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1948 Southwestern Ontario For Your Canadian Vacation 1948 Ontario. Department of Travel and Publicity
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ONTARIO
Stretch1ng half way across the continent, and with an area of more than 412,000 square miles, the Province of Ontario offers a diversity of year-round allroclions which have won for it the title "Canada's Vocation Province." Within its boundaries are to be found so many features of entertainment, sport and pure relaxation that it is difficult to enumerate them w1thout the details being lost in the tremendous over-all picture. For this reason we hove prepared ~ve regional booklets, each describing the out standing characteristics of one geographic district within the Province. This booklet deals w ith Southwestern Ontario, roughly that area lying between Lake Erie on the south and Georgian Bay on the north; Lake Huron on the west, and on the east a line drawn across country from Oakville on Lake On tario, to Southampton on Lake Huron. The other units in Ontario's vacation picture are South eastern Ontario, Central Ontari0, Northern Ontario and Northwestern Ontario. Copies oF these publications are also yours for the asking.
DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL AND PUBLICITY Parliament Buildings, Toronto 2, Ontario HON. ARTHUR WElSH, D.S.O., Mlnlstor TOM C. McCALl, Oe1>uty Minlltor eST. PAUl. e N)IN!oliHIP0\.15
DET R O IT PHILAOELPIUA
2 3 THE EASTERN GATE IS LOVELY NIAGARA
From the early 17th Century, through French, Indian and Ameri can wars, the Niagara Peninsula has been a stage for the enact ment of Canadian history. To day friendly citizens of once war ring notions explore together the glory of the great cataract, the miles of parks, the gracious Oakes Gorden Theatre, the restored forts of another age. Every mo ment of the day there is something In the spring exciting to do-and seoson-long the Niagara Peninsu la is a veri table bower where blossoms 1 burst in all their glory in May, roses bloom in profusion in June, and the luscious fruit hongs on the trees in summer and tempts the motorist to the wayside stand when the harvest season rolls around. Bisecting the Peninsula is the greof Weiland Canol with pass ing ships of the Great lal
Maid of the Mist braves the rapids 4 5 Salling on Detroit River
Those wbo enter Ontario at Windsor traverse the area and skirt the scenic grove at Dresden, recalling Harriet Bird Sanctuary at Kingsville will enthrall find themselves at the doorway to Essex shores of Lake Erie. Historically there Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cobin." the noture-lover1 and Lake Erie's shores and Kent Counties, "The Sunporlour of ore many and diversified attractions To round out the vocolion piclure, call to the fisherman, for this is the water Canada," the most southerly point in old Fort Molden of Amherstburg, relic of Point Pelee Notional Pork and beautiful where boss is king! Here in Ontario's !he Dominion, where balmy air and the War of 1812. John Brown's house Rondeau Provincial !Park provide ideal Sunparlour, the vacationist will find bright sunny days set the seasons o full at Chatham, northern terminal of the outdoor life and camping on the very everything to fuiAI the wishes of the fortnight ahead. Excellent highways Underground Railway; and Uncle Tom's doorstep of urban Ontario. Jack Miner's whole family who ore holiday bound.
6 7 from Poinl Pelee on 1',e West to Fort Erie on lhe eosl, the north shore of Lake Erie is o vasl vacation pleasure g OLD WORLD ... Sprlngbonk Park, London Where Tecumseh fell, near Chatham • • • AND NEW 1 In the heart of Southwestern Ontario, founded in 1793 bylieutenont through its beautiful valley, and past the London may be reached by paved only a few miles from the U. S. border, Governor John Groves Simcoe, who • digniRed buildings of the University of highways from Windsor, Sarnia, Buffalo, is a landscape as English as Eton. Half planned that his new city would one Western Ontario. and Hamilton; while equally excellent a dozen Canadien cities, established by day be capitol of Upper Canada. Neighbouring towns such as Stratford roods provide easy access to the beauti hardy British selllers, corry on the tradi Here ore nostalgic memories of Block (on the Avon River), St. Thomas and fu I beaches of Lake Erie and Lake Huron. tions of the old lond,-repeoting in friars, Vauxhall, Piccadilly and Covent Woodstock corry our the theme, and Near the City of St. Thomas, ore nome and appearance, the home scenes Garden Market; of S1 Paul's Cathedral throughout the surrounding countryside, several important historic sites, notably the Relds ore rolling, rich and green, in the historic Southwold Eanhworks, and of the early pioneers. Most notable and Cheopside and Poll Mall1 and a among them, the Canadian London was second River Thames Rows graciously true English tradition. the Talbot Estate. 10 11 The Blue Water Highway leads North From Sornio to Southampton, the Blue looking out over blue Lake Huron. Water Highway, (King's Highway Anglers wi II ~nd excellent ~shing in Number 21) skirts the shores of Lake the deep waters of Lake Huron itself, Huron, providing o scenic route to oil o r in the numerous inland streams which of central and northern Ontario. At empty into il. every turn of the rood lie new oppor Beyond Southampton, at the northern tunities for vacation fun. From the end of the Blue Water Highway, King's amazing stone formations and fossils at H ighway Number 6 branches off to the Kettle Point, JUSt out of Sorn1o, through beautiful Bruce Peninsula, leading north the Pinery and the lovely beaches word to Tobermory and the Manitoulin around lpperwash Park, the rood leads Island ferry. King's Highway Number on fo Grand Bend, phenomenal summer 21 continues eastward to Owen Sound, colony whose summer population is more where, again, lake boats connect w ith than fen times the normal figure for the Manitoulin, or the motorist may go on to town. At Goderich, lnverhuron and the l ovely Georgian Boy country, Port Elgin there ore many beach resorls, Huronio, Lake Simcoe and Muskoko. 12 13 • • • AND THE VALLEY OF THE GRAND RIVER Fim Schoolhouse In Waterloo, 18~0 Richly endowed by both history and nature, this magni~cent Paris, Galt, Kitchener and Guelph, are as famed for their beauty as their industry. volley extending from Port Maitland on lake Erie, to Georgian The area is ideal for hiking, bicycling or motoring, with c:.:._~}W($> Boy, once marked the preferred canoe route of the Six Notions ~~.,. . something new to be seen every minute, ranging from the house .::;z.!~~-----x~.,! Indians. In colonial days it was famous for its gigantic trees, where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone to the ~~ which early settlers felled and shipped abroad to make masts Church of the Mohawks on the Indian Reserve near Brant . . ford; from the beauti ful and wild Glen of Elora to magn i ~cent ~ for the great soiling vessels of the time. To-day the many industrial communities which grew up, as a result of the river man-made Belwood lake, ~ rst step in a gigantic conservation facilities, ore hidden among the leaves and hedgerows; and scheme to restore this charming valley to its original beauty. 15 14 DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL AND PUBLICITY You'll he lnterestecl to Know--- Parliament Buildings, Toronto 2, Ontario Honourable Arthur Welsh, D.S.O., Minister Tom C. McColl, Deputy Minister • • • Be Sure to Bring W ith You Your Stale License Card Tourists entering Caroda do not require passports. It is sug Other publications of this Department, available on request: gested, however, that the possession of idenli~cotion papers will ONTARIO, YOUR BEST VACATION BET facilitate entry into Canada and also assist in establishing the v isitor's right to re-enter his own country on his return there. THE FISHERMAN'S ONTARlO WATERWAYS TO EXPLORE-BOOK I, THE TRENT Automobiles imported by non-residents for touring purposes only o re admitted for a period of up to six months. These permits ore WATERWAYS TO EXPLORE- BOOK II, THE RIDEAU LAKES obtainable from Customs Officers at port of entry. 1947 ONTARIO ROAD MAP Articles comprising a tourist's outfit may be brought into Canada FLYING FACTS ABOUT ONTARIO without duty or deposit. 1947 WITH ROD AND GUN IN ONTARIO WHERE TO STAY IN ONTARlO • • • United Stales Customs Regulations For your convenience, the Government of the Province of Ontario Residents of the United States, returning from Ontario, ore en titled to exemption from duty on articles up to the value of $100.00, operates Tourist Reception Centres at main border-crossing points. acquired in Canada, if such resident has remained outside the You will find uniformed receptionists on hand to answer any lost territorial limits of the United States for at least 48 hours on the trip on which merchandise was acquired and have not applied for minute queries you may hove, and to help you mop your route a similar exemption within the previous thirty days. through Ontario. These centres are located at: Each member of the family in the party is entitled to the exemption Fort Frances ...... Church Street of $100.00 and when a husband and wife and minor or dependent Kenora-Keewatin...... Come ron Boy Bridge children ore travelling lo~ether, the articles included within such Pigeon River ...... Near Fori William-Pori Arthur exemption may be grouped and allowance made wi1hout regard to Windsor...... Detroit-Windsor Tunnel which member of the party they belong. Windsor...... Ambossodor Bridge Niagara Falls...... Whirlpool Rapids Bridge Ontario Offer$ Excellent Fishing Poir,t Edward near Sarnia...... Blue Water Bridge A non-resident fishing license in Ontario costs $5 .50 per person; St. Catharines.. Junction Oueen Elizabeth Way ond Highway Number 8 or a family license covering parents and children under 21, $8.00. Fort Erie...... Peace Bridge Exit For complete fishing information, write for copy of THE FISHER Sault Ste. Marie...... Ferry Dock MAN'S ONTARlO. Prescott...... Ferry Dock The Canadian Gallon is Equa l to Five U.S. O uarts Lansdowne ...... 1000-lslonds Bridge Exit PRINTED I N CI\NI\01\ 16