Party on! Mike Myers shares where to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday

From USA Today: Canada celebrates its 150th birthday this year, and perhaps there’s no one more excited than Mike Myers. The native son, who played Austin Powers, voiced Shrek and created Wayne’s World, was born north of the border and hasn’t forgotten his roots. He recently published Canada (Doubleday Canada, $39.95), which lovingly explores the…

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Niagara Falls gearing up for 125th anniversary

From the Niagara Gazette: The city of Niagara Falls is gearing up for a special anniversary party. City officials announced the creation of a new committee on Wednesday that will lead the local effort to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Niagara Falls, USA. The city was formally incorporated on March 17, 1892, meaning the city’s…

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Council to ask locals be exempt from DMF

From the Niagara Falls Review: It appears Niagara Falls city council is finally wading into the contentious waters of the Destination Marketing Fee (DMF). At Tuesday’s meeting, Coun. Wayne Campbell introduced a motion calling on Mayor Jim Diodati to meet with the city’s tourism stakeholders to possibly remove the fee for Niagara Falls residents… “There…

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Marineland cruelty case deferred to Feb.

From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland will return to court Feb. 23 to answer to 11 charges of animal cruelty. Lawyers for the Niagara Falls tourist attraction requested and received a deferral during a brief appearance Thursday morning at Provincial Offences Court. Marineland owner John Holer did not attend.

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Full PDF version of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Souvenir Guidebook

Back in June I posted about an old copy of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Souvenir Guidebook that I had. I only posted a couple of scans of the pages. I’ve gone ahead and scanned the entire guidebook. If you are interested in seeing it, you can view a PDF copy of the Ripley’s…

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Explore New York State: Spots that will take your breath away

From Newsday: Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Long Island and New York City make up only a tiny fraction of the state we call home. Sure, the city has impressive views and lovely parks and Long Island’s got some great beaches, but its the rest of New York that will take your breath away….

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