THE LAKE ERIE SHORE
RON BROWN
THE LAKE ERIE SHORE
Ontario’s Forgotten South Coast
Copyright © Ron Brown, 2009
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Brown, Ron, 1945–
The Lake Erie shore : Ontario’s forgotten south coast / by Ron Brown.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-55488-388-2
1. Erie, Lake, Region--History. I. Title.
FC3095.L335B76 2009 971.3’3 C2009-900102-0
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Front cover photo: Port Dover. Photo by Ron Brown
Back cover photo: Fort Erie. Photo by Ron Brown
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CONTENTS
Introduction: The Forgotten Shore
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PART TWO: THE PLACES OF THE LAKE ERIE SHORE
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Amherstburg
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Erie Beach
Crystal Beach
Bob-Lo Island
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Port Colborne
Port Maitland
Stromness
Dunnville
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Port Dover
Port Rowan
Port Burwell
Port Stanley
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Erieau
Wheatley
Leamington
Kingsville
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Lowbanks
Selkirk
Nanticoke