Ingersoll, Ontario

Say “Cheese!” In 1866, through collaboration among the town’s businessmen, a giant wheel of cheese weighing 7,300 pounds was produced at the James Harris Cheese Factory, just south of Ingersoll, to promote the area’s cheese industry. The “Mammoth Cheese” was exhibited at the New York State Fair in Saratoga, NY, and then in England. It was a Eureka! accomplishment applauded by the whole country, and in 1867 the Canadian Dairymen’s Association was established in Ingersoll, attended by nearly 200 dairymen from across Canada, followed by annual conventions long thereafter. A booming cheese export industry in the millions of pounds grew from Ingersoll to many parts of the world, and today the Ingersoll Cheese and Agricultural Museum is a world-famous tourist draw. Working with you to grow your business 519-485-1265 99 Thames Street N. Unit B, Ingersoll, Ontario N5C 3C6 www.dasparkes.com