Hmmm...horse-drawn carriages in downtown Collingwood?
They'll be operating by the end of the week, providing tourists and perhaps a few romantic locals with a chance to ride around the town sans engine. It's kitschy, but kinda cute, too.
I'm divided on the issue.
On one hand, I avoided the Village at Blue for the longest time, objecting to its fake facades (really, a fake fire hall? come On!), until I had an awesome meal at the Greek place, with a calibre of dining we never would have enjoyed without the massive development, Disney-style or not.
On the other hand, seriously, horse-drawn carriages? Are we completely out of cliches?
But then, I think about Frankenmuth, Michigan, a little nowhere town in the most depressed state in the US. I was there as a tourist a few weeks ago. While much of the rest of Michigan is sad, dilapidated, falling apart and unemployed, my friends and I had trouble getting a table at a patio on the very crowded and admittedly very kitschy main street on a Wednesday night.
While we were there, spending our money, a horse-drawn carriage passed by.
was the patio at the curb??
ReplyDeleteCollingwood hopefully has a strong stoop and scoop policy as well.
ReplyDeleteWe've gone 'fake' with everything else in the downtown - why stop now?
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