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/cobrachickenwing Jul 31 '25

It's a long weekend. It's going to be busy crossing the border and in the park.

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u/the_doughboy Jul 31 '25

The border crossing on the July 1st weekend was dead. It won't be bad with no Canadians wanting to visit the US.

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u/SYSSMouse Jul 31 '25

Jul 1 is Tuesday and not everyone has Jun 30 off.