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BACKROADS OF ONTARIO
Ron Brown, author of so many
books about rural Ontario lays
out 22 scenic trips through
Southwestern, Cental,
Eastern and Northern Ontario
including routes in the area
from Lake Erie to Tobermory
with maps to follow and
gorgeous photos. $24.95
TOWERS OF TIME
Post offices are at the centre
of nearly every small
community. Some of the
elderly, Victorian-era post
offices in particular set the
tone of the town. Post offices
from across Ontario are
featured, including many
from the local region. $22.95
TRACING YOUR IRISH FAMILY
HISTORY
Millions of Canadians can trace
their family history back to
Ireland. This comprehensive
guide helps you discover your
Irish roots with guides to civil and
religious registries, a dictionary of
Irish sources, and information on
Irish names. $29.95
OUR LAND OF MILK AND
HONEY
The hard work and bravery of
Dutch families who came to
Canada after World War II is a
story worth telling. B.B. Carmen
Johnson recalls the 1948
journey of her family, the de
Haans, to Huron and their
experience since. $30.00
AGRI-SKILLS ABROAD:
Farmers Helping Farmers
In the 1970s a committee was set
up at the annual meeting of the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
to raise money to help farmers in
developing countries. This slim
volume tells of the groups’ work
since.$10.00
Proceeds to help the cause.
MAGICAL, MYSTERIOUS LAKE OF
THE WOODS
Heather Robertson and Melinda
McCracken explore the past of this
jewel of Northwestern Ontario with
historic photos, maps, drawings and
colour photos. $24.95
STEEPED IN TRADITION
A Celebration of Tea
From drawing rooms of Victorian
Britain to Ontario kitchens, rituals
of after-noon tea have always
delighted. Learn more about this
splendid institution from those
who experienced it. Enjoy recipes
from Ontario tearooms. $16.95
DR. DAVE’S STALLSIDE
MANNER
The second book of Dr. Dave
Perrin’s hilarious series about his
adventures as a vet dealing with
animals from neurotic telephone-
talking dogs to a hilarious tryst
between a star-crossed mare and
a wayward stallion. $23.95
CANOECRAFT
Ever dream about building your own
woodstrip canoe? Ted Moores gives
comprehensive plans and tips on how to
make it work. $22.95
CHOOSING AND KEEPING PIGS
A great introduction to the world
keeping pigs as a hobby, this book
deals with housing, feeding, disease
prevention and much more. As well,
you’ll learn about breeds even
seasoned pork farmers may not have
heard of. $19.95
BARNS OF THE QUEEN’S BUSH
From pioneer log barns to elegantly
constructed timber-frame monsters,
this book illustrates and tells of the
barns that made the region flourish in
agriculture (most stories from Grey
and Bruce Counties). $34.99
THE BLACKSMITH’S CRAFT
Blacksmithing is a romantic and
practical skill and it still has many
applications today. This
comprehensive book is a primer
of the tools and methods of the
blacksmith and provides tips on
how to make this skill pay. $24.95
THE COMPLETE
STENCILING HANDBOOK
288 large-format pages filled
with ideas of how to dress up
your home with stencils and
colour illustrations of how to
accomplish a professional
look. $29.95
AGGIE’S STORMS
Grey County writer Donna
Mann imagines the turn-of-the-
20th-century, Grey County
childhood that shaped the
legendary Agnes Macphail,
Canada’s first woman member
of parliament and steadfast
defender of rural life. $15.00
HORSES AND FRIENDS POSTER
BOOK
This large-format book has 30 colour
photographs that can be pulled out for
use as posters, featuring horses and
barnyard friends, from cats and dogs
to goats and sheep to birds. $13.95
THE LAUGHING BOOMER: Retire
From Work – Gear up for Living
A comprehensive go-to resource to
point the way towards your next great
adventure. Discover how to explode the
myth you need millions to retire and
broaden your horizons. $16.95
MAKING HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES
Humourist Bob Collins brings more stories from
Hap and Edna Fitzpatrick’s adventures in a rural
landscape peopled with rich, true-to-life
characters with all the quirks and foibles that
bring them to life. $18.95
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