Niagara Falls, Ontario: Canada – The Niagara Whirlpool

The Niagara Whirlpool is a natural whirlpool within the Niagara River located along the Canada–U.S. border between New York and Ontario. It is in the Niagara Gorge, downstream from Niagara Falls. Its greatest depth is 125 feet (38 m). It is estimated that the whirlpool formed approximately 4,200 years ago by the upstream erosion of the Niagara Escarpment by the Niagara River. Niagara Falls is … Continue reading Niagara Falls, Ontario: Canada – The Niagara Whirlpool

Mark Joseph Jochim8 December 2022Leave a comment

Canada - Ontario

A Postcard A Day #20: 26 February 2021 – Bluenose on a Card

It’s getting late at night on Makha Bucha, a big Buddhist holiday here in Thailand and a few other countries, and I spent much of the evening mounting stamps into one of my stamp albums. I wrote extensively about the holiday and about one of the stamps I added in my “Daily Phuket” article tonight. I then realized that I had a couple of covers … Continue reading A Postcard A Day #20: 26 February 2021 – Bluenose on a Card

Mark Joseph Jochim26 February 202126 February 2021Leave a comment

Canada - Ontario

CA-379943: Olde Sandwich Towne, Ontario Canada

Postcrossing ID: CA-379943 Date Sent: 8 October 2013 Date Received: 13 November 2013 Days Travelled: 36 Distance Travelled: 14,445 km Until recently, this card from Canada held the record for the farthest-travelled card I’d received through Postcrossing. A part of the city of Windsor since 1935, Old Sandwich Town was established in 1797 and is considered one of the oldest, most historically significant settlements in … Continue reading CA-379943: Olde Sandwich Towne, Ontario Canada