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Exploring History: Military ball, 1890s

Niagara-on-the-Lake once played host to a most splendid military ball in the 1890s, at the elegant home of the Woodruff family in St. Davids or at the distinguished Queen’s Royal Hotel.

Exploring History: 300 years of Fort Niagara

As the oldest standing building in the Great Lakes basin, the French Castle has guarded the mouth of the Niagara River, a waterway that has long connected Indigenous nations and, later, it became a meeting place for trade, diplomacy and conflict between nations.

Exploring History: Hands up, Kaiser Bill!

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s winter sculpture tradition was first captured in image during the First World War, when Polish soldiers stationed at Niagara Camp crafted playful snow figures in Simcoe Park.

Exploring History: Niagara District Airport

In 1960, Blanche Quinn started working at the flight desk, though she knew very little about flying. But that didn’t last long. She spent 28 years of her life working with the Niagara Airport Commission.

Exploring History: Niagara Camp farriers

During the First World War, horses were an important part of strategic warfare. Farriers, who had to be skilled in both blacksmithing as well as veterinary services, played an important role at the Niagara Camp training grounds.

Exploring History: Fairview Fruit Farm, Queenston

Matthew Charles Lowrey bought the original 42 acres in 1888 and established a successful fruit-growing operation on this land. Fruit farming became profitable in the 1880s, largely because railways opened up new markets for farmers.

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