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.
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.
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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