Step inside for a fairytale dinner

From the Niagara Falls Review: Ever wanted to dine inside a life-sized gingerbread house? Now’s your chance. Great Wolf Lodge has continued with what has become a popular annual holiday fundraiser at the Niagara Falls resort. The walls, doors and features are painstakingly baked, iced, candied and sugared on a grand scale to wow guests…

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The man who turned off Niagara Falls

From WBFO.com: Meet the man who turned off the American Falls. Col. Amos Wright is a retired US Army solider and engineer. He and his wife Gloria live in Provo, Utah, where he spends time perfecting his golf game. “It’s a pleasure to get out and be able to get out,” he said. “I claim…

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Gingerbread house adds holiday touch to Falls culinary institute

From the Niagara Gazette: A life-size gingerbread house and an assortment of holiday cookies waiting to be iced are among the events being held in the lobby of the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute. The holiday-themed attraction was created inside the institute to encourage visitors to celebrate the season. “We’re a community college,” said Mark Mistriner,…

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Another record season on the river

From the Niagara Falls Review: Hornblower has set another record as it nears the end of its third season on the Niagara River. The boat-cruise company expects to reach more than 2.2-million passengers when its 2016 season wraps up Sunday. That’s up from 1.8 million last year and 1.6 million during its inaugural season in…

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Fireworks and light show coming to Niagara Falls this week

From the Buffalo News: If you’re looking for your latest Instagram post or selfie opportunity, you might want to look across the border. Niagara Parks is unveiling its new Illumination LED light display Thursday evening – promising new, brighter, more energy-efficient Xenon lights with 1,800 color combinations on the Canadian side of the falls.

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American side of Niagara Falls to go silent

From North Country Public Radio: Parks officials in New York are planning a project of historic significance: temporarily shutting off the American Falls. That will dramatically alter a natural wonder that attracts millions of tourists from around the world. The Niagara Falls State Park project is designed to replace two pedestrian bridges that are over…

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Adventure course delayed until next spring

From the Niagara Falls Review: After several delays, the Whirlpool Adventure Course will not open this year, and company officials are now pinning their hopes on next spring. “There’s two outstanding variance issues with the (Technical Standards Safety Authority) that we are continuing to move forward with, pursuing the variances,” said Lindsay DiCosimo, marketing and…

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Niagara Falls Debuts A Modern, Tech-Savvy Lighting Upgrade Tonight

From Forbes.com: It’s a tall order to be one of America’s most iconic landmarks, especially in a country that boasts Yosemite Valley, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and dozens of other natural wonders that exist nowhere else on earth. But ask any American—or virtually anyone in the world who’s travelled to the U.S. for that matter—and…

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Festival of Lights opens in Niagara Falls’ Hyde Park

From the Buffalo News: A drive-through festival of holiday light display was to be switched on, followed by a fireworks show, the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 23 in Hyde Park. There were more than 20 displays available Wednesday, but Peter P. Robinson, head of A Hand Up Inc., said the number will soon increase to…

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