From MyTwinTiers.com: The state has launched a more than $3 million project to improve Niagara Falls State Park, New York’s most-visited Park. On Tuesday, workers began blocking off public access to the Three Sisters Islands and Luna Island viewing areas on the American side of the Falls. The project calls for $2 million in upgrades…
From CityNews.ca: Niagara Falls and the CN Tower will be bathed in purple light on Sunday evening in a global effort to raise awareness of preterm birth. Sunday is World Prematurity Day and hospitals, parliament houses, bridges and skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building, are taking part.
From the Buffalo News: The annual Holiday Lights of Niagara Trail will open tonight in Hyde Park. A free kickoff event will be held near Sal Maglie Stadium at 5:30 p.m. and include an appearance by Santa Claus and performances by local dance and choir groups. The lighted displays will be illuminated at the conclusion…
From The Ledger (in Lakeland, FL): Wow! The water thunders down — 700,000 gallons per second, in fact — as we stand underneath Niagara Falls on the famous Hurricane Deck, part of the Cave of the Winds tour. We’re totally soaked, but we don’t care. The sheer power of the water is mesmerizing. So are…
From Search Engine Land: After asking users to submit photos of their hometown back in August, Bing announced today Prasad Karkera’s photo of the Niagara Falls has won its Hometown Homepage Photo Contest. Karkera’s photo was one of ten selected by Bing and then voted on via a public vote by Bing users. Taken from…
I first saw this video mentioned in the Americana twitter feed Niagara Falls 1937 video~ much of the water now flows behind the scenes creating electricity for much of the region. It links to a YouTube video with the following description: A home movie that my grandparents made of their trip to Detroit and Niagara…
From Digital Trends: For his entry into a quadcopter video contest, YouTube user Questpact had the idea to strap a GoPro Hero 3 camera to his DJI Phantom flyer and send it high, and not so high, above Niagara Falls. With most tourists opting for a good soaking via the Maid in the Mist boat…
A Flickr user by the name of Sue Thompson has posted some nice Clifton Hill pictures.
Fodor’s had a nice article about Niagara Falls recently including lots of links and other information.
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: After a year of construction and millions of dollars spent on rehabilitating Niagara Falls State Park, golden scissors were used to cut a green ribbon, welcoming visitors back to Luna Island. Commissioner of State Parks Rose Harvey said, “It’s experienced wear and tear and it needs to be refurbished…revitalized…and…