On Monday I received the latest email newsletter from the Americana Waterpark Resort. The offer is for tonight… To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay Informed with the Americana Newsletter” link on the left of the every page of the Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.
Surprisingly this article from the Sudbury Star talks about Harry Oakes but doesn’t mention at all his time in Niagara Falls or his contributions to the city, and the many locations that are named after him. For those who don’t know, Harry Oakes is connected to Oakes Garden Theatre (at the foot of Clifton Hill), Oak Hall (the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Toss those pumpkins. Put the costumes away. Hide the Halloween stuff. It’s time for another Winter Festival of Lights… “We’re the top (lights festival) in Canada,” says festival general manager Dino Fazio. “Nobody touches us in Canada. In America, after this year we’ll definitely rank top two, if not No….
Someone with a LiveJournal blog posted about their upcoming trip to Niagara Falls: …off we go on our romantic early-valentines getaway at Niagara Falls! our hotel was booked about a week ago: King Bed Whirlpool Jacuzzi Suite =) i was smart enough to tell him to book it early because now, the price for our…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Weather conditions can play havoc with construction schedules, especially those taking place near the brink of the Horseshoe Falls. But this is one project that was kept right on time. For its project, the Niagara Parks Commission spent about $30,000 and used the latest technology, including an intricate GPS system,…
What on earth were they thinking? Last year I posted that the Travelodge by the Falls had renovated one of their end rooms that was beside Victoria Avenue, and someone rented it and turned it into a Pit Stop (a snack bar). That didn’t seem to do that well, and a store called High Times…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): There’s a new effort to spark tourism in Niagara Falls by building more attractions for visitors. Leaders say this one differs from others because it seeks to target certain types of development in a specific area, and that funding decisions will be made locally. $3 million in…
Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from Safari Niagara.
WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo has a report (with video) of the Holiday Lights of the Niagara Trail: Families can now visit the Holiday Lights of the Niagara Trail. The first lighting took place Wednesday night. There are 50 displays located throughout Hyde Park in Niagara Falls. There are an additional 10 displays on Pine…