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The Niagara Escarpment straddles the city's southern border, and the Bruce Trail takes hikers along its ridge east toward Niagara Falls, south toward Thorold and the Welland Canal, or west to Lincoln through the Morningstar Mill and Decew Falls area.
The Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in southern Ontario, Canada, from the Niagara River to the tip of Tobermory, Ontario. The main trail is more than 890 km (550 mi) long and there are over 400 km (250 mi) of associated side trails. The trail mostly follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, one of the nineteen UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves in Canada. The land the trail traverses is owned by the Government of Ontario, local municipalities, local conservation authorities, private landowners, and the Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC). The Bruce Trail is the oldest and longest marked hiking trail in Canada. Its name is linked to the Bruce Peninsula and Bruce County, through which the trail runs. The trail is named after the county, which was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin who was the Governor General of the Province of Canada from 1847 to 1854.
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Located near Lake Gibson, this 19th-century gristmill operated from 1883 to 1933 and is still in working order. The site also has a picnic area.
Home of the Niagara IceDogs (hockey) and the Niagara River Lions (basketball).
The site has ruins of an 1870 knife factory that was closed about 1921. The original stone foundations remain.