Rediscover authenticity!  Laze a day away with some offbeat, non-big box shopping experiences and locations, where you’re likely to meet the owners and curators themselves – craftspeople passionately working within the diverse themes of Shakespeare to the Shoreline:  antiques, art galleries and studios, farm markets, gardening, history and heritage buildings, theatre and music, farm to table dining from white linen-style to casual picnics and welcoming accommodation at the shore or along a country road. 
 
Decelerate to a stroll and enjoy the pace of the villages from east to west in Perth and Huron, from the Hamlet of Shakespeare to the coastline communities. All the routes use Highway #8 as a central corridor, to take you from just outside of Stratford to historic Goderich, bustling Bayfield, stony St. Marys, affable Mitchell and all the communities linked by the Side Tours you’ll find online at:  www.shakespearetotheshoreline.ca.

Left Image courtesy of Perth County Visitors Association & photographer Susan Farrish | Right Image courtesy of Huron County Tourism | Right Image courtest of Huron County Tourism

The theatre experience that only Stratford can offer is enhanced when travelers make plans to stay another day and get out of town, following the themes and routes offered along historic Highway #8.  This old surveyed road encourages theatre visitors to go west, and take time to relish the very best of the bountiful harvests to be found in the stops, shops, vistas and villages of the area.  The great Stratford theatre productions for 2008 continue for weeks to come and with great fall drives added to this cultural experience -- travelers are sure to find every reason to spend more time in this special setting.