I will be attending a wedding this coming Saturday at the Konica Minolta Tower. Years ago it was pretty much the only way to view the Falls. When you looked at the Canadian side of the border, it was the largest building. Now, it is dwarfed by hotels and other tall buildings. As far as…
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the new Travelodge Hotel by the Falls on Ferry Street and that at the time, there was still a Travelodge Near the Falls across the street. Visitor Smoke called the hotel and found out that it was going to change it’s name to Lodge Near the Falls….
The Tim Hortons on Clifton Hill seems to be coming along well. The other parts of the building seem to be making slower progress, but I’m sure they are trying to get the Tim Hortons open for this weekend (Victoria Day weekend) or next (Memorial Day weekend). The plaza area has some beautiful interlocking bricks…
They are still working on the Niagara SkyWheel, but seem to be making slow progress. Since the wheel was completed about 3 weeks ago, it doesn’t look like much has been done. As I was by yesterday, I took a couple of pictures of the entrance canopy that is being erected:
From the Niagara Falls Review: Visitors to Niagara crave the cross-border experience and the tourism industry on both sides of the river should start promoting the region as one international destination, says Arlene White, executive director of the Binational Tourism Alliance. “The Niagara Falls bureau on state side will be the first ones to tell…
The National Post has an excellent article about the “latest sign of the designer indoor water park trend that’s sweeping the hospitality industry.” These swimming pools-on-steroids are becoming standard amenities at hotels and motels in the United States and Canada. Nowhere is this more evident than in Niagara Falls, Ont., where this month a multi-million-litre…
From WKBW: Every year, millions of people travel to Niagara Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world. Young Western New Yorkers are making the trip across the border to Ontario for another attraction. Alcohol. University at Buffalo student Kevin Smith, 20, travels to Canada once a month to drink with his friends. Every…
From the Tonawanda News: When Western New Yorkers think of Canada, three things tend to come to mind: “ballet,†beer and blackjack. Niagara Falls, Ontario, officials realize that, and they are taking steps to bring the target audience’s age down a few years. The city has made waves in the family entertainment field in recent…
From Buffalo News: It’s where a mischievous American male can sit in an all-nude strip joint, drink Canadian Club whiskey and smoke a Cuban cigar. Later, that same frisky citizen can head over to a casino to bet on any sports event in the world. And if he gets caught smoking a joint, the police…
There is a message board called the DIS Discussion Forums. It has literally millions of posts about Disney theme parks, attractions, resorts, shows, and more. Recently someone started a thread about “Disney Style Vacation in Niagara Falls“. Someone listed several things in Niagara Falls that you would see in a Disney park, and asked for…