I’m embarrassed to say, after spending the majority of my life just a half day drive from the border that I visited Canada for the first time in the Summer of 2024. We drove our camper from Iowa to Hamilton, Ontario and spent a week camped at Fifty Point Conservation Area. We took the opportunity to visit Toronto and Niagara falls, and a number of breweries. I’m sure that we will be returning to Canada in the future – I’m especially interested in visiting the Canadian Rockies.
Discovering Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is one of the oldest and best known tourist spots in North America. Dividing the United States from Canada, the St. Lawrence River has been carving out the landscape remaining after glaciers retreated at the end of the last ice age for around 10,000 years. Because of the 160 foot difference between the…
Exploring Beer Culture in Ontario’s Wine Country
We spent a week in the Hamilton area of Ontario Canada and tried a number of breweries while we were there. The beer culture in Ontario was a little different from the beer culture in Iowa, but I enjoyed the breweries that we visited.