Two sides of Niagara Falls

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Are you going to the Canadian side? You must go to the Canadian side — it’s much better! Just about every time I mentioned that my family and I were planning a trip to Niagara Falls, that was the response. I was taken aback because I’d always thought of Niagara…

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Entertainment Insider – November 2011 Show Announcements

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

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Niagara Go-Karts in Summer 2011

If you travel into or out of Niagara Falls in the direction of Fort Erie/Buffalo, then you have driven by Niagara Go-Karts. Since it isn’t in the main tourist districts of Falls Avenue, Clifton Hill, or Fallsview Blvd, you may not have considered it, but you should. A week or so ago I went there…

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People-mover agreement stalled

From the Niagara Falls Review: Details of the $50-million people-mover project will not be released until next week. Niagara Falls council was expected to discuss the final direction of the deal with the Niagara Parks Commission at a meeting Thursday at city hall. The meeting was cancelled following a lengthy discussion on Wednesday between a…

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Spotted: Your comments on the recent accident at Niagara Falls

From CBC News: At a Monday afternoon news conference, the Niagara Parks Police announced the search for a 19-year-old woman who fell into the Niagara River and was swept over the falls Sunday is being scaled back. The story was among the most widely read items on CBCNews.ca Monday, and generated lots of audience feedback….

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A family picnic at Queenston Heights

This isn’t directly in Niagara Falls, but Niagara Parks Commission does take care of the place, and it is just a short drive up the road, so I figured I’d include it. On Saturday my family went up to Queenston Heights for a picnic. It is a huge park overlooking the Niagara River. It is…

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Today’s Drabble is very true

If you’ve been following the blog for a long time, you will probably know that I am a fan of the Drabble cartoon. You may even recall that the characters in Drabble travelled to Niagara Falls 6 years ago and I was even able to contact Kevin Fagan for some comments. Today’s Drabble comic isn’t…

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Styrofoam pellets everywhere on Stanley Ave

I’ve posted a couple of times about the construction going on at the former Fallsview Inn on Stanley Avenue. Well, they are putting a new stucco covering on the building. Modern stucco usually consists of a layer of styrofoam first. That styrofoam can be cut/carved/manipulated for a nice design, and then it is coated and…

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Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville mascot

I didn’t know they had  a mascot, but apparently they do. I saw this yesterday outside of the Niagara Falls location of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville.

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