 DOORS OPEN PETROLIA SEPTEMBER 20th 2008 click here for DOORS OPEN WEBSITE click her for Sarnia Tourism  The Petrolia and area Doors Open for 2008 was a complete success ! Hey wait a minute, that's not Mayor John! It's Tessie Lambert 4 years old from Petrolia. There were numerous other highlights of the day and everyone had a great time.  Saturday September 20/08
Baines
Machine & Repair WorksFounded in 1914, Baines – a living, working museum – is one of the few machine shops still using the methods and machinery of the early 1900s, including a large number of lathes and milling machines driven by overhead flat belts. Here, oil-well parts are still produced the way they were in the late 1800s. 4162 James Street, Petrolia Year Built: 1914 Dates/Hours Open: Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Petrolia Discovery 4381 Petrolia Line, Petrolia www.petroliadiscovery.com Dates/Hours Open: Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In this working 19th-century oil field, you can walk in the steps of the “hard oilers” who started a world-wide technological revolution. Oil is still pumped from these fields by the giant Fitzgerald rig, consisting of a central power plant with jerker rods reaching out to each well. Award-winning heritage conservation site, recognized by Heritage Canada. Petrolia Public
Library
4200 Petrolia Line, Petrolia Year Built: 1903; conversion, 1937 Dates/Hours Open: Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Originally a Grand Trunk Railway station, built in 1903, the building was converted to the Petrolia Public Library in 1937. It remains a superb example of early railway architecture. Original architectural features include the two turret rooms, bevelled-glass windows, pine floorboards and slate roof. Light refreshments, music, draws and displays. Van Tuyl and Fairbank Hardware 394 Station Street, Petrolia Dates/Hours Open: Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Established in 1865, this store was once the largest hardware store west of Toronto. Founded to supply Victorian homes, it later specialized in equipment for the burgeoning oil and gas production industry. Today, it still supplies oil producers. Owned and operated by Charles Fairbank, who represents the fourth generation of this family enterprise. Victoria Hall 411 Greenfield Street, Petrolia Year Built: 1889; rebuilt, 1992 Dates/Hours Open: Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last backstage and clock tower tour at 11:45 a.m. Ticketed clock tower tours cost $5; participants will be accompanied by Petrolia and Enniskillen Firefighters. Built in 1889, Petrolia’s Victoria Hall is a National Historic Site, a municipally designated heritage building and a cultural center for Lambton County. After a tragic fire in 1989, the building reopened in 1992 with the exterior authentically restored and a thoroughly modern interior. It now houses the town hall and the 425-seat Victoria Playhouse Theatre.  click on the map for a printable copy for your tour The Petrolia Library will have entertainment and refreshments for the tourists. |
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