PRWeb has a press release/article from Niagara Falls Tourism: Stories vary as to how Niagara Falls became “Honeymoon Capital of the World.” Some attribute it to Aaron Burr’s daughter, Theodosia, who chose a Niagara Falls honeymoon in 1801. Others say it was Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother–Jerome–who sparked the tradition in 1804. Nevertheless, today over 50,000 honeymooners…
The Associated Press has an article that has been picked up by a number of newspapers. This link is to USA Today: For more than 40 years, visitors to this tourist town have gazed upward to a fiberglass likeness of 19th century tightrope walker Charles Blondin occupying not only his fabled wire, but his place…
If you have kids that are under 10, then the chances are that at some point you’ve seen or heard of Zoboomafoo. He’s a leaping lemur on a kids show that is “hosted” by the Kratt Brothers, Chris and Martin This isn’t earth shattering, but since I like to post about all things Niagara Falls,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: City hall and tourism operators turned up the heat on Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty to make a long-term commitment to keep Casino Niagara open. The “Committee to Save Niagara Jobs” rolled out a website Friday with the message “Casino Niagara Must Stay Open.” The site – www.saveniagarajobs.ca – shows a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: One of Niagara Falls’s most famous and beautiful attractions celebrated its 70th birthday last Tuesday. It was on September 18, 1937, that Oakes Garden Theatre was officially opened. This extraordinary blend of architectural and horticultural skills is visited and admired by countless numbers of people each year. Located on the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will be bathed in blue, yellow and purple Friday to celebrate World Alzheimer Day. The Horseshoe Falls will be blue and yellow, the official colours of the Canadian Alzheimer Society, while the American Falls will be lit in purple to represent the Alzheimer’s Association of Western New York.
For some time now, Canadian Niagara Hotels has had approval from the city for a hotel on a small piece of property by the Jolley Cut. The other day I was walking along Robinson Street, and there is some parking between Robinson Street and Murray Street that has big billboards for the Canadian Niagara Hotels…
From the Niagara Falls Review: For the first time since the 1970s, Frank Herman walked into a local gas station with American money and had to pay exchange. “I asked how much (gas) I could put in for US$20 and I was told I” could only get C$19 worth, he said, after filling up as…
As Dan mentioned in a previous comment, the Spicy Olive restaurant is for sale. The renovations to the Horror Manor building and the change to Spicy Olive was one of the first things I reported on. That was in April/May 2005. I’m surprised that the place is going to change owners so soon. The Remax…
Yesterday I posted about the early closing of Avaia. I recently came across this excellent Woodbine promotional video for Avaia: