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Ontario, 2026

A fabulous visit to Ontario, primarily to visit family and friends for the two weeks around the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. In addition to spending quality time with all of my siblings and many of my nephews, nieces, and greats, I was able to show Linda a few great places in the province, including the Niagara Peninsula, where I grew up, the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, and Toronto, Ontario's provincial capital.  Along the way,  Linda was thrilled to learn about harvesting soybeans, wheat, and corn from my nephews Kevin and Scott and we were both privileged to celebrate Thanksgiving, Canadian farming style! The Niagara Peninsula Niagara-on-the-Lake to Queenston with Ron and Julie We enjoyed a fine e-biking ride from Niagara on the Lake to Queenston Heights with Ron & Julie.  This route combines fabulous river scenery with some of the region's most significant sites from the War of 1812.   Fort George (1795), pictured above, was built as a supply...