Country: Canada
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Niagara Escarpment
The dramatic ridge of ancient sedimentary rock that runs beneath Thorold and gives the city its elevated setting; a UNESCO-designated World Biosphere…
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Ball’s Falls Conservation Area
A 200-acre conservation area in the heart of the Twenty Valley where Twenty Mile Creek spills over two Niagara Escarpment waterfalls, set…
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Lock 8 Gateway Park
A riverside municipal park at the south end of the Welland Canal built around Lock 8, one of the longest ship locks…
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Welland Canal Twin Flight Locks (Locks 4, 5 & 6)
One of the Welland Canal’s signature engineering feats: three paired ‘flight’ locks that lift ocean-going ships up the face of the Niagara…
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Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum
A free local-history museum near Port Colborne’s downtown that traces the town’s ties to the Welland Canal and Great Lakes shipping through…
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Peace Bridge
The Peace Bridge is an iconic international crossing spanning the Niagara River between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. Opened in…
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Merritt Island
A long island park in downtown Welland, formed between the Welland River and the old Welland Canal, offering roughly 4.2 km of…
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Old Fort Erie
Old Fort Erie is a reconstructed early-1800s British military fort overlooking the Niagara River, remembered as the site of the bloodiest battle…
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Bay Beach (Crystal Beach)
Bay Beach is Fort Erie’s marquee Lake Erie swimming beach in the Crystal Beach community, known for soft sand and clear shallow…
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Welland International Flatwater Centre
A world-class flatwater sports venue on the Welland Recreational Waterway (the old Welland Canal), used for rowing, canoe/kayak, and dragon boat racing…