Crowds braved the rain in Niagara Falls this long weekend

From CHCH: The rainy weather this holiday long weekend didn’t put a damper on people visiting Niagara Falls. While Monday may have started rainy, it cleared by mid-afternoon as tourists came from near and far to check out one of Canada’s most popular tourist destinations. Local businesses like Yank’s Old Niagara Bar & Grill near…

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Niagara Railway Museum gets 2 locomotives donated to them from Marineland

From inNiagaraRegion: Somewhere locomotive fanatic Sheldon Cooper’s head just exploded. Granted while he’s just a fictional character on a TV show, the two pieces just added to the Niagara Railway Museum are anything but make-believe. As the museum explains it, John Holer, the initial owner of Marineland, bought the two locomotives from Yugoslavian company, Duro…

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This Ontario Spot Is The ‘Most-Loved’ Landmark In The World & It Beat The Grand Canyon

From NarCity.com: It’s time to plan a day trip, because this Ontario landmark was just named the “most-loved” in the world, and it even beat the Grand Canyon. A study from Bounce, a luggage storage network, revealed the top 10 “best-loved” landmarks in the world, and Niagara Falls came in at the top of the…

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Niagara Brewing Company Opens Taproom at Fallsview Casino Resort

From Canadian Beer News: Niagara Brewing Company has announced the opening a second location in the heart of one of the region’s biggest tourist attractions. The Niagara Brewing Company Taproom is a 65-seat bar and restaurant in the Galleria of Fallsview Casino Resort, the largest gaming resort in Canada. Located approximately 1 km from the…

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Triotech Announces Carnival Chaos Hyper Ride for Niagara Falls

From Coaster101: Triotech and Clifton Hill announced today a major new attraction to be installed in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. Set for opening next summer season, the brand-new attraction will be called “Carnival Chaos Hyper Ride”. The experience will showcase Triotech’s Hyper Ride, an award-winning innovative interactive media-based dark ride that features a world’s first…

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WARMINGTON: Border-town officials want easier access for American tourists?

From the Toronto Sun: You can’t miss President Joe Biden at the top of Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, but some Americans do. Something about a bureaucratic ArriveCan app, to be filled out ahead of time, asking for vaccine status, has slowed tourism down. “The tourism industry accounts for $105 billion in Canada, and 40,000…

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Ripley’s now a selfie heaven: Attraction on Clifton Hill embraces kitsch and social media clicks

From Niagara This Week: The newest attraction on Clifton Hill is a selfie paradise. Ripley’s Selfie Studios, which opened at noon Thursday, offers 23 themed installations visitors can interact with. From a disco to a retro diner to a Niagara Falls tightrope, it’s meant to embrace the kitsch and get social media clicks. “We wanted…

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Completion of Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre delayed

From Niagara This Week: Completion of Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre has been delayed again. But Mayor Jim Diodati, who toured the 5,000-seat facility Wednesday, said he’s confident the public will be “thrilled” with the venue once it opens. Work on the $130-million theatre at Stanley Avenue and Murray Street began in fall 2017. At the…

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