Twitter updates for 2009-08-07

Fun Friday quote: "No trip to Niagara Falls is complete without a visit to Guiness World of Records Museum" # I recently got some tickets to Niagara Parks and Niagara Clifton Group attractions. I'll write about my visits in the coming weeks. # Fun Friday quote: "Remember, after entering The House of Frankensteing, there is…

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Patrick Jewell: Niagara Falls

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about Niagara Falls: The falls themselves are a thrilling sight. To get close on the Maid of the Mist or on one of the tunnel walks is a pretty awe-inspiring experience. I’d advise you to skip the cheesy ‘4-D’ Fury of Niagara CGI movie, though. We also had a…

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First, he wins Indian bachelorette. Next stop – Niagara Falls

From the Toronto Star: Brangelina. TomKat. And now, Elkhi. It’s official: Toronto-born Elesh Parujanwala and Bollywood bombshell Rakhi Sawant are engaged to be married, following Sunday’s finale of reality TV show Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, India’s answer to The Bachelorette… “I have plans to show her my life and my lifestyle, my entire family and friends….

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Twitter updates for 2009-08-06

The name of the giftshop at the Doubletree has had its name taken down from the sign outside. Is it still there or just changing names? # The Doubletree addition (on the Stanely Ave side) looks totally done from the outside, including garden. # There is a big sign in front of the old Wolfgang…

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$169 1-Night Casino Package

Yesterday (Wednesday) I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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ONTARIO: Rescuers can’t stop falls jumper

From the Niagara Gazette: After a man was stopped from jumping into the Niagara River and plummeting over the Horseshoe Falls Tuesday night, emergency personnel were unable to stop another man’s attempt Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, it seems that the police are keeping busy with this sort of thing…

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Summer of Fun: Part One | 3:16 Musings…

Someone posted a very thorough write-up of their trip to Niagara Falls this past weekend: This weekend, I went to visit Buffalo and Niagara Falls. It has been a couple of years since I went to Buffalo, and many years since I’ve been to Clifton Hill and Niagara Falls. I think the last time I…

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Twitter updates for 2009-08-05

There are lots of malls and other places that have family bathrooms, but I can't think of any NF attractions or restaurants that have one… #

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Consultant brought back to refocus marketing strategy for city’s tourism

From the Buffalo News: The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. has brought back a consultant who helped start the agency six years ago to refocus its marketing strategy for the future. The strategic marketing plan will attempt to pin down exactly who visits Niagara Falls and what markets should be pursued, corporation President John Percy…

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Three Parks posts refilled -but no word on Gale’s spot

From the Niagara Falls Review: The province has reappointed three Niagara Parks Commission members whose terms were ending -but not Bob Gale, the controversial member whose term expired in February. “We wanted to make sure the board remained functional. We were concerned about that,” Ontario’s Tourism Minister Monique Smith said in an interview Tuesday. Niagara…

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