From the Niagara Falls Review: While recently reading some Niagara news from 1939 (yes, 1939), I came across some interesting items that I would like to share with you. All concern some sort of discovery. During the spring and summer of that year work was progressing on the restoration of Old Fort Erie which, of…
Another in my series on keycards… The other day I found a Doubletree Hotel room keycard on the ground. There is nothing on it that is specific to the Doubletree on Stanley Avenue. These are generic cards that could be used at any Doubletree Hotel location.
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
The Travel/Outdoors section of the Seattle Times newspaper has a weekly feature where they include readers’ travel photos. This week, there is a picture of Niagara Falls: This was one of the many rainbows we saw at Niagara Falls. The view is of Horseshoe Falls with the Maid of the Mist below.
From the Buffalo News: The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency granted an unusual tax break Thursday that will allow a Canadian company to avoid property taxes for five years on a Niagara Falls hotel to help it buy and rebuild the closed facility. The developer, Merani Hospitality, must meet certain levels of investment to receive…
I’m closing in on 1,000 followers on Twitter. Pretty cool, and not bad for just some guy who likes Niagara Falls and blogs about it 🙂
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Americana Waterpark Resort. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay Informed with the Americana Newsletter” link on the left of the every page of the Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.
When Wacky Wings first opened, it received a lot of positive comments here from visitors. Perhaps the honeymoon is over. The place has been closed for about a month. The signs haven’t changed, the chairs are all put away, and there were notices from Niagara Falls Hydro lying on the ground.
Speaking of Canada’s interesting cannabis laws (and Niagara Falls being close to the border), High Times is closing. It has been open for just under a year, so I assume that the lease is up, and either the landlord wouldn’t renew it with them, or the store declined to renew.
From Niagara This Week: No body has been found after authorities from both sides of the border responded to a situation where several witnesses said someone had fallen over the Horseshoe Falls. “These are tough situations,” Niagara Parks Police Insp. Paul Forcier said. “At this point we don’t have a lot to go on.”