Windsor is a large industrial city that has managed to triumph over most of the traditional problems of industrial centres. It is a clean place; it has some marvellous parks of which it is justly proud; it has an appealing lakefront; and it offers a fairly good selection of shopping and accommodation.
Windsor is the seat of Essex County and sits on the Detroit River, right across from Detroit. It is Canada’s major industrial city on the international border with the United States, to which it is connected by a suspension bridge and tunnel.

Windsor is a good jumping-off point for a delightful drive up the St. Clair River Parkway to Sarnia, or shorter drive or hike from the Ambassador Bridge east along Riverside Drive to St. Clair Beach. It is also a central point for trips to other places of interest.