I covered extensively the construction of the new retail store on Clifton Hill, Canada Trading Company. It has been open since late May, and in late June I took a few pictures inside the store, but I forgot to post them. Here are a couple of samples:
This is certainly not the stereotypical tacky souvenir shop. [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
A fire at the Skylon Tower late Tuesday night caused $15,000 in damages, but resulted in no injuries to the public.
The Niagara Falls Fire Department and Niagara Regional Police responded to a call at 11:56 p.m. for a fire in the tower’s Summit Dining Room.
When emergency services arrived at the scene, [...]
From the Hamilton Spectator:
A fire at the Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls yesterday caused $15,000 in damages.
Fire officials responded to a call at 11:56 p.m. for a fire in the tower’s Summit Dining Room at 5200 Robinson Street.
Upon arrival emergency services found that the restaurant was unoccupied.
Niagara police says the electrical fire originated from a [...]
From Niagara This Week:
Tourism officials in Niagara are calling 2006 a tough year as the sun sets on the industry’s busiest season.
With numerous attractions including world-class golf courses, the Journey Behind the Falls, restaurants and gift shops along more than 1,700 hectares (topping 4,000 acres) of parkland along the Niagara River from Fort Erie to [...]
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Less than 3 weeks after the inaugural issue, the next issue of the Falls Avenue Newsletter is out (I received it Saturday). They are promoting their waterpark packages. Apparently when you book now you get passes to the attractions in the Marvel Super Heroes Adventure City and the MGM Plaza:
To subscribe, visit their “Spin to [...]
Regular contributor Lisa from Rochester emailed me with some observations from her trip to Niagara Falls last weekend:
Captain Murphy’s on Lundy’s Lane is now Closed
Teddytown you wrote about on Clifton Hill – Store is now Empty (Closed)
Last Resort – I believe was the restaurant you spoke that had a fire on Victoria Avenue is now [...]
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I think my most popular post ever was on the changes taking place at Dragon Mountain at Marineland. I had tried to get some information from Marineland, but hadn’t heard anything. I emailed them again, and got a nice response from Ann Marie Rondinelli, the Marketing Office Manager. I asked her about Topple Tower (I [...]
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Yesterday I received the latest newsletter from the Hilton Niagara Falls. They are promoting a package that includes tickets to see Greg Frewin:
To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Niagara Falls web site.
Shoppers Drug Mart is a major pharmacy/drug store in Canada. They have teamed with TicketOps (CAA, Walgreen’s, and others have similar agreements) to offer discounted tickets to attractions around the country. Most of them are in Ontario, and there are several in Niagara Falls:
Niagara Falls Aviary – Birds of the Lost Kingdom
Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks
Niagara [...]
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There are lots of web sites that have information on attractions, accommodations, dining and more in Niagara Falls and the surrounding area. One that I just came across recently is Niagara Falls For You.
This online Niagara Falls travel information guide is designed for you. Niagara is open year-around with attractions for every interest and every [...]
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