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If you enjoy fine whisky then you will be familiar with Canadian Club Whisky. Ironically, CC was the brainchild of an American named Hiram Walker.
The distillery has been a landmark on Windsor's waterfront since 1854 when Hiram, a successful grocer from Detroit decided to branch out into the profitable whisky distilling business and he found cheap land across the river. His product was of excellent quality and he became very wealthy, buying up more and more real estate, growing his own grain, raising livestock which were fed leftovers from the distillery, also building housing for his workers, schools, a church and railway. He, in fact built an entire community around his distilling business and it was incorporated as the town of Walkerville in 1890.
The Walker heirs sold their interest in the business in 1926. It was then that sales really took off, as CC was transported illegally across the river during prohibition by the likes of Al Capone and his Purple Gang.
Today CC is sold legally in 151 countries around the world. Leave a Comment Address: Riverside Drive at Walker RoadWebsite: www.canadianclubwhisky.com
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The Ambassador Bridge, which links Windsor with Detroit, is the busiest crossing between the two countries
The Ambassador Bridge is a privately-owned suspension bridge which connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada. The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel also connects these two cities.
The bridge, over the Detroit River, had the largest central span in the world when it was completed in 1929 - 1,850 foot (564 m). The total bridge length is 7,500 feet (2,286 m). The roadway rises 152 feet (46 m) above the Detroit River. It is the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume: more than 25% of all merchandise trade between the United States and Canada crosses the bridge. Leave a Comment Address: Windsor, OntDirections: centerWebsite: http://www.ambassadorbridge.com/
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The Detroit River is about 51 km (32 miles) long and 1 to 4 km (0.5 to 2.5 miles) wide in the Great Lakes system. The name comes from French Rivière du Détroit, i.e. "River of the Strait". The name is a reference to the fact that the river connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. However, it is not a strait by definition. The boundary between Canada and the United States of America passes through the river lengthwise. Its elevation is 175 meters (579 feet) above sea level. Leave a Comment
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