New attraction at Niagara Falls part of $900m NY Parks 2020 plan

From Blooloop.com: A new $7m pre-show at Cave of the Winds is one of a series of new public and privately funded attractions coming to Niagara Falls. The pre-show facility has a number of displays and a film screen room where a video highlights the history of Niagara Falls, a valuable source of hydroelectric power….

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20171030 Letters to the Editor

The other day the Letters to the Editor section of the Niagara Falls Review had a couple of letters related to the 3 hotels approved for Canadian Niagara Hotels. I read with interest the decision of Niagara Falls city council to approve applications to build three new hotel complexes on Robinson Street. It’s interesting to…

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This 8-km Trail Of Lights Will Transform Niagara Falls Into A Dreamy Winter Wonderland

From Narcity.com: Three enchanting places, two million lights and one legendary waterfall. That’s what’s involved in Niagara Falls’ annual Winter Festival of Lights, the most dazzling holiday tradition in Ontario. Spearheaded by the Ontario Power Generation, the event is Canada’s largest illumination festival, attraction over 1.5 million visitors and 750 motor coaches each year. Beautiful…

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Niagara Falls in Futurama (Overclockwise)

My kids recently binge-watched the entire TV series Futurama. I liked the series a lot when it was on originally, and it was nice to laugh at some of things again. I had forgotten, but there is one episode that has a Niagara Falls connection. In the Overclockwise episode (see also here and here) of…

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Property owned by DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton

I posted previously about another house that was demolished on Stanley Ave but the Macs store. There is now a “For Lease” sign up. I didn’t realize that this property was owned by the DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton.

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Leaders weigh in on Falls convention center study

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Niagara County and Niagara Falls leaders have received the results of a study about the feasibility of building a new multi-use convention center in the city. Its takeaways: Downtown development needs to grow to sustain a bigger convention center, and the best option would be to expand and modify…

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