Elgin County's 120 miles of Lake Erie Shoreline boasts four Ports, many beaches and marinas Port Bruce, Port Burwell, Port Glasgow and Port Stanley offer easy access to fishing, sailing and all types of water sports.
Port Stanley is the largest of the ports. It has one of the finest stretches of beach along the north shore of Lake Erie, winning awards for it cleanliness. Kettle Creek offers safe shelter for leisure boats that moor at the marinas. It is great fun to sit and eat an icecream ad watch the sailboats move in and out of the marina. Great deal of the fun is in watching the King George Lift Bridge, the oldest lift bridge in Ontario, lift the bridge so the large masts can pass.
The Port, as the locals refer to it, is home to the terminal railway which offers rides along the old London and Port Stanley rail line.
Buy fish right from the fishing boats, wander through the boutiques and art stores, enjoy the restaurants and outdoor patios , and go to the theatre. Port Stanley is a great place to spend some time.
Port Bruce is a former fishing village with a waterfron Provincial Park. The peir at Port Bruce is a vaourite place for fishermen looking for Lake Erie Yellow Perch.
Port Burwell, known as the Jewel of Lake Erie's north shore, also has a Provincial Park. You can enjoy another great beach, go fishing or visit the excellent Maritime Museum located across from the lighthouse.
Port Glasgow is a fisherman delight. Well known for its' great pickerel fishing. Port Burwell host a yearly Kids Fishing Derby, as well. A great beach and a beautiful undeveloped lake shore make Port Glasgow another gem.
Come and visit us at Arbour for a couple days and we will send you on several different Elgin tours. Elgin has so much to offer Art, Theatre, Railroad History, Sparta shops and farms, Ports, beaches, water sports, fishing, and so much more.