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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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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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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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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