Behind the Falls

Someone with a Windows Live blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (I think the person used a very poor translation tool to help them post in English): I comed place from my trip to the falls tardily last Dominicus afternoon. It holds been ten geezerhood since I ‘ve last been and…

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Google Maps offers dry tour of Niagara Falls, safe view of Buffalo Jump

From Global News: Have you ever wanted to experience the Maid of the Mist tour of Niagara Falls without being dampened–sometimes drenched–by actual mist? How about the Calgary Zoo without the line-ups or odorous animals? Google Maps unveiled virtual visits of more than 50 new Canadian destinations in its Street View feature Tuesday. It looks…

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Clifton Hill Resort Update – June 2010

Yesterday I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort (the first one since February). You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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Spring has sprung early at Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s still a couple of months before those first crocuses poke their flowery heads above ground, but those who are feeling winter-weary can get a little taste of spring now at the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse. The showhouse’s annual spring display is now in full bloom and will stay that…

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Pokemon Go helps boost tourism at Niagara Falls to all-time high

From Syracuse.com: Everyone who makes their living in the tourism industry in the Niagara Falls area is talking about it. Summer 2016 was reported as an all-time high, with the Niagara USA Official Visitor Center, assisting over 103,000 people, a 16 percent increase over 2015. “I watched the old movie ‘Niagara’ with Marilyn Monroe and…

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Casino Niagara future appears secure

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Ontario government appears to have secured Casino Niagara’s long-term future. Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor is expected to make an announcement at the casino Friday afternoon about the “economic future” of Niagara Falls. The location of Craitor’s announcement is listed as the second-floor atrium of Casino Niagara.

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Wallenda needs Canadian approval or Falls walk proposal is dead: New York State Parks

So as the details of the Nik Wallenda/Michael Chan meeting were coming out, there were also reports that if this is going to happen at all, it has to happen as a walk between the two countries. Apparently New York State officials have said a walk solely on the US side is not an option….

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    Another Hilltop Hotel/Pilgrim Restaurant update

    From the outside, it doesn’t look like they’ve made much progress on the former Hilltop Hotel/Pilgrim Restaurant building. There are still no signs that officially state what is going in there, but of course there has been lots of speculation here that it may be a McDonald’s and/or n East Side Marios. By the way,…

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