From the Ground Up – Great Wolf Lodge

    The Business Link Niagara newspaper has had a series on the Great Wolf Lodge. They are now on installment 10. In a way, they seem like material straight out of their marketing material, but they still contain some useful information. Here are the links I could find (even the some of the titles are the…

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      Meeting Places – The Spicy Olive

      From Business Link Niagara: Just a short walk from Clifton Hill, in the heart of the tourist district of Niagara Falls, Ontario, is the Spicy Olive restaurant. Owned by the Mascia family, the Spicy Olive opened its doors in May of 2005, to carry on the tradition of Antica Pizzeria by serving authentic Italian food…

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        Keeping Falls visits flowing in winter

        From the Buffalo News: Planners on both sides of the river get serious about making Niagara Falls a year-round attraction. Hotel occupancy around Niagara Falls sizzles at more than 90 percent during the summer months, but after winter arrives, you would be hard pressed to find more than a handful of tourists. Even the amount…

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          Greg Frewin and Santa Claus

          The Pen Centre in St. Catharines (a huge shopping mall) puts out a newsletter called the PenLetter that they place around the mall. The January 2006 issue highlights Greg Frewin’s appearance with Santa Claus: Click on the image to view a larger version The Most Wonderful Time of the Year The magic of the season…

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            Tourism sector bracing for border plan

            From Niagara This Week: The good news is, the area’s growing convention business should escape unscathed if legislation requiring passports to cross U.S.-Canada borders is handed down by the U.S., says one of the city’s tourism industry directors. The bad news is, the area’s massive tourism sector could take a huge hit.

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              Mama Mia’s facelift

              As posted previously, Mama Mia’s (on Victoria Avenue, at the top of Clifton Hill) has gotten a facelift: It looks way better. Compare in this before/after photo: Before / After

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                New Year’s Eve Party in Queen Victoria Park

                They didn’t waste any time removing the stage and cleaning up after the New Year’s Eve party in Queen Victoria Park. The weather was quite mild over the week between Christmas and New Year, but as you can see by the picture, there was still some compacted ice on the ground. The organizers were lucky…

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                  Festival of Lights extended over this weekend

                  From Niagara This Week: The Winter Festival of Lights (WFOL) committee is going to let its little lights shine for one last weekend. The committee announced Dec. 30 it would extend the annual lights display to Jan. 9, seven days longer than originally planned. This is good news! I didn’t get a chance to take…

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                    Great Wolf Lodge billboards

                    I’ve seen these billboards for the new Great Wolf Lodge all over the place, not just in the tourist districts. I’ve seen them both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines. I’ve often wondered why places don’t advertise locally. There are a lot of fun things to do in Niagara Falls, and I’m sure that with…

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                      Skylon Tower in the mist

                      For the last several days the weather has been rainy and foggy. I took this picture of the Skylon Tower yesterday afternoon. It looks like it is coming out of thin air (or fog): Click here to find other Niagara Falls Blog postings about the Skylon Tower…

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