Saturday, June 7, 2025

Strawberry Tales & Trails:
Strawberry Fields . . . Forever ?
Join me as we follow the trail of the many historic places Clarkson has lost, and a few places that still remind us of this busy community’s heritage as a market fruit centre. 

Meet at Clarkson Community Church
1880 Lakeshore Rd West 

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Strawberry Tales & Trails:
Moving Forward to Preserve the Past

Motivated by changes to provincial heritage policy, the City has taken a fast track to protect history before it’s lost. Five sites on this tour have been designated recently, and more are on the way.

Meet at Clarkson Community Church
1880 Lakeshore Rd West 

Friday, June 20, 2025

Strawberry Tales & Trails:
The Mansions That Strawberries Built
Clarkson was a farm town surrounded by big cities, and local farmers took advantage of this situation. You can tell today by looking at Clarkson’s many magnificent “farm houses”.

Meet at Clarkson Community Church
1880 Lakeshore Rd West 

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Saving Mississauga’s Earliest Heritage
Residents had to fight to save the Rattray Marsh from development. Thanks to them, the marsh is now Mississauga’s treasured wetland.

Meet at Green Glade Public School: 1550 Green Glade

Note: portions of this walk are not accessible for people with disabilities.

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Settlers, Stonehookers and Spies
Hear stories of Mississauga’s famous, not-so-famous, and mysterious personalities. Spring Creek is the oldest, and one of the largest, cemeteries in Peel Region.

Meet at the front gates: 1390 Clarkson Road North

PARKING IS LIMITED IN THE CEMETERY
PARK at CLARKSON ROAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
XXXat 1338 Clarkson Road North
 

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Two Downtowns

This walk will take us along Clarkson’s two main streets . . . Yes, two. Lakeshore Road is the centre of activity today, but 100 years ago the shops and banks were up by the old train station.

Meet at Clarkson Community Church
1880 Lakeshore Rd West 

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Cottage Country

In the 1920s, when cars could travel no more than 25 miles without running out of gas . . . and running out of places to buy gas, Clarkson was Toronto’s cottage country. Summer homes still remain south of Lakeshore Road.

Meet at Clarkson Community Church
1880 Lakeshore Rd West