Glow time at the Winter
Festival of Lights
The
Essentials
the best tastes of
niagara to warm up
your winter
Donut
try the peach fritter
or chocolate hazelnut
special at beechwood
Donuts in st. Catharines
Butter tart
the flaky bits of heaven
served at 13th street
bakery in st. Catharines
are sweet, gooey and
dripping with maple
flavour
Slice of pie
at the Pie Plate in neighbouring virgil, bakers
freeze local berries,
peaches, cherries and
apples to use in their
homemade pies all
winter long
lights: winter festival of lights; falls: niagara Parks Commission
Hot cHocolate
Nightly illumination of the Horseshoe Falls
Festival of Lights—another muchloved winter tradition in Niagara.
From mid-November through to
late January, the buildings, trees
and parklands of Niagara Falls are
draped with millions of tiny lights,
twinkling along the scenic bends of
the Niagara Parkway.
Some light lovers choose to see it
all from the cozy comfort of their cars,
but purists bundle up and catch the
glow from the much less cozy sidewalks. Wherever you sit or stand, the
reflection of the lights hitting the ice
on the buildings, railings and trees
near the falls is spectacular. A giant
stream of colour also radiates from the
top of a nearby tower, coating the falls
and the surrounding ice in brilliance.
On Friday evenings, fireworks
explode over the falls. Locals and
visitors alike clamour to reserve
window seats at restaurants overlooking this dazzling light show. For
the best views—not to mention locally
sourced dishes and wine—you can’t
beat Elements on the Falls.
The biggest party of the year
happens on New Year’s Eve, when
thousands of revellers stamp their »
niagara-on-the-lake’s
willow Cafe serves oldfashioned cocoa topped
with real whipped cream
ice wine
inniskillin wines in
niagara-on-the-lake is
the ideal spot for discovering this sweet delight
Dinner
kitchen 76 at two
sisters vineyards in
niagara-on-the-lake
features huge windows
to watch falling snow
while savouring its
gourmet italian menu
CAA manitoba
winter 2016
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