Blyth, Ontario

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Blyth is a community in the municipality of North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It is located southwest of the town of Wingham on Huron Road 4 and geographically south of the town of Lucknow.

The village of about 1000 people was founded in 1877. Many of its buildings still retain a Cape Dutch style of detailing that was popular after the Boer War. Today it has a quaint, charming ambience onits revitalized Queen Street. Locals pronounce the name of their town like "bly-eth" rather than "blithe".

It is the center for an annual drama festival called the Blyth Festival (at the Blyth Festival Theatre). Since its inception in 1975, it has premiered 100 Canadian plays. Plays developed at the Blyth Festival have won Governor General 's Awards and a number of Chalmers Awards. It plays to audiences of between forty and fifty thousand annually.

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