Sleep Cheap rooms still available at “hidden treasures”

    From the Niagara Falls Review: There are about 1,000 rooms left in the Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap promotion, says Coun. Jim Didoati, the event’s co-ordinator. Rooms at some of the bigger hotels, including the three with waterparks, were snapped quickly after the annual charity event started on Friday. But some of the smaller hotels have…

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      It’s a beautiful day! (and a license plate hunt update)

      Today is quite a bit cooler out, but it is just gorgeous walking along the parkway. The sun is shining and there are huge, white fluffy clouds. It’s a beautiful day for a walk! As I’m out walking, I’m still looking around for new license plates. I’ve recently added several new plates to the License…

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      Marineland Canada Mournfully Reports The Passing Of Our Beloved Beluga Whale Gia

      From the Marineland Blog: Marineland Canada has received preliminary necropsy results on, Gia, a beluga whale who has called Marineland home since birth. Gia passed away suddenly at Marineland. Up until her passing, Gia appeared happy, healthy and a well-adjusted member of her pod. Gia was taken care of by a dedicated marine mammal care…

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      Niagara Falls State Park Named Top ‘Green’ Destination in New York

      From a press release found on Hospitality-1st.com: Niagara Falls State Park topped New York’s top ten green travel destinations Monday (April 26) by I Love New York, as part of the state tourism agency’s new “Green Heart NY” promotion initiative. “It’s truly fitting that New York’s oldest state park topped the list of green destinations…

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      Bollywood arrives in Niagara

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Standing across from President Barack Obama and his wife MIchelle are two stars from a blockbuster that made millions worldwide. Wax figures of Katrina Kaif and Salman Kahn are the newest additions to the Movieland Wax Museum of the Stars on Clifton Hill. The duo stared in 2012’s Ek Tha Tiger,…

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      Courtyard Marriott Opens in Niagara Falls

      From Buffalo Rising: BF Patel and family have opened Niagara Falls’ newest and most unique hotel in recent years. Originally built as a Chocolate Factory for the Niagara Chocolate Company in 1912, the building later became home to the northeast headquarters for Moore Business Forms employing thousands of Niagara Falls residents for decades. After Moore…

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      2 Great Offers – Escape with Marriott This Fall!

      A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email 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.

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      Floral showhouse all decked out for Christmas

      From Niagara This Week: There’s some tiny inhabitants amongst the poinsettias and other flowering plants populating the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse in its annual Christmas display. The display, which runs until Jan. 12 at the showhouse located along the Niagara Parkway, is for a second year showcasing miniatures obtained by the Niagara Parks Commission from…

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