Thorold: Highway 58 Eastbound - Tunnel (2)
Few places in southwestern Ontario have a history as closely tied to the growth of rural crossroads as Shakespeare. This unincorporated community in the Township of Perth East developed in agricultural country between Stratford and Kitchener-Waterloo, with Highway 7/8 remaining its principal thoroughfare. Homes, small businesses and local streets give the settlement a compact main-street character rather than the scale of a city. Its name recalls William Shakespeare, while the surrounding Perth County farmland places it firmly within one of Ontario’s long-established rural regions. Shakespeare is a useful pause on the route linking Stratford with the Waterloo Region and reflects the everyday working character of small-town southwestern Ontario.
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Thorold is best known in Ontario for the Welland Canal, the shipping route that raises and lowers vessels between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. The city sits on the Niagara Escarpment, where canal engineering is particularly apparent: Thorold’s Lock 7 forms part of the current system’s eight locks. Opened in 1932, this fourth Welland Canal remains a working connection in the St. Lawrence Seaway network. Public paths and viewing areas trace sections of the waterway, while the former canal corridor recalls earlier phases of construction. Browse additional webcams from the Niagara Peninsula to extend your view of Thorold and the Welland Canal.
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