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To Welland Ontario Canada
From The Falls our *Trip Central* via Highway #20 (Lundy's Lane) west to highway #406 onto the 406 south, exit onto Merritt Road to Niagara Street, then south (left) onto Niagara Street into Welland...

It's about 25 km (about 15 mi) south of St.Catharines via Highway #406 and #58

And it's 10 km (6 mi) north of Port Colborne on Highway #58 or #140

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There are some less traveled routs to Niagara Falls our *Attractions Central* (and to other Niagara communities) through beautiful countryside and charming villages with possibilities of great pictures for your holiday travel wall and album. Don't miss out while you're here take the time to enjoy the region and take photographs Around N' About Niagara (The Peninsula).

If you're interested, we have some off the beaten path travel information made up in the form of self-guided tours with travel guide and travel maps available
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The City of Welland Ontario Canada
Is made up of the following communities:
Cooks Mills, Dain City, Welland

A bit of background for your personal tour pictures wall and album:

Population:       50,100 Mayor:            Damian Goulbourne

The City is on the banks of the Welland River, which once provided transportation for the neutral Indians.

Later it became an integral part of the Welland Canal system, when an aqueduct was built to carry canal water over the river.

Use of the historic aqueduct ceased in 1925.

There are remnants of this engineering marvel that still exist near the Welland Court House.

The Court House was built in 1856, combined with the development of the canal, to mark the beginning of the town's prosperity.

Known as "The Rose City", it has the largest Francophone population in the region.

Its economy:
The Welland Canal has had a significant impact on Welland's economy. Clearly, the canal encouraged the establishment of a vibrant shipping industry and the railway.

Currently credit and financial services are a major player. The city is the Call centre Capital of the region.

The production of specialty steels and agricultural equipment are a formidable sector, while hydraulics, carbon and alloy forgings, rubber products and electrical appliances add to a versatile industrial base.

Fun stuff to see and do:
The Chippawa Rose Gardens feature over 50 rose beds and 1500 blooms.

With buildings as their canvas, artists from all over Canada were commissioned to create the largest outdoor gallery in the world. The result was 28 masterpieces, stunning in their size and detail.

A unique trio of events, The Rose Festival in June, the Niagara Regional Exhibition in September and the Niagara Food Festival in October make Welland one of the region's most festive towns.

The city on the canal, Welland boasts over 140 ha (350 Acres) of parks and one of the province's finest rose gardens that has earned it the moniker of "Rose City of Ontario," Welland is also known for its remarkable "outdoor gallery" of 28 giant murals that make for a colourful walking tour.

In 1988 Welland staged a Festival of Arts Murals to attract the 14 - 16 million tourists who were bypassing the town on their way to Niagara Falls.

Twenty-eight Giant murals decorate downtown buildings; the longest is 130 ft. and the tallest is three stories high.

Welland is also the home of the annual Niagara Food Festival.

Held in the downtown Market Square around the end of September or early October, this festival brings together an array of local farmers, wineries, and restaurants to provide the food.

For more fun stuff to see and do *Around N' About Welland* check out the listings of Shopping, Dining, Festivals and Events, Of Interest and so on

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