Old Fort Erie provides a fascinating glimpse into Canada's colorful past.
Uniformed guides stage impromptu dramas.
American kids know more about early Ontario history than our own Canadian children. I gleaned from recent a visit to Old Fort Erie, a Canadian historic shrine. It's directly across the Niagara River from Buffalo and about 145 km from Toronto. A chief guide at the fort also mentioned that Canadians over 40 years old generally have a fair knowledge of the American invasion of Upper Canada in the War of 1812. Younger Ontario visitors tend to know practically nothing about it.