From the St Catharines Standard: For 54 years, Peter Gordon played to an audience of millions. The Niagara Falls resident estimates thousands of people a night – between 90,000 to 150,000 on a summer night – have been entertained by his rainbow of lights on both the Horseshoe and American Falls. “It made you feel…
From the Daily Journal: Perfectly carved during an Ice Age more than 10,000 years ago, Niagara Falls is the pièce de resistance of the Niagara escarpment. The limestone underpinnings that muscle to the surface forming bluffs along the Mississippi River, return underground only to rise again further east. The glaciation carved not only the Great…
From FoxNews.com: Waterfalls are one of nature’s most beautiful creations, and come in all shapes in sizes. Here are some of the most incredible waterfalls on Earth. Niagara Falls come in at number 7 on their list: Arguably the most famous falls, Niagara Falls is comprised of three waterfalls: the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls…
From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: As part of its ongoing role to support the destination and promote increased visitation to the region, the Niagara Falls Illumination Board has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), to investigate new lighting technology and capabilities to improve the overall illumination of both the…
From Niagara This Week: More than 500 participants huffed and puffed, climbing to the top of the Skylon Tower, all to raise money for the fight against children’s cancer. All conquered the 660 steps to the top of the iconic tower overlooking the Horseshoe and American falls — some more than once — and raised…
From the Toronto Sun: Just as cooler temperatures have little impact on the thundering waters flowing over the Horseshoe and American Falls, the stream of tourists and family-friendly events don’t stop when winter arrives in Niagara Falls. From the colourful Winter Festival of Lights displays along the Niagara Parkway to the sweet lure of the…
From MyTwinTiers.com: The state has launched a more than $3 million project to improve Niagara Falls State Park, New York’s most-visited Park. On Tuesday, workers began blocking off public access to the Three Sisters Islands and Luna Island viewing areas on the American side of the Falls. The project calls for $2 million in upgrades…
From the New Strait Times (Malaysia): A TRIP to Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, was an amazing experience for CHUAH BEE LAY. Both the American and Canadian Falls are spectacular but the Canadian Falls are much larger and have a grander view. The ride on the Maid Of The Mist ferry gave an extra edge…
From Yahoo! Canada News: The multi-million-dollar improvements made to New York’s most-visited state park have been unveiled, while the next phase of the renovations begin. Local media outlets report that state and local officials gathered Wednesday at Prospect Point at the edge of the American Falls in Niagara Falls State Park to celebrate the completion…
Macleans is a Canadian magazine (similar to Time or Newsweek). I’m not sure if this is a yearly feature, but at least twice now they’ve had a feature around Canada Day celebrating what is great about Canada. I was browsing through the magazine yesterday and #59 relates directly to Niagara Falls: