After stopping at the OK tire store one more time, we headed into St Stephen. The stop at the tire store was to see if they would do a brake adjustment for me on the trailer . Tom said "YES!". Yea! So on Friday when we come through I will stop and get that done. Trailer brakes should be adjust every 3,000 miles. We have exceeded that at this time.
Then we headed for the Ganong Chocolate Museum (AKA Factory) on main street in St Stephen. Taking the tour was fun and we did get to eat as many chocolates as were available. Margaret was the cashier and "tour guide". She was born on P.E.I. and was lively.
The tour was very complete and these photos will help to tell the story. BONUS PHOTOS AT BOTTOM
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| The main entrance to the Museum. |
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| The side of the new factory a 1/2 mile away. |
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| Front of the new factory. |
Inside the factory were the displays and some "hands on " devices.
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| For instance where does the cacao come from and where is it eaten the most? It comes from countries between the Tropics . |
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| Where is it eaten the most? By the countries that don't grow it. |
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| These are those "chicken bones" we used to see. |
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| The Valentine heart box was created by The Gangons |
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| A worker putting on the"swirl". |
Other shots from the day, showed the family, the workers, and how it affected the community. One worked married the president of the company.
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| The family members that ran the company since the 1880's. |
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| Mr, Ganong's Code that he went by. |
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| Scholarships for local students. |
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| Long hours back then and on holidays. |
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| They had a good time as a "team". |
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| The depression and WW2 had its effect. |
Tomorrow we will look for new areas to explore. We see the Sea birds each day now. They love the Bay and the wind and the rain. No new birds today....Too much chocolate.
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BONUS PHOTOS
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| The "Clam Digger" where we had takeout seafood. |
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| JIm's plate already has 5 scallops eaten. Soooo delicious. |
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| Had to buy some gifts , and what would be better than 'chocolates'? |
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