Niagara-on-the-Lake is a historic town where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, known for its well-preserved 19th-century streetscape and heritage district. It is a hub of Ontario wine country, home to dozens of wineries and recognized as a birthplace of Canadian icewine, and it hosts the annual Shaw Festival theatre season. Settled by Loyalists as Newark, it briefly served as the first capital of Upper Canada in the 1790s.
Known for
- Ontario wine country and wineries
- Canadian icewine
- Shaw Festival theatre
- Preserved 19th-century heritage district
- First capital of Upper Canada
- Fort George National Historic Site
