Lanark County Chronicle Quotes

“Some things were done a certain way and they had been done that same way for ages. Most of the time it was a good thing, a reliable thing, and we grew up being able to count on life being very predictable and very dependable.”
― Arlene Stafford-Wilson, Lanark County Chronicle

“Hershey was a source of pride for the townspeople of Smiths Falls, and was the instrument that put food on many tables.”
― Arlene Stafford-Wilson, Lanark County Chronicle

“Take it from this Lanark County kid - you won't find any better, more flavourful syrup, than from the Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario”
― Arlene Stafford-Wilson, Lanark County Chronicle

“Looking around, from near the top of Foley Mountain, it was easy to imagine why the early settlers decided to make their home in Westport.”
― Arlene Stafford-Wilson, Lanark County Chronicle

“I will always remember that year in Almonte, and how their sun seemed to shine a little brighter, and the Mississippi seemed to rush along a little quicker through their town.”
― Arlene Stafford-Wilson, Lanark County Chronicle

“It wasn't until I worked in the Perth Hospital kitchen in the 1970s that I began hearing stories about the ghosts that haunted their halls at night.”
― Arlene Stafford-Wilson, Lanark County Chronicle

“We had some memorable times, on those long, hot summer nights, along the shores of the mighty Rideau; but we were by no means the first to do so.”
― Arlene Stafford-Wilson, Lanark County Chronicle