State launches initiative aimed at boosting Lake Ontario tourism

From the Niagara Gazette: New York state has launched a new campaign aimed at boosting tourism in the Lake Ontario region in response to recent flooding that has impacted communities along the shoreline. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the new initiative on Wednesday, saying it includes free fishing on Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River and Lower…

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Hovercraft service a year away

From the Niagara Falls Review: Hovercraft rides across Lake Ontario are a step closer to becoming a reality. St. Catharines city councillors gave the plan their approval in principle Monday night. Beamsville resident Bruno Caciagli, who has spent the past two years developing the plan as an alternative to spending hours in traffic gridlock, hopes…

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Niagara Falls still stunning in the dead of winter

Although this was just posted recently, it is about a visit to Niagara Falls last winter. From MySanAntonio.com: … the highlight of our visit to Ontario was the trip to Niagara Falls, which is about 80 miles on Queen Elizabeth Way, or 90 minutes away. The bus ride by City Sightseeing Toronto was comfortable and…

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Escape: Niagara Falls, Canada

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…

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Robert Moses Parkway to be renamed Niagara Scenic Parkway

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: “We’re going to make this place a better place,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said while visiting Niagara Falls Thursday. Cuomo, and those who spoke before him, touched on a number of topics involving the improvement of the city through his $1 billion NY Parks 2020 program. The most significant change…

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New Niagara Falls Tourism Shuttle Connects Attractions

From ABC News: Tourists visiting Niagara Falls will soon have a new way to see the sites. The new “Discover Niagara” shuttle service will offer transportation from Niagara Falls State Park to 14 destination sites along the 14-mile route to Old Fort Niagara, located where the Niagara River empties in Lake Ontario. The Discover Niagara…

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This Natural Wonder Is One of Many Places Your Family Will Want to See

From The Ledger (in Lakeland, FL): Wow! The water thunders down — 700,000 gallons per second, in fact — as we stand underneath Niagara Falls on the famous Hurricane Deck, part of the Cave of the Winds tour. We’re totally soaked, but we don’t care. The sheer power of the water is mesmerizing. So are…

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UFO activity over Niagara Falls reinforces testimony on aliens

From Examiner.com: A witness reports UFO activity over Niagara Falls, Canada on 11 September 2012 according to testimony documented on UFO Sightings Daily that was published on 19 September 2012. The report reinforces allegations of a military base under Lake Ontario that had been made by Commander X who wrote Underground Alien Bases in 1990…

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We must avert another environmental disaster in Falls

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls isn’t just a place where newlyweds go to snap pictures. It’s an international treasure that feeds into Lake Ontario and provides drinking water to Toronto and beyond. And now, its future is in the hands of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, both…

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