Residents fell in love with Niagara Falls

From the Simcoe Reformer: When people got married in the 1940s and ’50s, their honeymoon was far more humble than the post-ceremony vacations today’s newlyweds take. There were no Mexican or Caribbean resorts or flying out west to see the mountains. Holiday entitlements were different then. It wasn’t unusual to be married on a weekend…

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New Saturday rock concert series announced in Falls

From the Buffalo News: The family-oriented free concerts on Saturday evenings in the former E. Dent Lackey Plaza are long gone, but downtown Niagara Falls soon will be rocking with a new Saturday night concert series that will be more upbeat and more modern and may appeal to a more diverse audience of active tourists…

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Niagara welcomes biker invasion

From the Niagara Falls Review: The last time bikers invaded Niagara Falls, tensions were high between police and Hells Angels members from across Canada. Eight years later, the roar of Harleys won’t be quite as ominous as bikers gather for Father’s Day weekend in June. The first annual Niagara Biker Rally aims to bring motorcycle…

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New NPC chair runs first meeting

From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Parks Commission approved its 2010 operating budget on Friday (May 21) at the first open session meeting under new chair Fay Booker. The commission approved the use of the Queenston Heights Park and the Falls parking lot for the Niagara Biker Rally. “We are approving this because it goes…

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Crystal Caves pamphlet

I wasn’t looking around for this, but the other day I saw a pamphlet for the Crystal Caves attraction on Oneida Lane under the Burger King just off Clifton Hill. I hadn’t seen one before, so I picked it up and scanned it. I have uploaded it in PDF format if you would like to…

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Twitter updates for 2010-05-25

@PeopleOFfbh on Clifton Hill in reply to PeopleOFfbh # @Ripleys_Niagara Based on what I saw of how it was setup, I'm sure it will look good in reply to Ripleys_Niagara # Just after lunch today there was some professional filming going on at the Ripley's museum. I wonder what it was for # There is…

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Niagara Falls Campground Opens New Splash Pad

From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: Bring your kids this summer to Campark Resorts in Niagara Falls. The park features daily supervised kids activities, theme weekends and not to mention a new Splash Pad. Campark Resorts camping has become the top family campground adding new facilities each year for the kids…

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Twitter updates for 2010-05-24

@PeopleOFfbh It is the new Hart & Huntington tattoo place that will be opening in Niagara Falls soon in reply to PeopleOFfbh # It's a gorgeous day and there are lots of people around # Here is a picture of the soon-to-be-opened Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Niagara Falls as of May 22, 2010. http://twitpic.com/1qnmtm #

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