Graham on April 30th, 2008

This article (called “Trip Tracker”) from the Anchorage Daily News lists a few web sites that you might want to check out if you are going to Niagara Falls:
Niagara Falls offer awe-inspiring views of natural beauty. Set in lights at night, it’s the perfect romantic getaway. Or take the whole family for a watery adventure.

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Graham on April 30th, 2008

Not that this is anything important, but as I was walking along Ellen Ave the other day (across from the Days Inn & Suites on Ellen Ave near Centre St) I noticed that there is a back door to the Spicy Olive.

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Graham on April 30th, 2008

From the Niagara Falls Review:
The $40,000 cost of hiring police to close Clifton Hill every day “destroyed” plans to bring tightrope walker Jay Cochrane back to Niagara Falls this summer, says Coun. Wayne Thomson, a go-between for Cochrane and tourism operators.
Tourism operators had been making arrangements to bring Cochrane, “The Prince of the Air” back [...]

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Graham on April 29th, 2008

The Tucker family blogged about a recent trip to Niagara Falls:
Raquel, Maya, and myself went to Niagara falls for spring break. I know that it’s kind of an odd place for spring break given the fact that the falls area is freezing in March but it’s the time of the year that we had free [...]

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Graham on April 29th, 2008

Here are a few pictures of the construction at Table Rock Place:

Walkway over the street

I believe this is the location of the new attraction

I believe this is the new restaurant

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Graham on April 29th, 2008

The changes I mentioned at Bronto’s Adventure Playland are more substantial than I thought. They’ve added new fencing around the whole thing and made it larger (brought it out to the front more).

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Graham on April 29th, 2008

The new smoking room at the Fallsview Casino looks to be complete. I don’t know if it is open for use yet or not.

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Graham on April 28th, 2008

I don’t know if these are related, or if they are two different projects…
I posted before that there was construction at the Domino’s on Clifton Hill. Well, it looks like the Domino’s is gone.

Just as a reminder, the Domino’s was below the Burger King. On Oneida Lane (also underneath the Burger King), there was a [...]

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Graham on April 28th, 2008

Movieland Wax Museum of Stars on Clifton Hill has a new display at the street. It is a pirate ship and has Captain Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp) and Will Turner (played by Orlando Bloom).

I think the set and costumes look great. The facial features of the characters are ok.

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Graham on April 28th, 2008

From Niagara This Week:
Letting world-renowned tightrope walker Jay Cochrane walk his fine line over Niagara Falls would be an appropriate way to celebrate the glorious cataract’s natural wonder and its long and rich history, says a St. Catharines film maker who hopes to capture the historic event through the eye of his lens.
“When I think [...]

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