Incredible June Deal From $155 CDN / $115 USD
I recently received the latest email newsletters from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview. It seems exactly the same as the one I posted last week.
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Rediscovering Niagara Falls
From Niagara Frontier Publications: One of the greatest attractions on Earth is less than 15 minutes from your backyard. It’s a wonder of the world, located within America’s oldest state park. And you’re missing out on it. “The thing that amazes me every day is that every day there are people here who save money…
Another Niagara Falls map
I can’t remember where I saw this one… This is a map that was created in 1961 by the Army Corps of Engineers of Niagara Falls. It doesn’t show any street names, but shows a lot of the hydro power water intakes, as well as a few of the important places in either city.
The August 2016 Entertainment Line Up is On Sale TOMORROW!
Here is the newsletter announcing the August 2016 entertainment line-up at the Fallsview Casino Resort:
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…
New Niagara Falls Tourism Shuttle Connects Attractions
From ABC News: Tourists visiting Niagara Falls will soon have a new way to see the sites. The new “Discover Niagara” shuttle service will offer transportation from Niagara Falls State Park to 14 destination sites along the 14-mile route to Old Fort Niagara, located where the Niagara River empties in Lake Ontario. The Discover Niagara…
Wetlands stall $1 billion Falls development
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Falls land where a $1-billion development is proposed to be built could be used as a provincial pilot project for biodiversity offsetting. The 486 acres of property near Thundering Waters Golf Club includes 13 acres of provincially-significant wetlands that must be addressed before the massive development can proceed….
An old Ontario map showing Niagara Falls
At the same store where I saw the old Niagara Falls panorama from 1913, I saw this old map. They had a small area of the larger map that was specifically for the Niagara area. It’s interesting to see that there were traffic circles on the QEW at that point. What would become Highway 420…
Falls tourism set to flourish this summer
From the Niagara Falls Review: All signs point to a perfect summer tourism season in Niagara Falls. Redeveloped and new attractions, a favourable U.S. currency exchange and weather forecasts, and the first good indicator: One of the best Victoria Day long weekends in recent memory. “I heard at least one person say that he felt…
Niagara’s Gift to You – Fireworks over the Falls are Back
Last week I received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa