Falls, other landmarks will go dark Saturday

From the Buffalo News: The cataracts at Niagara Falls, normally illuminated at night by floodlights, will go dark from 8:30 to 9:30 Saturday in honor of Earth Hour, a worldwide effort to draw attention to climate change. The event urges individuals, businesses and organizations to turn off all non-essential lights.

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Twitter updates for 2010-03-26

It's clear and sunny today, but quite cold out # RT @TourismNiagara: Illumination of the Niagara Falls will be turned off for Earth Hour between 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm tomorrow night (Sat 27th) # RT @NiagaraParksPR: Whirlpool Aero Car in Niagara Falls is open 4 the season. Come & visit! Virtual Tour: http://bit.ly/9eDjrP #travel…

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December visitor figures gloomy

From the Niagara Falls Review: The weather wasn’t the only thing that was dreary in December. The latest figures from Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture show border crossings into Ontario from the United States were down 12.4% compared to the same period the previous year. Same day travel was down 15.5% while overnight crossings…

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The whole family’s falling for Ontario

You know how sometimes local newspapers want to have you take a picture of you holding their paper in various places that their readers visit around the world? Well, The Record and The Herald News in Bergen County, New Jersey had someone send in a picture from their visit to Niagara Falls: My grandchildren Nicole…

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Niagara Falls hotel rates fell 5% in 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review: A Niagara Falls vacation was a little cheaper in 2009 than it was the year before as hotel room rates dropped last year by about 5%, according to Hotels.ca,a hotel reservation agency that tracks prices across Canada. Lower room rates is a trend that should continue this summer as the…

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