Anticipating a boom in shipping with the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, the Toronto Harbour Commission started construction of a peninsula in 1959 to create an outer harbour. Millions of tons of fill were dumped into Lake Ontario to create a five-kilometre-long barrier known officially as Outer Harbour East Headland or more commonly as Leslie Street Spit...
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Visitor Info
From downtown Toronto, take Lake Shore Boulevard east and then turn right on Leslie Street to reach Tommy Thompson Park. The park is open on weekends and holidays, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Private vehicles are not allowed in the park, and it is 4. 8 km (3 miles) from the park entrance to the lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned by the City of Toronto. Grounds open, tower closed.