9 things to see and do on a scenic Niagara River Parkway road trip

From the Plaid Zebra: Niagara Falls — it’s not a destination that many people associate with peaceful vistas and quiet countryside. Instead, you might be thinking of crowds of tourists and cheesy attractions in the Clifton Hill District. But a road trip to Niagara Falls brings the opportunity to take in breathtaking country scenery, quaint…

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Best of Access Niagara – My visit to Niagara Helicopters

This is a continuation of my “Best of Access Niagara” series. This series looks back on popular posts, highly commented posts, my favourite places, etc. I have to admit… I’m not much of a thrill seeker. I don’t mind a roller coaster every now and then, but I’m definitely not an adrenaline junkie. That’s why…

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An Annie Leibovitz Exhibit With Shots of Niagara Falls, Not Demi Moore

Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has a new book out with photos of scenery rather than celebrities. I haven’t seen the book, but an article in The Atlantic says that the cover of the book has Niagara Falls on it. Stopping in front the book’s cover image—a breathtaking vision of Niagara Falls—she explained that this was…

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butterfly mind: these words are all remainders… – Here’s a truck stop instead of Saint Peter’s…

Someone with a LiveJournal blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: So I went to Niagara Falls this weekend, and came home with a fairly wicked sunburn. This — for those of the readership not au fait with So. Ontario springs — is, to put it mildly, odd. The wind- and rainstorm that’s…

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