mecca: McHaffie’s Flea Market, which opened May 30th
1980 and just
keeps getting better every year. There are more than 100 booths of neat stuff and, as Shirley will tell you, they have everything in this one spot. I was really looking forward to
roaming the aisles searching for that elusive treasure, when the empty parking lot reminded us that it is only opened on Sundays (8am to 4pm). I betcha, by the time this article is published, both my buddy or I will have been back to peruse the shelves. So, empty handed and with our
pockets still jingling with loonies and toonies, we stayed on Hwy 31 towards Ottawa, searching for something like the five-generations- old Smyth’s Orchard in Dundela − home of the McIntosh apple or whatever else we might find. The road gods were with us,
and we discovered the unique and intriguing village of Williamsburg. Williamsburg welcomed us with a single front street and an
open door to a long abandoned classical 1930s-era movie theatre. When we stopped for gas and information at the Williamsburg Garage, we spotted a hunting and fishing outfitters sign (Hunterdale Outfitters), so into the back of this great country store and gas bar we went. There we met and chatted with our hospitable hosts, Bob and Arlene, and of course checked out their great hunting and fishing gear. One of our many questions was where we could we pick up a couple of steaks for our dinner that night. So, back down the street we went to Whitteker’s Meat Market − and what a treat that turned out to be! The first thing one experiences
when entering the Whitteker Meat market (closed Thursday afternoons and on Sundays) is a functioning wood stove nestled into the dog- eared and generations-old surfaces of this piece of living history. First opened by Glen’s father back in February, 1937, this store
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