Hilton progress (8th floor complete, 9th almost complete)
I haven’t been around the main tourist area for a week or so. It looks like the smaller floors that are now going in at the Hilton are going up faster. Â
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General “Family Day” observations
Today is Ontario’s first “Family Day”. This is a new statutory holiday to honour the family. As I posted the other day, the feeling is this has been good for business. Friday was a beautiful, clear day, and there were a surprising number of people around. Yesterday and today has been kind of rainy and…
Holiday Waterpark Packages From $179 (again)
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort. It is very much like the one from a week or two ago.
Twitter updates for 2010-03-01
RT @bcapphoto #FF My favorite sources of local news/info – @610CKTB @Pelham_Library @NFChamber @nfblog @niafallsreview – Thanks @bcapphoto ! # RT @fallsavenue Breakfast Television will be LIVE at Fallsview Indoor Waterpark, Monday Mar 8 6:30am – 9:00 am… http://schmap.it/xkAqUw # I uploaded a YouTube video — Sword Swallower at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum…
Fake WEGO Niagara Falls sign? – Updated… Not fake after all
Yesterday when I was out walking, I saw this sign on Murray St: I thought that the WEGO bus system (to replace the People Mover system) was supposed to be starting up soon, so I thought maybe this was a temporary sign, maybe even a temporary bus stop. I went home and checked the website…
Niagara Falls Images: Marvel Super Heroes Adventure City
Continuing with the posting from yesterday, the Friday image gallery is of Marvel Super Heroes Adventure City. I went in yesterday to check it out and was a little surprised with the changes. It hasn’t changed dramatically, but it seems like every time I go in there are less games. However, they have changed the…
Latest improvements at Niagara Falls State Park unveiled, next phase in $25M project begins
From Yahoo! Canada News: The multi-million-dollar improvements made to New York’s most-visited state park have been unveiled, while the next phase of the renovations begin. Local media outlets report that state and local officials gathered Wednesday at Prospect Point at the edge of the American Falls in Niagara Falls State Park to celebrate the completion…
Niagara SkyWheel Plaza panorama
Yesterday I took three pictures of the Niagara SkyWheel plaza and used AutoStitch to “stitch” it together. It was overcast, so the picture isn’t as nice as it could be, but it still looks pretty good. Below is a small 400 x153 version of the panorama: Click on the image to view a large 1200…
Tourism sector bracing for border plan
From Niagara This Week: The good news is, the area’s growing convention business should escape unscathed if legislation requiring passports to cross U.S.-Canada borders is handed down by the U.S., says one of the city’s tourism industry directors. The bad news is, the area’s massive tourism sector could take a huge hit.
Olympic take on Oh Canada Eh
From the Niagara Falls Review: Thought the Olympics closing ceremonies looked familiar? If you’ve seen the Oh Canada Eh dinner show in Niagara Falls, you weren’t imagining things. From the moose to the lumberjacks to the hockey players, the cheeky celebration of all things Canadiana was like a carbon copy of the award-winning show that…