Village Squire, 1977-09, Page 27DA YTRIPPING
Discovering the towns the highway makers
bypassed
In the interests of fast, safe travel,
highway builders in recent years have been
by-passing more and more towns, big and
small. For the bigger towns, it means
peace and quiet but for the small ones it
can mean not just peace and quiet but an
economic setback that can stagnate
growth. For the traveller, it can mean
many happy hours spent rediscovering
these little towns that the highwaymakers
forgot.
This month we take a trip from
Wingham, to Listowel and back, not the
fast, efficient way but the slow, interesting
way. We start at Wingham and head south
on Highway 4, across the Maitland River
and to the first concession on the left where
we turn left into Morris township. This is
called the golf club road by many locally
and it isn't long before you see why with
the Wingham Golf Club on your left,
nestled beside a tributary of the Maitland.
The Maitland. The road curves back and
forth as it heads eastward. A couple of
miles along you'll see a concession to the
left with one of those huge old iron bridges
across the river. Pass up that concession
but turn left at the next. Before long you'll
Operation
Life/tyle
Did you know that a small
beer contains as much alco-
hol as a strong drink and
that six ounces or more of
alcohol per day can lead to
alcbholism and cause cir-
rhosis of the liver?
find yourself on the ouskirts of Bluevale the
little village we visited in last month's trip.
We enter this time from the other end of
town, however and go past the parks, the
old mill pond and dam, the mill itself then
up the main street. Coming out of the
village to the corner of highways 86 and 87,
we head along Highway 87 toward
Harriston. Stay on the road until the sign
ITS IMPORTANT TO
HAVE YOUR CHILD'S
EYES CHECKED.
STYLE IS IMPORTANT
BUT MOST IMPORTANT
IS GOOD VISION.
Eye appointments
arranged at:
Carpenter
OPTICAL SHOPPE
EXETER 405 MAIN ST.
PHONE 235-0511
ST7RA TFORD
Ceramic Centre
For all your
ceramic needs
DUNCAN
& AMERICAN BEAUTY
GLAZES & STAINS.
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Classes available
25 York St.
STRATFORD
Phone 273-2642
Strickland
JEEP
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American Motors
STRICKLAND
AUTOMOBILES
Goderich
(519) 524-8841
524-8411
524-9381
VILLAGE SQUIRE/SEPTEMBER 1977, 25.