Niagara USA recreates ‘Niagara’ in anniversary package

Niagara Frontier Publications has an article about celebrating the 60th anniversary of the movie “Niagara. Through May 2013, you have the opportunity to celebrate the movie, starring Marilyn Monroe, by experiencing some of the best Niagara Falls attractions from the film. The Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp has created a package that includes some of the…

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Niagara Falls International Marathon

The only marathon that starts in one country (Buffalo, USA) and finishes in another (Niagara Falls Canada took place Sunday. It is otherwise known as the Niagara Falls International Marathon. WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo has an article about it.

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Hotel Niagara Renovation Underway

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: Work is underway to restore the Hotel Niagara in Niagara Falls, NY. The project has gotten some press lately. Now a report in this week’s Business First takes an in-depth look. Developer Harry Stinson is tackling the $24 million renovation. Some say it is a major piece of rebuilding…

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Cave of the Winds Closed early due to Falling Rocks

The Niagara Gazette reports that Cave of the Winds was expected to close on Wednesday, along with Maid of the Mist but a rockslide likely caused by heavy rains has caused the New York State Park Officials to close the Cave of the Winds Attraction early.

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Time is Now for State to Open Bidding for Maid of the Mist Lease

As long as I can remember going to Niagara Falls, it included a trip on the Maid of the Mist.  I can remember getting the smelly old Jackets from way back.  You put it on, took the tour and put it back for others to use.  In 2014 the era of the Maid of the…

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Skaters Race to Compete in Red Bull Skating Competition

Skaters in Aurora are competing in a World Class Downhill Skating Competition in hopes to advance to the Red Bull Competition in December where speeds are expected to double.

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Town of Niagara officials believe Factory Outlets will be expanding into Sabre Park land

From the Tonawanda News: The Factory Outlets of Niagara Falls mall may be planning an expansion. Town of Niagara board members discussed the mall’s expansion during a budget meeting on Wednesday night but said that they had been offered no specifics by Macerich Partnership L.P., the company that owns the mall. Charles Teixeira, a town…

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Niagara Falls (USA) website

A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a visitor that I figured I’d include here: I thought this site might be of interest to the blog readers, it gives some details on efforts to get people to move into/do business in Niagara Falls USA: http://www.live-nf.com/index.html Also, the new Culinary Center in the…

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Falls starting to make development gains

From the Buffalo News: A group of tourists on their way to Niagara Falls a decade ago would first notice the crumbling city streets. Then came the seedy hotels and shuttered attractions of a ghostly downtown. It looked nothing like the kind of place millions of world travelers flock to each year. But as Lt….

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Geekiness on the Niagara Falls Wine Trail

From Wired.com: If you had taken the Niagara Wine Trail tour several summers ago, the entrance to the Arrowhead Spring Vineyards would have presented an unexpected image: Lots of shiny CDs protecting the precious wine-yielding grapes. In a former life, the CDs were beta versions of programs that Robin Ross, co-owner of the winery, tested…

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