Old Fort Niagara

At the very tip of New York State on Lake Ontario overlooking Niagara-On-The-Lake is Old Fort Niagara.  This fort has changed hands from the French to the British to the Americans over its history and it has all 3 of the countries' flags raised in the center to commemorate this.  The fort has a self-guided walking tour to allow visitors to learn about the history of the fort.  In addition, there are people dressed from the time periods of when the fort was active and give history lessons and musket demonstrations.

The fort is pretty impressive with the buildings on the land, as well as how the land was sculpted.  When you compare it to the fort across the border, Fort George, it comes across as even more impressive.  Our day here was quite foggy, but on a clear day we were told you can see the CN Tower all the way in Toronto from the edge of the fort.

One little surprise we also found is that in the French Castle on the premises a cat is roaming about...see if you can find the little kitty when you visit!