The Homestead Journal
The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere
The Brown Homestead and community around us would not exist without the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere. For our stories to continue into the future, its preservation must be prioritized.
An Inclement Journey Across Niagara, 1803
Francis Goring traveled through the entire Niagara peninsula on foot every winter from 1803-1808, delivering letters for his employer.
Producing Potash at Rockway
In the early 19th century, Rockway Conservation area was a bustling with working people, home to a potashery at the Fifteen Mile Falls.
“The Worst in the World!”
We often find ourselves imagining what it was like to travel these same routes100 years ago… 200 years ago… 500 years ago…