About our holiday to Canada

    Someone with an AOL Journal posted about a recent trip to Canada (including Niagara Falls): Once we had supper we had a drive around to see what else Niagara had to offer, found Clifton Hill, which is like a mini Las Vegas. I am not sure if I like it, but it is full of…

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      Face to face with The Fury

      From the Niagara Falls Review: After months of top-secret meetings, covert conversations and stories telling Niagara residents what’s going on at the top floor of Table Rock, it all came down to 15 minutes for me this week. Ready or not, I was going on Niagara’s Fury.

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        $87 — Niagara Falls Hotel with $200 in Extras

        Canadian Niagara Hotels has a Travelzoo deal available: With the first heat wave comes our first hot deal to Niagara Falls during the summer: Stay at the Skyline Inn for only $87 ($89 CAD) per night. You will be able to play all day on Clifton Hill with these $200 in extras absolutely FREE (4…

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          Parks’ attraction draws flak from Imax competitor

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission’s newest attraction has raised the fury of the owners of the Imax Theatre in Niagara Falls, who are worried about the impact Niagara’s Fury will have on their business. “We’re in a very direct, competitive situation with the Fury,” said Bob Perkins, chief executive officer of…

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            In the bell tower

            From the Niagara Falls Review: A bell sounds in parts of Niagara Falls every day at noon and 6 p. m. It can be heard along Valley Way, Victoria Avenue, at the helicopter rides along the Niagara Parkway, even sometimes on Clifton Hill. “It depends on the wind,” said Rev. Gerard Power, the priest at…

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              Dear Madonna: Desperately Seeking a Reply

              Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a night at Rumours Night Club: I was in Niagara Falls this week on a bit of a business junket an met up with a friend to go dancing. We ended up at Rumours on Clifton Hill (just about as old school tacky Niagara Falls as you can…

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                Diverse lineup planned for Friendship Festival

                From the Niagara Falls Review: Theory of a Dead Man will take centre stage later this month at the annual Fort Erie Friendship Festival. News that the Vancouver-based trio will be performing has caused “quite a bit excitement,” said Lyn Royce, resource development officer with Fort Erie Festivals. Singer Tyler Connolly, guitarist Dave Brenner and…

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                  Daredevil eyes record for jumping out of helicopter

                  From a Nanaimo Daily News: Nanaimo daredevil Dean Sullivan has landed a summer job in Niagara Falls, where he is being paid to leap off a 155-metre tower and break the world record for the longest rappel out of a helicopter. Sullivan is no stranger to risk-taking. He made calculated jumps off Niagara Falls last…

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                    Zooz Newsletter June 11, 2008

                    On Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from Zooz. They have a Father’s Day special. To subscribe to the Zooz newsletter, click on the Zooz News page and register.

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                      Doctor Underscore Cloin: New Orleans

                      Someone with a Blogger blog, and who is apparently from Niagara Falls, compares Niagara Falls with New Orleans: My home town is Niagara Falls, Ontario. I’ve always considered it the universal hometown because just about everyone has heard of it. There has always been a carnival side to Niagara Falls, you can see it in…

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