10. Quiet, country living, yet conveniently close to shopping necessities!
- 9.5KM to Sobeys in Simcoe
- 8.6KM to No Frills in Port Dover
click map to open Google Maps in a new window, and find the distance to your favourite Norfolk location!
9. Quaint, historic town.
Port Ryerse was founded by Samuel Ryerse in 1795! According to one Norfolk history website: "This lakeside community prospered, particularly during Norfolk's lumber exporting era, 1860-1875. The Port had two piers stretching out into the lake, various shipbuilding businesses, a blacksmith shop, a one-room elementary schoolhouse, four hotels, an Anglican church with churchyard cemetery, a general store, post office and dozens of homes."
8. Interesting Algonquin Park Connection!
Love Algonquin Park? If you have walked the Logging Museum Trail and observed the "alligator" amphibious log driver, you maybe have caught that they were designed and built by a Simcoe, ON company. In the late 1800's, Simcoe Alligator manufacturers John West and James Peachy built two of the first summer cottages on the beach at Port Ryerse, erecting a shared barn and ice house between them.
Algonquin Park Alligator
7. World Class Beaches!
Love to feel the sand between your toes, but don't have the time to get down to the Gulf?
Short drives or bike rides to some great beaches!
You'll think you're in Mexico... 30 min away in Long Point!
Turkey Point Beach - 14 min away!
6. Lake Erie Fishing
Whether you want it on your fishing pole or on your plate, Lake Erie Perch is just minutes away and world renowned!
5. Up & Coming Wineries
Whether you fancy yourself a connoiseur or a casual sipper, a bottle of wine is just right for living by the lake... why not get yourself a bottle from one of Southern Ontario's finest up and coming wineries, found just minutes from your door!
4. Local Brew
Wine Not your thing? Don't worry - fine craft breweries are all around Port Ryerse.
3. The Villages, Hamlets & Towns
Port Ryerse is just one of the Quaint little villages that make up Norfolk County... the places to explore just past your doorstep are many! Of course there is Simcoe, Port Dover and Delhi... but what about Port Rowan, Saint Williams, Waterford, Langton, Vittoria, Turkey Point... the list goes on. You'll want to take a Sunday drive, EVERYDAY.
2. Footlong Hotdogs
We all know hotdogs aren't health food, so when you're gonna have one... Go big or go home, and have a footlong! And what better place than The Arbor in Port Dover, just 9km away.
AND FINALLY...
1. IT'S READY TO MOVE IN!
You can enjoy items 2-10 and the endless other great things that Norfolk County has to offer right now, without a ton of elbow grease and investment. Check out this fine property today, listed at $479,900.