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Summer snowboarding draws top amateurs

From the Buffalo News: The nation may have just finished celebrating its Independence Day, but there are a good number of people whose idea of fun in the sun includes a trip to a winter wonderland that has snow-covered hills and a skating pond. Those folks can now indulge themselves to their heart’s content in…

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Start Summer at the Hilton Niagara Falls, 1 Week Left!

Last week I received the latest 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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Niagara Falls — behind the scenes

The Oak Ridger, a newspaper in Oak Ridge, TN had a family on vacation write about their trip. One of their stops was in Niagara Falls: At 11 a.m. we caught the Jellystone Campground shuttle to Table Rock to view the falls. Wow! Niagara Falls, like the Grand Canyon, is one of those amazing feats…

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Hilton parking decision creates uneven playing field, hotelier says

From the Niagara Falls Review: A city council decision allowing the Hilton hotel to park guests’ cars on leased land could be headed to the Ontario Municipal Board after a competitor expressed his disappointment in the move. “This certainly would be taken further,” said Michael DiCienzo, a vice-president with Canadian Niagara Hotels. It’s another twist…

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Clifton Hill Resort Update – Mid June 2009

Near the end of June I received the latest newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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The Great Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope

On June 30 I posted about one of Blondin’s trips across the gorge. The Nashua Telegraph has some more detailed information (more than the blurb I put below): Dressed in pink tights and a yellow tunic, world-class funambulist Jean-Francois Gravelet (better known as The Great Blondin due to his fair hair) became the first person…

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Top Ten Observations and Ramblings From My Vacation

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: 1) Niagara Falls is an interesting contrast: I can’t help but marvel at the commercialization of Niagara Falls. I mean, as I posted yesterday about the awesome NATURAL beauty of Niagara Falls. So, take a natural wonder, a gift to mankind from…

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Twitter updates for 2009-07-06

As mentioned, went to @birdkingdom with @andreajwing. She has pictures and I have videos that I will post later this week (hopefully) # I'm not in the Falls today, but I hear they are painting the outside of the D&B with something like a mural. Good idea #

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Kids Eat Free @ The Americana Waterpark Resort!

More than a week ago I received the latest newsletter from the Americana Waterpark Resort. I’m not sure if this is a permanent name change (from Americana Conference Resort & Spa) or if they use differnet names depending on the target audience. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay Informed with the Americana…

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