Archive for April, 2009

Well fisherman may be a stretch, but take a look at this video from YouTube. This guy had to be rescued from the edge of the Horseshoe/Canadian Falls.

So, could you stand there? And what’s with the helicopter? Of course the downdraft from the chopper blades is going to push the guy down. Ahh well, all is well that ends well.

Wandering around a place like Niagara-on-the-Lake is certainly interesting. Last Saturday was a wonderful spring day, and I always have my camera with me.

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Parked on a street in Niagara-on-the-Lake was this interesting, some would say revolutionary, three-wheel motorcycle. It is called a Spyder. Three wheeled motorcycles are not unusual these days, but they usually have two wheels at the rear and one at the front.

The Spyder has two at the front and one at the rear. Like I said, unusual but unusual is kind of the norm when you visit Niagara-on-the-Lake.

As the buds begin to push toward the sun, Niagara-On-The-Lake in Ontario and a huge attraction of the Niagara Region comes to life for another summer season. This past weekend, while showing some folks from Winnipeg the sights, I could help but notice the garden at the Rogers-Blake-Harrison house coming to life.

One of the interesting inns of the area, boasts a nice garden for sitting and enjoying the local activity.

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Last Saturday – April 25th – while showing some folks around Niagara Falls and the Niagara Region, caught this picture of the Maid of the Mist taking visitors below the Canadian Falls.

Then, while my touring visitors headed for the Maid and a great ride, I looked over the walkway a little further down river, took this picture of one of the boats loading.

A sure sign of spring when the Maid goes into the water and the tourists begin to enjoy the spray from the three falls at Niagara Falls.

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Haven’t post much for several weeks. My only excuse is that it has been a long winter, and when I come home from a tour drive, I just didn’t have the energy.

But now that spring has sprung, I am rejuvenated.

As I mentioned, it has really been a much busier winter than I expected. Many tours, even on the coldest, blowing days. But all-in-all, they were fun and the people were tremendous.

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One of the unusual and interesting scenes was a couple of weeks ago when the temperature got up in the low teens (celsius) and yet the water was near freezing. The fog over Niagara Falls and the city was really thick as you can see from the pictures. Could not see the complete American Falls, only the crest above the fog.

Also couldn’t see the Bridal Veil or Canadian Horseshoe Falls as shown in these two pictures.

One of the advantages of living in Niagara, you get to see the daily changes of Niagara Falls.