Harrow

Wine country, the old homestead, and the southernmost fair in Canada.

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Real World

A community in the Town of Essex, Ontario. First known as Munger's Corners, renamed in 1857 after the exclusive Harrow School in London.

Key Locations

John R. Park Homestead → [[john-r-park-homestead]]

• 1842 lakefront home
• Ice house, blacksmith, kitchen fireplace
• Three Frosty pieces in the Scattered Snowman epic

Wineries

• Cooper's Hawk Vineyards (70 acres)
• Sprucewood Shores (beachfront winery)
• Oxley Estate Winery
• Muscedere Vineyards

Chrysler Canada Greenway

• Part of the Trans Canada Trail
• Former railway line (tracks removed 1992)
• Walking/cycling path

Harrow Fair

• Labour Day weekend, nearly 160 years running
• One of Ontario's oldest country fairs

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Magical Overlay

Established:

• John R. Park Homestead is the thermodynamics teaching hub
• The blacksmith connects to Time Vortex epic

Potential:

• The old railway line - where did it really go?
• The wineries - grapes that remember things?
• Hiram Walker built the railway for grain → whisky. What else moved on those tracks?

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Between Kingsville and Amherstburg. Wine, history, and ice that lasted all summer.

North

slots:
- context:
  - Essex County location
  slug: places
- context:
  - Essex County town
  slug: places

South

slots:
- context:
  - Major attraction in Harrow
  slug: john-r-park-homestead
- context:
  - Harrow historic site
  slug: john-r-park-homestead

East

slots:
- slug: colchester
  context:
  - Neighboring community

West

slots:
- slug: kingsville
  context:
  - The daily drive