One of my favourite cartoons is Drabble by Kevin Fagan. I use my web feed reader to read it every day. Well, they’ve come to Niagara Falls! They “arrived” yesterday (August 15) and I will post the new cartoon each day. Monday, August 15, 2005 The Drabble family is standing on the Canadian side and…
From Niagara This Week: City politicians are hoping the new boss at the city’s two casinos will accept an invitation to show up at city council to once and for all clear the air about just what exactly Falls Management Co. owes the city in terms of major tourism attractions, as part of its winning…
From Niagara This Week: When the gleaming Niagara Fallsview Casino held its grand opening in the spring of last year, it was heralded by some dignitaries at the gala event as a new Wonder of the World, one that would continue the Honeymoon Capital’s unprecedented economic boom. More than a year later, the 30-storey tower…
From Niagara This Week: A proposal for the highest hotel and observation tower yet in Niagara Falls’ bustling tourist district is receiving an enthusiastic response from Niagara regional councillors. “It is a beautiful building,” said Bill Smeaton, a Niagara Falls regional councillor who chairs Niagara Region’s planning services committee, after Michael Kirkland, the architect whose…
I knew that the Great Wolf Lodge was under construction, but it’s not really near anything in the main tourist area, so I’ve haven’t been by it since they started. Wow, it’s huge! These small pictures don’t really do it justice. It is curved, almost in an L shape. It looks like the waterpark is…
You’ve got to check out this great picture of the Niagara Falls area from the NASA Earth Observatory web site: A blue-green veil of water tumbles 51 meters over the rocky precipice of the Niagara Falls in this Ikonos image, acquired on August 2, 2004. Every second, more than two million liters of water plummets…
The author of this article in the Chicago Tribune took a trip through Southern Ontario and one of the stops was in Niagara Falls: Next to the falls, we found a mob scene, a mile of people lined up three or four deep to see the water fall. After crashing down, it hurled some water…
From ThemeParks.About.com: The humble Ferris wheel, long an amusement park staple, is generating some new buzz with plans for mega-sized models. For example, the Great Canadian Midway, an entertainment district in the Clifton Hill section of Niagara Falls, will be getting a 175-foot Giant Wheel in 2006. But, you’re thinking, the season will be so…
This isn’t anything terribly exciting, but I did notice it so I thought I’d pass it along. After taking along to complete, the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview – Niagara Falls opened about a year ago. For the longest time they just a banner on each side of the hotel with the Doubletree logo….
As we know, sometimes parking in Niagara Falls can be very expensive! However, for all day parking, there are lots of lots around that only charge from $5 to $10 CDN to park. Many larger attractions provide free parking. But if you are going to be at a place for a short period of time,…