The story of the Niagara River: The water wonder of the world

From the Globe and Mail: Oscar Wilde, Richard Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill, Shirley Temple, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Charles Blondin, Wild Bill Hickok, Laura Secord, H.G. Wells, Charles Dickens, Helen Keller, Sir Harry Oakes, Jimmy Stewart, Princess Diana … Bit characters all – in a story in which the main character has…

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    Selling the new convention centre

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s assets like golf courses, wineries, theatres and restaurants will be part of the sales pitch as the convention centre begins drumming up business in anticipation of a 2011 opening, says project co-ordinator Dragan Matovic. “The industry is healthy. We should be well-poised to take advantage of that,” Matovic said…

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      Veteran Maid of the Mist pilot departs

      From the Buffalo News: Tourists on the deck of the Maid of the Mist get wetter the closer the boat inches to the Horseshoe Falls. There’s a cold wind blowing. But it’s warm and dry in the wheelhouse. Captain Richard Schuyler has spent 32 years there, piloting Maid of the Mist tour boats. “I like…

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      The July 2012 entertainment line up is on sale now

      A couple of weeks ago I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.

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      Happy Wanderer no more!

      Sometime last year the Happy Wanderer on Stanley Avenue (across from the new Hilton expansion) closed it doors and was taken over by the bank.  A  company/team was then put together to try and bring this place back to life with interior upgrades, in the hopes of rejuvenating this establishment. Unfortunately the bank canceled the…

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      Famous Niagara Falls fountain still a tourist attraction 166 years later?

      From Insauga.com: There is a well-loved and often-visited legacy left behind by the man many considered to the “Founder of Niagara Falls.” Just a three minute walk from the Niagara SkyWheel at 883 Falls Ave in Queen Victoria Park is Zimmerman “Fountain Pond,” named that for its large circular shape. At the foot of Clifton…

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      Boxing Day 2013

      In Canada we celebrate Boxing Day. It is generally a shopping day, so that’s probably where I am at the time you are reading this 🙂 Credit: The image came from http://jis.gov.jm/calendar/boxing-day/ on 20131221

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