Exploring Port Hope

Summer is a really beautiful time in Ontario. I decided to show my European guests a little bit of Ontarios country charm, so we planned an overnight getaway for July 30 and 31, 2008. Just after lunch on July 30, 2008 we started driving east of the city to the charming country town of Port Hope, just about 100 km east of Toronto. Port Hope is a pretty little town of about 16,000, located at the mouth of the Ganaraska River that is a favourite destination of salmon fishermen in the fall. I was there probably 7 or 8 years ago and since then Port Hope has been spruced up considerably. Many new restaurants and boutiques have been opened, and Port Hope has become a favourite getaway destination for city-weary Torontonians.

From here we continued on to Cobourg, another attractive country town just about 10 minutes east of Port Hope. With about 18,000 residents, Cobourg, Ontarios Feel Good Town, is slightly larger which makes it the largest town in Northumberland County. It features stunning Victoria Hall, a classical building dating back to the 1850s that now houses the municipal offices as well as a concert hall and art gallery. The main street features many cute shops and boutiques. From here we walked towards the waterfront and stopped at the King George Inn, a historic hotel that actually used to be the Cobourg Jail until about 10 years ago. In the basement you can still see various jail cells in their original state. Last but not least we strolled to the waterfront where we enjoyed the beautiful marina and had a look at the wide sandy beach of Victoria Park.

Through the rolling hills of Eastern Ontario we made our way to Peterborough where we stopped briefly at the waterfront to admire the preparations for a free concert that was to be held in the evening in the waterfront park. As it was getting late we decided to locate our bed and breakfast, the Shining Waters B&B, just outside Lakefield. Hostess Susan Castle showed us around her 1860s fieldstone farm house that features four beautifully ...

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[RatFlinger]

I walked up Walton Street once and an old lady ran up to me and grabbed my cock. Disgusting.

[1232324543P]

fucck ya port hope mutha fuckers only thing that sucks is cops bust u for anything cause theyy dont do any work

[tonydvs9]

cops in this town have longer records then the residents!!

[martiniglistensyeah]

I live here :D

[derouyag]

Lived there myself, during the great train derailment of the early 70's, the great ice surge, any for anyone who know the great flood, with the awesome fire about a week later.

My understanding is that they did away with the Olde Tyme Christmas.

This video only shows a small part of Port Hope. You don't see town hall which is about a block south at the end of the video. And most important... what used to be the Port Hope Car Wash & Ice Vending between the two train bridges.

[sullivanocean]

cops bust you for being a punk, simple.

[missundaztood05]

@RatFlinger WHATTT???!? no way!! who was it?

[missundaztood05]

Farini is great.. good place to have a few beers :)

[Railrodder]

Around 1:00, when you were walking Ontario Street, the Midland Railway once ran through there and down between the buildings. When I was a kid, the trains still went across Walton street!

[Onlinehacker2themax]

me too:) lol where abouts?

[ilike999999999]

this place sucks, id know, i fucking live here

[rocafella885]

LMAO i bet it was crazy mary