Best Western keycard (yet another type)
Another in my series of hotel room keycards… This is now the 3rd variation of a Best Western keycard that I’ve found.
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Bikers rally
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was the first Niagara Biker Rally, and judging by the tremendous response, it won’t be the last. The aim was to bring hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts from across Canada to town during the Father’s Day weekend to see what the Niagara area has to offer and to raise money…
Movieland Wax Museum of Stars in Spring 2010 (pictures)
I’ve visited Movieland Wax Museum of Stars on Clifton Hill many times before, but hadn’t walked through it in the last couple of years. I’ve tweeted and posted about some new figures that were there, but I hadn’t actually seem them myself. A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to go in again,…
Clifton Hill Resort Update – Mid June 2010
On Friday 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.
Twitter updates for 2010-06-19
I uploaded a YouTube video — Dinosaur Park in Spring 2010 http://youtu.be/gXYUqrt2uFc?a # This was a nice looking photo album I saw in the Niagara Falls IMAX Theatre gift shop http://twitpic.com/1y81xu # I uploaded a YouTube video — Brick City in Summer 2010 http://youtu.be/g5aZspoogp4?a # Apparently the new nightclub at Dave and Buster's is opening…
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, the Newest Niagara Falls Restaurant, Opens Friday, June 18 on Fallsview Boulevard
From a PR Web press release: Margaritaville Canada Ltd. announced today that the much anticipated grand opening of their first Canadian restaurant in Niagara Falls, Ontario was greeted by thousands of adoring fans of the popular escapist dining concept. “We’re extremely excited to open our first Canadian location just in time for the summer season…
Bad drivers Niagara-bound
From the Niagara Falls Review: Stay off the Niagara Parkway! Some bad drivers will be Niagara-bound when “Canada’s Worst Driver” films an episode in Niagara Falls. The Niagara Parks Commission approved a request from Proper Television, the company that produces the show for the Discovery Channel. That company wants to use Niagara Falls as the…
New NPC member sworn in
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara-on-the-Lake chamber of commerce director Janice Thomson took her place at the Niagara Parks Commission Friday, the latest government appointment to the agency responsible for managing the area around the falls.
Twitter updates for 2010-06-18
I just went into Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. All I can say for now is WOW!!! I'll post a few notes later… # RT @BIRDKINGDOM: Bird Kingdom Admission Tickets are on SALE on-line at 50% OFF for Father's Day Weekend!… http://fb.me/B1sRM37n # On TV I watched some of Breakfast Television live from Niagara Falls this morning….
History of falls rife with high-wire stunts
From the Buffalo News: For 150 years, stunt performers have been drawn to Niagara Falls to test their courage, showmanship and sense of balance on a thin wire suspended far above the powerful currents. Tightrope walking is rare today and has been banned over the falls by governments on both sides of the border. But…