Did you know Norman Bethune was born in Gravenhurst? I didn’t. Did you know Gravenhurst has a main street? I didn’t.
I have been to Gravenhurst many, many times, most recently staying with my cousins at Taboo resort. Other visits included a bizarre weekend spent at my then manager’s cottage – now that is a story worth retelling, but I have spent the last 17 years trying to blot that period of my work life from my memory (horrible woman), so we shall move on – plus a wedding on the Seguin boat, and sightseeing visits every couple of summers. For each of those visits, I never got past the Gravenhurst Wharf, so I thought that was the sum total of the town. But it turns out that no, Gravenhorst has a bustling main street with shops, boutiques, and cafés. Who knew? Well, presumably the locals.
We stayed in the parking lot of the Sawdust Brewery – what a terrific HH site! The place closes at 9pm, it’s in the middle of a quiet residential neighbourhood, and the food is excellent – I strongly recommend you check it out.
And just around the corner was a large Parks Canada building, with a lot of Chinese signage – it was the Norman Bethune museum, attached to his birth home. What an impressive museum – well worth the visit.
We also caught up with RV friends of BN & LL, who live in the condos at Taboo. They brought us up to date on all the local scuttlebutt.
A great two-day visit, and I learned stuff, too.
