Huron Tourism News

Promoting tourism
in Huron County
for more than 15 years

Summer – Autumn 2009

American Wind Symphony coming to Huron

Volume 8, Number 3
A unique musical experience
is coming to Huron County
and you don’t want to miss this
one.
The renowned American
W ind Symphony Orchestra is
coming to Goderich on Satur-
day, July 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. The Point Counterpoint II – shown in a file photo courtesy americanwindsymphonyorchestra.
org – is going to make a special visit to Huron County with a stop in Goderich in July. This
Tickets can be purchased is one of those special experiences that may only come once in a lifetime and it would be a
to view this major attraction shame to miss it.

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at the Main Beach harbour in
Goderich. 1-800-280-7637 or 519-524- Symphony Orchestra is
6600. For information visit: composed of 45 young musicians
(Rain date is Sunday, July 12,

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2009 at 2:30 p.m.)
Tickets are $10 per person
and children 12 and under are
f ree, when accompanied by an
adult. Bring your own chairs or
blankets, for more information,
a schedule of events and tickets
contact: Tourism Goderich at
goder ich.ca or
amer icanwindsymphonyorchestra.org
The Town of Goderich is de-
lighted to have been chosen as
one of three Canadian stops on
the American W ind Symphony
Orchestra’s 2009 Tour.
The American
who are dedicated to their art
and this organization has been
entertaining people worldwide
for 52 years. The venue for the
concert is their one-of-a-kind
barge, the Point Counterpoint
II, which is a 195-foot floating
art centre.
W ind
Continued on next page

More than 130 bikes visit Huron for ‘Forbidden Ride’

More than 130 motorcycles with
drivers and passengers toured Perth
and Huron Counties on Saturday,
May 23, 2009 after registering for the
Big Brothers Big Sisters Huron and
Perth ‘Forbidden Ride’ fundraising
event. On Saturday, May 23 motocycle Riders ended the Big Brothers Big Sisters Huron and Perth
The ‘Forbidden Ride’ began with an Forbidden Ride route at the Rotary Cove Beach in Goderich. The first-time event was a big
evening at the Stratford Shakespeare success and drew more than 200 registered participants to the area.
Festival’s West Side Story production
County to the communities of Huron This event was the launch of the
on Friday, May 22 where a group of
County. new Ride The Counties brochure and
46 sleek and elegant motorcycles lined
More than 200 participants website, a motorcycle touring program
up at the Festival Theatre’s circle
registered and preliminary review created by Perth County Visitors
driveway for a photo of the riders.
of this information showed these Association and the Huron County
Saturday morning, the riders and tourism alliance of the Planning and
travellers came from London, the
passengers picked up their maps and Development department and the
Waterloo Region, Huron and Perth
information for the self-selected Huron Tourism Association.
Counties along with riders from
routes from Shakespeare in Perth
Oxford, Bruce and Grey Counties. Continued on next page
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Summer – Autumn 2009
‘Catch the Wind’ of symphony
Continued from front page
W hile the Point Coun-
ter point II is docked at
the main harbour in
Goderich, people will
be able to listen in on
rehearsals, take in tours
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of the barge, support
a patron’s concert on
board, and enjoy cham-
Success of year one is promising
Continued from front page
Eleven communities
joined in to welcome
the riders: Shakespeare,
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Stratford, St. Marys,
Listowel, Millbank and
Mitchell in Perth County
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and Wingham, Exeter,
Seaforth, Clinton and
Goderich in Huron
County.
Jenna Ujiye, Tourism
Marketer for Huron County,
said “this motorcycle event
has given us an opportunity
to show how we can
work together as regional
partners, with benefits for
all participants.”
The economic impact
and planning details of
this first Ride the Counties
The Big Brothers Big Sisters Huron and Perth Forbidden Ride on
Saturday, May 23 covered Perth County to Huron County. Event
co-ordinators at the big-draw motorcycle ride event included: Cathy
Bieman, Sylvia Pietras, Don Lawson, Jenna Ujiye and Hellen Dowd,
shown here at the end of a successful finish in Goderich.
ber concerts as well as
the main event which is
the spectacular concert
on Saturday, July 11,
2009 at 7:30 p.m.
For information on
ticekts call Tourism
Goderich 519-524-
6600 or 1-800-280-
7637.
event will be reviewed in
preparation for the 2010
fundraising event. Many
riders stayed overnight,
dined and shopped, taking
advantage of the ideal
weekend riding weather.
There was significant
participation from local
businesses in making the
event a success.
Riders expressed their
appreciation for the warm
welcome they received at
the stops, commenting
that they’ll be returning
and bringing friends to
explore the region. The
Saturday evening highlight
was dinner at the Cove
Beach in Goderich, with a
catered pork dinner, prizes
and entertainment.
The President’s Corner
Taste of Huron culinary week to
showcase Huron’s delicious food
Huron County has been
promoting local food long
before it became a trend
discussed in such depth in
major urban media.
Well, we’re taking our love
of Huron County ’s mouth-
watering delectables two
steps farther with Taste of
Huron, a week-long Festival
of F lavours and Feasts on Ontario’s
West Coast, to be celebrated and
showcased this August 24 - 30, 2009.
Celebrate Huron County ’s har vest.
Celebrate not only our wonderful food
but the amazing and talented people
who turn that food into culinar y
masterpieces. Join renowned and
up-and-coming chefs, award-winning cookbook
authors and food writers. Savour the best of
Huron County ’s local har verst, hands-on culinar y
workshops, special restaurant and gala dining
events, farm tours, markets and more!
I could go on at length but my space is running
out! Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and
culture are the pillars of the Huron County
economy. This event is a chance to showcase
how those four pillars work together and create
a culinar y culture that should be experienced and
savoured by stay-cationers and va-cationers.
You won’t believe how many different taste
sensations are available right here at home. Tell
your neighbours, your local f riends and your
f riends f rom away. L ocal dining attractions have
recognized the increasing demand by patrons for
local specialties and unique culinar y experiences
and have developed a menu and dishes that
highlight the quality products produced within
the county.
I really can’t do justice in this small space to the
way this event may be capable of transforming the
way people will experience food in Huron County
and learn about the wide array of taste experiences
that await them. V isit tasteofhuron.ca for more
information. You’ ll be amazed at what ’s planned!
Hospitably yours,
Scott Evans, President,
Huron Tourism Association
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Summer – Autumn 2009
Old Schoolhouse Cakes and Pastries creates works of art
Our popular Huron Tourism
Association ‘Question and Answer’
feature is back – meet a fellow member
of the HTA and get to know them!
Morgan Moyer is the owner and
operator of Old Schoolhouse Cakes
and Pastries.
She always knew she wanted to
be in the cake and pastry business.
As a little girl, she watched her
grandmother run a cake business
and was fascinated with baking and
decorating cakes and other baked
goods.
Granted, times have changed quite a
bit but, like her grandmother, Morgan
has a passion for baking and creating
beautiful and delicious desserts.
Recognizing her love for creating
delicious food, Morgan attended
Georgian Collage for culinary
management. She has since worked
for pastry departments in Alberta,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Toronto.
It wasn’t until after planning her
own wedding in January that Morgan
discerned there was a lack of lower-
priced cake and pastry options
around the area for special events.
She decided that she wanted to begin
her own business that would provide
quality cakes at prices that people
could afford, even though it meant a
smaller profit for her.
Old Schoolhouse Cakes and Pastries
designs more than just your average
cake. Morgan produces works of art
that help create lasting memories.
Morgan’s one-on-one consultations
and tastings, combined with her
Home, Garden Tour is one more reason to visit beautiful Bayfield
The Bayfield Home and
Garden Tour provides a stellar
reason to spend the day in
beautiful Bayfield, the charming
historic village on the shore of
Lake Huron.
Showcasing a series of eight
homes ranging f rom quaint
village cottages to elegant
Morgan Moyer, the owner and operator
of Old Schoolhouse Cakes and Pastries,
says delivering the finished cake to a
bridal couple brings her the greatest
satisfaction. She aims to combine
affordability and quality in her business.
dedication and creativity, inspire her
to capture and incorporate all the
elements that each individual desires
in their specially-made cakes and
pastries.
If I could dedicate my career to a
charity, it would be … ?
If I could dedicate my career to
a charity, it would be the Humane
Society or the Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). I
absolutely love animals and my two
cats and my dog came from the SPCA,
and I’d have more if I could!
I choose to live where I do because
…?
Growing up in Hamilton, I was
definitely a city girl! But after meeting
lakef ront homes, the tour brings
together a collection of unique
homes and gardens.
The event takes place
Saturday, July 4 f rom 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 and
available the day of the tour at
the Bayfield Town Hall on Clan
Gregor Square or by calling
Q & A
my husband, and getting introduced
to the country life, I knew I wanted to
raise my family in a rural setting. It’s
a good place for all my animals too!
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I get great satisfaction out of … ?
I think my greatest satisfaction
comes from delivering the cake to
the couple. Most often, the couple is
not there when I drop it off, but it’s
very rewarding to hear that the cake,
that I made specifically for them,
was beautiful and helped make their
wedding day a great success.
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Word-of-mouth is … ?
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I always say that word-of-mouth
is like people paying you to advertise
your own product. At weddings, there
are 200 people who get to see and
taste your cake and will tell others
about it. Word-of-mouth is probably
80 per cent of my business.
If I could make a cake for any
celebrity, it would be … ?
All of them! I’d be rich! I think if I
had to choose one, I’d want to make
a wedding cake for Britney Spears. I
think of all the celebrities, she’d have
me make a big, crazy, colourful cake
that would be really fun to create.
She’d also have lots of people at
her wedding, so it would be a good
promotional tool too!
either 519-565-5838 or 519-
565-5093 in advance. Proceeds
f rom the tour will help maintain,
restore and upgrade the historic
Town Hall.
For ticket information, check
the Bayfield Town Hall website,
at bayfieldtownhall.com
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HTA members celebrate significant anniversaries

The year 2009 may be the year of
the anniversary!
Blyth Festival celebrates 35 years
of significant and entertaining
Canadian theatre that tells our
stories, Hessenland Country Inn has
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What other anniversaries are being
celebrated?
The Annual Tourism Event and
Brochure Swap celebrated 20 years
of success in 2009.

The Huron Tourism Association

just celebrated its 25th anniversary
and Brentwood on the Beach has
celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Kudos also go to Clair on the Square
in Bayfield - celebrating 21 years -
and to all the other HTA businesses
celebrating important milestones (if
Tim, your interim newsletter editor,
has inadvertently missed you here
send him a note at tcumming@abca.
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(HTA) is getting close to the two-
decade mark as well. It had its
beginnings as the Huron Tourism
Group in 1991 and official
incorporation as the Huron Tourism
Association in 1993. Isn’t that going
to be a party when we celebrate
HTA’s 20th anniversary!
Congratulations, Christa, Ernst,
Liz, Frank Ihrig and families.

on.ca and he will be happy to add

you to a future issue!). Congratulations, Joan and Peter
Karstens. (This year Brentwood on PHOTO BY SANDRA REGIER
Volume 8, Number 3

The Ihrig family’s dream of the Beach will play host to its 15th
opening Hessenland Country Inn Hessenland Country Inn recently celebrated
Annual Breakfast with the Stars. ) its 25th Anniversary. Shown are (back row,
began while they were still operating
a farm in their native Germany in To all those Huron Tourism left to right) Eric Ihrig, Cody Nichols, Liz
the province of Hessen. Association members we have Ihrig, Frank Ihrig, and; (front row, left to
mentioned – and those we have right) Ernst Ihrig, Sebastian Ihrig, Christa
The gorgeous facility has become inadvertently left off our list Ihrig.
an in-demand location for weddings
and large group functions. The main – Happy
dining room of the Inn, the Garden Anniversary!
Room, has large windows overlooking Thank you for
the pool and award-winning gardens, putting service
ponds and sunsets. Spa facilities first and showing
consist of whirlpool, sauna, massage guests the kinds
room and solarium. of experiences
Joan and Peter Karstens, at that can only
Brentwood on the Beach, kicked off a be enjoyed
year of celebration with an open house along Ontario’s
on May 18, 2009. More than 200 West Coast and
drawing visitors Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Brentwood on the Beach are (left to
guests, friends, neighbours, relatives, right): Cindy Fisher, Huron County Planning Department and Huron
local businesses and dignitaries f rom around
Tourism Association; Jenna Ujiye, Huron County Tourism Marketer;
enjoyed a stunningly beautiful day in the world in the
Peter and Joan Karstens, Brentwood owners; Ken Oke, South Huron
a place guests characterize as a “piece process.
Mayor and Huron County Warden: Municipality of Bluewater Coun.
of paradise.” Marg Diechart and Bluewater Mayor Bill Dowson.

Former artistic director bringing The Mail Order Bride to Blyth

A former Artistic Director is bringing a classic
and highly-anticipated piece of contemporary
Canadian theatre back to the stage.
The Blyth Festival’s second offering in 2009 is
The Mail Order Bride. Katherine Kaszas brings a
favourite play f rom her tenure as Artistic Director
back to Blyth in a new production. The Mail Order
Bride, by Alberta playwright Robert Clinton, opens
on July 10.
The award-winning play previews on July 8,
opens on July 10 and runs until August 14. Tickets
start at $20 per person and are available online at
blythfestival.com or by calling 519-523-9300 or toll
f ree 1-877-862-5984.