There are many excellent birding hotspots throughout Norfolk County. The Long Point area - which includes a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve and a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance - is one of Canada's greatest birdwatching destinations. . . . — — Map (db m234316) HM
In November, 1854, the schooner "Conductor" was wrecked off this shore during one of Lake Eries many violent storms. Jeremiah Becker, who resided nearby, was away on the mainland but his courageous wife, Abigail, risked her life by repeatedly . . . — — Map (db m258749) HM
During the 19th century, literally thousands of wooden schooners and steam-powered vessels plied the waters of Lake Erie. Dozens of these vessels were built within Long Point Bay and many were sailed by crews drawn from local ports. In the days . . . — — Map (db m234241) HM
Long Point Bay
Looking across Long Point Bay
1) Long Point Lighthouse at the tip of the peninsula. First built in 1830, rebuilt in 1843 and 1916.
2) Bluff Point. Home of the Bluff Shooting and Fishing Club, established in 1919. . . . — — Map (db m234275) HM
Long Point, a 40 km sand spit that projects into the deepest part of Lake Erie, was designated as an outstanding example of a Great Lakes coastal ecosystem by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1986 (UNESCO) . . . — — Map (db m234314) HM
Long Point Portage
This portage, which crossed the isthmus joining Long Point to the mainland, was used by travellers in small craft following the north shore of Lake Erie in order to avoid the open waters and the length of the . . . — — Map (db m251083) HM
Long Point was known to traders and travellers before the area was purchased from the Mississauga Indians in 1784. In this unsurveyed area twenty to thirty "squatters" had settled by 1791, some of whom were allowed to remain following surveys and . . . — — Map (db m250982) HM
Port Rowan
Lake Erie Inner and Outer Long Point Bay
Commercial Fishermen and Punters
Our Oldest Heritage
In the early seventeen hundreds, this area was well noted for its abundance of waterfowl and fish. Punting and commercial . . . — — Map (db m234200) HM
Lest We Forget
Dedicated to the memory
of the men of Port Rowan
and district who served
and died in -
World War I
1914 - 1918
World War II
1939 - 1945
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Merchant Marines 1939-45
(names not . . . — — Map (db m273213) WM
The first white settlers in this area arrived from New England in the 1790s and 25 years later Port Rowan townsite was surveyed on land owned by the Ellis and
Wolven families.
The town was named for Col. Sir William Rowan (1789-1879) . . . — — Map (db m234205) HM
