Clifton Hill Resort Update – Late August 2009

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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Trip to Niagara Falls << Ehssan's Weblog

Someone with a WordPress blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: The past weekend, my family and I along with friends visited Niagara falls for a one night stay. We got a fun pass and went  to Clifton Hill, where we went to the Midway, the Haunted House, a Ferris Wheel, Ripley’s moving…

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Clifton Hill Resort Update – August 2009

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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This Randomness: Staycation

Someone with a Blogger blog has posted about staycations: Niagara Falls – the most common staycation destination but still one of the the best places to see. The falls is not the only attraction, there is Clifton Hill, the Butterfly Conservatory /Botanical Gardens, Maid of the Mist, and a lot more. My choice is still…

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Summer of Fun: Part One | 3:16 Musings…

Someone posted a very thorough write-up of their trip to Niagara Falls this past weekend: This weekend, I went to visit Buffalo and Niagara Falls. It has been a couple of years since I went to Buffalo, and many years since I’ve been to Clifton Hill and Niagara Falls. I think the last time I…

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Brief visit to Dave & Buster’s Niagara Falls on Friday night

On Friday night I came down with my wife to Niagara Falls (without the kids). We wanted to get some ice cream, and then we walked around for a couple of hours. Our first stop was in Dave & Buster’s on Clifton Hill. We didn’t play anything, but here are a few observations: The first…

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New sign at Movieland on Clifton Hill

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the new signs on the side of Movieland on Clifton Hill. The same picture is on both sides of the big sign. It shows Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana, and Elvis.

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Niagara Falls attractions that won’t leave you over a barrel

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Thomas Barnett opened the first museum in Niagara Falls, a concatenation of “natural and artificial curiosities” that drew in the tourists. It also attracted the envy and competition of Saul Davis, a ne’er-do-well who entered into a competition that ended in gunfire, a death and Davis ultimately buying up the Barnett…

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Niagara Falls: Canadian side overflows with kitsch kitsch

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Niagara Falls spills 750,000 gallons of water per second down a 167-foot drop in a roar that began when glaciers melted 10,000 years ago. Tourists come by the millions, stare into the white mist, and marvel at one of the wonders of the world. Then they have wonders of their own:…

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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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