The August 2015 Entertainment Line Up is On Sale
Here is the newsletter announcing the August 2015 entertainment line-up at the Fallsview Casino Resort:
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Niagara Falls Images: Autumn 2006
With all of the snow we’ve been having lately, I thought I’d post some pictures from a slightly warmer time. Last Fall I took some pictures along the parkway, but never posted them. I present them today as my regular Friday images feature: View all of the pictures in the Niagara Falls in Autumn 2006…
Terence in Niagara Falls << Terence in Canada
Someone with a WordPress blog posted about a trip to Niagara Falls: So where were we, ah yes, Terence in Niagara Falls, already seven weeks ago, but definitely worth mentioning. On Sunday the 17th of May, I took the bus to Niagara Falls, to see the Falls, 😉 . Once I arrived in Niagara Falls,…
Big Weekend a Bit Bust for Tourism
From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Another long Fourth of July weekend has come and gone, and many in the tourism industry here are left feeling that the sun-drenched holiday missed yet another opportunity to capitalize on as many as 100,000 who passed through town, for the most part briefly, on their way to the state…
The Great Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope
On June 30 I posted about one of Blondin’s trips across the gorge. The Nashua Telegraph has some more detailed information (more than the blurb I put below): Dressed in pink tights and a yellow tunic, world-class funambulist Jean-Francois Gravelet (better known as The Great Blondin due to his fair hair) became the first person…
More on Niagara Falls PBS documentary
Yesterday I posted about a new Niagara Falls documentary that will be shown on PBS. It originated with the local PBS affiliate, WNED. I went to their web site, and they have a page about the production with some more information than the article had. You can read more on the WNED site.
Niagara SkyWheel is now open
It looks like the Niagara Skywheel opened sometime last night and is now taking passengers!
The Amazing Race Canada: The show gets underway
From Macleans.ca: The following sequence unfolds each and every time a Canadian broadcaster announces it will reproduce an American reality TV series: there’s buzz and build-up and vows to submit an application, followed by lameness and let-down and a national handwringing. The person who wrote this article was not impressed by the choice of the…
Dinosaur Adventure Golf pictures
If you haven’t been down Clifton Hill yet to see the dinosaurs at Dinosaur Adventure Golf, you really should make time. They look amazing! I’m pretty sure we’re bringing the kids down today to play one of the courses. They are very excited 🙂
Chamber survey reveals disappointment with casinos’ impact on city
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls has not experienced the kind of benefits from hosting casinos the province of Ontario promised and the government should re-evaluate its casino policies, a survey conducted by the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce suggests. “I don’t feel the community is getting the bang for the buck that it…