By Warren McNeil 

Drayton, in the Township of Mapleton is a lovely little town approximately 30 minutes from Waterloo, 30 Minutes to Listowel and 45 minutes to Guelph.

The following quote was obtained while searching the internet for historical information about Drayton:
“ Drayton is a village located northwest of Fergus and southwest of Arthur. Fugitive American black slaves were among the first non-aboriginal settlers in the former Peel Township area. European settlers came to the area in the mid 1800′s, settling the area and clearing the forest to make way for productive farms. In the early 1900’s Old Order Mennonites from Pennsylvania began arriving in search of farmland where their families could grow and prosper. Today several Mennonite furniture and woodworking shops exist that draw customers from all over Ontario. The village of Drayton is home to the award winning Drayton Festival Theatre, flagship venue of Drayton Entertainment.”

Here are several reasons why Drayton would be a nice place to live.

1. Obviously the Drayton Festival Theatre. Vist http://www.draytonentertainment.com/ for more information.

2. 30 minutes to Waterloo, 30 Minutes to Listowel and 45 minutes to Guelph

3. More affordable housing. Better value for you buck.

4. Several wonderful restaurants
Windfields, New Orleans Pizza, Marlies Cafe and Bonanza & Drift Inn restaurant

5. Potential golf course

6. Lots of new construction. Many beautiful homes from a variety of quality builders. Montgomery Homes, Emerald

7. Grocery store (Drayton Food Market) with an integrated LCBO. Very handy feature.

8. Very short drive to Conestogo Lake. There are several cottages on on the lake.
http://www.grandriver.ca/index/document.cfm?Sec=27&Sub1=123&sub2=0

9. Drayton Fair took place this past year on Aug. 10-12, 2007

10. Drayton has a terrific community. The people there are terrific. We know this personally because Melanie’s parents live there.
Check out Marlies Cafe on the main street if you are ever visiting and you will see what I mean.

Like I said above in point #10, if you are looking for a nice community for you family, then Drayton is the place to be. Take a drive up someday and look around.

Thanks for reading,