For Immediate Release
October 9, 2007
2007 Binational Doors Open Niagara Weekend
Queenston, ON – The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) is once again pleased to announce its involvement in the Binational Doors Open Niagara Weekend on Saturday October 13 and Sunday, October 14. NPC’s Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum and the Laura Secord Homestead, both located in historic Queenston, Ontario, will take part by opening FREE OF CHARGE to the public along with 95 other historic and architecturally-significant locations.
Many special events, exhibits and tours are scheduled throughout the weekend such as the commemoration of the 195th Anniversary of the Battle of Queenston Heights, to be held at Queenston Heights Park on Saturday, October 13. The day will include battlefield tours and a battle re-enactment at 2:00 p.m. with hundreds of soldiers in period costume.
The Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum (1 Queenston St., Queenston, ON) and the Laura Secord Homestead (29 Queenston St., Queenston, Ontario) will both be open from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Saturday October 13 and Sunday, October 14.
Niagara Parks operates North America’s most completely maintained Parks system, with 1,720 hectares (4,250 acres) of Parkland and 56 kilometres of roads and recreational trails. It is, in fact, a city within cities; operating, controlling and maintaining its own police force, road maintenance, snow removal and transportation system and it has done so without the support of any ratepayer since 1885.
For a complete listing of all Doors Open Niagara sites and events please visit www.doorsopenniagara.com.
For more information, please contact:
Tony Baldinelli
Communications Manager
(905) 371-0837
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