Port Dover Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
unincorporated community in Norfolk County, Ontario
About Port Dover
Port Dover's earliest known inhabitants, from around the year 1000 until approximately 300–350 years later, were the Algonquin nation. They were noted flint-workers and evidence of their skill in crafting arrowheads is still to be found in open worked field areas surrounding the village. The next wave of inhabitants were the Attawandaron nation, the Neutrals, who occupied the region from about 1350 until their absorption by the Iroquois in 1651. The last significant Indigenous nation to occupy the area was the Mississaugas. In 1670, French missionaries François Dollier de Casson and René Bréhant de Galinée became the first Europeans to winter at what is now Port Dover. Earthen remains and a plaque mark the spot near the fork of the Lynn River (Patterson's Creek to many older Port Doverites
Top Attractions in Port Dover
Explore the best things to see and do in Port Dover:
- ★Lighthouse Festival Theatre
- ★Lynn Valley Trail
- ★Port Dover Harbour Museum
- ★Port Dover Lighthouse
- ★Selkirk Provincial Park
Where to Eat in Port Dover
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Davids Restaurant
- 🍴The Beach House
- 🍴The Crepe House
- 🍴The Urban Parisian
Where to Stay in Port Dover
- 🏨Clonmel Castle Boutique B&B
- 🏨Dover House Bed and Breakfast
- 🏨Erie Beach Hotel
- 🏨Sprucelodge Cottage
Port Dover Travel Guide Sections
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