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The 2011 Victorian Christmas Home Tour is just around the corner!
November 5, — 2011 Victorian Christmas Home Tour
ALWAYS on the first Saturday in November featuring five heritage homes lavishly decorated for the holidays.
Info: 1-877-678-3327, extension 1002.
Buy your tickets online now through PayPal.com by clicking the button below or call us at 1-877-678-3327 to place the order over the phone.
If you purchase online please print out your PayPal receipt and bring it with you to The Review office 8:30 A.M. on tour day or before to pick up your ticket and the “Tour Map” of the houses! TICKETS: $22 per person.
Purchase advance tickets at the following locations in our region:
In Vankleek Hill:
The Review, 76 Main Street
Vankleek Hill Cottage & Gifts, 105 Main Street East
Jade Garden Florist, 13 High
In Hawkesbury:
HP Boutique, 213 Main Street East
In Lachute:
Chaussures Monik, 515, rue Principale
In Alexandria:
A&C Upholstery, 284 Alexandria Main N
***PLEASE NOTE CHANGE*** The bus from West Island is almost full call us for more information. If you booked your seat you should have received an email confirmation which will enable you to board the bus on November 5! Call The Review toll-free at: 1-877-678-3327 if you did not receive a confirmation number which will enable you to board the bus on November 5!
BUS DEPARTURE TIME: 9 a.m. Departure for Vankleek Hill from Plaza Pointe Claire (click here to find out where to park and catch the bus!) and the name on the bus is “Coach” in the mall’s parking lot closer to Donegani Avenue (where the green bubble marked B is on the map). Join your hostess Ella who will be waiting for you as you board the bus. Ella will accompany the group to Vankleek Hill and make sure your day gets off to a great start!
HERE IS OUR HOUSE LIST FOR 2011
HOUSE #1 :170 Main Street.
This home is yet another of Vankleek Hill’s beautiful brick ladies. A delightfully symmetrical exterior with a beautiful rear outdoor verandah and newly-built garage that looks as if it has always been there! This family home will enchant you with its cosy interior!
Home decorated by: Carole Robert, owner of Interior Expressions.
OUTSIDE HOME #1: Enjoy a taste of hot apple cider courtesy of the Vankleek Hill Farmers’ Market. This is LOCALLY MADE apple cider, sold regularly at the Vankleek Hill Farmers’ Market, which takes place every Saturday (Yes, on November 5, too!) in the beautiful new VCI Cafetorium. Right across from MacEwen Gas station on Highway 34. The Farmers’ Market is open 9 to 1 p.m. Be sure to stop in for delicious breads, honey, jams, jellies, chutneys and so much more!
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HOME #2 :
214 County Road 10 (East).
You are in for a treat at this heritage stone home! Beautifully decorated inside, this home features exposed stone walls inside and lovely flooring, woodwork and heaps of character! (This home is right next door to House #3).
Home decorated by: Carole Robert, owner of Interior Expressions.
OUTSIDE HOME #3: Alexis of has a passion for creating beautiful cakes for special occasions . . . but there’s more: she makes beautiful cupcakes, too! Just wait until you see Heavenly Bites which are a one-of-a-kind experience. Each and every Heavenly Bite is handmade, decorated and placed into a gift box, perfect for giving to that special someone. So go ahead and indulge, says Alexis. Visit Cakes by Design online.
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HOUSE #3 :
124 County Road 10 (East).
This brick heritage home has been in the same family for more than a century. Now owned by a third generation, come visit and see recent renovations, an updated kitchen and holiday decorating with nature in mind!
Home decorated by: Kerri Mode, owner of Jardin Jade Garden.
OUTSIDE HOME #2: Meet Stephanie Gagnon, one of the owners of Fledermaus Farm, a Local Organic Micro-Bakery. Tasty sourdough breads, yeast breads, brownies, baklava, jam, organic granola, oatcakes, Chelsea buns, pretzels and so much more! Featuring on tour day: maple baklava aka Maklava, and dip assortments – kalamata tapenade, spicy red pepper dip, organic tzatziki, and garlic lover’s dip. Mini-baguettes, and other pickles and preserves for sale, too!
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HOME #4 :
44 Derby Avenue.
A stately historic home on one of the town’s oldest streets! You will love the generous proportion of the room interiors in this home. A lovely large kitchen at the rear. These homeowners decided to live with colour! Check out the unusual tones in the rooms which seem to change colour as the light changes. Home decorated by: Carole Robert, owner of Interior Expressions.
OUTSIDE HOME #4: Something unusual: Try a lavender mini-cupcake, courtesy of Vert Fourchette and pick up some other goodies to take home, too! Vert Fourchette is located at: 117 Main Street East in Vankleek Hill in another of our beautiful brick homes! Urban-style cuisine, delicious desserts, Espresso machine and fabulous coffee!! Also: lots of foods to take home with you from the Mary’s Fine Foods gourmet food shop. Don’t make supper tonight! Buy something to bring home with you.
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HOUSE #5 :
103 Higginson Street.
Yes, this is yet another brick beauty, or — a house with good bones, as the owners say! Lovely large rooms, with furniture and decor collected during years of travel, all mixed together with outstanding taste and an eye for comfortable living. A small but practical kitchen and a cosy family room at the back of this solid home.
Home decorated by: Pottery Lane Imports decorator.
OUTSIDE HOME #5: Meet the members of the Dalkeith History Committee, who will be selling cookies, apple cider and heritage cookbooks.This friendly group helped Dalkeith celebrate its 200th anniversary this year! And trust us: their cookies are old-fashioned goodness using old family recipes!
NEW THIS YEAR! A shuttle bus will stop outside each home every 15 minutes to help you make the most of your day and help you get around our little town with no fuss, no muss!
THANK YOU to Doreen Low and Low’s Realty for providing this convenient bus service to all of our Home Tour visitors!
SHUTTLE BUS ROUTE:
STOP #1 – The Review (76 Main Street);
STOP #2 – House #1
STOP #3: House #2
STOP #4: House #3
STOP #5: House #4
STOP #6: Beau’s All-Natural Brewery
STOP #7: House #5
STOP #8: St. John’s Anglican Church (church hall, Arbor Gallery close by)
Return to The Review.
Each year, different homes are featured on the tour. Extra activities always take place in Vankleek Hill on tour day.
We see from our emails that you are still enjoying this multi-media feature, so here is a photo tour from last year’s event.
CLICK HERE to see photo galleries from the November 7 Victorian Christmas Home Tour.
INSIDE SNEAK PEEKS! Just like last year, we will show you a few pictures to get you in the holiday mood as our event gets closer!
At The Review:
If you ordered your tickets online, stop by The Review for a minute to say hello!
Feel at home and take advantage of washrooms any time all day long (from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.).
The Review is handicapped-accessible. Bus parking in the rear.
Please call us at 1-877-678-3327 if you have any questions.
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT OTHER ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE ON TOUR DAY!
This event is organized by The Review, with support from generous community volunteers.
Granary Beizli, 3270 County Rd. 10, Vankleek Hill. 613-678-6661.
A delicious menu that will be changed seasonally – it includes vegetarian dishes and meat specials. All very modestly priced.
Blueberry Hill Bistro, 16 High Street, Vankleek Hill. 613-678-2364.
Enjoy a variety of beers and an interesting menu in this cozy bar/eatery. Usually open at 5 p.m.
Limes Café, 85 Main Street, Vankleek Hill.
Mandy Jefferys has just celebrated the first anniversary of being in business in Vankleek Hill! Enjoy the homey atmosphere and home-style cooking. Daily specials. There’s always new treats every day! Baked goods, pies, muffins, cakes, etc. Limes Café is open at 7 a.m. on tour day! Located across the street (almost) from The Review.
McRae’s Restaurant, 19 Mill Street, Vankleek Hill, Ontario. 613-678-3238.
As you come in from Highway 417, turn right onto Mill Street: Italian food, sandwiches, pizza, salads, and always luneheon specials and much more.
Nicko’s Resto-Bar, 17 High Street, Vankleek Hill. 613-678-3132.
Salads, soups, pizza, hamburgers, great brochette specials, Italian food and much more! Louise and Nick Gouskos will extend a warm welcome to visitors!
The Trillium Tea Room, 111 Main Street East, Vankleek Hill. 613-678-6892.
All kinds of tea (of course!), fruit, cheese, salad, choice of entrée & dessert finale & cookies. On tour day, The Trillium Tea Room is offering three sittings of a special occasion — high tea. Remember to call for reserve for this special high tea event. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
Vert Fourchette & Mary’s Fine Foods, 117 Main St. E, Vankleek Hill.613.678.8984.
Urban cuisine made with local foods for the most part. Delicious desserts, cakes, pies, pastries.
Located in one of our Main Street’s Victorian beauties, this new restaurant in a heritage environment is a bold new move for owners Chantal and Mario Lascelles. Mario and Chantal purchased Mary’s Country Kitchen a few years ago, and re-opened in this new location in May 2011. Check out the Decadent Market, a gourmet and fine food shop featuring many local food specialties plus their very own hand-made specialties under the brand: Mary’s Fine Foods!
The Victorian Christmas Home Tour is a community event organized by The Review with the help of community volunteers! The 2011 event will provide a minimum $500 donation to :
• The Vankleek Hill Farmers’ Market
• The Vankleek Hill Fiddle and Dance Association
• The Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society
• The Vankleek Hill and District Historical Society
• The Prescott Players Inc.
• St-Bernardin Historical and Cultural Society
• Arbor Gallery Centre for Contemporary Art
• The Higginson Tower Committee
