Nexus Use on the Rise

From the Niagara Falls Review: Border crossings in Niagara using Nexus now account for 12% of all bridge traffic according to the local bridge authorities. The agencies that manage the four bridges in the region put out a press release Tuesday saying a campaign to get more Nexus users in the first half of 2012…

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    Marineland development update (Topple Tower and Dragon Mountain)

    I think my most popular post ever was on the changes taking place at Dragon Mountain at Marineland. I had tried to get some information from Marineland, but hadn’t heard anything. I emailed them again, and got a nice response from Ann Marie Rondinelli, the Marketing Office Manager. I asked her about Topple Tower (I…

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    Twitter updates for 2010-05-18

    @hnhniagara Yes, I was by the other day and posted a couple of pictures on the blog in reply to hnhniagara #

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    Paramount Fine Foods at the Casino

    A quick update on Paramount, it looks to me they are open. They took over the Falls n Firkin location. Here is a photo of the outside of the restaurant I grabbed from their website.

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    Safari Niagara Park: Buy 1 Get 1 FREE for Sky Quest Ropes Course in August

    Earlier this week I received this email newsletter from Safari Niagara.

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    Zip line over Niagara Falls gorge set to open July 20

    From the Buffalo News: There’s a new thrill penetrating the mist of the Horseshoe Falls – folks zip lining, 2,200 feet over the Niagara Gorge. WildPlay MistRider Zipline is on track to debut Friday, but staffers, their friends and family members began testing the ride over the weekend. The official grand opening/ribbon-cutting is scheduled for…

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      Trip to Niagara Falls, 26-June-2009

      Someone with a Shutterfly account has posted 55 pictures of a recent trip to Niagara Falls: On 26-June-2009, I had the opportunity to visit Niagara Falls, Ontario with my visiting uncle Arne Carson and aunt Meri Carson. The trip included some of the classic stops of a Niagara Falls day trip including Niagara-on-the-Lake, a ride…

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        Pictures of Earth Hour in Niagara Falls

        On Saturday night the family piled into the mini-van and went to see how Earth Hour went in Niagara Falls. I guess you could say we did our part for Earth Hour since we didn’t have our house lights on at all 🙂 Here are my observations: Basically right at 8 pm most of the…

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        First Falls photo

        From Niagara This Week: It was a picture-perfect moment, over 170 years ago. The world known attraction in Niagara Falls will be getting back a piece of its history that was once thought to be lost. Now, 13 years after its re-discovery, one of the earliest known photos of the Falls will return to its…

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