Flesherton
Welcome to Project *O*ntario - Volume I
And so it was to be that Flesherton would emerge as my first town visited through Project *O*ntario.
Population: Somewhere between 650-700 people
Situated from Toronto: West on Highway 89 and North on Highway 10
Located in: The County of Grey
Travelling Time (if not lost): Somewhere between 90 and 120 minutes.
Title: The Gateway to Beaver Valley (insert joke here)
Although I had originally planned on taking the Greyhound Bus to each of the many locations I plan on travelling to, I just couldn't turn down a ride when I was offered. So the first installment of Project *O*ntario became a road trip with 4 members making up Team Flesherton.
Team Flesherton:
Driver: Regan Hyatt
Scout and Raw Food Expert: Valerie Van Kraaij
Backseatsman:Keith Robinson
Shotgun: Me
Let me start by saying if you do decide to go to Flesherton, make sure you are not traveling on a Sunday in the Winter because there is absolutely nothing to do and nothing is open.
The people we met in Flesherton seemed to be very friendly, open and overall nice folks, however we met only four. In terms of averages four out of 700 is not bad and therefore we felt this was a fair assessment of the overall disposition of the average Fleshertonian.
If Flesherton was to be famous, maybe it would be because of its cement. Fleshcon is Flesherton's chief business (cement factory) and seems to be thriving in the small town.
I asked the locals with whom we met to describe their town and the most popular responses were "it's Ok" and "there's not a whole lot to do around here". One man even told me (nicely) to leave Flesherton and head on over to a neighboring town for a pint because "there's more going on elsewhere".
Flesherton's feature attractions:
1)This is the barn where they get you a job.
2) Their library is
situated in a great
looking old stately home.
3) Flesherton's main drag.
4) Flesherton's one and only bar
which is actually where the Royal
Canadian Legion meet!
5) In Flesherton, the act of anchoring
one's shoes to a wire is a rite of passage
that every young man at the age of 12
must undergo before he is to enter into manhood.
6) A Fleshertonian.
So there you have it.
A day's worth of Flesherton did not amount to very much for us, but it was an interesting expedition none the less and we feel we got all there was to offer in Flesherton and more..
The town did seem to have a couple of galleries that looked somewhat interesting, however much like everything else, they were unfortunately closed.
Try visiting Flesherton from May to October and you can get your paws on some fresh foods at the Farmers Market and make sure you are not traveling on a Sunday!!
**Just to clear up any misconceptions, the rumours of werewolves are apparently a myth.
Check back soon, as I will be announcing the next stop in Project *O*ntario within a week.
And so it was to be that Flesherton would emerge as my first town visited through Project *O*ntario.
Population: Somewhere between 650-700 people
Situated from Toronto: West on Highway 89 and North on Highway 10
Located in: The County of Grey
Travelling Time (if not lost): Somewhere between 90 and 120 minutes.
Title: The Gateway to Beaver Valley (insert joke here)
Although I had originally planned on taking the Greyhound Bus to each of the many locations I plan on travelling to, I just couldn't turn down a ride when I was offered. So the first installment of Project *O*ntario became a road trip with 4 members making up Team Flesherton.
Team Flesherton:
Driver: Regan Hyatt
Scout and Raw Food Expert: Valerie Van Kraaij
Backseatsman:Keith Robinson
Shotgun: Me
Let me start by saying if you do decide to go to Flesherton, make sure you are not traveling on a Sunday in the Winter because there is absolutely nothing to do and nothing is open.
The people we met in Flesherton seemed to be very friendly, open and overall nice folks, however we met only four. In terms of averages four out of 700 is not bad and therefore we felt this was a fair assessment of the overall disposition of the average Fleshertonian.
If Flesherton was to be famous, maybe it would be because of its cement. Fleshcon is Flesherton's chief business (cement factory) and seems to be thriving in the small town.
I asked the locals with whom we met to describe their town and the most popular responses were "it's Ok" and "there's not a whole lot to do around here". One man even told me (nicely) to leave Flesherton and head on over to a neighboring town for a pint because "there's more going on elsewhere".
Flesherton's feature attractions:
1)This is the barn where they get you a job.
2) Their library issituated in a great
looking old stately home.
3) Flesherton's main drag.
4) Flesherton's one and only bar
which is actually where the Royal
Canadian Legion meet!
5) In Flesherton, the act of anchoring
one's shoes to a wire is a rite of passage
that every young man at the age of 12
must undergo before he is to enter into manhood.
6) A Fleshertonian.
So there you have it.
A day's worth of Flesherton did not amount to very much for us, but it was an interesting expedition none the less and we feel we got all there was to offer in Flesherton and more..
The town did seem to have a couple of galleries that looked somewhat interesting, however much like everything else, they were unfortunately closed.
Try visiting Flesherton from May to October and you can get your paws on some fresh foods at the Farmers Market and make sure you are not traveling on a Sunday!!
**Just to clear up any misconceptions, the rumours of werewolves are apparently a myth.
Check back soon, as I will be announcing the next stop in Project *O*ntario within a week.
posted by dovercourt at 5:44 PM
4 Comments:
sorry, i can't remember if you asked me to comment or not, so here goes. The word of the day on dictionary dot com is "imbue" as in "your web page of project 0ntario is certainly imbued with much tale of ontario. (or much of one tale of ontario)" I especially like the one about the time you went to flesherton and ate pizza at the local eatery and then on the way home picked up those two hitchhikers whose car had broken down and you drove them to the local gas station and gave them your left over pizza and they thanked you. that was my favorite part. except for maybe that whole scene with the squirrels.,
I am most interested in the "Beaver Valley"
If you come up on any Sunday in the winter you WILL find everything closed because all 700 or so are out skiing, snowshoeing,snowboarding, or hiking.
Why stay inside on such a beautiful winter day
P.S. the postal code for Flesherton is N0C 1E0
or "November Often Comes In Early October"
On a school day, our high school students out-number the village's citizenry. Go buses.
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