From Niagara Falls Review: Investigators say a fire that damaged a vacant Niagara Falls hotel Wednesday was deliberately set. The Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office and the Niagara Regional Police casino and arson units are looking into the blaze that gutted several rooms at the Red Carpet Inn and Suites Motel. Const. Mike Adamczyk was on…
From the Niagara Falls Review: “Niagara Falls surpass in sublimity every description which powers of language can afford of that celebrated scene, the most wonderful which the habitable world presents.” These words were part of a lengthy description of the cataracts penned by Scottish-born George Heriot in his book, “Travels Through the Canadas,” published in…
I’m not sure when this started, but for several years now there has been an annual day for some of the local attractions let locals in for $1 (+ tax I think) and the money is collected for Cystic Fibrosis. This year, the day is Sunday, January 13 from 10 am to 5 pm. There…
What do the inventor of the machine gun, a King of England, an America/Canadian/Bahamian multi-millionaire, a Nazi financier, and “Lucky†Luciano have in common with a tiny town in central Maine? This is an interesting article from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter that mentions Sir Harry Oakes (the HO in HOCO). For some reason it doesn’t…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After a wildly successful Niagara Falls run, don’t rule out a “Beauty and the Beast” comeback for 2008. That’s what producer Linus Hand is leaning toward, along with a possible production of “Footloose” in the spring. In fact, after two seasons of testing the waters Hand’s company, Silver Mist Productions,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Another New Year’s Eve concert in Queen Victoria Park has come and gone. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Niagara Falls to usher in 2008 and no doubt thousands more watched it on a nationally televised broadcast. And although there are assurances the New Year’s Eve concert won’t fade…
Trifter is a “user powered website dedicated to providing you with the highest quality travel oriented content on the web.” Whether that is true or not, I don’t know, but they recently had a posting about Niagara Falls: Whether going on your honeymoon or just looking for a weekend getaway, Niagara Falls in Ontario Canada…
DAFE (Darkride and Funhouse Enthusiasts) are had an event in Niagara Falls at the beginning of December: Join DAFE and friends again as we visit the Niagara Falls area for a fun filled informal event! Canada’s Clifton Hill tourist area is filled with an assortment of attractions that would thrill and excite all DAFE members!…
Someone with a LiveJournal blog posted answers to a 40-question year end survey. Apparently she came to Niagara Fals this year for her birthday: 31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 19 and I went out with Breanne and Treev to Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, where…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Here’s a New Year’s prediction for 2008 – the show will go on. When the lights went down on Loverboy at 12:30 a.m., on New Year’s Day, the fate of the annual concert itself was left in the dark. This was the third year the Niagara Parks Commission ran the…