LIVERPOOL -- A longstanding Central New York institution is expecting to celebrate a milestone tonight.

Lights on the Lake, which is in its 21^st year of operation, expects to see its 3 millionth visitor pass through the gates at Onondaga Lake Park sometime this evening. To celebrate, officials will be giving away a 40 inch flatscreen television to the lucky visitor.

Onondaga County Parks officials say that based on their usual weekday attendance, they believe the 3 millionth visitor will attend the festivities tonight.

Lights on the Lake is open nightly from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. through Sunday, January 9. Admission is $8 per vehicle Monday-Thursday and $12 per vehicle Friday-Sunday. The entrance to the show is on the Onondaga Lake Parkway (Route 370) in Liverpool, between the Liverpool Animal Hospital and the Sainte Marie among the Iroquois museum.

For more information, call Onondaga Lake Park at 453-6712 or visit www.LightsontheLake.com.