All things Niagara Falls tourism…
Philip DiMartino, the operator of the former Niagara Frontier Info site and then the NiagaraIsWonder.com site now has another site, MyNiagaraVisit.com. It has much of the same information as the other sites, but in my opinion has a better domain name. I don’t know Philip at all, but I certainly give him credit from trying to get something going.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Canada’s Hottest Bartender of 2008 is Valentin Stefanov, and if you wish to try his award-winning drink, stop into the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls because that’s where he works.
The drink is a refreshing summer cocktail called “Eden’s Ember” and it was judged to be the best in a contest sponsored by C. W. Shasky & Associates Ltd., the Canadian distributor of TABASCO.
For his win, Stefanov was awarded the $10,000 first prize and a trip to Tales of the Cocktail, a unique cocktail and culinary festival in New Orleans, Louisiana.
On Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Americana Conference Resort & Spa.
To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay Informed with the Americana Newsletter” link on the left of the every page of the Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Niagara Parks Commission missed the boat by automatically renewing its lease with the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co., says the manager of another company interested in taking over the fabled boat tours.
Ripley’s Entertainment wanted to discuss taking over the lease for the Maid of the Mist property but felt rebuffed by the commission’s reluctance to negotiate, said Tim Parker, manager of Ripley’s attractions in Niagara Falls.
“This is a private business on government property that has been operating far before the government got there. When the lease comes up … there should be an opportunity for other people (to bid on it),” Parker said in an interview about correspondence he had with Liberal MPP Kim Craitor on the issue.
Parker was “very disappointed” the commission apparently renewed the lease with the steamboat company that has operated the tours since 1846 despite the interest Ripley’s expressed in it.
“We would have thought that having two options, rather than just one, would benefit the Niagara Parks Commission and tourism in Niagara Falls,” Parker wrote in a letter to Craitor, a copy of which was obtained by The Niagara Falls Review.
From the Tonawanda News:
Niagara Falls is about to become Harley Davidson country.
More than 1,700 owners of America’s signature cycle will roll into downtown Niagara Falls today to kickoff a three-day celebration of all things Harley-Davidson.
The 20th anniversary rally for the New York State Harley Owners Group, or HOG, is expected to draw Harley fans from 23 different states as well as Canada, Ireland and England.
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