Niagara Falls prepares for ‘Good Morning America’

    From the Buffalo News: A guide from Over the Falls Tours walked through Niagara Falls State Park on Sunday and stopped in front of three nondescript white trucks and a Budget rental vehicle parked along a winding path. “You know a little show called ‘Good Morning America?’ ” tour guide Marcello Rotella asked about a…

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      Niagara Falls: Still a worthwhile travel destination

      From the Chico Enterprise-Record (in California): Niagara Falls, one of the greatest natural wonders of the world and legendary spot for honeymooners, was my latest travel destination with a Seattle theater critic friend… On the first day of our visit, Gunther, our personal tour escort, drove by North America’s oldest police station and golf course…

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        Maid of Mist firm plans to buy hotel near brink of falls

        From the Buffalo News: For the first time in its 162-year history, the Maid of the Mist Corp. is going into the hotel business. The world-famous tour boat company is buying the Comfort Inn The Pointe, the downtown hotel closest to the brink of the American Falls. “This is a new venture for us,” Tim…

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          E.S. Fox Fabrication – Projects in Niagara Falls

          I was browsing for some Niagara Falls related stories, and came across the web site for E. S. Fox. They are a construction company that focuses on steel fabrication. Their “Project Briefs” page lists a number of projects that they’ve worked on in Niagara Falls. Each project is accompanied by at least one picture. The…

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            Welcome to E-land!!!!: August 26: Toronto Impression Continued:

            Someone with a Windows Live blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: I thought Niagara Falls are all about tourists taking pictures and some nature. This place turns out to be so rich in entertainment as well. It looks like Las Vegas a little bit…Right beside the falls,there was a place called Clifton…

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              Hilton Hotel in Niagara Falls – Daily Commercial News

              From Daily Commercial News: Construction manager Niacon Construction Co. Ltd. has completion of the Hilton Hotel scheduled for April 2009. Note: I first saw this on the Clifton Hill blog.

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                HOCKEY’S BIRTHPLACE: NIAGARA FALLS

                This isn’t tourism related, but it is an interesting historical tidbit nonetheless… From the Niagara Falls Review: Shooting for a place in history Canada’s game started in Niagara Falls, if you believe what a pair of Swedish researchers have uncovered. Ask hockey historians where the birthplace of hockey is and the most common answers you’ll…

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                  NIAGARA FALLS: Good Morning America coming to town

                  From the Niagara Gazette: Good Morning America will broadcast live from Niagara Falls on Tuesday. The announcement was made Wednesday morning on the program, which airs locally on Channel 7. In making the announcement, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts and Chris Cuomo said they will bring presidential candidates “with us right into small-town America” and interview…

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                    Casablanca Lounge pictures

                    I’m not going to keep dwelling on this, but I wanted to show those of you who aren’t around what Casablanca Lounge looks like. You can’t see any obvious fire damage, but given that both the main floor and the patio above are boarded up, something definitely happened.

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                      The Saysomsack’s: Re posting of Our First Week in Ontario

                      Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: The other day we spent the evening in Niagara Falls. The falls are beautiful and the main street, Clifton Hill, had lots to see.

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