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Thousands of vacationers each summer flock to Crystal Beach on Lake Erie to bask on the warm sand, swim in the cool water, and frolic at the amusement centre
Thousands of vacationers each summer flock to Crystal Beach on Lake Erie to bask on the warm sand, swim in the cool water, and frolic at the amusement centre

Thousands of vacationers each summer flock to Crystal Beach on Lake Erie to bask on the warm sand, swim in the cool water, and frolic at the amusement centre

Date11/7/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Thousands of vacationers each summer flock to Crystal Beach on Lake Erie to bask on the warm sand, swim in the cool water, and frolic at the amusement centre. One of Lake Erie's many popular resort centres, it juts into lake midway between Ft. Erie and Port Colborne, only a few miles by road from Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipFort Erie
    GeographyNeighbourhoodCrystal Beach (Fort Erie, Ontario)
    GeographyHistorical locationCrystal Beach (Ont.)
    GeographyRegion or DistrictNiagara (Ont. : Regional municipality)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTS-2-124-GO-494
      Leaving cares behind, a relaxed group of vacationers at Guadeloupe's Club Med takes it easy on a sunny stretch of beach
      Leaving cares behind, a relaxed group of vacationers at Guadeloupe's Club Med takes it easy on a sunny stretch of beach
      Spremo, Boris
      1/13/1970
      Time for frolic in the water or relaxation on the beach bench at the Midland Municipal Park, a holiday stopover point for sun and sand worshippers of all ages
      Time for frolic in the water or relaxation on the beach bench at the Midland Municipal Park, a holiday stopover point for sun and sand worshippers of all ages
      James, Norman
      6/22/1963
      ON THE MOVE - The 44-year-old Comet is the star of the Crystal Beach Amusement Park in Fort Erie
      ON THE MOVE - The 44-year-old Comet is the star of the Crystal Beach Amusement Park in Fort Erie
      Brennan, Pat
      8/5/1989
      The Queen Mother at 79 has a warm smile ready for thousands of Nova Scotians who flock out to see her
      The Queen Mother at 79 has a warm smile ready for thousands of Nova Scotians who flock out to see her
      Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
      6/28/1979
      While 30 stranded vacationers wait outside, travel agent Colin Cripps sits, dejected, in the Bank of Nova Scotia
      While 30 stranded vacationers wait outside, travel agent Colin Cripps sits, dejected, in the Bank of Nova Scotia
      Cripps, Colin
      3/18/1974
      Still tranquil: Clevelands House dock, shown above as it is today, saw elegant vacationers promenade in earlier times, right
      Still tranquil: Clevelands House dock, shown above as it is today, saw elegant vacationers promenade in earlier times, right
      Spremo, Boris
      8/2/1991
      Enthusiastic vacationers set out for a sail from a dock at one of the resorts in Martinique, known for its good beaches
      Enthusiastic vacationers set out for a sail from a dock at one of the resorts in Martinique, known for its good beaches
      Spremo, Boris
      1/16/1988
      Delay on the cards: Two Canadian vacationers use a sombrero as a card table as they wait to be airlifted home from Cancun recently, following the odyssey-Thomson failures
      Delay on the cards: Two Canadian vacationers use a sombrero as a card table as they wait to be airlifted home from Cancun recently, following the odyssey-Thomson failures
      Loek, Dick
      4/30/1990
      It's your neck: Quadriplegic Gary Stockfish (left) shows Steve McPherson one of the T-shirts in the Save Your Neck campaign aimed at vacationers
      It's your neck: Quadriplegic Gary Stockfish (left) shows Steve McPherson one of the T-shirts in the Save Your Neck campaign aimed at vacationers
      Bull, Ron
      5/28/1987
      Crowded beach is on the lake side of Centre Island, a popular spot as Toronto's thousands sought cooling breezes and water as they enjoyed the line, h(...)
      Crowded beach is on the lake side of Centre Island, a popular spot as Toronto's thousands sought cooling breezes and water as they enjoyed the line, h(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/19/1948
      Wasaga Beach was a great place to cool off yesterday for thousands of visitors before making the long drive home at the end of the Labor Day weekend. (...)
      Wasaga Beach was a great place to cool off yesterday for thousands of visitors before making the long drive home at the end of the Labor Day weekend. (...)
      Loek, Dick
      9/3/1973
      Jeremy Gismondi, 12, is one of thousands of disabled children in Ontario who go to summer camp each year. While his siter, Jolie, listens in, Jeremy recalls last year's camping joys.
      Jeremy Gismondi, 12, is one of thousands of disabled children in Ontario who go to summer camp each year. While his siter, Jolie, listens in, Jeremy recalls last year's camping joys.
      Stawicki, Andrew
      4/21/1989