Looking across Niagra Falls to Canada.

My handsome son and tour guide, Max.

Looking up from the base of American Falls. It's mossy, damp and misty from the volume of water rushing over the edge.

Tour boat impressing tourists in the mist of Horseshoe Falls.

Looking east-ish, the bridges over the Niagra Gorge.

Further back from Horseshoe Falls, looking toward Niagra Falls, Canada. The mist rises up from the pool below.

The Great Whirlpool. Further north down the Niagra Gorge, there's an enourmous whirlpool that formed from the junction of two rivers, forming the Niagra River. If you look closely you can see the marks on the cliff where the water has worn down the walls.

Niagra Gorge looking back toward the falls from the Great Whirlpool area.

This is the actual flag flown over Fort Niagra after the US gained back the fort from the British in 1812. This flag is possibly the oldest US flag in existence. "The original flag, which is always on display in the fort's museum, is older than The Star-Spangled Banner (both the song and the flag) and is the actual flag that was flown at Fort Niagara during the War of 1812."

Looking north towards the fort area. Here's a link for a brief history of the fort: https://www.oldfortniagara.org/history

Looking from one of the towers toward Canada

looking more northeastfrom the same tower.

This building is the French Castle, built during the French occumation of the fort. about 1762. On the very far right you can see the Toronto skyline between the flag poles.

Toronto, Canada skyline across Lake Ontario to the north.

Max and a cannon.

Brick detail of one of the barrack buildings.

This young man demonstrated the loading and shooting of the muzzle-loading rifles.

a view of the furthest cannon garrison.

Along the Erie Canal.

Vintage military ship along the Erie Canal waterfront in Buffalo NY.

We toured the house where Teddy Roosevelt was ignaugurated president, about a week after President Taft was shot at the World's Fair in Buffalo. The home has been restored, and furnishings from the period were used to stage some of the rooms.

Vintage books on shelves in the Library of the Ignaugural house. Because books.

Books on a shelf in a sunny window.

The desk where President Roosevelt set about being president after ignauguration.