Tourism initiative throws Doors Open; Niagara sites highlighted during ‘wonderful analogy’ for cross-border tourism

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Arlene White sees Doors Open Niagara as “a wonderful analogy” for cross-border tourism. “(Americans and Canadians) see this area as one region. We see what others who live outside binational regions don’t see. And Doors Open is a wonderful analogy for our border. We just need to keep expanding things…

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    Record feat on display for all to see

    From Niagara This Week: John Scozzafava knew he had something special back in August of 2014 when he harvested a rather large zucchini from his backyard garden. The folks at the Guinness Book of World Records thought so, too, and now Scozzafava has the documentation to prove his gardening prowess. The gargantuan vegetable measured 2.53…

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      Map of Canada puzzle

      My 5-year-old son has a small puzzle that is a map of Canada. It’s kind of hard to see, but each province has a few small drawings (almost like icons) showing things that the province is famous for. In Ontario, among other things, there is a drawing of the CN Tower, and a drawing of…

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      Visiting Niagara Falls on a budget

      From World Village: With the price of gas going up again this summer and the need to keep expenses down, you can create a vacation itinerary that ends up being a lot more fun than you might have imagined. Even if you did have more money to spend on a vacation it wouldn’t necessarily translate…

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      Clifton Hill Resort Update – January 2010

      Last Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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      Parks Commission finds no evidence of forgery

      From Bullet Media: Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman Fay Booker has said she is always ready to call police if she finds evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the provincial agency. So far she hasn’t found any. Booker told Bullet Media she has reviewed a file concerning an alleged forgery. She said there is no indication the…

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      A flood of metaphor set in a dying Rust Belt resort

      From the New Orleans Advocate: For many Americans, Niagara Falls exists only in imagination or memory. It’s nearly effortless to conjure up images of the towering, majestic falls and the great rush of water, images often inspired by picture-perfect postcards or by distant recollections of a long-ago honeymoon. But for residents of Niagara Falls, New…

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      Tweet: I didn’t book a sleep cheap room this year, but I…

      I didn’t book a sleep cheap room this year, but I think we’re going up the Skylon Tower tonight. It’s only $2 for adults and $1 for kids!!

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