This Ontario region starts with Windsor, heading south past Point Pelee and then northeast toward Dresden.

Ontario's Black Heritage Route celebrates the history of The Underground Railroad, which was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves in the 1800s to escape slave states in the US. Although disputed, there's an estimate that Canada took in about 30,000 people via this route.

For more information, the North American Black Historical Museum in Amherstburg can satisfy your historical curiosity.

Pelee Island is worth the visit because of its micro climate.  It is a 34 km (21 mi.) ferry ride on south from Leamington or Kingsville on Lake Erie and is Canada's most southern point.  It also is on the route of two bird migration routes, has rare land animals, and a winery.

Black Heritage Route accommodations include hotels, motels, resorts, bed and breakfasts and campgrounds.