From the Globe and Mail:
Fresh from a good soaking in the Niagara River, 10-year-old Tess Driscoll of Greenwich, Conn., steps off the Whirlpool jet boat and recites what she has just learned about a war once fought here.
“Nobody won, and that’s why we share the river,” Tess says as her father, Kevin, looks on proudly.
“They said it depends on who you ask,” a dripping Mr. Driscoll adds.
The Driscolls are talking about the War of 1812, highlights of which they have just heard aboard their one-hour jet boat excursion up the river and into the churning Whirlpool Rapids, just below Niagara Falls.
Little do they know how equally apt their words are when applied to a battle raging this summer, right under their wet feet, between the thrill ride’s operator and a vocal band of detractors.