Ice Boom Thwarts Nature and Tourism for the Profit of NYPA

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: It’s been over ten years now since I addressed New York Power Authority executives at their re-licensing hearing seeking the elimination of the ice boom on Lake Erie – Niagara River.

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$85 Niagara Falls Romance Package

Last Tuesday I received a newsletter from Canadian Niagara Hotels (the Falls Ave people): To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address near the middle of the page.

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Marineland threatens to sue former trainer for more than $1 million

From the Toronto Star: Marineland has threatened to sue former senior trainer Christine Santos for “well in excess of $1 million” for telling the Star its lone killer whale Kiska was bleeding sporadically from her tail. In a five-page letter to Santos, lawyer Andrew Burns accuses her of having made statements “in complete carelessness, reckless and/or…

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A visit to Niagara Falls USA

From the Norwalk Reflector: My wife, Jodie, and I are celebrating our 20th anniversary. We were married Aug. 3, 1996 and honeymooned in early October of that year, taking an East Coast cruise that included stops in Rhode Island, Maine and Nova Scotia before returning to New York City. So to celebrate our 20th, we…

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    The Most Affordable Vacation Getaway

    Niagara Hospitality Hotels Inc, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls, has sent out a newsletter. They are promoting a package. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Special Offers link on the main page of their site.

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    Fixing the Falls: Downtown still under development

    From the Niagara Gazette: The DiCienzio family has been doing hotel business on both sides of the border in Niagara Falls for years. In 2007, the family business, Canadian Niagara Hotels, sold the old Holiday Inn at the corner of Third Street and Rainbow Boulevard to make way for its demolition as part of the…

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    Christmas break

    I’m going to be on vacation for the next week or so, and I’m not sure how much I’m going to be in the Falls. If anything exciting happens, be sure to let me know. There may be a few postings that I get put up, as I’ve got a few almost ready. If not,…

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    Hilton tops out!

    The Hilton has recently topped out with their new cupola, it is a domed band shell-shaped feature that will be the hotel’s crown. In their renderings they also show a flag pole, so that may actually be the official pinnacle when it is completed, but this has more of an inspiration.

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