in Columbia, Pennsylvania in 1804 especially Colchester, Amherstburg by Quaker abolitionist Levi Coffin and Sandwich. As the Underground manufactured and exported. Windsor Roaring Twenties. Costumed actors black history who used railroad terminology in Railroad was a beginning place in was in the thick of Prohibition as well, tell Prohibition stories that will boggle Perhaps the most heart wrenching an attempt to confuse slave catchers these areas, many slaves began prohibition but even though they couldn’t drink your mind. Al Capone and the Purple and soul lifting aspect of our past is as he assisted escaped slaves in their their journey at the ‘North Star,’ as alcohol, they could still manufacture Gang’s connections to Windsor are At a time when the drinking of alcohol the true stories of the Southwestern freedom fight. ‘Conductors,’ or persons Canada was known in Amherstburg and export it. People on both sides of revealed. Dine at a famous speakeasy. was banned in the United States, Ontario Underground Railroad. leading the ‘passengers’ (escaped and Sandwich. Still others decided the border swallowed up this loophole Learn about bootlegging and secret the Detroit River’s flow to Windsor, Freedom was an untouchable reality slaves) from ‘station’ (safe house) to call these towns ‘home’ and in Prohibition. Up to 75% of alcohol hideouts. Let the Rum Runners Tour Ontario became quite a powerful for millions of Black Africans who from to station would eventually end at a settled here to start a new life that was consumed during Prohibition move you around via musical bus from current. The early twentieth century the 1440s to the 1880s were shipped ‘terminal’ – a place where they could and create a family. was transported via the waterways the mansions to the speakeasies to saw rum-running come alive between to the Americas to work in the sugar finally be free. between Windsor and Detroit. the churches. two countries as the state of Michigan plantation industry. For the less jumped on the Prohibition band- Mansions, churches and the alcohol than 15 million who survived the The Southwestern wagon, and all those looking to get The Rum Runners Tour in Windsor manufacturing mogul that was Hiram devastating conditions on the ships, Ontario Underground some alcohol jumped on a boat or gives you a first-hand experience Walker’s legacy, Canadian Club, stand and the extremely harsh living Railroad Tour ‘The Road ran through a tunnel to get to of what Prohibition was like in the strong and proud in our region today. conditions, disease, exhaustion and That Led To Freedom’ Windsor where alcohol could be slave-owner cruelty in the Americas, enables you to step into an undeniable and critical quest for the paths, the cabins, Canadian Club freedom could not remain suppressed. the parks, the churches Brand Centre and the ‘terminals’ that African slaves began a dramatic freedom-seekers used in protest against their southern their perilous escape from American owners in a movement slavery. Windsor Essex known as the Underground Railroad. and Chatham-Kent were While there wasn’t an actual ‘railroad’ major entry points for slaves as they there was an international uprising fled from the Americas. Freedom- that, through a highly secretive seeking slaves poured into Essex network, moved slaves as far North County from the southern United as Canada where they could live as States during the 1840s. Some settled free citizens. The movement began in the small towns and townships,

54 I visitwindsoressex.com 55 model train show, Fun Fest displays, include ”Early Military to the Present,” CULTURE & HERITAGE other heritage sites and garden and craft shows. The a secured weapons room, military Essex County Steam and Gas Engine vehicles, a restored 1840s range light, Our region’s dedication to preserving, Museum boasts a restored collection wall murals and a research library. exploring and sharing our history is of antique small engines, tractors and one that will take you on a journey you turn of the century steam engines. Your adventures on Pelee Island Permanent exhibits have been will never forget. should include a visit to the Pelee windsor essex developed from varied collections An annual Steam and Gas Engine show displays this collection, as well as the Island Heritage Centre . It aspires of artifacts and stories. Make a stop at John R. Park to research, collect and preserve, chatham-kent Homestead and Conservation Area . Walkerville Lumbermill Steam Engine and the first Canadian steam engine to protect, educate and participate Descendants of John Freeman and The Nazrey African Methodist John and Amelia Park built a classical that was built in Windsor circa 1903. in Pelee Island’s human and natural his wife Jane King Freeman are tour Episcopal Church is an honoured part revival home in 1842. This lovely home Eat at a fifties-themed diner as you heritage through exhibits, publications guides at The John Freeman Walls of the museum complex as its sacred as well as the farm buildings have and special presentations. been restored to bring the history of watch antique, rare and classic vehicles Historic Site and Underground space invites visitors to view its get ready to cruise at the Canadian the 19th century farm experience into The Walkerville Brewery , located in the Railroad Museum . Escaped slave architecture and feel its power as a Transportation Museum and Heritage the arms of the present. John R. Park heart of the historical distillery district John Freeman Walls built this gathering place and keystone in Black Village . This pioneer village sits on a Homestead and Conservation Area in Walkerville, brews handcrafted lagers captivating family owned and heritage. Today, the church continues 100-acre site that celebrates and offers a plethora of family-friendly and ales. Enjoy a tour, sample some operated historic site in 1846 in Puce, to serve the community for weddings, showcases vehicles and other activities and hands-on learning beer and purchase some as well when Ontario. He and his wife, Jane King private events and service. The Nazrey historical artifacts from Windsor experiences about pioneer life. you visit this must-see heritage site. Walls, raised nine children. In 1980, is Canada’s first Black national historic Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Essex County. this site became a designated historic site, being deemed so in 1999. Festivals such as the Parade of Horse Breeds , and the Blueberry Social and We are one of only two locations A Georgian-style house built just off site after John’s great-great grandson The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Harvest take place at this heritage-rich in Canada to have a woodcarving the edge of the Detroit River in 1812 Dr. Bryan Walls culminated four years The heritage sites on the Underground Society’s goal is to ‘infuse our site. The Homestead is located on the museum. The Windsor Wood Carving by a prominent citizen at the time, the of research in his book, ‘The Road Railroad tour continue throughout community with the spirit of our shore of Lake Erie between Kingsville Museum offers visitors a collection of Francois Baby House played a special That Led To Somewhere.’ Highlights Chatham-Kent. Extraordinary stories ancestors.’ The Chatham Kent Black and Colchester. unique and beautiful carvings from role in our history. Known today as of this site include a false bottom abound in this area and ripple from Historical Society was founded in around the globe. Windsor’s Community Museum , this buggy, a tour of the ‘walkway’ used by a tumultuous, terrifying past into a 1992 and incorporated in 1995. It Transport yourself to Windsor Essex house was once invaded by the slaves, and the Walls family cemetery, proud, triumphant present. The early offers tours such as The African Pelee Island where several of our The military and civic history of American Army, and subsequently, where John and Jane Walls and their 1800s brought five Black families to Canadian Heritage Tour , which heritage sites are dedicated to this very the Kingsville-Essex County area the British, during the War of 1812. descendants are buried. settle along McGregor’s Creek in a includes a visit to five sites in Essex theme. Visit the Essex Railway Station culminates at the Kingsville Historical It has over 15,000 artifacts, including small town called Chatham. It was and Kent counties that exemplify the restored to its 1907 glory. The station Park & Charlie Campbell Memorial archeological material that dates as known then as ‘The Forks.’ By 1850, stories of African Americans who fled has a gift shop and a gorgeous Military Museum . Current displays far back as 3,000 B.C. the village flourished as a haven for to Canada via the Underground walkway. Annual events include a runaway slaves, and its population Railway and the ‘rich histories of became one-third Black. the communities they founded.’ The Henry Ford is a true spectacle that everyone HenryHenry FordFord MuseumMuseum® | GreenfieldGreenfield VVillageillage® | IMAXIMAX® TheatreTheatre | FFactoryactory ToTourur Escaped slave Josiah Henson Former slave owner turned abolitionist, will enjoy. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, make Here, once in a lifetimefetime is purchased property in 1841 and Rev. William King, purchased 9,000 it a point to include ‘America’s Greatest History waiting around everyeverry corner.corner. quickly became known as a leader acres (36km 2) of land in 1849 on or “conductor’ in the Underground the Elgin Settlement (crown land), Attraction,’ The Henry Ford, into your story plot. >> And neneverver befobeforeore seen Railroad in Southwestern Ontario. and made it a terminus on the is seen by millions. Henson was a slave in Kentucky for Underground Railroad as well as This is a place like no otherother.. forty-one years. He escaped with his a Black settlement. Known for its The only place. The Henrynry FordFord. family using the Underground Railroad excellent education system, ‘Buxton’ in 1830. Dresden became the location became a community of 2,000. where this dream would come to The Buxton National Historic Site of For many slaves escaping from the fruition. In Dresden, he helped Canada includes a museum complex United States via Detroit into Canada establish the Dawn Settlement – with three exhibit rooms, a library and in the small town of Sandwich, the a safe refuge for former slaves, research centre, a schoolhouse from onlyonnly place.pplace. Sandwich First Baptist Church was the comprised mostly of Black settlers. 1861, a log cabin from 1852, a large first stop on the Underground Railway. Henson co-founded the British picnic and playground area and plenty of parking. Buxton was the thethee * Hundreds of slaves crossed the American Institute, one of Canada’s VACATIONVACATION PACKPACKAGESAGES STARTT AT JUST $ Detroit River and found sanctuary in first vocational schools. Author Harriet end of the line, the long and arduous Includes overnight accommodationsons aandnd twotwo 89 this church that began as a small log Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Underground Railroad for many slaves. ticketstickets to yyourour cchoicehoice of two attractions.tions. *Amount in U.S. dollars cabin, but was rebuilt in the 1850s as Cabin, was written using Henson’s Driving America – NEW IN 2012 the church that still stands today. In memoirs as reference. This made The truly heroic stories about the Underground Railroad and its exchange for a meal and a safe haven, Henson’s name synonymous with extraordinarily miraculous secret free and fugitive slaves supplied and ‘Uncle Tom.’ system that had sympathetic helped build the church. A hole on abolitionists working together in either side of the floor in the church This historic site in Dresden, ultimate cooperation with fugitive TITANIC:TITTAANIC: THTHEE AARTIFACTRTIFFAACT EEXHIBITIONXHIBITION allowed fugitive slaves to escape Uncle Tom’s Cabin , consists of slaves can be heard, felt and underground via a small tunnel which an Underground Railroad gallery, Through September 30 essentially revived on The Road That ran to the river’s edge. two cemeteries and three historic Led to Freedom, The Southwestern buildings. Tours for individuals Ontario Underground Railroad Tour , Black history blooms to life at the and families as well as schools Produced by RMS Titanic, Inc. A Division of and in the arms of the many museums Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (NASDAQ-PRXI) North America Black Historical are available. and heritage sites along the way. Museum in Amherstburg, Ontario. 15 minutes from Detroit Metro Airport Windsor’s Community Museum thehenryford.org/visit

56 I visitwindsoressex.com 57 CULTURE & HERITAGE war of 1812 bicentennial established a sense of pride that of the wilderness that was North fort malden continues to be a part of our culture America. For 200 years, Fort Malden events and heritage today. Battles were National Historic Site of Canada has Take a guided bus tour with Mackenzie Hall historic site fought on land and on water, and preserved and cultivated, educated experts through various War of 1812 sites victories were gained and lost over and re-enacted its distinct history. with a special focus on Olde Sandwich Town . the course of the war until both the The site covers over 4.5 hectares Living history re-enactments happen at the of canada Maidstone Museum Encampment . Learn American and the British governments (or 11 acres) on the riverfront about the War of 1812 from the waters, The War of 1812 Bicentennial will be anxiously signed the Treaty of Ghent and includes what remains of the where many stories made a splash in our commemorated by events at various on Christmas Eve in 1814. The First battlefield and restored and furnished history, by enjoying the Macassa Bay locations in our illustrious region, Nations people played a major role 1819 brick barracks. The Fort Malden Cruise through the Detroit River and the including live re-enactments, in the War of 1812, although their National Historic Site of Canada mouth of Lake Erie. educational and entertainment outcomes were not so positive. functioned as an army garrison, components, tours and so much more. Shawnee Chief Tecumseh and the a British Indian Department post, Windsor’s signature event, ” The Capture of These fascinating commemorative First Nation’s Confederacy, allied with a dockyard for the Upper Great Lakes, Detroit ,” features a march from Sandwich events will continue for a three-year the British forces, and were promised and was the meeting place between Towne to downtown Windsor followed by an exciting riverfront Windsor Symphony period. Although the War of 1812 itself the establishment of a neutral Indian First Nation’s Shawnee Chief Orchestra performance that will debut new Tecumseh and British General Brock. music commemorating the War of 1812.

Fort Malden will once again become The War of 1812 Bicentennial the site of battle – albeit re-enacted – commemoration events will be peppered at commemorations for the War of into our festivals and celebrations for 1812 Bicentennial. Witness tactical the next three years. We’ve got much demonstrations and walk through to celebrate here in our region as well as with our friends across the Detroit military encampments. In August 2012, River. Already drenched in a wealth of the Fort Malden National Historic culture in our distinct communities, with Site of Canada will work in conjunction our breathtaking natural surroundings, with Amherstburg as it delivers and in every bite of our savoury foods, its Bicentennial Signature Event won’t you join us as our region’s heritage ”Roots to Boots.” Amherstburg will strengthens in commemorating a war be transformed into an 1812 mecca that taught us bravery, friendship, Fort Malden Heritage Tour autonomy and pride. at this three-day commemorative extravaganza beginning Friday, August 3rd and lasting through Sunday, August 5, 2012.

Paddle in a canoe or step aboard a tall ship, from the land to the water, Amherstburg’s ‘ Roots to Boots’ Bicentennial Signature Event will blow you away. Fort Malden National Historic site

lasted for two years, its truly significant zone when the war ended. This impact on our region and nation will promise was broken when the not be understated as communities Treaty of Ghent was signed as no re-enact, re-tell and revive the many arrangements were made to return battles and remember the many the land to the First Nation’s people. courageous soldiers who partook Trenches were dug and barracks built in the only war to ever be fought on at Fort Malden National Historic Site Canadian soil. of Canada in Amherstburg during the War of 1812 as it was used as a British The War of 1812 garnered the French defensive post. It became a defensive and the English of Upper Canada in post yet again for the Rebellion in defensive unity as they succeeded in 1837. Fortifications at this important staving off American forces from site witnessed and participated in the invading the British province. It struggles to forge a new nation out

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BLACK HISTORY FORT MALDEN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE NORTH AMERICAN 100 Laird Avenue South BLACK HISTORICAL MUSEUM Amherstburg, Ontario 277 King Street 519-736-5416 Amherstburg, ON www.parkscanada.gc.ca/SWOntario Follow the footsteps of history as we commemorate the 519-736-5433 or 1-800-713-6336 Fort Malden stood guard during the www.blackhistoricalmuseum.org War of 1812, a time when the threat Presenting exhibits of artifacts that of American invasion was very real. War of 1812 Bicentennial tell the story of African Canadians, The Americans took over this fort for their journey and contributions. Site almost two years after the British at events and programs throughout includes Nazrey AME Church, a abandoned it following their defeat at National Historic Site, built during the the Battle of Lake Erie. Come days of the Underground Railroad, rediscover this historic treasure! Willistead Manor and a log cabin from the same period See our ad on page 62 Southern Ontario that looks like the occupants just of Hiram Walker, its Tudor-Jacobean Begin your journey at stepped out for a moment. MACKENZIE HALL CULTURAL CENTRE 3277 Sandwich Street West architecture recalls the ingenuity and Commemorate1812.com SANDWICH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Windsor, ON elegance of the 20th century. Today, 3652 Peter Street 519-255-7600 it's an ideal venue for weddings, Windsor, ON www.mackenziehall.ca receptions, meetings and more! 519-252-9056 Visit this stunning historic gem in the WINDSOR WOOD CARVING MUSEUM heart of Sandwich Towne. Originally 6155 Arner Townline THE JOHN FREEMAN WALLS a 19th century district courthouse and Kingsville, ON HISTORIC SITE & UNDERGROUND a gaol (jail), today this City of Windsor 519-776-7056 RAILROAD MUSEUM heritage building offers performing www.windsorwoodcarvingmuseum.ca 859 Puce Road arts space, live theatre, art galleries, Lakeshore, ON meeting facilities, recreation activities 519-727-6555 for the family, a rentable ballroom PROHIBITION www.undergroundrailroadmuseum.com and much more! THE RUM RUNNERS TOUR The John Freeman Walls Historic site 9750 Beachdale Rd. is family owned and operated. Meet THE PELEE ISLAND HERITAGE Windsor, ON descendants of the Underground CENTRE AND MUSEUM 519-990-5379 Railroad as tour guides take you on an West Dock www.rumrunnerstour.com interactive trip back in time. The focal Pelee Island, ON Learn the secrets and visit the point of the visit is a log cabin built in 519-724-2291 hideouts of bootleggers and 1846 by escaped slave John Freeman www.peleeislandmuseum.ca gangsters who smuggled liquor Walls and his wife Jane King Walls, Islands are special microcosms. across the river. Experience Windsor who rest in the family cemetery on Places of fascinating surprises. in the Roaring 20s. Journey into the the property. Neighbourhoods of difference. past as costumed characters tell the Forever entertaining. Introducing story of Prohibition. An informative ‘100 Gateways to Pelee’ a unique bus tour filled with laughter, music, HERITAGE CENTRES self-guided out-of-doors Audio tour lunch at an original speakeasy of excellence. Authentic, museum and whisky. CANADIAN CLUB BRAND CENTRE researched. An unsurpassed 2072 Riverside Drive East introduction. Located directly across Windsor, ON from Ferry Terminal. Visit or call WAR OF 1812 519-973-9503 The Heritage Centre for further WINDSOR'S COMMUNITY MUSEUM www.canadianclubwhisky.com information and to reserve. 254 Pitt Street West A 1-1/2 hour tour will look back in Windsor, ON history to Hiram Walker's success WILLISTEAD MANOR 519-253-1812 and his famous whisky, CANADIAN 1899 Niagara Street www.windsormuseum.ca CLUB. Guests are escorted into the Windsor, ON Located in the historic Francois Baby basement C.C. Speak Easy, where 519-253-2365 house, c. 1812, the museum features meetings were held with Al Capone www.friendsofwillistead.com exhibitions on the history of the and The Purple Gang, and finish their Experience the beauty of this grand Windsor area. Children can enjoy a tour with a whisky sampling. 36-room mansion nestled in a Hands-On-History room with activities, See our ad on page 59 picturesque, 15-acre park. Built in crafts and old-fashioned games. 1917 by Edward Chandler Walker, son See our ad on page 60

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A 10-lane, 71 metre pool with two Downtown Windsor Family Aquatic Windsor and tournament organizers in men’s singles, impressively offers two NHL ice pads Past host cities include San Francisco, movable bulkheads, diving boards, a Complex will be the anchor in your offer something no one else does for ladies’ singles, (with seating for 1,200), an indoor Bangkok and Athens, to name a few. dive tower and a therapy pool will be sports tourism story. this level of hockey. pair skating and aquatic leisure pool, an indoor track Close to 2,000 athletes, delegates ice dancing. for walking and running, a fitness and coaches will be welcomed to area, twenty-two soccer pitches and The Canadian Intercollegiate Family Aquatic Complex Windsor and surrounding areas for Baseball Association National Whether you’re a player, a coach, incredibly landscaped nature trails. (artist rendering) this monumental event. Athletes Championships were held at Mic a parent or a fan, Windsor Essex aged 12 to 15 will compete in a variety Mac Park in Windsor in 2010, as well Pelee Island welcomes with you with The Leamington Kinsmen Recreation of sports, including soccer, tennis, as the Bantam Boys Championships , the open arms of an outstanding Complex combines an aquatic/fitness volleyball, basketball, gymnastics which were held in Windsor in 2006. host. Not only do we have centre and athletic fields with an and swimming. We have successfully Let’s just say as hosts, we hit it out tremendous facilities, but we have Olympic-size ice pad arena with hosted events of this magnitude in of the park. world-class team members who will theatre-style seating for 1,500 fans, our region, and we’re ready to show help you create the best event your and an NHL-size ice surface with the world that we can do it again. bleacher seating for 200. The University of Windsor has imagination and dreams can create hosted first-rate track and field In 2008, Windsor Essex Pelee Island at all stages of your game. From events, including the Pan-American hosted the Canadian Olympic and hockey to baseball, soccer to track Junior Track & Field Championships , Paralympic Athletic Trials . In 2009, and field and more, we can hear the Competitors and audiences from the U.S. to Uruguay demonstrating that from capacity we welcomed the Provincial Special crowds roaring and smell the to capability, Windsor Essex Pelee came to Windsor to participate in the Olympic Games Summer Games with hotdogs and popcorn. Let’s make Island takes the gold in hosting. Pan Am Junior Games. 1,000 athletes. 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