Niagara-on-the-Lake is a gorgeous town about a half hour scenic drive along the Niagara River. Beautiful flowers adorn street corners, shops, restaurants and parks. One could spend an entire day poking around in cute shops, dining, attending the theatre festival, and soaking up history. Bob and I and our friends, Keith and Donna, chose to … Continue reading Cycling Through Niagara’s Vineyards
Category: Outdoor Adventures
A Painted Lady
Outside the hustle-bustle of the tourist area of Niagara Falls we found a gem of a painted lady––an old Victorian house––which is now a wonderful bed-and-breakfast inn with views of the Niagara River gorge about a mile below the Falls. Carolyn and Gary Burke moved into the fixer-upper thirty-four years ago and raised their two … Continue reading A Painted Lady
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Into The Mist – Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls surprised me. I expected a run-down tourist trap like the Wisconsin Dells. We flew into Buffalo NY and drove across the Niagara River to the Canadian side. The area was certainly a tourist trap, but up-scale, interesting, and very expensive. The dollar is worth less in Canada, and near The Falls Starbucks charges … Continue reading Into The Mist – Niagara Falls
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Paddle Wisconsin
I canoed forty two miles this weekend with a Sierra Club group. We launched our canoes on the Wisconsin River west of Madison. Friday’s 96 degrees nearly fried us, so we cooled off frequently in the water. People flocked to the nude beach at Mezomanie, but we paddled on the other side of the river … Continue reading Paddle Wisconsin
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Vultures on My Chimney
Twenty-four vultures roosted on my roof the afternoon we arrived after closing on the property. Folk lore says that a stork on your chimney is good luck. What’s the significance of vultures? I didn’t want to know and hoped our new cabin could withstand the bad karma. We shouted and waved our arms at the … Continue reading Vultures on My Chimney
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 