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Niagara Falls; U.S. and Canada light up in support of Ukraine. (Original Post) SergeStorms Feb 2022 OP
BEAUTIFUL ... Thanks!!! 🌻 👍 nt Raine Feb 2022 #1
Really Nice samplegirl Feb 2022 #2
Yes!!! nt pazzyanne Feb 2022 #5
That's cool BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #3
Yeah, I'll have to stick around until dark. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #4
I'm retired too and was up there in 2014 BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #8
That is beautiful. You should definitely make the trip. niyad Feb 2022 #6
The Falls from the Canada side are far more breathtaking. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #7
You can see the same falls from Goat Island, about a 15 minute walk from the park ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2022 #9
WOW!!! Sogo Feb 2022 #10
Amazing Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #11
I've been waiting for this. Glad to see wnylib Feb 2022 #12
An hour's drive away from you? wnylib Feb 2022 #13
It's just a half hour's drive for me. luvtheGWN Feb 2022 #14
Ah, Niagara wine country. wnylib Feb 2022 #16
Western NY. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #19
I am a bit farther west and south. wnylib Feb 2022 #20
In the big scheme of things.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #21
Wow, so many incredible headlines this morning PatSeg Feb 2022 #15
Grand gesture! FailureToCommunicate Feb 2022 #17
I grew up in the area, and still never miss the opportunity to visit when in town. bullwinkle428 Feb 2022 #18
Beautiful! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2022 #22
Here I am 71 years old and never seen Niagara Falls. I should go Emile Feb 2022 #23
K&R Emile Feb 2022 #24

BumRushDaShow

(129,467 posts)
3. That's cool
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 08:53 AM
Feb 2022

and it's not completely frozen over!

(I don't think it's lit up there until the late afternoon/evening)

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
4. Yeah, I'll have to stick around until dark.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 08:57 AM
Feb 2022

I'm retired. Why not? There are casinos in both Canada and the U.S. so I think I can contribute to their take for a little while.

BumRushDaShow

(129,467 posts)
8. I'm retired too and was up there in 2014
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:10 AM
Feb 2022

and it was pretty cool. We stayed over on the Canadian side and Niagara Falls, ON was a hoot with all the little shops and attractions.

I had done an OP a couple years ago about the 1918 boat that had been trapped in the rocks for a century that had broken free and shifted - https://www.democraticunderground.com/12163395

I had dug through some of my pics to see if I could spot it and did find it (view from Skylon) -



Zoom of the vessel -



It was a great trip considering how iconic those falls were and still are in American culture.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,791 posts)
7. The Falls from the Canada side are far more breathtaking.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:09 AM
Feb 2022

I was just gobsmacked when we took our tour of Niagara Falls from the Canada side in 2011 in the early evening when it was lit up once darkness took over. There is much more to see. Have your passports ready however and COVID vaccination cards.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,365 posts)
9. You can see the same falls from Goat Island, about a 15 minute walk from the park ...
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:19 AM
Feb 2022

... on the American side. I've seen them from both sides, not much difference, both spectacular.

The walk across to the island and then to the far side of the island is easier than crossing the border.

Have a hat and raincoat ready. If the wind is blowing the wrong way, the mist will soak you. Ask me how I know

luvtheGWN

(1,336 posts)
14. It's just a half hour's drive for me.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:55 AM
Feb 2022

Niagara Falls, Ontario has had a pretty awful 2 years financially since the start of the pandemic. Once the vaccine passport restrictions are lifted, things should improve enormously. My little town also depends on tourists to patronize the Shaw Festival and all the wineries and breweries and wonderful restaurants. We've really missed seeing cars with licence plates from all over the US!

bullwinkle428

(20,630 posts)
18. I grew up in the area, and still never miss the opportunity to visit when in town.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:09 AM
Feb 2022

So beautiful to see this!

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