Voted a Top 5 Waterpark in Canada for a 5th Year in a Row!
Earlier today I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort.
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Potato Jackets open on Ferry St beside Macs
A new restaurant opened up recently beside Macs on Ferry St. In the past it was a fortune teller location, but was normally closed and boarded up. It has been renovated and looks quite nice now. It is called Potato Jackets
“25 Places in Canada Every Family Should See” book
The other day I was at Coles book store in the Pen Centre where I was browsing the Canadiana books (there were lots of them because of the Canada 150 celebration). One that caught my eye was 25 Places in Canada Every Family Should See by Jody Robbins. As expected, there was a Niagara Falls…
Last Chance For Your Summer Getaway!
Earlier this week I received the latest newsletter from the Days Inn Niagara Falls Fallsview hotel.
Niagara Falls Looks to Develop Outdoor Recreation Activities
From US News and World Report: New York state wants to give tourists more to do when they visit Niagara Falls State Park and is asking developers to come forward with plans. Officials say they’re looking for a major private investment to improve hiking, biking, climbing, fishing and other outdoor activities along the Niagara River…
A couple of random Niagara Falls articles
I get Google Alerts for things that pertain to Niagara Falls. Neither of these stories are particularly tourism-related, but were still interesting, so I figured I’d share them… Niagara Gazette – A daughter’s journey: Minnesota woman’s trek to Niagara Falls turns up gift of family she never knew Pam Edwards, a native of Grand Rapids,…
A howling new record set in Niagara
From the Niagara Falls Review: Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls had extended a public invitation last week to people interested in setting a new world record for the most people howling like a wolf for a one minute. On Canada Day, 849 participants gathered in the back parking lot of the resort and gave…
Niagara Falls council wants ‘flawed’ casino RFP process stopped
From Niagara This Week: The city plans to explore all “available legal avenues” with the hopes of getting the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to halt the process of procuring a new operator for Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. At a special council meeting on June 22, council voted unanimously in support of…
Group wants ‘World Weather Center’ in Niagara Falls
From the Lockport Journal: A group pushing for a “World Weather Center” has decided it wants it to be located in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls City Council members may not be too hot on the idea. They’ve been asked to consider contributing $100,000 to the project with a well-known local meteorologist at its helm. When…
Canadian parks police pull man from waters above Horseshoe Falls
From the Niagara Gazette: An apparent suicidal man was grabbed by Canadian emergency personnel Sunday night as he stood in the waters above the brink of the Horseshoe Falls. Niagara Parks Police Service officials report that about 6:30 p.m Sunday they were alerted to a man standing waist-high in the waters of the upper Niagara…