What you will find on this page …
- Reunion News – past events, next events, future events, and what our future could look like …
- Local Accommodations – don’t rush home after the reunion, stay the night …
- Local Tourism Links – plan your vacation around our next reunion/festival event …
- Local Events in July – check out local events around the time of our next reunion/festival event …
- Reunion Business – reunion liabilties and future fundraising …
Reunion News …
2025 Reunion Video
click this link to view the video …
2026 is our 99th Stewart reunion and next year will be our 100th. The current reunion executive are fully committed to seeing us to our 100th anniversary reunion event in 2027, in it’s current form.
For the next two years, 2026 and 2027, we will also have a presence at the Ailsa Craig Highland Games and Scottish Festival, in addition to our in-person reunions at the East Williams Optimist Park Pavilion.
Our presence at the Ailsa Craig Highland Games and Scottish Festival in 2026 and 2027 is expected to consist of a table at the Thistle Market displaying our Stewart family history in the region.
For 2028, our presence at the Ailsa Craig Highland Games and Scottish Festival in expected to be our only annual reunion activity.
Check out the Games and Festival’s website at ailsacraighighlandgames.ca …
Local Accomodations – “Linger Longer”
Why not make the Stewart Reunion and the Ailsa Craig Highland Games and Scottish Festival part of your July vacation plans?
There are many hotels, motels, campgrounds and vacation rentals in the area.
Closest are the Grand Bend/Port Franks/Ipperwash areas.
Anywhere along the Lake Huron shoreline from Goderich to Sarnia are about an hour’s drive to Nairn.
Some places to check out …
- Shady Pines Campground – Nairn
- Holiday Inn Express – Strathroy
- Parkhill
- Forest
- Lucan
Local Tourism Links
Middlesex County – check out “Maps & Guides” on their “Plan” menu …
Sarnia – Lambton – check out their “Experiences” list …
Lambton County – check out their list of museums and heritage sites …
Lambton Shores – check out the local villages from Arkona and Forest to Ipperwash and Grand Bend …
Ontario’s Blue Coast – check out the beaches along the Lake Huron shoreline …
Port Stanley & Lake Erie – check out the Lake Erie shoreline from Port Stanley to Port Dover …
Local Events in July 2026 …
- Our Stewart Family Reunion on July 11th
- The Ailsa Craig Highland Games and Scottish Festival on July 25th
- The Mud Creek Bluegrass Festival from July 9th to 12th
Reunion Business …
what we’re currently spending our money on …
- facility rental
- pot-luck lunch supplies
- prizes for attendees (oldest, youngest, most plaid, furthest traveled, etc.)
- reunion invitation postal mail-out (stamps, envelopes, paper, printing, etc.)
- www.stewartreunion.ca hosting fees (the reunion website)
- www.myheritage.com hosting fees (the genealogy website)
- family history table at the Thistle Market (Ailsa Craig Highland Games and Scottish Festival)
- supporting our history, planting memorial trees, donating to our local heritage society
we are supported solely by donations, passing the hat at reunions and from individual donors,
attendance is fading, but we still need to pay the bills …
our largest expenses currently, are:
- myheritage.com (for genealogy website hosting)
- stewartreunion.ca (for reunion website hosting)