Chatham is located at the banks of the Thames, the Sydenham river and the Snye River. The municipality of Chatham has a population of approximately 108 000.

Unfortunately we did not know that at the beginning of October an event too place which I would have loved to see.
It is dedicated to a battle in the year 1813 on the river Thames. Chief Tecumseh lost his live fighting on the British side against the American invaders.
Collect more information about the history of Chatham and the surrounding area such as about the "Underground Railway" which helped slaves which found refuge in Canada.
I was told that Chatham was the first Canadian town which had black coated streets. The ship building industry was a major employer.
Whenever we come back to this town, we will explore more things.

We had heavy rain shortly before we took these pictures. I assume that this is the reason for the muddy looking water.
We saw at the same time a groundhog posing for us.

Unfortunately, we had to reduce our travel activities for various reasons. Despite that we visited Chatham again in 2010 to see some friends who moved to this pretty town.
they had purchased a property direct on the banks of the Thames River and were still busy moving furniture. So we could not stay for a long time.

When we travelled in Ontario nature and relics from the past were attracting us. Many towns and even smaller villages look to me the same when you enter them. I could see the same chain restaurants, motels, hotels and stores.
Normally we visited downtown to find a difference by finding little privately owned stores, boutiques, artists and unique restaurants.
This applies also to Chatham.
We did not only enjoy downtown and seeing our friends but also the close by Provincial Parks. We had visited a few times Point Pelee and must come back to the Rondeau Provincial Park. I want to go swimming in Lake Erie and Elizabeth may just get an overdose of sun on the sandy beach. She always tells me that the water is too cold for her.
We also will do again some bird watching and hopefully we can rent a canoe.
So far we have not visited the Wheatley Provincial Park and its marsh.
We never had any bad experience in any National or Provincial Parks in Canada. I only wish they would offer cottages. Nobody will carry camping equipment from Europe or other far away places to Canada or feels comfortable to drive a motor home.

According to my judgement Chatham is not a place tailored mainly for tourism. I like such places much better than so called "tourist traps". It is certainly a good place to stay to explore all the surroundings.
Just check the Internet for reviews of the various accommodations.