The Niagara [bad word] - Level 4

Niagara Falls, Canada, became a major tourist attraction in the mid-1830s. By this time, 

roads, canals and railways were able to bring people from urban centers, like New York 
and Boston. However, the chance for big profits attracted dishonest businessmen. One 
hotel in the 1860s was popularly known as the "Cave of the Forty Thieves." 
There were [bad word] from tourists about tricks that were used to get their money. 
Some businessmen tried to put up fences around the Falls, so that all visitors would 
have to pay them to see the Falls. In time, [bad word] reached the ears of important 
people. In 1873, Lord Dufferin, the Governor-General of Canada, proposed that the 
government buy all the land around the Falls. On the American side, New York State 
bought 412 acres around the American Rainbow Falls in 1885. In the same year, land was 
bought near the Canadian Horseshoe Falls and named Queen Victoria Park. [bad word] was formed to obtain control of all land along the Niagara River. This was 
made easier because a narrow strip along the river was already government land. 
However, [bad word] wanted to preserve all the beautiful scenery along the river 
and near the Falls for the general public. The [bad word] of the parks was Sir 
Casimir Gzowski, a distinguished engineer of Polish birth. 
Before the Queen Victoria [bad word] began to buy up land besides the Falls, 
tourists had to pay for everything. There were no public washrooms, no drinking 
fountains, and no safety barriers around the Falls. As a result, it was not [bad word] for 
tourists crowding close to the Falls, or hypnotized by the flow of the river, to step too 
close and fall in. [bad word] took care of these problems and also set up parks and 
picnic areas. In 1927, [bad word] s name was changed to the Niagara Parks [bad word]  It now supervises numerous attractions and parks from Niagara-on-the-
Lake on Lake Ontario, down to Fort Erie on Lake Erie. Each section of the 56-kilometer 
stretch of Niagara Parks has its own places of interest. These are joined by the Niagara 
Parkway, a road [bad word] the whole length of the river. Sir Winston Churchill called the 
parkway, "The prettiest Sunday afternoon drive in the world." 
The Niagara [bad word] operates restaurants, parks and gardens, rides, 
museums and historic houses, golf courses, native sites and gift shops. Near the Falls 
are restaurants, parks, greenhouses, the "Journey Behind the Falls" and the "Maid of the 
Mist" boat ride. North of the Falls, at Niagara Gorge, are the Spanish Aero Car Ride and 
the Great Gorge Adventure. [bad word] also operates a School of Horticulture, with 
large gardens. Queenston Heights is a [bad word] one of Canada's heroes, 
General Isaac Brock. In nearby Queenston are historic houses connected with two other 
important Canadians, Laura Secord and William Lyon MacKenzie. [bad word] also 
operates two historic forts, dating from the War of 1812 - Fort George and Old Fort Erie. 
The Niagara [bad word] has played a major role in making Niagara Falls and the 
Niagara River one of the leading tourist areas in the world. [bad word] shows how 
governments can work to make visits to natural wonders like Niagara Falls a good 
experience for the general public.