Dunnville in Lowbanks in Haldimand County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Commercial Fishing Industry

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2024

1. Commercial Fishing Industry Marker

Inscription. Port Maitland was a major commercial fishing port from the mid-1800s until the late 1950s. Fishing took place in the Grand River and Lake Erie, netting abundant amounts of sturgeon, bass, herring, whitefish, pickerel, perch and clams. Gradually, Port Maitland became the home of one of the largest fresh water fishing fleets in the Americas. This provided good income for many area families for more than 100 years; some are still fishing here today. Henry Ross is credited as the first commercial fisherman in the area.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 51.661′ N, 79° 34.446′ W. Marker is in Lowbanks, Ontario, in Haldimand County. It is in Dunnville. It is on Feeder Canal Road 2.7 kilometers west of North Shore Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 628 Feeder Canal Road, Lowbanks ON N0A 1K0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

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It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Feeder Canal and Lock (here, next to this marker); Naval Depot Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Grand River Naval Depot (here, next to this marker); Grand River Naval Depot 1815 (approx. half a kilometer away); Royal Canadian Air Force No.6 Service Flying Training School (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); The Founding of Dunnville / La Fondation de Dunnville (approx. 6.2 kilometers away); Patron's Of Industry Hall circa 1893 (approx. 17.3 kilometers away); This Bell Originally Housed In The Bell Tower Of Emmanuel United Church At Wellandport (approx. 17.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lowbanks.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2024

2. Commercial Fishing Industry Marker

Port Maitland Cairn, in Port Maitland East Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2024

3. Port Maitland Cairn, in Port Maitland East Park

Postcard of Port Maitland Harbor, ca 1910 image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

4. Postcard of Port Maitland Harbor, ca 1910

Fishing boat at Port Maitland Harbour, 2024 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2024

5. Fishing boat at Port Maitland Harbour, 2024

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 25, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.