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King's Highway 6, commonly referred to as Highway 6, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario.It crosses a distance of 480 km (300 mi) between Port Dover, on the northern shore of Lake Erie, and Espanola, on the northern shore of Lake Huron, before ending at the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17) in McKerrow.
Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie. It is the site of the recurring Friday the 13th motorcycle rally .
County Highway 59 – Port Rowan, Tillsonburg: Former Highway 24 southern terminus; formerly Highway 59: Halfway House Corner: −7.0: −4.3 County Highway 6 east – Port Dover: Formerly Highway 6 north: Simcoe: −1.0: −0.62 County Road 1 west (Robinson Street) / Argyle Street: 0.0: 0.0 Highway 24 begins Norfolk County Highway 24 ends
Originally, the bus service only traveled to the major communities of Simcoe, Delhi, Port Dover, Port Rowan, and Waterford. [6] It only recently made stops in the smaller communities of St. Williams and Langton. The service officially started in 2011 and was operated by Sharp Bus Lines who also operate the school bus system in the county.
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources classifies Long Point as a Macrosite, an area that contains numerous ecological or geological significant zones, [6] such as Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest. Inner Long Point Bay covers approximately 78 km 2 (30 sq mi) between the spit and Lake Erie's north shore. The Inner Bay is a diverse ...
Just north of Lake Erie, Highway 3 turns east and travels straight towards Port Colborne, passing just south of the Wainfleet Bog. At Townline Road, the boundary between Wainfleet and Port Colborne, the central section ends and the roadway continues as Niagara Regional Road 3 through the city, meeting the southern end of Highway 58. [1] [4]
The Port Dover Harbour Museum, housed in an original fisherman's net shanty, commemorates Port Dover's fishing industry. The galleries present exhibits on the days of commercial sail as well as Lake Erie shipwrecks, ship building, Long Point, the War of 1812 and other aspects of lakeside life in this community. The museum is also active in the ...
The village was served by the Port Dover & Lake Huron Railway and a more substantial harbor had been completed. Records indicate that businesses include a foundry, many stores, a newspaper, wagon and carriage makers, and a busy school house. [3] Port Dover became an incorporated village in 1879.