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2 Queen's Circle,
Crystal Beach,
Ontario
L0S 1B0
Phone : (905) 894-4983
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Crystal Beach
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 6,321. Part of the Town of Fort Erie, Reg. Mun. of Niagara, on L. Erie, 16 km. SW of Fort Erie.
- In its heyday, the resort designed for Americans from nearby Buffalo, was nicknamed the 'Atlantic City of the Great Lakes.'
- In the early part of the 20th century, two of the finest steam vessels of their class ferried holidayers from Buffalo to the amusement park. The community was settled in the 1780s and farmed by United Empire Loyalists.
- It was named for the clear waters at the beach. In 1814, a small British fleet masquerading as supply craft embarked from Crystal Beach and captured two armed American schooners.
- This daring exploit was the last naval battle on the Great Lakes in the War of 1812. A summer post office was opened in 1896, a year-round office opened in 1908.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
- Postcards above used with permission from A Great Lakes Treasury of Old Postcards 2007 Lorenzo Marcolin, MD 176 pp. For Copies call the Huronia Museum 705 526 2844 or email lmarcolin@aol.com
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/crystalbeach
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Visitors to this page: 771
Off the beaten track: |
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Bay Beach, 1km
Ridgeway, 2km
Thunder Bay, 2km
Wavecrest, 3km
Ridgewood, Fort Erie area, 4km
Point Abino, 4km
Oakhill Forest, 5km
Mulgrave, 6km
Buffalo Heights, 6km
Sherkston, 6km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Quarry Ponds, 18km
The Clay Pits, 19km
Biederman Pond, 22km
Lake Gibson, 29km
Lake Moodie, 32km
Eight Mile Pond, 42km
Martindale Pond, 40km
Four Mile Pond, 43km
Two Mile Pond, 44km
Fifteen Mile Pond, 40km
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