Established in 1877, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Lawn Bowling Club was among the first lawn bowling clubs in Canada. Its original greens were located on the grounds of the Queen’s Royal Hotel, where the sport became a popular attraction for visitors and residents alike. If you visit Queen’s Royal Park today, the flat area near Front Street is where games were played. As tourism grew, lawn bowling became a fashionable pastime that attracted affluent visitors from Canada and the United States, contributing to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s reputation as a premier leisure destination. In the 1920s, the club relocated to the corner of Johnson and Regent streets, the site of today’s Voices of Freedom Park.