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SHERKSTON SHORES
CITY OF PORT COLBORNE, ONTARIO
2002

This quarry operated between 1890 and 1917 and has been rehabilitated to a multi-use vacation resort with cabins, RV sites and rental homes on Lake Erie at Sherkston in the Niagara Peninsula.  Recreational facilities include scuba diving, a beach with a giant water slide, go carts, golf, sailing and motor boating and water skiing.  (Photo courtesy of S.E. Yundt)

updated:  June 05, 2003