Saturday Sighting - It’s Saturday!!!

Saturday Sighting - It’s Saturday!!!

What’s up Canada!  You know who it is!  It’s me again, Ben the MNR guy at Backus Page House Museum.  I’m here to give you your weekly Saturday Sightings.  Saturday is one of the best days of the week! 

If you work Monday to Friday and/or you’re a student, Saturday is just that day where you wake up in the morning and think; “I got another day off tomorrow”.  Friday’s are pretty awesome as well because it’s the start of the weekend, what day can beat?  That you get home from work or school and think; “Hey it’s the weekend”.  That was my favorite day of the week when I was in public and high school.

I bet you guys are wondering what I saw this week?  Well you guys all know that I hate snakes, if you didn’t….. I don’t like snakes.  Well I was moving some hay that we had and right when I moved one bale of hay there was a snake under the bale.  This snake was brown and had a stripe down its back and holy I was not having anything to do with it. 

A lot of gardening has been completed this week as well as a successful day of day camp on Tuesday.

That is your weekly Saturday Sightings with Ben the MNR guy.  Hope to see you soon and remember to stay cool.

Saturday Sighting - It’s All About The Animals

Saturday Sighting - It’s All About The Animals

          What’s up Canada!  You know who it is!  It’s me again, Ben the MNR guy at Backus Page House Museum.  I’m here to give you your weekly Saturday Sightings.  Everybody here knows what a tree frog looks like right?  Okay good!

          Lately the staff here at Backus-Page House Museum has been seeing a lot of tree frogs in this area.  They have been everywhere on trees and in the grass, its crazy!  The past week the staff here had emptied our World War 1 sand bags and has stored the bags into containers.  While doing this we saw a snake and a HUGE spider.  This year a lot of deer have been sighted in this area so if you’re driving by please be careful.

          We also had day camp this past Thursday where the kids learned about animals and how they live.  If you are interested in signing a child up for day camp give us a call here at Backus-Page House Museum and we will be able to assist you.

          That is your weekly Saturday Sightings with Ben the MNR guy.  Hope to see you soon and remember to stay cool.

Behind the Scenes Sunday with Sabrina

🌸🌸Behind the Scenes Sunday with Sabrina🌸🌸

              First off HI , I'm Sabrina Merks, resident of Dutton and I'll be attending St. Lawrence College for musical theatre performance in the fall. You may have seen me in the Elgin County area wearing many hats, such as volunteer at The West Elgin Dramatic Society or have seen me as one of the cashiers at Dutton Foodland, or even possibly as current reining Miss Elgin County Globe. I spent my past year at Sheridan College in the performing arts program and I'm excited to be Assistant Museum Manager for the summer.

           This week has been quite busy on Tuesday we had the waterfront cyclists come through and we had 100 cyclists on site. We gave tours all that morning and it was crazy busy, we gave 23 tours of the house! So many people from all over Canada came through as well. The cyclist started in Point Pelee national park are working their way up to Toronto. They were on their way to Port Stanley that day and used our museum as a pit stop. 



            Day camp was on Wednesday and we had 4 very eager explorers with us. this week we learned all about food. We Talked about the food groups, planted seeds in our garden, played games, made all sorts of cool crafts and were able to talk about food back in the 1850's which I might is rad.  

             The rest of the week I have just been working away at the nomenclature, trying to get it done ASAP. Which is difficult because if you know me I tend to be able to focus on a task for an hour or two then need a break. Often when I need those breaks, I write blogs or go outside and water the garden or even give a tour. 

              Saturday morning was a little different as well. So I come on site minding my own business when I see another car. I don't think anything of it people use our park or facilities all the time. Its when I get out of my car im greeted by the amazing sound of bagpipes, and i think to myself .... did we have an event or .... As I walk closer I see that its Brian one of the board members playing his bag pipes. We chat and laugh, and when I go into the museum I open all the windows so I could hear him play. It was a great way to send Saturday morning.

That has been my week everyone. 
Tune in next week for another update
Thanks for reading 

Saturday Sightings - Wait... a Bald Squirrel?

Wait... a Bald Squirrel?

Hello boys and girls it’s me again, Ben the MNR guy giving you your weekly Saturday Sightings!  Backus Page House Museum has been pretty active this week with tours, gardening, and DAY CAMP!  If you are interested or know someone who is interested in signing a little one up for DAY CAMP!  Feel free to give us a call at Backus Page House Museum.

Here at Backus Page House we see a whole bunch of wild life, but our staff here came across one of the coolest looking animals we have ever seen here at Backus Page House Museum.  A bald squirrel!  One of our staff members here had a ten minute stare down with this rare bald squirrel that has been given the name Paul.  We are glad to welcome Paul to the Backus Page House Museum and hopefully the next time your down here at Backus Page House Museum you’ll come say hi to Paul.

That is your weekly Saturday Sightings with Ben the MNR guy.  Hope to see you soon and remember to stay cool.