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NIAGARA GLEN FINE NEW PARK
Park Commission Providing Picturesque Recreation Ground
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 26 April 1921]
Not too far off now is the summer season to anticipate the recreations and indulgences that holiday time affords. An added attraction to those of former years is the opening of Niagara Glen, at the foot of the Whirlpool rapids on Niagara River by the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park Commission. Owing to its inaccessibility Niagara Glen has been visited by a comparatively few people each year.
New Road Constructed
This year Niagara Glen is to be opened to all who may care to take the trip. From the northerly limit of the city of Niagara Falls the Park Commission in constructing a drive to the Floor of the Glen. This road will be 24 feet wide, with an easy grade that will enable motorists to drive right down to the bottom of the Glen, park their cars and enjoy the scenery of one of the most favored spots in North America.
Niagara Glen was once the bottom of Niagara River. That was ages ago. It is a secluded spot, but in natural beauty and scenic grandeur it ranks next to the cataract itself. Overhanging rocks, ice-cold grottos and large pot holes tell of the times when the waters of the cataract held full sway. These days have passed, but what remains is both a study and an inspiration.
Erecting a Pavilion
Along with the road now being built, which will be completed by July 1, the Park Commission is erecting a refreshment pavilion and other facilities to make the place as attractive as its inherent worth demands. On the ground at the top an athletic field is being laid out, which will be available for picnics.
The opening of the Glen will make a third park operated by the commission for the accommodation of picnickers.
The Chairman of the commission, P.W. Ellis said extensive improvements were being made to the restaurant at Queenston, and enlarged accommodation provided for excursionists. Rest rooms and lavatory facilities were also being added.
Memorial to Women
This year an experiment will be tried out for the benefit of mothers. Both at Queenston and Niagara Falls park a crèche will be opened after May 15th, in charge of trained nurses; so that mothers with small children will not have to deny themselves the pleasure of a visit to this national recreation ground on account of having infants to care for. The commission is providing these crèches’ as a tribute to the work of women during the war, and the hope is expressed by Mr. Ellis that these facilities will be abundantly used by the people for whose comfort this service is being established.
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