We are informed daily about diabetes, how to protect ourselves form it, how to spot the symptoms, but few of us realize who we have to thank for the very first big strides in fighting Diabetes. Well Alliston is the home base of Banting who is responsible for so much of our present knowledge about diabetics and the discovery of insulin. Did you know that he is a Canadian. Banting's homestead is well worth a morning or afternoon. Many of his art works hang in the house. Pack a lunch and spend an hour sitting on the veranda or on the grounds. you get a feeling of what is was like to live in the county. This homestead is still in the county and has an unusual octagonal drive shed.
