December 2016
And so ends another year… (2016)
I know it is only the 23rd of December today, but I’m pretty sure I’m done posting for the year. I’m off now until the first week of January and will be enjoying a break with my family. 2016 was a difficult year for the blog and website. I was tempted on numerous occasions to…
Winter Festival of Lights photos from last year
I’ve been out a couple of times this year to look at some of the lights, but haven’t taken many pictures. The other day in my Google Photos timeline, a notification came up telling me to “remember this day”. It was the photos from last year’s Winter Festival of Lights. So, I may not have…
Niagara Falls Holiday Parties, Romantic Hot Spots, Events & More!
Last week I received the latest Clifton Hill Update email newsletter. To get your own copy of the newsletter, fill out the Clifton Hill Newsletter form at the bottom of every page of the Clifton Hill web site.
Niagara Falls tourism leaders want to bring back Festival of Lights
From the Buffalo News: The Festival of Lights used to draw thousands to downtown in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and to its convention center and Winter Garden. Both the convention center and Winter Garden are long gone, and so is the Festival of Lights. But in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the Winter Festival of Lights continues to…
Plans under way for year long birthday bash in Niagara Falls
From the Niagara Falls Review: Normally, Chris Dabrowski is consumed with comic books, science fiction and superheroes as manager of the annual Niagara Falls Comic Con. But Dabrowski was wearing a different hat when he appeared before council to unveil plans being put forward by the city’s Canada 150 Celebration Committee, of which he is…
New Year’s Eve – Best Deal in Niagara Falls!
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Americana Conference Resort Spa & Waterpark. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the bottom right of the main Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.
Niagara Falls lit up on dark winter nights
From the Ithaca Journal: The nightly spectacle of Niagara Falls lit up after dark just got more spectacular. A $3 million upgrade saw the installation of 1,400 new high-tech lights called luminaires that beam brighter and more vivid rainbows of light from Canada onto the famous waterfalls. Mixed together, the separate red, green, blue and…
New Year’s Eve In Niagara Falls
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort.
Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom installation planned to begin
From Niagara Frontier Publications (from last Friday): Placement of the 22 spans of the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom is about to start. Each winter since 1964, the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom has been installed near the outlet of Lake Erie to reduce the amount of ice entering the Niagara River. Reduction in ice…