Niagara Falls asked to contribute $100K for Discover Niagara Shuttle operations

From the Niagara Gazette: Support from Niagara Falls could keep the Discover Niagara Shuttle service free to riders. In coming weeks, city lawmakers will consider giving up to $100,000 to the Discover Niagara Shuttle, which during the 2016 tourist season ferried 33,000 visitors and locals from Youngstown to Niagara Falls. It was free for riders…

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What do you love about your city?

From the Niagara Falls Review: What do you love about Niagara Falls? The city of Niagara Falls has launched a new photo/video contest asking residents what makes Niagara Falls special to them. “When you think of Niagara Falls, what puts a smile on your face?” asked Niagara Falls mayor Jim Diodati… Contestants do not have…

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“Canadian Book of the Road” book

Here is another book I saw at Renewed Thrift & Vintage in Welland, Ontario (see here, here and here for the other postings). It’s called Canadian Book of the Road 

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“Canada Land of Many Dreams” book

Here is another book I saw at Renewed Thrift & Vintage in Welland, Ontario (see here and here for the other postings). It’s called Canada Land of Many Dreams (ISBN 0862830842) by Robyn Johl. There were several nice photos and this paragraph: One of the most awe inspiring sights in Canada is that of hundreds of gallons of water cascading over…

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105 years ago, Niagara Falls ice bridge cracks, and three are swept to their deaths

From the Buffalo News: Believe it or not, visitors to Niagara Falls used to be able to walk on the ice bridges that form naturally at the base of the cataracts. The ice bridges form every winter, typically in January

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Signs are up at Chuck’s Roadhouse Bar and Grill

I posted about two months ago about Chuck’s Roadhouse Bar and Grill opening in the former Tony Roma’s location. The Chuck’s Roadhouse Bar and Grill locations page shows that the Niagara Falls location is coming soon (no date given). There are now signs on the outside of the building.

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“Canada in Pictures” book

Here is another book I saw at Renewed Thrift & Vintage in Welland, Ontario (see here for the other posting). It’s called Canada in Pictures (ISBN 0822546795) by Eric Braun. There wasn’t much information about Niagara Falls, other than this two-page photo.

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A flood of metaphor set in a dying Rust Belt resort

From the New Orleans Advocate: For many Americans, Niagara Falls exists only in imagination or memory. It’s nearly effortless to conjure up images of the towering, majestic falls and the great rush of water, images often inspired by picture-perfect postcards or by distant recollections of a long-ago honeymoon. But for residents of Niagara Falls, New…

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“Canada: A Symphony in Color” book

Whenever I go into a second-hand store like Goodwill or Value Village, I check out the book section to see if there are any books that mention Niagara Falls. There is a place called Renewed Thrift & Vintage in Welland, Ontario that I was in recently. There were several older books that I thought I would…

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