New building going in where Ma Agretto’s used to be

I’ve posted several times about the house that used to be Ma Agretto’s was being torn down. I’ve posted on the progress a few times since then. Well, the foundation for the new building is now in place.

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Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday at Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa

From a Marketwired press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Canada is celebrating its 150th birthday with a nationwide celebration, ‘Canada 150’ and the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa invites guests to celebrate right at the heart of it all. And the Niagara Region is going a step above, hosting a localized ‘Niagara 150’ event…

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“Drive North America” (including Niagara Falls)

Whenever I’m in second hand stores or antique shops, I’m always on the lookout for things related to Niagara Falls. Recently I came across an old Drive North America book. The book is from 1983 by Readers Digest. There was a small blurb about Niagara Falls: Museums, parks and historical sites in the Niagara region attract millions…

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Niagara Falls Tunnels

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: 10 stories beneath the raging waters of the Niagara River sits a maze of massive tunnels, each of them 30 feet across. The remnants of the industrial break-through that introduced the world to the power in water. These tunnels are called tailraces and they are just part of the…

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Gourmet Casino Package

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.

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Twitter updates for 2009-08-14

RT @NiagaraParksPR: MSNTravel has Niagara Falls in '8 of the World’s Best Waterfalls' http://bit.ly/IgPa3 (They use an awful pic, though!) # http://twitpic.com/dvqxe – Here is the new @BaymontNiagara sign # http://twitpic.com/dvqsh – It's a beautiful day today, and people are lined up to get down to Maid of the Mist # I got my new…

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Niagara Falls Women’s Half Marathon a family affair

From the St Catharines Standard: It wasn’t fatigue or exhaustion that caused Bernadette Miszk to break down as she approached the finish line at the Niagara Falls Women’s Half Marathon, Sunday. Nineteen-year-old daughter Julianne stood at the finish line, waiting to place a medal around her mother’s neck… More than 1,600 women participated in the…

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“Why I love Niagara Falls” winner

So, a week ago I announced a contest in association with ETours.to. Visitors were to submit a reason why they loved Niagara Falls. The plan was for me to post the responses, and then choose a winner. Given the time of year, and the drop off in traffic in the off-season, I figured I’d get…

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