2017 - Headwaters Tourism

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2017 FOUR-SEASON VISITORS’ GUIDE / FREE

§ Realson No.1: You. This year, as you dig through your cupboards and drawers trying to round up enough candles to celebrate Canada’s 150 th year, we’ve come up with 150 or so “realsons” to light them up here. What’s a realson? Well, it’s not a typo, because those happen when you’re rushing things, and that doesn’t happen here. Unless it’s creek water rushing past your lips as you try to drink it, or horses rushing out of the barn, excited as kids on Christmas morning. Headwaters is where Ontario gets real. And while we have a few ideas what real means, we’d much rather you come find out for yourself. People say it’s how our cooking tastes, our air smells, our people are. And mostly, how Headwaters looks: unspoiled, unpretentious, unlike anywhere else in Ontario. All those things, they’re realsons. But the biggest one of all is how you will feel when you’re here. We’ve heard it described as renewed, calmer, simpler, and very often, Canadian. On this special birthday year, why not shoot up here for a day or a weekend, and give yourself the gift of yourself — at your most real.

REAL SINCE 1867 - and well before that -

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CALEDON Rolling hills, rich landscapes and stunning vistas – perfect for family daytrips, romantic getaways, recreation and relaxation.

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MADE UP HERE &

REAL PROUD OF BEING CHOSEN BEST PUBLICATION IN ONTARIO FOR 2015 & 2016.* AND THESE FOLKS HERE ARE WHY:

Published among the pines by: Headwaters Tourism

[email protected] Mighty Mountain of Management: Michele Harris, Headwaters Tourism, Mono Colossal Cyclone of Content Curation: Diane Murenbeeld, Headwaters Tourism (Stormy Sidekick: Ava Murenbeeld) Crevasse Crawling Creatives: Shawn Murenbeeld & Jim Diorio Touchwood Design Inc., Orangeville Peak of Proofeading Perfection: Marlene Madole, Glen Williams Seismic Sales: Grant Harris, Mono Wayne Townsend & John Woolner, Orangeville Phreatic Principal Photographer: James MacDonald, Caledon Fountain of Fact & Fable: Wayne Townsend, Orangeville Tornado of Transcription: Stephany St.Louis, Orangeville Pinnacle of Printing: Keith Luder, PointOne Graphics Inc.

If you came here to get away from what’s off in the distance, just turn around. View of Toronto from Escarpment Side Road, Caledon East.

INSIDE YOUR GUIDE 07

08 We are what we were:

Headwaters at 150

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Our nature, your leisure. It’s time they met.

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Fresh and Local: our food scene or our singles scene?

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Chainsaws and tattoos: our stuffy Arts & Heritage scene

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If your idea of Fun & Festive involves judging pigs, welcome

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Horse & Country: Like Town & Country but with horses

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Shop, See, Stay. Say it five times really fast.

While Headwaters Tourism has made every possible effort to depict accurate and current information, there may be discrepancies or errors that are unintended. But haven’t we all unintendedly discrepancized, at least once? *Economic Developers Council of Ontario Awards of Excellence, as well as Best Tourism Publication at the 2016 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence. ★★★★

You’ll need a map and a car. One of them is here.

50 We end, as always, with gratitude

for the people of Headwaters.

On our cover: If people are going to laugh at you, might as well get paid for it. Orangeville comic Michael McCreary is making Asperger’s and comedy history. Interview, p. 30. HEADWATERS.CA

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Hornings Mills

okay, Marsville, same difference.

Mansfield

(VISIT THE FRY SHACK ON DUFFERIN COUNTY RD. 3, THEY’RE FRESH-CUT… MMMM…)

Stanton

Headwaters (see page 12 for the stupefying secret behind our name) is 2,534 square kilometres of real country. It comprises Dufferin County, the towns of Caledon, Erin, Mono, Shelburne and Orangeville, and dozens of hamlets, villages and towns as pretty and collectable as teacups.

Violet Hill

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Primrose

SHELBURNE

Rosemont

Mono Centre Camilla Hockley

Laurel

While we may not be 225 million km away, it feels like another world. And so easy to get to from just about anywhere, you can launch your mission on a whim, and land in timeless rural Canada in less than an hour. 10…9…8…

GRAND VALLEY Waldemar

Mono Mills

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ORANGEVILLE

Palgrave

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Marsville

Alton Caledon Village

Orton

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CALEDON EAST

Hillsburgh

BOLTON

ERIN Belfountain

Inglewood

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Brisbane Cheltenham

Ospringe

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Terra Cotta

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BRAMPTON

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Real close.

And real easy. Just look at all those roads — 410, 24, 125, 9 — leading to one of the most award-winning tourism destinations in Canada. (But it doesn’t feel like a tourism destination, though. Maybe that’s why?)

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MISSISSAUGA

TORONTO

MILTON

One more number: 1.

One hour from Toronto, even less, and you’re in bigger skies, purer air, rollier hills. While everyone else is still on the road. We don’t get it either.

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OAKVILLE 403

BURLINGTON

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150 AND THEN SOME

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We are what we were. As Canada turns 150, there’s going to be lots of looking back all over the country. We thought, why not invite people to look around instead? At ways of living that, after 150 years or more, are still going strong. So you can take a history lesson, or you can pop up here, and experience what is and always has been, real 

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WHERE ONTARIO GETS REAL.

1500’s / ____________________________ Twisted and craggy but very much alive: the Eastern White Cedars that cling to the cliffs of the Mono Cliffs Provincial Park are among the oldest trees in Canada. Some say 500 years, some go as far as 800.

1600’s / ____________________________

1850 / ____________________________

Hike along Hockley Road or the Credit River, to name a couple, and you could be treading the same trails that Indigenous tribes like the Petun laid down centuries ago. Popular destinations included the blueberry marshes of East Luther.

Farm fairs were created as a way to introduce new farming techniques. Thousands of giant pumpkins later, icons like the Erin Fall Fair, now in its 167th year, let everyone enjoy rural life at its best.

150 AND THEN SOME

1820’s / ____________________________ Noticing a lot of Mill Streets up here? Settlers built lumber and other mills all over. You can still see the grand stone foundations, but restored gems like the Millcroft Inn and Alton Mill Arts Centre are even grander.

1840’s / ____________________________ Pioneer farmers, many from England, introduced age-old breeds like Berkshire pigs and heritage hens to Headwaters. Centuries later, the same ancient breeds stroll Mulmur’s Woodfield Farm and Donnyweir Poultry Farm in Caledon.

1845 / ____________________________

1850’s / ____________________________

A novel of life in 1840’s Mono describes a fiddler playing at a wake so feverishly, “it was enough to hoist the corpse out of the coffin.” In August, 2017, Shelburne hosts the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship. The hills are alive, indeed.

Whiskey was distilled here, big time. Cheltenham Wheat Whiskey gets praised for “going down like molasses.” (Molasses is upset.) Today, modern bootleggers like Grand Spirits in Grand Valley are at it still.

1780’s / ____________________________ The honour system remains strong here. Many farms and growers will leave wares (produce, flowers, honey, even refrigerated meat) on the roadside with a money box. It’s a proud hold-out from the ageless barter system.

1790’s / ____________________________ Drive through North Melancthon or Shelburne, you’ll soon share the road with a surprisingly peppy Mennonite horse & buggy. The good-sized community maintains many pioneer practices, including master building. HEADWATERS.CA

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NATURE & LEISURE

Co-founder Karen Campbell making sure you get your greens, Everdale / Hillsburgh 1:30 p.m.

People say, “I love pigs!” Then they come to a farm and they’re, “I’m scared of pigs!”

“I’ve seen so much change happen once something becomes personal to people. People don’t necessarily have empathy for something until they experience it first hand. And when you farm, a lot of the discovery that happens is inner personal discovery. We see stuff grow and die all the time every day. That affects you. Yet with farming, there’s such a rural-urban divide. So if we can keep bridging that divide, keep trying to make farming more personal, have people growing more of their own food, then I think a greater appreciation for food and farming will happen.”

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Outdoors from A to Z: Albion Hills, Bruce Trail, Cliffs & Caves, take the Dog Everywhere, Forests, Golf, Happy Hour! Ice fishing, Jogging, Kanoeing (we know), Luther Marsh, Meditation, Nightswim in an Old Pond, Quiet. Rolling hills! Ski/Skate/Spa, Tai Chi, Unplug, View a Waterfall, Credit Valley EXplorer, Yoga… Zzzzs. And that’s just Saturday. Get full up-to-the-minute listings at headwaters.ca.

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WHERE YOUR GOOD NATURE IS REVEALED. Headwaters is the highest point in southern Ontario. So when it comes to untouched nature and ways to be in it, it’s all downhill from here. Intrigued? There’s way more at headwaters.ca

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Hats On Dufferin

We take care of our own up here. Join in knitting and crocheting events at gorgeous Island Lake all summer long, and knit a warm winter hat for a cold and needy Headwaters head. Orangeville / hatsondufferin.ca

 Creature Quest

You can lecture people about our natural world, or you can let them watch, hold and absorb. Visit Daisy the Skunk, Chaos the Fox, Dr. Hooo the Owl and the rest of the team at their home, or at events and locales throughout Headwaters. Erin / creaturequest.ca

 Mono Nordic Ski Club

This volunteer-run club’s refreshing mandate is, “low cost, high quality cross country skiing, regardless of age or fitness.” 20 kms of trails, including through a serene forest. Night skiing, too. Pure, rural, real. Mono / mononordic.com

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Caledon Country Club

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Plant Paradise Country Gardens™

Tour 24 picturesque acres of perennial gardens designed like art, shop the organic nursery, stay in the B&B. Winner, Canadian Garden Council 2017 Destination Garden Centre of the Year.

Voted “Best Value Public Golf Course in the GTA.” Just 45 minutes from Toronto. And naturally breathtaking. Proud golf host of the 2017 Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Summer Games. Caledon / golfcaledon.com

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Nat McHaffie Nat is an artist and former stunt pilot who lends her time and passion to helping The Great War Flying Museum in Caledon stay aloft.

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Photos by: John Church

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To find your own source, find a river’s. We’re called Headwaters because we’re the birthplace of four major rivers: the Nottawasaga, the Credit, the Humber and the Grand. As well as too many other streams and water bodies to count, but you’re welcome to come up and try. One of the reasons we’re such a rich source is that Headwaters is at southern Ontario’s highest elevation. Clear, cold springs bubble up from the earth, pick up rain and melting snow, and gather into rivers that flow north, east, south and west into the Great Lakes. We’ve even got a couple of hills where the rain drains into one river on one side of the hill, and into another river on the other side. What’s inarguably countless are the ways to enjoy our water. Fly fishing, canoeing and old-fashioned pond swimming. Hiking just feet from the plunging Cataract Falls. Or just being, beside a river or even a trickle, and finding your flow in ours.

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Top left: bring your coffee and watch the sun rise over Island Lake, Orangeville. Top right: the Pine River discharges into the Nottawasaga. Bottom: a creek in Hockley Valley. Very rare plants there. Tread lightly.

You fell into flying? I needed a lawyer. He wanted one of my sculptures, so he said, I’ll give you 10 hours in my airplane for that sculpture. For maybe eight or ten years, I was the only female stunt pilot in Canada. My daughter is an airline pilot, my female cousins fly. Statistically, only seven percent of pilots are women. Not us! It’s the only museum like it in North America. We build and fly full-sized flying replicas. We’re showing what it really sounded and looked like during the war. And we aren’t government funded. Our income comes from our membership, air shows, flyovers, we’ll fly over your wedding, your commemoration for a fee. Art, flying, what’s the connection? As an artist you get to focus in a particular way. Aerobatics requires that, too. It’s nice to have a total focus rather than just playing around with stuff. I taught dance for many years. The aerobatics and the dance are very similar. It’s about reaching the right place at the right angle, the right amount of pressure, the right speed. And you get to see all of Headwaters. I love the Credit River Valley, particularly in the fall. In the summer there’s that deep green that goes throughout it, with the fields all along the sides.

I wanted to finally put this whole ‘when pigs fly’ thing to rest, but I didn’t have a passpork.

Flying in a World War One replica… You’re flying, you’re looking at the rear gunner, you get a feeling of going back in history. It’s really a lovely thing to do. Get Nat’s full interview at headwaters.ca/people

NATURE & LEISURE

How & what. (You already know where.)

Walk / Hike

Drive

Conservation areas, the Bruce Trail, self-guided village tours: lace up. Dozens of trail maps and town tours at headwaters.ca

Epic drives always, but we think we’re Ontario’s best in fall; many high vantage points. (Search “drives” at headwaters.ca)

REAL POPULAR Mono Hiking Challenge Hike one or all 20 rugged hikes, and you could win a far north adventure. June - October

REAL POPULAR Dufferin Farm Tour Self-guided tour of a range of farms. Eye-opening family favourite. September

Seven Bridges Run Race or walk across Island Lake’s beautiful bridges while helping the community. May

Headwaters Stable Tour Rare, self-guided insider’s look at riding schools, ranches & more. September/October Art and Studio Tours See p. 25.

We’re a lot more than just a road trip: here are a bunch of ways to experience Headwaters and some perennially popular events and activities. Explore all our possibilities and confirm dates & details at headwaters.ca.

Cycle

Train

Fly

All Access

We boast a mix of flat, hilly, rural and in-town rides. Hardcore cyclists (including a Caledon Olympian) love our hills: everyone can ride the Elora Cataract Rail Trail. The Greenbelt Route (greenbelt.ca) features inspired itineraries through Headwaters’ loveliest spots and towns.

One experience is above it all, literally: the Credit Valley Explorer. Old-fashioned elegance through 74 km of Headwaters in all seasons, with food and drink service and charming stops.

That lovely grandmother on the opposite page? She’s one of Canada’s first and few female stunt pilots, part of a long flying tradition here. Which includes the Brampton Flight Centre, that will fly you over Headwaters.

Some of the most diverse and scenic areas of Headwaters, via our Conservation Areas, offer wheelchair access: the bird sanctuary of Luther Marsh; the popular fly-fishing spots of Glen Haffy; Albion Hills and its campgrounds; the 10 km trail system encircling Island Lake; Belfountain and its waterfall; sections of the 504-acre Terra Cotta Conservation Area; and the Elora Cataract Trailway (part of the Trans Canada Trail) which passes through many Headwaters towns.

REAL POPULAR Tour de Headwaters Riders of all calibres can choose from a number of scenic rides in support of Headwaters Health Care Foundation. September

Two standouts: take in fall from the trestle bridge high above the gorge; and the always-sold-out Santa Train. Don’t be disappointed: book all trips early, especially Santa’s. December

REAL POPULAR In this 150th birthday year, we think that the volunteer work of the Great War Flying Museum to honour Canada’s WWI air courage deserves a salute. See their aircraft representations up-close, even go for a spin at their Open House. September

GLEN HAFFY

Join the

FLY FISHING CLUB ...and Escape into Tran q uility Members Enjoy: • Private Headwaters Ponds located on 600 acres of prestine conservation lands • Ponds stocked with Rainbow Trout, from TRCA’s Hatchery and resident Brook Trout • Access to Row Boats, Docks and Log Cabin Only 45 minutes North of Toronto, in Caledon

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Just 35 minutes from everywhere, a quality of life like nowhere else. This is Erin. Charming villages and cozy hamlets. Inspired shopping, eating and old-fashioned fun. Endless hills and trails for hikers, riders and nature lovers. All surprisingly close to major centres and highways. To find out why so many visitors, new residents and smart businesses are choosing Erin’s peaceful rural lifestyle, take a short drive soon. It might turn into a long stay.

Photos by: Martin Lamprecht

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NATURE & LEISURE

“WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST THREE COURSE FACILITY IN CANADA.” Robert Thompson, canadiangolfer.com

Come find out why ScoreGolf puts every one of our courses in its Top 100, and why they call us “the best-kept secret in Canadian golf.” This is golf for golfers.

(519) 927-9034 / 1-800-833-1561 / ospreyvalleygolf.com

@ospreygolf

SPECTACULAR That’s what best describes the natural beauty of our incredible setting.

GOLF • DINING • WEDDINGS • EVENTS • MEETINGS • PATIO

2121 Olde Baseline Road, Caledon, ON L7C 0K7 (905) 838-0200 www.golfcaledon.com

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FRESH & LOCAL

Aimee Alabaster feeding her cows and her soul, Alabaster Acres / Caledon 8:22 a.m.

If you rewind to 5 or 6 years ago, I couldn't keep a house plant alive.

“A few years ago we stopped and said, if money and bravery were no object, how could we change our life so that our children could understand more about the world, be more in touch with it? So the first step was a one acre homestead. We grew a hundred types of food, to see if we were any good at it. Then rabbits and chickens. Then you start thinking, well, it would be nice to get a milk cow, raise pigs for pork, raise some steers… I had no farm experience. And now I can grow just about anything.”

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Our food, in all its forms and feelings. Craving sweet? Bakery butter tarts, maple syrup, Rosemont General Store pies. Feeling fresh? Farmers’ markets (p. 20) and anything for sale at a farm. Nostalgic? A church dinner or diner breakfast will transport you to your gramma’s kitchen. Real food isn’t just a way of life here, it sustains one. Full listings at headwaters.ca.

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WHERE LOCAL MEANS NEXT DOOR.

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Heatherlea Farm Shoppe

The difference in the taste comes from the difference in the life. Free to roam the pasture, grass-fed, this is why barbecues were invented. Much more than beef, Heatherlea is a foodie must-visit. Caledon / heatherlea.ca

The real that people tell us they find here is best expressed by the food that arrives on their plates: clean, fresh, simple.

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Escarpment Gardens

Tea is about restoring natural harmony, and these locally-grown herbal teas are sustainably wild-harvested with the same intention. They’ve been described as wild, vital and unique, just like our region. Mono / escarpmentgardens.ca

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Budson Farm & Feed Company

Need fencing? Have an urgent chicken raising question? Or just want a great time in a classic country general store, with horse feed, rubber boots (there’s a connection between those last two) and friendly chatter. Erin / budsonfeed.com

 Ontario Honey Creations

One of the sweetest ways to literally taste Headwaters: try these terroir honeys made from Headwaters plants and flowers in bloom in spring, summer or fall. And your purchase supports humane bee rescue. Amaranth / myhoneycreations.com

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Lennox Farm

The hard-won experience of 140 years of farming is in everything you’ll taste at this classic farm market, still run by the French family — one of North America’s largest winter rhubarb growers. Shelburne / lennoxfarm.ca HEADWATERS.CA

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BEST DAY EVER. TIMES THREE.

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You know those amazing adventures or weekends that people at the office rave about on Monday mornings, that someone organized around a clever theme and filled them with all kinds of little trips, tastes and tries, just one new experience after another, and you’re sitting there listening and going, we should do something like that? Well, here are three of them. All genuinely, uniquely Headwaters.

No. 1 THE WILD & WELL WORKOUT

Bike a road, trail, or the track at Albion Hills. Hike at Hockley Nature Reserve and reward yourself with pie at The Farmhouse Pottery Gallery & Café or a bird-watching lunch at Black Birch. Try nature-inspired yoga at Forks of the Credit Inn near the Cataract Falls, at a class at Island Lake, or at GoYoga, Orangeville. Get rooted in the botanical gardens of Plant Paradise Country Gardens™; get the dirt on food sustainability at Everdale Farm. At GO Adventure Co. or EcoCamp, unplug the kids or be one yourself.

No. 2 THE TREASURE HUNT

Tour Headwaters via merchants who pride themselves on being one-of-a-kind. Get a sweet start at Wicked Shortbread, it’s all they make. Sample exquisite cosmetics and skincare products at Glam Goes Green, marvel at locally-foraged floral creations at Snowberry Botanicals, then see why women drive four hours to Shoe Kat Shoo. Break for cowboy cookies and a singing chef at the Hockley Valley General Store, get lost in the consignment treasures of ChicàBoom, then hit Canadian Bath Bombs to make your end-of-day-bath a blast.

No. 3 THE HEADWATERS HANGOVER

Pick a designated driver (thank them with great food at every stop) and discover Ontario’s newest cocktail trail. Discover the bootlegger-inspired creations of Grand Spirits Distillery (in an 1892 school), innovative ciders at Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, refreshing fruit wines at Downey’s Farm Market & Estate Winery, and the stunning new Adamo Estate Winery. And of course, insist on local when dining and celebrating: Pommies Cider, Caledon Hills Brewing, and GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Company. (And you heard it here first: Headwaters will soon host a meadery.)

Thomas Wilson & Nicole Judge These partners in life and cider (is there any difference?) own and run Spirit Tree Estate Cidery (and Bistro & Bakery & Pick Your Own) in Caledon.

Cider is the new kid on the block? The ironic part is, in the 17th and 18th century, everyone was drinking cider all across North America. The 1850’s to 1880’s was a golden age of agriculture: bumper crops, plant breeding, rail lines. In the fall you picked the apples up, crushed them into juice, put them in a barrel, it fermented, and that’s what you drank all year. We realized that cider was new ground, and we had to build a facility to educate the consumer to see and learn what cider is. And you’re part of the industry… I’m in my third term as chair of Ontario Craft Ciders. We’ve put a lot of efforts into lobbying the government, and there’s a big announcement coming this spring.* Your menu is unique. Caledon Sourdough? Huh? Well, when it comes to true sourdoughs, it’s a basic concept of French terroir: the yeast of that region is what populates the wild sourdough. That’s why we call ours Caledon Sourdough.

Real Moments

Stopping to watch sunset Sometimes it's so a quite you like it’s the first time, for the can hear their wings flap. 1,000th time.

Your food pairings are smart. I have no idea what to eat with cider. Cider is basically a kind of low alcohol apple wine, so it allows us to do matchings with classic European, especially French foods. We do a lot of pork-based items, for example. *Editor’s note: The Ontario Small Cidery Support Program was announced just days after our interview, and as Tom put it, “Ontario craft cider makers (now) join the ranks of beer and wine producers as a provincially recognized industry.” Cheers! Get Tom’s full interview at headwaters.ca/people

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The fruits/vegetables/jams/cheese/ beef of our labour. A hike, an art tour, then a stop at a market — there can’t be a better way to say, Canada, you blow me away. Our markets feed all the senses: there’s art, live entertainment, children’s fun and every possible taste, all amid small town beauty. Many people come back many times over the year, as the seasons reveal their gifts.

May 6 - October 21 Orangeville Farmers’ Market Saturdays 8 am - 1 pm Second Street at Broadway Just Plain Fresh: Cheese & meat by the truckload

May 25 - October 5 Shelburne Farmers’ Market Thursdays 3 - 7 pm Owen Sound Street & First Avenue W. Just Plain Good: Walter's Pierogis

May 21 - September 3 Mulmur Farmers’ Market Sundays 8 am - 12 noon Dufferin County Museum & Archives 936029 Airport Road, Mulmur Just Plain Hummable: Live entertainment

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June 15 - October 5 The Market at SouthFields Village Thursdays 3:30 - 7:30 pm John Clarkson Park, 415 Dougall Avenue, SouthFields Village, Caledon Just Plain Sweet: Maple Kettle Corn June 30 - September 6 Erin Farmers’ Market Fridays 3 - 7 pm McMillan Park 109 Main Street, Erin Just Plain Fresh: Wildflowers & garlic

May 31 - October 4 Inglewood Farmers’ Market Wednesdays 3 - 7 pm 15551 McLaughlin Road, Inglewood Just Plain Delicious: Dinner on the BBQ

HERE’S JUST A TASTE OF OUR MANY FOODIE EVENTS AND FESTIVALS. GET THE WHOLE MENU AT HEADWATERS.CA

June 3 - October 7 Bolton Farmers’ Market Saturdays 9 am - 1 pm Corner of Ann & Sterne Streets, Bolton Just Plain Neat: Lotions & potions

Cheers Caledon June 16 Alton Mill Wine & Food Festival July 22 Caribfest July 22 Taste of Orangeville August 19

November 4 - April 21 Orangeville Indoor Winter Farmers’ Market Every other Saturday, 9 am - 1 pm 87 Broadway, Orangeville Just Plain Fresh: Delicious root vegetables

Taste of the Harvest October 5 - November 4 Spirit Tree Wassailing Festival February 19, 2018 Taste of Maple March 8 - April 7, 2018

That’s it… just keep pushing those veggies and nobody gets eaten.

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FAMILY RUN. LOCAL GROWN. TASTE THE DIFFERENCE.

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ARTS & HERITAGE

Production Manager Beckie Morris preparing to make the stage, Theatre Orangeville Workshop / East Garafraxa 3:33 p.m.

When you can’t see anything but sawdust, it’s a good day.

“Theatre is a whole huge team, but most people don’t see it. I remember building and designing a piece with a complete crew, and after the show one of the patrons comes out saying, “Isn’t it just remarkable how much those actors can do! They build those sets, they make the props, they make up their own dancing!” If only they saw me and my team all covered in dust and making a mess of the place for months. There’s close to a million dollars worth of paid professionals behind those sets.”

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No artifice, just art. Approachable, authentic and all-over. In artists’ homes, in festivals (see p. 25) and just about everywhere. At Dufferin County Museum, which houses a pioneer house. At the breathtaking Alton Mill Arts Centre, where artists welcome you to pop in as they work. With air this pure, how can we be stuffy? Full listings at headwaters.ca.

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WHERE HANDS ARE NEVER IDLE.

 The Porcupine’s Quill

Tiring of all things “artisanal?” Here’s the real thing: a boutique publisher whose artistry begins with its eclectic Canadian works, and ends with the same being stitched on a 1907 book sewing machine. Erin / porcupinesquill.ca

Canada’s story was made and told by hand, and the tellers of Headwaters have never stopped.

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Century wood products

When you hear “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore,” it refers to the vintage barn and historic woods these craftsmen transform into floors and more. And it refers to the men who do it, too.

Intrigued? There’s way more at headwaters.ca

Marsville / century-wood.com

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Iron Bonsai Dan Sinclair is an arborist turned sculptor whose work captures myriad Headwaters themes: raw nature, farm machinery, and ingenuity, to name but a few. And you won’t believe what he does to trees. Shelburne / ironbonsai.ca

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We said we were authentic country and here’s the pure, cowboy-booted proof: stress-free line dancing classes throughout Headwaters. You don’t need to know how to dance, just laugh. And boots aren’t required. Just a nickname. (“Tex” is probably taken.)

In one gallery store, the range of Canadian artists will astonish. Over 200 local painters, potters, jewellers and more, many who work on-site and welcome a chat, a commission, or just a smile. Artist shown here: Adam De Witte.

Crocs kickers

Orangeville / crocskickers.com

Dragonfly Arts on Broadway

Orangeville / dragonflyarts.ca

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ARTS & HERITAGE

Q&EH

Keith Winterbottom Keith owns Citrus City Tattoo in Orangeville and runs the annual Dead Things Art Show and fundraiser, where tattoo artists from across North America create indescribable art with, well, dead things.

Headwaters’ motto is Where Ontario Get Real, yours is No Bullsh*t… they’re related. The industry has gotten watered down, saturated. Many shops nowadays are owned by entrepreneurs, not artists: they sell bongs, clothes, piercings and everything else. We are a tattoo shop. That’s it. How’d you get started? My uncle was a biker. I used to draw tattoos for him and his friends, then they’d get them done and they wouldn’t be as good as my drawing, so I figured I might as well get paid to do it. Your show, “Dead Things,” brings North America’s best artists to Orangeville. It’s the longest running art show in the industry. We started with real skulls, which nobody else had done. The first year, our dog had died, so my wife and I decided to give all the profits to the OSPCA. Last year we changed it up, gave it to Hospice Dufferin. They’re local, not government funded. This year it’s turtle shells. Dead things bring comfort, that’s nice. There’s something I’ve always wanted to ask a tattoo artist: who does you? I’ve got work on me from over 40 artists from coast to coast. My buddies that I’ve worked with, and people that I look up to, want to learn from. So it’s an honour when you ask somebody to tattoo you… Yep. It is.

Where else can a humble troll share the spotlight with the Prince of Wales? / Photos by: Sheila Duncan

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The Orangeville

Chainsaw

Masterpieces. In downtown Orangeville, 55 trees that have aged and died naturally have been reborn as one of the most authentic art and community projects you’ll ever see, and here’s why: the heroes carved into eternity aren’t the usual historic suspects, but beloved locals like the town’s long-serving dentist, a group of boxers and a cherished teacher, amid a handful of powerful symbolic pieces. And the carvers are even more unexpected: a cop, a web developer, a couple of carpenters and of course, a few brave artists. Strolling Victorian-themed Orangeville is an essential Headwaters activity on its own: The Art Walk of Tree Sculptures makes it pure whimsey.

Many statues are on Broadway, named Best Street in Canada (2015), Canadian Institute of Planners.

November 4th. Dead Things. Get Keith’s full interview at headwaters.ca/people

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There are other geese besides Canada geese, you know. In fact, those overhyped honkers are just one genus of the… where are you going?

& Q&EH HEADWARTERS.

ARTS & HERITAGE

RealsonS No.92-98

We grow artists, musicians, creators by the bushel up here. And in a year when Canada’s artists and the rugged, epic nature that so often calls to them are top of mind, a trip up here to soak up both is an inspired thought indeed. From outdoor summer music and art festivals, to ambling, self-directed home-studio art tours, to fiery winter food and art mashups, we just can’t keep our creativity inside. Below are a few of our trademark events: get the full calendar of galleries, concerts, theatre and more at headwaters.ca 15th Annual Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival Named a Top 100 Festival and Event in Ontario. Over 90 acts on three stages, pubs, restaurants and streets. June 1 - 4, 2017 Riverbend Artists Art in the Park Grand Valley artists working in many mediums, including music, writing and performance arts. July 1, 2017

Brushfire Artists Art Show & Sale An annual event featuring a group of accomplished artists, usually held in beautiful Monora Park. October 28 - 29, 2017 Holiday Treasures Arts & Crafts Juried Show & Sale

Bring your Christmas list to artists and master craftspeople at the Dufferin County Museum.

Ken Weber Ken is a Caledon author. The many subjects of his 53 books include Headwaters’ past, as well as the international best-selling Five Minute Mysteries.

December 2 - 17, 2017 You grew up in small town Ontario, but your wife, she’s a city girl… My wife had no idea what she was getting into. In 1981, we fell in love with an 1871 farm house. Dirt road, no neighbours. Our first night, we go to bed and she says, “Where are the blinds?” I say, “There aren’t any. Nobody’s here to see anything.” She says, “Ok, I’ll give it a few years, then we reassess.” You couldn’t wrench her out of here now.

Headwaters Arts Festival The 21st year of this popular festival will feature their highly anticipated juried art show. September 15 to October 1, 2017 Hills of Erin Studio Tour Travel charming Erin through the studios of painters, photographers, carvers, glass artists and more. September 16 - 17 & September 23 - 24, 2017 North of 89 Studio Tour Discover rural Mulmur, Mansfield and more while visiting studios and inspiring local destinations. September 23 - 24, 2017

Hey DJ! by: Shawn’s Folk Art / Photo by: Hill Peppard

Real Moments When the cell signal dies, and the communication grows.

You studied under the great author Robertson Davies. Do you feel any “Davies-ness” up here? Everywhere you go, there’s this lovely sense of community. When I go shopping, I can see a neighbour that I can say hi to, but at the same time there’s nobody living in your back pocket like in a very tiny village. We also have the sophistication that you get in Toronto, wonderful entertainment, fabulous restaurants. I call this place sanctuary. From 22 years of writing about our past, any stories leap out? One of my favourites is about a pioneer that came to Caledon township in March of 1830. They dumped him, his wife and his baby into the snow, so they dug out a hollow and covered themselves with a canvas ship’s sail. That’s how they started their lives in Caledon. Eventually, his wife died having their next baby. Shortly before he died (many years later), he came back to the property, dug up her body and took her to what is now a nearby cemetery. My wife and I drive over in the summer and visit her grave, ‘cause there’s nobody around to visit it. Get Ken’s full interview at headwaters.ca/people

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FUN & FESTIVE

Owners Sophie & Benn MacDonald aiming high, Far Shot Recreation / Orangeville 9:46 p.m.

Urban games, small town hospitality, axes — what more do you want?

“People up here really get out and do more. And with small businesses like us, you get the local owners, you get to speak to them, know them. We love being able to get to know people on a different level. Everybody is friendly, a little bit traditional in certain respects but modern in others. Kids go out in the street and play. There’s a lot of bow hunters up here, they bring their compound bows, we have a lot of fun with them. You don’t see the kind of connections between people that you find here.”

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Celebrating, country-style. And not just Canada Day, but all year-round. Cutting your own Christmas trees, then watching a parade of lit-up tractors: massive cornfield mazes at Halloween: ancient festivities like wassailing, to wish the trees a good harvest. Traditions feel traditional up here, not to mention simpler and more meaningful. Full listings at headwaters.ca.

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FUN & FESTIVE

& RealsonS No.100-104

WHERE MAIN STREET IS THE MAIN STAGE.

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Heritage Street Festival

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CaribFest

No matter the weather, July 22nd will be blazing hot at CaribFest: an all-day mash-up of Caribbean food, fashion, sounds and spice, with parades and performances in downtown Orangeville.

There’s a reason small-town festivals never die: they’re fun! All the classics are here: thrilling soap box and bed races, gleaming vintage cars, local goodies and community warmth, free of charge. Shelburne / Shelburnestreetfest.com

Orangeville / @OrangevilleCaribFest on Facebook

Cheers for a soap box race, smells from a cookout, laughter from a toy store. Experience ageless fun in small-town Canada this year. Intrigued? There’s way more at headwaters.ca

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CARDBOARD CASTLES CHILDREN'S EMPORIUM

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Cupful

If you believe, as potter Ann Randeraad does, that Canada’s cup is full of opportunity, freedom and more, then raise these: 150 ceramic cup pairs created for our 150th, with proceeds helping our veterans. Alton / annranderaadpottery.com

The name says it all: a toy store dedicated to using imagination, not batteries. Play and pretend at its purest, filled with old-fashioned wooden toys, clothing, games and dress-up. Orangeville / cardboardcastles.ca

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Goodlot Farmstead Brewing co.

Next best thing to visiting a Headwaters farm: drinking one. The first farm-to-barrel brewery in the Greenbelt is creating hyper-local ales and lagers using ingredients grown on and around the farm. They open for visits in August, but you can enjoy the brews all over Headwaters now. Caledon / GoodLot.Beer HEADWATERS.CA

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FUN & FESTIVE

Q&EH

Michael McCreary Michael describes himself as an Aspie comic, a standup comedian on the autism spectrum. Hailing from Orangeville, he performs across North America.

Top left: Cowboys and queens. Top right: The Renegade rests before the Truck and Tractor Pull. Bottom left: Sneaking dessert before dinner. Right middle and bottom: ducks and cows.


Fairly Canadian.

You can read about how confederation-era Canada honoured its agricultural ways, or you can come to our Fairs and taste, see, and oh yes, smell it. Have fun, and watch where you step.

When & where Caledon Fair / June 9-11 Fairly Shagadelic - All British Classic Cars Orangeville Fall Fair / Sept. 1-3 Fairly Epic - Demolition Derby Brampton Fall Fair / Sept. 14-17 Fairly Inspiring - Brampton’s Got Talent Show Shelburne Fall Fair / Sept. 15-17 Fairly Hilarious - Rooster Crowing Competition Bolton Fall Fair / Sept. 22-24 Fairly Indescribable - Cow Plop Bingo Grand Valley Fall Fair / Sept. 22-24 Fairly Adorable - Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Erin Fall Fair / Oct. 5-9 Fairly Delicious - Hot Apple Dumplings with Caramel

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You’re definitely a trailblazer. Any influences? I was always a fan of comics like Steven Wright and Mitch Hedberg because I thought it was so clean, the way they condensed their information. I always go, that joke could be cleaner, that bit could be shorter. Is honing, obsessing an Asperger’s thing? A key characteristic of Asperger’s is an intense fixation on something. I have a friend who’s an historian, I have one who’s a theoretical physicist, I write jokes. Everyone’s got their thing that you just attack with everything you got. You fix all your energy there, instead of spreading it out to other fields. That’s why I’m sitting on the couch right now, trying to work out a bit and it’s the afternoon. I haven’t eaten breakfast yet. You just get preoccupied, immersed. But it’s a comic’s job to go deeper. Like a classic comedian, it started with things being not so funny. Right around grade 7 or 8, I started being ostracized at school. I was looking for an outlet so I got into journaling and a lot of my ideas turned into jokes. My mom noticed and wanted to find an environment that fostered it. She found a group called Stand Up For Mental Health working out of Guelph. You’re so very comfortable on stage, but… What I struggle with most is being able to read people. I get paranoid, it’s like, do you like me, do you not like me? But as a comedian, you know if people hate you or not within the first like 20 seconds. Get Mike’s full interview at headwaters.ca/people

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HORSE & COUNTRY

Riding Master Frank Grelo in a rare horseless moment, Grelo Farms / Caledon 2:24 p.m.

The horse can be your ultimate teacher. All my horses, they were mine.

Q&EH

Dorothee Cosack Dorothee is an artist. She also runs, with her family, Rawhide Adventures and Peace Valley Ranch in Mulmur, Ontario.

So, today… what’s a February day on the ranch like? It’s a bit strange because we’re having such a weird melt. I gave the horses some hay yesterday and they’re just starting to pick through it today. They’re fat and full, the weather has been so nice, they’re laying in the sunshine all day… everybody’s happy right now. What drove you to make art about the dwindling number of farms? When the mega quarry fight was still in full swing I wanted to talk about how special the land was here, what was happening. At a local museum archives, I was able to go through the photos of the farming community. My drawings and paintings are based on family and that whole connection with history that you just can’t get away from here.

“You need to learn how to reason like a horse reasons, then make the horse follow your reasoning. You learn from the horse. And you must treat him as he is, not what you think he should be. As people, we can use words to make things clear, or we can hide what we mean. But with the horse, you cannot hide anything. You have to be as clear to him as he is to you, because if things don’t go well he’ll let you know instantly. He’s not going to wait until tomorrow to tell you.”

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More like 23,000 realsons, one for every horse up here. Headwaters is horse country. Stunning Caledon Equestrian Park hosts free Olympic and National level equestrian competitions year-round. You can ranch, rodeo, ride (or learn how), take behind-thescenes stable tours. And you can stop to scratch someone’s nose anytime. Full listings at headwaters.ca.

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What is it in this area that draws artists up? A lot of people don’t even know that our Mulmur hillstype of landscape is in Ontario, which is pretty flat. You can be only an hour and half out of Toronto and there is such natural landscape up here. You just don’t see that sort of thing anymore. How does it feel “Canadian” to you? It’s always really funny: when we have guests that are riding, we always take them up into the hills, we look at the view and a lot of the times people will say this looks exactly like British Columbia… or when it’s foggy, this looks exactly like Ireland. Everyone sees their own thing in it, but that just makes Canada what it is. That is a unique perspective. Being able to feel like you are in other places, it just seems really Canadian. Get Dot’s full interview at headwaters.ca/people

HORSE & COUNTRY

& Got ’Em, Got ’Em, Need ’Em, Got ’Em. RealsonS No.113-139

Headwaters is horse country, as well as an artists’ colony. Bring them together, you get the Parade of Horses, winner of multiple tourism awards including the Canadian Tourism Award as the 2016 Visa Canada Innovator of the Year. You can hunt them down all over Headwaters, and get a little help at paradeofhorses.ca.

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NATURE & LEISURE

Spectators are welcome!

Please stop by to enjoy the equestrian competition first hand. The park hosts Provincial, National and International level competition throughout the season. FREE ADMISSION & PARKING.

Restaurant On-Site!

Enjoy a meal, snack or simply a cup of coffee on the terrace overlooking the picturesque hills of Caledon and our Main Competition Rings. Open during competition weeks, located in the new pavilion.

Equestrian Mall!

Whether you are in the market for a new saddle, horsey supplies, apparel or jewelry, you’ll find all that and more in our Equestrian Mall.

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SHOP, SEE & STAY

Owner Michelle Marino getting to the essence of things, Drake Apothecary / Bolton 6:12 p.m.

People ask, are you a witch? I just smile. Drives ’em crazy.

“Every grandmother, great-grandmother, great-aunt, from any part of the world, they all have this knowledge. The women had to know what grew in their area, when to harvest it, what parts of what plant to use. They prepared the tinctures, medicines and herbs for all year round. All I’m trying to do is learn some of the stuff that our ancestors have known since the beginning of time. You just have to look for it, be willing to listen and learn. Everything around us is here for a reason.”

& Realson No.140

Owner-operators. The people who made your soup from scratch/designed your ring/balanced your chakra or even your tires came up here to do it because making, starting-up, small businesses, it’s the country way. Strike up a conversation. You’ll learn about doing things slowly and doing them right, and about following a dream all the way up here. Full listings at headwaters.ca.

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WHERE THE ROAD LESS TAKEN WILL TAKE YOU.

Woodfield Farm

Where Berkshire pigs, sheep, veggies, honey and so much more are loved, first by them, then by you. Heritage hen eggs, lamb stew at the ready, tourtière roasting, all amid the graceful hills of Mulmur. Mansfield / woodfieldfarm.ca

WHEN YOU MAKE OR SELL THINGS FOR FEWER PEOPLE, YOU CAN TAKE MORE CARE. COME FILL A DAY OR A WEEKEND WITH THOSE VERY THINGS SOON. Intrigued? There’s way more at headwaters.ca

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Shoe Kat Shoo

Kathie Lloyd is on a mission: no boring shoes. Her taste in eye-catching, beautifully-made shoes from around the world draws women from hours away to her shop (or as we call it, “shoe-seum.”)

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ALBION HILLS CAMPGROUND

Orangeville / shoekatshoo.com

You owe your soul a few reminders this year of how stunning Canada is, and this is one of the prettiest and closest. Hike, swim, camp and dream on the banks of the Humber. Caledon / camping.trca.on.ca/AlbionHills

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Forks of The Credit Inn

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Official Gents

Country gentlemen, welcome. Groom your 1867-era beard, get a 2017 shaved hair tattoo and everything in-between, including shop-made grooming products. And a beverage on the house. A tiny, classy gem.

The builders of this pre-confederation stone building could never have imagined its reincarnation as a beloved yoga, friends or couples’ retreat. Just steps from a provincial park, Bruce Trail, falls and more. (The phone booth? It’s a DIY bike repair station for passing cyclists at the Inn entrance.) Alton / forksofthecreditinn.com

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SHOP, SEE & STAY

At the FaIr, eat after the rides. ————

There Is always something tO talk about. It’s called the weather. Don’t be disappointed if we say “yes” instead of “yep.”

If a cow is running at you, It’s not because he wants his picture taken.

There is no wrong time to eat pie.

Someone stayed up for three nights In a row tO nurse what’s nOw your steak.

REAL

RULES  While the only rule that really matters up here is to just be who you are all the time, these morsels of Headwaters wisdom might come in handy when dealing with cows, pies, and cowpies.

The wOods are safe to walk through at night. The ghosts make sure of it.

Up here we judge Pumpkins and pigs, not people.

Q&EH A parade Isn’t a parade withOut tractOrs. Just because that cow didn’t stop at the stop sign doesn’t mean you don’t have tO.

Al Pace

Look up at nIght, and dOwn In a cow pasture.

When you hear someone say, “He bought the farm,” It means that someOne bought a farm.

Real Moments When it’s quiet enough to hear wings flap, for as long as you can see them.

Al is a potter who owns The Farmhouse Pottery Gallery & Café in Hockley Valley, on the Nottawasaga River. With his wife Lin Ward he also runs Canoe North Adventures, which takes Ontario paddlers into Canada’s far north.

Are you a potter who does wilderness tours, or a wilderness guy who… ? For sure, my journeys over 40 years in the Canadian north have strongly influenced my designs. People who don’t know my work will say, “Wow, this looks really Canadian.” One of the vessels I create is in the shape of a canoe, I call it a ceramic canoe vessel. After 20,000 miles in a canoe, I’m probably the right guy to make it. What is it about pottery that still turns you on? The medium is limitless and not precise. When vessels go into the kiln, they’re out of your hands. Sometimes even the type of day, a low pressure or a high pressure day can affect the draft, the final tonal colours of my glazes. There’s an amount of unpredictable nature to my work which I like. Are your pottery customers also your wilderness customers? It’s not unusual for someone to come in, buy a wedding gift, and six months later they’re in the back of our float plane flying into the northern rivers. The Farmhouse is near the Bruce Trail? Right near. A lot of hikers say, “Let’s meet at Farmhouse Pottery Café first.” We help people get launched on their various hikes, sometimes they’ll leave a car here. It works out really well. We added a café here some years ago. It’s amazing what happens when you serve very good coffee and really nice pie. We say we’re open 24 hours a day but if you come after seven p.m., you’ve got to bring wine. Seven o’clock, bring wine. Got it. Get Al’s full interview at headwaters.ca/people

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TASTES AS CLEAN AND PURE AND DIVERSE AS CANADA ITSELF.

Heatherlea Farm Shoppe

Landman Gardens and Bakery An artisanal, local food shop in the hills of Caledon. Experience a genuine, old-fashioned butcher shop with amazingly knowledgable butchers. Enjoy a house-made sandwich, beverage, and baked good in the farm café.

Enjoy a true farm to table dining experience in our one of a kind Blackhouse this season. Book private dinners for 10-16 people or enjoy one of our themed dinners. Visit our website for available dates.

17049 Winston Churchill Blvd. Caledon L7K 1J1 (519) 927-5902 heatherlea.ca

322345 Concession 6-7 Grand Valley L9W 0X3 (519) 938-6163 landmangardens.ca

Fromage

Downey’s Farm Market & Estate Winery Purveyor of fine cheeses and gourmet foods. Custom cheese and charcuterie boards available. Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and home made soups made daily. Monthly wine and cheese events.

Have some family fun at Downey’s Farm: farm animals, wagon rides, PYO strawberries & raspberries, birthday parties, school tours, company events, farm market, bakery, plus an award-winning winery.

23 Mill Street Orangeville L9W 2M2 (519) 307-7070 fromageorangeville.ca

13682 Heart Lake Road Caledon L7C 2J5 (905) 838-2990 downeysfarm.com

Lavender Blue

Spirit Tree Estate Cidery A team of women dedicated to making delicious memories using only the freshest ingredients. Whether you are having a catered event, dining in, or stopping to grab a freshly prepared meal we will exceed expectations.

A food-lover’s destination in a unique straw bale building in the Caledon Hills. Award winning ciders, wood-fired oven bakery producing artisan breads, pies and pastries. Ciderhouse Bistro, tasting room & patio.

207321 Hwy 9 Mono L9W 6J2 (519) 939-3663 lavenderbluecatering.com

1137 Boston Mills Road Caledon L7C 0N1 (905) 838-2530 spirittreecider.com

Gourmandissimo Catering + Fine Food Shop

Terra Nova Public House “Best patio for 100 miles.” Gorgeous country setting. Excellent and varied menu created using the finest local ingredients. Lunch and dinner Wednesday - Sunday. Open late Fridays and Saturdays. Wheelchair accessible. 667294 20th Sideroad Terra Nova, Mulmur L9V 0V7 (705) 466-5992 terranovapub.ca

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Customized catering to unique venues in Headwaters; whether it be a heritage barn, The Alton Mill, or a private setting, Gilles & Adriana will ensure your event is both scrumptious and memorable. Visit their retail locations in Caledon East and the Alton Mill Arts Centre. 16023 Airport Road Caledon East L7C 1E7 (905) 584-0005 gourmandissimo.com

SHOP, SEE & STAY

Many of these fine establishments serve fresh, local Headwaters dairy products. Have I received one thank you, one dinner invitation? It’s just squeeze, squirt, see you later. I’m complaining to headwaters.ca

Wicked Shortbread

Orangeville Farmers’ Market Surrounded by lovely boutiques and outstanding restaurants, Orangeville Farmers’ Market is the perfect Saturday morning destination. Be sure to stop by and say Hi to Andrew.

Looking for a unique gift, treats for a party or a wee bite of heaven for yourself? Wicked is the place to be! Specializing in handmade, all-butter (from nearby Alliston Creamery), artisanal shortbread cookies, squares and treats.

Saturdays May - Oct. (8 am - 1 pm) Alternate Saturdays Nov. - Apr. (9 am - 1 pm)

96 Broadway Orangeville L9W 1J9 (519) 307-5000 wickedshortbread.com

Soulyve

Second Street at Broadway Orangeville L9W 1K3 (519) 942-0087 orangevillefarmersmarket.ca

The Globe Restaurant The Globe Restaurant provides a unique fine-dining experience serving lunch and dinner. We showcase local foods, Canadian wines and beers. Catering and special events are our specialty.

Tropical dining in the heart of Dufferin County. We specialize in modern Caribbean-fusion cuisine. As seen on “You Gotta Eat Here!” 34 Mill Street Orangeville L9W 2M3 (519) 307-5983 soulyve.ca

Woodfield Farm

995722 Mono Adjala Townline Mono L9V 1E1 (705) 435-6981 thegloberestaurant.ca

Euphoria Café and Smoothies Healthy café located in the heart of historic downtown Orangeville. Serving homemade baking, lunches, soups, smoothies and juices.

Woodfield Farm, perched in the hills of Mulmur, raises foraging Berkshire pigs, heritage hens and shepherds a flock of sheep. Visit the farm store for local small batch food and our farm raised meat and veggies. From our forest and fields to your plate.

154 Broadway Orangeville L9W 1K3 (519) 938-5554 euphoriaorangeville.ca

936215 Airport Road Mulmur L9V 0L3 (519) 871-0988 woodfieldfarm.ca

Champ Burger

RustiK Local Bistro Welcome to RustiK Local Bistro, where local ingredients meet local talent to combine and give you a delicious experience your palate won’t soon forget. This casual, yet elegant, family friendly dining experience lends itself to everyone who is looking for an enjoyable, tasteful, fresh experience. 199 Broadway Orangeville L9W 1K2 (519) 940-3108 rustikrestaurant.ca

An independent, family-operated, old-school burger shop. Serving great burgers, fries, hand spun milkshakes, fresh and local steaks, organic veggie burgers and Ontario craft beers on tap! 506275 Hwy 89 Mulmur L9V 0N8 (519) 925-0181 champburger.ca

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Marlene Madole - Visual Artist

Dragonfly Arts on Broadway Luminous watercolours, great Canadian landscapes, and expert art instruction from a leading watercolour painter. Visit Marlene at her courtyard studio in the hamlet of Glen Williams, on the Credit River.

Not just a gallery, it’s an art experience! Showcasing 200+ Canadian Artists, we also have Studio Artists that are happy to discuss and demonstrate art techniques and special commissions.

Courtyard Studio / Gallery 7 Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre 515 Main Street Glen Williams L7G 3S9 (647) 999-4903 marlenemadole.com

189 Broadway Orangeville L9W 1K2 (519) 941-5249 dragonflyarts.ca

Taylor Self Studios

Gallery Gemma Jewellery Inspired by her environment, Margi creates art with traditional techniques but with an abstract edge. Visit her studio at Alton Mill Arts Centre. Reach her at [email protected]

Love fine jewellery, fun jewellery, or unique jewellery? Then Gemma is a must-stop while visiting Headwaters. Designed and created locally. Drop in to browse, shop and experience the magic.

Alton Mill Arts Centre Studio 205, 1402 Queen Street W Alton L7K 0C3 (519) 940-0935 taylorself.wordpress.com

Alton Mill Arts Centre Studio 102, 1402 Queen Street W Alton L7K 0C3 (519) 938-8386 gallerygemma.com

The Farmhouse Pottery Gallery & Café Discover the rustic, riverside Studio Gallery and experience the bold stoneware pottery created by studio-potter Allan Pace. Enjoy fresh-roasted Hockley Valley Coffee and delicious pies or light lunch in our charming Café.

Professional Farrier Supply is a local supplier of horseshoes, farrier tools and hoof care products. The store offers extensive in-stock inventory, online ordering and competitive pricing. Get same day shipping to just about anywhere!

307114 Hockley Road Mono L9W 6N6 (519) 941-6654 pacepottery.com

23 Coles Crescent Mono L9W 5W2 1 (800) 563-7862 profarriersupply.com

Seconds Count - Headwaters Hospital Thrift Store The quality of the stock of this thrift store expresses the commitment this community has for our hospital. Stock is always arriving including some antiques and collectibles. Fair prices and very friendly sales volunteers. 127 Broadway Orangeville L9W 1K2 (519) 942-9309

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Inglewood Antique Market Multi-dealer market. 4,000 square feet of antiques and collectibles. Open daily 10:30 am - 5:00 pm 16083 Hurontario Street Caledon L7C 2E5 (905) 838-4000 inglewoodantiquemarket.ca

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Yoga… cycling… arts… nope, no Sheep Snuggling services up here. Clearly an untapped market. Caledon Hills Cycling

GoYoga Orangeville A sunny studio in the heart of downtown Orangeville, GoYoga offers a wide range of classes for both beginner and experienced yogis. We offer varied workshops dealing with alignment, building strength and dealing with anxiety. First class is free and a cup of tea or coffee is always on us!

For more than twenty years, Caledon Hills Cycling has been attracting all kinds of fans, from professional athletes to active families and visitors new to the area who are looking to explore the beauty of the Headwaters Region. 15640 McLaughlin Road Caledon L7C 3L6 (905) 838-1698 caledonhillscycling.com

ECO Camp

67 First Street, 2E Orangeville L9W 2E6 (778) 839-5317 goyogaorangeville.com

Far Shot Recreation They were ancient weapons turned to modern games, and now we’re taking it to you! Far Shot hosts archery, axe throwing, knife throwing, and archery dodgeball in Orangeville. We also take our games mobile and provide flexible event coordination to excite your crowd wherever they may be!

ECO Camp has been running the Ecology Day Camp program at Island Lake Conservation Area for the past 20 years. This unique nature camp gives campers knowledge of how the earth works by experiencing nature in unique ways. Activities are adapted to meet the needs of each age group. We keep our program FUN!

10 Centennial Road #5 Orangeville L9W 1P8 (519) 938-8889 farshot.ca

673067 Hurontario Street South Orangeville L9W 2Y9 (519) 939-8333 ecocamp.ca

GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Company

Drake Apothecary Inc. Handcrafted Natural Herbal and Aromatherapy Health and Beauty Care Products. Made with Positive Intentions and Love.

GoodLot is the first farm-to-barrel brewery in the Headwaters. We make fresh, hyper-local Farm-raised ales and lagers using ingredients grown on and around our farm. Opening Summer 2017.

19 Queen Street North Bolton L7E 1C1 (289) 616-0010 drakeapothecary.com

18825 Shaws Creek Road Caledon L7K 1L3 (519) 927-5881 GoodLot.Beer

David Tilson, M.P. (Dufferin-Caledon) As your Member of Parliament, I would like to encourage you to experience the beautiful and unique Headwaters region. Every December, Orangeville Optimists’ Christmas in the Park features thousands of twinkling lights for a perfect holiday outing. 229 Broadway, Unit 2 Orangeville L9W 1K4 (866) 941-1832 davidtilson.ca

Hats On Dufferin Join our close-knit community’s anti-poverty campaign, as we make 150 hats for each school in Dufferin County in honour of Canada’s 150th. Lots of events and ways to join in. Throughout Dufferin County (905) 587-0178 hatsondufferin.ca

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Rural Ontario’s

best kept secret,

discover the flavours of Headwaters!

Experience the flavours and locally sourced ingredients at two historic landmarks located in the heart of Headwaters. Two unique destinations, come visit us for any occasion in Rosemont, ON.

The Globe Restaurant - this refurbished historic space boasts incredible meals, Canadian wines, and warm hospitality. Fresh, local, & sustainable. 995722 Mono Adjala Townline Mono Ontario L9V 1E1 T 705 435 6981

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Rosemont General Store & Kitchen - a stop on the highway, unlike any other! Stop in for a quick bite at the Rosemont Kitchen, or browse the goodies and gifts hand-picked for you. 508563 Highway 89 Mulmur Ontario L9V 0P7 T 705 435 6575

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IT’S BEEN REAL It’s become our tradition to save our last words for the people who’ve come together to make not just this Guide, but Headwaters itself, something that the whole country is talking about. If you’re at all intrigued, they’re the realson why. See you soon.

Aimee Alabaster Alabaster Acres

Nicole Judge & Thomas Wilson Spirit Tree Estate Cidery

Lorraine & RJ Roberts Plant Paradise Country Gardens™

Duane Bailey Creature Quest

Laura Levitt Déja Vu Design

Ann Randeraad Ceramic Artist

Karen Campbell Everdale

Jill Johnson & Matthew McBride Woodfield Farm

Adam & Sean Ruppel Chico & Superfly Racing

Peter Chorabik Toronto Bee Rescue

Martin Kouprie The Globe Restaurant

Dan Sinclair Iron Bonsai

Laurie Copeland & Corey Finkelstein Cardboard Castles Children’s Emporium

Joey Lemieux Escarpment Gardens

Jim Stienstra & Bill Van Veen Century Wood Products Inc.

Carl Cosack Rawhide Adventures & Peace Valley Ranch

Kathie Lloyd Shoe Kat Shoo

Stephany St. Louis Crochet & Knit Club Dufferin

Dorothee Cosack Artist & Rancher

Benn & Sophie MacDonald Far Shot Recreation

Noni Thomas LP Stage Productions

Sheila Duncan Town of Orangeville

Michelle Marino Drake Apothecary

Jim Tolles Credit River Métis Council

Phil DeWar Soulyve

Sharon & Ross Martin Mono Nordic Ski Club

Ken Weber Author

Arthur Fridy OG Barbering

Jason Cooney & the McArthur Family Heatherlea Farm Shoppe

Carol Wetering Budson Farm & Feed Company

Frank Grelo & Family Grelo Farms

Michael McCreary & Family Aspiecomic.com

Keith & Sara Winterbottom Citrus City Tattoo

Brian French Lennox Farm

Nat McHaffie & Crew Great War Flying Museum

Gail & Phil Winters GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co.

Neil Hoogendoorn Marsville

Beckie Morris & Dan Palmieri Theatre Orangeville

Peter Wolter Being There

Joan Hope Dragonfly Arts on Broadway

Bart Murphy & Karey Emmett Forks of the Credit Inn

Tim & Elke Inkster The Porcupine’s Quill

Al Pace The Farmhouse Pottery Gallery & Café

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