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Alliston | Ontario

The page created by Ghulam Aisha| University of Saskatchewan | Victoria Street, looking east, Alliston (1910); Photo by Special Collections Toronto Public Library, flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Home Town of Insulin Co-discoverer Frederick Banting

Sir Frederick Grant Banting is a Nobel Laureate noted as a co-discoverer of insulin and its therapeutic potential. He was born in Alliston in 1891.

Banting Homestead Heritage Park is an educational institution and historical site and is a historical home connected to Sir Frederick Banting. Visitors are welcome to tour the historic farmhouse and drive shed (built-in 1925 by Thomas Banting and serving as Sir Frederick Banting’s birthplace), look at artifacts and works by Banting, learn about diabetes and the development of insulin, and take advantage of the 107-acre park’s exercise equipment. Displays are expertly put together into “storylines” meant to instruct and inspire those who view them.

Admissions are free, so don’t miss out on this great experience!

Photo: Peter_Glyn, CC-Zero

 

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Alliston Potato Festival

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The Alliston Potato Festival is a volunteer organization that holds a festival in advance of the fall potato harvest to celebrate our community’s Agricultural Roots from 1972. David Willis planted the seed of having a Potato Festival in the community in 1972.

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/AllistonPotatoFestival/

  • Church St and Beech St, Alliston
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The Gibson Centre

The Gibson Centre for Community, Arts & Culture is a historically significant, adaptable, and beautifully restored building. It is operated by the Gibson Cultural Centre Corporation and was founded in 1889 as a business that produced farm equipment.

Today its objective is to host cultural events, exhibit artwork, and foster an environment that stimulates artistic endeavors. Don’t miss out on all that the Gibson Centre has to offer!

Photos: https://www.facebook.com/

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Town of Margaret Atwood

Margaret Eleanor Atwood is one of the most famous Canadian authors, a poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist.

Margaret Atwood grew up in northern Ontario and Quebec, and Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master’s degree from Radcliffe College.

In 1973 she formed a relationship with fellow novelist Graeme Gibson. She moved to a farm near Alliston, north of Toronto, where their daughter Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson was born in 1976. The family returned to Toronto in 1980.

She is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has been a finalist for the Governor General’s Award several times, winning twice.

 

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Earl Rowe Provincial Park

The Earl Rowe Provincial Park is a perfect place to visit in Alliston. It has all sorts of activities to do with friends and family. They have great hiking trails, campgrounds, canoeing rentals, swimming areas, fishing and much more. You will not run out of things to do here. They even have an outdoor pool if you don’t want to go to the beach to swim. Their longest trail is called the Rainbow Run, an 11 km looped trail that encompasses all of the provincial parks.

The fun doesn’t just end in the summer; the park is still open during winter. Make sure to take your winter books or snowshoes if you are feeling daring enough to go on a hike!

Photo: rkklfb from Toronto, CC-BY-SA-2.0

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Circle Theatre

If you’ve ever wanted to visit an old-fashioned movie theatre, this is your chance! The Circle Theatre was built by Oliver Stewart in 1938, making it the oldest theatre in town. This town’s first structure with air conditioning was the Circle Theatre. Every Thursday, Alliston businesses closed early to let town’s people go to the movies. The first movie screened in this theatre was “Artists and Models.” Today this theatre is still operational, owned by Pete and Kate Vander Zaag and is still a town favourite for all its residents.

 

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/AllistonCircleTheatre

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Safari Kids Indoor Playground

The Safari Kids Indoor Playground is a family-run business. Their motto is “learn through play,” and they are passionate about child development. If you visit Alliston with kids, you will not regret bringing your kids here for a day full of fun. They have a variety of options to choose from. This indoor playground includes a ball blaster zone, arcade games, a bounce pad, a play structure, a ball pit and much more. There is even a toddler zone. Don’t miss out on all the fun!

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/safarikidsindoorplayground

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Nicolston Dam

The Nicolston Dam RV park and campground borders the Nottawasaga River. There is no shortage of fun to be had here. You could swim in the river, relax in their pool, or soak in the sun on the pool deck. You can play horseshoes or mini golf with your friends and family. There are even two playgrounds to keep the kids entertained. Canoe and kayak rentals are also available here. If you get lucky and get a waterfront campsite, you can watch salmon swimming up the river.

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/nicolstondamrv/

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