To Canada And Back Again

    Someone with a Blogger blog posted about their visit to Niagara Falls last weekend: So this weekend we drove from NYC to Niagara Falls, Ontario to see my family for a late Christmas celebration of sorts… In addition to family dinners and visits, we also saw some tacky tourist stuff. My favorite local monument is…

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      Area landmarks going red for a cause

      From Buffalo Business First: The Electric Tower in downtown Buffalo and the Niagara Falls cataracts will be illuminated in red on Feb. 1 to commemorate February as American Heart month.

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        Return from the Great White North

        LiveJournal user PghKitten has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Our second annual ill-advised trip to Canada during winter went extremely well this past weekend! The weather was indeed very cold, and we were snowed on a great deal on Saturday, but we bundled up and persevered. The only problem I had with…

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          Niagara Falls Hotels Create Packages Perfect for Valentine’s Day & Family Day Getaways

          From PRWeb: Niagara Falls hotels have whipped up a variety of holiday packages to help make Valentine’s sweeter and Family Day more fun. Whether touring Niagara vineyards or enjoying elegant dining at Niagara Falls restaurants, Valentine’s visitors this February 14, 2008 have many ways to celebrate, while families have plenty of Niagara attractions and family…

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            Niagara falls, thumbs up or thumbs down?

            Someone named Ambrose Kennedy has posted some thoughts about Niagara Falls: Ontario. or New York, whatever. I may be bias, But the Canadian side!! We have a lot to offer, a lot of choice for accommodations ( Big Name brand hotels, small family runs ones, B&B’s along the Niagara River), cheap motels (not something I…

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              CRACKING the casinos’ CODE

              From the Niagara Falls Review: If you’ve gone to a casino, it’s not a coincidence if you felt drawn in by the flashing lights, ringing bells and the maze of slot machines. That’s exactly how casino operators want it to be, said Karen Finlay, associate professor at the University of Guelph’s school of Marketing and…

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                U.S. to issue passport alternative this spring

                Regular visitor Lisa from Rochester sent me this link… From USA Today: Starting Feb. 1, U.S. residents who travel frequently by land or sea between the USA and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda can apply for a cheaper, wallet-sized alternative to a traditional passport, which is already required for all air travel outside the…

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                  Passed into history

                  From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the most dramatic events in the history of Niagara Falls took place 70 years ago Sunday, on Jan. 27, 1938. During the previous few days, high winds had driven unprecedented amounts of Lake Erie ice into the Niagara River – ice that, due to a recent mild spell,…

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                    Falls firefighters train to battle blazes in similar-sized hotels

                    From the Niagara Falls Review: A fire at the Monte Carlo casino in Las Vegas Friday shows why other fire departments, including Niagara Falls, need to be ready to battle a blaze in a high-rise building. “There are a lot of things at play in high rises,” said assistant fire Chief Phil Ross. “It’s the…

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                      Selling region key to luring big conventions to Niagara

                      From Niagara This Week: Because Niagara is rich in its range of experiences, promoters for the city’s new convention centre are hoping to lure in big conventions by selling the region, even before construction begins. Dragan Matovic, the project coordinator for the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre, introduced a team of consultants, hired guns from…

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