Comic Con expanding again

From Niagara This Week: Success has come as quick as 1-2-3 for the Niagara Falls Comic Con. From humble beginnings at Dave & Busters on Clifton Hill on 2011, the event first moved to the Scotiabank Convention Centre where some 5,000 comic book, sci-fi and fantasy fans took in the one-day event in 2012. Comic…

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Hornblower to offer expanded tours

From Niagara This Week: When Hornblower Cruises Niagara takes over boat tours to the base of the Horseshoe Falls, passengers will be have more choices when it comes to the type of trip they can take. Choices will include early morning nighttime excursions as well as a trip timed with Niagara Parks weekly fireworks displays…

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Good news hints at better days for Niagara Falls

From the Ithaca Journal: Visitors to Niagara Falls may soon find themselves zip-lining in the Niagara Gorge, biking along the rushing river and staying in a new hotel room, all after being drawn to town by fresh advertising. They might even drive past a new factory in this city swollen then shriveled by industry. Could…

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Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls

Someone with a blog called “A Penchant for Travelling” visited Niagara Falls recently and posted about their trip (including pictures): The famous tourist area in Niagara Falls is called Clifton Hill, where there are many hotels, restaurants and shops for tourists visiting Niagara Falls. I think it was the only time we stayed near to…

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Falls illumination will honor royal birth

From the Tonawanda News: As the world eagerly awaits the birth of the newest member of the royal family, the Niagara Parks Commission and the Niagara Falls Illumination Board are preparing a special pink or blue illumination of Niagara Falls to commemorate the historic birth date of the future monarch. “We thought this was a…

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