Post by Steve on Aug 9, 2008 23:49:47 GMT -5
This weekend marks the 150th year since James Miller Williams struck oil in North America's first commercial oil well.
To commemorate this historic event the village of Oil Springs has organized a summer of events, culminating in this weekend's anniversary celebrations.
My wife, Tina and I decided to attend today's parade and festivities at the Oil Museum of Canada. We travelled to Oil Springs via the most appropriate of routes; namely, Plank Road, which was built in the 1860's to carry oil from Oil Springs to Sarnia.
Since, we live close to the Sarnia end, at the intersection of Mitton St. and Wellington St., we decided to travel the entire existing route (a section between Rokeby Ln. and Hwy. 80 no longer exists...) and pulled into the birthplace of Canada's petroleum industry just in time for an entertaining small town parade...
Then, we walked from town, down the new nature trail - a restored, old abandoned street - to the oil museum to wander the grounds amongst a throng of enthusiastic people, enjoying beef-on-a-bun, ice cream, hay rides and local dignitaries and entertainers.
All in all, a very enjoyable way to celebrate this important date.
I'll put up some photos soon...
To commemorate this historic event the village of Oil Springs has organized a summer of events, culminating in this weekend's anniversary celebrations.
My wife, Tina and I decided to attend today's parade and festivities at the Oil Museum of Canada. We travelled to Oil Springs via the most appropriate of routes; namely, Plank Road, which was built in the 1860's to carry oil from Oil Springs to Sarnia.
Since, we live close to the Sarnia end, at the intersection of Mitton St. and Wellington St., we decided to travel the entire existing route (a section between Rokeby Ln. and Hwy. 80 no longer exists...) and pulled into the birthplace of Canada's petroleum industry just in time for an entertaining small town parade...
Then, we walked from town, down the new nature trail - a restored, old abandoned street - to the oil museum to wander the grounds amongst a throng of enthusiastic people, enjoying beef-on-a-bun, ice cream, hay rides and local dignitaries and entertainers.
All in all, a very enjoyable way to celebrate this important date.
I'll put up some photos soon...
