Pakenham Maple Run Tour Part 2

The tour is interesting, as the venues themselves are quite intriguing.
The church, Paddye Mann's studio, the brewery, the school house and a quick visit to Clayton.
Stop 6 – St. Andrew’s United Church


It was built in 1897, by a congregation that had met since 1838. The roof tiles are newer.

Its lighting wasn't the greatest for art, but a nice, large space.


I bought a new table runner.These are amazing pieces by Nadine Sculland. I couldn't sew a straight line, and quilting impresses me!


I know William posts a lot of stained glass pieces, and this modest church doesn't compare to other buildings, but it is pretty.


 Stop 5 – Paddye Mann Studio
Mann is a well-respected Canadian fashion designer. Her studio used to be the tailer's shop, built in 1831.


Next was the brewery! Some were sampling beer.

Barb was there with a blacksmith, Mike Desrochers, and they were interviewed on TV!


It is a very interesting venue, the brewery.


Hubby had to use the facilities, and he came out raving about them. Check out the urinal in the washroom!


Stop 10 – Cedar Hill School House
This spot intrigued JB, as he attended a one-room schoolhouse back in the day in Chesterville.


By now, we'd had enough and took a detour through Clayton. They have a wonderful dam, visited by migrating birds. Unfortunately, we couldn't walk to the shoreline, as I didn't have boots and the path had frozen ice, melty snow.


From there, we were stopped by a grouse in the middle of the road.

grouse from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Hope for the future.

As we drove home, this lovely scene. Someone ought to sketch it!


Pakenham Maple Run Tour Part 1

Pakenham Maple Run Tour Part 1

It was a lark. We met a neighbour who paints. We saw some lovely buildings.  Pakenham has much more snow cover than we do. Here is our tale.

Pakenham Maple Run Tour – Annual studio tour in Eastern Ontario

April 6
The clouds were interesting. It was cloudy most of the day.

You can see snow in the shadows, "where the sun don't shine!"


Getting there we passed a desolate-looking trailer camp, closed for winter.


We have visited The 7 Wonders of Lanark County
here is this one: #1 Five-Span Stone Bridge It is amazing.


It was dark, the birds huddled on the edge of the ice.  The river is fast.



We headed for the pub for lunch, but parking was a tad difficult. We drove around the corner and had a nice lunch at Centennial Restaurant, instead. I save half of mine for dinner! The wrap was fresh, with generous portions, and yummy.


There was an interesting pair of couples. A heavyset couple, with a loud, obnoxious man at the helm. He kept the servers talking. Behind them, another couple, both quite slim. It was incongruous!
The second couple shared a sandwich with their soup and sandwich meal. As they left, walking by my table, the thin woman stared quite hard at my meal. I felt judged. Sigh. I'd only had toast for brekkie.
I saw them leaving the general store.
Such an interesting heritage building. They have a list of shopkeepers dating back to the time the store was built (1840).


The upstairs, at the back, devoted to Christmas. The antiques are so rich and beautifully crafted.


This leads to the attic, I suppose.


Really cool art pieces!



Tomorrow, a few more photos. We also went to the church, Paddye Mann's studio, the brewery, the school house and a quick visit to Clayton.

Another Ottawa area memorial

Kinburn Side Rd.

They are ubiquitous, memorials. To ease my mind, I like to research the story. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Sometimes not. We lose too many young people to tragedy.

The two young girls died walking home in the fog, shortly after midnight when they were hit by a car travelling in the same direction. They often did this on Friday and Saturdays, we are told. There were three girls, and the one young lady was the sole survivor.

Teen girls killed together

Two teenage girls from a small community near Ottawa died after a car struck them as they walked home on a country road early Saturday. Carlie Fenton (1991 – 2007), 15, and Jenny Miller, 16, were walking south on Kinburn Side Road outside Pakenham, about 55 kilometres west of Ottawa.

Carlie Fenton, 15, and Jenny Miller, 16,

The two Arnprior District High School students were coming home from a Friday night party at a hunting camp and were trying to cross the road, said their 17-year-old friend Kristen Cryderman.

2 teens die after being hit by car on foggy Ontario road - CBC An Ontario Provincial Police news release noted the dense fog and light rain falling at the time of the incident and said alcohol was not a factor.

'Our whole school is going to be a wreck' - The Globe and Mail

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The road was slick and there are few lights to brighten the hay fields along Kinburn Side Road. Kristen crossed first, but Jenny and Carlie paused. And in that one, brief random moment, a Chrysler Pacifica happened to drive past. 
In 2002, three days after Christmas, Carlie's mother was killed when her car crashed into a ditch on another rural road outside town. Carlie lived with her grandparents.