From the Niagara Falls Review: “To make a break in a long Canadian winter, a small party was formed in the garrison of London, Canada West (now Ontario), at the beginning of 1843 to visit the falls at Niagara.” So wrote Sir James Alexander of the 14th Regiment as he introduced an account of a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Good morning and welcome to Economics 101. Who’s familiar with the “subprime mortgage crisis” in the United States? Get used to hearing that phrase. It’s this year’s SARS – the latest on a growing list of economic conditions that have hurt Niagara’s tourism industry… Tourism operators often look at 2001…
Someone with a LiveJournal blog posted about their upcoming trip to Niagara Falls: …off we go on our romantic early-valentines getaway at Niagara Falls! our hotel was booked about a week ago: King Bed Whirlpool Jacuzzi Suite =) i was smart enough to tell him to book it early because now, the price for our…
WIVB (News4 Buffalo) has a couple of stories about Governor Spitzer’s State of Upstate address from Wednesday. Apparently he wants to upgrade/improve Niagara Falls State Park: Governor Has Big Plans for Niagara Falls State Parks – This is a link to a page where you can launch a video of the story Governor’s State of…
The other day I posted about someone who was going for an interview at HOCO (I don’t know who the person is, but they blogged about it). Well, I guess she got the job: I got a job today working on Clifton Hill. It starts out with 3-5 shifts a week during the slow season,…
From Niagara This Week: Clifton Hill was bulging with people Sunday afternoon. While it’s not unusual for the Niagara Falls tourist area to be crawling with people, its not too often the majority of those in attendance live in the Falls. On Sunday, Clifton Hill attractions opened their doors to residents of Niagara Falls for…
Another in my series on keycards… I’m not sure which hotel this is for, but I found another Best Western keycard the other day. It isn’t as colourful as the other one I posted about, but like the other one, it is a generic card with nothing specific to any hotel.
Niagara Blog has posted another video on Clifton Hill. It is of a person doing a back flip by running up a wall and flipping over. Apparently this was on New Year’s Eve. The video is pretty short, but I include it in case you are interested in seeing which building on Clifton Hill he…
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls and its formidable capacity to generate electricity was at the centre of an international power struggle that could have had far-reaching effects, a local historian has discovered. The Depression-era battle between Ontario Premier Mitch Hepburn and U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt over the world-famous cataract and hydro-electric power from…
Someone left a comment about Niagara Falls at the TravBuddy web site: This was my first time since childhood seeing Niagara Falls (October 2005). Unfortunately the weather could have cooperated a little better, but for the most part we had a pleasant visit. Great photo ops, tons of different cultures of people and the amazing…