Here is another book I saw at Renewed Thrift & Vintage in Welland, Ontario (see here for the other posting). It’s called Canada in Pictures (ISBN 0822546795) by Eric Braun. There wasn’t much information about Niagara Falls, other than this two-page photo.
I was out by Queen Victoria Park today around lunch and took this picture with my cell phone: You can see the stage in the background, concessions tents, and barriers. It looks like everything is ready to go for the big New Year’s Eve party tonight. While I was there, there were people on the…
The Inn by the Falls is a nice hotel on Victoria Avenue near Bender Street. They have a Notice of Public Meeting on the front of their lobby: The City of Niagara Falls Public Meeting Date – Monday, APril 3, 2006 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers, City Hall 4310 Queen Street, Niagara Falls File – AM-02/2006…
From Bullet News Niagara: Daredevil Nik Wallenda wants to establish a permanent theatre in Niagara Falls where he and members of his family can put on tightrope or aerial shows and other forms of circus entertainment. “I’ve always said I want to make Niagara Falls my second home,” the Florida-based Wallenda told Bullet News on…
Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Parks Police say emergency responders rescued a 71-year-old man from Germany who felll and injured himself while hiking in Niagara Gorge. At around 2:45 p.m., parks police, Niagara Falls firefighters and paramedics were called to the gorge in the area between Niagara Glen and Thompson’s Point. The man had been…
This is an interesting article from the Las Vegas Business Press. It talks about studies being done in Ontario, and in particular in Niagara Falls, to “‘study how casino design affects gambling’ with an eye toward suggesting how casinos can redesign themselves to be less conducive to gambling.” Why might casino operators be sensitive to…
Someone forwarded the latest Winter Festival of Lights newsletter to me. It is kind of long, but has lots of details about events surrounding the festival.
Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls. They are promoting various packages through the month of March. You can sign up for the mailings by visiting the Email Signup page on the Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls web site.
From the Buffalo News: Ways to influence the long-term future of the Robert Moses Parkway between Niagara Falls and Lewiston will be discussed at a meeting Wednesday in the Town of Lewiston. Organizations with an interest in the parkway have been invited to send one or two people “to present the concerns” of their groups….