A very windy day on Lake Erie at Port Colborne - 15 October 2011

There is a windstorm today, 15 October 2011. Winds are gusting to 100 kph (60 mph) and the temperature was about 10C or 50F, so I decided to visit Nickel Beach in Port Colborne, Ontario. This is on the northern coast of Lake Erie and abuts the Welland Canal.

As you can see in the video, the wind was blowing and the waves were rolling in Gravelly Bay. It was a joy to be there. I hope that you enjoy it too.

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Port Colborne Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival - 30 July 2011

Port Colborne's Canal Days are one of my favourite yearly events. This year the weather is spectacular and there are smiles all around.

For information on Canal Days, here is the info on Concerts, here is the Canal Days' Program.

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  As can be seen from the videos, Port Colborne was the place to be today. It is a beautiful city, come for a visit, you may stay. 

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Minor Fisheries in Port Colborne

I spent this sunny afternoon in Port Colborne.

It is a picturesque city on Lake Erie. The Welland Canal goes right through the town and is the main reason that the city exists. I followed my nose and a few of the locals into the Minor Fisheries.

By the decor, I quickly realized that the food had to be the draw so I had the fisherman's dinner. 

Wow, what a wonderful meal of perch, shrimp, scallops and calamari. The seafood was accompanied by very tasty French fries, bread, a wonderfully fresh and tasty cole slaw. All that for $10 plus tax. It was delicious.

After my lunch, I walked across the street and walked along the Welland Canal on the Port Promenade.

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It was a wonderful day for a good meal and a nice walk in a pretty city. I recommend a visit to Port Colborne, I think that you will enjoy the visit. If you have comments or would like to have a review of a feature here in the Niagara Region, please email me at NiagaraWatch (at) gmail dot com.

Is this the smallest home in Ontario?

I know that the average size of a home is finally starting to getting smaller in North America but really, the original part of the house below in Port Colborne can't be much more than 100 square feet.

 To describe it as tiny would be an overstatement, minuscule is a better description. It really is a micro home and that means that while it is very tiny, it is probably very affordable. Here are a few photos.

Below is a lovely old fashioned Dairy Queen across the street from the small home. You can see the home in the background, across the street from the Dairy Queen.

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