Black Creek Pioneer Village

Historical landmarks are my favorites places to discover and Black Creek Pioneer Village is a historical treasure situated in Toronto, Ontario.  We spent the entire afternoon exploring the expanse of this place.  

Doctors House and Waiting area

Black Creek Pioneer Village is located at 1000 Murray Ross Parkway and Steeles Avenue West.  There is something for everyone here to enjoy! Like a country trail for kids which includes stops around the Village and hands-on activities for example in the Cabinet Makers shop where we found lots of kids playing and building with blocks of wood. The historical atmosphere is also excellent for large and events such as Weddings, Bridal Showers, and Fundraisers.

Top: Tinsmith  / Bottom: Blacksmith

19th century brewery and an upstairs bar

A particular point of interest is that there is actually a working mill here! A print shop and a brewery that shows visitors how to work a print press and how to make beer like they did in the 1800s!  We visited the brewery, which for $4.50 you could select 3 different types of beer from Porter, Stout and Dark Ale. I preferred the Dark Ale, as the other two were a little odd tasting.  None of the beers in the 1800s had any effervescence so they all tasted very flat, but were easier to digest with less stomach upset.

Make a visit to the 'GiftShop' before you leave

Interesting historical sign :)

Cabinet Maker and Cobbler Shops

There is a "Halfway House", the "Blacksmith", "the Cobbler", "the Town Hall", The "Mennonite Church and Meeting Hall", "The Physician's House" and several other typical homes in that era.     In fact there are over 40 historical 19th century buildings there all decorated with 1860's furniture inside.  It isn't unusual to come across an

Inside Flour Mill

historical re-enactment while visiting there and you will also see women and men dressed in 19th style clothing just walking around.  I would have loved to be able to wear those dresses!    The building is made of stone but the mechanisms are all made of wood! It's absolutely incredible and a must see!

New Toronto Rocket - Video Uploaded!

Went to the opening of the new Toronto Rocket before heading out today.  Please excuse the the video -- it was taken from the camera, but I think you get a pretty good idea of the expanse of the new look! 
The New Rocket

New Toronto Rocket!

Toronto Rocket is finally here!

It's finally here!! As promised the New Toronto Rocket will be arriving at the Davisville Subway Station, on the southbound platform : on  
SUNDAY MAY 29TH BETWEEN 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM


The new trains will have all kinds of neat features:

• Open design- one long car with no poles in the middle!
• More accessibility for strollers and wheelchairs
• Vertical hand rails containing anti-bacterial holds
• Onsite cameras
• Audio and Visual info system

They will be replacing the old junkers over the next 3 years!

Garrison Venue

My friend at work won 2 tickets from a radio station , 98.1FM! I agreed to go along and check out Matt Nathanson! There is only one song he does I have heard playing a few times on the radio, "Come on Get Higher".

The venue was at "The Garrison" which I had never been to.  Their website is here if you're interested in checking out some eclectic local talent. 
The Garrison

The Garrison is very casual, almost to the point of shabby and the actual stage room is pretty dark.  It took about an hour before Matt appeared on stage.  By that time the room was full and we were all sweating.  

Matt Nathanson totally blew me away!  His personality would easily sell tickets alone for his quirky sense of humour in between self composed/written songs.  His style is a lot like John Mayer.  You get the sense that you just want to root for this young guy making it big because he's just so damn likeable.


I've got some pretty bad pictures to share (because the venue was so dark) and if you can catch some of the video at all, you're welcomed to listen to it, even if you can't see anything.
My silly introduction

and the one song I knew from him: 
Come on Get Higher <-- This is a Youtube video, my video was just too large to upload and inaudible :)