Port Dalhousie served as the Lake Ontario terminus for the Welland Canal from 1829, when the canal opened, until 1932 when the canal's entrance was shifted roughly four kilometres to the east to Port Weller. A lighthouse was marking Port Dalhousie as early as 1833, for in that year, funds for nails and wicking for the lighthouse were provided...
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Visitor Info
From Queen Elizabeth Way in St. Catharines, take Exit 47 and go north on Ontario Street for 2 km (1. 25 miles). Ontario Street will become Lakeshore Road right before you turn left onto Lighthouse Road, which will lead to Port Dalhousie Yacht Club. Parking near the pier on which the range lights are located is available. The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Grounds open, tower closed.