‘Really lovely weather’ this fall

From the Niagara Falls Review: Mother Nature should provide plenty of opportunities for those who enjoy taking in the fall colours this upcoming season, says a meteorologist with the Weather Network. “We’ll be able to take advantage of some really nice weather for doing those sort of activities,” said Nadine Powell. “I think that everyone…

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Group wants ‘World Weather Center’ in Niagara Falls

From the Lockport Journal: A group pushing for a “World Weather Center” has decided it wants it to be located in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls City Council members may not be too hot on the idea. They’ve been asked to consider contributing $100,000 to the project with a well-known local meteorologist at its helm. When…

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Le visage caché des Chutes du Niagara (The Hidden Face of Niagara Falls)

From Le Parisien: Découvrir les Chutes du Niagara sous un autre angle. On connaît l’image des Chutes du Niagara, ces impressionnants murs d’eau en forme de fer à cheval où la rivière Niagara effectue un saut de 51 mètres dans le vide. C’est en été que le spectacle est le plus impressionnant. Mais on oublie…

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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…

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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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