Attractions

"The Old Scow" Located on the Upper Niagara River

The Old Scow

This dumping scow, marooned and rusting away in the Upper Rapids, has been a point of interest since August 1918, when it broke loose from its towing tug with two men aboard.

Luckily, the men had the presence of mind to open the scow's bottom dumping doors, grounding it on a rocky ledge where it has remained ever since.

After almost 29 hours on the barge, they were rescued using a breeches buoy connected to a line shot out from the roof of the Toronto Power Generating Station.

In recent years the old scow has severely deteriorated.

The true extent of its deterioration can only be seen from an aerial tour over Niagara Falls