Believe it or Not: Ripley’s expanding empire of the bizarre

    From Canada.com: The first thing you’ll probably notice is the shark. At more than five metres long, it’s the biggest ever caught on rod and reel. What’s left of its two terrifying tonnes now hangs preserved above a dull warehouse floor. There are also medieval torture devices, human skull drinking glasses, a Coke bottle-shaped coffin…

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      Spring Break For Kids – Part 4

      Someone in the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview marketing department needs to stop sending out the exact same email promoting their Spring Break activities. This morning I received this for the fourth (see the first, second, third): You can subscribe by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls…

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      Maid of the Mist’s future uncertain

      From Buffalo Business First: The 2011 season for the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Corp. began Wednesday morning. But the bigger question is whether this will be the last year that the Niagara Falls, N.Y.-based company will be permitted to run its boats from the U.S. and Canadian shores of the lower Niagara River. At…

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        Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

        Some of you may recall that there was some filming being done in Niagara Falls for footage that would be used in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. I posted about it a couple of times in October of last year. As far as I know, the movie doesn’t have anything to do with…

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        Super Bowl Bash – Grand Prize – Round Trip Jetblue tickets!

        Finally, a non-UFC email from Dave & Busters 🙂 Last week I received an email from Dave & Buster’s on Clifton Hill. To sign up for the newsletter, enter your email address in the “Receive Dave & Buster’s Deals & Info” area at the top of the main page.

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          I Married Big Bertha! (and Other Tales of Terror)

          No, that’s not what I call my wife! This is a blog entry from someone named Jim Squires. He mentions going to a couple of the arcades on Clifton Hill: Last week the wife and I took our little one out to Niagara Falls for the first time. It’s only one town out, so it’s…

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          Niagara Falls tourism enjoys “record summer,” leaders face off-season challenge

          From WBFO.org: Niagara Falls enjoyed a record summer for tourism, according to local tourism leaders. The Niagara USA Official Visitors Center reports assisting more than 103,000 guests during the summer of 2016. The Center estimates that to be a 16 percent increase from the previous summer tourist season. Changes that helped boost the local tourist…

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          Your Best Shot

          The Times-Union (in Albany NY) invites readers to send in their photos. Recently someone sent in a picture of their grandchild at Niagara Falls.

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          Only 1 day left for the Hilton Niagara Fall High School Musical Package!

          This offer is over now, but I still wanted to post about it… Last Friday I received the latest newsletter from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview web site.

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