From: barbara@forit.forut.no (Barbara Wasson)
Subject: Re: Toronto-area trip
Keywords: Toronto
Organization: Norwegian Telecom/FORUT, Norway
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 11:58:37 GMT

In article <Bx7vBv.Mu2@Novell.COM>, dtokarew@tokafew.Doc.Provo.Novell.COM (Deb Tokarewich) writes:
    
    A colleague and I will be attending a conference held at the University of  
    Waterloo Nov 18-21 and will be staying in nearby Kitchener. Although we  


Hello Deb,

I have tried email to you with no luck, so I will try a post.

I saw your posting about visiting the Waterloo area (I was a grad.
student there 83-85).

At the end of November in Toronto there is a GREAT craft sale called
"One of a Kind" that takes place at the Toronto Exhibition grounds (there
is easy bus service there from the Bathurst subway station (Bathurst Street
and Bloor Street) - the buses are marked Exhibition Grounds). The craft
sale/show features artisians from all over Canada! I am not sure of the
dates this year, but it tends to be the end of November so it will
either be from the 18-22 which is good for you, or the 26-29th. I recommend
it highly - I used to do all my Xmas shopping there. There will be crafts
in all price ranges and all sorts of varieties. There will also be food
available and demonstrations of various sorts. I can send email to one
of my friends in Toronto and see if she knows when it is and send you
a message again when I hear from her if you are interested.

As for visiting places, Waterloo and area is really interesting in itself.
There are several Mennonite villages (St. Jacobs, Elmira, etc...) where
they still have some that farm with the old harness and horses and
wear the old traditional clothes. If you can rent a car, get a map
and drive through St. Jacobs, Elmira and Elora - in Elora (I hope this
is the right spelling) there is a main street that has lots of
craft shops and quaint little restaurants along it. If you go to 
Elora, you CANNOT miss it as these towns only have one main street.
If you want an interesting place to eat go to St. Jacobs and eat
at the Mennonite restaurant "The Stone Crock" where they serve
"homestyle" dinners where you pick two/three (depending on how many
you are) meat dishes and they serve the table  (like eating at
home) the meat, potatoes, apple cider, apple cake, salad etc...
Also in St. Jacobs, the old mill there has been converted into
lots of small handicraft shops with one really really nice
pottery shop (my husband and I bought some really nice wine goblets
there this summer) - but the shops are not as nice as they were
in the mid.80s. SO, if you have to decide between the One of a Kind
show in Toronto and St. Jacobs, go to the One of a Kind, if you 
like crafts you will not be disappointed.

Also, the Waterloo (not the Kitchener) market on Saturday mornings
is GREAT! The farmers from the area sell lots of great food (go and
eat bruch) and there are some handicrafts there as well.

I am envious! I really enjoyed Waterloo as a student and Toronto
when I was working there too - I was visiting Toronto last fall
and missed the craft show by 2 weeks!

Enjoy your visit and email me if you want the dates of the show in 
Toronto.

Barbara












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