From the Niagara Falls Review: Daredevil or stuntman – he says he’s neither. But nobody can say Jay Cochrane isn’t persistent. Armed with an endorsement from city council, the 63-year-old wirewalker is once again knocking on the door of the Niagara Parks Commission. The North Bay native has sent a letter to the agency requesting…
This Niagara Falls Review article isn’t directly tourism-related, but it does involve the local IMAX theatre, so I figured I’d include it. Also, I’ve seen Avatar twice, and I’d love to see it in IMAX 3D 🙂 Still holding out hope to see Avatar at the Niagara Falls Imax? You might be waiting awhile. Despite…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After spending six days in a car and $400 worth of gas, Bryon Johnson and his wife, Melissa, arrived in Niagara Falls from California. “A plane ticket would’ve been more, actually, for both of us to fly,” said Melissa, shrugging her shoulders. “We wanted to see the country side,” Bryon…
What gorgeous day here in Niagara Falls! http://t.co/CUBzjtmV #
I just became the mayor of Boston Pizza on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/7eecIQ # Here with my family and my sisters. (@ Boston Pizza) http://4sq.com/7eecIQ # My son went to Marineland today and went on Sky Screamer. Crazy boy! # I went to @whirlpooljet this afternoon. AWESOME!! Look for my write-up next week… # My first time…
From Search Engine Land: After asking users to submit photos of their hometown back in August, Bing announced today Prasad Karkera’s photo of the Niagara Falls has won its Hometown Homepage Photo Contest. Karkera’s photo was one of ten selected by Bing and then voted on via a public vote by Bing users. Taken from…
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: The other day we spent the evening in Niagara Falls. The falls are beautiful and the main street, Clifton Hill, had lots to see.
From the Niagara Falls Review: For the first time in years, the Maid of the Mist will have to fend off competitors to hold onto the right to run boat tours in the Niagara River. Ontario Tourism Minister Monique Smith announced Wednesday the Niagara Parks Commission will solicit competing bids from companies interested in leasing…
I’ve posted about this a couple of times. The former Fallsview Inn on Stanley Avenue is undergoing renovations. They’ve added a few floors to the the hotel, and it is also a bigger building now (wider/more rooms).
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