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Crystal Beach | Ontario

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Region:

Niagara Region

Known For:

Crystal Beach | Bay Beach | Sandy shoreline | Warm water | Historic amusement park site | Summer vibe

Best For:

Beach Days | Swimming | Summer Getaways | Sunset Views

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Crystal Beach Amusement Park

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The Crystal Beach Amusement Park was a place that tourists visited time and again for more than 100 years – from 1888 to 1989. It had exciting roller coaster thrills and all kinds of other rides to many eager visitors. At its peak in the 1940s and early 1950s, the park had about 20,000 visitors […]

Point Abino Light Tower

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Point Abino Light Tower Crystal Beach Ontario

National Historic Site of Canada Join for guided tours (usually) every second and fourth Saturday of June, July, August and September. The Point Abino Lighthouse was constructed in 1917 in response to increased traffic at the east end of Lake Erie. One of the early residents of the point was Father Claude Aveneau, a Jesuit […]

Crystal Beach Sugar Waffles

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Sugar waffles

The Amusement Park was famous for many things including the “Comet” roller coaster, the beautiful Dance Hall, delicious Sugar Waffles, and Hall’s Original Suckers. The Crystal Beach Candy Company has come to the rescue of those needing a sugar fix, by bringing back the Sugar Waffles and Suckers using the park’s original recipes and equipment. […]

Crystal Beach Hill

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crystal beach hill view

In the 1930s, Crystal Beach Park employees were allowed to build cottages on the Crystal Beach sand dune so that they could live near their jobs. The dune was called Crystal Beach Hill and eventually grew to 43 cottages. Crystal Beach Hill is a natural sand dune, fifty feet high and originally about two thousand […]

Queen’s Circle

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Queen's Circle Crystal Beach Ontario

The unique Queen’s circle is a historic centre of the Village of Crystal Beach. You must visit the place to feel a sense of community. The Circle is the place of the Annual Circle of Art in July, on Saturday. This is a free community event featuring amazing art from local artists. They form a […]

Crystal Beach Bicycles

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Crystal Beach Bicycles Crystal Beach ,Ontario

You can find more than 90 decorative bikes in front of homes and businesses in Crystal Beach. In 2014, the idea to decorate bicycles with paint, and some flowers were realized by the Crystal Beach Beautification Committee. The committee decorated a dozen bikes and installed them along Erie Rd, Ridge Rd and in other areas […]

Bay Beach Park

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Bay Beach Park Crystal Beach Ontario

The summer season is the highlight of Crystal Beach with Bay Beach being rated one of the top beaches in Ontario. Bay Beach is the main draw to the area. The beach is located west of the former Village of Crystal Beach. Many of the summer homes in Bay Beach were built in the late […]

Erie Road West

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Erie Road West Crystal Beach Ontario

Drive on historic Erie road to the west of Crystal Beach. You can enjoy the line of amazing lakeshore cottages. You will feel how people lived here in the twentieth century, how they rested, what they liked, what they felt.

Marcy’s Woods

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Marcy's wood

The north shore of Lake Erie contains one of Canada’s most unique biodiversities, Marcy’s Woods. A protected private nature reserve, Marcy’s Woods is 285 acres of intact Carolinian forest that offers spectacular scenery and is the habitat of many plants, animals, birds and reptile species, several of which are endangered. Through the private ownership of […]

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