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| The Backus-Page House Museum is one of the few remaining historical landmarks along the northern shore of Lake Erie open to the public. The Tyrconnell Heritage Society is restoring this historic | and the local history of the Colonel, several of his men and its industry. Attractions nearby are John E. Pearce Provincial Park, St. Peter's Anglican Church built in 1827, and St. Peter's Cemetery, the resting-place of Colonel Talbot. the museum provides picnic tables, three nature | walks known as the Spicer Trails with plaque-identified trees on the Trans-Canada Trail, Carolinian forest for bird watching, a resource centre, meeting room, toilets and wheel-chair accessible buildings. Museum Hours - June 1st to Labour Day, Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4:30, Saturday and Sunday | noon to 4:30 Closed Monday. Weekends September to thanksgiving, Saturday and Sunday noon to 4:30. Other times by appointment for group tours
-Admission by donation Backus-Page House, 29424 Lake View Line, 10 km. south of the 401 Interchange 149, Dutton Currie Road, Elgin County Road #8 Follow the signs |
| Georgian style brick house and the property to the 1850 period in which it was built. Here in the heart of the Talbot Settlement, one may enjoy the beauty and peace that this rural setting provides. Visitors are welcome to have a guided tour to learn about the original construction of this home, the role of the first settlers in the Colonel Thomas Talbot settlement, |
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For further information contact: Tyrconnell Heritage Society,
P.O. Box 26, Wallacetown, ON, NOL1JO (519)762-3072 E-Mail: tyrconnell@execulink.ca |
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