As Sue has previously mentioned, the work is progressing in setting up the Winter Festival of Light displays.
Archive for the 'Niagara Falls Scenery' Category
Motor Home Magazine had an article recently about Niagara Falls and the many gardens:
If ever there was a place to stop and smell the roses, lilacs, lavender and hundreds of other blossoms, it’s Niagara Falls.
Upon arriving at the famous cascades, my wife, Lian, and I, like many other RVers, began debating the best way to experience the falls and the rapids. We could view them from boat, helicopter, platforms above and below, tunnel behind, various towers, boardwalk, cable car, Ferris wheel and even at an IMAX theater. Toll-free viewing points at the railings are all-time favorites at this busy spot though gazing from behind the misty windshield of a motorhome is always a possibility despite tangles of summer traffic. That’s all in addition to visiting historic sites, theme parks and the usual assortment of amusements.
The Frugal Bugle has a list of frugal things to do in Niagara Falls (follow the link to read the entire list):
1. You can view the Falls for free. Fireworks for free at certain times of the year.
2. See the nightly Falls illumination.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
If you happen to be someone who enjoys going for walks or doing a little fishing in the Niagara Glen, here’s the perfect opportunity to give something back to the environment.
Volunteers are needed to help out with a variety of things that will be taking place in the Niagara Glen beginning Sept. 11.
So, are you sick of all this rain? How about some snow 
I took some pictures earlier this year in February/March. We had lots of snow and there was lots of ice at Table Rock Place. I took some pictures and posted them in the Niagara Falls in Winter 2007/2008 gallery. As is usually the case, you can see some thumbnails below, and the larger versions in the gallery.
I also posted a video on YouTube (2:29 in length):
Note 1: There are now 2,580 images in Niagara Falls Image Gallery.
Note 2: I only have one more old gallery to post and then I’ll be current up to this summer (less than 2 months ago)
From the Niagara Falls Review:
It’s run by a five-horsepower motor.
The Westminster chimes that greet visitors from its tower at regular intervals is controlled by an electronic controller.
The hands are made of stainless steel. The second hand is 21-feet long - the hour hand around 14.5-feet and the minute hand 17.5-feet, weighing a total of almost 1,250 pounds.
There’s more to the Floral Clock than just a beautiful planted face.
Someone with a Blogger blog who likes to run, posted about a recent run through Niagara Falls:
The Niagara Ultra is one of my favorite races. The course is beautiful (even with this year’s modification I refused to embrace…and thus ended up running 60+ km!). The course follows a recreation path along the Niagara River on the Canadian side of the River. It goes by several scenic and historic sites including monuments by Queenstown, the Botanical Gardens, the Spanish Aero Car, the Floral Clock. My extralong version also passed whirlpool rapids, Victoria Gardens, Clifton Hill (including a brief visit to Tim Hortons for a donut), the Secret Garden, and of course the American and Horseshoe Falls.
The Zimmerman Fountain is in Queen Victoria Park right at the bottom of Clifton Hill. On Friday, it looked like this:
Yesterday, it looked like this:
I realize that the pictures aren’t great. In case you can’t tell, someone put soap in the fountain. The white stuff in the bottom picture is mounds of suds!
Artvoice (”Buffalo’s #1 Newsweekly”) has an article about 100 things to do in the summer (presumably in the Buffalo area). #17 is about Niagara Falls.
Task-oriented as always, we here at AV reached out to friends and colleagues, and deep into the archive of our own summer idylls, to assemble for you 100 things you must do in summer.
17. Spend a day at Niagara Falls, including Maid of the Mist and Goat and Three Sisters Islands. Appreciate the world wonder in our backyard. Really appreciate it. Don’t just lean on the railing or look through the binoculars that cost 50 cents. Visit the history rich Goat and Three Sisters Islands and learn about their fascinating Native American history. Get up close and very personal with the falls through the drenching Maid of the Mist, a sure-fire way to cool off in hot weather.
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