Blue Morpho and Magnificent Owl
THERE'S a new heavyweight amongst the contenders that jostle for your wallet in this tourist Mecca. Amidst the aquariums and the wax museums, the aerial cable cars and the historic monuments, just downstream from the Maid of the Mist boat tour where yellow-coated throngs bob in the spray from old Niagara herself, the lowly butterfly is stealing the show.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Blue Morpho and Magnificent Owl”
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