The Distracted Wanderer

Having spent several very nice days in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and getting the chance to probably see more in one day than the average visitor sees in a week thanks to my Canadian friends Carole and Steve, the day had unfortunately come when it was time for me to pack up the car, say good-bye to Chef Kevin and the beauty and comfort of Kilpatrick Manor , and point my car in the direction of the American side of the Rainbow Bridge and home. I have to admit I was rather disappointed at having to go home already as there was so much more I would have loved to see and do in the Niagara area but I consoled myself with a stop at the Duty Free store  to pick up a few goodies for the folks back home prior to crossing back over to the states. After picking up a few boxes of Maple Cream Cookies that were so darned delicious they alone would make it well worth the drive back up, some Toberlone chocolate for Amanda, and a few other things, I joined the line of cars waiting to make their w...

Continuing on my whirlwind tour of the Niagara Falls area with my Canadian friends Carole   and Steve, after we had reenergized ourselves with a very tasty lunch at the Olde Angel Inn in historic Niagara-on-the-Lake we climbed back into the car once again and made our way northwest towards St. Catharines and the lakeside community of Port Dalhousie. We were about 6 months too early for the International Chicken Clucking Championship which takes place there every January and raises money for local charities but that's okay as there were several other places that Carole wanted to show me in the area. The first was the former Port Dahlousie jailhouse that was built in 1845 and reported to be one of the smallest in Ontario. The building is now part of a local watering hole and it looked like it would be a nice place to stop and have an ice-cold Molson but alas, it was quite closed while we were there. That's okay, though, as the main reason we were in St. Catharines was just...