Blogs from Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 2

This summer we did quite a bit of traveling on our own continent, for a change. As always we had a fantastic time visiting with our families in Boston and Madison this summer, and especially enjoyed introducing our parents (and families) to each other for the very first time. We also spent a weekend in Minneapolis for a few days with Sarah and James and got to see the city and checkout the sky walk system there (which is really cool!). Lastly we headed up to Canada for a weekend. We went to Niagra on the Lake for a wedding, wine tastings and to check out Niagra Falls. Check out some pics of our trip to the Falls, from the Canadian side. What's cool about the Canadian side is that you get to see a full ... read more

The Niagara Region is known for its breathtaking scenery, award-winning wines and world class Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara on the Lake. But now it has even more excitement to offer tourists - a diverse array of challenging geocaches. Today, the entire Niagara Region is absolutely filled with outdoor adventure - all you need is a consumer brand GPS device, keen eyesight, and a decent pair of hiking boots. What is Geocaching? Geocaching is a fun 21st century treasure hunt where Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates are targeted to find buried caches of collectible goodies. The caches are hidden in Tupperware containers, empty peanut butter jars, or steel ammunition boxes. Each geo... read more

"And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." ~T.S. Eliot I left my hotel room at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday night and walked into my home in Niagara at 3:00 p.m. on Monday afternoon. That's a lot of hours of being in transit from one place to another and I was very grateful to finally be still. In spite of the fact that I'd had very little sleep ( I don't do well sleeping in an up-right position AND there was a screaming baby on the plane from Lima to Atlanta) I managed to stay awake until about 10 p.m. Then I slept for 12 hours. Today I feel good. Rested and almost ready to face the world again. Michael asked if ... read more

On Thursday, we planned to venture further up the Niagara Parkway to Niagara-on-the-Lake. This is a true parkway as it parallels the Niagara Parks Commission park its entire length. First stop was the Floral Clock. The Floral Clock is a 40-foot wide operating clock. It's been in operation since 1952, originally maintained by Niagara Hydro and now by Niagara Parks. It's called the Floral Clock because the clock face is decorated each year with different themed flower arrangements. In 2005, the theme was Scouting, celebrating the centennial of the founding of Boy Scouts in the UK. Behind the clock, a room contains a display of color photos of all of the annual floral designs back to the beginning. It was inspired by the Floral Clock in Edinburgh, Scotland, but this one is larger at 40 ft. ... read more