It may be a little off the beaten path, but you’ll know when you’re driving past Quaker Oaks Farm. The colourful converted garage that houses the store backs onto lush gardens and an animal sanctuary.
I’ve just arrived in Fenelon Falls and I’m charmed already. The Trent-Severn Waterway passes right through the centre of town, where the eponymous falls power a hydro dam. Lock 34 sits on the other side of a concrete quay, and walking out to the tip of it I can see the falls on my left and a topiary hedge that spells “Fenelon Falls” on the other.
When I arrive at Port Hope’s The Social Bar and Table, head chef Eric Dreher is halfway through preparing the dishes for their spring menu. Each new item is being prepped for photographing for use on their website, which gives me a chance to see several of the Social’s offerings lined up down the bar. They look so good it’s hard to take my eyes off them as I sit down at the bar.
