Buffalo, New York - "Queen City of the Lakes"
An historic city situated in beautiful western New York State at the junction of Lake Erie and the head of the mighty Niagara river - one of the most scenic and sometimes wildest rivers in the world. About halfway down the river is the world famous"Niagara Falls" followed by the scenic river gorge which empties into Lake Ontario. The area's tremendous location on the shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the mighty Niagara River, its constantly changing seasons, its pleasant high quality of living - is unsurpassed anywhere in the country. It shares its peaceful border with Canada - a really great neighbor that also has many oustanding parks, villages, and historic forts, etc. to offer its visitors.
The picturesque Western New York area offers a tremendous supply of fresh water from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario (over 140 miles of coastline) and many smaller inland lakes. These lakes are world renowned for great fishing (bass, muskie, yellow pike, etc.) and the thousands of acres clear fresh water make boating the best in the world. There is no area in the world that can surpass this Great Lakes region for beauty or as a fresh water and recreation resource.
There are a multitude of golf courses, city, county and state parks and quaint little "Americana" towns and villages sprinkled throughout the region. Sking is great in the winter! The city itself offers a variety of attractions such as art, science and historical museums, many theaters including the recently renovated Shea's Buffalo, a variety of champion, professional major league sport teams, a top rated philharmonic orchestra and music hall, Olmstead designed parks, botanical gardens, golf courses, a world class library system, top rated universities and colleges and much more. (See below.)