Wallenda sets sights on Grand Canyon

From the Niagara Falls Review: What do you do after successfully crossing Niagara Falls on a tightrope with the whole world watching? “I slept all night for the first time in three months,” said Nik Wallenda, addressing media at Edgewaters Restaurant one day after cementing himself in the record books as the first person to…

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Officials say popular parks could close

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: No nuptials at Niagara Falls? Jones Beach off limits on a 90-degree day? The “Grand Canyon of the East” devoid of campers? New York’s state parks system, the nation’s oldest, is facing another round of funding cuts that is likely to result in the first budget-related closures in the…

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Tours4Fun Announces “Best of Summer” Travel Photo Contest

From a Marketwire press release: Los Angeles-based Tours4Fun announced that beginning today they will be taking entries for their “Best of Summer” travel photo contest. Photos must be originals and of landscapes, not people, and prizes include a shopping tour of Niagara Falls, a Washington, DC tour, or Grand Canyon helicopter or airplane highlights tours….

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