First, on Wednesday, we will be unhooking the Flying Scotsman and motoring over to Michigan to attend the high school reunion then a family reunion, both of which ought to be fun. It looks like we will be in the Lansing, Michigan area from the 31st of July to the 4th of August when we head down to Ohio to hit the AF base there for a couple of days. Then back to Saugatuck, Michigan for the weekend of the 9th and then head back to Meaford on the 13th.

That's the plans and now for more touring. Last weekend we went about 30 miles south of Meaford to the little town of Creemore. I've been drinking Creemore beer and wanted to see the brewery and the village. It's a little town of about 1000 folks who are really proud of the fact that they don't have a McDonalds or Wal Mart, just the local Mom and Pop places. Here's the brewery and Jo-Anne rushing to get in ... crappy pic but they do tours and you get a free brew ... a really nice medium ale.

Then we ate at a little bakery/pie shop called Affairs which was super. The chicken wraps and tarts were perfect .... and I used to work for a living! Next to the bakery is a fine French restaurant which by the menu has a really comprehensive list of entrees to include Duck L'orange.
And in addition to the historical beer brewery part, apparently Creemore was a small but important flight training center after WWI in the JND-4 "Jenny" aircraft prior to WWII.