A festival that has become known for happening in January is being moved to the summer instead. The TRUE Festival has not appeared on the town’s tourism website at www.visitamherstburg.ca , prompting some concern and questions from people wanting to know what happened to it.  The tourism department made it known Friday with a social media post that the event isn’t cancelled, it’s just being moved to a different time of year. “All events are impacted by weather but winter even

Ken Johnston points to one of the Underground Railroad routes he walked on. Johnston walked another route in late December/early January with a stop being the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. A Philadelphia-based man headed out over the holiday season on another “Walk to Freedom” and made Amherstburg one of his stops. Ken Johnston’s latest walk, which retraces steps on the Underground Railroad, included a stop at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Dec. 28. Johnston, described as a “wa

Lakewood Dr. Lakewood Dr. The holiday season saw many homes lit up spectacularly. Here are just a few of the homes around Amherstburg that stood out. Alma St. Gore St.

Santa Claus and Evie the elf came for a story time visit at River Bookshop on Sunday morning to share some stories and to hear all the the holiday wishes of the children in attendance.  Sunday Storytime will return after the holidays on Sunday, January 11,  at River Bookshop!  (Submitted photos)

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Amherstburg held its annual Nativity Play the morning of Dec. 21. Led by Rev. Shirley Carleton and the congregation, the large crowd in the church hall enjoyed this year's production. The entire show is on the church's YouTube site, found by searching St. Andrew's Amherstburg. (RTT Photos by Ron Giofu)

Encounter Church held a Christmas concert Dec. 20 with the church’s children’s choir performing along with a performance from Avryl Levesque (above) on her saxophone, Arianna Wallace (below) on the flute, associate pastor Kevin Saunders singing and playing guitar, the duo of Aryn Shaw and daughter Kinsley and Valerie Fox reading “T’was the Night Before Christmas.” More photos are on the RTT’s social media accounts. (RTT Photos by Ron Giofu)

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra brought its “Music for Health” program to Seniors in Windsor-Essex County. Sponsored by Caesars Windsor Cares, this program brought the power of live music to retirement and nursing homes, including Seasons Amherstburg last Wednesday. The WSO string quartet performed from a range of genres, with residents choosing the selections. The WSO states these concerts are fully interactive, fostering meaningful connection between musicians and audience w

K.G. Miceli and John Schlarbaum did a signing of their books last Sunday at River Bookshop. What’s next for local authors K.G. Miceli and John Schlarbaum? Sunday afternoon at Amherstburg’s River Bookshop they took time out from signing their latest books, to talk about what they are currently working on. Miceli is well known for her thrillers and paranormal books including Tales of Texas Road and Tales of Sandwich Town. With those titles behind her, she is moving down the roa

Author Marcy Lane signs a copy of her new book “Her Final Toast” during a book launch event Nov. 25. An Essex County author has launched her latest book with there being a bit of an Amherstburg flavour to it. Marcy Lane has written “Her Final Toast,” a murder mystery set in the fictional town of Erie Bluff. Lane said Erie Bluff is a combination of Kingsville, Colchester, Amherstburg and Leamington. She explained that not one town had every aspect she wanted in a hometown in t