Twitter updates for 2010-07-06

I just saw a kid with a Crunchicreme cone from Sweets & Treats on Clifton Hill. It's so hot out… I'd love to have one! I'm jealous 🙂 # I just had a a car stop with 4 people in it and ask me where the closest food bank is. I felt bad as I…

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My wild ride on a Whirlpool Jet Boat

Twitter can be a great thing. I’ve been able to get in contact with many operators that I otherwise might not have. One of those is Brad Billard, Director of Marketing & Promotions for Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. I was in contact with him much earlier in the year about possibly getting some passes so…

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Twitter updates for 2010-07-05

I uploaded a YouTube video — Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours in Summer 2010 http://youtu.be/gOpi2fT_K9Q?a # Bravo! Pizzeria + Grill on Ferry St is now open # I was on Stanley and was asked where there was a patio they could get a beer. They were happy to hear about Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville # I just…

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Photographing The Falls

The NileGuide has a page about photographing Niagara Falls (including some pictures): Everyone who visits Niagara Falls wants to preserve the memory in photographs, and no wonder. The Falls are one of the world’s most important and most visited destinations. And they are awesomely beautiful And so are you! But how can you capture the…

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Visitor center now open; some work still unfinished

From the Buffalo News: The Niagara USA Visitor Center, operated by the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation, is now open to visitors. Major construction on the building at 10 Rainbow Blvd. has been completed, but display installation and work on final interior details are still in progress. An official grand opening is slated for late…

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Recalling ‘Niagara Miracle’ 50 years later

From the Tonawanda News: Roger Woodward still remembers how bored and lonely he was that day, July 9, 1960, until a family friend invited him for a boat ride on the upper Niagara River. Seven years old then, he didn’t even know where he was going, but he was sure it would be a good…

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Twitter updates for 2010-07-03

@cpadick It's not a guitar. It's a balloon sword. in reply to cpadick # This "Notice of Application and Public Meeting" was up outside the Fallsview Inn on Stanley Avenue. Apparently the http://twitpic.com/223lpe # These stilt-walkers were outside of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville restaurant on Friday. http://twitpic.com/223k6c # The old house between the Ramada and GooEe…

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Celebrate Canada Day all weekend at Safari Niagara

On Wednesday I received the following email newsletter from Safari Niagara. They have a special deal on for this holiday weekend. To subscribe to “Yak It Up”, the Safari Niagara newsletter, click on the subscribe link at the top of any page.

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Bravo! Pizzeria + Grill opening soon

They have done a lot of work on the old Capri Restaurant building. It’s hard to believe it is the same place! I don’t know when they will be opening, but it will be very soon. Virtually everything on the outside and inside look done.

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