Historic Goderich

The Story of Goderich

Goderich began as an idea long before it became a town

Goderich began as an idea long before it became a town — a bold vision drawn on a surveyor’s map in 1829, perched high above the blue sweep of Lake Huron. What started as a planned settlement of radiating streets and an octagonal town square soon grew into a thriving community shaped by the lake, the land, and the people who chose to call this place home.

From the earliest days of the Canada Company, Goderich was a gateway to the West — a harbour town where schooners……