STONED in Elora

[flar]

Elora, Ontario

Elora is an historic town along the Grand River. It is a popular destination in the summer and the town is normally quite vibrant and filled with people, but at 8 am on a rainy Wednesday morning I was the only tourist to be seen. Last winter I presented a tour of Elora's twin, Fergus. The two towns are only about a mile or two apart and both have many fine stone buildings and some beautiful scenery as the Grand River rushes through the Elora Gorge.

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[RedRocket191]

Beautiful collection!

Some parts of the downtown look almost European. It's unlike any typical Main Street Ontario I've ever seen.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

I had a chance to go there with a friend who loved to shop for antiques. We did that, lunched, then hit this old gravel pit to jump from huge heights into the water. What a memorable day, and a very memorable town. Thanks for the sensational photos!

 

[rdaner]

Thanks for the pix! Does anyone know if there are plans for the complex in this picture?

 

[Prometheus The Supremo]

ontario is such a beautiful place.

great photos!!

 

[syn]

Looks like a nice town.

 

[Mustapha]

flar, wonderful, thank you.

 

[ganjavih]

Flar, Tourism Ontario should hire you. I've never seen Ontario towns look so good.

 

[Mystery White Boy]

They sure have plenty more attractive buildings than Toronto.

 

[Therion]

My parents live just outside of Elora, and I love visiting there. Both Elora and Fergus are great little towns, and I'm seriously considering moving there, or would, if I had a profession that was small-town doable. The architecture is really interesting, and it is well maintained. Elora must be the wealthiest small town in Ontario.

 

[flar]

^^Elora and Fergus are not too far from Guelph and Waterloo, I wonder how many people commute?

 

[marcus_a_j]

Great photos. I was in Elora on Canada Day and there were a lot of people there. The title of the thread reminded me of that trip as we were visited the Gorge.

 

[Long Island Mike]

Elora: Another fascinating Ontario town...

Flar: Another good tour! Elora looks good-with lots of brick and stone architecture-I like it! I will mention these pics:
#2-this looks almost European...(Not that I would know)
#6-Nice place!
#12-Now THAT is a post office!
#16-A restoration project perhaps?
#43-A nice house with a stone wall out front.
#50,55-Really nice brick houses-My kind of house!
(Cue up the Commodores back in the mid 70s singing "She's a Brick House"..) I can't get that song out of my mind now...
LI MIKE