Places to Visit

Bayfield

Bayfield, about a 15 minute drive north of the Romantic Log Cabin, is a charming lakeside village. A stroll down historic main street offers interesting gift shops, clothing stores, art galleries and wonderful restaurants. Bayfield also has a natural harbour, docking facilities, and fishing in the river or off the pier.

Grand Bend

Grand Bend, a 10 minute drive south of the Romantic Log Cabin, is a popular beach town. Watersports, sea doo rentals, mini golf, tennis, golf and a drive-in theatre are some of the activities. The Grand Bend Motorplex is located 5 minutes east of Grand Bend on Highway 81. Fast food, family style and four star restaurants, bars and pubs are found throughout the village. Farmer's Market every Wednesday in the parking lot of the local library. Art galleries, live theatre and a museum are a must see. The Pinery Provincial Park is located on Highway 21 - a 10 minute drive south of Grand Bend.

Goderich

Goderich, a 25 minute drive north on Highway 21 from the Romantic Log Cabin is our county seat and is situated at the mouth of the Maitland River on Lake Huron. This is a great lakes shipping port. There is fishing off the pier and in the Maitland River. The rotary have built a one mile long beach boardwalk. The courthouse square has eight streets converging onto a round about with shops and restaurants.

Exeter

The village of Exeter was laid out in 1855 and a few years later had elevated itself to chief market centre for the district. Originally called Francistown, the Village of Exeter was incorporated in 1873. Exeter is located in South-western Ontario, north of the City of London, in the municipality of South Huron. Exeter 's mascot is a delightful and beautiful white squirrel which can be seen in most parts of town, but particularly at McNaughton Park early in the morning or late in the day.

Stratford

Stratford nestles beside the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario. First settled in 1832, Stratford was incorporated as a town in 1859 and as a city in 1886. Its population now is just over 30,000.

Stratford is home to North America's leading classical theatre - The Stratford Shakespeare Festival. The swan has become a symbol of the city and each year twenty four white swans and two black swans are released onto the Avon River.

Zurich

A friendly village with quaint shops and eateries and good old fashioned service. The Swiss Heritage of 150 years is reflected in some of Zurich's architecture. While visiting Zurich be sure to take a drive, hike or cycle through the rural countryside. Zurich is surrounded by some of the richest agricultural land in Canada. Fields of beans, corn, soy, canola and wheat ripple in the summer breezes like waves on the lake. A part of Ontario's West Coast, Zurich is just 6 km inland from St. Joseph and Lake Huron. Don't miss the Zurich Bean Festival in August.

Places to Shop

Apart from the quaint boutique stores that can be found in all the surrounding towns, you'll find our cottage is conveniently located to many essential services and facilities:

Grand Bend two grocery stores (Sobeys; No Frills) Scottish bakery LCBO beer store walk-in health clinic drug store two gas stations movie gallery

Zurich convenience store / grocery store bakeshop gas station LCBO "Jerry Rader" Homestyle Market & Catering

Bayfield grocery store drug store gas station LCBO