Niagara Falls aquarium project halted

    From AmusementBusiness: Vancouver billionaire Jim Pattison has shelved a potential $100-million investment in a Niagara Falls entertainment site until he can assess the impact of new U.S. rules requiring all cross-border travelers to carry passports starting in January 2008, the Toronto Globe & Mail reports. The threat to U.S. travelers’ ability to move back and…

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    Brick City is back?!

    You may recall that Brick City used to be on Clifton Hill (in the old Adventure Dome). It was operated by Niagara Clifton Group. However, after a fire in 2014, it was closed, and eventually the building was demolished. I hadn’t heard anything about the Brick City attraction, so I assumed that it was gone…

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      A ‘Great American Vacation’ in our own backyard

      From the Buffalo News: Dave Price, weather anchor for â€ŔThe Early Show” on CBS, took one bite of an Anchor Bar chicken wing with suicide sauce Thursday morning and was too shocked to give the national weather report. â€ŔI can’t swallow right now,” Price choked into the camera as he stood at Terrapin Point on…

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      Twitter updates for 2010-01-06

      RT @NiagaraParksPR: 1/2 PRICE admission for locals @ the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory this Sunday! http://blog.niagaraparks.com/ # RT @Hilton_Niagara @niafallsreview $1 Museum Day this Sunday in Niagara Falls: NF residents look forward to every year http://bit.ly/7UPK28 #

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        Tourist Information Radio CJRN 710 AM

        Unfortunately I don’t have a website to refer you to, or anything that I can copy and paste into the posting, but I did want to post about this local radio station. CJRN 710 AM is called Tourist Information Radio. Quite frankly, I don’t think there is a whole lot that tourists would be interested…

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          Pattison shelves aquarium plans

          From the Globe and Mail: Vancouver billionaire Jim Pattison has shelved a potential $100-million investment in a Niagara Falls entertainment site until he can assess the progress and impact of new U.S. rules requiring all cross-border travellers to carry passports starting in January, 2008. The threat to U.S. travellers’ ability to move back and forth…

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            The Saysomsack’s: Re posting of Our First Week in Ontario

            Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: The other day we spent the evening in Niagara Falls. The falls are beautiful and the main street, Clifton Hill, had lots to see.

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            CliftonHill.com Launches New and Improved Website for Popular Niagara Falls Hotspot

            From a PR Web press release (via Yahoo! News): CliftonHill.com, the official web portal for the Clifton Hill Tourist Area, in Niagara Falls, Canada, announced the launch of its newly designed website today. The redesigned website, CliftonHill.com, makes it easier than ever to plan a getaway to the Niagara Falls’ premier entertainment and dining district….

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            International morning TV show features segments in Niagara Falls

            From the Buffalo News: Millions of viewers worldwide today tuned in for a show that was shot in Niagara Falls State Park. Univision Network’s international morning show, “Despierta America Live,” telecasted segments of its show from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the Prospect Point Observation Deck in the park.

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