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The page created by Amna Bibi | University of Saskatchewan | Photo by Google Street View
Don’t miss a large radar antenna in downtown. You can find it in a triangular park at the convergence of Victoria Street, King Street and Ontario Street.
The memorial incorporates an FPS-20 search radar antenna. Canada’s first radar school was located in the nearby former CFB Clinton. It opened in August 1941.
Photo: Google Street View
School on Wheels Museum is home to a passenger coach converted into a travelling school by Fred Sloman. Due to Fred Sloman’s suggestion for a school on wheels, several dozen children in remote regions could receive an education. Seeing its success, the Ontario Department of Education began the school on wheels by creating seven other school cars operated on major railway lines in the north.
Each one of the cars would stay in one area for six days, and the teachers provided education to the children and adults in the area. Eventually, the school on wheels program stopped, leaving the coaches unattended. Some were taken to museums while Sloman’s car was left in a rail yard.
Eventually, it was brought to Clinton and is now on display at the School on Wheels Museum.
Alice Ann Munro is a short story writer and Nobel Prize winner (2013).
She was born in 1931 in Wingham, Ontario and lives in Clinton. Her first book of short stories was published in 1968; since then, she has published fifteen more. Her work frequently appears in magazines, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and the Paris Review.
In 1976, she married Gerald Fremlin, a cartographer and geographer. The couple moved to and moved to his hometown of Clinton.
The Artist Alley is an outdoor art gallery put together by community artists. It displays over 180 paintings. The project was launched in 2021. Due to its success, it re-installed the previous years’ art as well as 30 new paintings in 2022.
The Artist Alley also has a unique umbrella sky which makes for the perfect photo for the gram!
If you get hungry, you can enjoy a lunch break under a shaded picnic area. You don’t have to worry about getting lost in all the paintings because they provide a digital gallery map with photos and artist stories.
General Sir William Dillon Otter became the first Canadian-born Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Militia.
He was born in 1843 in The Corners, Canada West (now Clinton, Ontario).
Memorial Cairn dedicated to Sir William Dillon Otter on Hwy 4 south of Clinton, the site of the general’s birthplace
In 1890, Otter founded the Royal Canadian Military Institute as a body for “the promotion and fostering of military art, science and literature in Canada.” In 1908 he became the first Canadian-born officer to command this country’s military.
Read more about William Dillon Otter | People of Small Towns
Huron fish and Game Club was originally chartered in 1940 and is a member of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. The club owns an 80-acre farm where members can utilize a 100-yard and 200-yard rifle range and a 3D archery course.
Members can enjoy fish and Game Wings on the first Friday of every month.
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Seth is the pen name of Gregory Gallant, one of the foremost cartoonists in North America best known for his series Palookaville and his mock-autobiographical graphic novel. It’s a Good Life, If You Don’t Weaken (1996).
Seth is known for his realistic, elegant graphic novels, where he invents the slightly askew histories of Canada. His work is highly nostalgic, especially for the early-to-mid-20th Century period and of Southern Ontario.
Seth was born Gregory Gallant in a working-class family in Clinton, Ontario. He attended the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto.
Hullett Marsh is free and known for its wild game hunting, hiking, horseback riding, birding, and canoeing. The marsh is man-made as it was created through the partnership of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Visit today to enjoy the beautiful wildlife area!
The Bannockburn Conservation Area has recreational trails which are almost two kilometres. It includes six different natural communities: Wet Meadow; Eastern White Cedar; Deciduous Forest; Old Field; and Mixed Scrub and Marsh.
The Bannockburn Conservation Area also allows fishing as long as you have a fishing license and follow all relevant legislation.
David Yates is the author of Explore Huron TV series.
David Yates is a history teacher at Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton. ‘Explore Huron with David Yates’ on Huron County TV is a series in which David describes communities in Huron and their rich heritage.
David’s articles on local history appear regularly in local publications.
Clinton Raceway used to be under Clinton Kinsmen in 1970 and was eventually given to a board of directors in 1983. It was then that Clinton Raceway Inc was formed.
Clinton raceway allows guests from all over North America to wager on the racetracks. If you can’t make it in person, don’t worry! The races can be viewed live on TV.
Photo: https://www.facebook.com/clintonraceway1982/, Jessica Carnochan
William Thornton Mustard developed two operations named for him:
He was born in Clinton in 1914.
Gateway Casinos offers players multiple choices for what type of game they would like to play. They have Firelink, Wheel of Fortune, Quick Hits, Lightning Link, Buffalo, and Blazing 777.
