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Wilberforce | Ontario

Postcard of Wilberforce, Ontario, circa 1917. Photo by User:WayneRay private postcard collection — Windfield Photographic Collection and Archives, POB 340 Stn. B London Ontario Canada N6A 4W1, Public Domain

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Geocaching Capital of Canada

Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing) is a family-friendly outdoor game. It is often referred to as “treasure hunting with a high-tech twist” because you use the geocaching.com website and either a GPS device or a smartphone. There is no charge to play.

A geocache (cache) is a container that someone has hidden. They record the coordinates (location) online so that you can find it. When you find it, you sign your user name inside, record your find online, then go find another cache.

The Geocaching Capital of Canada is comprised of a string of seven hamlets:  Irondale, Gooderham, Tory Hill, Wilberforce, Harcourt, Highland Grove and Cardiff. Most are located within the Municipality of Highlands East.

Photos: Vlad Umnov; https://www.facebook.com/GeocachingCapitalofCanada/

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Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost Historic House Museum

The Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost & Historic House is the site of the first Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Ontario, as well as the first hospital of any kind in Haliburton County and its surrounding area.

The Red Cross Outpost opened in 1922 and was operated by live-in nurses until 1957. It then continued to serve various community and medical services until 1963.

It was declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 2003.

Photo: Vlad Umnov

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Linkert Country Bakery

Old-fashioned Goodness originating from our Hamilton roots of 1900. ‘Made-from-scratch’ on-site in Wilberforce.

Photos: Vlad Umnov, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064582933745

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Historical Wilberforce Mural

Wilberforce was established as “Pusey,” a station on the Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa Railway (IB&O), and named for railway president Charles J. Pusey. This little railway had initially been built to carry iron ore from open pit mines in Irondale.

Find this history on the mural on the side of the Fire Station. Check this mural from Essonville Line. Great place for a selfie!

Photo: Vlad Umnov

  • 2259 Loop Rd, Wilberforce, ON K0L 3C0
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South Algonquin Diner

Burgers, fish&chips and pizza. Real potato fries. Patio service or takeout.

Photo: Vlad Umnov

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Wilberforce Graphite Mine

A historic location that has great views and a good hike. The deposit was worked for graphite from 1910 to 1913 by the Virginia Graphite Company. The mine consists of an adit, 30 m long, and four pits, the largest measuring 12 m by 23 m and 30 m deep.

Beware of possible animals living in caves.

Photos: Google Maps, Ahmed Chamseddine; Google Street View, Capital Gems

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Greenmantle Mineral Tours

Greenmantle is over 300 acres of land that has not been greatly altered since the last ice age.

It contains the rare mineral fluororicherite, in its only known location in Canada.  It is also home to apatite, hornblende, orthoclase, quartz, clinohumite and more. Mineral specimens from Greenmantle are now in the ROM, the Museum of Nature in Ottawa, the Smithsonian, and in private collections around the world.

The Bramham family offers guided eco-tours of their mineral occurrence.

Photos: Vlad Umnov; https://www.facebook.com/essoncreekmaple

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Esson Creek Maple

A state-of-the-art tubing system, reverse osmosis, and a wood-fired evaporator create some of the best-tasting maple syrup.

There are over 2,200 maple syrup taps in this untouched forest.

The Sugarhouse is always open. During the Syrup season (mid-March to mid-April), it is in full production, and there is always something exciting to see.

Photos and video: Vlad Umnov

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Esson Lake Beach

Don’t miss this tiny sand beach on Esson Lake near the bridge.

Photo: Vlad Umnov

  • 1871 Essonville Line, Tory Hill, ON K0L 2Y0
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Essonville Historic Church

Essonville Historic Church was established in 1888 as the centre of this rural community. The graveyard is across the street.

Photos: Vlad Umnov

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IB & O Rail Trail

A trail worth hiking, biking or riding on your ATV or horseback. Lots of wetlands and chances to see wildlife of all kinds. Wide and open, this trail runs on the former IB&O railway cut.

Photos: Vlad Umnov; Google Maps, James L

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