Summer Time Fun In Niagara!
On Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview.
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Bill Cosby coming to Fallsview
From Niagara This Week: Get out your pudding pops. Bill Cosby will be bringing his signature story-telling antics and astute ability to make people laugh for two nights in September in the Avalon Ballroom at the Fallsview Casino Resort. “It’s a thrill to have Bill Cosby joining the list of stars that have performed here,”…
Parking rates revised for Niagara Glen
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has slashed its proposed annual parking fees in half at the Niagara Glen Nature Centre. The provincial agency announced in September paid parking would begin at the Glen – which had previously offered free parking – starting in the spring. Daily parking rates, between May and…
‘Extremely unsettling time’ for wary tourism operators
From the Niagara Falls Review: Things are going well for the Niagara Parks Commission. The first half of 2009, including two long weekends, brought better than expected crowds around the historic park area. “It has been a good kickoff to the year,” said general manager John Kernahan. “But I’m extremely fearful of what’s coming.” After…
Say Hi to the Gruener Family
One of the “alerts” I received about Niagara Falls included this blurb from the Gruener Family Blog: Tomorrow, we’re off to Niagara Falls, Ontario to stay at the DoubleTree Resort Lodge and Spa for two nights and wander around Niagara Falls and the Clifton Hill area. Low-key and relaxing, just what we need while we’ve…
Bill Coulter’s Ontario Escapes – Niagara Falls
Global TV’s Bill Coulter has a feature where he visits various Ontario events or locations. He was recently in Niagara Falls From funhouse attractions to a wild bird kingdom to towering sight-seeing rides, Niagara Falls has got a lot more to offer than just the majestic Falls. For this segment of Coulter’s Ontario Escapes, Bill…
More details of Clifton Hill developments
Niagara Falls City Council met last night to discuss the application by HOCO Entertainment and Resorts for a zoning amendment to their property. The council voted unanimously in favour on 4 recommendations by city planning staff, with one councilor declaring a conflict of interest on the fourth. The zoning amendment clears the way for HOCO…
Americans staying home
From the Niagara Falls Review: The trips arranged by Lezlie Harper Wells are a hit with U.S. African Americans. Since 2004, she’s helped co-ordinate 600 American group sojourns to explore Niagara’s rich black history and its Underground Railroad that helped free U.S. slaves. However, new passport rules at the U.S. border and a sick economy…
WWE store pulls Benoit goods from shelves
From the Niagara Falls Review: When Chris Benoit visited Niagara Falls with his wife five years ago, he couldn’t stop talking about the children. “To be here talking to the kids – my biggest fans – is what it’s all about. There’s not a greater reward than putting a smile on a kid’s face,” Benoit…
Bungalow of Inquisitive Minds: Day at the Falls
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (with some pictures): We took the kids to see The Falls while we were away. Avery and I had been a couple of weeks before on her school trip. She had never been until this year. It was busy with tourists even…