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The Heavy Horse show at the Hayfield Old Tyme Country
Fair is a crowd favorite. This year the fair will be held on
On August 26 and 27
August 20 and 87. (Shelley McPhee
of
Old fashioned fall fair
This "Wee Highland Piper" his finest tartan fit hist
sigrtais the end of summer year's fair parade. (T. Manrphoto)
By Shelley McPhee
On August 26 and 27
Bayfield will hold its 127th
annual Old Tyme Fall Fair.
A favorite yearly celebra-
tion for local residents and
tourists alike, the fall fair
boasts splendid produce and
needlework displays. It's
also an event that shows the
best heavy horses, cattle,
roosters and rabbits in the
area.
Young 4-H competitors
will hold their poultry, horse
and pony achievement days
at the fair,. Accomplished
gardeners, craftspeople,
bakers and cattlemen also
take part in the annual
event.
The fair starts out on the
evening of August 26, when
visitors can view exhibits in
the arena and purchase
locally made crafts_
Saturday, August 27 a
parade winds its way down
Hayfield's tree lined streets_
Last year an estimated
crowd of 1,50(1 watched the
parade fun.
Local folk take part in the
parade. They wear their
best, their funniest and
oldest clothes and join in the
fun. The Clinton Legion Pipe
Band, floats, clowns,
Well remembered pasta a
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be recorded verbatim so that
the history was not only fac-
tual, but contained items
which gave a real insight in-
to the life and times of
village residents.
Nor was the concern of the
group limited to purely local
affairs and the records note
involvement with the "Save
the Jail" project in
Goderich_ The street signs
were imally completed, the
product of local workman-
ship. Unfortunately this very
worthwhile effort was
thwarted as they were stolen
by unscrupulous people after
a very short time.
The 10th anniversary was
celebrated with a birthday
cake. This coincided with the
re -incorporation of the
village, an historic event in
itself.
At the end of 1976 the sug-
gestion was put forward that
the group should seek affilia-
tion with the Ontario
Historical Society, an ar-
rangement which would of-
fer several benefits in-
cluding some financial sup-
port, but there was some op`
position to this proposal.
However, a draft con-
stitution was prepared and
accepted by the membership
in 1977 at which time the
group became the Bayfield
Historical Society.
Over the years it has in-
creased its membership and
always welcomes visitors to
meetings which are held
once a month, usually the
third Monday. These have
provided lively and in-
teresting sessions, and a
great deal of research has
been carried out locally and
elsewhere in order to
amplify and verify specific
areas, such as the
background of such men as
Baron de Tuyll and Admiral
Bayfield. Local industries
and occupations, health and
cemetery records as well as
family backgrounds, school
records and church records
have all added to the wealth
of information.
In addition the group has
organized bus trips to places
of historical interest, and no
account of the activities
would be complete without
mention of Bayfield Day in
July 1981. This was an occa-
sion in which all members of
the community participated
as well as representatives
from the Department of
oeOQ
Marine Sciences at Burl-
ington, and the S.S. Bayfield
anchored in the harbor.
To name all those who
have been responsible for
the success of the society
would not be possible in a
restricted space. Never-
theless there are those
whose names • occur fre-
quently in the minute books
and it would not be right to
fail to acknowledge their un-
failing support and extensive
work which has resulted in
today's thriving and
stimulating society. These,
include Harry Baker, Brig.
and Mrs. F. Clift, the late
Mrs. Gairdner,' Mrs. Doris
Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Land, Mrs. Elva Metcalf,
Mrs. Vivian Morton, Mr. and
Mrs. E. Oddleifson, the late
Mrs_ Vina Parker, the late
Canon F. H. Paull, Mrs.
Gwen Pemberton, Mrs.
Ethel Poth and Miss K. Reid.
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The Reeve
and
Council
extend a warm
Welcome, while in
BAYFIELD
antique cis and
local politicians complete
e parade entries.
The fair also features local
musical talents, the Lions
Club midway and a variety
of homemade taste treats.
In the produce section
there are always amazing
gardening feats to be seen.
Last year Hayfield's Brown
Lindsay took first prize for
his gigantic 76 inch pumpkin.
Doug Ball came in second
with his 73 inch monstrosity.
The pumpkins' weights were
never determined. They
were so heavy that no scales
could handle their bulk.
The Bayfield Old Tyme
Fall Fair is a wonderful old
fashioned event. Displaying
the area's best produce and
livestock it brings local folk
and tourists. together to
signal the end of another fine
summer in the little village.
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