Niagara Falls State Park winter pictures

    A couple of weeks ago I posted that I had been to Niagara Falls State Park and taken some nice pictures of the Falls from the American side. Well, apparently I never posted the pictures. Sorry! I took 48 pictures and you can see them in the Niagara Falls State Park section of the Niagara…

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      Council OKs golf course expansion

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Grand Niagara golf course got city approval to expand its resort, but still needs to overcome opposition from its Grassy Brook Road neighbours to get the road closures a resort representative says it needs. “That’s the talk of the town where we live,” said Denis Boulet, summing up the rural…

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        U.S. to issue passport alternative this spring

        Regular visitor Lisa from Rochester sent me this link… From USA Today: Starting Feb. 1, U.S. residents who travel frequently by land or sea between the USA and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda can apply for a cheaper, wallet-sized alternative to a traditional passport, which is already required for all air travel outside the…

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          Winter Festival of Lights – Winter 2005/2006

          I know I’m late with this, but as they say… better late than never. At the beginning of January, I posted that the Winter Festival of Lights had been extended for a week and that I was hoping to get out and take some pictures. I did indeed take some pictures, and I’ve finally gotten…

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          ‘Progress’ on Casino Niagara lease, but talks ongoing

          From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario Lottery and Gaming and Canadian Niagara Hotels have made progress in talks to keep Casino Niagara in the location it has occupied since 1996, more than two years after Premier Dalton McGuinty told OLG to “get a deal.” “There has been some positive progress,” said Dino A. DiCienzo, vice-president…

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            New “Fun Pass” on Clifton Hill

            Late last week (Thursday or Friday I think), the Fun Pass offered for many of the Clifton Hill attractions was expanded. Prior to this, for $25, the Fun Pass used to include the following: Niagara SkyWheel Movieland Wax Museum Galaxy Golf or Dinosaur Park Miniature Golf Ghost Blasters Cosmic Coaster (FX ride) 10 or 15…

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            Perfect tourism model comes with a price

            From the Western Star: Sometimes, you hear complaints about the lack of professionalism in this province’s tourism industry — about the way that standards, quality and the skills and training of tourism staff vary wildly, depending on which establishment you go to. Three different bed and breakfasts will have three different levels of service and…

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