Travel Bug: Niagara Falls

    I don’t know if this is a legitimate blog or not, but Travel Bug has a posting about Niagara Falls: The city of Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada is home to one of the wonders of the world — Horseshoe Falls, the Canadian side of Niagara Falls (the other side is in New York, USA)….

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      Hunting chocolate! and other end of summer adventures.

      Someone with a Typepad blog posted about an upcoming trip to Niagara Falls (perhaps they’ve already been here): We are going to Niagara Falls, Ontario. We have booked into a hotel right on Clifton Hill, where it is like Las Vegas Jr. I look forward to taking my family on the Maid of the Mist,…

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        IHOP opening soon!

        When Al Macs was undergoing some construction, there was discussion about the future location of the IHOP. Well, they are hiring, and the job fair is at the Comfort Inn Lundy’s Lane. The following was in Friday’s Niagara This Week: I did a quick search to see if there was any information on the Niagara…

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          Movieland Wax Museum of Stars in Summer 2008

          A month or two ago I took my family through Movieland Wax Museum of Stars. I’ve been many times before, including when it was located in the old building. Not much has changed over the years. Of course, there is a new set at the front (Pirates of the Caribbean), but I don’t think there…

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            GeoSmart Niagara / Niagara Navigator

            Over 6 months ago I posted about FlashEarth (which, by the way, has undergone some changes since I posted about it) and someone named John left a comment about Niagara Navigator. I’ve had it bookmarked, and finally checked it out. It is a very thorough mapping web site of the Niagara Region. You start out…

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              Seriously…brains.: glad to be home.

              Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent to to Canada (including Niagara Falls): the next day, on the way home we stopped by Niagara Falls. it was kind of rainy and overcast, but we figured we were going to get wet on the Maid of the Mist thingy anyway, so off we went…down…

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                Time’s right for new Table Rock tower

                From the Niagara Falls Review: Weather conditions can play havoc with construction schedules, especially those taking place near the brink of the Horseshoe Falls. But this is one project that was kept right on time. For its project, the Niagara Parks Commission spent about $30,000 and used the latest technology, including an intricate GPS system,…

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                  Pool DMF revenue: McMullan

                  Another article about the Destination Marketing Fee (or DMF) in the Niagara Region from the Niagara Falls Review: St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan wants all Niagara municipalities to pool destination marketing fund money to promote the region to tourists -and he’s got the support of Regional Chairman Peter Partington. “I think we’re fortunate to have…

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                    A nostalgic trip to Crystal Beach

                    This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls, but it does tie in with the Niagara’s Lost Amusement Parks: From the Niagara Falls Review: When it came to gathering stories about the old Crystal Beach Amusement Park, PBS senior producer Lynne Bader-Gregory had it easy. All it took was a nudge, and dozens of Buffalo and…

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                      Ghost Blasters in Summer 2008

                      One of my favourite attractions on Clifton Hill is Ghost Blasters. This is the “dark ride” inside the Great Canadian Midway. You sit in a little cart that takes you around a circuit where you shoot at targets. When you hit a target, different parts of the set move. I admit it… I’m not very…

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