The St Catharines Museum is right by one of the big Welland Canal locks, so many of you may have been there at one point or another. It is a nice little museum that has a fair amount of artifacts on display. This is a photo of one of the displays that is specifically related…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Q: I was at Niagara Falls and noticed a lot of bulldozers and construction on the U.S. side, right above the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. What’s going on? A: The American observation area above the Horseshoe Falls is undergoing a major overhaul that’s expected to wrap up this summer. When the…
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,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The city will contribute $350,000 towards a $4-million public-private project that will modernize the illumination of the falls. The city will take the $350,000 from what is expected to be an approximately $4.5-million fourth-quarter payment in April from Ontario Lottery and Gaming for hosting two casinos. Niagara Falls also has…
From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Falls Illumination Board is looking to the community for help to revitalize lighting of the Horseshoe and American falls. The last update to the lighting system came 20 years ago when the current Xenon lighting system was installed. Following a thorough Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Request for Proposal…
I know I posted about this yesterday, but this article has more details. From the National Post: New York officials are considering temporarily turning some of Niagara Falls into a trickle. Plans to replace two 115-year-old pedestrian bridges could involve shutting down the water flowing over one section of the falls by building a temporary…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will be a highlighted location on The Weather Channel’s upcoming It’s Amazing Out There winter tour. The two-day tour is all about discovering the “beauty and amazement” winter brings throughout North America. Meteorologists and officials from the Atlanta-based channel are scheduled to visit attractions such as Journey Behind…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The possibility of the American Falls going dry for the first time in 47 years isn’t a concern to the Niagara Parks Commission. In fact, it may create a tourism boom. “I think it would have a positive impact,” says Parks chairwoman Janice Thomson, reacting to reports the New York…
From Niagara This Week: Four new homes have earned a place on the Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Light’s Sparkle Lighting Awards list of top residential light displays in the city. The awards are an annual competition that recognizes the best residential and commercial property holiday light displays in Niagara Falls. Participants are judged…
From the St Catharines Standard: For 54 years, Peter Gordon played to an audience of millions. The Niagara Falls resident estimates thousands of people a night – between 90,000 to 150,000 on a summer night – have been entertained by his rainbow of lights on both the Horseshoe and American Falls. “It made you feel…