Niagara Falls Hotels - 2010 hotel w/ indoor waterpark in Niagara

Author: Donnie Nesbitt

Author: Donnie Nesbitt

A Niagara Landmark - The Crowne Plaza Hotel Part 6 Be sure to walk through the park and its ornate Oriental water gardens for a cool and tranquil respite. Continue walking south on Falls Avenue and across Clifton Hill. You will then pass through the Mowat Gate and enter Queen Victoria Park. This 154 acre area, opened in 1888, was the beginning of the Ontario Niagara Parks system and was named after the British monarch of the time. Oliver Mowat was Premier of the Province of Ontario during the time the park was created. The gate you'll pass through is named after him. Today, the Niagara Parks Commission, an agency of the Ontario government, owns and maintains nearly 4,000 acres stretching along the entire length of the Niagara River, a distance of 35 miles. A short distance, inside the Mowat Gate, you will notice a lovely fountain. Originally spring fed, it was constructed in 1856 as part of a private estate located here that belonged to Samuel Zimmerman. Born in Pennsylvania he came to this area as a young man and became a successful real estate and railway developer. Zimmerman is considered the father of the present day City of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Queen Victoria Park has many acres of flower gardens, with enough variety to provide blooms from early spring until late fall. Particularly striking, is the daffodil show in late April and early May. There are some 500,000 of these golden flowers, the largest mass planting in North America. The park also provides a lovely area from which to view both the American and Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls. Father Louis Hennepin, who was part of the advance party, sent by the French explorer LaSalle, to scout this area, arrived here in early December 1678. He became the first European to see, describe and illustrate the Falls of Niagara. A plaque in Queen Victoria Park describes his exploits. If you don't mind walking as far as the Table Rock area, which is right beside the Horseshoe Falls, you will be rewarded with a spectacular view. The name Table Rock recalls a large flat piece of rock that, at one time, projected from the gorge wall close to the Horseshoe Falls. It was several hundred feet long and fifty to sixty feet wide. It made a unique thrilling vantage point for observing the Falls and gorge. Over the years, large sections of Table Rock fell off until, in 1935, most of what was left was blasted off since it was no longer considered safe. After enjoying the beauty of Queen Victoria Park and the Falls, return to Clifton Hill (walking back towards the hotel). This thoroughfare was originally part of a road that brought people down to the ferry landing to be rowed across the Niagara River, long before there were any bridges. The name Clifton comes from a small settlement that was established in this area during the early 1830s, and which was christened after a place of the same name in England. Turn left and walk to the top of the street. You'll pass several attractions and restaurant, including Adventure City, Rainforest Cafe and MGM Studios Plaza. Clifton Hill is often referred to as the Street of Fun and you'll easily see why.About the Author:

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