HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe 27th Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion, 1988-09-07, Page 11THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1988. PAGE A ll.
There's lots to see downtown in Bly th
Blyth has changed a lot since the days of
the first Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby
Association Reunion 26 summers ago.
Not only has the Thresher Reunion itself
grown by leaps and bounds but other
attractions have helped make Blyth. unlikely
as it once seemed, one of the largest tourist
meccas in the county. The growth has helped
round out the variety of thejdllage, not only
with the normal stores and services to serve
the village residents and surrounding rural
areas, but also to add some shopping spice
for out of towners.
Helping put Blyth on the map over the
years have been the famous wool and leather
outlets that bring people from all over
southern Ontario and the northern U.S. to
shop, particularly at this time of the year
when the weather gets nippy and hints of
winter. Bainton’s Old Mill in downtown
Blyth and The Old Mill, a mile south of town,
each have massive selections of leather and
woolen fashions and everything from wool
socks to sheepskin rugs.
A more recent addition to Blyth but one
that has made the village famous across
Canada is the Blyth Festival, a theatre that
has built a reputation as the birthplace of
many of the hit plays in the country. The
Festival is experiencing one of its most
successful seasons in its 14 summers in Blyth
Memorial Hall. The Festival season has
lengthened over the years so that this year,
there will not only be plays on during
Thresher Reunion weekend but for a whole
week afterward.
Two different plays will be offered this
weekend. “Lucien”, isaone-man play about
an Acadian worker in a New Brunswick
paper mill who gives advice to a young
college student about how to get along
working at the mill and in life. It plays at 2
p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m.
Saturday.
“Bordertown Cafe” is one of those plays
that was born at Blyth but has gone all across
the country and this fall will be made into a
movie. It tells of a young boy living a rather
dull existence in a cafe on the Alberta side of
the U.S.-Canada border with his mother who
has to decide whether to accept an invitation
to live with his father in a more exciting life in
the U.S. The comedy plays Thursday and
Friday at 8:30 and Friday at 2 p.m. as well as
all next week.
Blyth’s main street has blossomed with
new shops over the years. Now you can buy
everything from plants to pottery, from frilly
lingerie to wicker furniture. This weekend
downtown merchants will be holding a
sidewalk sale to show off their wares.
There are many more outlets for food and
drink than when the Thresher Reunion
started out. Today there are three licenced
dining rooms in Blyth: The Blyth Inn, The
Triple K Restaurant at the southeast corner
of the village on Cty. Rd. 25 and The Village
Restaurant, downtown. Alsooffering food at
Grand View Restaurant at the corner of Hwy.
4 and Cty. Rd. 25 and Walsh’s Corner Cafe
downtown and the Blithe Spirit Tea Room
also downtown.
Where the streets
are alive
with values!
IT'S OUR
AND THE
27th
ANNUAL
HURON
COUNTY
PIONEER
THRESHER
REUNION
You'll Find Merchants on
the Sidewalks & in their
Stores all presenting
Super Savings for
this Event...
ENJOY
THE
FOOD
Find out Why Blyth
Shopping is so much Fun!