Harrow is a community located in Essex County. Hiram Walker of Canadian Club Whisky is credited for putting Harrow on the map from building the railroad which brought grain from the south end of the country to the city for use in their distillery. The tracks remained there for 100 years and were removed in 1992 when they replaced it with the Chrysler Canada Greenway which is part of the Trans Canada Trail.

Harrow is a guaint community situated along scenic County Road 20 today. It offers unique shops and many places for antique hunters to shop and explore.

The attractions in Harrow include Colio Winery, The Harrow Research Station and the Historic John R. Park Homestead.

Every Labour Day weekend for over 150 years, Harrow has organized and hosted an annual agricultural fair. The fair includes a mom calling contest, a pie auction, bossy bingo, and a tractor pull.

The Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre is also located in Harrow which is 1 of 19 research centrees of Agriculture Agri-Food Canada across Canada.

Town of Harrow Website

Colio Estate Winery

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