NU alumnus returns favor

From the Buffalo News: The Vincentian virtue of charity as taught at Niagara University helped James V. Glynn become a successful businessman, as well as president and owner of one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions — the Maid of the Mist boat ride at the base of Niagara Falls. Monday, it was Glynn’s…

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NPC on target for boat tour competition

From the Niagara Falls Review: The document that will spell out what the Niagara Parks Commission wants from a boat tour provider is on target for release in the next few weeks, says commission general manager John Kernahan. “It’s coming along very well. I think we’re going to be on or very close to our…

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Niagara Falls Attractions Offer Excitement at Every Turn

From a PR Newswire press release seen at Yahoo! Finance: Along with summer’s warmer, longer days and clear blue skies comes the opportunity to experience Niagara Falls State Park in all her glory. Be a part of history with us as July 15, 2010 marks Niagara Falls State Park’s 125th Anniversary! With attractions open for…

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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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Tourism pros shown more to boost in Niagara County

From the Buffalo News: Among tourist attractions, Niagara County is a lot more than just Niagara Falls and the Maid of the Mist. Other attractions stretch from the vineyards and orchards along the Lake Ontario shore at the north end of the county to the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum in North Tonawanda at the south…

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Operators need to show innovation

From the Niagara Falls Review: Weddings aboard a tour boat in the mist of Niagara Falls could become a new tradition depending on what “innovative” ideas companies propose in their bids to operate tours from the Canadian side of the Niagara River. “You can provide anything that you think will work,” said Bill Mocsan, a…

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Seamless transition needed for Maid lease, tourism operators say

From the Niagara Falls Review: If it took White Star three years to build the Titanic, it shouldn’t take two years to build new boats to give tours of Niagara Falls, says Patricia Salci Mangoff, co-ordinator of the Preserve Our Parks group and a critic of the Maid of the Mist. During a Niagara Parks…

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