Ice boom removed

From the Niagara Falls Review: The removal of the Niagara River Ice Boom is well underway. Personnel from the New York Power Authority began opening the boom’s 22 spans on Tuesday. As a result of the mild weather conditions this winter season, a significant amount of ice cover on Lake Erie never materialized, making conditions…

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Spring has sprung in 2016!

We’ve an incredibly mild winter with very little snow. We’ve also had some unseasonably warm temperatures lately. All that has led to this… The flowers along the Niagara Parkway are starting to come up! The crocuses are up, and the daffodils and tulips are starting to shoot up. I’m not a big fan of winter,…

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WFOL grows in illuminations, visitors in 2015-16

From the Niagara Falls Review: This past season provided a “perfect recipe” for the Winter Festival of Lights to “really shine,” says program director Tina Myers. “Fabulous” weather, a favourable U.S. currency exchange and the investment of $2 million into lighting, infrastructure and new technology ensured the festival “kicked butt” in 2015-16, she said. The…

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