Clifton Hill Update – August 2011
On Monday I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
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No more Little Caesars on Victoria Avenue?
It would appear so. I don’t know when the change was made, but all of the signage at the former Little Caesars location on Victoria Avenue is gone, and the signs now have the name
It’s a beautiful day (or so the U2 song said at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville)
I took these pictures along Queen Victoria Park, and commented out loud how it was a beautiful day. Then when we walked past Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, that U2 song was playing.
Lobster Fest returns to Buchanans Chophouse
Last week I received the following email from the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls: Lobster Fest returns to Buchanans Chophouse – located atrium level inside Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton on Fallsview Boulevard. Add a 6 oz. Lobster Tail to any dinner entree for only $7.95. Offer valid…
Experience Niagara! Accommodation and Attraction Packages
I don’t remember signing up for it, and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten one before, but apparently Niagara Falls Tourism has an email newsletter. I received this earlier in the week:
Don’t throw it away—share the science
From Buffalo.com: Science is a living, breathing thing, constantly changing and growing to fit our needs and leaving relics of past experiments to rot away. Now these pieces of technology are preserved and proudly displayed at the Niagara Science Museum. Check out some of these cool artifacts at the museum’s first ever community open house…
Will Niagara Falls become a winter wonderland?
From the Buffalo News: In March, Ellicottville native and Idaho developer Mark Rivers revealed his plans to make downtown Niagara Falls a winter tourism haven, complete with a strip of speciality international and regional vendors. Rivers has been busy securing vendors and marketing the festival, but not without questions from City Council Chairman Sam Fruscione….
More on Nik Wallenda’s attempt to walk across the Falls
The articles about Nik Wallenda’s proposal to walk over Niagara Falls on a high-wire keep appearing. Here are some more from the last week or so… Irondequoit Post – Man plans high wire walk over Niagara Falls WIVB Channel 4 – Officials to meet on high-wire walk Macomb Daily – Officials to meet on high-wire…
Daredevil takes flight in the Falls
From the Niagara Falls Review: Many visitors to Niagara Falls say one of the best ways to view the city is from the air. As such, Rob Roy Collins is looking forward to taking his first helicopter ride when he visits Niagara on Wednesday. The 33-year-old’s trip, however, will be a little different than most…
Wallenda meets with Canadians, NPC slams wirewalk as ‘not appropriate’
From the Niagara Falls Review (includes article, video, and pictures): After his first meeting with officials on the Canadian side of the Niagara River on Thursday, Nik Wallenda was careful to walk a fine line of cautious optimism despite the fact the Niagara Parks Commission outright opposes his idea to cross the Horseshoe Falls on…