EPISODE · Jan 1, 2025 · 21 MIN
Niagara History and Poetry Episode 2 - Bears in a Canoe
from Niagara History and Poetry · host Niagara Falls Poetry Project
Bears are rarely seen in Niagara today, but they were certainly here in the 19th century. In this episode I examine a story from a guidebook about a bear climbing into a fisherman's canoe in the middle of the Niagara River, and two poems also describing this incident. Poems & other sources mentioned Erieus (Adam Hood Burwell, known as the Pioneer Poet). Journal of a Day’s Journey in Upper Canada in October, 1816 Charles Edwin Jakeway. Laura Secord George W. Holley, ed. The Falls of Niagara. Florio (Clement Clarke Moore). A Legend of Niagara McIntyre, James. Bear and Falls Information about recent sightings of bears https://www.wbfo.org/environment/2018-11-05/dec-confirms-resident-bears-in-niagara-county
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