1807 book captured essence of falls

    From the Niagara Falls Review: “Niagara Falls surpass in sublimity every description which powers of language can afford of that celebrated scene, the most wonderful which the habitable world presents.” These words were part of a lengthy description of the cataracts penned by Scottish-born George Heriot in his book, “Travels Through the Canadas,” published in…

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    Join us this Saturday, July 23! Safari Niagara Presents Classic Albums Live – AC/DC

    Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from Safari Niagara. a

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    Twitter updates for 2010-02-10

    Those new Google Street View shots in Niagara Falls are amazing! Did you notice that the car/camera followed a beer truck up Clifton Hill? # RT @NiagaraParksPR: The 10 Most Popular Tourist Attractions in #Canada http://bit.ly/9mHFi3 #travel #top10 #vacation #

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    Travelodge At the Falls News (20100510)

    On Monday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Clifton Group (the Travelodge, Fun House, Brick City, etc). To sign up for the newsletter, click on the Join our FREE Email Mailing List link on the side of any of the pages at Falls.com

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    World’s largest tunnel boring machine finishes drilling under Niagara Falls

    From the Canadian Press: Amid much fanfare, rubble and dust, the world’s largest rock tunnel boring machine made a breakthrough deep below Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday and finally saw the light of day. The massive, 4,000-tonne machine, called Big Becky, had been boring a 10.2-kilometre long, 14.4-metre high tunnel under the city since 2006. Crowds…

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    Ontario tourism minister didn’t force people-mover deal on Parks Commission: Niagara Falls MPP

    From Bullet News Niagara: A pending deal between the City of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Parks Commission to create a new people-mover bus system to service the millions of visitors to the Honeymoon Capital each year was no shotgun wedding. While Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor acknowledges he and Ontario Tourism Minister Michael Chan…

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    N.F., Ont., inn gets new life as Wyndham

    From Buffalo Business First: The former Stanley Inn, once a landmark hotel on Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls, Ont., will be reborn as the city’s first Wyndham Hotel . Local developers are investing $7.5 million to renovate it into a nine-story, 152-suite hotel that will open next year. Located in the city’s Fallsview business district,…

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      New Passport Rules Bring Worry Over Tourism at Niagara Falls

      From the New York Times: Standing at Prospect Point in Niagara Falls State Park, Paul Cranley looked through the mist formed by millions of gallons of water dropping more than 160 feet to the gorge below. â€ŔIt’s pretty awesome,” said Mr. Cranley, a retired chemist from Lake Jackson, Tex., who had brought his wife and…

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