All things Niagara Falls tourism…
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 Park is.
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 years that I was in England, and that England was a century behind the rest of the world. Much has changed. While keeping its bygone spirit, Niagara-on-the-Lake has embraced the latest trends and takes its place as a sophisticated world-class getaway destination, now offering spa menus before tea and wine pairings with just about every meal.
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 the bird on it.
I haven’t been to The Fun House since last Spring, but you can see those pictures in The Fun House in Spring 2005 image gallery.
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 way back to Niagara from the six-hour meeting in Windsor.
Salci said the mayors agreed on a number of principles they want the U.S. government to follow when it comes to implementing the initiative, including:
- allowing the “uninhibited flow of people” between Canada and the United States;
- providing “readily available, low-cost documents;”
- improving the capacity and accessibility of the FAST pass and Nexus pass;
- accepting a combination of government-issued documents as acceptable ID at the border;
- issuing short-term passes for “discretionary or spontaneous travellers” who want to cross the border and don’t have the required identification;
- special consideration for minors;
- an extension of the WHTI deadline until the impact of the initiative is fully understood;
- and undertaking a cost-benefit analysis of the WHTI.
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 Canada’s decision to drop a $250,000 libel suit against Niagara Action for Animals.
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 charge of the primates and show animals. Most days begin at 6 a.m., and wrap up 12 or 13 hours later, after the last animal has been fed and watered once the park is closed to the public.
This is an interesting article that is almost a journal of Lana’s day. For those who don’t know, Zooz is a zoo in Stevensville, about 10-15 minutes from Niagara Falls.
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 Bursik can watch the mist rising from Niagara Falls, about 20 miles away. In size and shape, the mist resembles the volcano plumes that Dr. Bursik studies as his primary topic of research. Noticing that the dimensions of the Niagara plume changed from day to day, he decided to investigate them.
Across the border in Canada, the Niagara Parks Commission was doing the same thing for a different reason: over the past decade, the number of misty days had more than doubled. The mist may have looked nice from a distance, but it was spattering patios, ruining Kodak moments and chasing tourists under awnings and umbrellas.
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, rings out four times a day, 365 days a year.
Made up of 55 bells that tip the scales at a whopping 43 tons, the carillon has been entertaining residents and tourists for the past 58 years.
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 was made Friday.
“We’re happy and relieved the lawsuit is over,” said Daniel Wilson, NAFA public education director.
The lawsuit stemmed from a letter NAFA sent in 2001 to a Niagara Falls car dealership, which was planning a Christmas party at the amusement park.
The letter outlined the group’s concerns over Marineland’s practice of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity.
The party went ahead as scheduled.
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