The wheel of the Niagara SkyWheel has been up for weeks, and it didn’t look like they were making much progress. Well, today they are putting the gondolas up: They aren’t all up yet, but given the speed with which they are going up, if they aren’t all up by the end of the day,…
Another great article about the Marinlenad/SeaWorld court case, this time from the Toronto Star: Ikaika, an eight-year-old male killer whale at Marineland in Niagara Falls, is the equivalent of a troubled teenager. He is full of sexual energy, has a violent family tree and a pattern of aggressive behaviour that often leaves him swimming alone….
Last week I received an email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview. This is now the 5th time in 6 weeks I’ve received a newsletter about a $95/$70 deal. To get your own copy of the newsletter, you can fill out the form on the the mailing list page.
The Hilton construction continues. It appears that the fifth floor is done.
From the Buffalo News: A planeload of “day trippers†from Rockford, Ill., will arrive at Niagara Falls International Airport on the morning of July 3 and depart that same evening in a first-of-its-kind tourism blitz. The “all in one day†sightseeing experiment is the brainchild of the Greater Rockford Airport Authority to beef-up business at…
From Niagara This Week: Wayne Thomson thinks a new American tourist-advertising video which shows footage of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls shot from a viewpoint in Canada is little more than water under the bridge. In fact, he thinks it was a blessing in disguise. “There’s no bad kind of advertising,” said the city councillor and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: “Niagara Falls is a vast unnecessary amount of water flowing the wrong way over unnecessary rocks.” This quite original observation was uttered by the great Irish playwright and wit Oscar Wilde during his visit in February 1882. It is a memorable line. Over the years, there have been many other…
From the Niagara Falls Review: While officials remain relatively tight-lipped about ongoing negotiations for a new people-mover project — which appear to be wrapping up — snippets of information continue to be released, painting a slight picture of how the bus system could operate. An agreement between the City of Niagara Falls and the Niagara…
Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from Safari Niagara (formerly Zooz). To subscribe to the “The Wild Times”, the Safari Niagara newsletter, click on the subscribe link at the top of any page.
From the Niagara Falls Review: After a year of delays, the Whirlpool Adventure Course has opened. The attraction opened to the public this past weekend, and will open on Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of April.