Limehouse, Ontario

Limehouse, Ontario

Limehouse is located in southern Ontario, Canada and is a community of approximately 800 people. Its closest neighbours are Georgetown and Acton. Limehouse has many hills, trails and even a small school.

Limehouse Public School

Limehouse school has an enrolment of fewer than 200 children in grades 1 through 5. Limehouse competes with schools in the surrounding area in sports, such as track-and-field, cross-country, and volleyball. The school itself is quite small, with one hallway and a gymnasium. However, its spirit makes up for its size.

The Bruce Trail

This is the main attraction for the small community of Limehouse. The Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in Ontario that runs from Queenston on the Niagara River, to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula in Lake Huron. The over 800 km long trail follows the course of the Niagara Escarpment, often along its edge. Many parts of the trail go unused, although the Limehouse entrance sees a lot of tourism.

History

The Bruce trail contains the very reason Limehouse is a place on the map today: the kilns. Best accessed through the Limehouse Conservation Area the lime kilns can be found throughout the Limehouse section of the Bruce Trail. The kilns are slowly deteriorating because of age. A train station used to exist near the entrance of the Bruce Trail, and the tracks are still in use today.

There are also caves and seemingly never-ending crevices along the Bruce Trail. There are bridges and ladders leading throughout some parts of the trail, and there are designated biking sections of it as well. The area is not policed, so these areas should be explored at one's own risk.

Economy

Agriculture

There are many farms and fields located in Limehouse. On 5th and 4th Line, the outskirts of Limehouse, you can drive and seemingly think you were hundreds of miles away from any cities. Particularly, on 4th Line there is the Mountainview Farm which is run by a single family. They race a few of their 35 horses at Woodbine Racetrack and have wild boar at their farm. This is only one example of the many other similar families. There are also riding lessons provided on 17th Sideroad, provided by a family farm.

Activities

There is a community centre located in the heart of Limehouse, just around the corner from Limehouse School and the Junkyard. Events are held at the time of holidays throughout the year, as well as for various community functions.

Quarries

There are quarries throughout Limehouse in which people have mined limestone for more than a century. Currently, [http://www.jcduff.com/ Duff Quarry] is up and running and sponsoring many events for Limehouse Public School. Once inside the quarries, you can see machinery spread out over great distances, and stone piles that are many metres high.

External links

* [http://www.letsvote.ca/ LetsVote.ca] Information on Halton Hills (Limehouse) Municipal Election
* [http://www.limehousekilns.ca/ Limehouse Kilns Preservation Society]
* [http://www.creditvalleycons.com/recandleisure/othercas.htm#limehouse Limehouse Conservation Area]
* [http://www.library.hhpl.on.ca/ Halton Hills Public Library]


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