Day 129
Today we made plans for another round of golf in the afternoon, in the morning we decided to go explore the small heritage town of Orwell just north of our campground. The town was named in honour of Britain’s minister of Plantations, Sir Francis Orwell, by Surveyor-General Samuel Holland in 1766, Orwell was settled in the early 19th century by Irish, American Loyalists and Scottish Highlanders.
Orwell became a bustling little town well into the 20th century; however, changes to transportation, education, commerce and employment increasingly drew rural town folk to larger centres diminishing the population of the town until only the older generation remained. One by one, the town slowly fell into obscurity as the last few citizens passed on. The town was restored in 1973 as a heritage, through government programs and donations, the town has slowly returned to resemble the way it was back in the old days. After exploring the town, we headed back to the campground to prepare for our afternoon golf game at the Lord Selkirk golf course.
