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21 HIDDEN GEM Wow every summer, featuring
traditional dances and crafts.
Stratford Brantford Twin Brantford is also known for
Valley Zoo its association with the
@ n 47 Downie St; www. Located just 15 minutes telephone. In 1876, the first
visit stratford.ca
outside Brantford, this ever long-distance call was
In 1830, an innkeeper called is the perfect spot for made from Brantford to the
William Sargint opened the kids to wander for an neighboring village of Paris by
afternoon. The zoo is
“Shakespeare Inn” beside one
Alexander Graham Bell (1847–
EXPERIENCE Ontario tracks that then crisscrossed takes its name from Joseph from Britain to Ontario in
home to local wildlife
1922), who had emigrated
of the rough agricultural
as well as some more
exotic species.
1870. Bell’s old home,
southern Ontario. The farmers
conserved as the Bell
who settled nearby called the
Homestead National Historic
local river the “Avon” and
Site, is located on the town’s
named the town that grew up
here “Stratford,” after William
Shakespeare’s birthplace.
of a confederacy of tribes
buildings: Bell’s homestead,
furnished with many original
called the Six Nations. Himself
In 1952, local journalist Brant (1742–1807), the leader outskirts. The site has two
Tom Patterson (1920–2005) an Iroquois chief, Brant settled family pieces, and Canada’s
organized a Shakespeare here in 1784. He soon decided first telephone business
Festival. This first event was a that the interests of his people office, moved here from
hum ble affair held in a tent, lay with the British, and his down town Brantford in 1969.
but since then the festival has braves fought alongside the
grown into one of Canada’s Redcoats during the American Bell Homestead National
most important theatrical War of Indepen dence (1775– Historic Site
seasons, lasting from May to 83). Sadly, he had chosen the "' ⌂ 94 Tutela Heights Rd
early November. The leading losing side and, after the war, # 9:30am–4:30pm Tue–Sun
plays are still Shakespearean, his band was forced to move ¢ Dec 24–Jan 1 ∑ bell
but works by other north to Canada, where the homestead.ca
playwrights are showcased British ceded the First Nations
too, including modern pieces. people a piece of land at
Stratford is an attractive Brantford. The Iroquois (Six 23
town with plenty of riverside Nations) still live in this area,
parks. The town is geared and host the Grand River Pow St. Jacobs
toward visitors, offering @ n 1406 King St N; www.
countless guesthouses and stjacobs.com
several good restaurants.
The visitor center organizes The main street of this
heritage walks, which pass charming village is lined with
by the town’s many historic craft shops selling quilts, baked
buildings. One archi tectural goods, brooms, and furniture.
highlight is the turreted Many of the items are made
Victorian town hall. Stratford by the local Mennonite
also has a plethora of art community, who run farms
galleries, as well as craft
boutiques and other stores.
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Brantford
£ @ n 399 Wayne Gretzky
Parkway; www.discover
brantford.ca
Brantford is an unassuming
manufacturing town that
An imposing memorial
to Alexander Graham Bell
in Brantford
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