Off To A Concert - April 15 - 19, 2026

In February of 2026 we noticed that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band were bringing their final tour to Niagara Falls as the only Canadian stop so on February 10 we bought tickets to the concert. We dewinterized the Roadtrek and booked a spot at Niagara Falls KOA Holiday so we had somewhere to stay.

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Day 1 - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - Escape to Ontario

We set off from home about 10:40 making a stop at St-Viateur Bagel in DDO to get some bagels.

Our next stop was the LCBO in Brockville. We then popped in at the local Swiss Chalet for a liesurely lunch.

We stopped for the night at 1000 Islands / Mallorytown KOA Holiday. We were originally planning to go on to Brighton but the KOA there had delayed opening due to the cold, wet spring.

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Distance:	219.5 KM
Time On Road:	2:50
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Day 2 - Thursday, April 16, 2026 - On to Niagara Falls

We got on the road about 09:15 after grilling a couple of bagels. We made a stop for gas at the Canadian Tire in Gananoque so we had enough to get to Niagara.

We got to Niagara Falls KOA Holiday about 14:30 and checked in to site 257 - usually our favourite spot. We had not counted on the previously mentioned cold, wet spring. It was impossible to position the van on this normally firm, grassy site. We arranged to move across the road to site 294 - a gravel based pull through.

We set up camp and took the dogs for a good walk. There was lots of water around the camp generally.

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Distance:	446.7 KM
Time On Road:	5:57
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Day 3 - Friday, April 17, 2026 - Hanging Around Camp

Today we spent the day around camp walking dogs and generally relaxing. for dinner we had noticed that the former home of the iconic "Oh Canada, Eh?" Dinner Musical Theater was now Kochi Japanese BBQ & Beer. Since it was right next door to the KOA, we decided to give a try. I have lost my notes on what we had but we remember that we will be coming back.

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Day 4 - Saturday, April 18, 2026 - Concert Day

About 16:30 was called for a cab at the office and headed for Fallsview Casino Resort where the concert was being held.

Lillian made her contributions to the casino while Rod found a drink. We then had a bite of dinner at one of the pubs. I think it was Lucky's Restaurant & Bar.

We found our way to Avalon Theatre for the concert.

The opening act was pleasant but not exciting. The Dirt Band was great as usual. Even though Ibby and The String Wizard were no longer with them, Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Farron and Bob Carpenter are still there with Jeff's son Jaime, Ross Holmes, and Jim Photoglo completing the current version. We're going to miss that band! Mind you, with 17 albums in our music mix we still hear them.

We got a cab back to the KOA arriving just after 23:00. The dogs were glad to see us.

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Day 5 - Sunday, April 19, 2026 - Homeward Bound

We left camp about 09:20, gassed up and hit the QEW. Being a Sunday, traffic was not too bad was we crossed Toronto. We tanked up again in Gananoque.

We made a stop at ob McIntosh Unique Shopping Experience at Lancaster, ON for Lillian to shop around. She got at least one "deal".

We arrived back home around 17:15.

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Distance:	658.6 KM
Time On Road:	7:41
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