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Last Tuesday had the pleasure of showing the sights of Niagara to two lovely ladies from Colorado (Golden) and Nevada (Reno) who wanted to see all of Niagara.

It was a beautiful day and as they visited Table Rock and the brink of the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls, then worked their our way over to the Maid dock. The famous Maid-of-the-Mist main dock is opposite the American Falls. It picks up on the American side at the base of the observation deck in Niagara Falls, NY.

All that brown stuff in the water around the boat is ground up sand and silt from the bottom of the river. It is forced to the surface because the falls adds tiny air bubbles to the sand at the bottom of the river (below the falls) and it rises to the top. As soon as the air bubbles disappear, it sinks but because the falls are continually pounding the river bed, the silt never stops rising to the surface.

After lunch, we headed for the Whirlpool and the Spanish or Whirlpool Aero Car ride over the whirlpool. Such a great day to be touring Niagara too.

We were lucky because one of the Whirlpool Jet boats arrived as we were enjoying the picture perfect scene. It’s a ride on the water from Niagara-On-The-Lake to the Whirlpool (more info here). It spins around and takes advantage of the churning waters.

Then it was on to Niagara-on-the-Lake with some stops along the way including slipping into Reif Winery for some Icewine. Whew, what a day.

More again on Thursday

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.