And any excuse to mark its waterfall and rise… or Niagara’s erection, as we flag up New York’s state parks.
With this year marking 100 years of New York State Parks.
Our pals in the Empire State are always quick to remind us that there is a whole world beyond New York.
As much as we all love the city that never sleeps there is everything from the beaches of Long Island to the Niagara Falls in upstate New York State.
Now you truly get a sense of the size of New York State when you take an 18-hour Greyhound bus upstate to see your big bro in Toronto.
Only to then be taken back to the border (I’d obviously outstayed my welcome).
But, no, it was to see the natural wonder of the world that is the Niagara Falls.
Canadian high
Of course the Canadians will always claim their side of the Falls is the more dramatic.
And the great waterfalls have long been a magnet for Canadian honeymooners, and obviously day trippers.
Mind you the Americans will always say it and everything really is bigger and better in America.
Now the Mounties insist that their view of the bigger Horseshoe Falls gives them the drop on their neighbours.
They have a more distant vista of the smaller American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls.
Maid in America
But you’ve got to be in it to win it in this contest and the Yanks hit back with the Maid of the Mist.
Don your recyclable ponchos, and hop on the Maid of the Mist to see, hear, and feel the thunderous waters.
And, of course, the Americans are continuously building up bigger and better.
And following the recent opening of the new, state-of-the-art Visitor Center two more projects are due for completion this year
The Niagara Falls Heritage Gateways Project, whose spiralling observation deck will offer panoramic vistas.
And the reopening of the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center as Great Lakes 360, which is currently undergoing a major makeover.
And in this game of who can aim higher then I’m flagging up this Waterfall and rise… or Niagara’s erection
