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Canada’s Screaming Tunnel, Niagara Falls, Ontario

January 18, 2020 Valerie Archual Comments 0 Comment

Located just off the beaten path, about ten miles away from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, stands an arched stone tunnel at the tranquil end of Warner Road. Nestled deep in the hillside, embraced with overgrown mosses, vines, and vibrant autumn foliage, this one hundred and twenty-ish-year-old limestone passageway sits as if it were waiting for an artist to appear with palette and canvas in hand. Although constructed for The Grand Trunk Railway, an early Canadian railway line incorporated…

Christmas at The Craddock Terry

November 30, 2019 Valerie Archual Comments 2 comments

At the end of Commerce Street and along the historic James River Waterfront sits a most unique hotel in Lynchburg, Virginia. While the historic buildings that make up this hotel originated back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it has only been hotel-hospitable to guests since 2007. Once upon a time, in this very spot, stood one of the largest shoe companies in the world. The Craddock Terry Hotel, now a 44-room boutique hotel and event center, shares the…