Edsen Breyer Postcard Museum

    A common thing for people to collect is a postcard. The Edsen Breyer Postcard Museum is an online-only collection of, among other things, old Niagara Falls postcards. There are some great postcard pictures of: the incline railway with the Minolta Tower in the background (and no other hotels) old aerial views of the Falls the…

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      They Paved Paradise… But Not All of It

      Here is a LiveJournal entry for someone who goes by kenville: We went on a family outing to Niagara Falls yesterday. It’s been a while since I’ve been there, maybe even not since our anniversary the year before last. A lot of changes on both sides of the border.

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        Dr. Frankenstein’s Brain Freeze

        As Dan mentioned in a previous comment, there is a new snack stand beside the House of Frankenstein. It’s called Dr. Frankenstein’s Brain Freeze (Dan called it Frankenstein’s Sweet Tooth). They sell popcorn and slushies. There used to be a currency exchange booth there. I guess with the US dollar being where it is, there…

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          Captive Orca Statistics

          To follow-up on some of the discussion on Marineland, I found a site that lists all of the captive orcas (killer whales) in the world as of August 20, 2007. As of that date, there were 48 in captivity (a smaller number than I expected) at 13 locations, with 4 of them at Marineland. Here…

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            Yahoo! 360° – Megan Suggitt’s Blog – Entry for August 19, 2007

            Someone posted about their trip to Niagara Falls on their Yahoo! 360° blog: Yep, back again. This time it’s from our excursion to Niagara Falls. It was a whirlwind trip but, we all made it back in one piece. On Saturday we visited Andrew’s friend Sandra at her place near Niagara on the Lake. It’s…

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              Visitors Tell Their Own Tales of Niagara on New Niagara Falls Tourism Blog

              From Hospitality.net: From a 1930s honeymoon to modern family fun, Niagara Falls Tourism’s â€ŔVisitors Blog” offers an engaging way to view the Falls through the years with photos, video, and personal stories from Niagara vacations. The Visitors Blog is an innovative feature of Niagara Falls Tourism’s recently re-launched website, which also include its own television…

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                Not Your Grandparent’s Vacation – Niagara Falls Clifton Hill

                From nowrepublic: My family and I must be some of the last people to see Niagara Falls. Whenever I mentioned we were headed to Niagara I would inevitably hear “oh I remember going there when I was ten” or “I went there forty years ago and it was great.” Well I have to say I…

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                  Book spotlights dark side of Falls

                  From the Buffalo News: A book that showcases the exploits of criminals like the late mob boss Stefano Magaddino and killer William Shrubsall might not be everyone’s idea of the best way to interest tourists in Niagara Falls. But the authors of â€ŔNiagara Falls Confidential: Murder, Mayhem and Madness in the Honeymoon Capital of the…

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                    Fighting Tourism Drop

                    From the Niagara Falls Review: Prices were slashed at the Criminals Hall of Fame Wax Museum this month to fight the dwindling number of visitors walking through its doors. Tourists appreciated the discount and the Victoria Avenue attraction – filled with infamous serial killers and mob bosses – is now enjoying a brisk business. “We…

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                      Plan needed to lure back U.S. visitors: Tory

                      From Niagara This Week: Chatting with American visitors on the Skylon Tower observation deck Wednesday afternoon, Ontario Conservative Leader John Tory had some advice. “Spend lots of money and have a lot of fun,” he told them. It’s a message that should be getting out to many more Americans, but one they’re not hearing because…

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