Listowel Ontario Visited

Gary                         

by Gary McWilliams (aka Festival Nomad)

It’s funny, I’ve driven through Listowel a number of times, but have never noticed how interesting it was!

Listowel Ontario

Even though it was winter when we visited Listowel, the character of the town “shone through“!

Listowel Ontario

On the outskirts of Listowel were the Listowel Fairgrounds.

Listowel Ontario

We were familiar with the Listowel Fair, as we had worked with the Listowel Agricultural Society in the past.

Listowel Ontario

Like in most small Ontario towns, fairs and fairgrounds play a large part in the culture of their community.

Listowel Ontario

As we drove towards the Listowel’s core area, we past other important “components” that make up the character of any community.

Listowel Ontario

First we past through a residential area.

Listowel Ontario

And then the downtown area.

Listowel Ontario

Shops offering services and products to local residents line the street.

Listowel Ontario

Once we had past through the downtown, we started noticing beautiful older buildings.

Listowel Ontario

I definitely had not noticed these charming heritage buildings and residence on previous drive throughs!

Listowel Ontario

I imagined the homes in the summer and they became even more appealing!

Listowel Ontario

Eventually we passed through this second residential section and came to other commercial buildings.

Listowel Ontario

That’s when we discovered the “Pumping Station“!

Listowel Ontario

Actually, the Pumping Station is the “home” of the North Perth Chamber of Commerce.

Listowel Ontario

It was such an interesting building, that we decided to use it as the “backdrop” for our Listowel Oh Canada Eh! Game video.

Listowel Ontario

Moving on from the Pumping Station, we passed the beautiful North Perth (Listowel Branch) Public Library.

Listowel Ontario

Continuing our way out of Listowel, we passed the Municipality of North Perth’s offices.

Listowel Ontario

A picturesque community that needs to be re-visited during the summer months.

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