Did you know there was once a war between the Falls and Buffalo? Apparently, Buffalo«Fought Niagara», and won, which is why Niagara Falls, USA is a bit run down now. If they’d won the war, it would all be different. What a shame. But if you go beyond Niagara Falls, USA and journey north, past Lewiston, you eventually reach Youngstown up by Fort Niagara, and there is a beautiful area of grassland and woods and the old Fort where the river meets Lake Ontario. It’s a haunting and oft-ignored place. I would come up here for soccer, so this is a review specifically of the excellent soccer fields that are here. It was often windy and cold as hell, but I loved the fields. The grass was lush, green, sexy. It was always a lot of fun. I played here both in the BDSL and also for Woodland United who played at NCCC in a higher league a long time ago, but had away games and cup games here, sometimes. It was a great place to come to and scores a solid 4 despite the windiness, and how far away it is from most people’s houses in WNY. And when I was fraught with worry about an upcoming game, I called it «Fraught Niagara».
