Summer snowboarding draws top amateurs

From the Buffalo News: The nation may have just finished celebrating its Independence Day, but there are a good number of people whose idea of fun in the sun includes a trip to a winter wonderland that has snow-covered hills and a skating pond. Those folks can now indulge themselves to their heart’s content in…

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    Climbers conquer Skylon steps to help fight cancer

    From Niagara This Week: By the time Victoria Marcotte reached the 660th step of the Skylon Tower, she was having difficulty catching her breath. She could feel her heart pounding and her legs burning. But as temporarily uncomfortable as the 11-year-old might have been, she welcomed the feelings as a reminder of the real pain…

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    Short Trip to Niagara Falls

    The Boglehead forum has a thread about Niagara Falls: 3 day stay in Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. Hotel has an indoor water park to keep kids happy for the evenings. Planning on taking boat trip to view the falls. Any other family activities to suggest?

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      Reporter takes the Nexus plunge

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Four months after an unnerving incident at the Canada-U.S. border that resulted in a two-hour detention (and a very silent ride home), I am proud to say I am now one of North America’s most trusted travellers. On July 5, I joined the ranks of some 130,000 Canadians and Americans…

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        Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview September 30, 2005 Newsletter

        I received the latest email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. It was very short, and is advertising their $125 US accomodations and dining package: You can subscribe by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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        The whole family’s falling for Ontario

        You know how sometimes local newspapers want to have you take a picture of you holding their paper in various places that their readers visit around the world? Well, The Record and The Herald News in Bergen County, New Jersey had someone send in a picture from their visit to Niagara Falls: My grandchildren Nicole…

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        The unofficial start of Summer 2017

        As you are probably aware, the two May holiday weekends (Victoria Day weekend in Canada, Memorial Day weekend in the US) marks the unofficial start of the summer tourists season here in Niagara Falls. I haven’t heard or read anything specific about what sort of business levels people are expecting this year, but I would…

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          Romantic Valentine Packages at the Hilton Niagara Falls

          The Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview sent out a promotional email this week advertising Valentine Specials. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Niagara Falls web site.

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