GETTING THERE AND BACK Follow ravine footpaths and a beach You can reach the suggested starting point on public boardwalk. Experience a Great Lake transit, by taking the 64 MAIN bus south from Main DISCOVERY WALKS shoreline, gardens and wooded Street Station on the BLOOR/DANFORTH subway ❹LAKE and get off at . The 501 QUEEN ravine parklands. Lake OntarioThis Plant is part was of once the knownlargest freshwateras “the palace system of purity” streetcar east from Queen Station on the YONGE in the world.because Look of its for beautiful evidence brass of andthe lake’smarble energies interior. subway also provides service into the area including the in the continually shifting beach alignment and the suggested tour end point. THE ROUTE shoreline protection methods. Wind and water are slowly eroding the nearby . Sand Although you can begin this Discovery Walk at any deposits from the bluffs have helped form EASTERNEASTERN point along the route, a good starting point is the waterfront and Islands. The lakeshore and northern end of the enchanting Glen Stewart Ravine nearby Glen Stewart Ravine are important migratory (see top of map). Follow this ravine down to the Lake RAVINE & stopovers for a significant RAVINE & shore and explore the Eastern Beaches and its boardwalk. Along the way, you’ll visit an Art Deco BEACHESBEACHES water treatment plant and a charming Beaches neighbourhood. One In A Series of Self-Guided Walks ❶GLEN STEWART RAVINE Photo by Gera Dillon Gera by Photo Visit the 8.5-hectare ravine and park, which contains many native plants, including many species rare in Gardener’s House, FOR MORE INFO Toronto. Ames Creek, which flows through the ravine, is one of the few For more information on Discovery Walks, including remaining natural streams in the city. brochures, please call Parks and Recreation Archaeologists have found artifacts near Information at (416) 392-1111. For more here that date from about 4000 years ago. information on area history, inquire at the Beaches number of Today, municipal by-laws protect this ravine Branch of the . birds as well as and the City is restoring much of the vegetation. monarch butterflies. Discovery Walks is a program of self-guided walks Year-round, the shoreline is home to that links City ravines, parks, gardens, beaches and ❷ waterfowl such as ducks, gulls and geese. neighbourhoods. Other Discovery Walks include: BEACHES NEIGHBOURHOOD Neighbourhood Central Ravines, Belt Line and Gardens; Don Valley During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Beaches tree-lined street Hills and Dales; Western Ravines and Beaches; was one of the most popular beach resorts in the Northern Ravines and Gardens; and Garrison Creek. region with several amusement parks. Exploring the tree-lined streets today, the architecture, ❺ASHBRIDGE’S BAY PARK atmosphere and attitude of this community still This park was created in the 1970s by filling in the resemble a small lakeside resort town. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP lake with excavated material from development sites. The City of Toronto would like to thank the The force of ’s waves is evident where Toronto Public Library, Toronto District School Beaches Park ❸BOARDWALK large boulders protect the constructed shoreline. Board, Toronto Field Naturalists, Toronto Transit Boardwalks have existed along this shoreline Enjoy this Discovery Walk Commission, Heritage Toronto, Royal Ontario since 1850. Today’s Boardwalk connects beaches, ❄ at different times of the year. Museum, and the lakeside parks and open spaces. The Boardwalk You’ll be surprised how it changes Community History Project for their support. leads to the City’s architecturally impressive Art from season to season.

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