Up to 40,000 people will be gathering on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls for the country’s largest free New Year’s Eve celebration, featuring a televised music concert and fireworks over the falls.
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New Year’s Eve: five ways to ring in 2012
New Year’s Eve festivities are already under way in some parts of the world. Here’s a sampling of fun ways people can celebrate the dawn of 2012 – in the United States and beyond.
2. Get misty
