Mackie's
Introduction
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Mackie's restaurant was established in 1911 in a tent on the beach and continues to serve food to visitors on Main Beach, including its famous orangeade and secret sauce. The restaurant was founded by George and Ethel Mackie when they moved to Port Stanley from the United States, and continues to be a family-run business. Over the 110 years that Mackie's has been in business, it has seen a number of changes on main beach, as Port Stanley grew into a tourist town around the turn of the century, and the ups and downs of its tourist industry in the years since.
Images
Mackie's, from Port Stanley Memories and Musings book.
Article and photos about the hundredth anniversary of Mackie's, 2011.
Mackie's as it looks today (2021)
Mackie's visible in the background, ca. 1973.
Sources
Port Stanley Memories and Musings by Frank and Nancy Prothero
https://www.portstanley.net/history/
Lake Erie Community Newspaper: http://www.elgincounty.ca/ElginCounty/CulturalServices/Archives/tweedsmuir/Wallacetown%20Vol%209/page%20388%20-%20400.pdf
Image Sources(Click to expand)
Port Stanley Memories and Musings by Frank and Nancy Prothero
Elgin County Archives
Mackie's Facebook Page
Elgin County Archives