Visited this place a number of times on the way to Niagara Falls and mainly to show friends and family from out of town this replica of the ship used by explorer Jacques Cartier in the 1500s. It was abandoned in the 1990s at the Jordan harbour and was a vicitm of fire in 2003. It is a landmark "ghost ship"that is visible from the QEW on the way to Niagara Falls from Toronto.Lots of history behind it and makes for a grand instagram moment with the dilapidated image adding many dimensions! Very easy to get to .It is located right next to the Ramada hotel. Don't forget to take a pic with swans nearby! And yes it is FREE! Just park your car on the dirt parking lot and take a short walk down to the harbour.

I have seen this burned out hulk so many times as I passed it on the QEW going to and from Niagara/the U.S etc., but I had never stopped to have a look at it. I was at the Lake House Restaurant and La Grande Hermine is a few yards up the road, so i had to have a look. The ship is a replica of one of Cartier's ships and was brought to the area for use as part of a restaurant, I believe, but was never used and was abandoned where it is now. It was burned in an arson in the early 2000's and is now a rotting, rusted, burned out hulk. I hiked down from the parking lot by the marina (not far or hard) and had a look. It is a rotting, rusted, burned out hulk, and nothing else. I took a picture and left. If you have reason to stop there (Lake House Restaurant, Antique Shop, Marina), then have a look - otherwise, forget it and just enjoy seeing it as you zoom by on the QEW. Great as a reference point on any journey along there.