Hilton progress (second floor complete)
The Hilton construction continues. It looks like the second floor is complete and they are building up the third floor.
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New dinosaurs at Dinosaur Adventure Park
I think in the summer at some point I tweeted a photo or two of a new dinosaur that was being put in at the back of Dinosaur Adventure Golf on Clifton Hill. Here is a gallery showing some pictures of the dinosaur as it was being constructed and lifted into place. They also have…
Fun House on Clifton Hill
Today at lunch Chris and I went through the Fun House on Clifton Hill. I can’t believe there are companies that charge people for such garbage. It took us about 5-10 minutes to walk through the place. Everything looked kind of grungy and many moving parts squeaked. I was severely underimpressed. Admission is $7.99 for…
20160620 Trip to Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks
One week ago my family headed out to check out the Ripley’s attractions in Niagara Falls. These include Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks, Ripley’s Moving Theater, and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium. Our first stop was Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks. Note: To view images from our trip, visit the 20160620 Trip to Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks – Image…
Daredevil eyes record for jumping out of helicopter
From a Nanaimo Daily News: Nanaimo daredevil Dean Sullivan has landed a summer job in Niagara Falls, where he is being paid to leap off a 155-metre tower and break the world record for the longest rappel out of a helicopter. Sullivan is no stranger to risk-taking. He made calculated jumps off Niagara Falls last…
The Tardy Times: Niagara Falls
Someone with a Blogger blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: When we first started making a list of the must-see people and places for our Victory Lap, Niagara Falls pretty much topped my list. I’ve wanted to see it for most of my life, and just never made it happen. So…
Sorry for lack of posting
If you are a follower of this blog, you’ve probably noticed that other than some retweets of various deals, there have been no posting for a while (since Feb 14 to be exact). Don’t worry, I’m still alive and well. The problem was that we had a big vacation in March for almost 3 weeks,…
New Saturday rock concert series announced in Falls
From the Buffalo News: The family-oriented free concerts on Saturday evenings in the former E. Dent Lackey Plaza are long gone, but downtown Niagara Falls soon will be rocking with a new Saturday night concert series that will be more upbeat and more modern and may appeal to a more diverse audience of active tourists…
Hooters to try again in N.F., Ont.
From Buffalo Business First: Hooters is making a return to the Niagara region of Southern Ontario. Niagara Falls, Ont. development officials confirmed Thursday that Hooters has signed a lease to occupy the first floor of the Baymont Inn on Ferry Street, just two blocks from Fallsview Casino & Resort. Hooters is slated to open later…
Suggestions for saving City of Niagara Falls
The Buffalo News has an article about how to save the City of Niagara Falls, New York using the “problem-solving process”: The city has a multitude of problems that result in the city having a poor image: high crime rate, blighted neighborhoods, loss of population, high taxes, high poverty rate, and low wages. If we…