from The Niagara Reporter: Niagara Falls is a tourist hotspot — there’s no denying it — and why wouldn’t it be? The falls are absolutely staggering in their beauty, despite some of the past controversy around them. People continue to flock to them and get the most out of the experience, whether that’s a cruise…
A fun little story from the Buffalo News: As a charter captain, I fish the Niagara River a lot – both above and below Niagara Falls. One thought that goes through everyone’s mind who fishes this mighty river is: How many fish go over the falls … and survive?… He fought the fish for a…
Earlier this week I received the latest Clifton Hill Update email newsletter.
From the Niagara Falls Reporter: It’s been over ten years now since I addressed New York Power Authority executives at their re-licensing hearing seeking the elimination of the ice boom on Lake Erie – Niagara River.
From the Buffalo News: Believe it or not, visitors to Niagara Falls used to be able to walk on the ice bridges that form naturally at the base of the cataracts. The ice bridges form every winter, typically in January
From Niagara Frontier Publications (from last Friday): Placement of the 22 spans of the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom is about to start. Each winter since 1964, the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom has been installed near the outlet of Lake Erie to reduce the amount of ice entering the Niagara River. Reduction in ice…
From the Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin: With the economy making the U.S. dollar worth almost a third more across our northern border, now is a great time to grab your passport and escape to Canada’s Niagara Region for a chance to view the beauty and power of Niagara Falls, the collective name for the three waterfalls…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The removal of the Niagara River Ice Boom is well underway. Personnel from the New York Power Authority began opening the boom’s 22 spans on Tuesday. As a result of the mild weather conditions this winter season, a significant amount of ice cover on Lake Erie never materialized, making conditions…
From Niagara This Week: Watching a video of Luke and Emma Jasnich, it’s clear they two kids have an unbridled enthusiasm about all things Niagara. And that enthusiasm resulted in Luke, 9, and Emma, 7, playing host to singer/dancer Jordan Francis for a one-day tour of the region’s fun spots, including stops at the Butterfly…
BellaOnline (“the voice of women online”) has a posting about strange holidays. Apparently in some circles, the just passed March 30 is Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day. The person who posted the information, suggests using a weird holiday to write a story: Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day – Have these beautiful, powerful, and majestic falls…