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Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada
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Elmira is a community of about 10,000 people (2016) in Woolwich Township in the Region of Waterloo, in Southwestern Ontario. It is known for its Mennonite population and its Maple Syrup Festival.
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Community theatre. 3 shows, including 1 dinner theatre a year.
Kissing Bridge
Built in 1880–1881, it is Ontario's only covered bridge (excluding recent construction such as the timber frame pedestrian covered bridge in Guelph). The bridge will be closed for maintenance until spring 2027. There is a parking lot near the north end of the bridge.
It is held annually in late March or early April, attracts 60,000 visitors and is world's largest one-day maple syrup festival. The festival features sugar bush tours; a half-mile long outdoor mall with vendors of local speciality food and crafts; a craft show; the Mayor's Maple Syrup contest; and pancakes and golden maple syrup.
18-hole golf course, practice facilities, shop stocked with the latest golf products, the Grill on the Green with home cooking.
All-day breakfasts, and other diner food.
Freshly made wraps, burgers, sandwiches, fresh cut fries, daily homemade soup.
Indian cuisine.
On a park-like 50-acre wooded estate, groomed trails leading through the trees to the adjoining town of Elmira (10-min walk). Private entry, sat TV, DVD, free phone and Wi-Fi, central air; shared kitchen, dining, living room on lower level, generous full breakfast; four rooms with private en suite baths, fireplaces.
A specialty food store with an assortment of homemade jams, pickles, preserves, Canadian and imported fresh-cut cheeses, homemade summer sausage, old fashioned fudge, brittle and a range of specialty local food.
By bus
Grand River Transit is the transit authority for Waterloo Region. GRT bus route 21 runs from ION Conestoga station in Waterloo through St. Jacobs to Elmira six days a week.
By train
By car; the main street, running roughly north-south, is Arthur Street (Regional Road 21). The main east-west cross street is Church Street (Regional Road 86).
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