The GB Buzz

The GB Buzz The GB Buzz is your go-to guide for everything happening across Grey & Bruce Counties. We round up the best of the week so you never miss a thing.

From local events and outdoor adventures to live music, family fun, and community fundraisers.

There's a fish shop in Wiarton where dinner never saw a freezer truck.Howell's sits on Division Street, and most of what...
06/23/2026

There's a fish shop in Wiarton where dinner never saw a freezer truck.

Howell's sits on Division Street, and most of what's on ice came out of Georgian Bay a day or two ago. Fresh whitefish, lake trout, salmon, even scallops. They smoke their own trout and whitefish right there, so you can grab a slab for the cottage or the deck on the way through.

But come hungry, because the kitchen is the part people sleep on. The fish tacos are a thing of beauty. The whitefish and chips come in a light, crispy batter that makes the chain spots feel like a mistake. Tastes even better knowing it was swimming nearby this week.

Local catch. Local family. Local shop. The kind of place worth the drive.

Tag the person you'd split a basket of fish tacos with.

Featured as this week's Foodie Flash in the GB Buzz. Link in comments.

Combines. Smashing into each other. On purpose. Tonight.The Dungannon Super Pull & Demo Derby kicks off tonight at Grace...
06/19/2026

Combines. Smashing into each other. On purpose. Tonight.

The Dungannon Super Pull & Demo Derby kicks off tonight at Graceland in Lucknow, and night one is the demolition derby. Cars, sure, but also a combine derby, because somebody looked at a combine and thought, that should be in the ring too. Live band after.

Saturday brings the rest. Lawn mower races at 12:30, the big tractor pull at 4. Gates open 4pm tonight, 10am Saturday. Rough camping if you want to make a weekend of it.

Heads up, it's at Graceland in Lucknow now, not the old Dungannon grounds.

Twenty-five years and it still packs the place. Bring ear plugs for the kids.

Full details in this week's GB Buzz. Link in comments.

There's a farm in the Beaver Valley throwing a full-on Icelandic festival this Saturday, Viking sheep and all.Kimber Val...
06/18/2026

There's a farm in the Beaver Valley throwing a full-on Icelandic festival this Saturday, Viking sheep and all.

Kimber Valley Farms in Kimberley is marking Icelandic National Day with a day of, well, all things Icelandic. Icelandic horse demonstrations, up-close encounters with the Viking sheep, fibre demos you can actually jump into, and live Icelandic music going all afternoon.

Then there's the food. Traditional Icelandic eats from the vendors, including Vinarterta, the layered Icelandic cake that's worth the drive on its own. Fibre artists on site too, selling hand-made wooly everything.

It runs 11am to 4pm and it's built for all ages. Kids 5 to 12 are $14, under 5 get in free, adults $23. They're recommending you book ahead, so grab tickets before Saturday rather than winging it at the gate.

236087 Beaver Valley Road, Kimberley.

Tag the friend who'd drive to the Beaver Valley for Viking sheep. Full details in this week's GB Buzz, link in the comments.

Still need a plan for Dad? The whole weekend is loaded.A few ideas, depending on your dad.For the dad who wants ribs and...
06/18/2026

Still need a plan for Dad? The whole weekend is loaded.

A few ideas, depending on your dad.

For the dad who wants ribs and a cold one. Walker's Landing in Walkerton slow-cooks its baby back ribs every Saturday night, and they sell out. They're closed Sunday, so Saturday is the play. Take him the night before and call it done.

For the dad who likes things loud. The Dungannon Super Pull & Demo Derby runs Friday and Saturday at Graceland in Lucknow. Demolition derby Friday night, combine derby included. Lawn mower races and a big tractor pull Saturday.

For the dad who'd rather wander. The Neustadt Markt is back for year three on Saturday, 11am to 5pm at Lions Park. Local makers, handmade everything, live music, and one of the prettiest little villages in the county to stroll once you're done. Bring a tote.

For Sunday morning. The Hanover Lions Father's Day Duck Race & Car Show takes over Hanover Town Park, 9am to 1pm. A car show to walk, a rubber duck race down the river, free to get into.

Pick your lane. Or do all four.

Save this and tag whoever's in charge of the plan.

Full weekend lineup and 246 events in this week's GB Buzz. Link in comments.

There's a farm on Highway 21 between Port Elgin and Southampton growing strawberries that don't quit when June does.Most...
06/17/2026

There's a farm on Highway 21 between Port Elgin and Southampton growing strawberries that don't quit when June does.

Most patches give you a two-week window and then they're gone for the year. Hi-Berry plays a longer game. They grow day-neutral varieties, the kind that keep fruiting right through summer and into fall. The berries you pick in late June are just the opening act.

The farm sits on 200 acres of sandy loam right off the highway, which is exactly the dirt strawberries want. Berries are the headline now, but raspberries, tomatoes, lettuce, and a long list of vegetables roll in behind them as the season goes.

One tip before you load the kids in the car. What's ripe changes by the week, sometimes by the day. They post a "what's ripe" update on their page, so check it before you make the drive. Beats showing up the afternoon after the patch got picked clean.

Highway 21, between Port Elgin and Southampton.

Tag whoever you owe a berry-picking afternoon.

Featured as this week's Hidden Gem in the GB Buzz. Link in comments.

There's a pub in downtown Walkerton that slow-cooks its baby back ribs in house, and only fires them up one night a week...
06/16/2026

There's a pub in downtown Walkerton that slow-cooks its baby back ribs in house, and only fires them up one night a week.

Walker's Landing is the kind of place a town claims as its own. Durham Street, in the old downtown, three rooms deep. A bar with the big screens, a dining room built for families and groups, and a patio that finally earns its keep this time of year.

Saturday is the night to circle. The baby backs come slow-cooked in their own ovens until they fall off the bone. Half rack or full, your pick of sauce. Honey garlic, smokey, house, hot and spicy, or honey BBQ. They sell out. Rolling in at 8:30 expecting a full rack is optimistic.

Any other night, the striploin does the job. Six ounce or ten. And there's a steak on a garlic bun at lunch that has no business being as good as it is. If you want the order that never misses, it's the Walker's Landing Club.

Here's the Father's Day move. They're closed Sundays, so make it Saturday night. Take Dad for the ribs the night before and call it the main event.

Durham Street, downtown Walkerton.

Tag the dad who'd demand the full rack.

Full story in this week's GB Buzz. Link in comments.

There's a soap shop on Paisley's main street that grows its own herbs out the back and has been making soap by hand sinc...
06/13/2026

There's a soap shop on Paisley's main street that grows its own herbs out the back and has been making soap by hand since 1987.

John and Karen Kimpel started it in Elora. Three years later they packed the whole operation up to Paisley and moved into a century building on Queen Street North, in the heart of Heritage Village. Same family, same address, 38 years and counting.

The recipes are all-natural and the ingredients are short. The herb garden sits out back. Bars, balms, bath products, lotions, all made on site.

The rest of the building runs as a gallery for 20-plus other local artisans. The kind of stop that turns a quick errand into an hour.

312 Queen Street North, Paisley.

Full story in this week's GB Buzz. Link in comments.

We're spending the summer eating burgers.For science. For you. Mostly for us.The Buzz Burger Hunt. You nominate. We tast...
06/12/2026

We're spending the summer eating burgers.

For science. For you. Mostly for us.

The Buzz Burger Hunt. You nominate. We taste. We rank. The most-nominated burgers make the shortlist, then we hit the road through July and August and post the reviews here on Facebook as we go. Each one gets a Buzz Score out of 10 🐝 and a Wildcard label like "Most Likely To Ruin Your Shirt."

The winner gets crowned in the Labour Day issue.

Independent spots only. The kind you'd send a friend to. No chains, no franchises, no hard feelings.

Drop your pick in the comments. Nominations close June 30 at midnight.

Full rules and details in this weeks newsletter, link in the comments.

There's a restaurant on Southampton's main street that opened as a hotel in 1852, spent part of its life dry, and is sti...
06/11/2026

There's a restaurant on Southampton's main street that opened as a hotel in 1852, spent part of its life dry, and is still pouring today.

The Walker House cycled through four names before the Walkers settled it in 1915. The Royal Hotel. The Masonic Arms. The Central Hotel. And for a stretch, the Temperance House. That last one is why it took until 1938 to land a liquor licence, and why the bar they built when it came in was horseshoe-shaped and gender-divided down the middle.

Mary and Robert took it over in 2013 and have been running it ever since. The Maryland-style crab cakes are the consensus order. The blackened pickerel is the summer move. Friday is prime rib night and it sells out fast.

146 High Street, Southampton. The back patio sits under a huge tree.

Full story in this week's GB Buzz. Link in comments.

This week's Buzz is out.Southampton's oldest restaurant, around since 1852 and briefly a temperance house. A Paisley soa...
06/09/2026

This week's Buzz is out.

Southampton's oldest restaurant, around since 1852 and briefly a temperance house. A Paisley soap shop that's been making soap by hand for 38 years and grows the herbs out the back. A brand-new cheesecake-and-taco festival in Kincardine this weekend. And we're launching something new for the summer that involves burgers, bee scores, and you.

Full issue in the comments. It's free.

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