Graham on November 28th, 2008

Cornell University has contributed to Making of America (MOA), a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Here is an article from The New-England magazine from 1835:
Never did a pilgrim approach Niagara with deeper enthusiasm than mine. I had lingered away from it, and wandered to other [...]

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Graham on November 28th, 2008

This past summer, a new book about Niagara Falls came out. Ginger Strand, the author of Inventing Niagara: Beauty, Power, and Lies, was recently in Buffalo and did a “Meet the Author” presentation with the local NPR station. It is just under an hour long, and is very interesting. She talks the first explorers visiting, [...]

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Graham on November 28th, 2008

As was pointed out yesterday, apparently the Westin Fallsview is slated to open in February 2011. This is the “Jolley Cut” hotel that would be by the Skylon Tower and that will be built by Canadian Niagara Hotels. For those who have been following the blog for a long time, might remember I posted about [...]

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Graham on November 27th, 2008

Yesterday I received the latest issue of the Falls Avenue Newsletter.

To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address near the middle of the page.

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Graham on November 27th, 2008

I’m not sure who or what this Blogger blog is affiliated with, but To-See-Before-You-Die.com has a posting about Niagara Falls:
Niagara Falls isn’t only a natural phenomenon. A world-class destination with something for everyone, the city offers rich night life, one-of-a-kind sightseeing, and adventure for all. The Niagara Falls honeymoon and family activities like the Maid [...]

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Graham on November 27th, 2008

Along with the Winter Festival of Lights, one of my favourite things about Christmas in Niagara Falls are the Christmas window paintings that many of the businesses have. I’m not sure who does it (or if it is all done by the same person), but whoever it is, they are very talented. Here are some [...]

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Graham on November 26th, 2008

It looks like the back half of the Quality Inn Clifton Hill has been torn down. You can now see the tail of the dragon from the outside pool. From the right angle you can also see through the trees to the Falls.
I took 6 pictures and then “stitched” them together to make this panorama. [...]

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Graham on November 26th, 2008

As I mentioned yesterday, the Clarion Hotel on Stanley Ave seems to no longer be part of the Choice Hotels chain (using the Clarion brand). They have taken down their signs and are no longer showing up on the Choice Hotels web site.

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Graham on November 26th, 2008

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls, including a nice picture of the Niagara SkyWheel:
I spend a lot of time at Niagara Falls, partly because it reminds me of my college days when a whole Sunday’s worth of fun could be had for the price of a gallon of [...]

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Graham on November 26th, 2008

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Leaders of Niagara’s largest hotel workers union met Monday with casino employees, but insisted it’s not the start of a full-fledged organizing drive, a move that would put Unite HERE in competition with the Canadian Auto Workers.
“It’s not that we have a drive on. It’s that we wanted to talk to [...]

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