There are some new signs around Dinosaur Park Miniature Golf. They are there so people in the new Niagara SkyWheel courtyard/plaza can see where the course is. The main sign by the Niagara SkyWheel entrance is actually pointed right inside Canada Trading Company, but I’m sure people will be able to figure out where Dinosaur…
From USA Today: When I was growing up near the U.S.-Canada border in western New York State, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, was my window to the “other side,” a pristine sample of Canada that not only represented a different country, but also a different era. Experiencing afternoon tea and Victorian-themed hotels and shops, I believed for many…
Yesterday I noticed that The Fun House on Clifton Hill had a new bird (at least I think that is what it is) on the top of the building. At first I wasn’t sure what the bird was for, but when I looked up the web site, they have a new logo and it has…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The more than 60 mayors who took part in the U.S.-Canada Mayors’ Summit on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative came together “as one voice,” Thursday, urging the American government to delay passing the controversial bill. “Many cities expressed concern over the WHTI,” said Mayor Ted Salci Thursday afternoon, on his…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland owner John Holer says he’s pleased to put a three-year legal battle with a local animal rights group behind him. “We are in the business of entertaining residents and guests of the Niagara Region, not in the business of fighting lawsuits,” Holer said Wednesday in response to Marineland of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Its 7 a.m., and the animals are starting to come to life at Zooz. The day promises to be a scorcher its already 23 C, a couple of degrees warmer than an hour before, when Lana Borg began her day. Borg is a supervisor in the animal care division, in…
As was reported previously, there are studies that are saying that the increased mist at the Falls is from temperature, not from the wall of hotels. The New York Times has an excellent article about the 2 sides of this debate: From his seventh-floor office at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Marcus…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ask not for whom the bell tolls … it tolls for Niagara. The Rainbow Tower, the 165-foot (50.3 metre) tall monolith at the Canadian terminal of the Rainbow Bridge, is home to a unique musical instrument that many have heard, but few know about. The Rainbow Carillon, a keyboard-type instrument,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A power outage forced Cirque Niagara to cancel Friday’s 8 p.m. performance of Avaia. The problem was fixed and shows ran as scheduled over the weekend. People with tickets to the Friday night show were offered a choice of tickets for another show or a refund.
From the Niagara Falls Review: A three-year legal battle between Marineland and a local animal rights group has come to an end. Marineland of Canada filed a notice of libel suit in July 2003 claiming $250,000 in punitive damages against Niagara Action for Animals. The proceedings were dropped by Marineland in May and official notification…