AC/DC Highway To Hell – Amore Pizza, Casino Niagara, Marineland Canada

Someone with a WordPress blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: We went for a drive, out to lunch then dinner in Niagara Falls, Ontario. They have revitalized the Queen Street area and Amore Pizza is there. Gorgeous, colorful decor, excellent gourmet pizza at a very reasonably (low) price! I could just go…

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Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours (20090616)

On Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. You can sign up for their newsletter by entering your email address in the form at the bottom of the main page of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours web site.

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Jet boats working off town dock again today

From the Niagara Falls Review: Nearly three weeks after they were given the boot, jet boats will be back running from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s municipal dock this morning. An Ontario Court of Appeal judge granted the town a stay Monday in a previous court order banning the controversial tour boats from its dock in Old Town. The…

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Helicopter’s tour above Niagara ‘totally rocked’

From the Vancouver Courier: Two teenagers, one day, one natural wonder of the world. With our vacation time running out in Toronto, our family makes a mad dash to Niagara Falls. Our plan is simple: get there early, stay late, see as much as we can. Of course, “early” is a relative term with teenagers….

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Jet boat reprieve

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Whirlpool Jets Boats could soon find itself again looking for temporary docking space in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Parks Canada has agreed to rent its dock at Navy Hall to the tour company until only June 15. The jet-boat operator has been using the wooden wharf as a passenger pickup point since…

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Dave & Buster’s Sign is up

The sign for the new Dave & Busters was put up yesterday. I just checked the Dave & Buster’s official site, but there is still no mention of the Niagara Falls location. However, I did a quick Google Search and found that there is a local web site set up at http://www.daveandbustersniagarafalls.com/. There is a…

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Athena, orca/killer whale at Marineland, apparently has died

Yesterday, someone left a comment on an old posting, saying that there were only 2 whales on display at Marineland, and that Athena was missing, but presumed dead. I asked around with some unofficial sources, but no one knew anything. Yesterday evening, someone else left a comment saying that Athena had died on Sunday. I…

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May 2009 Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours

On Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. You can sign up for their newsletter by entering your email address in the form at the bottom of the main page of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours web site.

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New Bowling Pin sign up and running!

This new bowling pin sign is attached to the same tower that had the temperature displayed on it, (as was discussed here). The new sign now flashes each letter white in a downward streamline. It kind of has a nice 50’s nostalgic look to it!

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Stevensville animal park changes name

I noticed this a month or so ago, but neglected to blog about it. The Niagara Falls Review is just writing about it now: Stevensville animal park Zooz has taken on a new identity as Safari Niagara. “It’s the same ownership, management and staff. Just a new name,” said owner Tim Tykolis. The park will…

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