Transamerican Road Trip: Day 15: Niagara Falls

    Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Drove to Niagara falls. Purchased ‘USA Discovery Pass’. Viewed IMAX movie regarding Niagara history. Went on ‘Maid of the Mist’ tour. Trolley to ‘Cave of the Winds’. Got soaking wet despite the ponchos. Got back on trolley, but…

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      The Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls Canada Announces Free Admission to a Popular Niagara Falls Attraction When Enjoying Niagara Fallsview Dining

      Wow, that’s a long title! The following is from a press release at Hospitality Net from the Skylon Tower: The Skylon Tower announces FREE admission to the popular Niagara Falls attraction Ride-to-the-Top and Indoor/Outdoor Observation Decks when dining. Visitors to Niagara Falls can combine the experience of this favorite Niagara Falls attraction with the best…

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      New openness at Parks

      From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s hard to know how many chairs to put out when you’re not sure who is coming to the party. The Niagara Parks Commission is gearing up now to accommodate the press and members of the public at its first public board meeting Friday, after more than a century of…

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      Cleaning up after the New Year’s Eve concert/broadcast

      It takes a lot to setup for the New Year’s Eve concert in Queen Victoria Park, and it also takes a lot to take everything down.

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        Cirque X abruptly ends in N.F., Ont.

        From Buffalo Business First: The circus has left town. In a surprise move, the operators of the Cirque Niagara show in Niagara Falls, Ont., have filed for bankruptcy, effectively closing the show after just two seasons. Cirque X Inc., Cirque Niagara’s parent company, filed for bankruptcy protection, listing liabilities of $6.7 million and assets of…

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        Niagara Go-Karts in Summer 2011

        If you travel into or out of Niagara Falls in the direction of Fort Erie/Buffalo, then you have driven by Niagara Go-Karts. Since it isn’t in the main tourist districts of Falls Avenue, Clifton Hill, or Fallsview Blvd, you may not have considered it, but you should. A week or so ago I went there…

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        Niagara riverman Ken Sloggett dead at 93

        From the Niagara Falls Review: If it was anything even remotely connected with Niagara’s daredevils, Riverman Ken Sloggett would be the first person I would turn to for information. He was so much more than just a news contact who had a wealth of information at his fingertips. Above all, he was a dear friend…

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          Loverboy headlines New Year’s Eve

          From the Niagara Falls Review: This New Year’s Eve, get ready to party like it’s … 1985. Not exactly going for the youth movement, the Niagara Parks Commission is instead banking on nostalgia to ring in 2008. Loverboy, Honeymoon Suite and former Styx lead singer Dennis DeYoung were announced late Monday for this year’s free…

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