Ice wine and butterflies
Ice wine and butterflies
by Louise Southerden
You’d expect a country whose exports include kooky comedians Jim Carrey, Mike “Austin Powers” Myers and Leslie Nielson (of Flying High and Naked Gun fame) to have a unique take on a world-famous tourist attraction. Canada actually goes beyond the call of duty to exceed those expectations. In fact, ever since 63-year-old American schoolteacher Annie Taylor became the first person to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls, in October 1901 – accompanied by an anvil (for ballast) and her cat – this natural wonder has had an offbeat side. You don’t even have to step off the tourist-beaten path to find unusual offerings in Ontario’s Niagara region; most of them are right there in the brochure.
by Louise Southerden
You’d expect a country whose exports include kooky comedians Jim Carrey, Mike “Austin Powers” Myers and Leslie Nielson (of Flying High and Naked Gun fame) to have a unique take on a world-famous tourist attraction. Canada actually goes beyond the call of duty to exceed those expectations. In fact, ever since 63-year-old American schoolteacher Annie Taylor became the first person to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls, in October 1901 – accompanied by an anvil (for ballast) and her cat – this natural wonder has had an offbeat side. You don’t even have to step off the tourist-beaten path to find unusual offerings in Ontario’s Niagara region; most of them are right there in the brochure.
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Keywords: Canada North America Destinations Nature Off the Beaten Track quirky summer nature
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November 2009
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November 2009
