International Womens Day

About International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. Happy Women’s Day to the superhero in my life! Our world would mean nothing without women. Their courage, which exists…

Niagara Polo 2022

About WELCOME TO NIAGARA POLO! What an experience to witness the challenging game of Polo on the historic Commons, where the King’s Dragoon Guards played during their stay, 1838-1842, and the Royal Canadian Dragoons played in the 1930s. Although the games were for the spectator’s enjoyment Polo was a training tool for the cavalry who…

Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games

About In the four decades straddling the turn of the 19th century, from around the 1880s to the 1920s, the small Ontario town of Niagara-on-the-Lake experienced market growth in the tourism industry. They were catering predominantly to the wealthy upper middle-class Canadian and American visitors. The lakeside settlement offered numerous opportunities for polite recreation. Among…

Niagara-on-the-Lake Kingsman

About Kin Canada is an all Canadian Service Club founded in 1920 by Hal Rogers from Hamilton, Ontario as an all Canadian club to serve the community. It provided young men returning from World War I, an opportunity to serve their local communities. The first national project was to send milk to England during World…

Niagara Parks Power Station

About The Canadian Niagara power company formally open its powerhouse on the grounds of the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park. The company’s promise of hydroelectric power took a little longer to fulfill than expected. Canadian Niagara was supposed to be generating power by November 1, 1898, but the company could not turn on the generators…

Heritage Trail Phase 2

About The 10 km long Upper Canada Heritage Trail in Niagara-on-the-Lake is located on an abandoned railroad right of way that goes south from the Old Town beginning near King and John Streets and runs parallel to Concession 1 Road to end at York Road, between the villages of Queenston and St Davids. Here, the…

Niagara-on-the-Lake Ambassador

About Niagara-on-the-Lake Ambassadors are volunteers who stroll the streets of Old Town welcoming visitors and offering recommendations on sites to see, things to do, and personal insights into where people can get the most out of their visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake, whether their stay is 2 hours or several days.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Gardens

About I want to show visitors Niagara on the Lakes beautiful flowers and gardens. The Town staff and local citizens are proud to create gardens for your enjoyment. So take your time to drive and visit some of the places in the district.