Poster for the Hoodoo Lounge, a blues club in Kitchener in the 1980s

Let’s rock and (st)roll!

L I V E! For the first time on the streets of Downtown Kitchener… a Glenn Smith original… Stroll presents… Kitchener Got the Blues!  We’ve just launched a brand new music walking tour focused on the rock & blues history of Kitchener and Waterloo. It’s a music history that just might surprise you! Glenn Smith,

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Stroll gift certificates on a bed of yellow fall leaves in the autumn sun.

Stroll gift certificates are back!

A gift certificate for a Stroll Walking Tour ticks all the boxes: environmentally friendly, fun hyperlocal experience, quick and easy to purchase, electronic or personal delivery and, quick & easy to use! Make your Stroll Gift Certificate purchase online or contact us for one of the beautiful printed gift certifactes you see below. Gift

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Stroll Walking Tour Guide, Wayne Miedema, leads a tour with four people in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener

More about Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener

If you recently attended our Mount Hope Cemetery Walking Tour – Famous Families, Freedom Seekers and Forgotten Soldiers – these resources for further learning about Kitchener’s Mount Hope Cemetery and some of Kitchener’s History will interest you. Books about Berlin/Kitchener history relevant to the Mount Hope Cemetery walking tour NOTE:

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Advertisement for George Ziegler, Agent for L. Kuntz Beer

A Drinking History in Berlin: Learning Resources

Did you attend our “Drinking in Berlin’s History” walking tour? If so, you might be interested in these learning resources for a deep dive into the taverns, inns, saloons & beer industry of early Berlin, Ontario, now Kitchener. Todd Bowman, researcher and guide for the Drinking in Berlin’s History walking tour,

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five walking group participants in front of mural by artist Bruno Smoky in downtown Kitchener

We’re ready to Stroll again!

After a six month hiatus without our guided, hyperlocal walking tours to keep you active and outdoors in Waterloo Region, I’m ready to host our Strolls with you again! In accordance with the phased re-opening of businesses in Ontario, ‘Tour and Guides Services’ are now permitted to resume. Book your Stroll

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Dave, Luna and Andre of Ballinran Entertainment stand in front of a log building with 8K camera equipment used in VR video production

Stroll in VR land

Want a VR sneak peak of what you might see on a Stroll walking tour? This spring I had the opportunity to work with the team from Ballinran Entertainment, an interactive video studio based in Stratford, Ontario. Their team created a video series called Virtual Waterloo: Virtual Waterloo is a

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Stroll on pause… again

In fact, I didn’t even reopen in February when the winter lockdown was lifted. The case counts and infection rates stayed very high in Waterloo Region and I decided to take the wait and see approach. On April 3, 2021 the government of Ontario implemented another emergency shutdown and the

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Stroll on pause during COVID-19 lockdown

On December 21, 2020, the government of Ontario announced a provincewide shutdown of all non-essential businesses. The shutdown period is December 26 – January 23, 2021. This includes Stroll Walking Tours, of course! I planned to host private group walking tours throughout the winter because you asked for it. Outdoor

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