Harrowsmith – September 2019

226

Hollywood

Filmproducershavelatched

ontotheareabecauseofits

historicalhomesandheritage

feel.MurdochMysteriesandthe

2016 StephenKingminiseries

11/22/63(starringJamesFranco)

wereshotthere.Manyresidents

willalsobragaboutSharonStone

andDennisQuaidgracingtheir

streetsduringthefilmingofCold

CreekManor(20 03).

ForfansofHGTV’sMasters

ofFlip, here’ssomethingyou

probablydidn’tknow:Kortney

WilsonisfromAyr!Theformer

solomusicartistmethernow-

husband,fellowCanadianDave

Wilson,inNashville,andin

2006 theybeganperformingas

TheWilsons.Theyunplugged

theirampsandmusiccareerto

buy,renovateandfliphouses,

thepremiseoftheirtelevision

program.

Ayrisalsothehometownof

two-timeStanleyCupwinner

KyleClifford,a leftwingerwith

theL.A.Kings.

Herearea fewotherthings

youprobablydon’tknowexisted

inAyr—andtheyareallreasons

whyHarrowsmithlovesthislittle

townontheNith.

AyrIceHouseand

Creamery

Intersectionat 22 ‘E’

NorthumberlandSt.and

18 TannerySt.

Theicehousewasbuiltby

WilliamBakerin 1860 forice

storage,anda coolinghousewas

addedin1884.Thelandwas

originallyownedbyJamesPiper

andwaspurchasedbyBakerin

1855.Baker’seggs,butterand

othergoodswerepreservedby

theharvestedicewhilebutter

TRAVEL & CULTURE: WHY WE LOVE AYR

AYR ICE HOUSE AND CREAMERY

TOWNSHIP OF NORTH DUMFRIES