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outings, family style by Elaine Townshend
Families looking for economical sum-
mer outings have a wide variety to choose
from in Southwestern Ontario - sandy
beaches of Lake Huron, hiking and
fitness trails in conservation areas, the
charm of small towns and villages and the
parks, museums and art galleries in
bustling cities.
Combine a breathtaking view of Lake
Huron with good music and you've got
the ingredients of the band concerts held
in Harbour Park in Goderich every
Sunday evening.
The list of performers is varied: July 5,
the Ayr -Paris Kinsmen Band; July 12,
Goderich Laketown Band; July 19,
Stratford Legion Concert Band; July 26,
Mount Forest Pipe Band and the Mary
Lynne Telford Highland Dancers; August
2, Goderich Laketown Band; August 9,
Country and Western night with the
Huron Ramblers' Step Dancers and
Huron Strings; August 16, Harriston Pipe
Band; August 23, Mitchell Legion Brass
Band; and August 30, Clinton Legion
Pipe Band.
A goodwill offering is collected to help
cover the bands' expenses.
Huron County Pioneer Museum in
Goderich is known for one of the broadest
collections in Ontario. Within walking
distance is Huron Historical Gaol built
between 1839 and 1842. The stone
structure and adjacent Warden's House
are open for tours.
Pioneer Park on the Bluffs at Bayfield
is the site of several summer events
including performances by drama stu-
dents from Lambton College.
Tentative dates this year are Saturday,
August 8 and Sunday, August 9. A play
for and by children is presented at 3 p.m.
with an evening performance by the
students at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, July 25, the Great Lakes'
vessel Admiral Bayfield will lie off the
harbour. Events will include a sail past, a
slide presentation by Great Lakes'
officials and demonstrations of an old
English dance by Morris dancers.
For bargain hunters, flea markets and
auctions are held throughout South-
western Ontario. The mammoth annual
Pioneer Park Rummage Sale takes place
in the Bayfield arena on July 10.
If baseball is the family's armchair
game, they can catch the action at the
Junior Ladies' Canadian Softball Cham-
pionships in Milverton in July 'or a Men's
Invitational Softball Tournament in Brus-
sels in August or a number of other
tournaments around the area most
weekends.
In scenic Stratford, the parks system
can be explored on foot. Daily tours begin
at9:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday at
the Boat House. The route skirts the
Avon River within sight of the Festival
Theatre. Along the way are picnic areas,
lawn bowling sites, tennis courts, paddle
boats, canoes and "tourist -conditioned
swans."
Confederation Park is nearby as well as
the Stratford Art Gallery - a classic brick
structure thAt has become a showcase for
artists and international exhibits. Across
the river are the Shakespearean Gardens
with many floral attractions in the style of
a formal English Garden.
Acorss from the Gardens is the
Stratford Public Library. A film entitled
"Stratford Adventure," a documentary
on the founding of the Shakespearean
Festival, is shown at the library twice
daily at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday
through Friday until Labour Day. Admis-
sion is free.
Also at the library, every Thursday at
noon live concerts are given by local
musicians. Selections range from jazz to
dassical. The free forty-five minute
program gives visitors and residents a
chance to enjoy lunch while listening to
good music.
Details of other summer activities are
available at the library's Information
Centre.
London also has walking tours in
various parts of the city including a
Cathedral Walk, South London tour and
Court House tour. Pamphlets are avail-
able at the London Public Library on
Queens Avenue and Information London
on Dundas Street.
Tours of the University of Western
Ontario campus begin at 11:30 a.m. and
1:30 p.m. daily from June 15 to August
21. Most people taking the tour are
students, who will enroll in the University
in the fall, but it is open to everyone.
Fanshawe Pioneer Village in Fanshawe
Park is an authentic reproduction of a
nineteenth century village with period
costumes, shops, homes and demonstrat-
ions of soap and candle making, baking,
spinning, weaving and farming.
London Regional Children's Museum
gives Children a chance to see and feel
history as it was made. Admission is
adults 75c and children 50c. London
Regional Art Gallery at the forks of the
Thames is open at a small charge.
London has several lovely parks, but
children's favourite is Storybook Gardens
in Springbank Park
Visitors are welcome to see the
equipment and vehicles at London fire
stations. Number 8 Fire Station at the
corner of Western Road and Richmond
Street conducts tours on Friday and
Saturday with a mi ni mum group size of
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