Fun Things to Do in Niagara Falls All Year Round?

From TravellingMom.com: Most visitors to Niagara Falls arrive in the summer when the kids and grandkids get a break from school. Summer may be ending, but that doesn’t mean the fun disappears from Niagara Falls! On both sides of the Falls — the American side in Niagara Falls, New York and the Canadian side in…

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Aquarium of Niagara offers classes and camps over winter break

From Niagara Frontier Publications: Don’t let the kids be bored this winter break. There is plenty to do at the Aquarium of Niagara – and all inside. If it is too cold for the kids, they can discover penguins feel the same way at aquarium “Penguin Day Camps” running 9 a.m. to noon on Dec….

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Groupon – Aquarium of Niagara – Niagara Falls

The other day I tweeted some of the recent Groupon-type deals that were related to the Niagara Region. I wanted to post about this one separately. Have you been to the Aquarium of Niagara? I hadn’t before this year, but it is great. It is a small aquarium in Niagara Falls, New York, not too…

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Kids Draw the News – Nik Wallenda’s Big Night

From the New York Times (including some kids’ drawings): The Kids Draw the News assignment to do a drawing about Nik Wallenda’s plan to cross high above Niagara Falls on a tightrope Friday night drew a bunch of lovely submissions. Some of them are in the slide show above.

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Everyone loves Ontario’s Marineland

From the Toronto Sun: “There’s a place I know in Ontario, where the sea lions kiss, so the story goes. “Its amazing shows and Friendship Cove . . . everyone loves Marineland.” Wait, there’s more: “You’ll be spinning, diving and soaring high. Our roller-coaster ride will fly you to the sky. Now you know what…

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Musical looking for some amazing kids

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not amazing just yet, but Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat are getting warmed up. The inaugural show at the city’s new Scotiabank Convention Centre starts May 30, and among the first steps is finding talented kids. Lots of them. And as producer Linus Hand knows full well, that’s never…

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green tea and ice cream: niagara falls

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including a couple of pictures) We decided to take the kids and Uncle Rick to the falls on a rainy Saturday. Unfortunately, the kids found them to be a bit of a yawn and Graydon’s foot “hurt”. Miraculously, Graydon’s foot-ailment went into…

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Niagara Falls – Bring lots of money << Ken's-Place

Someone with a WordPress blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: “Bring lots of money”, that was my brother’s advice when I told him where we were going for our vacation. Turns out he knew what he was talking about. Despite finding clean, affordable accommodations within easy walking distance of the Falls,…

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