From the Niagara Falls Review: Like a pirate in the night, a film crew for the third “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie sneaked in and out of town this week. Autograph hounds needn’t fret – stars Johnny Depp, Kiera Knightley and Orlando Bloom weren’t among them. Instead, Walt Disney Studios shot footage of the Horseshoe…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Going from polishing jelly beans to controlling a boat with celebrities like the late Princess of Wales and Wayne Newton on board would be quite the contrast for most individuals. But for Richard Schuyler, who has been an employee with The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Company Ltd. for more…
From the Niagara Falls Review: For its 24th year, the Winter Festival of Lights is doing some adding through subtracting. Say goodbye to the weekly night parades after eight years. Say hello to $250,000 worth of new lights, displays and events. The winter tradition, starting Nov. 4, will include more concerts and activities this year…
The other day I was out on Clifton Hill and someone stopped me and asked me about which is better, Guinness World Records Museum or Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum? I like them both. They’ve both been around a long time, but Ripley’s has kept improving their exhibits while Guinness is a little stale….
Last night I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview. I think this is the 5th time now that they have sent out this email. They sent it out 3 times last year, and now they are using the same thing this year and it’s the second time they’ve sent it this…
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…
The latest issue of Business Link Niagara has a nice article about the new restaurant, A Young Garden: Stepping through the doors of A Young Garden is like crossing a portal into the realm of the Orient. This uniquely designed restaurant with a Korean and Japanese menu captures the atmosphere of fine oriental dining at…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Two vandals caused almost $300,000 in damage after fires were deliberately set at several Niagara Falls landmarks early Tuesday. Ironically, the fires erupted on the second day of National Fire Prevention Week, a week set aside to raise awareness of fire safety issues. Fire crews were first called to the…
Last Thursday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. There is a new look to the newsletter that is quite nice. Also, now the newsletter seems to be entirely marketing-focused. There is no more “personal” touch with the trivia question or the feature of the month. That’s unfortunate because now…
From the Niagara Falls Review: New Brunswick’s Bernie Houle was cold, tired and a little bit wet. He should have been miserable. Instead, eyes to the sky, he couldn’t stop grinning. “Seventeen hours of driving to come fly a kite,” he said, yanking the string to his gnarly, nylon creation called Shady. Standing next to…