Grey County

Beautiful Joe Park – Meaford Ontario Canada

By Jim ⋅ August 21, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

A little piece of “Doggie Heaven”

During a recent visit to my sons’ restaurant in Meaford – that’s in Grey County – I discovered one of the loveliest parks I’ve ever seen.

deep in the park

It’s not just a lovely place…visiting it is a really moving experience. It’s called “Beautiful Joe Park” and I explored it with the Reed family dog, Linkin.

Linkin

He’s a bit of a Mongrel…part German Shepherd and part Border Collie. But when it comes to being a friend, he really is the best.

The entire park is dedicated to these best friends of the human race and every aspect of it honours our favorite four-legged creatures;  and a stroll around it can bring a tear to ones eye.

Beautiful Joe was owned by Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861-1947). She taught school briefly before starting her career as a novelist.

There is lots more info and more pics here on Beautiful Joe’s Homepage

But here’s one last pic of Mr. Linkin taking a dip in the river that borders the park.