From the Niagara Falls Review: The very name engenders a sense of excitement. For decades, the magnificent splendor and awe-inspiring power of the area has cultivated a feeling of wonder, tinged with more than a little reverence. Writers, artists and countless throngs of squealing tourists have thrilled to the sight of the emerald cascades or…
Earlier this week I was sent this by the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton: The City of Niagara Falls was selected as one of only 200 host celebrations communities across Canada for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Torch Relay. On Sunday, December 20, the Olympic Flame passed in front of the Doubletree Fallsview…
This isn’t exactly in the main tourist district, but I was emailed about this so I figured I’d pass it along… Chris Tollins and his wife have opened a new café and boutique in Niagara Falls called Creme de la Crema. It has been their dream for a while to do this, and with the…
I’m sure there are many sites out there that have some video or other, but The Indignants has a 5-minute video on YouTube that certainly gives you a good idea of what it was like to be there.
Last week I received this email newsletter from Niagara Falls Tourism:
From the Niagara Falls Review: The provincial government is doing its part to help Ontario’s tourism industry, and the roughly 300,000 people who depend on it for all or part of their living, through challenging times. That’s the message Tourism Minister Monique Smith delivered during a luncheon meeting sponsored by the Niagara Falls Chamber of…
From the Niagara Gazette: Destination Niagara USA, the renamed tourism bureau of Niagara County, has thrown financial support behind a local push to install wireless Internet equipment on Old Falls Street. The Wi-Fi pilot program, which would allow up to 4,000 simultaneous users to access the web on their telephones, laptops and tablets, is being…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from Safari Niagara.
RT @sccniagara: We’re getting ready for the biggest NewYearsEve party in niagara falls.Take a look at this amazing video from last year. …
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including some pictures): It had been several years since we’ve been there in winter. Niagara is gorgeous that time of year with ice everywhere. And you’d be surprised how popular it is in the cold! There were lots of other people milling…