Forget Detroit. Celebrate American Thanksgiving in Cottam!

It's the fourth Thursday in November.Across the river, millions of people in Metro Detroit are celebrating American Thanksgiving.

But there's no need to cross the border to join in the festivities all you have to do is head to Cottam. This tiny community, now a part of Kingsville, Ont.,has a long association with American Thanksgiving..

It's all because of the Cottam United Church. Starting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday,the congregation hosts its annual turkey dinner, which started in1945. This year, they'reexpecting 1,200 hungry guests toenjoy a traditional feast ofturkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, squash, peas, coleslaw, cranberries and homemade pie.

To learn more about the history and effort behind this EssexCounty tradition, I met up with Rosemary Roadhouse. She's been the main organizerof the dinner for over 20 years.Click on the audio player to hear our conversation.

Windsor Morning8:49Food with Jonathan Pinto - American Thanksgiving in Cottam

You don't have to cross the border to celebrate American Thanksgiving - the Cottam United Church in Essex County has been serving a turkey dinner on this day for 70 years.

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Cottam United Church is at 137 County Rd 34 in Cottam. Food will be served starting at12:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets sales usually stop around 6 p.m.

It's best to get there as early as possible,especially if you want a good choice of pie.Tickets are $15 for adults, $7 for children, and free for five and under and it's cash only.