All things Niagara Falls tourism…
From the Detroit Free Press:
The first sight of Niagara Falls is unforgettable.
But the second, third or fourth time can be just as memorable.
That’s because there’s more than one way to see water fall.
Most visitors (about 18 million per year) favor the Canadian side for its astounding view of Horseshoe Falls — the big one. But the American side has its charms, too, attracting about 5 to 6 million annually.
How to see the falls in all their glory? Here are 10 ways:
From Niagara This Week:
Fresh from being wowed by the chefs at the Niagara Parks Commission and some of Niagara’s best wine, a group of travel writers from Canada and the United States got up close and personal with the mighty Niagara River recently.
After their meal at Queenston Heights Restaurant, the half-dozen writers from California, Washington, Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio, along with a fellow writer from Calgary, took an elevator down 26 storeys to see the parks commission’s White Water Walk attraction, where the river is squeezed into a narrow crevice to create powerful rapids.
“It’s a Class 6 rapids,” the elevator operator told them. “It’s one of the deadliest in the world.”
The stop was one of several made on both sides of the Niagara border over two days, in the first-ever Binational Niagara Media Familiarization Tour. The trip was sponsored by the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corp. and the New York State’s economic development agency, in partnership with agencies on both sides of the border, including Tourism Niagara.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Two workers who suffered serious injuries when the hydraulic lift they were using toppled over at the Americana Resort’s waterpark Tuesday morning are expected to recover, a Niagara Regional Police source says.
“They’re both going to survive. That’s what they say,” acting staff Sgt. Dan Tibbs said. They were in critical condition Tuesday night, but the injuries were not considered to be life-threatening, he added.
One man, who worked for a St. Catharines electrical contractor, was airlifted to Hamilton General Hospital and a second man who worked at the hotel was taken to Greater Niagara General Hospital. The worker taken by air ambulance suffered “fairly serious injuries” to his head and chest, said fire services platoon chief Ken Moore.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
It’s back to business as usual at Great Wolf Lodge.
Less than 24 hours after an electrical fire forced the evacuation of 200 hotel guests from the Victoria Avenue resort Monday evening, staff began checking in patrons to the affected rooms in the south wing Tuesday afternoon.
“The lodge is open and we’re checking people in,” said Shannon Allen, executive assistant to Great Wolf Lodge general manager Keith Simmonds, whom she said was busy and unavailable to comment.
She said areas of the resort such as the waterpark were in use by guests throughout the day as workers ensured rooms near the site of the fire were ready for guests Tuesday evening.
“Cleanup (was done) throughout the day, and guest check-in began at 5 p.m.,” Allen said.
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