August 7, 2017
In our travels, several people highly recommended that we visit Niagara-on-the-Lake, a charming 19th-century village in the heart of Canada’s wine country. Niagara-on-the-Lake, originally a Native Indian village named Onghiara, is located where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario. However, the town played an important part in Canada’s history, it was the first capital of Ontario and played a significant role in the War of 1812. Americans captured Fort George and occupied the area for seven months during the war, but abandoned the fort in December 1813. Re-occupying Fort George the British attacked and captured Fort Niagara and took strong control of the Niagara frontier.
We had a great time exploring the area and learning more about our history. As with so many Canadian towns, the flowers that line the streets were just stunning.
