Autumn in America: New York’s Niagara River

The USA Today web site has a nice photo that someone took of the Niagara River: “It was cold, rainy and windy but the fall colors were fabulous,” says the photographer, Julie Siegel. “I was more impressed with the potential energy in the waters leading to the falls, than the falls themselves. Miserable weather and…

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City blossoms in contest that promotes beautification

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls is blooming brilliant! That’s the consensus from a group of judges who toured the city during the summer as part of the Communities in Bloom contest. Recently, judges awarded Niagara Falls five blooms in the annual competition, the highest rating available. This was the city’s first entry into…

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Group wants to remove part of Robert Moses Parkway

From the Buffalo News: An environmental group wants to use Niagara River Greenway money to develop a Niagara Gorge restoration plan that would remove the Robert Moses Parkway. Wild Ones Niagara, the local branch of an organization with chapters in 12 states, has sought the endorsement of the Niagara River Greenway Commission for its project…

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From weddings to rescues, Niagara pilot helps out

From the Associated Press via the San Francisco Chronicle: Up here, it becomes clear what helicopter pilot Ruedi Hafen has said on the ground: A helicopter offers a view of Niagara Falls like no other, and no one wants to leave without a picture, or 10. It’s also obvious just how imposing the landscape really…

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Niagara Falls in Summer 2009 (pictures and video)

The weather on the 4th of July this year was awesome. The sky was blue and the temperature was in the mid 20°s C (around 70° F), so I went out and took some pictures and a video. The pictures were taken with my regular camera, but the video was taken with a new small…

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