Long-overdue upgrades will improve the visitor experience at Niagara Falls State Park

From the Buffalo News: The just-announced $15 million in renovations to Niagara Falls State Park over the next few years, on top of the $25 million in ongoing work, is proof that the nation’s oldest state park is finally getting the attention it deserves. The visitor experience at the park has to be improved if…

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More upgrades planned for Niagara Falls State Park

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls State Park will see an additional $15 million in renovations through the end of 2017, on top of the previously announced $25 million in work, state parks officials said Wednesday. See also: WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo – Officials preview plans for Falls park

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$3 Million To Improve Niagara Falls State Park

From MyTwinTiers.com: The state has launched a more than $3 million project to improve Niagara Falls State Park, New York’s most-visited Park. On Tuesday, workers began blocking off public access to the Three Sisters Islands and Luna Island viewing areas on the American side of the Falls. The project calls for $2 million in upgrades…

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Hamister says new hotel will have banquet room overlooking Niagara Falls

From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: Downtown visitors may have another view to enjoy after a proposed development project is completed. Mark Hamister, the CEO of the Hamister Group, said that his company’s planned hotel will have a top floor banquet room with access to a 5,000 square-foot patio overlooking the Niagara Gorge and Niagara…

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Falls tourists talk about being forced to change travel plans

From the Niagara Gazette: Many visitors to the Niagara Falls State Park Wednesday definitely had mixed emotions about their travel plans. They were thrilled to view the falls — even with a large section of the Prospect Point viewing area fenced off for remedial work— but disappointed that they would have to skip visits to…

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Latest improvements at Niagara Falls State Park unveiled, next phase in $25M project begins

From Yahoo! Canada News: The multi-million-dollar improvements made to New York’s most-visited state park have been unveiled, while the next phase of the renovations begin. Local media outlets report that state and local officials gathered Wednesday at Prospect Point at the edge of the American Falls in Niagara Falls State Park to celebrate the completion…

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Hamister says new hotel will have banquet room overlooking Niagara Falls

From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: Downtown visitors may have another view to enjoy after a proposed development project is completed. Mark Hamister, the CEO of the Hamister Group, said that his company’s planned hotel will have a top floor banquet room with access to a 5,000 square-foot patio overlooking the Niagara Gorge and Niagara…

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Niagara Falls Park unveils improvements

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: After a year of construction and millions of dollars spent on rehabilitating Niagara Falls State Park, golden scissors were used to cut a green ribbon, welcoming visitors back to Luna Island. Commissioner of State Parks Rose Harvey said, “It’s experienced wear and tear and it needs to be refurbished…revitalized…and…

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Maid of the Mist financing spring gorge work

From the Tonawanda News: For at least the next month, crews will be removing loose rocks, boulders and other items from the Niagara Gorge near the Gorge Discovery Center in Niagara Falls State Park. A release issued Monday by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation characterized the rock-scaling project as…

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