Hidden Fort Erie
Fort Erie, Ontario, directly across the Niagara River from Buffalo, NY, is known primarily as British fort during the War of 1812, the home to Fort Erie Thoroughbred Race Track…
Larkinville
Larkin & Company was the leading manufacturer of soap at the beginning of the 20th century. The companies administration building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who also designed two…
Maple Syrup and Model Trains
Nice weather and the first weekend of Maple Weekend in Western New York made for an ideal weekend for a trip to Medina, in Orleans County, a town where I…
A New Birthday Tradition
A breakfast-lunch-dinner birthday celebration has never been a family tradition, but may be about to become one. Family Birthday celebrations have always involved a dining out element, and this year…
2024 Niagara Ice Wine Festival
We've attended this festival most years over the past 20+ years. This year it runs from January 12th to the 28th. We went on day 1, Friday the 12th, partly…
What happened to Wind Storm with 74 mph Gusts?
On Thursday, April 9, came the first warnings of a serious wind storm to hit 4 days hence, on Monday, yesterday. By Friday wind gust projections for the storm were…
April 1 – Closing the door on winter
It's officially been spring for almost 2 weeks, but moving on from March is closing the door on winter. March may not be all winter, but March, I believe,…
March 20th, 1st Day of Spring
All systems are go for spring: maple trees are budding, crocuses are popping out of the ground, the dormant beige grass is greening, the robins have returned, and the temperature…
March 16, 3 days left in winter
Some people say our region has 2 seasons, winter and summer. I see it as 8 seasons: early winter - lake effect season; late winter - cold and grey season;…