Lovers take fresh look at Niagara Falls

From CNN Travel: Amy and David Wieller got married right around the time one of television’s favorite onscreen couples did, but they have something else in common with Jim and Pam from “The Office”: They had a great time celebrating their love at Niagara Falls. Often considered a cliché — the region was made so…

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Niagara Tunnel on target for December 2013 opening

From the Niagara Falls Review: At $1.6 billion, it’s one of the biggest construction projects ever in Niagara. And in just more than a year, it should be done. The Niagara Tunnel Project will help carry more water from the upper Niagara River to the Sir Adam Beck generating station, providing enough hydroelectricity to power…

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    New Giant Wheel R60 Niagara

    Back in January I linked to the Ronald Bussink AG web site. They had a press release announcing the Ferris wheel coming to Niagara Falls. Now they have a press release announcing the completion. The details are almost identical to the original press release: Ronald Bussink Professional Rides has finalized the delivery of a new…

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    New “Clifton Hill District” garbage cans

    Have you seen the new garbage cans that are around (but not on) Clifton Hill? They look very nice. As I indicated, they are not on Clifton Hill. Why? Because they are put out by the Victoria Centre BIA (Business Improvement Association). This is the business group representing the operations above Clifton Hill. You can…

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    Diodati wants tourism, businesses on same page

    From the Niagara Falls Review: As Jim Diodati prepares for his State of the City address on Thursday, the Niagara Falls mayor is calling on the tourism and business community to have a more collaborative relationship. Diodati said there’s a feeling among some in the public that there’s “tourism and everyone else.” He said he…

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      Legal Drinking Just A Bridge Away

      From WKBW: Every year, millions of people travel to Niagara Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world. Young Western New Yorkers are making the trip across the border to Ontario for another attraction. Alcohol. University at Buffalo student Kevin Smith, 20, travels to Canada once a month to drink with his friends. Every…

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        S Maracle Photography: The Girlies….

        Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Here are a few shots of Brooke and Keturah taken while we were in Niagara Falls at various locations: 1st and 2nd-taken at Butterfly Conservatory 3rd and 4th-taken on Clifton Hill outside of the Ripley’s Museum 5th-taken at Victoria Park 6th and…

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        Niagara Glen a little greener

        From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Glen is a little greener after 37 Chinese students from two high schools in Beijing planted 10 red oak trees Saturday morning. The trees represent a bond of friendship with Canada and Niagara Falls, said Yaping Lee, vice-principal of Beijing Wenhui Middle School. “The taller they grow, the…

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          A ‘Super’ role for the falls

          I reported previously on the Superman Returns promotion where the Superman “S” logo will be lit up on Niagara Falls. The Buffalo News has a short article with some information on the Niagara Falls scenes from Superman II, a picture of Christopher Reeve during the filming, and an interesting tidbit about how he looked.

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