Niagara Falls isn’t just a natural wonder. It’s a place filled with strange history, unbelievable true stories, and fun local facts that most visitors never learn. From quirky geography to long-lost tales, surprising records, mysteries, and memorable characters, this page brings together the most interesting bits of Niagara’s past and present. Explore these short, easy-to-read stories and discover the hidden side of Niagara that goes far beyond the view from the Falls.
This Random Niagara Fact explores Confederation, the original four provinces, and how the Dominion of Canada was formed (one of the fascinating historical stories shared during our guided drive from Toronto to Niagara Falls).
Learn about the Iroquois League of Six Nations, a powerful confederacy of Native nations that shaped the political and military history of the Niagara region.
In 1969, the American Falls were temporarily shut off to study erosion and rock buildup. Discover what engineers found... and why they chose to leave the Falls unchanged.
The Cave of the Winds was a natural cave behind Bridal Veil Falls at the American Niagara Falls that was 130 feet (40m) high, 100 feet (30m) wide and 30 feet (9m) deep. Discovered in 1834, guided tours of the cave began officially in 1841.
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on Febuary 11, 1847. Edison began his career as an inventor in Newark, New Jersey, giving him the nick name "The Wizard of Menlo Park". Edison is accredited with inventing the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and physicist. Tesla is best known for his work on the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity system.
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was a British Army officer and administrator from Guernsey, Britain. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. He was promoted to major general, and became responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States.
Tecumseh was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy, known as Tecumseh's Confederacy, which opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and became an ally of Britain in the War of 1812.
Ice wine is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does. When the frozen grapes are pressed, this creates a more concentrated, very sweet wine.
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