Kitchen Renos to Increase Home Values
Posted on Sep 12, 2023 in Home Decorating
Thinking of selling your home or considering a purchase? A modern stylish kitchen makes everybody's favorite place much more inviting. It is where family and friends often congregate for a meal, a cup of coffee, a friendly chat, a game of card or your favorite board game when friends visit. You may not want to, or are able to, change the architectu...
Buxton's 100th Anniversary Homecoming Weekend Sept 1-4/23
Posted on Aug 28, 2023 in Chatham-Kent Events
Chatham-Kent was a major part of the Underground Railroad and as such hosts the Buxton Homecoming each September on Labor Day Weekend.. This celebrates the area's black culture and the roots laid by early black settlers in the Buxton area. The population has diminished since the 19th century but many visitors with roots in that area return to this...
Bayside Brewery Brewfest Sunday August 27/2023
Posted on Aug 21, 2023 in Chatham-Kent Attractions
If you have never been to Erieau or visited the Bayside Brewery overlooking the bay, you have missed out. The Bayside Brewery is a must if you visit this wonderful Chatham-Kent resort nestled between Rondeau Bay and Lake Erie. They have a great patio overlooking the Bay with additional seating on the side patio and on the lawn. They have a full men...
Busy Weekend in CK: Bothwell Auto Flea Market and Wallacebug Wambo
Posted on Aug 07, 2023 in Chatham-Kent Events
This weekend will keep you busy if you are a Classic Car lover.
The Annual Wallaceburg Wambo weekend is on with lots to see and do. It starts Friday August 11 with boats arriving on the Sydenham River. The K of C Barbeque is back with music and starts at 4:30 on the banks of the Sydenham. The Terry Glover Memorial Cruise takes place from 5-9 and spe...
Erieau Art on the Boulvard August 5/2023
Posted on Jul 31, 2023
This great event is back this coming Saturday, August 5/2022 from 9 A.M. until 4 P.M. It is one we look forward to. My wife and I love this event and try not to miss it. As I have explained in past blogs, I grew up in Erieau as my parents had a cottage on the Bay. It still feels like home to me and brings back some great memories. Some of the same...
Emancipation Day Celebrations Saturday July 29/2023
Posted on Jul 24, 2023 in Chatham-Kent Events
Emancipation Day commemorates August 1, 1834 when the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect freeing over 800,000 Africans and their descendants across the British Empire. The act ensured Canada as a free territory for enslaved people from the U.S .
The Historical Site and Museum located at the Dawn Settlement in Dresden was originally named after t...
