Visitors to Niagara Falls might notice that the water looks particularly blue for the next week.The Niagara Falls Illumination Board has chosen to light both the Canadian Horseshoe and the American Falls in royal blue starting on Monday from 10:30 p.m. to midnight in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.The falls will be illuminated in blue for a full week, with the final night on Monday, Sept. 19, which ends the 10-day mourning period for the late Queen of England.Other Canadian landmarks, including the Senate of Canada Building and the Peace Tower will also be illuminated in royal blue as a way to honor Queen Elizabeth II.The board said the color was chosen because it reflects the one found on the viceregal flags of Canada and also mimics the shade of the jewels worn by Queen Elizabeth II in her last official Canadian portrait.Queen Elizabeth last visited Niagara Parks in 1951, months before she became queen.
Visitors to Niagara Falls might notice that the water looks particularly blue for the next week.
The Niagara Falls Illumination Board has chosen to light both the Canadian Horseshoe and the American Falls in royal blue starting on Monday from 10:30 p.m. to midnight in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.
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The falls will be illuminated in blue for a full week, with the final night on Monday, Sept. 19, which ends the 10-day mourning period for the late Queen of England.
Other Canadian landmarks, including the Senate of Canada Building and the Peace Tower will also be illuminated in royal blue as a way to honor Queen Elizabeth II.
The board said the color was chosen because it reflects the one found on the viceregal flags of Canada and also mimics the shade of the jewels worn by Queen Elizabeth II in her last official Canadian portrait.
Queen Elizabeth last visited Niagara Parks in 1951, months before she became queen.
