Port Dalhousie is a historic lakeside community on the Lake Ontario shore in the northwest of St. Catharines, built up around the northern terminus of the first three Welland Canals during the 19th century. Once a working port of shipbuilders, sailors and canal labourers, its compact core of 1800s streetscapes was designated a Heritage Conservation District in 2003 and is among the best-preserved canal villages in Canada. It was an independent village until amalgamating into St. Catharines in 1961. Today it is the city's leading waterfront destination, drawing visitors to Lakeside Park beach, the pier and lighthouses, boutique shops and the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta.
Known for
- Welland Canal terminus and heritage conservation district
- Lakeside Park beach on Lake Ontario
- 1905 Looff-carved Lakeside Park carousel
- Royal Canadian Henley Regatta on Martindale Pond
- Historic pier and range lighthouses
- Waterfront dining, pubs and boutique shopping
