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 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 Cycling Tours
Fort Mississauga – Stabilization Project Status
About What a beautiful day to go out and have a look at the construction work at Fort Mississauga. The building has a new roof with large overhangs and downspouts to prevent water damage and keep the brick walls dry. Also, a solar panel provides electrical power to the structure so the future visitors can…
Queenston Height’s Trail
About The Queenston trail provides the opportunity for a unique interpretive experience which fosters a genuine appreciation towards Niagara’s inherent natural and cultural heritage and the visit to the famous iron tower, the workers village, the early quarry activities, the cement works and the limestone caverns.
A Special Tour of Old Fort Niagara
About Organized by the Friends of Fort George “A special tour of Fort Niagara”. The history of Old Fort Niagara spans more than 300 years. During the colonial wars in North America, a fort at the mouth of the Niagara River was vital, for it controlled access to the Great Lakes and the westward route…