Temporary closures for Niagara Parks attractions

From Niagara This Week: A pair of Niagara Parks attractions will be closed temporarily over the next few weeks. The shutdowns at the Butterfly Conservatory and Niagara’s Fury attractions are to accommodate for annual maintenance programs. These closures allow Niagara Parks staff to carry out needed maintenance to ensure the continued operation of these popular…

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HIGGS: Before Niagara Falls was a city

From the Niagara Gazette: What was life like in the early days of the Niagara area — even before it was a fully fledged city? I hope you are somewhat interested as I am part of the planning committee for the Niagara Falls 125th celebration and will be writing about the early days in Niagara…

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Gorge restoration planned

From the Niagara Falls Review: More than 40 acres along the Niagara Gorge on the American side between the Whirlpool Rapids and Rainbow bridges will undergo a three-year, $1-million restoration. “This gorge is one of the most important places ecologically in the world with the plant diversity that it has, with the fresh water resource…

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Oswell leaves as Seneca Gaming CEO for return to Atlantis

From Buffalo Business First: Audrey Oswell, the top ranking officer for Seneca Gaming Corp., has left the organization and returned to her previous employer. And, with Oswell’s departure, Seneca Gaming Corp. — for the second time since less than two years — will be searching for a chief executive officer.

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Daredevilry, Rescue And The Family That Couldn’t Escape The Niagara Falls

WBFO, the NPR affiliate in Buffalo, had a short segment recently about Niagara Falls and the heroics of Red Hill Sr.: Michael Clarkson grew up along the banks of the Niagara River. As a young reporter, he collected stories of people who challenged the river’s dangerous 165-foot Falls, including the first three to do so……

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