From the Niagara Falls Review: He was, the local press marvelled, “by far the most intrepid performer who ever dared the rocks and rapids of the Niagara River.” This lavish praise was directed to Clifford Calverley, a talented tightrope walker who had dazzled a huge crowd with his expertise on the wire. The performance took…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There were two words everyone tip-toed around last week when Niagara Falls MP Rob Nicholson finally confirmed Ottawa was chipping in to build a convention centre in the Fallsview area. “White elephant” dared not rear its ugly head, it seemed. Nicholson, Mayor Ted Salci and convention centre co-ordinator Dragan Matovic…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Casino Niagara is here to stay. The Ontario government reached a long-term arrangement with owners of the casino’s current location Friday and will make it official within days, Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor said Friday afternoon. “By some time next week there will be a formal announcement,” Craitor said after…
I traditional souvenir for travelers is a squished/smashed/elongated/pressed penny. I’m sure you’ve seen those machines where you put in a buck or two and a penny and the penny will be stretched and imprinted with a design. These days you generally don’t put pennies in (I think it is against the law to deface currency/coin),…
From the Niagara Falls Review: For the first time in 16 years, there won’t be any art by the falls this September. Or anywhere else, for that matter. With diminishing returns since its move to Optimist Park in 2004, the annual Art by the Falls show has called it a day. The Rotary Club of…
There are many great sites out there with information on Niagara Falls. There are many well-known sites that don’t have very good information (but are marketed well) and sites that aren’t so well known but have great information. One site that I think is particularly good is Niagara Frontier Info (not to be mistaken with…
The CBS Early Show has had a feature this summer called the Great American Vacation. I mentioned previously that they had highlighted Niagara Falls. They have a producer who is traveling the country in a Winnebago and a “journal” entry of his trip to Niagara Falls is online: Niagara Falls was a spectacular backdrop to…
The other day when I was out and around, I noticed a new banner on the top patio at Wolfgang Puck’s. Apparently that bar/patio is called SkyLounge. I’ve never heard of that before, but it’s possible that it has been called that all along and they just didn’t have it prominently displayed.
Someone posted this article from Last-Minute-Vacation-Guide.com to their blog. I can’t find the original article on the Last-Minute-Vacation-Guide.com site, so I link to this one instead: Niagara Falls, sometimes referred to as the Canadian Falls, draw tourists by the thousands each year to catch a glimpse of the stunning view of the falls, making it…
As was commented on the previous posting, the new Hampton hotel will be on the triangular property bordered by Fallsview, Dixon and Main. This is up the road a bit from the Fallsview Casino and is “kitty-corner” to the Embassy Suites. It is that piece of property that has the big Marineland sign on it….