Main Beach is located on the Lake Huron Shoreline in the town of Goderich. The sandy beach is a great destination for swimming and other recreational water activities. The beach can be found next to the south pier by Goderich…
1.5 kilometres long. Later confirmed as an F1, this tornado caused minor damage in an area 1.5 kilometres long and 60 metres wide. Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of southern Ontario as a result. The town…
The 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado was, at an F3 tornado strength, a major storm. It was generated by an isolated supercell which unexpectedly first came ashore…then tore across Huron County, Ontario, on the afternoon of Sunday, August 21, 2011…. this…
Compass Minerals. Compass Minerals‘ Goderich salt mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. It has operated since 1959…
A tornado hit Goderich on Sunday, August 21, 2011. When was the last tornado in Goderich? August 21, 2011This was the strongest tornado to hit Ontario in over fifteen years, since the April 20, 1996, tornado outbreak in Williamsford, Arthur,…
The F3 twister roared through Goderich with wind speeds of up to 300 km/h, damaging hundreds of buildings and killing one person. How big was the Goderich tornado? Later confirmed as an F1, this tornado caused minor damage in an…
Lake Huron. Beginning as a tornadic waterspout over Lake Huron, the tornado ripped through the lakeside town of Goderich severely damaging the historic downtown and homes in the surrounding area. One person died and 37 more were injured as a…
Locations. Compass Minerals’ Goderich salt mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. It has operated since 1959 and…
The Sifto Salt Mine in Goderich is the world’s largest underground salt mine. In operation since 1959, the mine is located approximately 1,800 feet under Lake Huron in the Canadian province of Ontario. It stretches over 1.5 miles wide, 2…
In fact, there are no tours available to the public, for the work continues non-stop, 24 hours every day, except when the lake freezes and shipments by the massive freighters become impossible. Can you tour the Lake Erie salt mines?…
The most powerful tornado to hit the province in years swept through the southwestern Ontario town of Goderich Sunday afternoon, killing one person and devastating the picturesque community on the shores of Lake Huron. Where did the tornado touchdown in…