From the Buffalo News:
Most people who would like to see Niagara Falls, N.Y., redevelop as a tourism powerhouse don’t necessarily envision the kind of carnival atmosphere of its neighboring city across the Niagara Gorge.
There are enough tourist trappings on the Canadian side — with more, and bigger ones added routinely— to turn the stomachs of those who seek a more environmentally friendly American side.
Too much P.T. Barnum, not enough Frederick Law Olmsted.
But surely, even the most avid nature enthusiast yearns for something more than what the everyday tourist sees when she crosses the Rainbow Bridge and enters downtown