New (human) sundial clock at Doubletree Niagara Falls

I recently heard that the Doubletree Niagara Falls has added a sundial to one of their green spaces. Apparently it is a one where you stand in the right spot and your shadow tells the time. here is the information: Sundials come in a wide range of different types, though by far one of the…

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    Clifton Hill Billboard Finished

    I know, I know… I keep posting about this. But I think this will be the last one. In the last post, I mentioned that it looked like they had messed up on the size of the billboard. Well, it turns out I was wrong. I know the picture below isn’t very clear, but you…

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    ‘It’s almost game time’

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Nik Wallenda was driving across the Rainbow Bridge Wednesday when he looked over and saw the result of months of planning and hard work. The five-centimetre-wide wire he’ll use to walk across Niagara Falls Friday night was installed, and Wallenda was seeing it in place for the first time. “When…

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    NIAGARA DISCOVERIES: Bridges at mighty Niagara Falls

    From the Niagara Gazette: Last week marked the 79th anniversary of the collapse of the Upper Steel Arch Bridge (better known as the “Honeymoon” Bridge). Opened in 1898, it was the third of four bridges

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      Clifton Hill Resorts Update – Mid July 2007

      On Tuesday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. They are promoting the same sorts of packages they always promote. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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      TRAVEL: No delays blamed on new border rules

      From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: If you’re a U.S. citizen lacking the proper documentation for that return trip from Canada, don’t panic. After all those warnings that you needed to be in full compliance by June 1 — when the new rules took effect — the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reminded motorists…

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      Happy New Year 2017!

      (Literally) from my home to your’s… Happy New Year! I know lots of people seem to think that 2016 was a tough year, with a lot of contention, division, and loss. I guess I can understand that, but in my personal life, things went well. On the web site side of things, I feel that…

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        The Pit Stop is open

        I’ve posted a couple of times about the changes at the Travelodge in order to make room for a snack bar of some sort. Well, the place still doesn’t look very fancy, but at least it has a name: The Pit Stop.

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          October Clifton Hill Resorts Newsletter

          Of all the area newsletters I subscribe to, the Clifton Hill Resorts newsletter is by far the best. It is lengthy, colourful, and provides some good content. It is, however, quite repetitive in what it includes. They sometimes seem to include the same specials every month, with a couple of dates changed. It makes you…

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