I’m not really sure what to make of this article. The article from FreeRepublic seems to be all over the place (and it’s very long), but it does spend quite a bit of time talking about Marilyn Monroe in Niagara Falls: In 1952, when Marilyn Monroe arrived at the General Brock Hotel in Niagara Falls,…
Canadian Driver magazine has an interesting article about cool motel signs: For many people, old motel signs from the mid-twentieth century are nothing more than clutter at the side of the road. Typically falling into disrepair, most see them as garish, kitchy, cartoon-like contraptions that promise far more than their establishments ever delivered. Junk, in…
We are a family with three small children, so we rarely eat out anywhere fancy, so it was kind of odd taking the kids with us to Buchanans Chophouse. Since this was the middle of December, the hotel was not very busy, and there was only one other table occupied in the restaurant. We were…
On Sunday I received the latest newsletter from the Americana Conference Resort & Spa. They are promoting “romance” packages for February. 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.
I received an email the other day from Philip DiMartino, the operator of the former NiagaraFrontier.net web site. Graham, my new website is up and running it is located at http://niagaraiswonder.com I don’t use a mailing list any more. I use the toolbar located on the site which has a message system built in. He…
We had a suite on the 19th floor (actually the 18th as there is no 13th floor). This was at the end of the hallway on the top floor. It was almost like a small apartment. The first room that you went into was a small living room. Then there was a short hallway where…
Even though we knew that the new building on Victoria Avenue was going to be a Build-A-Bear Workshop, for the longest time there was no indication on the building itself that is what it was going to be. Well, there is finally a sign up now.
I haven’t been around the main tourist area for a week or so. It looks like the smaller floors that are now going in at the Hilton are going up faster. Â
Back in November someone from the DoubleTree Resort Lodge & Spa left a comment on a posting asking how to contact me. I got back to her, and I ended up going back and forth through email with Robert Orsini, one of the managing partners of the hotel. I introduced myself, and explained the site…
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: One of these trips is sure to tantalize any family thinking about a vacation: … For water lovers: A new giant six-story indoor Fallsview Waterpark has opened at Niagara Falls, Ontario. The waterpark is across the street from Niagara Falls and is connected by an indoor passage to three hotels. One…