Maid of the Mist leaflet

    One of the most popular attractions in Niagara Falls is the Maid of Mist boat ride to the base of the Horseshoe Falls. In one form or another, the boats have been making the trips for almost 160 years! In recent years, the land above them have been developed into an open plaza. I’ve scanned…

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    TOP 10: No. 4 — Several area hotels get great news in 2011

    The Niagara Gazette is going through their list of top 10 stories of the year. I’m sure many of them are working linking to, but I’ll post this one, and then you can follow links on that page to other articles. The calendar year has been anything but vanilla for the hotel industry in Niagara…

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    Supporting AccessNiagara and the Niagara Falls Blog

    Note: I am not asking for anything here. I’m just sharing some information. Yesterday I received an email that I had received a donation via PayPal. I had totally forgotten I had this setup. A few years ago I setup a page at http://accessniagara.com/donate.php where people could make a donation. I think this is only the…

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      grace jingco-canada – Canada Trip Day 3, Niagara:09.07.07

      Someone with a Multiply.com blog has posted a lot (and I mean a lot) of pictures form their recent trip to Niagara Falls. from Mississagua, it took us about a little over an hour to Niagara Falls… went to Casino Niagara… Waves Indoor Waterpark… and those interesting shops at Falls Avenue… it was great to…

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        Getaways designed for family fun

        From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: One of these trips is sure to tantalize any family thinking about a vacation: … For water lovers: A new giant six-story indoor Fallsview Waterpark has opened at Niagara Falls, Ontario. The waterpark is across the street from Niagara Falls and is connected by an indoor passage to three hotels. One…

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          Parks commission set to unleash The Fury

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is keeping a tight lid on details about its upcoming new attraction at Table Rock. At least, that’s the marketing strategy so far. The commission has hired St. Catharines-based public relations firm OEB Enterprise to start laying clues about Niagara’s Fury, a new high-tech attraction opening…

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          Windows by Jamie Kennedy restaurant

          Last year it was announced that famous chef Jamie Kennedy was going to be starting a restaurant that is part of the Canadian Niagara Hotels property. Windows by Jamie Kennedy – Niagara Falls now has a web site. There are short bios of Jamie Kennedy (responsible for the food) and Tony Aspler (responsible for the…

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            Casino Niagara Turns 10

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Two Superman movies – 25 years apart – are good reminders of how much Casino Niagara has transformed Niagara Falls, casino spokesman Greg Medulun says. “The Superman II movie was filmed here in the early ’80s. The movie showed a pink bearskin rug in a honeymoon suite. That was the…

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            Marineland and OSPCA continue sparring

            From the Niagara Falls Review: It didn’t take long for Marineland and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) to renew hostilities. A week after 11 charges of animal cruelty filed by OSPCA against the park were dropped in a Niagara Falls courtroom, the two sides were once again chirping at…

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