Ameliasburgh, Ontario

Much later, the poet Al Purdy lived in a cottage on Roblin Lake for many years.

Several of Purdy's poems, most famously including "Wilderness Gothic", mention features in and around Ameliasburgh.

The church the spire of which is being "sheathed in new metal" in "Wilderness Gothic" is now part of the Ameliasburgh Museum.

Started in 1855, the Ameliasburgh Fall Fair is an agricultural fair held by the community every September, featuring a horse & pony show, baking and garden produce contests,[1] livestock competition and arts & crafts.

[2] It was held regularly at the Roblin Fairground in the 1900s but eventually ceased to operate before being re-introduced, at the same location, in 1982.