Niagara Falls Blog

This is old news (I posted here and here about this in February), but CNN recently posted a video segment about Smooshie the walrus at Marineland. You can also see more videos on AOL Video and YouTube.

From the Niagara Falls Review: Removing the provincial sales tax applied to hotel stays and attractions would provide an economic boost for tourist towns like Niagara Falls, says Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory. Doing so would also benefit families and businesses struggling through challenging economic times made worse by skyrocketing energy costs, he said….

From the Economic Times (in India): So what do you do when you’ve seen the most famous waterfall in the world? Never venture to that neck of Ontario ever again? Not quite, because there is another — entirely different but some would say equally engrossing — attraction just a block away: Clifton Hill in the…

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Sunday we went to the Niagara indoor water park and that was a blast! I was frightened of a few of the slides but overall well worth it to go down.

I’ve already posted the pictures and video I took of the fireworks display that Pizza Pizza sponsored. Chris (a contributor to the Niagara Falls Blog) has posted some of his pictures in a nice gallery that uses Flash.

From the Toronto Star: Let’s start with a simple admission: Nobody comes here for the food. It’s such a massive short-term tourist destination that every restaurant and fast-food chain known to man has at least one outlet there. But if you’re careful, you can actually navigate your way through a series of more-than-pleasant meals. (You’ll…