Windsor, Ontario Attractions

The industrial city of Windsor is situated on the south (Canadian) side of the Detroit River, linked to the U.S. city of Detroit by bridge and tunnel. Strategically positioned on the Great Lakes waterway Windsor's port comes second only to its car industry which, like Detroit's, is the main pillar of the local economy. The good neighborly relations between the two cities are clear for all to see when they annually join forces to celebrate Canada's National Day (July 1st) and America's Fourth of July.

Windsor (founded in the 1830s) and Detroit lie in an area first settled by the French at the turn of the 18th c. A trading post established by Antoine de Lamothe de Cadillac in 1701 on the north side of the Detroit River quickly became the regional center for the French fur trade before being captured by the British in 1760 and later handed over to the Americans after the War of Independence. Except for a short interval during the 1812 Canadian-American War the river has formed the frontier between the two countries ever since.