From the Buffalo News (including several beautiful pictures): Even Tesla was freezing. That is one image that sticks with me after the overwhelming experience of seeing Niagara Falls in winter. You know that oversized, Soviet-style statue of Nikola Tesla that sits on Stedman’s Bluff, overlooking the American Falls? The great scientist sat hunkered down, the…
From Le Parisien: Découvrir les Chutes du Niagara sous un autre angle. On connaît l’image des Chutes du Niagara, ces impressionnants murs d’eau en forme de fer à cheval où la rivière Niagara effectue un saut de 51 mètres dans le vide. C’est en été que le spectacle est le plus impressionnant. Mais on oublie…
From the Niagara Gazette: A $3.5 million payment for the final design phase of the Niagara Gorge Project has been approved by the New York Power Authority. The project includes the removal of 2 miles of expressway segments of the Niagara Scenic Parkway, and replacing it with a scenic trail network and smaller road for…
I’ve been out a couple of times this year to look at some of the lights, but haven’t taken many pictures. The other day in my Google Photos timeline, a notification came up telling me to “remember this day”. It was the photos from last year’s Winter Festival of Lights. So, I may not have…
From the Buffalo News: The Festival of Lights used to draw thousands to downtown in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and to its convention center and Winter Garden. Both the convention center and Winter Garden are long gone, and so is the Festival of Lights. But in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the Winter Festival of Lights continues to…
From the Ithaca Journal: The nightly spectacle of Niagara Falls lit up after dark just got more spectacular. A $3 million upgrade saw the installation of 1,400 new high-tech lights called luminaires that beam brighter and more vivid rainbows of light from Canada onto the famous waterfalls. Mixed together, the separate red, green, blue and…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: If you thought it felt icy out there Friday, take a look at some of these stone-cold shots we took up in Niagara Falls! Trees, view finders and street lamps located near one of the most breath-taking sites in all of Western New York are covered in ice! Temperatures…
From the National Post: Instagram recently revealed its list of the top places in Canada featured in Instagram photos this year. Given the size of the population (and some of the events going on this year), it’s not surprising that southern Ontario holds down seven of the top spots. You’ll also find British Columbia and…
From the Bristol Herald Courier: The Observation Tower at Niagara Falls State Park is a popular spot for bird watching. Now it’s better for the birds, too. On Monday, New York state parks officials will recognize a college professor whose work led to the installation of bird-friendly glass in the tower.
Last week I received this email newsletter from Niagara Falls Tourism: