Niagara SkyWheel almost ready to go again.

UPDATE: I wrote this post yesterday (Thursday) and scheduled it to go up this morning. It turns out that the SkyWheel actually opened yesterday at dinner time. The Niagara SkyWheel took a couple of weeks to come down, and was down for about 6 weeks. I was wondering if it would get open for this…

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Preparing to Drop The Guitar in The Falls!

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): The scaffolding is being set up, the stage will soon be in place, and the thousands will soon jam down Old Falls Street, as 2012 will be ushered in in fine musical fashion. For the third year, The Hard Rock Guitar Drop will bring in the new…

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    Fall Festival Specials at the Americana Resort, Niagara Falls

    Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Americana Conference Resort & Spa. They are promoting special Fall packages, a Beauty & the Beast package, and a “Cosmopolitan reception” To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay informed…” link on the left of the every page of the Americana Conference Resort & Spa…

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    Possible drowning at Niagara Falls hotel

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Paramedics took away a patient from a Centre Street hotel last night after responding to an unconfirmed report of a drowning. Firefighters, police and paramedics responded to the Days Inn and Suites, at 5068 Centre St. at about 9:15 p.m. An ambulance could be seen parked at the front door,…

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    Twitter updates for 2009-08-25

    "Ride to the top in our yellow bug elevators and see the view that made the Falls famous!" (Part of the promo outside Skylon Tower) # http://twitpic.com/f8blk – I told you it was a nice day! # The Rainforest Cafe frog mascot is out today taking pictures with the kids. http://myloc.me/r48H # I'm walking down…

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    Niagara Falls – Bring lots of money << Ken's-Place

    Someone with a WordPress blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: “Bring lots of money”, that was my brother’s advice when I told him where we were going for our vacation. Turns out he knew what he was talking about. Despite finding clean, affordable accommodations within easy walking distance of the Falls,…

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    Border requirements impact local tourism

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The Canadian tourism industry is experiencing its longest period of decline since the 9-11 terrorist attacks almost eight years ago, according to Statistics Canada report released Monday. But if the recent experience of the Niagara Parks Commission is a good indication of what’s happening elsewhere in Niagara, Ontario and across…

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