Jane's Walk 2024 Schedule

Explore Black settlement and activity in Amherstburg, with a focus on the lives of Freedom Seekers (those escaping enslavement and persecution in the United States) and their descendants who built their lives in our region.

Drop in to the Maidstone Museum, tour the historic building and the Heritage Native Gardens.

Learn about the history of breweries, canning factory, and road houses near the Tecumseh train station.

Join us for a walking tour of the historic Via Italia-Erie Street corridor, where we will be highlighting the Italian cultural roots of the area. A special focus will be on legacy businesses that have been owned and operated for generations by Italian families since settling in the area.

This tour will cover: architecture and heritage buildings, the families behind the street names, the special historical relationship the neighborhood has with the Detroit River and even some prohibition stories.

Stroll through the historic Walkerville business district, where a dynamic mix of Windsor's largest collection of heritage designated properties supports a perfect blend of residential and small business life.

Join Les Amis Duff-Bâby on the Mansion grounds before touring through Windsor's oldest neighbourhood.

Join this walk as we engage with the Indigenous history of Waawiiyaatanong. From stories of the distant mythic past to flashpoints of nations meeting to the ever-present Indigenous presence here, this is a walk that follows decolonization one stride at a time.

A self-guided walk through St. John’s Cemetery in old Sandwich to meet some of the Canadian veterans buried there.

Led by the Essex County Black Historical Research Society, this walking tour (approximately 2 km) will take you to sites and markers relevant to Black history in the historic Sandwich town centre. This tour is part of the Across the River to Freedom documentary project developed with the support of the Gordie Howe Bridge Authority Community Benefits Plan.

Assumption Church, opened in 1845, houses the oldest Catholic Parish in Canada west of Montreal. Join us to see the progress of the church restoration, and to discuss discoveries that have been made about the history of the artwork in the church.

A talk about the future plans, rumours and speculation on the next steps of the Ambassador Bridge