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Doors Open Dutton Dunwich

Dutton Dunwich Heritage Committee to host Doors Open One Day Self-Guided Tours of Natural Heritage Sites

Backus-Page House Museum and Agricultural Centre will be open for tours (Adults $10, Children $5) in support of Doors Open 2023 organized by the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich Heritage Committee.  This is a One Day Self-Guided Tour event on October 22, 2023 between the hours of 11am to 4pm.

Doors Open is a province wide celebration of community heritage and is designed to create access, awareness and excitement about heritage.  This years’ Doors Open Dutton Dunwich will be a self-guided tour of 12 natural heritage sites.  The 11 sites will provide a remarkable opportunity to visit.

The tour consists of the following locations.

  • Spicer Trail at John E. Pearce Provincial Park
  • Storey Wetlands Trail at John E. Pearce Provincial Park
  • Dutton Dunwich Conservation Area
  • Southwold Earthworks
  • Fingal Wildlife Management Area
  • Pearce-Williams Camp
  • West Elgin Nature Reserve
  • Buttermilk Bog
  • Hunter’s Woods
  • Backyard Garden of the Harris House
  • Hwy 3 Rest Area west of Wallacetown

Knowledgeable volunteers greeter will be at site to provide you with brochures, a brief historical overview, and answer any question you may have.

Start at any site.  Tour maps will be available at each location.

More information about all 11 sites can be found on the Doors Open Ontario website www.doorsopenontario.on.ca.