$9 entrance for locals to Fallsview Waterpark

    I forgot to mention ths earlier in the week… I saw an ad in Saturday’s Niagara Falls Review for the Fallsview Waterpark. It said on from May 16 – 18 (Tuesday to Thursday of this week), locals could pay $9 to go to the Fallsview Waterpark with the proceeds going to charity. Apparently all you…

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    Our visits to the Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls, NY

    Near the beginning of November I posted about a Groupon for the Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls, NY. Last year we bought one of the family passes as a Christmas gift, and it was one of the best values! We went half a dozen times as a family (5 of us) for a total…

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    Facebook’s top checked-in locations in Canada in 2014

    From the Simcoe Reformer (includes a brief photo slideshow): What Canadian places did we visit most last year? According to data from Facebook, Niagara Falls and Toronto’s Rogers Centre were the most visited.

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      ‘I may not have done this if somebody had told me how tough this would be to sell to the locals’

      From the Niagara Falls Review: It was supposed to be a five-year plan to prove the doubters wrong. Five years to show that big-time theatre couldn’t just survive in Niagara Falls, but thrive. Alas, Silver Mist Productions was off the mark. It only took two years. “Right now, we’re three years ahead of schedule,” says…

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        New Year’s Eve party sign

        I’ve mentioned a couple of times about the New Year’s Eve party in Queen Victoria Park. I also clarified in a comment on one of those posts that CH Hamilton will be boadcasting the party. You’d think such a big party would have a better sign. This looks very cheap:

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        Trying to get caught up before the year ends

        You may have noticed that my posting over the last few days has been sparse. I’ve been still collecting links and pictures to post, I just haven’t posted them. Well, I had some time today, and I have 30+ things that will be posted over the next 4 days. Sorry for overwhelming you! Most of…

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          Galaxy Golf almost ready to open

          Galaxy Golf looks like it will be open soon. They’ve done a lot of work on the sidewalk around the side of the building, with the ticket booth, and with the signage: The front booth and entrance are nearly completion. The hole near the entrance looks like a dragon (it used to be an Egyption…

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            It’s lights, camera, Falls, as city stars on GMA

            From the Medina Journal-Register: The American Falls left a lasting impression on the crew of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “It’s beautiful and a really amazing place,” anchor Diane Sawyer told the Niagara Gazette after the two-hour nationally televised show wrapped up Tuesday morning. “How many rainbows can you deliver?” Sawyer was referring to the everlasting…

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