Niagara Falls Fun - Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls Canada

Haunted Hamilton presents a Haunted Niagara Bus Trip
Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Join Haunted Hamilton as they embark on their 12th Haunted Niagara Bus Trip, stopping at various haunted locations along the way!
Transportation is fully provided via a chartered coach bus taking us to each location on the itinerary!

They will be stopping at all the infamous haunted locations en route to Niagara including The Screaming Tunnel, Drummond Hill Cemetery and the old Stone Jug (Niagara Falls’ old abandoned Custom House). And to top the evening off, they’ll be heading over the border for an exclusive sunset tour and paranormal investigation of the historic and very haunted Fort Niagara in Youngstown, New York! They will have full interior access to the entire 1726 castle! During this trip last year, they held a seance in the main room and it was definitely interesting! (and spooky!) This was so successful that they have added an extra hour at the Fort!

NOTE: You MUST have your PASSPORT to go over the border
for our Evening Investigation at Fort Niagara.
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Fort Niagara: The oldest fort along the Niagara River
Posted By Powell, Kathleen

Fort Niagara today stands at the mouth of the Niagara River and Lake Ontario on a windswept plain – a stark reminder of the past need to protect the waterways from enemy attack along vital shipping lanes on the Great Lakes.

The fort was built between 1678 and 1759, originally by the French – when that part of North American was under French dominion. The oldest surviving structure in the fort is the building known as the French Castle, a large stone building that dominates the landscape and was built in 1726. During the French and Indian War, the British gained control of the fort in 1759 and retained control until the end of the American Revolution when it was ceded to the U.S. in Jay’s Treaty.

The British forces, having retaken Fort George in early December, planned an attack to take Fort Niagara and gain control of the shipping on the Upper Great Lakes. The attack was planned for Dec. 19, 1813, when the British launched an attack from the ravine at the McFarland House and landed 500 soldiers who marched from Youngstown. The soldiers surprised the American pickets in the village and obtained the password for the Fort. This British force succeeded in taking the fort unawares and capturing it without a shot. The British and native forces then proceeded to burn or destroy most of the farms and villages along the Niagara River as far as Buffalo. (more…)

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War bicentennial group gets $189K; Region contributes $100,000
Posted By SAMANTHA CRAGGS

Niagara’s council for the War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations has $189,000 to spend and one future full-time manager to oversee it all.

The Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Council Corp. presented a budget Wednesday to co-ordinate and market the area’s 1812 celebrations, which will range from concerts to candlelit walks.

The $189,000 – $100,000 of which is regional tax dollars – will promote the Niagarawide party as a tourist attraction and pay for a full-time director, said Rosemary Hale, co-chairwoman of the Region’s culture committee. (more…)

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War re-enactment at Old Fort Niagara

Thursday, June 14, 2007 – 07:00

Local News – More than 1,000 re-enactors will converge on Old Fort Niagara next month for the annual French and Indian War encampment. The event, to run from July 6 to 8, commemorates the July 1759 Siege of Niagara, during which a British army and Native allies captured Fort Niagara from the French. For further information, visit www.oldfortniagara.org.
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150 years around town

RAY SPITERI

Monday, June 11, 2007 – 07:00

Local News – The year was 1857 and Canada was not yet a country. The area was known as Waterloo. There were farmers, carpenters, blacksmiths, innkeepers, merchants and doctors among the occupants.

Fort Erie’s 150th anniversary was celebrated at the Fort Erie Race Track and Slots on the weekend.

The town has come a long way since 1857, when the Village of Fort Erie, population 900, was incorporated.
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