Deanna Clohessy: Appreciating Buffalo through a friend’s eyes

From the Buffalo News: …Sunday, we went to Canada to see the Falls — a new experience for Sarah. She kept saying, “I can’t believe I’m in Canada! And I’m finally going to see Niagara Falls!” As we came in on Niagara Parkway, I pointed out the mist rising. She couldn’t get her camera out…

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emmakins888 – Niagara Falls and American Life

Someone with a LiveJournal blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including a few pictures): We spent a few days in Albany and road tripped to Niagara Falls. It took six hours so we stayed overnight on the Canadian side. The intensity and volume of the Falls cannot be imagined until it’s seen….

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Clinics needed to beat border confusion

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s still so much confusion about what travel documents are required for entering the United States from Canada, government agencies on both sides of the border should sponsor “clinics” to help people decide which type of identification meets their needs and even to help fill out application forms, the head…

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Fewer Americans coming to Canada

From the Niagara Falls Review: Fewer Americans came to visit Canada in October than in September, while the number of Canadians travelling to the United States was up slightly the same month, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Travel by U. S. residents to Canada fell 2.6% to 1.6 million in October, compared to…

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Niagara Falls still hot attraction

From the Williamsport Sun-Gazette: For some perspective, a short history lesson: the British Colonies declared independence in 1776. The constitution of Canada took effect in 1867. Niagara Falls? This geological formation has attracted tourists for four centuries. Not only is it one of the most well-known natural wonders on Earth – and the largest producer…

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Pedaling to Niagara

From the Marion Star: I’ll agree to most invitations for a bicycle ride, but this one was intimidating. Riding from Lake Michigan to Niagara Falls? Continuing to Lake Placid? Riding with a group that was cycling across the country? At the end of this page there is a link to a full write-up about the…

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U.S. travel tumbles as Canadians make fewer trips abroad in June: StatsCan

From the Canadian Press (via Google News): Travel between Canada and other countries decreased in June, led by a decline in trips between Canada and the United States… StatsCan reports the decrease in travel abroad was the result of 9.6 per cent fewer trips to the United States in June… Canadians took 1.4 million overnight…

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anoobhooti: CANADA

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Canada (including Niagara Falls… with pictures): Another marvellous view of the falls, with the maid of the mist boat right in the middle. The maid of the mist boat is the most popular ride there, which takes you right in the centre of the…

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Meet Dave, Niagara’s tiniest tourist

From Niagara This Week: He’s a little less than 30 cm tall, cute as a button and cuddly as a kitten. And he sure gets around. Dave Phillips-Jackson, a Teddy bear from Wales, has been taken to tourist sites all throughout England. His owner, Alison Phillips, sent him through the mail to a friend in…

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