The City of St. Catharines is privileged to have an original four abreast Loof Carousel located in Port Dalhousie.  In the winter of 1979, the Ministry of Correctional Services commissioned the John Howard Society of Niagara to operate a program for weekend inmates.  Their first project was the restoration of the latticework, which decorates the carousel, and the repainting of the deck.  The carousel was officially re-opened in 1982.  Restoration of the Carousel continues under the auspices of the Friends of the Carousel.