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Grand Portage State Park is a state park at the northeastern tip of the U.S. state of Minnesota, on the Canada–United States border. It contains a 120-foot (37 m) waterfall , the tallest in the state (though it is on the border with Canada and thus partially in Ontario ), on the Pigeon River .
Niagara Falls State Park is located in the City of Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York, United States. The park, recognized as the oldest state park in the United States, contains the American Falls , the Bridal Veil Falls , and a portion of the Horseshoe Falls (also known as the Canadian Falls).
Niagara Glen is a nature reserve located near the Niagara Whirlpool along the Canadian side of the Niagara Gorge. It is one of the best preserved remaining examples of Southern Ontario's original Carolinian forest. The park is operated by the Niagara Parks Commission, an agency of the Ontario government.
There are two state/provincial parks located alongside the whirlpool. On the U.S. side is Whirlpool State Park.On the Canadian side is Niagara Glen Nature Reserve.The Whirlpool Aero Car, which traverses the river above the whirlpool, travels between two points on the Canadian side, and briefly enters U.S. territory four times during the trip.
It commemorates the Treaty of Ghent and the Rush-Bagot agreement ending the War of 1812, which "provided for peaceful resolution of U.S.—British disputes and an unguarded U.S./Canadian border." The United States side was established as a state park in 1931. [4] The Canadian side was established as a provincial park on November 7, 1939. [3]
(Reuters) -An evacuation order for the Canadian town of Osoyoos and its surrounding district has been issued due to an out-of-control wildfire that has crossed the border from the U.S. state of ...
Niagara Gorge is an 11 km (6.8 mi) long canyon carved by the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border, between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. [1] It begins at the base of Niagara Falls and ends downriver at the edge of the geological formation known as the Niagara Escarpment near Queenston, Ontario ...
Dufferin Islands are a group of artificial islands located 0.8 km from the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Before being renamed by the Niagara Parks Commission, they were known as Clarke Hill Islands and Cynthia Islands. [1] The islands are decorated annually for the Winter Festival of Lights. [2]