‘I may not have done this if somebody had told me how tough this would be to sell to the locals’

    From the Niagara Falls Review: It was supposed to be a five-year plan to prove the doubters wrong. Five years to show that big-time theatre couldn’t just survive in Niagara Falls, but thrive. Alas, Silver Mist Productions was off the mark. It only took two years. “Right now, we’re three years ahead of schedule,” says…

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      Travelodge At the Falls News (mid-May)

      On Sunday I received the latest newsletter from the Travelodge at the Falls. Several packages are highlighted. One thing I did notice was that the new Bronto’s Playland is still not mentioned at all. To sign up for the newsletter, click on the Join our FREE Email Mailing List link on the side of any…

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      Cleaning up after the New Year’s Eve concert/broadcast

      It takes a lot to setup for the New Year’s Eve concert in Queen Victoria Park, and it also takes a lot to take everything down.

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      Niagara Speedway construction photos

      I don’t have any details for you, but here are some photos from the Niagara Speedway construction area. It looks like the buildings/structures are mostly done, and they are starting to work on the concrete at the track.

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      January 2012 Entertainment Announcements

      I recently received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.

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        Caught On Camera: Niagara Falls Rescue Drill

        WGAL.com has a video on their site of a rescue drill: Rescue crews throw a rope to a man trapped on an icy slope only feet away from Niagara Falls. A tourist shot the video from her hotel room, not knowing park rangers on the New York side were just conducting an exercise.

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          Great Wolf Lodge brings cabin fever to Niagara Falls

          The August edition of the Business News Update from the City of Niagara Falls has a 2-page article about the Great Wolf Lodge: You can download the PDF of the newsletter directly from the City of Niagara Falls web site.

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            Tourism bouncing back: Survey

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls Tourism in the first quarter of 2006 was “awesome,” said Niagara Falls Tourism’s new manager and operators are looking forward to healthy second and third quarters, too. “The first quarter of ’06 was great,” said Anna Pierce, who took over the organization in May. “We had fantastic numbers….

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