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Our Distillery is nestled between the southern shore of Lake
Ontario and the majestic backdrop of the Niagara Escarpment,
in the town of Grimsby.
It was here in the mid 1700’s that settlers discovered
a creek with a waterfall, which they named Forty Mile Creek.
The original name of the community which developed along the
banks of the creek was “The Forty”. This name
was based on the belief that the location was forty miles
from the mouth of Niagara Falls. They decided “The Forty”
was an ideal place. The fertile plains provided a natural
place for the growing of grains, the falls provided the power
for Grist Mills and the natural harbour at Lake Ontario provided
ease of transportation.
Forty Mile Creek begins on the flats of Niagara, high above
the Escarpment, embracing the bounty of numerous grain farms.
The creek flows over the escarpment at Beamer’s Falls,
flows onward to Grimsby and finally empties into Lake Ontario
at Grimsby Harbour. |
