Niagara Falls Scenery

Graham on September 12th, 2012

From the Niagara Gazette: Some of the most popular locations at the Niagara Falls State Park will be closed to the public for a while as workers began nearly $3.2 million in renovations. State officials and local politicians gathered at a park press conference Tuesday to announce what were called “much needed renovations” at Luna [...]

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Graham on September 10th, 2012

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Further improvements are getting underway in Niagara Falls State Park. On Tuesday, the governor’s office announced that NY Works is investing $2 million into the viewing areas at Three Sisters Islands and Luna Island in the park

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Graham on August 30th, 2012

I’ve never heard of SeeSight Tours, but apparently they offer tours of Niagara Falls. I saw this display up on Ferry St.

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Graham on August 20th, 2012

From the San Diego Reader: My grandfather was born in what is now the Ukraine, but was then known as Czarist Russia. When he later emigrated to the U.S. and got married to my grandmother, he wanted to go on a honeymoon that was classically American. Then, as now, the place to go was Niagara [...]

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Graham on August 16th, 2012

You may recall that I recently went to the Bird Kingdom (be sure to check out the pictures and videos). When we went, we decided to walk there. We were in the main tourist area around Clifton Hill, so we walked down the hill and under the Rainbow Bridge. I took a few pictures of [...]

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Graham on August 9th, 2012

I posted a few weeks ago about some work that was being done on the sidewalk along Victoria Avenue at the top of Clifton Hill. The work is done now, and it looks quite nice.

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The Daily Mail has put up some beautiful pictures of Niagara Falls (mainly the American Falls) lit up at night. They look fantastic.

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From the Niagara Falls Review: The pergola wall at Oakes Garden Theatre has come down, but no one knows when it’s going back up. As announced earlier this year, the Niagara Parks Commission has removed the historic wall at the upper slope of the amphitheatre located at the base of Clifton Hill because of safety [...]

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Graham on July 9th, 2012

From Niagara This Week: Nik Wallenda’s walk across Niagara Falls nearly two weeks ago is still casting a glow over the city, one councillor said Tuesday. And councillor Wayne Thomson said he would like to see that glow carry over to the Horseshoe Falls itself — permanently. Thomson was impressed by the backlighting of the [...]

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Graham on May 30th, 2012

From Huffington Post Canada: Summer vacation is upon us and many families are planning their next great adventure. Excitement can be found close to home as our great nation boasts many amusement parks, natural wonders and exciting museums right on travellers’ doorsteps. Travelocity.ca suggests these 10 Great Canadian family trips that will help make 2011 [...]

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