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find out at nV Or LeaghinC Oakville‘s Business School 338â€"6600 ACCPAC "Simply" Accounting ACCPAC Plus House and garden toui‘ Find out where author Farley | Mowat‘s spent summer days By WILMA BLOKHUIS Focus Editor If this sounds like your cup of tea (yes, there will be tea‘), then set aside time for the 10â€"stop Oakyville House and Garden Tour organized by the Trafalgar Chartwell Residents Association â€" with tea, coffee and desserts served under the marquee to be set up at the Erchless Estate â€" also known as the Oakville Museum. ow would you like to visit Tudor homeâ€" steads, a Cape Cod home, the house once owned by Farley Mowat‘s aunt, an old stone granary (have you figured it out yet?), and walk through beautiful gardens, without leaving Oakville? And, see all of this in just one day, this Saturday, June 4th, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. _ The museum, for 130 years the home of six generaâ€" tions of Chisholms, Oakville‘s founding family and restored, will be open to a limited number of tours. The main part of the building was built by Robert Kerr Chisholm in 1858, son of Col. William Chisholm, founder of Oakville. While enjoying refreshments â€" coffee, tea and desserts served by The Green Bean and Catered Fare, tour participants will be serenaded by the Oakville Youth Symphony String Quartet. First stop is a Tudor homestead built in 1931 by the Dowding family, most of it still original. The interior design reflects a turnâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"century English country style decor highlighting the original leaded windows. A slate driveway leads visitors to the front door. This house also y > »waf > ACCPACG ? % (Hlustration by Debbie Ramsay) features art deco sconces, faux finishes with bird and garâ€" den motifs done by Daria Harrocks of Harrocks and Co., for the present owners. Ever wondered where famed Canadian author Farley Mowat spent many a summer day? At his aunt‘s place in Oakville, of course! A meandering path leads from the street past an iron gate to this ‘cottage‘ built during the late 1800s. On your way, look for an oval pool, a small pond and two 150â€"yearâ€"old willows in an English country garden setting; and inside this home, take a look at a priâ€" vate collection of Canadian art, and antiques including an original William Morris chair, 17th century French dining room chairs, and a 17th century Italian dining room table. Next stop is a clapboard and cedar shake Cape Cod home which was once a small cottage, complete with taupe washed oak floors, butter yellow kitchen walls, white washed Mexican tile countertops, natural marble â€" a mixture of contemporary sophistication and French country. The George‘s Square Gazebo, which stood at this downtown park until the 1970s, is to be rebuilt by the Trafalgar Chartwell Residents Association (TCRA) in celebration of the designation‘s of the Trafalgar Road Heritage District. Fundraiser to rebuild gazebo No tour would be complete without a look at the hisâ€" toric ‘Cramond House,‘ so named by Mrs. William Bigger Chisholm in honor of her ancestral home, Scotland. This house features a sweeping staircase, 12 foot ceilings, detailed mouldings, and color scheme including red raspberry, forest green, palace yellow and robin‘s egg blue. A well known local landmark, the Marlatt House, built in 1888 by Cecil and Agnes Marlatt, has been restored to its former Victorian charm â€" stained glass window, pressed leather wainscoting, Brunswick and Fils wallpaper, and a grand piano dating back to the year the (See ‘Rare peek .. .‘ page 15) The residents association was instrumental in obtaining Oakville‘s third Heritage Designation from the proceeds raised from its first house and garden tour two years ago. > "The original Gazebo stood on the grounds of this historic square â€" which was the only park designated by William Chisholm within the boundâ€" aries of Oakville‘s original town plan," writes the association‘s Francine Landry in her letter to Mayor Ann Mulvale seeking council‘s approval. "History has been made and commemorated in this beautiful park. The oldest community band in Canada debuted at this Sunday evening venue; Emancipation Day celebrations were held here for more than 50 years by former slaves and their descendants; and Oakville boys who lost their lives in the World Wars will be remembered forever, their names cast in stone on our memorials. "What better way to honor our town‘s past than For only $13.95 per person y to y, you can experience Mandarin‘s mouthâ€"watering : allâ€"youâ€"canâ€"eat Chinese Buiffet L s s 0 Barbecue Grill PLUS . l grea’rfasiawiikaiwisfll WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1994 PAGE 13 Introducing to return to George‘s Square its formidable Gazebo â€" a memorial to the foresight of our founding father and to those who came after him." For more information, or if you have old photos showing the detail of the old George‘s Square Gazebo, call Francine Landry at 905â€"844â€"5981. CRAFTâ€"*SHOW Summer Science Camp Students in Grades 4, 5 6 can experience a week of Science fun and learning at MacLachlan College this summer. "A fine school of 0 MacLachlan College 337 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville Ontario, L6J 3H3 'When June 4th.1994 from 10:00~4:00 . _ Where:The Brant Hills ommunity Centre... 2300 Duncaster Drive, Burlington ;fParkz‘rg on Brant St.. Between Hwy.#3 upper Middle Rd.) _Admission is FREE! (905) 844â€"0372 Please call the school at 3 sessions in July $125.00 per week »Qfstanding quality" 4