Guide Program

Tuesday 16 April 2013

Discovering Our Community

The theme for our April 16th meeting was Discovering Our Community, which we did with a heritage walk scavenger hunt!

The weekend before, the Guiders went on a walk around the downtown area of Caledonia and came up with a series of questions for the girls to find the answers to. The final walk had information that was read out (so the girls had to listen to get the answers) and also questions that asked them to look for information that was visible from the sidewalk.

We started and ended at Grace United Church, and of the sites we stopped at were:
  • The house built by Neil McKinnon, nephew of the town founder
  • Caledonia Fairgrounds
  • Edinburgh Square, the War Memorial and the Lawn Bowling Club
  • Home built by Dr. William McPherson and its barn (now apartments)
  • Caledonia Legion
  • Site of the Diamond Hotel (now the Hald-Nor Credit Union)
  • Businesses on Argyle Street
  • Caledonia Bridge & Toll House
  • Jones Bakery
  • Site of Bryant's Tavern and the Caledonia Opera House (now the Cornerstone Restaurant)
  • Union & Exchange Hotels (now Wiggie's and an abandoned buildling)
  • Sachem Office
  • Home of John Avery, town clerk (now a private home)
  • Manse House of the Sutherland Street Kirk (now a private home)