Top 10 Places to Visit in
Acton | Ontario
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Region:
Halton Hills, GTA West
Known For:
Historic leather-tanning industry | Old Hide House leather landmark | “Leathertown” nickname | Fairy Lake and Prospect Park | Acton Fall Fair tradition | Small 19th-century downtown core
Best For:
Leather shoppers | Small-town history | Fall fair visitors | Lakeside strolls | Heritage town explorers
Acton Leathertown Festival
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August Acton Leathertown Festival celebrates the community and connects families and people over unique take-out eating options by the downtown restaurants for an online presentation of recorded live popular music. Tanning has been an important industry in Acton since 1842. This year, the first tannery was established by Abraham Nelles. The ACTON area was attractive […]
The Olde Hide House
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The Olde hide house is a historical building known for being one of the first leather companies founded in Canada. The hide house sells leather clothes and furniture. It is the largest leather store in Canada. In 1969, the hide house was back in business with a boom as they specialized in split leather. The […]
Home Town of Sir Donald Mann
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Sir Donald Mann was a Canadian railway baron, builder and entrepreneur. He contributed to building branch lines of the Canadian Northern Railway. Mann was born in 1853 in Acton, Canada West (now Ontario). He died at the age of 81 and was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Acton. Read more about Sir Donald Mann […]
- Fairview Cemetery, Cobblehill Rd, Halton Hills, ON
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- https://1000towns.ca/sir-donald-mann-railway-baron/
Acton Fall Fair
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The Best Little Fair in Ontario | The second weekend after Labour Day In the spring of 1913, the Town of Acton held a meeting at which many citizens came forward to support a “Fall Fair.” Previous to this meeting, the Esquesing Fair had been held two years in Acton, then two years in Georgetown, […]
Prospect Park
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Prospect Park is a park with a playground that has small ziplines and a nice beautiful view of trees and a lake. In addition, the park has a splash pad for kids. The park also has a 1.6km loop trail that takes about 30 min to complete. This trail is good for running and hiking. Dogs […]
- 30 Park Avenue, Acton, ON L7J 1Y4
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- https://parks.haltonhills.ca/Home/Detail?CategoryIds=41985&Id=82fc4b5e-ce0b-4031-9361-b1861d846caf
Smallwood Acres
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Smallwood Acres was built in 1960 on 30 acres of land. Smallwood Acres is a campground that is adjacent to Fairy lake. The campgrounds have many amenities like a laundromat, pool, playground, washrooms and free showers, firewood for sale, a rec hall with pool tables, an air hockey table and vending machines. The campground is […]
Blue Springs Golf Club
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The Blue Springs Golf Club is spread over 444 acres of land with the golf course, bistro, and venues for meetings, seminars and small events. The golf course is surrounded by the beauty of large trees, forest views, ponds and leafy valleys. In addition, they offer academy courses to sharpen your game skills. They also […]
Fairy Lake
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Fairy lake is a 26-hectare lake in Acton. The lake is surrounded by Prospect Park, Rotary Park and Smallwood Acres campground. The water of Fairy Lake flows from Black Creek. The land was a wetland before the creation of the lake, which is until 1830. The lake is used for boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and […]
Acton Bio Farm
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Acton Bio Farm specializes in growing Haskap boreal beasts and boreal blizzards through micropropagation. The Haskap fruit is also known as honeysuckle, which are berries similar to a mix of raspberries and blueberries. Haskap fruits and plants are bigger than regular berries and have a sweet/tangy taste. You can buy the seed or the exotic […]
Breezes Trailer Park
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Breezes Trailer park is a 15-acre park that overlooks Fairy Lake, which is open seasonally. They offer big lot sizes that have power sources and water available. The gated park is open from May until November and is available for daily or seasonal rental. Swimming, boating and fishing are allowed on Fairy lake. The trailer […]