Library of Great Lake Ontario Resources
The Library of Great Lake Ontario, located in Rochester, NY, includes current, classic and antiquarian volumes on history, government, politics, travel, lifestyle and literature of the Great Lakes region, primarily Lake Ontario. The geographical focus ranges from the Niagara River frontier to the St. Lawrence River region, with waterfronts in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, New York State and the Genesee River Basin. The Library includes volumes on the Erie Canal, Genesee Valley Canal, and selected areas of the US.
Library of
Great Lake Ontario
A selection from the Library's collection
- Ports on Lake Ontario
- Lake Ontario Space View
- Niagara Frontier
- First Great Lakes lighthouse, 1804
- Schooners Hamilton and Scourge, 1813
- First Great Lakes steamboat, 1816
- Major Shipping Companies on Lake Ontario, 1822-1950
- Great Lakes Merchant Schooner Fleet, 1822
- Canadian Irish Immigrants 1825 (mp3)
- William Lyon MacKenzie, 1838
- Royal Mail Line, 1851
- Lake Touring, Niagara to Thousand Islands, 1879
- Shipping Magnate from Picton, 1885
- Between Two Shores, 1892
- Excursions Along New York Shores, 1895
- Luxury Lake Travel, the "Night Boats," 1899
- Smuggling Across Lake Ontario, 1920-1933
- The Cobourg Ferry, to 1950
- Lake Ontario Luxury Cruising 2001(WIN video)
- Lake Ontario Luxury Cruising 2001(MAC video)
- CanAm Organics Policy, 2009 (mp3)
- Life Beyond Here: 100 Years on Lake Ontario
- Black Canadian History
- Lake History Directory
PORTS Touring Society
Lake Ontario Weather Center
- East Lake Ontario - US NOAA Radar
- Current Weather off Sodus Point, NY
- Current Weather at Manhattan Square Yacht Club Basin
- New York Shoreline - US NOAA Weather Radio
- West Lake Ontario - US NOAA Radar
- Winds off Port Weller (Welland Canal), ON
- Winds off Sandbanks/Point Petre (Prince Edward County), ON
- Winds off Wolfe Island (St. Lawrence), ON
- Winds off Great Lake Shores
"Class Act" Touring Awards
- 2000
- Weller Stagecoach Run, Cobourg, ON
- Horne's Ferry, Cape Vincent, NY
- 2005
- Lake on the Mountain, Glenora (Mills), ON
- Grant Hall, Kingston, ON
- 2010
- Old Ship Canal Park, Welland, ON
- Sodus Bay Lighthouse, Sodus Point, NY
Program Friends
Great Lake Ontario
- Kingston Harbour at St. Lawrence River, ON
- Prince Edward County Historical Society
- Port Oswego at Oswego River, NY
- Sodus Point Lighthouse, NY
- Port Charlotte at Genesee River, NY
- Manhattan Square Yacht Club, NY
- Point Breeze Lighthouse, NY
- Hamilton & Scourge National Historic Site, ON
- Niagara 1812 Legacy Council, ON
- Welland Canal Centre, St. Catharines, ON
- Welland Museum, ON
- Hastings Co. Agricultural Heritage, ON
- O'Hara Mill Homestead, ON
- Province of Ontario Archives
- Canada Search & Rescue Maritime History
- Canadian Heritage Gallery
- Great Lakes Restoration Conference
Canada Friendship Exchange
Exchange Events
- About the Friendship Exchange
- 2010 Queen's CFE Reunion, CAN
- 2010 Kingston CFE Reunion, CAN
- 2007 Kingston Civic Holiday, CAN
- 2002 Cobourg Holiday Festival, CAN
- 2000 Cobourg Civic Holiday, CAN
- 1999 Maplewood Rose Festival, USA (WIN video)
- 1999 Maplewood Rose Festival, USA (MAC video)
- 1998 Charlotte Heritage Festival, USA
