From the Niagara Falls Review: With U.S. visitors to Niagara at a 30-year low, the Niagara Parks Commission acknowledges it must do more to convince our neighbours to the south a trip to the region is both safe and affordable. That’s why the commission is proposing a partnership with all tourism stakeholders to offer a…
In keeping with the new daily features, Wednesday is video day. Last week I took a video in front of the Fallsview Casino. You can see the snow and ice around the fountains, and a couple of the hotels around the area (including the construction going on at the Hilton where the Denny’s used to…
This is not directly related to Niagara Falls, but according to Blackpool Today, Greg Frewin was at the 55th annual Blackpool Magicians Convention this past weekend: Topping the bill in this year’s Gala Show, on Sunday week, is World Champion Magician Greg Frewin who is flying in from Canada specially to perform his incredible dove…
From CBC News: Call it a match made in Marineland. A trainer at the Niagara Falls, Ont., amusement park has captured the affections of a 365-kilogram, five-year-old female walrus. Smooshi has been smitten with trainer Phil Demers since arriving at Marineland from Russia about four years ago. It was his job to make the transition…
The regular Tuesday feature will be a highlight of a web site that has to do with Niagara Falls. I figured I’d start off with the easy/obvious ones first, so today I will highlight CliftonHill.com. Clifton Hill is the street with all the attractions. There are dozens of them, but they are all owned by…
Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls. They are promoting various packages through the month of March. You can sign up for the mailings by visiting the Email Signup page on the Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls web site.
Last Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from the Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview. They are emphasizing that you do not need a passport to drive across the border and link to the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission. They are also promoting Spring Break packages. You can sign up for their newsletter on their web site.
Keeping with my announced plans, on Mondays there will be a question of the week. This will most often be asking about your experiences, but may occasionally be a trivia questions. To start it all off, I’ve got a pretty basic questions: What is your favourite thing to do in Niagara Falls? Do you come…
From the Buffalo News: A Valentine’s Day wedding seemed like a romantic idea to Johnathan Semchyshyn. His bride-to-be thought that exchanging vows in the Honeymoon Capital of the World would make it even better. The tan groom from Bermuda marveled at the snow falling Wednesday outside a stained glass church as he waited for his…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Bob Benson doesn’t have a staff of full-time employees. Most of the folks who make the run to Pearson, Hamilton or Buffalo-Niagara International airports to drop off or pick up travellers for Niagara Airbus are retired and work a few hours a week to supplement their pensions. But the general…