Welcome to the Municipality of Perth East
Start your Perth East experience at the Welcome Centre and Artisan Market just east of Shakespeare on Highway 7/8.
Take a step back in time on a drive through Perth East, through the streets and sideroads of smaller hamlets that lead into Milverton, Millbank and Shakespeare. This area is home to many Amish and Mennonite residents who create the fine wood furniture, quilts, crafts and food available in area stores.
Just past the historic Fryfogel Inn, the first inn that welcomed visitors along the Huron Tract, sits the village of Shakespeare. Known as an antiques mecca, Shakespeare is also home to eclectic stores and cafés. Plan to attend some of Perth East’s popular events, including the Forbidden Ride Motorcycle event in May, the Milverton Western Weekend, or the Amish School Auction. Sample the old-fashioned home cooking and baking from the famous Anna Mae’s Restaurant in Millbank.
THE MUST-DO LIST
Love the outdoors?
- Bring your skates! Join local Amish children for a skate on the frozen stream in Millbank.
- Millbank’s Kissing Bridge Trail is a half-kilometre walk known for attracting love birds.
- Nature photographers will love the Shakespeare Conservation Area and fishers can try their luck at the Shakespeare Pond.
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More about Recreation
You’ve got to eat here!
- Don’t miss Anna Mae’s famous fresh-baked pies, breads and down-home meals.
- Shakespeare is home to a family-owned Shakespeare’s Pies, where you can pick out a homebaked raisin pie, some crab apple jelly and some local honey.
- Next door to the Welcome Centre, behind Percy the giant pig, is The Best Little Pork Shoppe which carries locally raised pork and lamb as well as baked goods and gifts.
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More about Local Food
Stop and shop
- In addition to being an antique shopper’s dream, Shakespeare is also home to The British Touch – a wee shop specializing in goodies from the U.K.
- The Welcome Centre and Artisan Market showcases art and crafts from Perth County residents - from upcycled fur-coat teddy bears to eclectic jewellery and woodworks.
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More about Shopping
Hit the road and join the rides
- Bike enthusiasts and riders alike will love the 8th Annual Forbidden Ride, May 27-28, and the women only 5th Annual Wicked Ride August 20.
For more information about Perth East, Shakespeare, Milverton & Millbank visit the following pages:
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Things to Do
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Events
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AXS Accessibility Map of Perth East
- Milverton
- Millbank
- Stratford
- Shakespeare
- To see communities not listed here, use the search feature on the AXS Website.