What a beautiful Autumn day in Niagara Falls!
As you can see by the pictures, it was gorgeous out. It is supposed to be like for the next 5 days or so. Woohoo!
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A Line or Two
From the Niagara Gazette: It was five years ago that A Festival of Lights went dark here. After a 20-year run, the event was shutdown in 2000 for a number of reasons. Basically it lacked a hefty infusion of capital to create new attractions, upgrade the displays and expand its marketing and promotional efforts. In…
Millions of lights to shine
From the Niagara Falls Review: Two million lights, 100 displays and one big party by the falls. The Winter Festival of Lights unveils a bigger, brighter look tonight when it throws the switch for its 23rd year at Queen Victoria Park. The earlier start is just the first of many changes for the festival. Visitors…
Niagara Falls Construction Update
There is a bunch of road work being done around the main tourist areas in Niagara Falls. When you first get into the Falls via Stanley Avenue, there are 2 different sections of the road where they are replacing the water mains or something. On the weekends this messes up the traffic. There is also…
“Boutique Hotel” beside Greg Frewin Theatre
I hope you all read the article in the Globe and Mail about Greg Frewin. It had some great information on him and how he ended up in Niagara Falls. There were also some unexpected interesting tidbits. One of those was information about who owns the land. In a previous posting, Dan and Rick had…
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville mascot
I didn’t know they had a mascot, but apparently they do. I saw this yesterday outside of the Niagara Falls location of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville.
Fixing the Falls: Missing the Experience
From the Niagara Gazette: What’s next for the concept known as the Niagara Experience Center? Having been rejected as a project worthy of funding under the first round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new regional economic development initiative, supporters of the plan to create a one-of-a-kind visitor center in Niagara Falls aren’t quite sure. After languishing…
Victoria Avenue work requires extra $230K
From the Niagara Falls Review: Council approved an additional $230,000 to complete the first phase of a streetscape project along Victoria Avenue. The extra expense will come out of the city’s capital holding reserve fund and will address unanticipated intersection work, as well as additional consultant services. Earlier this year, council entered into a cost-sharing…
Falls Avenue Resort – Summer’s Last Splash in Niagara Falls From $179
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Back in NY: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (there are also quite a few pictures as well): Since we were driving upstate for a wedding, Jay and I figured we’d stop at beautiful Niagara Falls, Ontario. The Falls, which is made up of both the American and Canadian Falls, has…