Last Thursday I received the latest Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. It contains the same information it always does. But there is one new interesting thing… It appears that HOCO had a new aerial shot take of the property. I had commented previously that the digitally manipulated image they were using previously looked funny. The…
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls has a new spokesperson. Well, not officially. But Becky Puddicombe this week threw out her strongest plug for the falls as one of the country’s seven wonders. Now she just has to sit back to see if it works. The Grade 12 student at Westlane Secondary School appeared on…
@adamwhite I did see that one other person was checked in. Was that you? in reply to adamwhite # My son must be having a bad day! Third time's the charm (being pooped on) at @BirdKingdom . Don't let it scare you off folks… it's great! # My son got pooped on again, this time…
From the Buffalo News: If you’re looking for your latest Instagram post or selfie opportunity, you might want to look across the border. Niagara Parks is unveiling its new Illumination LED light display Thursday evening – promising new, brighter, more energy-efficient Xenon lights with 1,800 color combinations on the Canadian side of the falls.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Businesses on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls had to be shut down and buildings evacuated after a four-inch natural gas line was severed by construction workers Thursday afternoon. Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to the scene at about 4:15 p.m., and began to shut down the area to all…
With the Niagara SkyWheel nearing completion, and the new street sign in place for the adjacent hotels, Clifton Hill Resorts (HOCO) is promoting the Niagara SkyWheel: Also, regular visitor Lisa from Rochester learned in an email from the Quality Inn Clifton Hill that they have some special packages that include the Niagara SkyWheel, and they…
Regular visitor Lisa from Rochester emailed me some information. She called the Imperial Hotel & Suites: Imperial Hotel is shooting for the Golden Griddle to open next week. Parking is free for Guests but $5.00 if you are not staying there. She also called the Quality Inn Clifton Hill: Galaxy Golf and Canada Trading there…
In the middle of April, I had the opportunity to stay at the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls with my family. We had stayed there about 2 1/2 years ago (see here, here, and here), and enjoyed it quite a bit. It seemed that almost every time we drove into…
From GOLFmagic: A Canadian entrepreneur is hoping to set up a contest in which the world’s longest drivers try to smash a golf ball over the Niagara River at the world famous Horseshoe Falls. Gary Nickerson, a 61-year-old who claims he can hit a ball over 300 yards, aims to gather the world’s best strikers…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has teamed up with the Winter Festival of Lights to offer Niagara residents the chance to enjoy a seasonal dinner and then take in the lights along the Niagara River. The Night of a Million Lights tour began Nov. 4 and runs through Dec. 23, then…