Bill Brach & Wendy Hogben - RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage
Hamilton Harbour
Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Harbour, which was once Burlington Bay, lies on the western tip of Lake Ontario, bounded on the northwest by the City of Burlington, on the south by the City of Hamilton, and on the east by Hamilton Beach (south of the Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway) and Burlington Beach (north of the channel). It is joined to Cootes Paradise by a narrow channel formerly excavated for the Desjardins Canal. Within Hamilton itself, it is referred to as Hamilton Harbour, the Harbour and the Bay. The bay is naturally separated from Lake Ontario by a sand bar. The opening in the north end was filled in and channel cut in the middle for ships to pass.

The bay today is crossed by two highways: 403 & Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW). The Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway (nicknamed "The Skyway") bridge, part of the QEW, crosses the border between Hamilton Harbour and Lake Ontario. The 403 crosses Hamilton Harbour and separates Cootes Paradise from Hamilton Harbour. During the winter, the Cootes Paradise channel freezes because it is blocked from access to Lake Ontario. Hamilton Harbour, on the other hand, is not frozen because there is access to Lake Ontario.

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