Parks Canada has erected scaffolding around the entrance of the Brock Monument after the Friends of Fort George — the organization that supports the federal body with historic site preservation and interpretation in NOTL — alerted it earlier this month to small pieces of mortar and debris falling from and landing at its base.
There will definitely be gold to find on Monday, Aug. 5, when the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum hosts its Past is Present Heritage Festival, complete with historic demonstrations, live music, vendors, artisans and crafters.
Following last week’s image of Queen Street, here is a close-up of the building at the corner of Queen and King streets that is now the Hatley Store.
Here is a unique image of the intersection of Queen and King streets that shows the dirt roads of Niagara-on-the-Lake, with horse-drawn carriages in the distance.
Here is a unique image of the intersection of Queen and King streets that shows the dirt roads of Niagara-on-the-Lake, with horse-drawn carriages in the distance.
In his 1828 obituary, John Breakenridge, a Niagara barrister and son of a United Empire Loyalist, was noted for having built "several of the most elegant and tasty houses in town." Those homes, and the story behind the couple who built them, is the subject of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum’s next lecture.
In Upper Canada during the early 19th century, metal plaques were provided by fire insurance companies to homeowners who had purchased insurance coverage. The...
Members of St. Mark’s Anglican Church congregation, the church's cemetery board and the public gathered on the forest-like grounds of the more than 230-year-old...
This grand, two-storey estate overlooking the Niagara River is an important and rare example of a Classic (Greek) Revival house in a picturesque setting...
