After months of planning and construction, Grand Island is now home to a beautiful Western New York Welcome Center designed in the iconic Prairie style of Frank Lloyd Wright. The new $25-million welcome center, which opened on Monday of this week, can be found just off the Whitehaven Road exit on Route 190. In addition… Read more »
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Grand Island-Tonawanda Ferry Reopens After 80 Years
We have some exciting news for long-time residents of Grand Island: The Queen of Peace ferryboat has reopened, and is once again shuttling passengers between Tonawanda and Grand Island after an 8-decade hiatus. According to The Buffalo News, the ferry’s legacy is being carried on by Matthew Scanlon Hamp and his brother, Fred Hamp, whose… Read more »