{"id":516,"date":"2022-05-16T00:53:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T00:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/windsoressexremembers.ca\/?p=516"},"modified":"2022-05-15T13:08:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T13:08:53","slug":"john-r-park-homestead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/windsoressexremembers.ca\/en_ca\/john-r-park-homestead\/","title":{"rendered":"John R. Park Homestead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John R. Park Homestead is one of my favourite local landmarks. I&#8217;m surprised how many people don&#8217;t seem know about it. If you went to school in the area, a lot of times you would have gone on a field trip. Whenever I post on Facebook or Insta about an event, people ask where it the Homestead is. You&#8217;ve got to get there to see it, if you haven&#8217;t and for sure go for one of their events.<\/p>\n<p>John Park built the house in the 1840s on that property and it is just beautiful. Lake Erie is just huge behind the house and from what I hear, black people escaping slavery in the American south used it as a stop on the Underground Railroad. The house is set up the way people lived then and people dress up in period costumes to give tours that more authentic feel. I&#8217;ve been there on really hot days and the volunteers commitment makes me wonder how they don&#8217;t pass out from all of those clothes.<\/p>\n<p>My favourite time to go is for the horse shows. When I was a little and my mom would take me for the special days, they would sometimes have horses that you could ride and I loved those days. Any chance we get, me and my boyfriend get out there. The Homestead is on County Road 50. Go see it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kristen &#8211; 24 &#8211; Windsor<\/p>\n<p>Picture from Vist Windsor Essex. 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