September 2008

Last Friday I received the latest issue of the Falls Avenue Newsletter. It’s been over 2 months since #19 went out. To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address middle of the bottom of the page.

From the Niagara Falls Review: To celebrate the migration of the Monarch butterfly, the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory is hosting an event to showcase the life story of the colourful butterfly. The event begins Saturday and runs until Sept. 14 and features an educational exhibit and Monarch tag and release program.

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: It is taking longer to keep up on these posts than it did to actually have the vacation! Of course, one cannot go to Ontario without checking out Niagara Falls… Wow! There is nothing that I could say that would adequately describe…

I know this isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls, but I also know there is a lot of interest in the old amusement parks… From the Niagara Falls Review: To the untrained eye, the pile of wood lying in the back of Rick Doan’s backyard in south Fort Erie probably looks like rotting boards. The…

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a code by which Elvis tribute artists abide: You can have fun with The King, but you must never, ever make fun of The King. Ignore this rule, and you may find yourself surrounded by a pack of Presleys. Just ask Jay Zanier. The Guelph Elvis emulator was at…

Things have certainly slowed down now that Labour Day is past. I hope to be able to keep posting 4-6 things a day through September, but at some point it is definitely going to slow down. I think last year I was posting 1-3 a day through the winter. We’ll see what happens this year….

From the Niagara Falls Review: Leonardo Najle has worked in kitchens in the United States, Brazil and his native Argentina. But on his first trip to Canada, the 35-year-old executive chef at the Iguazu Grand Hotel Resort and Casino is choosing to call Niagara Falls home — at least during his two-week stay. Najle is…

I’m not sure how long this has been playing for, but recently a new sign was put up for a movie at the MGM Studios 4D Theatre. The site explains it in this way: This chilling 4-D adventure takes you on a quest through the frozen arctic. Huddled in the warmth of your “Icedozer”, this…

I know, I know, not terribly exciting… but the new Montana’s sign I posted about over two months ago is finally showing messages:

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Hubby, of all the people (usually not in the least bit adventurous), has his heart set on going out again, to Clifton Hill, the fun busy full of life-and-lights and ferris wheels, cotton candy and fluff, main street off of the Falls.