From Niagara This Week: Contrary to popular belief, Yogi Bear doesn’t spend all of his days devising ways to steal picnic baskets. This summer, at Jellystone Park in Niagara Falls he’ll have a much more constructive way to spend his time: entertaining kids in the campground’s new summer camp.
There are billboards all over for a free shark exhibit at the Rainforest Cafe. Don’t go out of your way to see it, as it is just a single small shark in a large tank. I went into the lobby the other day and took a few pictures: The lobby and restaurant are setup like…
From a PR Web press release: Niagara Scenic Tours, a leading New York motor coach company, recently announced that the day tour company it owns has published its winter tour schedule. Know How Tours, a division of Niagara Scenic Tours, offers the largest selection of one day motorcoach tours in Buffalo, N.Y. and the surrounding…
From the Niagara Gazette: With the tourist season just around the corner, the Niagara Greeters Program is inviting interested volunteers to participate in the countywide program. Coordinator Louise Yots said the success of the program depends on the volunteers who are willing to give of their time and expertise to promote the region’s many attractions…
From the Toronto Star: The chair of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says Marineland complied with four OSPCA orders to fix problems and is working on three other orders, including improving its water system. “The water is a big issue because we concern ourselves with any animals’ environment,” Rob Godfrey…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Executives behind a new Niagara-based television station say the news, sports and weather-focused channel will fill a void in the region. Called Niagara News TV, the St. Paul St.-based station will run nightly newscasts from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and paid programming and regular news…
From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda’s wire-walk made history and brought Niagara Falls worldwide publicity, but it also cost the two cities tens of thousands in public safety expenses. Wallenda has paid roughly half the tab on each side of the border, but the cities are taking two different approaches on collecting the remainder of…
A while back I found this $40 dining voucher from the Best Western Fallsview for some area restaurants. $40 would be a good voucher at East Side Mario’s, but wouldn’t get you much at Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Yesterday I received another newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Spa (I think they always send their emails out on a Thursday). They are promoting packages with “luxury accommodations and amenities.” You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara…
Generally, each year my family purchases a daily calendar for us to read at dinner. We’ve done jokes, trivia about certain TV shows, etc. Last year we had a daily Family Feud calendar. On December 4, the survey question was “Tell me something you associate with Canada”. The number 2 answer was about Niagara Falls.