Dottie and I let Captain Mark sleep in a little bit this morning to recover from our physically stressful day yesterday. Later in the day while I worked on the blog, Mark and Dottie set out to explore the town.
Located approximately midway between Toronto and Ottawa, Campbellford was first settled during the 1830s. A wealthy community at the turn of the twentieth century, Campbellford is home to many fine Victorian homes. Today Campbellford is notable as the home to Empire Cheese, which is eastern Ontario’s only remaining rural cheese and butter co-operative.
An eclectic tourist attraction is the 27 foot high statue of a Toonie (the unofficial name for Canada's two-dollar coin) which was designed by local artist Brent Townsend.
Word along the T-S Waterway spread quickly to let us know that the best fuel prices could be found in Campbellford. Captain Mark and Dottie scoped out the fuel docks as they walked around downtown and determined that the cost of diesel fuel when converted to US measurement was $3.80 per gallon.
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