STRATFORD FOR ALL SEASONS
Secrets & Surprises
STRATFORD FOR ALL SEASONS
Secrets & Surprises
PHYLLIS HINZ & LAMONT MACKAY
Stratford For All Seasons: Secrets & Surprises
Copyright 2020 by Phyllis Hinz & Lamont Mackay
ISBN: 978-1-989517-09-3
All rights reserved.
Editor: Allister Thompson
Book Designer: Jamie Arts
Photos by Scott Wishart (including cover photos), Phyllis Hinz, Lamont Mackay, Mike Beitz, and Rotary Club of Stratford.
Published in Stratford, Canada, by Swan Press, an imprint of Blue Moon Publishers.
Printed and bound in Canada.
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Stratford For All Seasons: Secrets & Surprises. Copyright © 2020 by Phyllis Hinz & Lamont Mackay. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
DISCLAIMER
While best efforts have been used in preparing this book, the author and publisher make no representations of warranties of any kind and assume no liabilities of any kind with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents. Even though we have done everything possible to be accurate, much of our historical research depended upon the stories of others. As we all know, stories sometimes change over time. For current updates be sure to check the websites we’ve provided at the bottom of each narration. Readers should be aware that the websites listed in this book may change.
CONTENTS
DO IT: EVENTS YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN OR ATTEND
SEE IT: THINGS YOU CAN WALK UP TO AND APPRECIATE
A Brief History of the Avon River
Avondale Cemetery Tells Stratford’s Story
City Hall Almost a Revolving Restaurant
Loreena McKennitt Saved Falstaff
Perhaps Provocative Fountain a Distraction
University of Waterloo Stratford School
KNOW IT: FASCINATING AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION
City and County Bragging Rights
Early Contributions to Medicine