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| Canalside on a bright summer day |
When I started writing again nearly six years ago, I wrote
about my hometown of Buffalo a lot. The more I wrote about Buffalo, the more I
wanted to explore it. My explorations have made me appreciate the Queen City
even more.
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| Yes, my city DOES smell like Cheerios! :) |
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| our tour boat |
Know How Tours offered a very cool Buffalo-based bus tour in
late July that included stops at the
Fontana Boathouse, City Hall and Pearl Street Brewery for lunch. After lunch we
boarded a tour boat for a Buffalo River History Tour that took us on an
adventure to part of Buffalo’s industrial history, the grain elevators.
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| Silo City |
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| Silo City |
“Inside Silo City” is a two-hour tour by water and by foot
to the former Perot Malting Plant, built in 1907 (additions made in 1933). This
complex was later used by the Genesee Brewing Company. Today, the elevators are
used for art shows and installations, concerts, pond hockey tournaments, even
weddings.
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| Perot Malting Plant |
Walking into these early-20th century silos is a
bit intimidating – looking up to the top of the silos from inside and
experiencing the echoes in them was impressive. It was also interesting to see
how the two “eras” of silos (1907 and 1933) compared.
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| looking up to the top of the silo |
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| inside the silos |
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| inside the silos |
Tours are offered daily at 2:30 p.m. leaving Canalside.
Tickets are $27 for adults and $17 for children. Find out more at
buffaloriverhistorytours.com.
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