Have You Visited The New Tim Hortons In Forked River?

I recently had a chance to visit the new Tim Hortons coffee shop in Forked River. I wasn't familiar with the story behind this chain.

I did know they are the "Starbucks" or "Dunkin" of Canada. I did do a bit of research to find out more about this big coffee fav from the north.

Tim Hortons got its start back in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, when Canadian hockey star Tim Horton opened the first restaurant. It started out as a simple coffee and donut shop, with coffee and donuts being the main attractions.

A few years later, Horton partnered with Ron Joyce, who had become involved with the business as a franchise owner. After Horton died in a car accident in 1974, Joyce took over the company and helped expand it into the large chain we know today.

Over the years, Tim Hortons became much more than just coffee and donuts. The menu grew to include sandwiches, soups, breakfast items and, of course, those little donut holes known as Timbits.

Today, Tim Hortons is still strongly associated with Canadian coffee culture. The company says it serves more than 5 million cups of coffee every day in Canada, which is a whole lot of coffee!

Shawn Michaels

My coffee order was a Tim Hortons original blend coffee, black with no sugar. I thought it was great. I also ordered avocado toast with seasoning and it was very tasty too. Maybe next time I will try the Harry Potter donut.

By the way, Tim Horton was a defenseman who spent most of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He joined the Maple Leafs as a regular in the early 1950s and became known for his size, strength and tough style of play. He was also a very good skater and had a powerful shot for a defenseman.

Horton was a big part of the Maple Leafs teams that won four Stanley Cups in the 1960s — in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. During the 1962 playoffs, he led Toronto in scoring with 16 points in 12 games, which was pretty impressive for a defenseman.

After more than 20 years in the NHL, Horton also played for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres. His final NHL game came for Buffalo in February 1974. By the end of his career, he had played 1,446 regular-season games, scored 115 goals and recorded 518 points.

Horton was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977, just three years after his death.