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Of course not. But the controversy continues. On Friday (May 29th) the company was ordered to cease and desist (stop) using the dock that has been their Niagara on The Lake location for years. Here is the rest of the story.
Given that the Jetboat isn’t the only powerboat on the Niagara River, or that part of Lake Ontario, one has to wonder what the anti-jetboat advocates are thinking.
More importantly, the merchants of NOTL should be concerned. If the tourists are not finding exciting reasons to visit, how are these merchants, hotels and other businesses in NOTL going to stay afloat.
Then again, maybe the town would rather tourism stopped being the important financial footing that it is.
Your comments.
Saturday was a fun day for some folks that I took on a tour of Niagara Wineries. These happy wine tasters didn’t come far, Michigan and Ontario, to enjoy the taste of Niagara wines, but they certainly enjoyed the day.
We visited the Chateau Des Charmes and Inniskillen wineries for conducted tours of the wineries and wine making. Then it was to the tasting bar for samples of white, red and icewine. Of course it is hard to leave each winery without taking a bottle or two for another day.
We also spent a couple of hours in Niagara-on-the-Lake and touring some of the sights of the Niagara Region. It is filled with boutique and International wineries, surrounded by miles and miles (or should I say kilometers and kilometers) of grapes plants and tender fruit trees. Proving there is a lot more to Niagara than just the Falls.
OK, I realize that not everyone who comes to Niagara Falls wants to slide around in a waterpark. But Niagara Falls is about water, and waterparks are also about water. Anyway, when I am showing people the sights of Niagara Falls I am often asked about the waterparks located here.
So let’s start by telling you about the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark.
In their own words, “The Fallsview Indoor Waterpark is Niagara’s newest and largest indoor waterpark, located on North America’s largest hotel and indoor waterpark complex, the Falls Avenue Entertainment Complex. Directly across the street from Niagara Falls the waterpark offers over 3 acres of indoor water fun including sixteen thrilling waterslides (some as high as six stories), a massive indoor wave pool, year round outdoor sundeck and activity pool, the mammoth “Beach House” Aqua Play area and much more.
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.
(Click on picture to enlarge)
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.
(Click on picture to see the garden)
