Here’s our continuation of our day trip to St Jacobs. Our blog on the Farmers’ Market can be found here (St. Jacobs Farmers Market).

We didn’t have much time to explore the village of St Jacobs but we did get to go for a little walk. We managed to go into a few shops as well. Most stores have a no photography sign up in them so I did respect that.

The Conestogo River was beautiful as always. The last time I visited was in fall of 2017 so the scenery was quite different. I do wish I had a longer lens with me to be able to zoom in. The 24-70 does pretty well landscapes but 70mm just doesn’t get close enough at times. There were beautiful flowers in planters along the bridge.

From here we walked by Cellar 52, a former Inn. It was great to see the pump and water trough for horses out in front of the building. A bit of preserved history. I’ve included more information below each picture.

Next was the Quarry Communications building which was first occupied by the Canadian Felting company. They have the tower area open to the public. If you look up you can see right to the top.

Across the street is Snider’s Milling Co. An old building that is connected to the Village Silos - a must see in St Jacobs. The Silos have been converted into little shops which makes for a unique shopping experience.

We went into Hamel Brooms. They usually have a broom maker working on corn brooms but no one was there while we were there. The spaces is shared with Robert a Brown Glass & Metal Studio. Lots of different items for sale. Loved the signs.

We continued our walk south down King Street North. We made it as far as A Gift To Remember and turned back. We wanted to get to Elora before it got to dark. The Elora blog will be posted this weekend.

References

Statistics Canada. 2017. St. Jacobs [Population centre], Ontario and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed August 20, 2019).

Canada Felting Company (Quarry Communications), 1440 King St N. Retrieved from https://pocketsights.com/tours/place/Canada-Felting-Company-(Quarry-Communications)-1440-King-St-N-21059

History. Retrieved from http://www.resurfice.com/about-us/history/

Miya, Chelsea (Sept./Oct. 2010). Grand Magazine. pp 60–63

The Farmer's Inn (Cellar 52), 1430 King St N. Retrieved from https://pocketsights.com/tours/place/The-Farmer's-Inn-(Cellar-52)-1430-King-St-N-21057

A view of The Farmer’s Inn now know as Cellar 52. It Opened in 1852 as The Farmer’s Inn. Through an Ownership change in 1871 it was renamed Dominion Hotel.

Johansen, L. (2015, December 1). A mainstay hotel in St. Jacobs is closing its doors. Retrieved from https://www.570news.com/2015/12/01/a-mainstay-hotel-in-st-jacobs-is-closing-its-doors/

The Farmer's Inn (Cellar 52), 1430 King St N. Retrieved from https://pocketsights.com/tours/place/The-Farmer's-Inn-(Cellar-52)-1430-King-St-N-21057

Szuck, M. (8AD, March). Mills in Ontario (Mills Open to the Public). Retrieved from http://www.spoomcanada.ca/Mills in Ontario rev.Mar08.pdf

Grand River Conservation Authority Heritage River Inventory - Grand River Watershed Cultural Features and Values that support the Grand (including Speed, Eramosa, Nith and Conestogo Rivers) as a Canadian Heritage River. (2013, March 13). Retrieved from https://www.grandriver.ca/en/our-watershed/resources/Documents/Heritage-Inventory_As-of-March-13_2013.pdf

Pioneer Roller Flouring Mills (The Mill & Village Silos), 1441 King St N. Retrieved from https://pocketsights.com/tours/place/Pioneer-Roller-Flouring-Mills-(The-Mill-Village-Silos)-1441-King-St-N-21145

 Ali, F. (2019, June 3). Not just history on display. Retrieved from https://observerxtra.com/2019/05/30/not-just-history-on-display/

 Domroese, I. (2003). St. Jacobs & the Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Welcome you. Retrieved from http://www.kanada-ontario.de/en/st_jacobs/

 ("People Apart: portrait of a Mennonite world in Waterloo County, Ontario" by David L. Hunsberger, et al. 1977, St. Jacobs, Ont.)