thumb|right|250px|View of Port Stanley from the harbour.

Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Elgin County in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek. In the 2021 Canadian Census of Population, Port Stanley had a population of 3,008.

History

The site of Port Stanley was part of an important early route from Lake Erie to other inland waterways for a succession of explorers and travellers of the 17th and 18th centuries. It was an important landing point and camping spot. Adrien Jolliet, brother of Louis Jolliet, landed at this location in 1669 during the first exploration of the Great Lakes by Europeans. Other notable visitors included François Dollier de Casson and René de Bréhant de Galinée (1670), Jean-Baptiste Céloron de Blainville (1749) and Sir William Johnson (1761). In commemoration of this role, a site bounded by Bridge, Main and Colbourne Streets was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1923, and was marked with a cairn.

Lieutenant-Colonel John Bostwick received the first land grant, and settled in what is now Port Stanley in 1804.

Media

The Port Stanley News was formerly a locally operated news and current events Website/blog that served the Port Stanley area however it is no longer active.

The Lake Erie Beacon was a tabloid community newspaper published bi-weekly, with a distribution of 7000 printed copies and 800 electronic copies however it has ceased publication.

Climate

Port Stanley has a humid continental climate modified somewhat by the waters of Lake Erie.

References

  • Official Port Stanley Website