During our walk today at lunch, I took some pictures of some of the places that are new or under construction. I’ve also updated previous blog postings with some of the new pictures. The new Movieland Wax Museum of Stars see original post about Movieland Wax Museum of Stars Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks see original post…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After another night of live animals, loud music and scantily-clad women, Greg Frewin just wants to chill. After all, he’s about to do it all over again in 10 hours. As Canada’s most decorated magician arrives for a morning interview, you half-expect entrance music. Everything he does is flashy, soaked…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Helicopters took home three pieces of hardware during the 40th annual Misty Awards, but it was Tony Zappitelli who scooped up the biggest prize of the night Thursday. The director of operations for the Sheraton Fallsview hotel was recognized with the Grand Misty Award, presented to the person who…
From Buffalo Business First: The opening of the first phase of the Great Wolf Lodge project in Niagara Falls was both a smash and a splash. Literally. The $135 million project – touted as the largest tourism destination project currently underway in Canada – made its official debut Thursday afternoon. The first phase includes a…
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…
The Keg on Victoria Ave in #Niagara Falls is open again after their renovations http://t.co/C4kU7Zld
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Dibs and I somehow were the first ones there despite our efforts to delay our departure. So we ended up napping in the parking lot of a Thriftlodge on Clifton Hill. What seemed like hours later the rest of the crew showed…
From Niagara This Week: For a second year in a row, a Niagara Falls hotel has proven to be popular with guests who contribute reviews to a travel website. TripAdvisor has recognized the Radisson Hotel and Suites Fallsview with its Certificate of Excellence Award, given to establishments that rank within the top 10 per cent of…
All sorts of work was done on the old Wolfgang Puck Cafe to turn it into Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville. However, the patio remained essentially unchanged. The worst looking part was the fact that the tiles on the side of the patio were in various stages of disrepair. Some were gone, some were cracked, and some…
From the Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin: With the economy making the U.S. dollar worth almost a third more across our northern border, now is a great time to grab your passport and escape to Canada’s Niagara Region for a chance to view the beauty and power of Niagara Falls, the collective name for the three waterfalls…