Aylmer Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
About Aylmer
In October 1817, John Van Patter, an emigrant from New York State, obtained 80 ha of land and became the first contemporary settler on the site of Aylmer. During the 1830s a general store was opened and village lots sold in what was then called Troy. In 1835 it was renamed Aylmer after Lord Aylmer, then Governor-in-Chief of British North America. By 1851 local enterprises included sawmills and flour-mills powered by water from Catfish Creek. Aided by easy access to Lake Erie, Aylmer became by the mid-1860s the marketing centre for a rich agricultural and timber producing area. It benefited greatly from the construction of the 230-km Canada Air Line Railway from Glencoe to Fort Erie in the 1860s. In the mid-1970s, many German-speaking Mennonites began migrating to the Aylmer area from Mexic
Top Attractions in Aylmer
Explore the best things to see and do in Aylmer:
- ★Clovermead Apiaries
- ★Port Bruce Provincial Park
- ★Springwater Conservation Area
- ★The Aylmer Fair
- ★The Old Town Hall
Where to Eat in Aylmer
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Mennomex
- 🍴Ruby's Cookhouse
- 🍴The Green Frog Tearoom
- 🍴Walker Dairy Bar
Aylmer Travel Guide Sections
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