From the Niagara Falls Review: Mother Nature shaked, rattled and rolled on the weekend and in doing so put a damper on the Days of Elvis Festival. Many of the carefully manicured black pompadours were protected with umbrellas as Elvis impersonators gave it their all despite the rain and cool temperatures. “You can’t predict the…
I recently received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa (I’m not sure why they use both that name and Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview in their promotional material). They are promoting some relaxing, spa-related packages: You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the…
From the Hamilton Spectator: For having such an exacting profession, Chef Michael Smith isn’t a fan of perfection. He knows the importance of nailing recipes as the best-selling author of 10 cookbooks. But he’s also made a name for himself by advocating for free-styling in the kitchen in his Food Network Canada series, “Chef at…
Here is something a little different… Someone with a Blogger blog posts about a how he was in a group that came to Niagara Falls to preach: Ken and I stood on Clifton Hill for the most part, Ken encouraging, almost goading me, to get into one-to-one conversations as I passed out tracts. But I…
This isn’t really tourism-related, but ARN has an interesting article about some of the technology in use at the border: When visiting Niagara Falls, chances are you’re too enthralled by the beauty and power of the cataract to think of anything else. Until you cross the U.S./Canada border — then you have to think about…
I had a fantastic 10 days off. We didn’t do much, but maybe that is what made it great. Plus, the weather was incredible. Anyway, I’m back now and will start posting things today. It will probably take a couple of days to get caught up. Thanks for taking care of things while I was…
I received this email newsletter from Canyon Creek Chophouse last Tuesday. They were promoting an event for the next day. I have no idea how I got on a mailing list for them, but I’m quite happy to receive them.
Here is an ad that was in the Niagara Falls Review for Cafe Tu Tu Tango’s New Year’s Eve Bash: Click on the image for a larger version New Year’s Eve Bash Live Music & Dancing from 10:00 pm until 2:00 a.m. Live performers throughout the evening Party hats and favours for everyone Hors d’oeuvres…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After several delays, the Whirlpool Adventure Course will not open this year, and company officials are now pinning their hopes on next spring. “There’s two outstanding variance issues with the (Technical Standards Safety Authority) that we are continuing to move forward with, pursuing the variances,” said Lindsay DiCosimo, marketing and…
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.