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Amherstburg Freedom Museum curator Mary-Katherine Whelan addresses the crowd in front of First Baptist Church (left) while Marsh Historical Collection collections co-ordinator Meg Reiner does likewise (above) in Navy Yard Park during the WindsorEssex Jane’s Walk Festival. April 23-26 was the Essex County weekend while the Windsor weekend is this coming weekend.
By Ron Giofu A history-themed festival returned to Essex County last weekend, with several stops in Amherstburg. The first weekend of the Windsor-Essex Jane’s Walk featured Essex County sites and neighbourhoods last weekend with Amherstburg events being last Thursday and Saturday. Walking tours of Boblo Island got things started last Thursday with walking tours and seated sessions taking place in not just Amherstburg, but Essex, Woodslee, Colchester, Maidstone, Tecumseh, Comber, Cottam, Leamington, Kingsville and Harrow. Sarah Morris, head of the local Jane’s Walk committee, said Sunday that the
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event was going well, with the Essex County weekend having 30 events. “Attendance has been great this weekend,” she said. People are coming out and celebrating their neighbourhoods, Morris added. She said the event grows every year and gains new sites and tours, though they welcome back returning sites and hosts as well. “We definitely have a good percentage of new hosts,” she said. “We have returning faces as well. We’re really excited to welcome them back.” Walks are usually capped at about 25-30 people, said Morris, as the goal is quality over quantity. Jane’s Walk organizers want people to come out, hear what the host has to say and have a positive experience.
More seated sessions are coming on board so people who need an accessible way to participate can do so. Attendance is growing because of a “ripple effect” where people attend and share the experience with family and friends. Morris said people can go on the local Jane’s Walk website and sign up for the newsletter. A fundraiser is planned for the summer, with a “Spooky Jane’s Walk” planned for October. The latter is the main fundraiser for the Windsor-Essex Jane’s Walk in the spring as they want to keep the spring event free to attend. Proceeds go towards signs, promotional materials, portable microphones and speakers and necessary supplies. “This is entirely volunteer-run,” said
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volunteer committee member Sophie Hinch. “We appreciate all of our hosts.” The Windsor-Essex Jane’s Walk is over two weekends with Hinch pointing out there are over 60 events in all. The weather held out for the Amherstburg events, though Hinch pointed out the walks are done rain or shine. The festival is usually done in one weekend worldwide, she said, though the local event is done over two. Hinch said it is inspired by Jane Jacobs, an urbanist, activist and journalist who was disturbed by larger shopping malls and gentrification. “She encouraged people to be tourists in their own neighbourhoods,” said Hinch.
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