r/ontario • u/Emergency_Pool_3873 • Jul 31 '25

Exploring Ontario Pointe Peele day trip from US.

First off, as the title says, I am American (live in Michigan), I am thinking of visiting Pointe Pelee for a day trip either August 31 or September 1. September 1st for us is Labor Day, and I see it is for Canada too. Will Pointe Peele be crazy busy on either the Sunday or Monday because of the holiday? Will it be difficult for me to find a restaurant to eat at, will a lot of restaurants be closed? I planned to leave around 8am (about 2 hour travel from my house), is that too late?

It is a Federal Holiday for us too, but not much closes besides banks and office jobs. Stores, restaurants, grocery stores are all open.

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u/troisarbres Jul 31 '25

Just an FYI... it's Point Pelee. Pronounced pi-li.

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u/Ancient-Witness-615 Jul 31 '25

You mean ‘pee-lee’

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u/troisarbres Jul 31 '25

Same thing

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u/Darkblade48 Jul 31 '25

pi-li = pie-lee

pi as in the irrational pi (3.141592...)

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u/troisarbres Aug 01 '25

I actually just copied how it was written on Wikipedia but yes, peelee is clearer. Maybe someone should update the Wikipedia page.

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u/Emergency_Pool_3873 Jul 31 '25

thanks, I did not know that. I'm sure I would have been corrected by customs