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12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, August 10,1994 Ganaraska Adventure Farms, âüâ Gardens Welcome Visitors August 27-28 by Laura J. Richards The Great Ganaraska Countryside Countryside Adventure on Saturday, Aug. 27, and Sunday, Aug. 28, is what one of the tour's organizers calls "benign tourism." "It shows what we are and what we do," said Elva Reid of Kendal. Last year's event saw hundreds of people trooping down driveways of 65 farms, homes and churches to see what was down a lane or two. "There were 1,500 who paid to go on the tour last year," said Kristin Kristin McCrea. "With good weather, I think we could double last year's numbers." Reid noted the adventure is not a highly-commercialized tour that invades invades the countryside. The tour is done under terms the rural community community can handle. "We hope to be able to strengthen strengthen the connection between the rural and urban communities, ,"Reid noted. noted. "This tour isn't packaged the same way other tours are," said McCrea. "It's like the difference between chcddar and processed cheese," Reid noted wisely. The tour this year has a number of different hues to iL There will be a quilt show inside a salt box bam built in the 1870's and a quilting bee, too. . The quilters will be from the Elizabethville Quilting Group. Guests can pause to examine some very old quilts and some new ones, or try their hand on stitching a small quilt. Reid is happy ' with the quilt show, since it is a display which reveals reveals one of the contributions rural women made. She is even more pleased that the exhibit will be in a bam built in the late 1800's. As Reid put it so eloquently: "The bam was always the man's domain, domain, so it's a lovely mix." Some folks might be interested to know that the bam was one of the first bams in this area to have running running water. Not many farmers could say that about their bams back then! Reid and McCrea become quite animated when they begin discussing discussing the Great Ganaraska Countryside Countryside Adventure which has consumed much of their time over the last four or five months. After last year's event, some people people did not want to be on this year's lour, while others couldn't wait to join. This year's tour has 23 new places places for people to see, and more demonstrations. demonstrations. McCrea noted the new farms and places to visit will round out the selection selection for people. "Because there are so many different different places, what they do see is of interest to them. There is enough selection selection to satisfy everyone," McCrea explained. Both organizers have been swamped with phone calls from people looking for information on the tour since early this summer. "This year, more people understand understand the concept of a farm and garden garden tour. "There is a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for it. We even hear from locals who went on the tour last year who are saying they will ensure they will have company the weekend of the tour to showcase the area," Reid explained. "This is a nice way for a family to spend the last normal weekend of the summer," said Reid. "It's a great way to wrap-up the summer holiday with the kids." "There is more food and more demonstrations this year," added McCrea. Among the new places will be a farm with Scottish Highland cattle, a stud farm, a garlic and gladioli grower, and a Morgan horse farm. Of course, those arc only four out of 65 places to see. If starting out in Clarington at the Clarke Museum and Archives, there will be tickets being sold for the tour plus a number of demonstrations demonstrations on each day of die tour. You can learn how to make can dles or butter and how to carve leather on both days. On Sunday, a special treat is in store for tour- goers -- local farrier Anne Negri will be forging horse shoes. On the other side of the tour is Dorothy's House Museum doll houses will be on display. If you're like most of us, you have watched them being built at the store during There were 1500 who paid to join last year's tour. With good weather, that number could double. the past year. Some of the working demonstrations will be a 1900's threshing machine, quilting by the Lakeshore Quilters and weaving by the Pineridge spinners and weavers. For those looking for food along the way, stake out the Kirby United Church for a com roast, Floradale for cool cucumber sandwiches and iced tea, Rutherford Farms for homegrown popcorn, The Bam Yard for cookies and lemonade, and Quinton House to savor a proper English Cream Tea. But that's not all. The tour booklet booklet boasts a lot of places serving this or that. It's up to you to figure out where you're going to get your fill of sights, sounds, and happy moments as you pack your coolers with good fresh wholesome produce and a number of other goodies. "Last year, people kept telling us that they felt safe and felt a sense of community while out on the tour," Reid said. She describes it as a feeling of "true farm hospitality." You can experience that kind of hospitality too, by taking part in the second annual Great Ganaraska Countryside Adventure. For information, call the organizers organizers at 983-9339. If looking for tickets, tickets, head to the Clarke Museum and Archives to get your tickets and tour book to plan your route now. Historic Quilt Display Part of This Year's Tour Elva Reid and Kristin McCrea hold a crazy-patch quilt which was pieced 80 years ago by Alma (Porrin) Farrow and then quilted by the same woman 30 years later. Its claim to fame is that the 1 velvet pieces were from her aunt Jessie Bell who was the dressmaker for Lucy Maude Montgomery, Montgomery, the famed writer of the much-loved "Ann of Green Gables" stories. The quilt, which is now owned by Wylma Allin of Newcastle, will be one of over 60 old and new quilts at an exhibit to take place during the second annual Great Ganaraska Countryside Adventure on the weekend of Saturday, Aug. 27 and Sunday, Aug. 28. The quilts will be at location #15 (The Grange) on the tour. -- Photo by Laura Richards Ç. t2u<wÛUét &&ev'i&te£ 9 9 Otd&mo&iic 9 &<zdctùzc 1993 Cavalier R.S. Red, V6, Sspeed, air, tilt, omise, 34,000 km. 1992 Cavalier 1993 Chev Cavalier Grey, air, 5 sp., 43,000 km. _ 1991 Pontiac Sunblrd Conv. .White, toaded,71 v 000 km 8$ » ® œm lyfiSRœ : s«w.ii éj, j etu - : ... ■ : :%f!B 1994 Chev Cavalier 1989 Cavalier Grey, 5 sp, 113,000 km. 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