Well, Labour Day weekend is here. The weather is supposed to be great in Niagara Falls. If you are coming, enjoy your trip!
Monthly Archive for August, 2008
As Drafty pointed out in a previous comment, the Niagara Falls Review has an article about the Shake ‘N Bake:
The exhibit is called Shake and Bake, and for $2 you can watch a hooded male figure get fried while he sits strapped in an electric chair.
How’s that for wholesome, good family entertainment? And right in the heart of our tourism district on Clifton Hill.
I’m in shock (no pun intended) to think a business would put something like this outside in the open where it can be viewed by young children.
This exhibit has got to go!
In a comment on my first post, I said that it is probably a gold mine, and apparently it is. Also, I find it hard to believe they have only received a few complaints…
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The stone manse cuts an imposing figure atop Dufferin Islands.
Built in Tudor style, Oak Hall -the former home of mining magnate Sir Harry Oakes -still bears his name. The Oakes coat of arms etched into the stone during his $500,000 renovation of the property in the 1920s is softened by time, but still clearly visible to anyone who stops by.
The five-hole golf course Oakes built to while away the hours when in Niagara Falls has long since been replaced by a nine-hole par-three public course run by the Niagara Parks Commission, which purchased the property in 1959.
“I think people are intimidated by this old mansion,” said Jim Hill, the Parks’ superintendent of heritage.
“But people can come inside and go through it, on the main floor, anyway.”
The Thai Express and Villa Madina Mediterranean Cuisine stores are now open at the Admiral Inn.
As you can see, they bring tables and chairs outside for people to sit at. Yesterday was a beautiful day and there were a few people eating outside (not today… it was raining at lunch).
A week or two ago I was walking past the Niagara Falls Doubletree and the sign was down. I didn’t think anything of it as I figured they were just changing some light bulbs. Even when I heard about the name change yesterday, I didn’t put two and two together. Well, today I finally did. Obviously when the sign was down they were changing it with one that had the new name. Here is the sign now (with today’s rain):
Someone with a Wordpress blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls:
We slipped away last week for a quick retreat to Niagara. Had so much fun that we’re planning on going back when it’s harvest time. We spent two days visiting the falls, Clifton Hill and Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The electric chair on Clifton Hill is called Shake ‘N Bake:
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Mayor Brian McMullan of St. Catharines is right about one thing: Niagara is fortunate to have Niagara Falls as a major tourist destination.
But he veers off course in suggesting all Niagara municipalities pool destination marketing fee money to promote the region to tourists.
Given the number of hotels in the city, Niagara Falls would be carrying the bulk of the load when it comes to contributing pooled resources.
The status quo is far from perfect. Right now, the money collected in Niagara Falls stays with the hotel owners to fund their own programs as well as buy-in promotions with Niagara Falls Tourism.
In the case of St. Catharines, a government-approved destination marketing fee is collected by the city and remitted to the Ontario Restaurant, Hotel and Motel Association, where it is also managed.
But that’s not the point in this instance.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Tango dancing, exotic foods and cultural entertainment will hit the Niagara Parkway in a new festival hosted by the Niagara Parks Commission.
The first Celebrate Cultures event will be held from the Maid of the Mist centre near the bottom of Clifton Hill up to Table Rock House in front of the falls, during the first three weeks of September.
“It’s a time when it’s less busy, so it allows us to really put on more of a demonstration for these cultures without it being lost in the maze of people,” said Parks chairman Jim Williams. “Niagara Falls is such a well-known tourist destination worldwide, celebrating international cultures that are prominent in the park is something that is long overdue for us.”
The parks commission is hoping to make the festival an annual event.
On Tuesday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. They are promoting some early fall packages and they announce the latest contest winner.
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