From Niagara This Week: John Scozzafava knew he had something special back in August of 2014 when he harvested a rather large zucchini from his backyard garden. The folks at the Guinness Book of World Records thought so, too, and now Scozzafava has the documentation to prove his gardening prowess. The gargantuan vegetable measured 2.53…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel and Suites.
From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the last men to go over the falls in a barrel wants to see a proper memorial for one of Niagara Falls’ most legendary figures. Peter DeBernardi, who survived a 1989 trip over the Horseshoe Falls in a barrel he shared with Jeffrey Petkovich, is trying to raise…
Wow, another gorgeous day! Tomorrow is supposed to be the same, and then we return to more seasonal temperatures #
The Maid of the Mist has a plaza and ticket booths at the edge of the gorge and then you get on the boats down below and river level. This Spring they have been building 4 new small buildings (gazebos, kiosks, booths, I’m not sure what to call them). I’m not sure what property the…
This past Monday we went to Marineland. While we were there, I picked up my season’s pass, and we will definitely be going back. General Observations All of the water was a lot cleaner than previous visits. This includes the water in the aquarium, the Orca tanks, and the Beluga tanks The show in the…
From Niagara This Week: With a sinking loonie, the playing field has tilted slightly toward tourism operators on the Canadian side of the border. As of Tuesday, the dollar was trading a little more than 90 cents (.0902) against the US greenback, and tourism officials in Niagara Falls said they’re ready to take advantage. “Since…
From the Toronto Sun: Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls is creating a life-size gingerbread house for family dining. Instead of a little ginger house with frosting, gumdrops and candy canes used a dinner centerpiece, the lodge builds a gingerbread house large enough for a one-of-a-kind holiday dining experience for lodge visitors and local families. It…
From Buffalo Business First: The two development groups vying for the rights to bring a large portion of Niagara Falls’ Rainbow Centre Mall have been given extra time to fine tune their bid package. Empire State Development has pushed back the final submission deadline from Dec. 12 to Jan. 31, officials confirmed.
It’s a chilly day in Niagara Falls today. There were even a few snowflakes that fell this morning (but thankfully didn’t stay)