The Niagara Tunnel Project
2005 – 2013 View all the details and history on the current, and ongoing, power tunnel construction under the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario….
The Power Plant
…walls, shafts carried water down the 210 feet to the turbines located just above the water level. Following these shafts and rear walls of the new plant were old cuts…
The Birth of the Niagara Falls
…began to flow from the Lake Erie basin through Lake Tonawanda and down what is now the present path of the river to the escarpment. At this time, the lake…
Niagara Rock & Sediment Deposits
…and a combination of the wind, water, & ice created, has stratified layers of rock and earth in Niagara. Rock Layers from top layer to bottom layer are: Silurian Age…
Luna Island
Niagara Falls USA Island Luna Island is located along the north side of Goat Island at the edge of the Niagara Gorge. Luna Island separates the American Falls and the…
The Battle of Newark
…forced to retreat back to Fort George in the Niagara Peninsula with the British now in pursuit. The Americans were able to fight off the British attack at Fort George. …
The Grand Island Bridges
…the Niagara River from Niagara Falls to Grand Island. The a total of 5 toll booths in the toll plaza can be found on the Grand Island side of this…
Wainfeet, Ontario
…the second Welland Canal between 1840 and 1881 intersects the center of the Town. Wainfleet consists of conceivably the second largest segment of land in the Niagara Peninsula. Wainfleet boasts…
Henry Bellini
…457 metre long rope with a 6.4 cm diameter and weighing 1134 kilograms. He combined a tight rope walk with a leap into the raging river below. He tried crossing…
Stephen Peer
…inspired to become Niagara’s first tight rope walker. In 1873, Stephen Peer signed on to become an assistant to Henry Bellini, mainly helping Bellini string the rope across the gorge….