Controversy rocks Maid of the Mist Corp.’s boat

From the Buffalo News: Maid of the Mist tours will soon launch for their 125th consecutive summer, but a festering controversy over the attraction’s Canadian and American leases has cast uncertainity over the future of the famous boats. Could this be the last season for the American family that has owned the company since 1971?…

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Bodies coming to Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: The cure for Niagara’s tourism blues this summer might be a bunch of dead bodies. If Linus Hand’s hunch pays off , they’ll come by the busload to see them. After months searching for the right venue, Hand is bringing the world-renowned Bodies … The Exhibition to the former Gerbers…

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Mini-putt at Dave & Busters or Embassy Suites?

I saw this job advertisement for a mini-putt/laser tag attendance for the Embassy Suites Hotel Niagara Falls-Fallsview. Are they building something at the hotel, or has there been one there for a while? I thought the only mini-putt places around here were Dinosaur Park, Galaxy Golf (both HOCO) and the former Hulk mini-putt (Canadian Niagara…

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World-renowned Bodies Exhibition comes to Niagara Falls at Niagara Exhibition Centre – Exhibition opens in Niagara Falls May 28 – Tickets on sale today!

From a CNW press release: Premier Exhibitions, Inc. in collaboration with Serge Grimaux and Niagara Theatre & Entertainment are proud to present BODIES…THE EXHIBITION, An Exhibition of Real Human Bodies at Niagara Exhibition Centre located at Stanley Ave & Highway 420. This scientific exhibition displays whole and partial body specimens that have been meticulously dissected…

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Update on construction on property behind Niagara SkyWheel

I tweeted on Saturday that I was up on the Niagara SkyWheel. While on the ride, I took a couple of pictures on the work going on behind it. The “teepee” (that’s what a friend of mine called it) hasn’t changed much, but there is lots of other work going on at the site. The…

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Extreme athlete brings gold

From the Niagara Falls Review: About the only thing faster than Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery going downhill on his skeleton is how quickly his popularity across the country has exploded. From his joyous acceptance of the gold medal to his spontaneous beer-jug hoisting celebration on the streets of Whistler, B.C., Montgomery has become a…

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New display at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum entrance

The work in the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum entrance seems to be almost done, and it looks good. This is a picture of a new display they have. Obviously you can’t tell from the picture, but both figures move. There is a man who appears to have 3 legs. In the cage is…

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