Kingsville, Ontario

Our first stop is in Kingsville. Ontario, the southernmost town in Canada, with a population of  23,968 . It is on the shores of Erie Lake and home to dozens of vineyards and farms. The Kingsville area boasts one of the largest concentrations of vegetable greenhouses in North America. These greenhouses produce tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, strawberries, flowers and potted plants.

Kingsville and the Essex County region sell themselves as an affordable place to live and do business. They claim that the cost of their land is among the lowest on the continent, and their housing prices are low compared to the rest of Canada.  Kingsville is just 35 minutes from to the busiest border crossing in North America (Detroit) making Kingsville a desirable location!

We arrived on a Saturday, when they close Main Street, right in front of our hotel and have all kinds of family activities in the street- games, vendors, food trucks a bagpipe marching band, and a dance band. The theme was Christmas in July. We really enjoyed ourselves.