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Our Community What, Where, When |
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July 4th Celebration: Buffalo's Official Fourth of July Celebration. |
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| It will take place on Friday, July 4, 2008 at the Central Wharf on the Erie Canal Harbor. This free-to-the-public event, brought to you by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation, Buffalo Place Inc. and the City of Buffalo, will feature some of Buffalo's best talent and a fabulous fireworks display over the Buffalo River in celebration of the opening of the Erie Canal Harbor and the Independence Day holiday. |
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Boom Days Passport to Spring |
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BoomDays celebrates the lifting of the Lake Erie - Niagara River Ice Boom. It is a unique way to mark the coming of spring. BoomDays commemorates our bustling waterways of days gone by and glorifies our natural, artistic and cultural wealth. BoomDays is a moveable feast and festivities extend from the Buffalo River to Old Fort Niagara. Event participants (known as Boomers) journey throughout the Buffalo/Niagara waterfront areas experiencing all that the region has to offer. |
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2007 River Keepers
Spring Shoreline Cleanup |
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| The sweep was a great success-we estimate that 1500 volunteers participated at 42 cleanup sites across the region. We had fabulous weather for the whole weekend. Some interesting finds include: the boom ball released at the Boom Days Festival and a Honda Goldwing motorcycle recovered from Scajaquada Creek. |
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Edward M. Cotter Buffalo Waterfront's Fire Boat |
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The Edward M. Cotter is currently the oldest operating fireboat in the country. It is docked on the Buffalo River at Michigan Avenue.
Buffalo's fireboat was launched in 1900 at Elizabeth, New Jersey and was know as the "William S. Grattan." The vessel had a coal fired steam plant and large, slender stacks |
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Photos By Brian Wroblewski |
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