NIAGARA FALLS: How far can we stretch $50

From the Niagara Gazette:

â€ŔSo what, exactly, are you going to do in Niagara Falls?”

It was a fair question, considering I had just told a customs officer that I had â€Ŕno idea” and added, nervously, â€ŔWell, whatever I can spend about $50 on.” And unlike the many newly-arrived tourists and locals with the same dilemma that afternoon, I was sticking to my story.

Unless you’re a watercolor artist or possessed of a deeply calm demeanor, a few minutes of stunned gazing at those aquatic anomalies (and a few healthy coatings of mist) quickly summons up the urge to try a simpler, maybe guiltier pleasure.

That’s where Night and Day is stepping in.

Normally, this publication tries its best to highlight worthwhile arts and entertainment on the U.S. side of the border, but the release of a new Border Hopper guide left its publisher feeling a bit generous.

So, with an 80-degree afternoon on the horizon, a $50 spending limit and a demand to find something interesting to write about, this reporter was dispatched across the border.