Howard Hillman is a well-known travel writer. He has a web site called Hillman Wonders of the World. I’m not sure how the rankings come about, but currently Niagara Falls is ranked 88th. Why Niagara Falls is special It is one of the mightiest falls on earth. Although Niagara Falls is smaller and less breathtaking…
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…
RT @Bullet_News: TV audience up for New Year's Eve in Niagara Falls http://t.co/bgusXCcF #
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Americana Conference Resort Spa & Waterpark.
As Lonny mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the City of Niagara Falls has information about the steel structure behind the Niagara SkyWheel. The attraction will be called Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf. The city web site doesn’t really have any other information on it. It says it is new construction and that it is currently…
Another great article about the Marinlenad/SeaWorld court case, this time from the Toronto Star: Ikaika, an eight-year-old male killer whale at Marineland in Niagara Falls, is the equivalent of a troubled teenager. He is full of sexual energy, has a violent family tree and a pattern of aggressive behaviour that often leaves him swimming alone….
This past Monday we went to Marineland. While we were there, I picked up my season’s pass, and we will definitely be going back. General Observations All of the water was a lot cleaner than previous visits. This includes the water in the aquarium, the Orca tanks, and the Beluga tanks The show in the…
I’m not sure what it was for, but there was some filming going on yesterday on Clifton Hill. When I was by, there was a bunch of people and equipment outside Boston Pizza and by the concessions underneath Boston Pizza (Spuds and Sweets & Treats). Most of the people standing around seemed to be of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The U.S. ambassador to Canada says the tourism industry won’t suffer under a new American law requiring travellers to show passports before entering the U.S. Tourism officials here, though, beg to differ. The way Arlene White sees it, the more stringent border-identification policy – the first phase is set to…
One of my alerts took me to a Windows Live Spaces blog where a person named Reshma writes about her visit to Niagara Falls: Yesterday I spent the entire day visiting the sights in Niagara Falls. I’d bought the Adventure Pass and decided to take full advantage of it – Maid of the Mist, Journey…