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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
From Niagara This Week: The inaugural Daredevil Days festival on Queen Street brought plenty of life to the usually quiet area. The event saw vendors from all over Ontario bring unique and different foods to the downtown core for everybody to enjoy. “The vendors have been really friendly and there are a lot of different…
I know in the grand scheme of things, this is extremely unimportant, but I noticed it so I figured I’d pass it along… Before Build-A-Bear Workshop arrived, the only place on Clifton Hill where you could make your own stuffed animal was at Fun Factory. This is on the HOCO side of the street, and…
This isn’t exactly Niagara Falls related, but given the series on the Destination Marketing Fee or DMF (here and here), I figured I’d post about it. From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara-on-the-Lake is planning to launch the first phase of its destination marketing fee by the end of the year, says the executive director of…
Somone with a WordPress blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: I am one that strongly believes in the phrase “The early bird gets the wormâ€, and so I started my next day at Niagara Falls really early at 8am. Even the busiest streets of Clifton Hill was deserted.