Checking in from the Wintergreen Terrace, the top of the Niagara Glen and former riverbed where Niagara Falls fell 7000 years ago.
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Episode 26: Burch’s Mills
Checking in from the site of a water-powered grist and saw mill circa 1786, the first industrial use of the waters of the west bank of the Niagara River.
Episode 25: Ontario Power Screen House Walkway
Checking in from the Ontario Power Screen House Walkway, a footbridge on the Greater Niagara Circle Route that crosses an early hydro forebay.
Episode 24: Ontario Power Gate House
Checking in from the Ontario Power Generating Station Gate House, which controlled the flow to first major AC generator on the Canadian side of the Niagara river.
Episode 23: Hydro Control Gates
Checking in from the intake control gates at the entrance to the massive subterranean hydro tunnels supplying water to the Sir Adam Beck hydro stations
Episode 22: Nikola Tesla’s Monument
Checking in from the monument to inventor Nikola Tesla at the brink of Niagara Falls, where the War of the Currents was won.
Episode 21: Thompson Point
Checking in from a former limestone mine on the Niagara gorge overlooking the whirlpool on the Niagara River, current lookout and endpoint for the Spanish Aero Car.
Episode 20: Haulage Road Trail
Checking in from a short trail with roots in Niagara’s hydroelectric history, dating from the construction of Sir Adam Beck II in the 1950s.
Episode 14: The Pavilion Hotel
Checking in from the misplaced monument commemorating the old Pavilion Hotel, the first prestigious Niagara hotel which burned down twice, fought the Upper Canada rebellion, and housed a team of city founders.
Episode 13: Loretto Academy
Checking in from the historic Loretto Academy with Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of “The Day The Falls Stood Still.” Cathy shares her thoughts on planned redevelopment of the site.
