From Yahoo! News Canada: Some 6,000 people came from as far as Ohio to shiver and scream as part of the audience for American TV talk show darlings Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Fans, mostly from Ontario and New York state, began lining up at midnight for front-row seats on the lawn for two tapings…
It is a bitter, bitter cold day today. But the sun is shining, and everything looks pretty good…
Note: I was in Niagara Falls on Saturday and had meant to be there (I’ve been there the last two years), but just didn’t make it. From the Welland Tribune: A large crowd of people gathered around Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! museum Saturday afternoon to watch — many with their hands covering their mouths,…
Here is another book I saw at Renewed Thrift & Vintage in Welland, Ontario (see here, here and here for the other postings). It’s called Canadian Book of the Road
Whenever I go to Costco, I always check out the book section. Recently I noticed a book called Lonely Planet The World: A Traveller’s Guide to the Planet. I checked to see if Niagara Falls was listed, and it was, under the section called Canada. Niagara Falls Crowded? Cheesy? Well, yes. Niagara is short, too…
On Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. As usual, they are promoting various packages. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
From the Niagara Falls Review: A deal that could lead to a new mass-transit system serving the tourism areas could be finalized as early as Friday, the mayor and Niagara Parks Commission manager say. Mayor Ted Salci is scheduled to meet with Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman Fay Booker and general manager John Kernahan Friday, in…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As recently reported in the Review, a massive redevelopment is underway on the south side of Clifton Hill between Queen Victoria Park and Victoria Avenue. The property, a very popular entertainment and dining area on the Street of Fun, is owned by HOCO Ltd. As the company’s president Harry Oakes…
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Niagara Falls spills 750,000 gallons of water per second down a 167-foot drop in a roar that began when glaciers melted 10,000 years ago. Tourists come by the millions, stare into the white mist, and marvel at one of the wonders of the world. Then they have wonders of their own:…
Sometime in the early evening on Friday Galaxy Golf opened. It looks like there is still some work to do on the outside of the building, but they are obviously done enough to have customers. The picture below is from the 18th hole which is upstairs by the ticket booth. The rest of the course…