Niagara Falls Home to Miss USA Pageant Niagara Falls is known for its’ beauty, but from 1974 to 1976 that beauty was enhanced by some of the most stunning women in the USA as they traveled to Niagara to compete in the Miss USA Pageant.  The Miss USA Pageant is part of the Miss Universe Corporation and […]

LEWISTON, NY – “Lewiston never smelt so good” during the annual Lewiston Smelt Festival. The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, Village of Lewiston and Silo Restaurant, in cooperation with the Niagara River Anglers will celebrate one of the region’s most famous natural resources as they host the Lewiston Smelt Festival. The festival takes place […]

Niagara Falls Dry in 1969 Niagara Falls has flowed for over 12,000 years and except for a few severe winter ice jams over those years that created the illusion of a “frozen Falls” the water has always flowed. That is until June 12th, 1969 when the American Falls actually did go dry. The American Falls had […]

Niagara Falls was once considered a location for the eventual Disney World site, but almost twenty years earlier it was the United Nations that took a serious look at a home up river from the Falls. In 1945 Navy Island, located almost three miles up river from Niagara Falls themselves on the Canadian side was seriously […]

Niagara Falls is a very popular tourist destination, but could you imagine how big it would be if it was also the home to Disney World? For a very brief time Walt Disney himself once considered Niagara Falls as a possible location for his Disney World theme park before choosing Orlando Florida. In 1963 Walt […]

Niagara Falls has legends involving Native American maids, water fall thunder gods and headless solders and yes, one that even involves Bigfoot. In fact, the Niagara region has had many sightings of it’s own Bigfoot that go back hundreds of years. Many feel Bigfoot, or Sasquatch as he is also called, is no legend or […]

Niagara Falls Picked #1 Niagara Falls has been picked the number one place Americans should visit by the readers of the International Business Times. The publication asked readers to vote for the one spot every American should visits and Niagara Falls was the top pick among twenty well known natural wonders, manmade destinations and historical landmarks. Seventy-four percent of […]

Delaware North Companies, a global leader in hospitality and food service with operating companies in the lodging, sporting, airport and gaming and entertainment industries, has established an endowed $10,000 scholarship for students attending the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute. NCCC staffers said Delaware North’s passion, innovation and unwavering commitment to the highest level of training for […]

Hitting the Jackpot Near the Majesty of Niagara Falls The Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Bridal Veil Falls: these are the three waterfalls that make up the world-famous Niagara Falls. Literally straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the state of New York, Niagara Falls is still a breathtaking […]

Holiday Lights Trail of Niagara Falls The Holiday Lights Trail of Niagara kicks off on November 27th at 5:30 PM in the parking lot of Sal Maglie Stadium in Hyde Park in Niagara Falls. This year’s opening ceremonies will feature entertainment, Santa Claus and fireworks along with local VIP’s and dignitaries. The annual event is […]