From Niagara This Week: It’s known as the toughest two minutes in sports and for the next four days it will be showcased right in front of the falls. The 2006 Firefit Canadian Championships is set to begin at the Niagara Parks Commission’s Table Rock parking lot tomorrow. More than 500 professional firefighters from across…
From USA Today: The world’s largest kite will be flown at the Niagara International Kite Festival, to be held in Niagara Falls Oct. 6-9. The kite measures 83 by 131 feet, and will be flown by a team led by Masaaki Modegi, president of the Japan Kite Association, in Reservoir State Park in Lewiston, on…
From the Buffalo News: Mayor Ted Salci was beaming with pride as he sat in his office and rattled off a list of recent tourism success stories in this city. Two booming casinos. Twelve major hotels built since 1996, with four more in the planning stages. Two spectacular golf courses, with another on the way….
From Niagara Falls Review: John Daly made a whirlwind tour Tuesday of his Thundering Waters signature golf course in Niagara Falls, cutting a swath of smiles everywhere he went. He mingled with golfers playing in the Kids R King Celebrity Pro-Am, which was raising funds for the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara. He posed…
From CanadaTourism.com: The cages have come down in the Small Aviary at Bird Kingdom at the Niagara Falls Aviary. Bird Kingdom transformed our Small Aviary into a FREE FLYING AVIARY! The Small Aviary was closed to the public for two days for the birds to adjust to their new environment. The Bird Kingdom Keepers monitored…
Regular commentor BensonsMom emailed me: I check your Access Niagara blog on a regular basis (and love it!). I received an email from the A Cut Above Steakhouse at the Sheraton Fallsview today about a monthly contest they are having that thought the other visitors to your site might like to know about it. Here…
On Saturday I received a promotional Falls Avenue Newsletter. They are promoting the same thing that was mentioned in their last newsletter: To subscribe, visit their “Spin to Win” page and fill out the form. Be sure to check that you’d “like to receive news on Niagara Falls discounts and seasonal special eMail”.
Last Thursday I received the latest Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. It contains the same information it always does. But there is one new interesting thing… It appears that HOCO had a new aerial shot take of the property. I had commented previously that the digitally manipulated image they were using previously looked funny. The…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Some of North America’s most talented outdoor painters have been in the city to see for themselves the world-famous Horseshoe and American falls. It took artist Nicole Bestrudderham about 24 hours to get here by plane from Prince Rupert, B.C., but she wasn’t complaining. “This is a great way to…
Along with the animals, there are also a fair amount of rides. Among the 16 currently in operation, there are several different kinds and sizes that should suit all ages. The first area that we went to after the show at King Waldorf’s Stadium was the Family Rides section. They have several rides that are…