From the Niagara Falls Review: The Maid of the Mist boats enter the water Thursday and the first passengers will feel the mist from the falls next week. Traditionally, it’s the unofficial start of the new tourism season. But this year, the usual hope and optimism is mixed with caution and concern: Will this be…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Stakeholders in the city’s tourism industry have offered a mixed response to the Niagara Parks Commission’s announcement last week it will spend $32 million on an upgrade to Table Rock House. “Presumably they have done their homework and are upgrading (Table Rock) because they feel it requires it,” said Niagara…
On Sunday I received the latest issue of the Falls Avenue Newsletter. They highlight the fireworks schedule and then mention changes to some of their hotels: 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…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Becky Puddicombe never thought it would turn out this big. After all, it was just a simple radio interview on CBC Radio One. The 17-year-old Westlane Secondary School student would make her pitch for Niagara Falls to be considered one of Canada’s seven wonders, and go away feeling she had…
From the Niagara Falls Review: At this time last year, producer Linus Hand recalls he was “still convincing people” a major Disney show was coming to Niagara Falls. It didn’t matter that his company, Silver Mist Productions, had already lined up a director, secured a theatre and spent $1.6 million booking the musical “Aladdin, Jr.”…
The Fudge Factory opened up late Friday night and looks fantastic. As you can see, the outside of the store is quite impressive. The store has lots of candy (both pre-packaged as well as fresh candy made at the store) as well as a small amount of other retail items. If you’re in the area…