You can count on a get-together here - absolutely!

If you and your family would be content to visit Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and the Canadian side of Niagara Falls (definitely prettier!), there's a rail pass available that would serve your purposes nicely (you could avoid renting a car entirely).

http://www.viarail.ca/planner/en_cart_corr.html

There's enough to see here without crossing the U.S. border - although you wouldn't have a problem except that the summertime queues with the added security would be a big waste of your precious time.

Cheers! Don&Linda Toronto http://www.thetravelzine.com/1canada2000.htm