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'''Lake Ontario''' is one of the [[Great Lakes]] on the border between the [[United States of America]] and [[Canada]].  Sequentially the last of the lakes, Ontario is the smallest by surface area and second-smallest in size.  Water comes in from [[Lake Erie Islands|Lake Erie]] via the Niagara River (and [[Niagara Falls]]) and leaves via the Saint Lawrence River, headed for the Atlantic Ocean.

Although the Lake Ontario shore is heavily populated and developed in Canada, the American shore tends to be undeveloped and rural.  

==Nearby destinations==

Lake Ontario is shared by the Canadian province of [[Ontario]] and the U.S. state of [[New York (state)|New York]].  The largest city on the American side is [[Rochester (New York)|Rochester]]; the largest on the Canadian side is [[Toronto]].  Both countries' cities of Niagara Falls are nearby.  The [[Thousand Islands]] region lies at the lake's outlet.

American destinations worth visiting along the lakeshore include the historic village of [[Sackets Harbor]], the city of Oswego (particularly during its large Harborfest celebration each summer, renowned for its fireworks display), and state beaches such as Fair Haven, Hamlin, Southwick or Westcott.  A long-running Renaissance Fair takes place in Sterling during July and August.

The region includes:
* [[Ontario]]  —  Much of [[Central Ontario]] and part of [[Eastern Ontario]], [[Canada]] including [[Toronto]]-[[Hamilton (Ontario)|Hamilton]], [[Cobourg]], [[Trenton (Ontario)|Trenton]]-[[Belleville (Ontario)|Belleville]], [[Prince Edward County]] and [[Kingston (Ontario)|Kingston]]. This region includes [[Niagara Falls (Ontario)|Niagara Falls]] and a substantial section of the [[Windsor-Quebec corridor]].
* [[New York State]] — Portions of [[Western New York]] and [[North Country|Northern New York]] in the [[United States of America]], including [[Niagara Falls (New York)|Niagara Falls]], [[Rochester (New York)|Rochester]] and [[Central New York|Oswego]].

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