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Municipality in Ontario, Canada
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Chatham-Kent is a municipality of 104,000 people (2021) which includes the former city of Chatham in southwestern Ontario, between Windsor and London. The municipality is defined as all of Kent County including Blenheim, Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wallaceburg.
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Local art and photo exhibition gallery.
Museum and 1861 schoolhouse, 1854 log cabin and barn. A tribute to the 1849 Elgin Settlement, a haven for fugitive slaves and free Blacks and a final stop on the Underground Railroad. An annual Buxton Homecoming cultural festival in September recalls the roots laid by early black settlers in the area.
Live theatre in former 1930 movie house.
One of the highlights of the collection at this all-purpose local history museum are some of the personal effects of American abolitionist John Brown, whose failed 1859 raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia was contemporaneous with the height of the Underground Railroad era and stoked tensions on both sides of the slavery divide in the runup to the Civil War.
Concert, art exhibition and cultural event venue in former Highgate United Church, a century-old historic church deconsecrated in 2010.
Museum based on the memoirs of abolitionist Rev. Josiah Henson (1796-1883), which inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Local history from the initial 1804 Baldoon Settlement through industrialisation, including lumber mills and cooperages.
Water park, playground, picnic site and zoo; 77-seat Duffy's Bar and Grill serves burgers, chicken, pizza.
Scuba and snorkelling supplies, training, local dive excursions.
Network of on-road, off-road and water trails in and around the Wallaceburg area.
Three-day country music festival on Civic Holiday (first weekend in August).
Kent Historic Auto Club car show, Friday and Saturday of Victoria Day weekend in late May.
Weekend in early July, food, live entertainment.
Historical re-enactment of 1804 Scottish colonisation of the Snye River near Wallaceburg. Scottish and Native displays, storytelling, crafts, blacksmithing, campfire cooking, live music highland dancing, voyager canoes and longboats.
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Antique cars, boats, aircraft, firetrucks, motorcycles. Model toys, arts, crafts, soap box derby, parades and classic car cruise. Food and drink, dance, live music and karaoke.
Established 1962, birthplace of the "Hawaiian" pineapple pizza.
Working 400-acre family farm and store: apples and cider, peaches, cherries, strawberries.
U-pick blueberry farm with country store and bakery, café/restaurant.
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Canoe, bicycle and paddleboat rentals, boat dockage up to 24 feet.
46 rooms, refrigerators, breakfast, wi-fi.
Steak and seafood restaurant, chicken take-out, Sandbar Pub, eight cottages with private beach and boat storage.
Boutique hotel in downtown Chatham. Retro Suites has unique rooms, each with their own theme, and exposed brick throughout. Street-level Chilled Cork Restaurant Lounge (22 William Street, +1 519-354-7818) for casual fine dining M-F 7AM-9PM, Sa 9AM-9PM, Su 9AM-2PM.
31 rooms with Led TVs, fridge, microwave and free internet, decorated with modern decor.
Kitchen suites, free Wi-Fi and parking, 24-hour front desk; close to the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus and Rondeau Provincial Park.
Victorian 1844 mansion first owned by Alexander McLean, first mayor of Chatham.
Large shaded campground, sports, movies, special events, teen programs, trails, wi-fi.
Marina with boat launch, 108 campsites.
261-site campground, lake and bay swimming, nature trails for hiking, biking and rollerblading.
Fishing and hunting camp on Lake St. Clair.
Forest with man-made lake, canoe rental, beach access, nature trails and 100 campsites, Children's Safety Village, Children's Water Festival and McKinlay Woodlands Memorial Forest.
220-site wooded campground with beach access, playgrounds and hiking trails.
Home and garden boutique, silver jewellery.
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