I’ve lived in the Niagara Region for most of my life and have worked in Niagara Falls for 12+ years. After all that time, one thing I had never done was take a helicopter ride around Niagara Falls. Last week I had the opportunity to do just that, and it was awesome! Our trip started…
From Business Link Niagara: Just a short walk from Clifton Hill, in the heart of the tourist district of Niagara Falls, Ontario, is the Spicy Olive restaurant. Owned by the Mascia family, the Spicy Olive opened its doors in May of 2005, to carry on the tradition of Antica Pizzeria by serving authentic Italian food…
Occasionally I have a regular reader send me in his thoughts/observations about Marineland. Like a lot of people, he is conflicted about the park. He has great memories and see so much potential, but the current situation just doesn’t seem right. Here are some of his comments: I still check the park periodically via social…
I recently received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
Here is a cool video I saw the other day. It’s short, but shows what Clifton Hill looked like 20 years ago. [dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x81jus_clifton-hill-in-the-late-80s_travel[/dailymotion] Note: Sometimes the Dailymotion site says that the video has to be reloaded. This is a problem with their site or the video that they host, not on my end. If you…
From the Niagara Falls Review: You’re going to hear a lot of Niagara Falls composer Nathan Chamberland at the upcoming Winter Festival of Lights. Over and over again. An eight and a half minute score Chamberland wrote will be matched with the light displays at Dufferin Islands, giving the park a musical component to go…
Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort.
I’m not sure how long it will go on for, but each Monday I’m going to highlight a post from the past… kind of a “Best Of” series. These posts will be ones that were really popular in the past, had lots of comments, were my favourite places to visit or were otherwise noteworthy. I’ll…
I’ve been on vacation for the last week and a bit. We didn’t really do anything other than do some work around the house. I saw all the articles about Nik Wallenda, and meant to post some of them, but never got around to it. In case you’ve missed some of them, here is a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As volcanic ash continues to ground aircraft across much of western Europe, travellers stranded in Canada are finding ways to pass the time. For Nick Haynes, he decided a visit to Niagara Falls was in order. Haynes, international director at BRE (Building Research Establishment) Group, and Rufus Logan, director of…