Todd Mitchell: July 2010 Archives

City July 7, 2010 12:10 AM
Japanese Garden Celebration

The Japanese Garden of Buffalo lies in the heart of the city, an oasis of tranquility and beauty. How many visitors must come every day to recover from a nerve-wracking day at work or pass through walking or bicycling the Scajaquada trail? Weekends are almost given over to wedding parties, limos lined up, each awaiting their turn at the region's premier photo site.

On Friday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m., the Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the City of Buffalo, the Buffalo-Kanazawa Sister City Committee, the Friends of the Japanese Garden, the Japanese Group of Buffalo, and several other related groups will celebrate the rejuvenation of the Japanese Garden in a ceremony to be held in the garden. The Conservancy has chosen the Japanese Garden as one of the eight focal points along the Sqajaquada Creek Trail to be enhanced. The plan is to make such upgrades as new plantings, enhanced entrances to the garden, and an irrigation system. 

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City July 1, 2010 9:38 AM
War of 1812 Boat Tour
The War of 1812 is a largely forgotten conflict, at least south of the Canadian-US border. This is a pity, as the war profoundly shaped the young United States and the future nation of Canada.

The War of 1812 Boat Tour on July 3 will be one of the first opportunities to remedy that oversight. Sponsored by Buffalo Tours, this tour will depart from the Miss Buffalo Cruise Boats on Marine Drive at 10:00 am sharp. Boarding will begin at 9:30 am. Throughout the two-hour cruise, War of 1812 aficionados John Johnston and Chris Brown will regale us with tales of the war.

This tour

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