Quick facts about the Lake Region of Niagara USA:
With 52 motel and bed and breakfast rooms in a quaint setting, Niagara USA’s Lake Region offers a small-town, country-like escape.
Dating back to 1875, history lovers will delight at the Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse, located directly on Lake Ontario. Originally built to protect ships from an offshore sandbar, today the lighthouse offers visitors educational displays, breathtaking views of Lake Ontario and tours year round.
Recognized as part of the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Murphy Orchards offers visitors to Niagara USA’s Lake Region an opportunity to experience firsthand an important part of our nation’s history. A working fruit farm, Murphy Orchards also invites guests to sample local cuisine and fresh produce in its quaint tea room.
“Big fish” stories aren’t just a myth in Niagara USA. A wide variety of sports fish, including lake trout, coho salmon, perch and browns, await fishing enthusiasts to Niagara USA’s Lake Region. Group and private boat charters greet visitors looking for an opportunity to land the big one!
Historic travelers visiting the Lake Region of Niagara USA will enjoy experiencing the region’s cobblestone structures and restored historic mansions, including the Town of Somerset’s Babcock House and the Van Horn Mansion. Don’t miss the Wilson Historical Museum, a railroad station dating back to 1912, with its vintage cars and trucks and a restored 1861 schoolhouse!
Visitors to the Lake Region of Niagara USA can sample local cuisine, admire views of Lake Ontario and shop for locally made collectables at the Lakeview Village Shoppes in Olcott, New York.
Visitors interested in more information should contact the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation at 1-877-FALLS-US or via the Internet at www.niagara-usa.com to request a free Visitor Guide or brochures about individual attractions.
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About Niagara USA and the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corporation (NTCC)
In Niagara USA, there’s more to experience than just the Falls. In this “all American” destination, history, romance, family attractions and gaming combine to form the ideal vacation, group and meetings destination. The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation (NTCC) is Niagara County’s official, state-authorized Tourism Promotion Agency.
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