The Niagara Peninsula is the portion of Southern Ontario, Canada
lying between the south shore of Lake Ontario and the north
shore of Lake Erie. It stretches from the Niagara River in the
east to Hamilton, Ontario in the west. The population of the
peninsula is roughly 1,000,000 people. The region directly
across the Niagara River and Lake Erie in New York State is
known as the Niagara Frontier. Located in Western New York, the
area forms a part of the broader Buffalo Niagara Region. The
greater part of the peninsula is incorporated as the Regional
Municipality of Niagara. Cities in the region include St.
Catharines, Niagara Falls, Thorold, Port Colborne and Welland.
Towns include Niagara-on-the-Lake, Lincoln, Pelham, Grimsby and
Fort Erie, as well as the townships Wainfleet and West Lincoln.
The remainder of the peninsula encompasses parts of the City of
Hamilton and Haldimand County. The area was originally inhabited
by a First Nations people called the "Neutrals", so named for
their practice of trading goo