This was from Friday. I would have liked to have been there but wasn’t able to make it. From ArtVoice.com: Mr. Las Vegas, Mr. Entertainment, whatever you call him, Wayne Newton was born to be a star. After tens of thousands of Vegas shows in a career that has spanned more than 50 years, Newton…
Last week it was announced that the Maid of the Mist name will continue in Niagara Falls. The Niagara Parks Commission had chosen a different operator to run boat tours on the Canadian side, and people wondered what would happen to the Maid of the Mist on the US side. Well, now we know. They…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (including a video): Earlier this week a viewer sent us a photo of two cats on a rock on Goat Island in Niagara Falls – just a couple of the many cats that live there. The viewer was concerned about their health and well being, living dangerously close to…
From AM980: From London City Hall, to the Forks of the Thames, to Niagara Falls. On December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, one of the world’s most famous landmarks will be going purple. Both the Canadian, and American side of the Falls will be illuminated in London’s “Shine…
As I tweeted on Saturday, I came down on Saturday with my family to try and see some of the Red Bull Crashed Ice competition, but there were no events during the day. I also tried to watch it on RedBull.TV but at the time I checked they still weren’t showing anything. I know there…
From CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Finance Canada: Great Wolf Lodge has been awarded the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) Award for Excellence in Human Resources and was also a finalist for the Air Canada Business of the Year Award. The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) hosted the annual 2012 Canadian…
From Canoe.ca: When temperatures drop in tourist destinations that are busiest in summer, prices do too. Take Niagara Falls, where lower hotel rates are available and there are some good deals on major attractions. The Niagara Falls Parks Commission has cut the price of its Niagara Magic Pass by up to 30%. It gets you…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Would you like some Arkells with your Crashed Ice? Following Friday’s elimination round of the Red Bull Crashed Ice, another party gets underway on Victoria Ave. headlined by the Juno-winning Hamilton band. Clifton Hill to Magdalen St. will be blocked off for the five-hour bash which also features Niagara Falls…
From the Oneida Daily Dispatch: On Sunday, I had company in from New Orleans and they wanted to take a trip to Niagara Falls. They had never been there, and I hadn’t visited since I was 12 years old. I had forgotten how long that drive is, past Buffalo. But, it was a fun trip…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Two Fort Erie landowners whose property is needed to develop the Canadian Motor Speedway are waving the red flag, but speedway director Azhar Mohammed says plans for the track are proceeding full throttle. Mike Racey and Richard Jukosky own two pieces of land near the QEW and Bowen Rd., that…