This Ontario Spot Is The ‘Most-Loved’ Landmark In The World & It Beat The Grand Canyon

From NarCity.com: It’s time to plan a day trip, because this Ontario landmark was just named the “most-loved” in the world, and it even beat the Grand Canyon. A study from Bounce, a luggage storage network, revealed the top 10 “best-loved” landmarks in the world, and Niagara Falls came in at the top of the…

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Famous Niagara Falls fountain still a tourist attraction 166 years later?

From Insauga.com: There is a well-loved and often-visited legacy left behind by the man many considered to the “Founder of Niagara Falls.” Just a three minute walk from the Niagara SkyWheel at 883 Falls Ave in Queen Victoria Park is Zimmerman “Fountain Pond,” named that for its large circular shape. At the foot of Clifton…

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Top 5 best and most scenic views of Niagara Falls (plus a bonus or two)

From Insauga.com: The simple fact is if you want to see Niagara Falls – the Horseshoe Falls in Ontario, as well the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls in New York – it costs nothing. Simply find a parking spot downtown Niagara Falls and walk down to Niagara Parkway, the road that runs alongside of…

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Falls rock scaling operation underway

From Niagara This Week: Visitors to Niagara Falls may have noticed a crane dangling workers over the ledge above the lower observation deck of Journey Behind the Falls on Monday. The workers were chipping away at loose rock in a process called ice-jacking on the Canadian side of the Horseshoe Falls, 13 storeys above the…

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Niagara Falls: WNY Land Conservancy announces ‘Restore the Gorge

From Niagara Frontier Publications: The Western New York Land Conservancy invites the community to attend a project unveiling at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the Niagara Falls Public Library, for “Restore the Gorge,” its planned ecological restoration of the Niagara Gorge. With funding from phase two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion economic development…

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Near Niagara Falls, a ‘secret’ bouldering spot grows in popularity

From the Globe and Mail: Not far from one of Ontario’s most famous sights – Niagara Falls, attracting 14 million visitors a year – is one of the province’s best-kept secrets: a hidden playground of large rock formations spread throughout the wooded trails of the Niagara Glen Nature Reserve, just above the rapid, cool water…

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Niagara Falls travelblog: Viewing the Falls from different spots

From NewsOK.com: My radio colleague, Jim Traber, made a great point with me the other day on The Sports Animal. Traber said Niagara Falls is a lot like the Grand Canyon. He is awed by Niagara Falls. He thinks it’s glorious. But when he gets there, he sees it, he’s impressed and he’s ready to…

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Reshaping Niagara’s scenic parkway

From the Niagara Gazette: For many years it served as a battleground of sorts in an at-times bitter community conversation about the value of the roadway. Today, the parkway formerly known as Robert Moses has been renamed the Niagara Scenic Parkway and substantial portions on both the north and south ends have either been slated…

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DEC investigating a new ‘potential discharge’ at Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reported Tuesday that it was investigating a — possible, not confirmed — discharge into the Niagara River from the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. A statement from the DEC Tuesday evening said conservation officers and technical staff went to the main outfall from…

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