Doors Open Special Events
Doors Open Niagara 2009 will take place on October 17 & 18, 2009
Most sites are open both days from 10am to 4pm, but there are exceptions.
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New for 2009 - “Key to Niagara” Pilot Program
The first 500 visitors to the Ontario Travel Information Centre at Hwy 420 and Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls, Ontario to get their “Key to Niagara” key fob and participate in a special Doors Open historic downtown Queen St. Niagara Falls tour, will be eligible for entry to win a an overnight stay for 2 at the beautiful Keefer Mansion Inn including dinner, breakfast and a $50.00 Spa gift certificate.
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NEW FOR 2009!
Blue Water Tours will be offering Doors Open Niagara Bus Tours - call 716-299-0770 for full details.
Buffalo/N. Tonawanda tour on Saturday Oct 17th.
Our pick up will be at Niagara Gorge Discovery Center (9:45 am), for those coming from Canada,
and Herschell Carousel Factory (10:15 am) for those from Buffalo and surrounding area.
Visits:
Niagara Gorge Discovery Center
The Giacomo
Herschell Carousel Factory
North Tonawanda History Museum
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historic Site
The Mansion on Delaware
(LUNCH AT ANCHOR BAR-cost not included in tour)
The Electric Tower
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Buffalo City Hall
Round trip approx 50 miles
Cost : $49.95 per person/per tour
10% off groups of 6 or more......10% off if doing both tours (Sat and Sun)
Sunday Oct 18th Niagara/Lockport trip
Pick Up - Niagara Gorge Discovery Center 9:45 a.m.
Visits:
Niagara Gorge Discovery Center
New York Power Authority
Porter Historical Museum
Murphy's Orchards
Van Horn Mansion
Art Effects Glass
Erie Canal Discovery Center
W. Bond/Jesse Hawley House
History Center of Niagara County
Advance reservations required. Call 1-877-310-7007 or 716-299-0770.
If demand is great we will do the Buffalo/N. Ton Tour again on Sunday, Oct 18th!
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Balzac’s Coffee House, 4388 Queen Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario
As a special treat, Balzac's will feature a book reading by local native Cathy Marie Buchanan from her book "The Day the Falls Stood Still" on Saturday, October 17 at 5:00pm and on Sunday, October 18 at 2:00pm.
"Steeped in the intriguing history of Niagara Falls, The Day the Falls Stood Still is an epic love story as rich, spellbinding and majestic as the falls themselves." Her talk will focus on the story/history behind the book and will include some gorgeous historical pictures. Copies of her book will also be available for sale.
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Ker United Church, 9153 Twenty Road, Smithville, Ontario
We will be having our usual hot roast beef on a bun, bake table and tours, but in addition we are having Sharon Trent selling her delicious homemade preserves and demonstrating spinning wool.
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Smithville Presbyterian Church, 143 St. Catharine Street (Hwy 20), Smithville, Ontario
Victorian freewill luncheon, organ tour by the Denton's & Autumn Celebration Table.
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The winning 2008 Doors Open Niagara Photography contest photos are currently on display at the St. Catharines Lock 3 Museum until September 27, 2009. At that time the display will move to the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, New York and will be on view from October 2 to November 15, 2009.
Special Events will be updated as they become available.
If you wish to volunteer, please contact us as soon as possible.
If you wish to be a participating Doors Open Niagara site for 2010 (October 16 & 17, 2010), please email
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or phone 1.888.849.5834.
