This article is the third in Global News’ Ontario Road Trips series, offering getaways to some fun locales across the province. Our first adventure took us to Paris , and our second stop was Elora . When is a square not a square? The answer to the question can be found when one visits Courthouse Square in the lakeside community of Goderich as the street that makes up the “square” is actually an octagon.
The town, which lies on the shores of Lake Huron, was established in 1829 by William (Tiger) Dunlop and John Galt. The latter is credited for the town’s design as it sees eight roads stretch out from the county courthouse, which acts as the centre point of the town. If you look at a map, it is said that the town was also laid out to look like the Union Jack.
Story continues below advertisement Galt is also credited with founding the city of Guelph at the same time and would later have the town of Galt, which is now part of Cambridge, named after him. A salty history Right next to Main Beach in Goderich is the port as well as a large blue and white complex. From the outside it may not look like much, but the building is actually resting above the world’s deepest salt mine, which runs about 1,800 feet below Lake Huron.
View image in full screen What lies beneath this building? The world’s biggest salt mine. Kevin Nielsen / Global News The discovery of the mine was said to be a happy accident. Once oil was discovered down the coast in Oil Springs, they began to drill .
