Rejoining our tour, we headed north on the graceful Niagara Parkway, which runs alongside the river between estate homes, scenic parks and sprawling vineyards.

About half way between Niagara-on-the-Lake and The Falls, we climbed the Niagara Escarpment. This is the ridge, running 700 kilometres from western New York state, through southern Ontario and into eastern Michigan, over which the Niagara River runs, creating the Falls. We stopped at the top, near the imposing monument to General Sir Isaac Brock, a great hero of the War of 1812. The view is splendid with the River meandering back towards Niagara-on-the-Lake in the distance.

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