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Sunday, October 13, 2024
PHOTO GALLERY: NOTL’s heritage celebrated at estate garden party
Guests of the Heritage Garden Party on Sept. 13 enter the McArthur estate, greeted by hosts Blair and Brenda McArthur. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
Brenda McArthur, who co-hosted the party with husband Blair McArthur, greets guests as they enter the estate. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
Some of the garden party guests, including Vaughn and Lauren Goettler, with Vaughn in a blue button-up shirt and Lauren in a blue dress with white stripes. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
Susanne Flett and Astrid Hrybko sit together at the estate fountain to read about its history. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
From left: Rick Meloen dressed as Robert Dickson, Judy Thornton dressed as Mrs. Robert Dickson, Denise Ascenzo dressed as Margaret Melville, Stephen Steele dressed as Robert Melville. These were the historical owners of the estate. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
This trio of musicians — a flutist, harpist and cellist — provides an elegant soundtrack for the garden party. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
Geoffrey and Lorraine Joyner, longtime supportors of the NOTL Museum, enjoy some refreshments. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
Party guests check out some of the lot items as part of the silent auction. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
Sarah Kaufman, the NOTL Museum's managing director and curator, speaks to the guests who've come out for the garden party. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
Brenda and Blair McArthur with a gift from the NOTL Museum, presented to them as thanks for hosting the party on their estate. DAVE VAN DE LAAR
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It was the sight of legendary and lavish parties almost a century ago, and on Sept. 13, its history as a gathering place for the social scene of Niagara-on-the-Lake was revitalized.

Dozens came out to the historic McArthur Estate on John Street for the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum’s Heritage Garden Party, an opportunity for the museum to raise funds for its capital project and to spark interest in Niagara’s past as an idyllic summer getaway.

The McArthurs of today, Blair and Brenda McArthur, greeted guests at 3 p.m. as they entered the grounds of the property, located at 210 John St. E. It was originally built in the 1830s and became the hub of NOTL’s social scene in the 1930s.

Guests came dressed to the nines, some dressing up as historical figures who used to own the property, and enjoyed an afternoon of strolling the scenic garden, mixing and mingling, food and refreshments and music from a flute-harp-cello trio.

This was the second-ever Heritage Garden Party hosted by the museum, the first which took place last year at the historic Charlou.

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