Tim Hortons plaza

    The Tim Hortons on Clifton Hill seems to be coming along well. The other parts of the building seem to be making slower progress, but I’m sure they are trying to get the Tim Hortons open for this weekend (Victoria Day weekend) or next (Memorial Day weekend). The plaza area has some beautiful interlocking bricks…

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    50 Most Popular Tourist Destinations

    I came across a cool “infographic” about the 50 most popular tourist destinations in the world. According to the information in the chart, Niagara Falls is the 6th most popular tourist destination in the world. It seems hard to believe, but that is what is shows (data from Forbes Traveler).

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    A visit to Niagara Falls USA

    From the Norwalk Reflector: My wife, Jodie, and I are celebrating our 20th anniversary. We were married Aug. 3, 1996 and honeymooned in early October of that year, taking an East Coast cruise that included stops in Rhode Island, Maine and Nova Scotia before returning to New York City. So to celebrate our 20th, we…

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    Niagara Falls planning unreal holiday lights festival this year

    From blogTO: Canada’s largest lights festival is celebrating its 35th anniversary in Niagara Falls this year – and organizers say it’ll be their “brightest season yet.” More than a million people from around the world come each year to see more than two million lights displayed throughout Niagara Falls during the city’s annual Winter Festival…

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    Wallenda on the wire: “Sometimes I think about what I’m having for dinner”

    From Bullet News Niagara: Kids have that unique gift for getting right to the heart of the matter. So when daredevil Nik Wallenda stood in front of about 200 students at Notre Dame Elementary School Wednesday afternoon, the famed aerialist faced some of the best questions he’s been asked since he first began to make…

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    Alexissonfire music video

    I first heard about this on the Clifton Hill blog… Apparently Alexissonfire has a new song out called “Young Cardinals”. The video was filmed here in Niagara Falls on Maid of the Mist. They’ve posted a YouTube video of behind the scenes shots. Note: You have to click the HQ button in order to hear…

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    The U.S. and Canadian sites offer visitors natural wonder, kitschy diversion.

    From the Philadelphia Inquirer: The most worthless thing one can do at Niagara Falls is merely stop and look at the falls. If you don’t get wet, you haven’t gotten your time or money’s worth out of your trip. For those who don’t know their way around this world wonder, here is a Niagara Falls…

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      Wolfgang Puck in Niagara Falls

      As I’ve posted before, Wolfgang Puck will be here in person for the grand opening of the Wolfgang Puck Cafe on June 28, 2005. Well, apparently he was in Niagara Falls yesterday. There was an event at the restaurant where 300 people were invited. Yesterday when I took the pictures of the building I noticed…

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