Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.

The Niagara Parks Commission designed the floral clock at Queenston this year to represent those that fought in the war.  Green santolina is used to represents the muskets used by the British and Americans.  Gray santolina is used to depict feathers honouring the First Nations. 

Battles raged for over two years after president James Madison and the United States Congress declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812.  Two hundred years of peace has followed.

Photo:  lbwalker