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Village Squire, 1973-09, Page 22CONTINUED FROM PACE 16 right and turn there. As you travel on toward Bayfield you'll come past (on your left) a small man-made lake built by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Middleton. You may see the roots of the odd upturned tree, a remnant of a vicious storm that lashed the area in 1970. As you draw closer to Bayfield, the road enters a forested area and curves to the left while a branch of the road goes straight on. Stay to the left and you'll be rewarded with a view of some of the fine apple and peach orchards in the Bayfield area. You may even be able to stop and buy apples from some of the farmers. The road winds to the right again and you'll pass the Old Homestead camping area, a new recreation business which has proved to be a popular spot this past summer. The curving twisting road through the trees is beautiful and you may be able to glimpse the river in the valley below to the left, but keep your eyes out for cars as sight- seeing can be dangerous here. The road emerges from the trees right at the edge of Bay- field on the north side of the river. Proceed across Highway 21 and you can drive down by the harbour and see the fish- ing tugs and perhaps some of the beautiful motor and sailing yachts if you take your trip before most have been removed from the water for the season. Bayfield boatyard is located CM the north side of the Bayfield river in the harbour. The little boat building business has become well -Known for some fine boats it has turned out in the past few years. You can go back to the highway and drive on into the village if you wish and perhaps stop at one of the fine eat- ing places. You'll find_most of the small shops closed up now after a hectic sum ner season. After you come out of the village come hack to highway 21 and head south again. Just as you leave the village on the south side, you'll take the turn to the left on the county road to Brucefield and Varna. The land flattens out pretty well along this area and you won't find a much more prosperous farming area anywhere in Ontario. The farms are all large and run to cash crops and feed lots. You'll pass the farm of Cordon Hill before you reach Varna. Mr. Hill is the president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture one of the most powerful groups in agriculture today. There are many old abandoned houses in the area bec- ause of the large size of the modern farms. Painters and photographers can have a field -day if they like sad old buildings. Varna is another of those little Huron county villages time seems to have forgotten. It has some pretty buildings and businesses to serve the local farming area. Keep going straight through the village for another couple of miles. Watch for the sign on the left that says Baird's Cemetery and when you see it (half way dow. a hill before you reach a bridge) turn left. Again you are in heavily wooded territory. The old road dips and curves and after a sharp bend, you'll come upon one of those rare old iron bridges across a tributary of the Bayfield river. just past the bridge the road curves to the right and you'll drive past Baird's Cemetery, one of those lovely country cemeteries. Turn left at the first road then turn left again at the next road. You'll pass some very large farming operations on the way. Turn right this time and you'll cross one of those old iron bridges again. It is in the process of being replaced by a new concrete bridge, less picturesque but safer as the old bridge is about six feet higher than the rest of the road and it's nearly impossible to know if someone is coming from the other side of the narrow bridge. Just follow the road straight ahead (as straight as the road runs) and you come back out to the road between Clinton and Bayfield. Turn left then right again almost immed- iately (just a jog of about 50 feet) and proceed across the county road f,r about a mile and you'll come to highway 8. Turn left, and you're back where you started in Clinton. The trip is about 35 miles in length and can take any- where from an hour to two or three depending on whether you want to stop and enjoy the scenery and have something to eat or Just was to drive the route quickly. Have fun. 22 VILLAGE SQUIRE/SEPTEMBER 1973 E `tbe 1 Tittage f 61)0P 1 LUCKNOW, ONT. GIFTS HANDCRAFTS CANAD IANA ANTIQUES REG & CAROL JONES 528-2906 HURON BUSINESS MACHINES Sales - Repairs - Rentals 113 Ontario St., Clinton Phone 482-7338 For Typewriters Add ing Machines Calcu lators Copy Mach ines We have a large selection of portable typewriters in stock. See the latest in Pocket Electronic Calculators. Repairs made to all makes of office machines since 1942. HAWAII ADVENTU RES 10 DAYS, 9 NIGHTS $390.00 - Twin Basis Inc ludes air flight via Air Canada and Pan American Hotel accommodation in Waikiki Available Nov. 1 - April 30, 1974 Early reservations essential Olir Tuarl1 Faust iIraurl 'rruirr Hamilton St. Gode r ich An A.S.T.A. Agent 524-8366