Another Google Alert led me to a blog where someone mentioned coming to Niagara Falls. There was nothing terribly exciting about her visit, but her closing comments were interesting: We couldn’t believe that for such a touristy place the town of Niagara is really well ….. a hole! The falls and this crazy street call…
From CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Finance Canada: Great Wolf Lodge has been awarded the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) Award for Excellence in Human Resources and was also a finalist for the Air Canada Business of the Year Award. The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) hosted the annual 2012 Canadian…
I haven’t had a chance yet to see Jay Cochrane walk the wire from the Skylon Tower to the Hilton Fallsview tower. I’ve seen him before and thought it was an excellent show. Apparently there are a couple of great ways to see the walk. The first is to be there in person. You can…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: No nuptials at Niagara Falls? Jones Beach off limits on a 90-degree day? The “Grand Canyon of the East” devoid of campers? New York’s state parks system, the nation’s oldest, is facing another round of funding cuts that is likely to result in the first budget-related closures in the…
I came across this picture today: The photographer describes it this way: Interesting how you can move about and make things appear differently than they are. My photography class took a trip to Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls and we took hundreds of very good images. I liked this one in which the King Kong…
As you know, I had a season pass to Marineland and went half a dozen times this year. During one of my visits in July, I took pictures of many of the rides, and I’ve now posted them in a gallery. As is always the case, you can see some of the thumbnails below, and…
From the Buffalo News: A renovated Niagara Adventure Theater in the Niagara Falls State Park Visitor Center marked its grand opening Thursday with a 40-minute movie on the history of the falls. â€ŔNiagara: Legends of Adventure,†which has been shown in Niagara Falls, Ont., for 21 years, made its official debut on the American side….
From the Niagara Falls Review: Wirewalker Jay Cochrane is ready to go – and if the weather co-operates today as expected – he will perform the first of his 20-storey walks this summer in the Fallsview district near the Skylon Tower. Wednesday’s rain prevented the 63-year-old world famous wirewalker from performing on America’s Fourth of…
From the Buffalo News: Ten years ago, when my job included reporting developments – or lack thereof – in downtown Niagara Falls, I was often asked where to find the best meal within a walk of the famed cataracts. My answers made hungry people sad. Three weeks ago, I found myself eating at a fine…
From Bullet News Niagara: If you know someone coming to visit our city, here’s a program you, and they should know about: Falls Avenue Resort has just launched Niagaralicious, a brand-new culinary experience that offers guests and locals the opportunity to enjoy specially crafted dinner menus at some of the city’s best restaurants. In the…