Winter Festival Of Lights

This week there was a crew in Queen Victoria Park taking down the displays from the Winter Festival of Lights.

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Graham on January 27th, 2010

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Shawn Fleckney says he was “just a kid” when he started volunteering as a mascot with the Winter Festival of Lights.
More than 20 years later, he’s still at it. He says he can’t think of a better way to spend his leisure time than by making new friends, learning skills and [...]

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Graham on December 29th, 2009

From CANOE Travel:
Three-million sparkling lights and 125 lighted displays have transformed Niagara Falls into what is called a “Winter Wonderland.”
Add a little snow and the setting will be complete for the 27th annual Winter Festival of Lights that shines brightly through Jan. 4 and attracts more than a million people.

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Graham on December 22nd, 2009

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
From Rochester: About 90 miles.
Attraction: The Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls, Ontario, running through Jan. 4, features holiday light displays, live concerts, fireworks and special events. The outdoor displays are lighted from 5 p.m. to midnight, including an “Enchantment of Disney” display.

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Graham on December 16th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review:
After writing half a dozen news stories about the $750,000 rink, it was time to see firsthand if the new ice is all it’s cracked up to be. (Check out the video tour of the rink on The Review’s website). Having grown up near Ottawa’s famous Rideau Canal, the world’s longest [...]

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Graham on December 14th, 2009

From Niagara This Week:
The Stanley Cup is coming to Niagara Falls.
A slogan for the event being passed around the city is “two icons, one location.”
The Hockey Hall of Fame put together a package specifically for the 27th year of the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights at the Rink on the Brink on Saturday, Dec. [...]

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From Jaunted: The Pop Culture Travel Guide:
Even though the winter storms have started to blow across North America, believe it or not that now is a great time to visit Niagara Falls. Ideally you’d want to drop by one of the nation’s biggest tourist traps during warmer weather, but if you’ve already been during the [...]

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Graham on December 2nd, 2009

On Saturday I walked down to the “Rink at the Brink” to take a few pictures. It was around 1 pm, and there were about 15 people skating. I had read the article in the Review about the fences, and they’re right! It is very difficult to actually get in.
This first picture shows the fences, [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review:
If you’re checking out the new Rink at the Brink this weekend, you’ll have no trouble finding it. The Niagara Parks Commission’s new fence running the length of its Table Rock parking lot makes it impossible to miss it.
It turns visitors to the falls into cattle, herding them from the parking [...]

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Graham on November 30th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review:
It won’t take long for the city’s newest ice rink to heat up.
A three-month battle of the bands competition starts next Thursday at Rink at the Brink, the new outdoor facility that opened near Table Rock Wednesday.
Rock the Ice Nights will run every Thursday until a champion is crowned Feb. 25, [...]

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