The Falls is still the backbone of tourism industry

    From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a strange juxtaposition: Niagara Falls is among the leaders as a Wonder of Canada in a CBC-sponsored online competition, yet the number of American visitors – the lifeblood of a vibrant tourism industry – crossing the border to visit here is in free fall. Clearly, it’s cause for concern…

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    Niagara Fallsview Boulevard: Where the Party’s At This Summer in Niagara Falls

    From a PRWeb press release seen on Yahoo! News: With a little glitz and a lot of live music and entertainment, Niagara Fallsview Boulevard is the most happening place in Niagara Falls, Ontario this summer. Just 500 yard from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, Fallsview Boulevard features the newest Niagara Falls Ontario hotels; the Las Vegas-style…

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    Old photo of Niagara Falls and Niagara Parkway

    I’ve had this photo of a photo sitting around for a while and just realized I hadn’t posted about it. Last year while my family was having a long weekend up in Buckhorn, Ontario, we went into Bobcaygeon. My parents like to look at antiques, so we went into a store that they had been…

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    Twitter updates for 2009-07-30

    I'm craving a Chicago-cut Striploin from Canyon Creek Chophouse in the Galleria at Fallsview Casino. Yummy! # I have no idea whether business levels are back up or not, but it sure seems like there are more people around now than a month ago # I've been a little slow in getting some posts up…

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    Jamie Kennedy cooking up something different

    From the Niagara Falls Review: As iconic Canadian chef Jamie Kennedy speaks, a gigantic ferris wheel rotates outside the window behind him. Down the street is a bonanza of pretzels and candy apples. Keep walking, and there’s a huge Frankenstein bursting through the roof of Burger King munching on a Whopper. Is this really the…

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    Niagara family to appear on America’s Funniest Home Videos

    From the Niagara Falls Review: A seven-year-old girl’s hesitation on taking a spin on the Sky Screamer at Marineland netted a Niagara Falls family a trip of a lifetime. Late last September, the Atkinson family – dad Tim, mom Ann Marie, and their kids Joannie, 9, Serge, 8, Kieran, 7, and Teagan, 6 – went…

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    Twitter updates for 2012-04-02

    @Niagara_Hotel @cliftonhillfun I love the Great Canadian Midway, and the kids love Bronto's Adventure Playland. Lots of great stuff to do! in reply to Niagara_Hotel # Check out the video I took of this unbelievably cute gibbon at Safari Niagara (Zooz) (only 12s long). http://t.co/OaWvmLjy #

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    Doors open on flipped house

    From the Niagara Falls Review: In your face, gravity. The Upside Down House is now open. It defies logic and might turn some stomachs, but the 1,200-square-foot house sitting on its roof near Clifton Hill has opened its doors. Business partners Marek Cyran and Adam Nielbvowicz came up with the concept after seeing a similar…

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    China decides to unleash its tourists

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls is eager to roll out the red carpet to hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists now that Canada is on the list of places their government will let them go. People working at Niagara Parks Commission attractions are going to learn when someone pretends to wash their hands…

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      Things noticed last trip to NF last weekend

      Regular contributor Lisa from Rochester emailed me with some observations from her trip to Niagara Falls last weekend: Captain Murphy’s on Lundy’s Lane is now Closed Teddytown you wrote about on Clifton Hill – Store is now Empty (Closed) Last Resort – I believe was the restaurant you spoke that had a fire on Victoria…

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