A two-day event celebrating the removal of the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom just might prove a prime example of putting the cart before the horse. But, as in the past, that won’t discourage participants looking to the brighter side of spring.
For the record, it appears “Boom Days” the activities Friday and Saturday will be celebrated while the ice boom remains in place south of the Peace Bridge, along a line linking the Buffalo shoreline with Fort Erie, Ont.
The ice boom, a joint operation between the New York Power Authority and Ontario Power Generation, is designed to prevent a glut of ice flowing rapidly into the Niagara River, clogging utility company intakes and damaging shoreline properties. It is usually lifted by April 1, unless there is more than 250 square miles of ice — the present case — in the eastern basin of the lake.
The popular boom events will extend from the Buffalo River and the eastern basin of Lake Erie to Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown.
Area activities include:
• Kickoff at 5 p.m. Friday at Dugs Dive, 111 Furhman Blvd., Buffalo, near the Small Boat Harbor. The Old Fort Niagara cannon will be fired at 5:45 p.m. and the E.M. Cotter, the world’s oldest fireboat will journey out to the ice boom.
Live music will follow at 7:30 p.m. and the Boom Days Photo Contest awards will be presented at 8 p.m., followed by a fireworks display.
• On Saturday, some events will shift to the LaSalle Yacht Club, 73 S. 68th St., with educational exhibits at 6 p.m. on the Buffalo-Niagara Region. A reenactment of LaSalle, the explorer, and Father Louis Hennepin, arriving in a canoe, is set for 6 p.m.
John Conlin, editor of the Western New York Heritage Magazine, will speak at 7 p.m. Fireworks over the river are slated for 8:30 p.m.
• Also Saturday, the Youngstown Yacht Club, 491 Water St., will host a “Meet the Fleet” at 4 p.m., featuring racing boats and a center board display. Information on club membership, racing cruising and junior sailing will be available.
The Carl Filbert Band will perform at 7 p.m., with fireworks set at 8:30 p.m.
Local News
EVENT: Celebration lowers the boom on winter
Boom Days is back — despite continued presence of ice boom
- Local News
-
-
Legislation protecting Falls air base units moves forward
The effort to protect jobs at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station got a boost from a committee in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
-
Korean student robbed at gunpoint in Falls
Detectives are investigating the robbery of a 25-year-old woman Wednesday night in front of a motel in the 400 block of Main Street.
-
Davis will not seek Murphy removal
Lawyers for accused killer Matthew “Bones” Davis say their client will not ask to have Niagara County Court Judge Matthew J. Murphy III removed from his case.
-
Labor group laments economic development efforts
Economic development in New York state has become a joke to some in the area. And many of them are demanding changes to a process which spends approximately $3 billion a year.
-
Repaving work on Old Military Road rises to $790K
Sometimes a change is good. Sometimes a change is bad. For the Town of Lewiston, a change can be pretty costly.
-
Fifth-grader presents list of 400 names asking for new playground
A 10-year-old boy carrying a petition containing more than 400 signatures asked members of the Niagara Falls School Board on Thursday to consider building a new playground at his school.
-
Bomb threat leads to arrest at NT school
A North Tonawanda teen was arrested Thursday morning for sending a one-sentence bomb threat to the computer of a fellow high school student, resulting in a brief lockdown of the school.
- Sense of resignation on AES pact
-
Marching to the new veterans memorial
It's the unofficial beginning of summer.
Memorial Day may mean cookouts with hot dogs and hamburgers, a trip on the river in a boat or simply a day off from work Monday.
-
Fugitive in meth case caught
Moments after Falls police narcotics detectives and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents uncovered a clandestine meth lab in the city's Echota neightborhood, their prime suspect sent a cryptic text message to Detective Joe Palmero.
- More Local News Headlines
-
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
Raw Video: Fight Erupts in Ukrainian Parliament
Texan Ranchers Remain Wary of Drought
Raw Video: Soldiers Plant Flags at Arlington
Police: Man Arrested in Etan Patz Disappearance
NYC Protests: the Revolution Will Be Scripted
Chicago U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald Resigns
Neighbors of Etan Patz's Suspect: It's Shocking
Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles
Stuntman Makes Skydive Without Parachute in UK
Raw Video: Bride Who Faked Cancer Released
