From Niagara This Week: For a pair of local youngsters, it was a chance to hang for a few minutes with Katy Perry — at least a wax rendition of the pop singer anyway. “Everything!” Brooke Annette said when asked what she liked about the annual Museums Dollar Day for Cystic Fibrosis. “Everything is great,”…
From Niagara Frontier Publications: Also, speaking of the outdoors and encouraging guests to stay longer, Cuomo announced big plans for Niagara Falls State Park and the Niagara Gorge on Monday while at the University at Buffalo. “We’re going to reclaim 135,000 acres of the Niagara Gorge corridor, preserving the rich ecology,” Cuomo said. “It will…
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From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo (includes video): Governor Andrew Cuomo is now proposing a second phase of the Buffalo Billion initiative. A key focus is increasing tourism in places like Niagara Falls. The governor would like to construct a new state-operated tourism visitor center on Grand Island, reclaim 135,000 acres of the Niagara Gorge…
Let’s finish the week with a nice photo courtesy of Earthsky.org. Click the screenshot to the the full-size image.
Yesterday I received an email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview. To get your own copy of the newsletter, you can fill out the form on the mailing list page.
From Niagara This Week: A pair of Niagara Parks attractions will be closed temporarily over the next few weeks. The shutdowns at the Butterfly Conservatory and Niagara’s Fury attractions are to accommodate for annual maintenance programs. These closures allow Niagara Parks staff to carry out needed maintenance to ensure the continued operation of these popular…
From the Niagara Gazette: What was life like in the early days of the Niagara area — even before it was a fully fledged city? I hope you are somewhat interested as I am part of the planning committee for the Niagara Falls 125th celebration and will be writing about the early days in Niagara…
Yesterday I received the latest email newsletter from the Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel and Suites.
From the Niagara Falls Review: More than 40 acres along the Niagara Gorge on the American side between the Whirlpool Rapids and Rainbow bridges will undergo a three-year, $1-million restoration. “This gorge is one of the most important places ecologically in the world with the plant diversity that it has, with the fresh water resource…