Lake Erie Shore

The Lake Erie Shore in Ontario includes Elgin County, the city of St. Thomas, Norfolk County, Haldimand County, and Brant County. It is a largely rural part of the province, with a strong summer tourism sector in towns and villages strewn along the lakeshore.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include St. Thomas and Aylmer.

St. Thomas

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St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county. At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city was 42,918.

Aylmer

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Aylmer is a town in Elgin County in southern Ontario, Canada, just north of Lake Erie, on Catfish Creek. It is 20 kilometres south of Highway 401, and is almost equidistant between the United States cities of Detroit and Buffalo.

Port Dover

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Port Dover is a community of about 6,200 people in Norfolk County in southwestern Ontario. Port Dover's big draw is its beach: during the warm months, palm trees thrive on Erie Beach.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Port Stanley and Waterford.

Port Stanley

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Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Elgin County in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek. In the 2021 Canadian Census of Population, Port Stanley had a population of 3,008.

Waterford

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Waterford is a community of about 3,100 people in Norfolk County, in Ontario. The area surrounding the town is primarily agricultural land, with tomatoes, tobacco and corn among the chief crops.