The August edition of the Business News Update from the City of Niagara Falls has a 2-page article about the Great Wolf Lodge: You can download the PDF of the newsletter directly from the City of Niagara Falls web site.
From the Globe and Mail: The U.S. government has confirmed what many Canadian officials and business people have long feared that the economic burden of the border-passport requirement will weigh more heavily on Canada than on the United States. Washington says its plan to require passport-like documents on cross-border traffic beginning in 2008 will have…
From Niagara This Week: Council is going to investigate keeping chartered motor coaches from stopping in front of hotels, plugging up major roadways leading in and out of the tourist area, while they unload their passengers. Buses stopping in front of hotels on streets like Stanley Avenue have been causing problems for municipal parking bylaw…
From Commercial Property News: Grand Niagara Resort Inc., a partnership that owns and operates a new golf course in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is planning a C$300 million expansion of the facility. At its completion, scheduled for 2010, the 800-acre complex will include another golf course, a Hilton hotel, conference facility, time-share condos, homesites, a winery…
This interesting article from the Globe and Mail is about the author’s trip to the Fallsview Casino. There was one part near the middle of the article that stood out to me: Fallsview is so tasteful and appealing, it’s almost disruptive  especially when you consider that just three blocks away you can stroll lurid,…
From the New Jersey Star-Ledger: And you thought your deck had water issues. Try dealing with the wood walkways and decks at Niagara Falls State Park. Enter the mother of all product placements. Thompson’s Water Seal — part of the Sherwin-Williams Wood Care Group based in Upper Saddle River — said yesterday its deck and…
From the Toledo Free Press: Niagara Falls is a 300-mile, five-hour trip, but its power makes visitors feel a planet away from worries and cares. In a very small area, the Canadian city offers three distinct experiences. The falls themselves are as mesmerizing as any natural wonder; the thundering sound, the mist swirling into the…
This is not going to be an exhaustive report on the history of the Maid of the Mist. For that, I would encourage you to visit the Official Maid of the Mist web site. This is just a quick timeline of some important events that have happened in its history. Other than the Falls themselves,…
On Thursday, August 3, 2006 I went on the Maid of the Mist with my wife, a couple of friends, and my two sons. I know that I’ve been on it before, but it was so long ago I have no recollection of it at all. I’m glad I went, as it is an unbelievable…
We went on a day when it was overcast. In fact, as we left the plaza/courtyard area, it started to rain. Even with the overcast skies, it was still fantastic. However, I’m sure it is even more spectacular on a nice clear day. When you get your tickets for the ride, they also give you…