Saturday, September 11, 2010

Old Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

Today, we thought we would stay out of Niagara Falls and ride over to the town of Fort Erie, which is only a few miles away.

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We drove along the Niagara River...

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A view of the Buffalo, NY skyline across the Niagara River, Canada.

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We arrived at the Monument which stands over a mass grave that was uncovered during the Fort's restoration. 

Here lie the remains of 150 British and 3 American soldiers killed during the fighting of 1814.

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This is a beautiful park which runs for miles and miles along the Niagara River/Lake Erie.

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We walk across the street to visit the Old Fort Erie.

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The British Soldier....                                    The Iroquois Warrior....

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The Soldier in the middle is a Loyalist Ranger...

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Women at work at the fort.

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The Officer's Quarters....the living room, dining room.

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The bedroom....

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The kitchen.....

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The commissary....

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this was a very interesting tour.....

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This is the beautiful sight as we walk out of The Old Fort Erie, Lake Erie.   

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And a view of Buffalo, NY across the Niagara River/Lake Erie.

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There is some energy being produced right on Lake Erie.

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St. Paul's Church was mentioned in the tour...it was built from the Onondaga Flintstone from the Fort.

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Then we passed this church which looked very interesting....

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We had a very nice day.   The day was sunny but cool with temp in the low 70s.  Love the weather!

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