From Niagara This Week:
The first voyage to the Horseshoe Falls for the Maid of the Mist is typically a sure sign spring has arrived. It also signals the city will soon be flooded with tourists once again, until at least Labour Day weekend in September.
At least that’s the hope as the Maid of the Mist begins its 161st season after a tough year in 2006.
“We are starting the 2007 season with optimism but also apprehension,” said Emil Mende, general manager of marine operations for the Maid of the Mist. “Our numbers were slightly down last year. We are hoping that will not happen again this year.”
The Maid of the Mist officially began its tours Wednesday, about four weeks later than usual because there was a still a lot of ice in the eastern end of Lake Erie until only a few weeks ago. Still, the launch is in line with an average season, which will end around Thanksgiving weekend in October.
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Hello everyone…I had the urge to call the casino this morning to see what % of exhange the us dollar is at right now. 7% OUCH
Why bother giving anything. To think just a few year back might of been about 5 years I came to NF and the Casino was giving 56%. Pretty soon we will have to pay them to take out money. The canadian Dollar will be worth more
It was even in the 50’s after 9/11 it only started going down big time late in 2003 It hasnt been this low in the last 10 years i am 99.9% positive of that. i wonder how it will help/hurt business this summer.
Karen and I were at the Falls Friday and Saturday….. at the Casino, both days, it was 7%.
So we’ve now got a very low exchange rate…. a 15% tax on just about everything…. no GST rebate…and, if you check your visa bills, you will find that there is a “Foreign Transaction Fee” (Finance Charges) that the U. S. banks are charging us to the tune of 3%!!! Before, I would charge most things to get the best possible rate from the bank, but with the additional 3% charge, that ain’t gonna happen!!!!
As it stands now, it is a no win situation for us. When it comes right down to it, we are’nt even breaking even!
im not visiting until much later next year.