Lake Ontario's Waterfront Renaissance
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, as Lake Ontario lost its role as southern Ontario's commercial corridor, city planners turned their backs on one of the provinces' most scenic assets. Shorelines became industrial sites and wastelands, and much of the lakeshore became publicly inaccessible.

In the past few decades, inspired in part by the city of Toronto's massive Harbourfront redevelopment, many Ontario lakeside cities and towns have turned abandoned waterfronts into recreational parklands and bustling "people places."

As you tour the northern Lake Ontario shoreline, look for waterfront parks, trails and scenic boardwalks such as these:
• Harbourfront Park, Hamilton
• Bronte Harbour Waterfront Park, Oakville
• Lakefront Promenade Park, Mississauga
• Ontario Place, Harbourfront and Queen's Quay, downtown Toronto
• Bluffer's Park, Scarborough
• Beachpoint Promenade, Pickering
• Ajax Waterfront Park, Ajax
• Heydenshore Kiwanis Park, Whitby
• Lakeview Park, Oshawa
• West Beach Park, Port Hope
• Victoria Park, Cobourg
• Bayshore Park, Quinte West
• Kiwanis Bayshore Park, Belleville