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now "Feast ON" certifi ed, a criteria-based program that recognizes businesses that use products sourced as locally as possible, celebrates local producers, and commits to showcasing Ontario's unique taste of place. Expect fresh and interesting local dishes at all their dining places, like Queenston Heights Restaurant, or Legends on the Niagara where you can enjoy a locally sourced meal in the clubhouse and also get in a few rounds of golf on its renowned courses. There are excellent aff ordable dining options in the area. The Backhouse, a Niagara-on-the-Lake restaurant devoted to cool climate sustainable cuisine, off ers an intimate dining experience with a seat at the chef's bar where you can sit by the fi re and watch the cooks in action ( www. backhouse.xyz ). Many wineries have developed excellent in-house restaurants serving locally-inspired food. The 13 th Street Winery is a family-run winery with a brand new tasting bar and wine boutique, a sculpture garden, original Canadian art on the walls, and culinary art (think butter tarts) in the on-site bakery ( www.13thstreetwinery.com ). Creekside Estate Vineyards, which is producing some great Riesling and a delicious unfussy bubbly, is serving all things smoked—ribs, pulled pork, salmon— on the wooden verandah overlooking the vineyard ( www.creeksidewine.com ). DRAMA ON THE LAKE Niagara-on-the-Lake is well-known for the Shaw Festival (www.shawfest.com) and is featuring George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan and Alan Bennett's Madness of George III this year. But this historic town also off ers good shopping along the historic main street and carefully restored inns and manor house hotels, such as the elegant neo-Georgian Queen's Landing ( www.vintage-hotels.com) or the intimate Harbour House Hotel (www. harbourhousehotel.ca). The Prince of Wales Hotel is a Victorian-style hotel located close to the Shaw Festival theatres and shopping area. The town is also well supplied with bed and breakfast establishments, like the Historic Davy House Bed & Breakfast Inn ( www.davyhouse.com). GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR INNER TOURIST . . . IN NIAGARA Niagara has so much—and the Falls are just the beginning of the adventure. Plan to spend some serious time here to fully connect to the energy of this exceptional place, and to experience all that the region has to off er every one of your senses ( www.tourismnia gara.com; www.niagarafallstourism.com). NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE • SHUTTERSTOCK/KIEV VICTOR NIAGARA PARKS BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY • ON TOURISM/GOH IROMOTO ON 94