Brick City is back?!

You may recall that Brick City used to be on Clifton Hill (in the old Adventure Dome). It was operated by Niagara Clifton Group. However, after a fire in 2014, it was closed, and eventually the building was demolished. I hadn’t heard anything about the Brick City attraction, so I assumed that it was gone…

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Drums Along the Waterfront press release

This is getting a little beyond the Niagara Falls area, but it still sounds like an interesting event, so I figured I’d post it. Yesterday I received the following about Drums Along the Waterfront: Please see below a press release announcing the 14th annual Drums Along the Waterfront that is scheduled for August 8th at…

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Passport regulation complicates already low American travel to Canada

From CanadaEast.com: David Tetrault has noticed a 50 per cent drop in business at his bed and breakfast in Niagara Falls, Ont., this year and he estimates a chunk of that is the result of new passport regulations at the Canada-U.S. border. “Our business is probably 30 per cent less just because of the passport…

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Canada’s fling with Marilyn

(this isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls, but there is a blurb about Marilyn Monroe being in Niagara Falls) From the Niagara Falls Review: We know her influence in the U.S. but what kind of impression did Marilyn Monroe leave in Canada? Plenty, according to the man who organized an exhibition in her honour at…

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    Cirque Niagara reopens its big tent

    From the Niagara Falls Review: True to its word, Cirque Niagara has pitched its tent for a second summer in Niagara Falls. When this high-flying Russian circus was announced last year, naysayers wondered if it would happen. When it opened, there were doubts it would survive. When it wrapped up in October, there were rumours…

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      Exclusive Spa 2 Night Package – Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview

      I recently received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa (I’m not sure why they use both that name and Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview in their promotional material). They are promoting some relaxing, spa-related packages: You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the…

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      Falls illumination will honor royal birth

      From the Tonawanda News: As the world eagerly awaits the birth of the newest member of the royal family, the Niagara Parks Commission and the Niagara Falls Illumination Board are preparing a special pink or blue illumination of Niagara Falls to commemorate the historic birth date of the future monarch. “We thought this was a…

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