Choosing the best time to visit Niagara Falls requires more than looking at the weather. Each season has a different atmosphere, a different look, and different advantages. As a local, I’ve experienced them all and have a few preferences for sure. The good news is that most of the year is a totally fine time …
I wasn’t born in Niagara Falls, but I may as well have been. My grandmother lived there — two miles from the infamous waterfalls — and I estimate I hit 100 visits by the age of 16. When I moved to the region a few years ago, I spent my first summer leading hiking tours …
Buffalo’s been in the travel news a lot this year — heck, it even made Lonely Planet’s “Best in Travel” list for 2020. But every guide I’ve read has been exactly the same, as if the city only has a handful of great activities. Well, sometimes it takes a local’s perspective since unlike visitors I …
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I gained 6 pounds my first month in Buffalo. I was determined to try all the iconic Buffalo foods, some of which I hadn’t had since I was a little girl. I stuffed my face with wings, sponge candy, and half a dozen cup-and-curl pepperoni pizzas. When you eat all that in a month, you …
Like all good fairy tales, Buffalo’s story has some tragic moments. It started out happy enough: the construction of the Erie Canal brought a surge of population and commerce. It was home to two presidents, Olmsted designed a park system to rival Central Park, and Frank Lloyd Wright designed several buildings. By the beginning of the …
