Canada’s Laura Secord is Honoured this Weekend 200 years ago, almost to the date, Laura Secord during the War of 1812-14 walked 32 kilometres from American occupied territory at Queenston to Decew House in Thorold to tell British troops about an... Read more...
4,000 Show & Counting I can remember 19 years ago when OH CANDA EH opened its doors on May 17th, 1994 in a renovated showroom in an old factory. Yesterday I attended the popular Canadian musical dinner show once again. This time it was on the... Read more...
In 1969, as a young 25 year old, I managed the Sheraton Foxhead Hotel (now renamed the Sheraton by the Falls) located directly across from the American Falls. It was from June until November of that year that the U.S. Corp of Engineers completely block... Read more...
I just read that the nearby Niagara on the Lake Golf Club is ranked as the 9th best “Short Course in the World Outside the U.S.” It’s the only Canadian course on the Golf Magazine list. The course is located on the southern shore of L... Read more...
There is an island in the Niagara River about 5 kilometres (3 miles) above Niagara Falls called Navy Island. This uninhabited Canadian island is a nature reserve. It received its name during the 1760s when a British shipyard was located here. This is wher... Read more...
It was 23 years ago today that a 28 year old bachelor from Ocoee, Tennessee named Jessie Sharp attempted to ride over the Canadian Horseshoe Falls in a 12 foot, eight inch wide, 36 pound polyethylene kayak. He was unsuccessful and he lost his life. He... Read more...
In my personal Niagara library I have about 100 publications on Niagara Falls. Some of these books, such as the Steele Guide Books on Niagara Falls were written as early as the eighteen hundreds. I have myself written five guidebooks on Niagara Falls. But... Read more...
Some people may not realize that between 9 pm and 8 am only 50% of the water that could go over Niagara Falls is diverted to produce electricity at hydro plants below the falls. The water is diverted by an open cut canal and tunnels located above the fall... Read more...
I blogged on May 8th about the new dry-dock that is being built on the U.S. side of the border on the site of the old Schoellkopf Plant and said I’d post every few weeks about the progress. Well, true to my word here are a few photographs taken t... Read more...
On the Canadian side of the border near the edge of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls is an area called Table Rock. It got its name because many years ago there was a piece of rock that resembled a Table Top that extended out over the falls. As the falls re... Read more...
Fort George in Niagara on the Lake is the location for another War of 1812 re-enactment. This historic Battle of Fort George actually took place on May 27th 1812. The weekend will be filled with lots of activity. Re-enactors from all over North Amer... Read more...
It was 120 years ago on May 24th 1893 that the Niagara Falls Park and River Railway began operation. This was a single track line that carried 354,000 passengers from the Queenston Docks to Queen Victoria Park in the first year. The line was double-tracke... Read more...
