Niagara Falls Blog

Yesterday I received a newsletter from Cantina Charlies about the grand opening of the Niagara Falls location:

From the Niagara Falls Review: Mayor Ted Salci was one in a billion last week. One in 1.6 billion, actually. The “mayor for all the people” spent four days in China, the world’s most populous country, attending a conference of more than 200 mayors from around the world… As a guest of the Chinese tourism…

From the Niagara Falls Review: Work crews are busy removing the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom. The New York Power Authority, who own the boom in partnership with Ontario Power Generation, began opening the 22 spans Tuesday. The boom, which is installed every winter, must be removed when the barrier of ice at the entrance…

For a few days there has been work going on at Bronto’s Adventure Playland. At first it looked like they were taking the place apart, but then it became apparent that they were just changing the booth. It used to be right in front and you couldn’t really see what was going on. Now it…

After rushing to get the Build-A-Bear Workshop open by the end of March, they are finally finishing up the outside of the building.

Regular visitor/contributor Lisa from Rochester sent me an email about a deal she read about from the Great Wolf Lodge in an email from a local radio station. I assume the deal would be available to anyone who use the”code”. It seems like a very good deal. Plan your Spring Break Getaway now at Great…

Here is a press release at Franchising.com: HG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s largest hotel groups by number of rooms, announced today the historic Brock Plaza in Niagara Falls will join the Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts portfolio. The Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview will open later this month following an extensive…

Last Thursday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. They are promoting various packages and the new Fun Pass. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

From the Niagara Gazette: President Bush’s signature is all that stands between Niagara Falls and its designation as a National Heritage Area, a federal program that would give the National Park Service a stake in local infrastructure and development. The bill passed the U.S. Senate Thursday as part of the Energy Lands Act. It makes…

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls is making headway in its quest to join the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The Swiss-based group New7Wonders, which last year held a worldwide poll to name the new seven man-made wonders of the world, is accepting votes for the greatest natural wonders. From its list of 77…