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Historical Sites
 Tennessee
Avenue:
A cool Summer’s breeze once lured a
group of wealthy vacationers from the Southern States in 1888 to the
Tennessee Avenue area to establish the “Humberstone Summer Resort
Company”. Limestone pillars built in 1898 stand today as a
reminder of a time of horse drawn carriages, southern belles and
mansions. An era when vacationing Mrs. Varina Davis, wife of
Southern Confederacy President Jefferson Davis, wrote her tales of
“The Grasshopper War.” Many of these splendid original homes,
can still be found today.
West
Street:
Well known as a favourite shopping
destination, West Street combines a unique canal side setting along
with shops, restaurants and historic buildings dating back to the
1800's. Ocean vessels and lakers sail past as they transit their way
through the St. Lawrence Seaway system and the Welland Canal.
The stone walls and bridge abutment
placements of previous canals from West Street exist today making it
easy to envision a time of wooden schooners being towed by steam
tugs or early canallers negotiating the lock.
Today West Street has become a
thriving shopping district and a main focal point for the city’s
annual Canal Days Festival which celebrates Port Colborne’s marine
heritage during the Civic Holiday weekend.P
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The
Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum is the focal point of
many community events throughout the year. People gather every year
from far and wide to celebrate “An Ol’ Fashioned Christmas”.
During the spring, this active museum features a Pie Social and
draws thousands every summer to the annual Canal Days Festival.