Canada Steamship Lines - Grimsby BeachIn 1916, Grimsby Park was sold to Canada Steamship Lines which sublet the operation to Canada Railway News Company for six years. Grimsby Park became known as Grimsby Beach. During the 1920's, it was the largest amusement park in Ontario other than the Canadian National Exhibition. The C.N.E. was bigger but it didn't run all summer. A Ferris wheel was added to the midway and a snake charmer performed with a snake 22 feet long. A roller skating rink was built with sides that could be opened up when the weather was good. The Grimsby Beach Casino, located at the foot of Park Road, was a large dance pavilion. Live bands played the popular music of the day and people came to Grimsby Beach just to go dancing. The dance hall featured a band from Buffalo that stayed all season and boarded at a cottage. The Macassa made special 'sunset sails' on the lake between 5 and 6 p.m.. This was very popular with the picnic groups.Grimsby Beach flourished with day trips and church and company picnics throughout the 1920's and into the 1930's. Daylong picnics were one of the specialties of Grimsby Beach and companies and different associations regularly chose Grimsby Beach as the site of their annual picnics. Often there were so many organizations holding their picnics at Grimsby Beach on the same day that the railway station wasn't large enough to handle the crowds. On these occasions the trains were sidetracked at Grimsby or Beamsville and the passengers brought in by bus.The biggest annual event in the 1920's was the Emancipation Day Picnic. This was a celebration to mark the anniversary of the abolition of slavery.George Fair continued to work at Grimsby Beach as the superintendent and policeman. Grimsby Beach was a busy place during the evening. Lights were turned on all over the Park so that games and rides could continue. The Hamilton, Grimsby and Beamsville Electric Railway continued to provide regular service to Grimsby Beach. For those people wishing to visit Grimsby Beach from Toronto, ships regularly crossed Lake Ontario.