Download or read book The Niagara Escarpment written by William H. Gillard and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1975-12-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an informal history and tour of the Niagara Escarpment, the backbone of Ontario and one of Canada's natural wonders. Stretching from Tobermory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula to Niagara Falls, the escarpment exhibits a wide diversity of landscape, people, and industry, in the present and in the past. The authors have divided it into three major regions. the rugged northern region which retains much of its primitive beauty serves primarily as a haven for tourists and summer residents, although it was once a centre for fishing and lumbering. Change has come also to the middle area. Its waterpower once made it an industrial region, but today the land from Meaford to Dundas is largely agricultural. The south, so rich in the early history of Canada, is heavily settled and industrialized. Over 80 photographs, taken by William H. Gillard, who himself lives on 'the mountain,' capture the various facets of the region. The rugged cliffs of the Bruce Peninsula contrast with the pastoral lands beneath Mount Nemo; the neatly trimmed harbour at Tobermory counterpoints the Dundas swamp of Coote's Paradise. We see the interplay of industry and agriculture, from Owen Sound's grain elevators through Hamilton's blast furnaces to Jordan's vineyards, and recreation and culture, from tourist landmarks through Hockley Hills skiing to the museums of history and art. The text provides entertaining glimpses of some of the people and some of the events in the history of settlement and growth, proceeding from town to town, north to south. This readable book is the first to deal with the landscape and history of the entire Niagara Escarpment. It is a useful guide to one of the most interesting and historic areas of Canada.

Download or read book Bruce Trail written by Rich Freeman and published by Footprint Press, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a 5-week backpacking journey along the Bruce Trail in Ontario, Canada, highlighting the flora and fauna of the region and providing survival tips and techniques for long-distance bsckpacking.

Download or read book The Niagara Escarpment Plan written by Niagara Escarpment Commission (Ont.) and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Niagara Escarpment Explorer Discover Ontario s Niagara Escarpment in the Niagara Region written by Niagara Escarpment Commission (Ont.) and published by Georgetown, Ont. : Niagara Escarpment Commission. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Recession Lines of Niagara Falls written by Geological Survey of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Falls of Niagara Their Evolution and Varying Relations to the Great Lakes written by Geological Survey of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ontario s Niagara Escarpment Wild Spaces in the Heart of Southern Ontario written by Niagara Escarpment Commission (Ont.) and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Falls of Niagara written by Geological Survey of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Niagara Escarpment written by and published by Lorimer. This book was released on 2006-10-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 100 beautiful colour photographs from dozens of communities, this book will be savoured by all those who treasure this precious landscape The Niagara Escarpment stretches more than 700 kilometres from Niagara Falls, through Hamilton, to Tobermory on the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, before dipping under Georgian Bay. Designated a United Nations biosphere reserve in 1990, the meandering ridge is home to over 300 bird species and other wildlife, many of Ontario's rare plant species, and the oldest old-growth forest east of the Rocky Mountains. The Bruce Trail, the pre-eminent walking trail in southern Ontario, created by naturalists working with private landowners, now winds along its length. The photographs of Sandy Bell, Vic MacBournie and John MacRae, taken from more than seventy points south to north, show the Escarpment in all its variety, moods and seasons. Providing background on the story of the protection of this precious landform -- and the continuing challenge of demands for resource extraction and urban expansion -- is an introductory essay by Joan Little, a resident and friend of the Escarpment who has worked with citizens and government to preserve its unique features.

Download or read book Our Romantic Niagara written by Albert Henry Tiplin and published by Niagara Falls, Ont. : Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation. This book was released on 1988 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Over the Edge a Kid s Guide to Niagara Falls Ontario Canad written by Penelope Dyan and published by Bellissima Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere under the rainbow flowers grow, and maybe that is where you will find your pot of gold. Photographer John D. Weigand and author Penelope Dyan take you on another fun filled journey to Niagara falls, Ontario, Canada. See some of the fun stuff kids can do while they are there, and take some time to marvel at this creation of nature that has done its best to serve mankind in its very special way. Celebrate the glorious beauty of Niagara falls, where you are sure to find a rainbow! The Niagara Falls are the great waterfalls of the Niagara River that are located between Ontario, Canada and New York, USA. Niagara Falls is separated into two main sections, the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, most of which is on the Canadian side, and the American Falls which is on the American side! Niagara Falls formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age). The water from the glaciers formed the Great Lakes, and the Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment as the water made its way to the Atlantic Ocean. The Niagara Falls are very wide, and are world known for their great beauty. The Falls are a natural source of electric power, and this is probably why the Falls have so many rainbows! Electricity is the pot of gold everyone can surely find at the end of the Niagara Falls rainbows! If you are looking for a rainbow, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is one place you can surely find one!

Download or read book The Duration of Niagara Falls written by Joseph William Spencer and published by New York : Humboldt. This book was released on 1895 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Niagara Escarpment of Peninsular Ontario Canada written by Michigan Geological Society and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Falls of Niagara written by Geological Survey. Canada and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ontario s Niagara Escarpment Ontario Canada Implementing the Biosphere Reserve Concept in a Highly Developed Region written by Niagara Escarpment Commission (Ont.) and published by Georgetown, Ont. : Niagara Escarpment Commission. This book was released on 1995 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Welland Canals and Their Communities written by John N. Jackson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the role and contributions of the four Welland Canals to the development of Niagara Peninsula communities.

Download or read book The Mighty Niagara written by John N. Jackson and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...makes some notable contributions to the popular and scholarly literature about the Niagara region...a welcome addition to the literature of US-Canada cross-border studies. -The Canadian Historical Review...provides a most engaging and eloquently written story, a learned tale of the Niagara region's associated historical triumphs and abiding challenges. The book's geographical and social histories will be of interest not only to residents of the Niagara Frontier but to anyone who has ever been fascinated by the complexly related natural and technological wonders that have helped to make Niagara one of the world's most famous and enduring icons. -ISLEThis in-depth regional study of the Niagara Frontier traces the evolution of landscape and patterns of settlement on both sides of the Niagara River extending from St. Catharines, Ontario, to Lockport, New York. This significant region, astride an international frontier, both connects and separates, unites and divides Canadian and American territories bordering the Niagara River.Like map overlays that build on an underlying base geography, Professor Jackson's chronological approach begins with the qualities of the physical background and their ongoing ramifications up to the present for the use and development of land. He then adds the Native settlements, showing their trails and economic activities, while highlighting the amazing fact that certain Native features remain an intrinsic part of the modern landscape. The next time period reveals that the previous human landscapes, once continuous across the Niagara River, became acutely discontinuous with the creation in 1783 of an unseen but divisive international boundary.Subsequent chapters follow the changes over the course of time as canals, railways, hydroelectric power, and the dominance of the automobile in the present era all transform the environment. Jackson also discusses Niagara Falls as the fulcrum around which the Niagara Frontier has developed and the impact of the tourist industry on the region. This thorough analysis of an important international region will be of great use to students of regional, urban, and historical geography as well as to anyone involved in cross-boundary trade, education, or tourism.John N. Jackson (St. Catharines, Ontario) is professor emeritus of applied geography at Brock University and the author of fourteen previous books on regional geography and history.John Burtniak (St. Catharines), now retired, was the special collections librarian and university archivist at Brock University.Gregory P. Stein (Buffalo, NY) is associate professor of geography and planning at SUNY College at Buffalo.