Getaway Guy: Skylon Tower Getaway

From News 10 Now in Rochester (it includes a good video): This getaway is fun for everyone and brings you a view of Niagara Falls like you won’t believe! This is the Skylon Tower, on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Standing tall since 1965, it holds a great outdoor observation deck 775 feet above…

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Another great trip to Bird Kingdom

Last week I had another opportunity to go to Bird Kingdom. Since the last time I was there, the Niagara Room has opened and I wanted to see that. It isn’t a big addition to the attraction, but it is nice. There is a room just before you go into the reptile encounter room where…

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    Film on falls gets American debut in revamped theater

    From the Buffalo News: A renovated Niagara Adventure Theater in the Niagara Falls State Park Visitor Center marked its grand opening Thursday with a 40-minute movie on the history of the falls. â€ŔNiagara: Legends of Adventure,” which has been shown in Niagara Falls, Ont., for 21 years, made its official debut on the American side….

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    $189 1-Night Niagara Spa Package

    Last Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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    $10 million reno brings Wyndham to Falls

    From the Niagara Falls Review: After years of pouring foundations for many of the hotels in the fallsview area, Alfredo Costabile decided he wanted a hotel of his own. So, the owner of Alfidome Construction bought two side-by-side properties and went to work. “I have two girls and I thought this might be something good…

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    New place to chill in Niagara Falls

    WIVB has information (including a video) about the new Snow Park in Niagara Falls, NY: The hottest new place to chill is now open for business. Snow Park in Niagara Falls held its official grand opening Saturday. The park features a skating rink, tubing hill and play zone made of real snow.

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    Ice bridge takes shape under falls

    From the Tonawanda News: In the wake of bone-chilling temperatures over the past couple of weeks, Niagara’s top off-season attraction has formed below the falls. The ice bridge, as it is known, was spotted Friday morning by Emil Bende, general manager of marine operations at the Canadian Maid of the Mist landing. “It (the ice)…

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    Marineland – Orca/Killer Whales and Topple Tower

    A couple of unrelated thoughts from Marineland… I’ve been to Marineland a few times this year, and we’ve spent a lot of time at Friendship Cove where the Orca whales are kept. We watched the splash show a couple of weeks ago, and the last time we were there we went to the underwater viewing…

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