Moses still on meandering detour

From the Buffalo News: The Robert Moses State Parkway, hailed a half-century ago as a marvel of modern highway engineering that would give millions of motorists a new perspective of the Niagara River and its famous falls, may have become a road to oblivion. The objective was to provide a fast, efficient and safe way…

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What a beautiful Autumn day in Niagara Falls!

As you can see by the pictures, it was gorgeous out. It is supposed to be like for the next 5 days or so. Woohoo!

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In Niagara, the falls aren’t the only way to play in the water

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tere’s more than one way to get wet in Niagara Falls: • Hop on a Maid of the Mist boat tour and hang out at the base of Horseshoe Falls, letting the spray surround you. • Take a Cave of the Winds tour, carefully navigating the steps next to the…

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Exploring America’s Niagara Falls

From CANOE Travel: I admit, it’s been a long time since I’ve explored this sister city to Niagara Falls, Ont. And what I found was this American city is no slouch when it comes to thing to do. Best of all, it’s close, and you can convince yourself you’ve travelled hundreds of kilometres for a…

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Visiting Canada’s tallest hotel tower

From Canoe Travel: As my boyfriend Mauricio and I drove along highway 420 to Niagara Falls, Ont., I could see it in the distance: Canada’s tallest hotel tower, rising 500 metres above the ground and now open at the Hilton Hotel & Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. It’s impossible to miss the 53-storey tower as you…

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Rainbows at night

From the Niagara Falls Review: Many a tourist has returned from a trip to Niagara Falls with photographs of rainbows above the mighty cataracts. The Horseshoe and American falls are great locations for rainbows. When the sunshine reflects off the mist, it results in stunning hues of red, orange, green, blue and violet. What many…

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THE YEAR THE FALLS RAN DRY

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s like that famous Bugs Bunny episode. Up against the American government and frustrated by a low bounty on his head, Bugs becomes a master of mischief, pulling stunts -including shutting down the American Falls. Funny and cute in cartoons but impossible in real life, it was thought. But 40…

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Something Good for Today: Niagara Falls

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: We spent three days visiting Niagara Falls and enjoying some time away as a family. We went for a long walk by the Falls, admiring both the Canadian and the American falls. We visited a variety of little shops near the Falls…

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