Niagara Falls Canada – A Summer Family Vacation Destination Where Families Can Unplug and Reconnect

    From Hospitality.net: How the family vacation has changed. The Alphabet Game has been replaced by personal DVD players on the annual road trip. And the kids’ favorite hotel amenity isn’t the swimming pool anymore; it’s the in-room video games. There are precious few places where children can unplug without pleading boredom, and where parents feel…

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      Thai Express / Villa Madina Mediterranean Cuisine update

      The restaurant being built at the Admiral Inn looks like it is almost finished. It is actually under two different brands: Thai Express and Villa Madina Mediterranean Cuisine. It seems like there are a lot of Mediterranean places opening lately. Note: Since I took this picture a couple of days ago, they’ve put up signs…

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        Table Rock Place construction almost complete

        I haven’t heard anything else about Niagara’s Fury and whether or not it will be open today. However, the other day I took a couple of pictures of the contruction going on at Table Rock Place, and it looks almost done.

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          Letter piques interest at Parks

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The Review put calls out to all Niagara Parks Commissioners about Jay Cochrane’s request to walk over the Horseshoe Falls. Here’s what they had to say:

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          Niagara Parks opens river boat bidding

          From Buffalo Business First (the Niagara Falls Review also has a different article): Want to operate a tour boat from the Canadian shores of the lower Niagara River? Then, the Niagara Parks Commission wants to hear from you and your company. The parks commission, Friday afternoon, set a Nov. 24 deadline for any company to…

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          2017 TOP 100 FESTIVALS & EVENTS IN ONTARIO ANNOUNCED

          The City of Niagara Falls sent out a newsletter recently that highlighted the fact that a few Niagara Falls events were in the list of top 100 events in 2017 in Ontario. Niagara Falls Canada Day Celebration (Niagara Falls) Jun 30 – Jul 2 Niagara Falls Santa Claus Parade (Niagara Falls) Nov 18 *OPG Winter…

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          Killer Whales: Tanks and Tensions

          This isn’t really Niagara Falls related, but it does involve Killer/Orca Whales, which of course ties into Marineland. It seems that Marineland has stayed under the radar this year when it comes to their whales. I haven’t heard of many (if any) protests. I thought there might be more coverage after the tragedy at SeaWorld…

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          Merry Christmas to all!

          Merry Christmas to you all. I hope you have an enjoyable and safe holiday with your family! Note: Image from Niagara Falls Tourism.com

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            Tourism bouncing back: Survey

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls Tourism in the first quarter of 2006 was “awesome,” said Niagara Falls Tourism’s new manager and operators are looking forward to healthy second and third quarters, too. “The first quarter of ’06 was great,” said Anna Pierce, who took over the organization in May. “We had fantastic numbers….

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