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Wingham | Ontario

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Region:

Huron County

Known For:

Alice Munro Literary Garden | North Huron Museum & Jail | Alice Munro hometown | Literary heritage

Best For:

Literary Stops | Museum Visits | Garden Walks | Small-Town Exploring | Local History

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Home Town of Nobel Laureate Alice Munro

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Alice Ann Munro is a short story writer and Nobel Prize winner. She was born in Wingham in 1931. Alice attended the University of Western Ontario, where she studied English and published her first short story in the university’s literary magazine. Her first book of short stories was published in 1968, and since then, she […]

Alice Munro Literary Garden

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A literal garden of paradise for the connoisseurs of literature! The Alice Munro literary garden is your childhood fairy-tale garden turned into reality! The beauty of this cozy garden is unrealistic; the beautiful variety of charismatic flowers and rustic statues will leave you in awe. This park is the perfect nook to relax in the […]

The Book Barn On 86

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This next spot is a bookworm’s business-class ticket to heaven! Situated in a 19th-century restored bank barn, The Book Barn On 86 is a rustic countryside bookstore offering a massive 45,000-book collection of used, out-of-print and antique titles that are an absolute delight to read the farm-like, relaxing vibe of the barn. The bookstore is […]

Home Town of Earl Heywood

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Earl (Carlyle) Heywood was a country singer-songwriter, guitarist, and broadcaster known as ‘Canada’s No. 1 Cowboy Singer.’ He lived and worked in Wingham. Born on a farm outside Exeter, Ontario, Heywood learned guitar at age 10. He began his career playing tenor euphonium with the Exeter Brass Band. He served in the army during World […]

Barn Dance Radio Show

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CKNX Barn Dance, ‘Canada’s Largest Travelling Barn Dance,’ was a radio show heard Saturday nights from 1937-63 on CKNX in Wingham. Barn Dance Museum was based in North Huron Museum. Unfortunately, now it’s closed. Photos: Google Street View, https://thebarndance.ca/index.html

Wingham Town Hall Theatre

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This next stop is a town staple! This classic colonial-style building is the town’s hub for the arts and culture! The Wingham town hall features a theatre hall with the charm of the early 1900s, a seating area that caters to a heaping 400-person seating capacity—featuring ecstatic live music concerts, shows and performances held by […]

Wingham Trail

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Filled with an eerie, peaceful, and nature-filled atmosphere, this next stop will make sure you disconnect from the outside world! The serene 2.5 km long Wingham Trail runs along an old abandoned rail bed, intercrossing the sparkling maitland river, surrounded by rustic feel wooden bridges and bright green forestry. This trail is a great way […]

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