Fort Erie is a town in the Niagara Region of Ontario, where Lake Erie meets the Niagara River on the border with the United States. The population is around 30,000.

Fort Erie consisted of the village of Fort Erie, formed around the old fort used in the War of 1812 to defend the Canadian border, and the town of Bridgeburg, formed in 1895 around the Canadian foot of the International Railway Bridge. These two amalgamated to form the town of Fort Erie in 1931. Modern-day Fort Erie was formed in 1970 with the amalgamation of the town of Fort Erie with Bertie Township, including Stevensville, Ridgeway, and Crystal Beach, and a small part of Willoughby Township.



Uncle Sam's Bingo, on Garrison Road. The bingo halls along Garrison Road attract visitors from both the Fort Erie area and the nearby Buffalo metropolitan area.

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Golden Nugget Bingo, on Garrison Road.

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Houses on Edgemere Road facing out into Lake Erie.

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Houses on Lakeshore Road.

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Houses on Lakeshore Road near the tip of Lake Erie.

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Fort Erie, on Lakeshore Road. Construction of the fort began in 1803, and the fort was never really finished. The fort was attacked, captured, and then abandoned by American forces in 1813, and the British re-occupied the fort, and began rebuilding it after the deconctruction they had done before the Americans took it. The Americans captured the fort again in 1814, and then began expanding it. A British attempt to recapture the fort failed. The fort was abandoned again, and destroyed, by the Americans near the end of 1814 when the troops were needed on the East Coast.

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Fort Erie was also the base of Irish Republicans for their raid of Ontario in 1866. The Fenians captured the abandoned fort and took control of the town, and then began to head north to capture Chippawa and the Welland Canal. After hearing that British forces were in that area, they turned around, and met a Canadian militia in Ridgeway. Reinforcements were blocked by the U.S. government from crossing the Niagara River from Buffalo, and finally the Fenians retreated back into the United States. In 1937, restoration of the fort was started by the Niagara Parks Commission, and the restoration was complete in 1939.

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A house overlooking Lakeshore Road and the Niagara River.

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Mather Arch, at Mather Circle. The stone arch gate was built in 1939 to signify the peace and goodwill between the United States and Canada.

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Businesses on Niagara Boulevard.

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The old King Edward Hotel, on Niagara Boulevard. The hotel was built in the early 1900s.

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A house on Niagara Boulevard.

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St. Paul's Anglican Church, on Niagara Boulevard. The parish was established in 1821, and the church was built in 1892.

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Buildings on Niagara Boulevard. St. Paul's Parish Hall, built in 1911, is on the right.

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Buildings on Niagara Boulevard near Jarvis Street, in the old village of Bridgeburg area.

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Businesses on Jarvis Street.

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A building on Jarvis Street.

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Houses on Courtwright Street.

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The Provincial Courthouse, on Jarvis Street at Central Avenue.

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A house on Phipps Street.

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Bertie Hall, on Niagara Boulevard. Bertie Hall was built in 1833 and named for Sir Peregine Bertie II, Baron of Willoughby. Bertie Hall was a stop on the Underground Railroad

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Houses on Niagara Boulevard.

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A house on Bowen Road.

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The Central Avenue United Church, on Central Avenue.

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Businesses on Jarvis Street.

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Buildings on Jarvis Street.

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The International Railway Bridge, crossing over the Niagara River and the Niagara Parkway.

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The International Bridge was completed in 1873.

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The Gypsy Theatre, near Central Avenue and Wintemute Street.

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The Fort Erie Railroad Museum, on Central Avenue. The Ridgeway train station houses the museum, and the centerpiece is the 1948 Canadian National Railway steam engine.

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A house on Niagara Boulevard.

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Houses on Wintemute Street.

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A firehall and house on Bertie Street.

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A house on Princess Street.

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An old house now used as a tavern, on Princess Street.

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The Peace Bridge, connecting Fort Erie with Buffalo, New York. The bridge was opened in 1927.

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The Buffalo skyline from Lakeshore Road.

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I haven't been to Fort Erie since I was a teenager and those are good shots you have taken.

Your photos seem more clearer too did you get a new camera or are you using a different program to download the pictures?

Other than passing by when going to Toronto, I've never been to Fort Erie before, truly is an enigma to me although it's literally next door.

Great pics btw.

I haven't been to Fort Erie since I was a teenager and those are good shots you have taken.

Your photos seem more clearer too did you get a new camera or are you using a different program to download the pictures?

Thanks! Actually, I've been using the same re-sizing program and everything for years, and my camera was about a year old at the time, so nothing is different. I'm a little more aware of taking pictures into the Sun, and when I do take pictures with bad silhouettes, I'm doing a better job of bringing out the colors.