{"id":6695,"date":"2018-05-29T19:01:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T02:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=6695"},"modified":"2020-07-13T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T16:40:07","slug":"three-things-about-niagara-on-the-lake-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/three-things-about-niagara-on-the-lake-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Things about Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Photo courtesy Tony Chisholm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This installment of Three Things About Niagara-on-the Lake is courtesy\u00a0of Tony Chisholm of “THE CANADIAN CONNECTION,”\u00a0Niagara-on-the Lake<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1. Question:\u00a0What\u00a0are some of the \u201cthings\u201d\u00a0or activities that\u00a0the people of<\/strong> Niagara-on-the-Lake<\/span>\u00a0do for fun<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n
\"Queen\u2019s
Queen\u2019s Royal Park.<\/span> Photo courtesy Tony Chisholm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Niagara-on-the-Lake offers many fun events\u00a0 all year long. The summer brings crowds to the local “fruit” festivals starting with the Strawberry Festival, the Cherry Festival and the big (like, take over the whole downtown, big) peach festival in August. The town is nestled in a wonderful agricultural area surrounded by fruit farms and vineyards galore. The biggest fun activity year round is to visit as many of the 20 vineyards in the township \u2013\u00a0as possible. Many feature fine dining as well. The little town is in the heart of the finest wine district in Canada. Oh, yea. There is also the wine festival.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Question:\u00a0What\u2019s one thing the public probably does NOT know about Niagara-on-the-Lake?<\/b><\/h3>\n
\"carriages
Carriage Rides from the Prince of Wales Hotel.<\/span> Photo courtesy Tony Chisholm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most people are unaware of the magnificent Shaw Festival Theater. The Shaw’s three theaters in town provide a total of 12 professional plays from early April till Christmas. The Shaw started 55 years ago and brings a 1\/4 million tourists to town annually. It is one of the top theater companies in North America and has a staff of over 700 people. See the plays this season at: www.shawfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Question:\u00a0What has\u00a0Niagara-on-the-Lake has contributed to the world?<\/h3>\n
\"Battle
Battle of Fort George reenactment.<\/span> Photo courtesy Tony Chisholm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Niagara-on-the-Lake is one of the most historic towns in all of Canada. It is the original parliament for Upper Canada (now called Ontario). Besides being the site of the first parliament (1792), it was the place for the first library in Canada, and the first law was passed to ban slavery in the British Commonwealth. The old town has been declared National Historic District\u00a0and has seven National Historic Sites. These include the popular Fort George which was captured by the Americans in 1813 during the War of 1812. Retreating American forces burned the little town to the ground later that year and it was rebuilt after the war in the beautiful “Regency Style”. Most of those 200 year old stately homes still exist and many have been beautifully\u00a0renovated with spectacular gardens. They say that as you walk the magnificent tree lined streets of old town that “history walks beside you”. Visitors love this historic town just minutes from Niagara Falls.<\/p>\n

For further information, visit Niagara-on-the-Lake<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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