{"id":1348,"date":"2014-05-17T09:49:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T09:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.7.128\/wpmigrate\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2014-05-17T09:49:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T09:49:44","slug":"celebrate-winter-wonders-in-niagara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/celebrate-winter-wonders-in-niagara\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate winter wonders in Niagara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wine can&#8217;t melt the snow, but it sure can warm your heart.<\/p>\n<p>With more than 80 wineries in the peninsula, Niagara is an oenophile&#8217;s playground.&nbsp; If you had the constitution &#8211; and a designated driver &#8211; you could easily spend two weeks working your way from tasting to tasting, sipping, sampling and savoring.&nbsp; Given that most of us just don&#8217;t have the fortitude for a fortnight of frolicking, we have to choose our moments.<\/p>\n<p>And the moment to visit Niagara is now.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/images\/articles\/niagarawinter.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"When ice coats Niagara Falls, they are at their most magificent.  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Photo provided by the Niagara Parks Commission\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/>Winter wonders, events &amp; festivals in Niagara, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winterglow<\/strong>, a Niagara-on-the-Lake celebration will light the darkest days of the year with entertainment, music, food and wine.&nbsp; Its most delectable phase &#8211; Winterlicious &#8211; will run from February 25th through Monday, March 1st, 2010 when frugal gourmands will be treated to star performances by chefs at many of the area&#8217;s best restaurants. &nbsp;Lunch can be had for $20-$25 and dinner for $30-$35.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chocolate &amp; wine pairings.<\/strong> If a glass of wine can blunt your winter blahs, just imagine what the addition of a bit of chocolate could do!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Visit the twenty wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake any time in February and experience special chocolate and wine pairings &#8211; the ultimate indulgence.&nbsp; A passport good for three weekends is $34.50 and is available by phone at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineriesofniagaraonthelake.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.wineriesofniagaraonthelake.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maple sugar bush at White Meadow Farms.<\/strong>&nbsp; There&#8217;s more to Niagara than wine, of course, so you might want to round out your tastebuds tour with a visit to White Meadow Farms near Vineland.&nbsp; The sap begins to run in mid-February and the maple sugar bush is then in full swing every weekend until late March.&nbsp; A great opportunity for the kids to blow off some steam on bright wintry weekend, a visit to the sugar bush starts with a hay ride, includes a chance to try tapping a tree, a self-guided tour with period-costumed hosts to provide explanations, demonstrations and an introduction to maple taffy pulling along the way.&nbsp; Be sure to arrive early enough for a pancake breakfast served with maple baked beans, maple muffins and tarts, maple cream cheese, maple apple crisp, maple cheese cake and more. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitemeadowsfarms.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.whitemeadowsfarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/images\/articles\/niagarawinterlights.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Be sure to catch the illumination of Niagara Falls every evening\" title=\"Be sure to catch the illumination of Niagara Falls every evening\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" align=\"right\" \/>Ride the Niagara Skywheel.<\/strong>&nbsp; In case you&#8217;re thinking that winter in Niagara offers nothing other than fine wine and great food, think again.&nbsp; Winter is perhaps the most spectacular time of year to ride the Niagara Skywheel, a four-season ferris wheel in the heart of the Clifton Hill tourist area of Niagara Falls.&nbsp; With the trees bare, the view of the Falls from the Skywheel is unobstructed and mind-bendingly powerful.&nbsp; Beautiful at any time of year, the Falls are most dramatic when surrounded by bushes, rocks and railings coated in icy crystals.<\/p><div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>See Niagara Falls lit up.<\/strong>&nbsp; Be sure to plan a night-time visit to the Falls when that massive flood of water is illuminated by stunning coloured lights.&nbsp; A year-round treat for Niagara evenings, the illumination of the Falls is nothing short of spectacular.&nbsp; For a complete schedule of the nightly illumination of the Falls, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagaraparks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.niagaraparks.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prefer to find your fun indoors?&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay at one of Niagara&#8217;s many family-friendly hotels.<\/strong> While there are great packages available at all area hotels and motels during the winter season, some really go the extra mile to create never-to-be-forgotten family getaways.&nbsp; Think fun, fun, fun, then check out the Great Wolf Lodge and the Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel, both of which feature on-site, indoor waterparks so you can stay and play all day &#8211; no matter what the weather&#8217;s like outside!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Niagara&#8217;s Fury.<\/strong>&nbsp; While you&#8217;re exploring indoor fun, be sure to visit Niagara&#8217;s Fury, a multi-media introduction to the birth of Niagara Falls that features everything from rocking floors, to indoor snow, to the world&#8217;s only 360 degree screen as it tells the tale of climate change gone wild!&nbsp; Kids will love the adorable animatronic introductory presentation, and everyone will be fascinated by Niagara&#8217;s Fury!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shopping, dining &amp; viewing Niagara Falls<\/strong>.&nbsp; Later you can all explore the completely renovated new Table Rock Centre, home to some of the best shopping, dining and viewing in Niagara Falls!&nbsp; (Careful: Children who fall in love with the animated hosts of Niagara&#8217;s Fury will find them for sale in stuffed animal form at the Table Rock Centre!)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no better way to make the long days of winter more fun than spending time with those you love &#8211; and there&#8217;s no better getaway destination than Niagara!<\/p>\n<p>For more on visiting Niagara, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagarafallstourism.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.niagarafallstourism.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to book a trip to Niagara Falls, Canada? 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