Niagara Falls tourism leaders want to bring back Festival of Lights

From the Buffalo News: The Festival of Lights used to draw thousands to downtown in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and to its convention center and Winter Garden. Both the convention center and Winter Garden are long gone, and so is the Festival of Lights. But in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the Winter Festival of Lights continues to…

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Plans under way for year long birthday bash in Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: Normally, Chris Dabrowski is consumed with comic books, science fiction and superheroes as manager of the annual Niagara Falls Comic Con. But Dabrowski was wearing a different hat when he appeared before council to unveil plans being put forward by the city’s Canada 150 Celebration Committee, of which he is…

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Niagara Falls lit up on dark winter nights

From the Ithaca Journal: The nightly spectacle of Niagara Falls lit up after dark just got more spectacular. A $3 million upgrade saw the installation of 1,400 new high-tech lights called luminaires that beam brighter and more vivid rainbows of light from Canada onto the famous waterfalls. Mixed together, the separate red, green, blue and…

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New Sign on Parkway shows Cuomo’s Contempt for City, Reporter, Feds

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Gov. Andrew Cuomo, through his associates at State Parks and the New York Power Authority, sometime over the past week perpetrated an act of such petty vindictiveness and blatant contempt for Niagara Falls that we thought it appropriate to come up with a special name for his attitude towards us……

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Nature gives Niagara Falls an icy new look

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: If you thought it felt icy out there Friday, take a look at some of these stone-cold shots we took up in Niagara Falls! Trees, view finders and street lamps located near one of the most breath-taking sites in all of Western New York are covered in ice! Temperatures…

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Wineries, Hotels Ramp Up for Niagara Falls Icewine Festival Events

From a Market Wired press release seen on EIN News: A treat for wine connoisseurs, foodies and those who simply enjoy fine entertainment, more than two weeks of festivities are planned for the Niagara Icewine Festival, January 13-29, 2017. Wineries are ramping up for the celebration of Ontario’s popular icewine, as are organizers of local…

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Top 10 Canadian places featured on Instagram: From Vancouver International Airport to Niagara Falls

From the National Post: Instagram recently revealed its list of the top places in Canada featured in Instagram photos this year. Given the size of the population (and some of the events going on this year), it’s not surprising that southern Ontario holds down seven of the top spots. You’ll also find British Columbia and…

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