Waterslides being added to waterpark

    I just noticed that I’ve had this post in draft mode for a month now and forgot to post it. Here are some pictures of the progress being made on the new waterpark. Note that the last two pictures are of the storage yard on Stanley Avenue.

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      Tourism figures raise hope for rebound

      From the Niagara Falls Review: If the traffic jam that clogged Niagara Falls Tourism’s website in recent weeks is any indication, the 2008 season might not be as bad as originally feared. “We had 7,000 unique visits in a day,” executive director Anna Pierce said Tuesday. “We’ve never had that.” Pierce made the observation the…

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      Seneca Niagara to unveil redesign

      From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Big changes are coming to the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel Tuesday. The Seneca Gaming Corporation is set to unveil a $26 million redesign and upgrade for the Niagara Falls facility.

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      Robert Moses Parkway to be renamed Niagara Scenic Parkway

      From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: “We’re going to make this place a better place,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said while visiting Niagara Falls Thursday. Cuomo, and those who spoke before him, touched on a number of topics involving the improvement of the city through his $1 billion NY Parks 2020 program. The most significant change…

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        Volunteers needed to help with work in Niagara Glen

        From the Niagara Falls Review: If you happen to be someone who enjoys going for walks or doing a little fishing in the Niagara Glen, here’s the perfect opportunity to give something back to the environment. Volunteers are needed to help out with a variety of things that will be taking place in the Niagara…

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        Seamless transition needed for Maid lease, tourism operators say

        From the Niagara Falls Review: If it took White Star three years to build the Titanic, it shouldn’t take two years to build new boats to give tours of Niagara Falls, says Patricia Salci Mangoff, co-ordinator of the Preserve Our Parks group and a critic of the Maid of the Mist. During a Niagara Parks…

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        Adam Sandler checks out Niagara Falls

        From the Niagara Falls Review: An average of 700,000 people a year get up close and personal with the Horseshoe Falls at Journey Behind the Falls. On Saturday, actor Adam Sandler and his family took in the popular Niagara Parks attraction. Sandler, the Saturday Night Live alumnus and star of Happy Gilmore and The Waterboy…

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        Niagara Falls State Park Named Top ‘Green’ Destination in New York

        From a press release found on Hospitality-1st.com: Niagara Falls State Park topped New York’s top ten green travel destinations Monday (April 26) by I Love New York, as part of the state tourism agency’s new “Green Heart NY” promotion initiative. “It’s truly fitting that New York’s oldest state park topped the list of green destinations…

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