Wallenda negotiating media coverage for wire walk

From the Buffalo News: The date for Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk across Niagara Falls will be decided in the next two weeks after negotiations with major television networks, Wallenda’s manager said Friday. Wallenda’s management team is in “very deep discussions” with the networks, which have expressed interest in filming the 1,800-foot walk across the Niagara…

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Wallenda will train in Niagara County for tightrope walk

From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda will train in Niagara County for his tightrope walk across Niagara Falls later this summer. Wallenda, in Albany Thursday to meet with state legislators, told The Buffalo News that he is dropping plans to train for the event on an airport runway in Pittsburgh and instead scouting locations in…

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Investigating who owned the falls

From the Buffalo News: Once, when Jane A. Porter was visiting Europe in the late 19th century, someone asked her if she had ever seen Niagara Falls. “Seen them?” she allegedly replied. “Why, I own them.” She wasn’t kidding. As an heir to the property bought by her grandfather, Augustus Porter, Jane Porter did indeed…

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Fixing the Falls: All aboard

From the Niagara Gazette: Imagine having developer and one-time gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino as a tour guide. Well, under a plan for bringing more business to Niagara Falls and Niagara County, such a scenario may well play out next month. “We found a good niche and it’s working,” said Paladino, the owner of the Giacomo…

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Report: Niagara is family fun

From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: A Philadelphia TV reporter called Niagara Falls a great option for parents in need of a good getaway destination for their families. David Murphy with WPVI brought his family to Niagara County recently. He recommended to travelers coming from the east to utilize Route 18 to get to Niagara…

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Online reservation booking becomes increasingly popular

From the Buffalo News: The online booking of tourism reservations continues to grow in popularity, according to the Niagara Tourism&Convention Corp., principal promoter of tourism in Niagara County. Bookings through the corporation’s Web site ( www.niagara-usa.com ) in June and July amounted to twice as much revenue for local hospitality vendors as did bookings for…

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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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‘Price is Right’ to feature Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls is about to get a little game show exposure. A contestant on “The Price is Right” will get the chance to win a seven-day, six-night vacation package featuring the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa in Lewiston and local attractions throughout Niagara County in an episode set to air Friday….

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Leadership Niagara Wonders What Can Be Done To Help Niagara Falls

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Community leaders from Niagara County spent a full day on Thursday delving into a question that many of us have asked for years- why is Niagara Falls, Ontario so vibrant and Niagara Falls, N.Y. is so troubled. When we compared the two sides of Niagara Falls in a half…

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Niagara County tourism group unveils marketing plan

From the Buffalo News: A new two-year plan to market tourism in Niagara Falls and Niagara County will focus on targeting 21 types of travelers — from empty nesters to African American church groups — that are seen as the best opportunities for drawing more visitors. The plan, unveiled Thursday by the Niagara Tourism and…

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