Guidebook for Fort Erie
Parks & Nature
Once a rail line, the old right of way has been converted to a multi-use recreational path connecting Port Colborne with Fort Erie some 30 kilometres to the east. The 24 km path is straight and easy with virtually no elevation change.
Along on the Friendship Trail there is easy access to scores of golden sand beaches on the shores of Lake Erie. The route parallels the north shore of the lake as it passes through farmland, villages, and quiet residential areas. With stunning views of the Buffalo skyline and a nature trail within easy hiking distance, the Friendship Trail offers options for enthusiasts of all sorts.
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Friendship Trail
Friendship Trail Once a rail line, the old right of way has been converted to a multi-use recreational path connecting Port Colborne with Fort Erie some 30 kilometres to the east. The 24 km path is straight and easy with virtually no elevation change.
Along on the Friendship Trail there is easy access to scores of golden sand beaches on the shores of Lake Erie. The route parallels the north shore of the lake as it passes through farmland, villages, and quiet residential areas. With stunning views of the Buffalo skyline and a nature trail within easy hiking distance, the Friendship Trail offers options for enthusiasts of all sorts.
Crystal Beach
Arts & Culture
Canada's Bloodiest Battlefield
Step back into a time of red coats, black powder and gray fortress walls. Over 200 years of living history resides within, at Old Fort Erie.
Facts & Figures Old Fort Erie
the site of ancient flint quarries
the first fort built in Ontario by the British - in 1764 during Pontiac’s Rebellion
a base for British troops, Loyalist Rangers and Iroquois Warriors during the American Revolution (1775 – 1783)
Canada’s bloodiest field of battle with over 3000 troops killed and wounded during the Siege of Fort Erie August 3 to September 21, 1814
the major crossing point into Canada of the Underground Railroad 1793 - 1865
occupied by the Fenians (Irish Republican Army
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Old Fort Erie
Canada's Bloodiest Battlefield
Step back into a time of red coats, black powder and gray fortress walls. Over 200 years of living history resides within, at Old Fort Erie.
Facts & Figures Old Fort Erie
the site of ancient flint quarries
the first fort built in Ontario by the British - in 1764 during Pontiac’s Rebellion
a base for British troops, Loyalist Rangers and Iroquois Warriors during the American Revolution (1775 – 1783)
Canada’s bloodiest field of battle with over 3000 troops killed and wounded during the Siege of Fort Erie August 3 to September 21, 1814
the major crossing point into Canada of the Underground Railroad 1793 - 1865
occupied by the Fenians (Irish Republican Army
Food Scene
The Barrel
224 Garrison RdThe best Italian restaurant at a very reasonable price