For over forty years we have been flying over the Burlington Skyway bridges - - four lanes in each direction - - with no thought about what's underneath on the "old road". The narrow isthmus is home for several hundred homes and cottages along the Lake Ontario side. The footpath is wide and once again is the bed of a past electric and steam rail line that
connected Hamilton with points north. The area was first developed in the 1870-1880 period and three original homes still exist. Several major storms and floods have bashed away at the shoreline but the people remain. Older tiny cottages are mixed with some more recent grand places. Signs by the path ask people to keep off the wild shoreline vegetation and along the other side there are numerous irises in full bloom.
connected Hamilton with points north. The area was first developed in the 1870-1880 period and three original homes still exist. Several major storms and floods have bashed away at the shoreline but the people remain. Older tiny cottages are mixed with some more recent grand places. Signs by the path ask people to keep off the wild shoreline vegetation and along the other side there are numerous irises in full bloom.Burlington has an absolutely beautiful waterside park on the north side of Lake
Ontario with many footpaths and several dining facilities. Today's walking got us past the centre of town. We're now progressing north-east, bound for Toronto by Sunday.
Ontario with many footpaths and several dining facilities. Today's walking got us past the centre of town. We're now progressing north-east, bound for Toronto by Sunday.CHCH news and the Hamilton Spectator had each expressed interest in our story but after a two hour wait for each of them, they had to be declared no-shows. Coverage earlier by St. Catharines and Niagara papers was excellent.
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