Niagara Falls is lovely in the off-season

From Canada.com: We were looking for a winter trip that would feel like a touristy getaway without having to fly. We had visited Niagara Falls in the summer five years ago and enjoyed its quirky allure, a fun-spirited mix combining nature’s grandeur, blocks of tourism kitsch and legions of lovestruck couples and happy families from…

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Crane being lowered into Niagara Gorge

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Crews in Niagara Falls are hard at work getting the Maid of the Mist ready for the winter. The tour boat company must remove its vessels from the lower Niagara River before the water freezes over. But before that can happen, a giant crane from Germany has to be…

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Nature: Niagara Falls (from CBS Sunday Morning)

CBS Sunday Morning recently posted a nice video of Niagara Falls in winter.

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Skating on an exhilarating edge in Niagara

From the Toronto Star: Okay, you’re up and moving gingerly on the new skates Santa brought, but can you stop? That question may arise in your mind this winter as you glide toward the brink of the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls. The Rink at the Brink returned last month, but skaters this year are…

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Clifton Hill Update – Winter Holidays 2010

On Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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Council guarantees loan for Winter Festival of Lights

From the Niagara Falls Review: The lights will stay on this winter after city council agreed to guarantee a $400,000 line of credit for the Winter Festival of Lights its manager said was needed to pay its outstanding bills. The finance department staff opposed the move, saying the city shouldn’t act as a bank for…

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Winter in America: Niagara Falls

From USA Today (including a picture): “I had no idea how beautiful they were,” the photographer, Abby Stanglin, says of the Niagara Falls. “I really want to go back, when there isn’t 10 feet of snow!”

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Falls Avenue Newsletter- Warm up your Niagara Falls Winter from $79

Last Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from Falls Avenue. To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address near the middle of the page.

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Falls Avenue Hotels launch Winter Campaign with $250 in Niagara Falls Dining & Attractions Passes

Along with the email newsletter, there was also a PR Web press release: A Niagara Falls hotel getaway on Falls Avenue now features $250 in dining and attraction passes as part of the Holiday Magic on Falls Avenue Winter campaign. The popular offer features admission passes for attractions, dining and entertainment venues on the 20…

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