From the Niagara Gazette: A $3.5 million payment for the final design phase of the Niagara Gorge Project has been approved by the New York Power Authority. The project includes the removal of 2 miles of expressway segments of the Niagara Scenic Parkway, and replacing it with a scenic trail network and smaller road for…
Before Christmas I received an email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview. This had some information about New Year’s Eve, but also has a promotion for people staying in January. To get your own copy of the newsletter, you can fill out the form on the the mailing list page.
This is the Niagara Falls Review’s summary of the year 2016. This isn’t all tourism-related, but obviously has some things highlighted. From the Niagara Falls Review: January • The numbers are in for attendance at the city’s annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza at Queen Victoria Park. Organizers said 35,000 people attended the free concert featuring…
From Niagara Falls Review: For High Valley singer Brad Rempel, it was a far cry from his last visit to Niagara Falls. Before hitting the stage at Queen Victoria Park on New Year’s Eve, he recalled being so broke he stayed in a dingy hotel room that didn’t have a phone or TV, “ and…
From Niagara This Week: The perpetually delayed Canadian Motor Speedway project in Fort Erie has closed out another year without meeting any of its own deadlines. Early in 2016, the developers behind the speedway project claimed they would be doing “site alterations” in the fall to prepare the land for development, but that never happened….
A couple of weeks ago I received an email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview. To get your own copy of the newsletter, you can fill out the form on the the mailing list page.
(Literally) from my home to your’s… Happy New Year! I know lots of people seem to think that 2016 was a tough year, with a lot of contention, division, and loss. I guess I can understand that, but in my personal life, things went well. On the web site side of things, I feel that…
I know it is only the 23rd of December today, but I’m pretty sure I’m done posting for the year. I’m off now until the first week of January and will be enjoying a break with my family. 2016 was a difficult year for the blog and website. I was tempted on numerous occasions to…
I’ve been out a couple of times this year to look at some of the lights, but haven’t taken many pictures. The other day in my Google Photos timeline, a notification came up telling me to “remember this day”. It was the photos from last year’s Winter Festival of Lights. So, I may not have…