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DCMA hosts Food and Facades walking tour this weekend

June 22, 2017   ·   0 Comments

The Dufferin County Museum & Archives will host its Food and Facades walking tour in downtown Orangeville this Saturday, June 24.

By Jasen Obermeyer

If you love food, architecture and historic tours, then Dufferin County Museum and Archive’s (DCMA) Food and Facades tour is the right thing for you, taking place this Saturday, June 24, for a walking tour of Orangeville’s Downtown.

There will be two 90-minute tours this weekend, starting at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. There will be another tour later in the summer, on Saturday, August 12.

Laura Camilleri and Sarah Robinson, the museum’s archivist and curator, will host the tour along Broadway. They will be sharing stories, telling tales of various buildings, stopping along the way to sample local foods at several restaurants, including Steakhouse 63, Soulyve and Mochaberry Coffee & Co. Ltd., and Mochaberry Café.

Ms. Robinson explained they will tell stories that are both both historical and local lore, and was inspired to create this tour because “we love history, food and Orangeville.”

She says she hopes those who attend will come away having learned something new about the town, whether they live in it or don’t. “This is starting as a small tour, but we hope to keep adding events like this. We think it’s important that our residents know the history of the town and the stories of the people who worked hard to build it.”

There are a limited number of spots; tickets are $20 a person, $15 for DCMA members, all the money going directly into the museum. Reserve tickets by calling the museum at 519-941-1114, or email info@dufferinmuseum.com.


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