The flat, sandy soils of northern Norfolk County between Port Dover and Port Stanley provide ideal growing conditions for alternative crops – what used to be a strictly tobacco-growing area now also supports hemp and ginseng fields. For a sniff of old ’baccy, take Hwy 3 30 minutes inland, northwest from Port Dover, to this wooden-crate, leaf-filled multicultural museum with displays on local history and tobacco production.
Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre
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13.62 MILES
Southwest along the coast is this provincial park with a handful of hiking trails and campsites. Its forests teem with bird nerds and nature lovers.
16.15 MILES
This fishing shack-turned-museum focuses on the Lake Erie fishing industry and the exploits of local sea dog Captain Alexander McNeilledge (‘Wear no…
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This excellent provincial park, 47km southwest of Port Dover, occupies a 1.5km sandy spit jagging into the lake, great for swimming, fishing and camping.
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22.93 MILES
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Built in 1856 by Mohawk Chief George HM Johnson for his British bride, Emily Howells. This historic home is the birthplace of E Pauline Johnson, one of…