Niagara Falls New York

Graham on March 22nd, 2013

I missed this earlier in the week. Apparently St Patrick’s Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the City of Niagara Falls, New York… From the Tonawanda News: It’s the day when nearly everyone is Irish but there’s more than just St. Patrick to celebrate here on Sunday. In addition to paying tribute to [...]

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Graham on November 8th, 2012

The other day I tweeted some of the recent Groupon-type deals that were related to the Niagara Region. I wanted to post about this one separately. Have you been to the Aquarium of Niagara? I hadn’t before this year, but it is great. It is a small aquarium in Niagara Falls, New York, not too [...]

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Graham on October 29th, 2012

NPR has a good story about the consequences of the loss of population in Niagara Falls, New York: Niagara Falls used to be one of the biggest cities in New York. But since the 1960s, its population has fallen by more than half. Now, Niagara Falls must stay above 50,000 residents or lose its status [...]

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Graham on September 14th, 2012

In contrast to my post from earlier about how Niagara Falls made the list of least impressive national landmarks, here is a story from Wired about how you’ve got to see Niagara Falls: In preparation for my 25th wedding anniversary trip to Niagara Falls, New York, I did what any proper superhero geek would do. [...]

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Graham on June 15th, 2012

We just passed this event a week ago, so I figured I’d mention it. It happened on June 7, 1939 From American Heritage: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth cross over from Canada to Niagara Falls, New York, becoming the first British monarchs to visit the United States.

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Graham on May 22nd, 2012

So, last week WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo had an article about how the City of Niagara Falls (New York) was preparing for Nik Wallenda’s walk: People are already lining the streets to see the Great Wallenda practice at the Seneca Niagara Casino for his June 15th trek across the gorge. Mayor Paul Dyster said [...]

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Graham on March 1st, 2012

Do you ever remember seeing the big hot air balloon floating up above the Niagara Falls, New York skyline? Well, that attraction has gone the way of most of the other attractions over there. However, there has recently been some buzz about the property the attraction was using. Niagara Gazette – Balloon site developer up [...]

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Graham on December 30th, 2011

From the Buffalo News: The city whose reputation as a honeymoon capital is often overshadowed by its reputation for urban decay is poised to get its first major downtown development — outside of the Seneca Niagara Casino — in some 30 years. City and state officials have confirmed that seven developers submitted proposals for a [...]

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Graham on December 27th, 2011

From the Buffalo News: Take a walk down Old Falls Street, and you’ll see plenty of state-built infrastructure designed to spur private development. Largely missing are the type of walk-up storefronts suited for pedestrians and tourists. City officials, after stalled efforts this summer, hope the demolition of a downtown eyesore will help fix that. The [...]

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Graham on September 14th, 2011

The Getaway Guy from cable Channel 9 YNN in Rochester had a piece (including a video) about Goat Island: Goat Island may be the best place to see the falls in Niagara Falls, USA. The island is surrounded by the mighty Niagara, the bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. In fact you are so [...]

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