“Crossing the Falls” – the Jay Cochrane documentary

    The other day I heard from Jay Cheel, the independent documentary filmaker who is working on a Jay Cochrane project. I’ve written about this a couple of times before. We had a bit of an email exchange, and with Jay’s permission, here is some of it: Jay Cheel: I just wanted to point you in…

    Read More

      Lisa’s Travels, Trials and Treats: Niagara Falls

      Someone named Lisa recently came to Niagara Falls and blogged about it: We arrived in Niagara Falls around 5:00 p.m. on Friday night and stayed until Sunday morning, where we left and headed over to Lilydale and from there over to Geneva to visit Don’s cousin Ron. We went to both Casinos while in Niagara…

      Read More

        Niagara Falls memories from Lexi

        Anyone who has been visiting the site for a while knows that one of the regular visitors is Lisa from Rochester. A couple of years ago Lisa asked about the layout of Clifton Hill as her niece was doing a project on Niagara Falls. It turns out this neice was Lexi. You may recognize her…

        Read More

          Build-a-Bear Workshop now open

          The Build-A-Bear Workshop was supposed to open Friday, March 28. I don’t know if it did or not, but it was definitely open on Saturday, March 29. I was by there when we were visiting the area for Earth Hour, and I guess it fit right in. There was no sign on the outside at…

          Read More

            Pictures of Earth Hour in Niagara Falls

            On Saturday night the family piled into the mini-van and went to see how Earth Hour went in Niagara Falls. I guess you could say we did our part for Earth Hour since we didn’t have our house lights on at all 🙂 Here are my observations: Basically right at 8 pm most of the…

            Read More

              One Week

              Someone with a WordPress.com blog wrote about some travelling during a week, which included a visit to Niagara Falls: Tuesday we began our journey to Niagara Falls. We would’ve made record time except we missed the exit for the peace bridge and ended up in an infinite loop through Buffalo. Luckily Ontario Man saved us…

              Read More

                What we know about Niagara’s Fury

                Based on the article from the Niagara Falls Reporter (thanks Rob for the link; for everyone else… be sure to check out the article, it’s a good one) and other things I’ve been able to find out, here is what Niagara’s Fury is shaping up to be (along with other details about the renovations at…

                Read More

                  Niagara Entertainment in 2008 Includes Vegas-Style Magic, Bird Shows & Live Music All Around the Ontario Vacation Destination

                  Here is a press release from Market Wire (via Yahoo! Finance): Spring is around the corner in Niagara Falls, and this season Niagara entertainment is heating up with world-renowned musicians, magicians, and more. The impressive list of live entertainment venues and events around Niagara Falls includes Avalon Ballroom at the Fallsview Casino, Greg Frewin Theatre,…

                  Read More

                    ‘Secure document’ date set; Homeland Security says June 1, 2009 is firm target date

                    From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s official. Travellers entering the United States by land, sea and air will require a passport “or other secure document” as identification iorder to be permitted into the Land of the Free. “We are on course to implement and enforce the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative which is an important step…

                    Read More

                      Out go the lights

                      From Niagara This Week: Saturday night between 8-9 p.m. is something Stan Sammy has been waiting for a long time. There are a number of interesting things happening among the stars these days, said the president of the Niagara Centre chapter of the Royal Astronomy Society of Canada. Saturn’s ring and five or six of…

                      Read More