Niagara County tourism group unveils marketing plan

From the Buffalo News: A new two-year plan to market tourism in Niagara Falls and Niagara County will focus on targeting 21 types of travelers — from empty nesters to African American church groups — that are seen as the best opportunities for drawing more visitors. The plan, unveiled Thursday by the Niagara Tourism and…

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Officials say popular parks could close

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: No nuptials at Niagara Falls? Jones Beach off limits on a 90-degree day? The “Grand Canyon of the East” devoid of campers? New York’s state parks system, the nation’s oldest, is facing another round of funding cuts that is likely to result in the first budget-related closures in the…

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Server move all done

The server move was relatively painless. I’ll still be tweaking a couple of things today, and should be back to regular postings tomorrow. If you notice anything funky with the site, let me know…

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Site downtime starting later today

My current web hosting provider has been just awful of late. They do not respond to service requests, and the performance of the server it is on is terrible. I’ve signed up with a new provider, and so I will move the site this weekend. It should go fairly smoothly, but you may find the…

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Entertainment Insider – May 2010 Show Announcements

Last Friday I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.

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Convention Centre progress

Wow! I haven’t been by that area in probably 2 months. They seem to be making great progress on the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre (NCCC). It appears that the structure/shell of the building is almost done.

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Test Drive Your Reception Bridal Show & Hot Rates at the Americana Waterpark Resort & Spa!

Last Friday I received the latest email newsletter from the Americana Waterpark Resort. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay Informed with the Americana Newsletter” link on the left of the every page of the Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.

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Work continues behind Niagara SkyWheel

If commenter Crockett is correct, the steel structure behind the Niagara SkyWheel is going to be a volcano that is part of a mini-putt (however, he is wrong in saying that it was a mini-putt before… there was never a mini-putt there), it is certainly starting to look like one.

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Canadian Road Trip: Niagara Falls, Ontario

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Finally arrived in Niagara Falls, the best city ever. The city was named after a curved water fall. I did not get the point of watching water fall down on some rocks at first, but it’s much more interesting actually to see…

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Celebrate the month of Romance at the Hilton Niagara Falls!

Last Wednesday I received the latest email newsletter from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview web site.

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