TOURISM: A day in the Falls

    From the Niagara Gazette: Much of what members of the Spickler family knew about Niagara Falls was based on what they saw on television or in movies. On Thursday, the family of four from Rockford, Ill., got a chance to get an up-close look at the Falls as part of a one-day, whirlwind sightseeing adventure…

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      Festival of Lights extended over this weekend

      From Niagara This Week: The Winter Festival of Lights (WFOL) committee is going to let its little lights shine for one last weekend. The committee announced Dec. 30 it would extend the annual lights display to Jan. 9, seven days longer than originally planned. This is good news! I didn’t get a chance to take…

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      Ontario’s Niagara Parks Hosts Solar Eclipse Viewing Event – Monday, August 21st

      From a Niagara Parks press release seen on Niagara at Large: The Niagara Parks Commission will host a solar eclipse viewing event at the new Niagara Glen Nature Centre on Monday, August 21th from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Join us at the Niagara Glen to view the solar eclipse from our recently unveiled Niagara…

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      Twitter updates for 2011-06-08

      I haven't seen any entertainers outside of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville yet this year. I wonder why… # I was just walking behind someone who had fries and a hot dog from Spuds on Clifton Hill. Those fries (with vinegar) smelled great! #

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      Posts will be slowing down

      Next week I’ll provide a bit of a summary for how the summer went for me on the blog, but I just wanted to give you the heads up that posting will slow down a bit now that the summer is coming to an end. I’ve received less newsletters, there are not as many things…

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        Great Wolf Lodge blog posting

        Someone with a Blogger blog has a very good (and lengthy) blog posting about their trip to Niagara Falls. They stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge and visited several area attractions. He made some good observations and links to sites and pictures. We spent last weekend at Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls with our…

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          On The Road: Time got away again!

          Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: …we planned a trip to Niagara Falls because we had promised Alex when he was younger that someday we would come back and DO Clifton Hill at night. With diesel nearing $5 a gallon, we decided to book a hotel near the…

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          Ring in the New Year 2016

          Last week I received the latest email newsletters from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview

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