It’s not easy picking the ‘Wonders’

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Choosing seven wonders that define Canada is too important to be determined by a “mouse-clicking” campaign, says one of the three judges who get the final say in CBC’s contest. “It isn’t right, as I’m sure you’d agree, for a mouse-clicking campaign to decide matters,” said Roy MacGregor, a columnist…

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      Parks hopes concerts heat up summer

      From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is hoping visitors ‘come sail away’ to a new concert series this summer. Former Styx lead singer Dennis DeYoung anchors a slate of shows at Queen Victoria Park July 28, teaming up with the Niagara Symphony. Dubbed Hot Summer Nights at the Falls, the series includes…

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        A walk through history, uphill and down

        From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s known as the ‘Street of Fun,’ but on Sunday, Sherman Zavitz made it the Street of History. The city’s official historian wasn’t just playing tourist. With close to 50 people in tow, he made his way down and then back up the rambunctious boulevard, pausing where appropriate to discuss…

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          Angry residents say council target of jet boat protest

          From the Niagara Falls Review: Joe Mazeika couldn’t say anything bad about his jet boat tour of the Niagara River. His only complaint was about what happened in the wake of his Sunday afternoon ride. As he and his family, visiting from New Jersey, left the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours’ dock in Niagara-on-the-Lake, they were…

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            Update on Jay Cochrane coming to Niagara Falls in 2007

            A visitor left a comment on a previous post and mentioned that Jay was coming to Niagara Falls this year. I emailed for more details, and this is what I was told: Jay is in Chicago right now installing/rigging/opening up this year’s production of Cirque Shanghai: Bai Xi. He’ll be heading down to his home…

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              Leaving on a jet boat

              From the Niagara Falls Review: The first splash of cold water comes about 10 minutes into the trip, generating a chorus of cheers from the boatload of soggy thrill-seekers. But the splash is just that. A bit of water in the face and upper body. Maybe the equivalent of a large cupful for each passenger….

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                Travelodge keycards

                Another in my series on keycards… I’m not sure which hotel this is for, but I found a Travelodge keycard the other day. The toll free number is for the central reservations line for the entire chain. There isn’t anything that is specific to any hotel.

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                  Apples to Apples game, Niagara Falls Card

                  Apples to Apples is a fun game that my wife’s parents first told us about. Everyone who plays has several cards in their hand with words on them that are nouns (people or places). Then a card is put on the table that is an adjective, and each person who is playing the game puts…

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                    Avaia direct mail leaflet

                    Cirque Niagara’s Avaia is finishing up its run in Toronto and is promoting its return to Niagara Falls. Recently, I received a Valpak (one of those envelopes full of coupons) promoting Avaia to the local community. Front of leaflet Cirque Niagara’s inaugural season last year in Niagara Falls was a great success, due to the…

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                      Reshma’s Space – Niagara Falls

                      One of my alerts took me to a Windows Live Spaces blog where a person named Reshma writes about her visit to Niagara Falls: Yesterday I spent the entire day visiting the sights in Niagara Falls. I’d bought the Adventure Pass and decided to take full advantage of it – Maid of the Mist, Journey…

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