Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

One of the most charming places in Ontario, NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE , 26km downstream from the Falls, boasts lines of elegant clapboard houses surrounded by well-kept gardens, all spread along tree-lined streets. The town, much of which dates from the early nineteenth century, was originally known as Newark and became the first capital of Upper Canada in 1792. But four years later it lost this distinction to York (Toronto) because of its proximity to the frontier – a wise decision, for the Americans crossed the river and destroyed Niagara-on-the-Lake in 1813. The town was rebuilt (and renamed) immediately … more »