NIAGARA FALLS EXCHANGE (JUNE 2019) ART AND CATHY LURVEY WITH SAN ANTONIO CLUB Group Photo at Welcome Dinner 2 Niagara Falls View from Canada 3 Niagara Falls (cont.) Art & Cathy It was a cold day Suited up for our ride up to the Falls 4 Niagara Falls (cont.) We rode to the top of the Skylon Tower to get a view of the city and the falls. 5 Painted Ladies of Grimsby Beach Gingerbread cottages on the shore of Lake Ontario. Started as Methodist campground in mid 1800’s. In 1875 they began replacing the tents with cute cottages. 6 Painted Ladies (cont.) 7 Painted Ladies (cont.) 8 Dundurn Castle Built for Sir Allan MacNab. Complete 1835. Located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 18,000 sq. ft. 9 Group Photo at Dundurn Castle 10 Dundurn Castle (cont.) Little “houses” on the tower for pigeons 11 Dundurn Castle (cont.) 12 Royal Botanical Gardens 13 Royal Botanical Gardens (cont.) 14 Royal Botanical Gardens (cont.) Carolyn & David Vilim our Hosts (Art, Carolyn, Cathy, David) 15 Queenston Heights Park Brock’s Monument War of 1812 Hero The Six Nations and Native Allies Commemorative Memorial recalls the historic ceremony of reconciliation which took place on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 1815, restoring peace among native nations who fought against each other during the war. 16 Floral Clock 17 Fort George Magazine Built 1796-99. Headquarters for Maj. Gen. Brock in 1812. May 1813 Traditional bombarded and captured by the Americans. Retaken in 1813. Rebuilt 1812 Uniform in 1937-40. Only gun powder magazine if from original fort. 18 Fort George (cont.) 19 Old Fort Niagara The three flags flown have flown over the fort. Initially occupied by the French (1679-1759). The British gained control 1759, during the French & Indian War. The British held the post throughout the American Revolution but ceded it to the United States in 1796. Fort Niagara was recaptured by the British in 1813. It was ceded to the United States a second time in 1815 at the end of the War of 1812. 20 Fort Erie Train Museum Confederation type Locomotive 4-8-4 Inside caboose used by Canadian RR 1930-50’s 21 Welland Canal and Locks A “Laker” ship enters a lock. 22 Welland Canal and Locks (cont.) Bypasses Niagara Falls 27 mi long 23 St. Catharines Marina and Dalhousie Yacht Club – Site of Farewell Dinner 24 Miscellaneous Prince25 of Wales Hotel, Niagara on the Lake Miscellaneous (cont.) 26.