New Dinosaur Adventure Golf sign
Things are coming along nicely for the new Dinosaur Adventure Golf on Clifton Hill behind the Niagara SkyWheel. Yesterday they put up the signs. I think the eyeball looks cool!
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Sleep Cheap charity nears $1-million mark
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ten local charities that are being helped this year from the Sleep Cheap Charities Reap fundraiser will be using their money for everything from funding new equipment at the Boys & Girls Club to upgrades to kitchen facilities at the Niagara Falls Community Outreach. This year’s event generated $120,444.98, bringing…
You’ll have a howl at this family-first hotel
From the Vancouver Sun: Call it a cruise ship on land. The Great Wolf Lodge is unlike any other resort hotel in Canada, and one that despite being just a 10-minute drive from one of the greatest natural wonders of the world often compels guest to stay on-site for their entire vacation. “Our mission statement…
Falling for Niagara Falls in a big way
From Canada.com: Like Disneyland, Drumheller and a drive across Canada, Niagara Falls is one of those vacations on the familial bucket list. Renowned for a century as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World,” Niagara Falls is today built for families, offering accommodations, attractions and package deals much more in tune with nuclear families than newlyweds….
Hotels see rise in room occupancies
From Buffalo Business First: Hotel room occupancy rates continued to rise through the first quarter of the year, mirroring other local statistics and economic factors that show the hospitality industry is climbing out of its slump. According to statistics compiled by Smith Travel Research of Nashville, the occupancy rate in… Niagara Falls, hotel occupancy increased…
Twitter updates for 2011-05-12
They are laying down sod at the old Dinosaur Park location on Clifton Hill. It looks beautiful! http://twitpic.com/4wr3hm # Here is the new-look TGI Fridays on Victoria Ave. Almost done… http://twitpic.com/4wqger # There are lots of teens around on Clifton Hill. There must be a school trip… #
I’m falling behind…
Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been doing a very good job keeping up with things on the site. I’ll go several days without posting things, and then post a bunch over a couple of days, and then go days without posting things again. Don’t worry, I’m not abandoning the site. I…
Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview Completes Full Hotel Renovation; Hotel’s New Look Inspired by Scenic Niagara Falls
From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: Buffalo Lodging Associates is proud to announce that renovations have been completed at the Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview located at 6733 Fallsview Boulevard in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The 232-room, 15-story Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview is steps from the new Scotiabank Convention Centre…
Maid of the Mist’s future uncertain
From Buffalo Business First: The 2011 season for the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Corp. began Wednesday morning. But the bigger question is whether this will be the last year that the Niagara Falls, N.Y.-based company will be permitted to run its boats from the U.S. and Canadian shores of the lower Niagara River. At…
Setting sail under cloud of uncertainty
From the Buffalo News: Maid of the Mist workers Tuesday hurriedly prepared for the start of the upcoming tourist season — hoping it won’t be the last on the Canadian side for an iconic tour boat company that traces its roots back 126 years. The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Corp. has owned exclusive rights…