ɪɾ ɪz bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt ɪtˈiən bɹuːlˈeɪ wʌzðə fˈɜːst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tə sˈiː lˈeɪk ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, fɹʌm ɐ hˈaɪ pˈɔɪnt ʌv lˈænd bᵻsˌaɪd ðə hˈʌmbɚ.
It is believed that Étienne Brûlé was the first European to see Lake Ontario in 1615, from a high point of land beside the Humber.