The Bayfield Farmers' Market opened their 2020 season last Friday. Dozens of customers were very happy to access the fresh, local, delicious foods and beverages the market is known for. All orders had been pre-ordered and prepaid on the market's new online store. Bluewater Councillor Bill Whetstone and Mayor Paul Klopp joined market volunteers and vendors to greet customers and placed orders in vehicles. [...]

After the municipality of Bluewater, on the week of March 13, closed the public park that the Bayfield Farmers’ Market uses in the Lake Huron shoreline town of the same name, “We thought, well, we might not be able to open, because we don’t have a place,” says Mary Brown, who manages the market. Three weeks ago, municipal officials relented and allowed the [...]