Gates Gully runs from the flats of Scarborough Bluffs down to Lake Ontario's edge. Steeped with dramatic history - from 10,000 year old aboriginal artifacts to hidden soldiers' treasures to the rescue of sailers from the Alexandria when it ran aground in 1915 - the gully is one of the few places that allows access to both the top of the bluffs and the lakeshore. At the top once stood Gates Inn, a famous stop for local militia and travelers. At the bottom is the Passage sculpture from a local artist. Now known as Bellamy Ravine, a trail (named after Doris McCarthy) allows hikers to make the journey down the gully to the lake.
Along the Shore examines the Toronto waterfront, past and present, through the lens of four lakefront communities and districts — the Scarborough shore (including the Bluffs), the Beach, the Island, and the Lakeshore (New Toronto, Mimico, Humber Bay, and Long Branch). Each retains a direct and immediate connection with Lake Ontario and the natural world.
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This particular tour of Toronto's Waterfront takes you to Scarborough Bluffs and the surrounding area. A spectacular geologial wonder of 12,000 years of sedimentary layers, these bluffs almost seem out of place along Lake Ontario's shores, where they break off at the water's edge.
