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craftsmen and artists and the small shop
owners. Little F:iops are scattered all over
the town but' they're concentrated in two
areas, in Salem, the suburb we mentioned
earlier, and down on Mill Street, off
Metcalfe Street. Mill Street in particular
provides a concentration of small, intimate
shops selling quality produce that is
unrivaled this side of Toronto's Yorkville
district.
It is anchored at one end by Cafe Fiore
with what it bills as a unique Basque
atmosphere and at the other by the Elora
Mill Inn which provides overnight
accomodation, a view of the gorge and
dining in the French manner (what's so
French about Elora one wonders).
If you plan on visiting all the shops on
Mill street alone, plan to leave yourself
plenty of time. It may take an hour a block
just for a light browse. But a light browse is
difficult. You'll find an extremely wide
range of shopping with very little
duplication. There are several antique
places. and several galleries but each
seems to have its own area of special
interest.
In the way of crafts, there are The Green
Owl featuring Canadian made pottery,
Eskimo carvings. blown glass etc.; K. Balla
Crafts. handmade silver jewellery, pottery,
weaving etc.; Coppercraft by Jellybean
with brass and copper; and The Country
Cupboard. There are various antique
stores from Catherine Dickinson to The
Nightingale Tea Shoppe and Antiques.
There are several galleries including the
Corbett Gallery and V. Tony Hauser's
photo shop.
There's a small, but very good.
bookstore along the way too.
If you get thirsty after a long walk, you
can stop at Cafe Fiore for either an
alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage or at
the Nightingale Tea Shoppe. We stopped
at the tea shoppe and found it relaxed with
an old-time flavour thanks to old tables and
fixtures and gare stone walls. A warning
though. coffee is 50 cents and there's a
51.00 per person minimum charge. We
also tried the apple strudel and found it
very good. The shop also serves scones.
Prices can be steep here but quality is
usually first rate. One store featured hand
crafted pine and oak furniture from
Quebec. The beauty of the wood and
quality of workmanship made you never
want to go back to ordinary factory -produc-
ed furniture again. though the price was a
bit staggering. We saw a beautiful oak f
dining room table at $1100 and with two
arm chairs and four regular chairs the price
soared to 53100, without a china cabinet.,
Several of the shops have patios or
balconies at the rear overlooking the river
and there are some located in the
basement, off a river -side boardwalk.'
Up on Metcalfe street, just a few doors
away are several other shops of interest. If
you like your furniture a little more avant
garde, try visiting Audacia Ltd. with two
floors of modern stylings in kitchen and
dining room furniture, tables, lights,
graphics and much more. Nearby is the
McCarthy Gallery featuring the work of
local artists and to the rear is /Elora
Printmakers. Further up the street is an
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