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Gilberts: A staycation idea in Thamesville

A couple of weeks ago I gave you some disaster-themed places to go in the area, as a sort of “disaster staycation” tour.

Well, the price of gas isn’t getting any better, so we decided to tell you about a way you could take a day off right here in Chatham-Kent.

The Thamesville Old Town Hall Museum recently partnered with the Chatham-Kent Public Library’s Thamesville branch to produce a self-guided walking tour.

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Created by librarian Lindsay Hobbs, with the help of volunteer curator Chris Crawford, the booklet is called  Then and Now: Stories of Historic Thamesville.

The tour has 11 stops and it takes you along the main street, called London Road or Highway 2  and on the blocks behind, on both sides. It takes about 45 minutes to complete this tour.

Each stop has a picture in the brochure showing what the site looked like in the past. It’s a very clever idea and Lindsay Hobbs is to be congratulated for putting it together.

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