TODAY IN NOTL
🌧️ Weather
Expect a cool, unsettled start to the weekend. Friday and Saturday sit around 14°C but Saturday brings an 80% chance of rain, so plan accordingly. Things clear up heading into next week with Tuesday looking like the sunniest day ahead. Overnight lows hover around 5–7°C, so keep a jacket handy for the evenings.
🌷Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms across Niagara-on-the-Lake — this Sunday is yours.
Put the to-do list down, let someone else handle the planning for once, and actually enjoy the day. Whether your idea of perfect is a quiet morning with coffee and nowhere to be, or being thoroughly spoiled from brunch to sundown, this town has no shortage of ways to make it happen. We've rounded up the best brunches, experiences, and gift ideas in NOTL so the people who love you have absolutely no excuse to wing it this year. You deserve more than a last-minute card from the gas station — and we're here to make sure that doesn't happen.
Lets get into the news👇
🌷 TASC Tulip Farm
Ontario's Largest Tulip Festival is in full bloom through May 15, the TASC Tulip Pick Farm on Line 3 Road features 3 million tulips across 55 acres with over 100 varieties. Every ticket includes 10 hand-picked tulips wrapped to take home (extras $1 each). The farm also has food vendors, live music, wine tasting, and painting experiences — making it an ideal Mother's Day outing. Early to mid-May is peak bloom.
Tickets can be found here, at tascllc.com.
🪻 Concerned about toxins in your everyday products?
NOTL's Dr. Ron Fuller brings 60 years of expertise helping people avoid and eliminate harmful toxins — and as a Young Living consultant, he offers 600+ non-toxic alternatives for your health, home, beauty, pets, and more.
Reach him at [email protected] or 647-643-1080.
🫖 Afternoon Tea at The Drawing Room
If brunch isn't really her thing, consider afternoon tea at The Drawing Room inside the Prince of Wales Hotel.
The Victorian tearoom is decked out with rose chandeliers, floral teapots, and fresh roses on every table. You'll get a tiered service with finger sandwiches, housemade scones with jam and cream, and assorted pastries. Upgrade to the Royal Tea and she gets a glass of sparkling wine to go with it.
Reservations are recommended, especially this weekend. Call 905-468-3246 or book on OpenTable.
🥞 Mother’s Day Brunch Round-up
We know that there is nothing like a good ‘ole brunch reservation to make your Mother’s Day perfect!
So here is a list of potential brunch spots to check out!
You better be quick, there may still only be a few spots open at each of these places.
📢 Don’t forget
The 2nd annual In Bloom Festival is happening now through Sunday, May 11. Head out to enjoy the floral displays around town before it wraps up this weekend.
Thanks for reading today’s issue.
If you enjoyed it, pass it along to someone who always asks, “What’s going on in town?”
And while your at it go catch up on last weeks’ article! 👉 🍇 A New Restaurant Has Opened
— Matthew Habinski, Editor @ NOTL News
