Celebrity Wax Figures

I know this isn’t directly Niagara Falls related, but I guess there was some talk recently about a Beyonce wax figure that didn’t look much like her. E News has a page on their website that shows some pictures of celebrities with their wax figures, and this made me think about Movieland Wax Museum of…

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Setting up for the 2012 Winter Festival of Lights

On Friday I was out for a walk, and I took these pictures. They are starting to setup for the 2012 CAA Winter Festival of Lights. At first I thought it was kind of early, but it starts November 3, so they only have 1 month to get everything setup.

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WFOL grows in illuminations, visitors in 2015-16

From the Niagara Falls Review: This past season provided a “perfect recipe” for the Winter Festival of Lights to “really shine,” says program director Tina Myers. “Fabulous” weather, a favourable U.S. currency exchange and the investment of $2 million into lighting, infrastructure and new technology ensured the festival “kicked butt” in 2015-16, she said. The…

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    The Stoned Myths of Canada

    I’m not up on all of the “lingo”, but apparently 420 has to do with cannibas (“pot”) culture. Because highway 420 ends in Niagara Falls, the city often ends up with a “sit-in” or something similar on April 20 (4/20 day). Anyway, one of my Google alerts brought to my attention a writeup from the…

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      b r e a t h e – Niagara Falls trip

      Someone with a Blogger blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Roger, we have been NIAGARRRRRRRRRAAA-ED! Note that the blog entry is almost entirely pictures of the Falls, Clifton Hill, Marineland and more…

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      Clinics needed to beat border confusion

      From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s still so much confusion about what travel documents are required for entering the United States from Canada, government agencies on both sides of the border should sponsor “clinics” to help people decide which type of identification meets their needs and even to help fill out application forms, the head…

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      World Poker Tour® Returns to Niagara Falls for the Fallsview Poker Classic WPT® at Fallsview Casino Resort

      From a PR Newswire press release: Fallsview Casino and World Poker Tour® are giving Canadian players another opportunity to compete for the chance to have their name etched onto the prestigious WPT® Champions Cup as WPT expands its Season XII schedule to include the Fallsview Poker Classic WPT running February 22-24, 2014. “Poker is more…

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        Niagara Falls Canada – A Summer Family Vacation Destination Where Families Can Unplug and Reconnect

        From Hospitality.net: How the family vacation has changed. The Alphabet Game has been replaced by personal DVD players on the annual road trip. And the kids’ favorite hotel amenity isn’t the swimming pool anymore; it’s the in-room video games. There are precious few places where children can unplug without pleading boredom, and where parents feel…

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