If you’ve been to Niagara Falls more than once, you’ve probably noticed the name Oakes on a lot of things. There is Oakes Garden Theatre, Oakes Park, and more. These are all named after Sir Harry Oakes. He was a prospector who discovered gold in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, and then bought some property in Niagara…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Oakville teen Jonathan Cosentino was one of the few skateboarders who got to show off his tricks at what was billed as Canada’s largest skateboarding competition in Niagara Falls over the weekend. Steady rain Saturday turned the “Take the Cake” contest into a soggy affair and forced a competition among…
From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: No stranger to showcasing the talents of daredevils, Niagara Falls welcomes a new generation of thrill-seekers for the West 49 Take the Cake skateboarding competition, presented by Schick Xtreme3. The open-air competition takes place at the foot of Clifton Hill (www.cliftonhill.com) in the Oakes Garden…
I don’t know where I’ve been for the last few months, but I’m just hearing about this now (even though the earliest reference I can see about this is back in May). West 49 has an event called Take the Cake that will take place at the beginning of October: To mark 15 years as…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The King was here, but his followers missed the memo. The first annual Niagara Falls Elvis Festival was marred by slim crowds and some angry vendors over the weekend. Most wondered why the event wasn’t promoted more, and felt sorry for the top notch entertainers gathered at Oakes Garden Theatre….
From Niagara This Week: Breakfast Television will be filming live from Niagara Falls on Friday. Hosts Kevin Frankish, Dina Pugliese, Frank Ferragine and Jennifer Valentyne will be broadcasting live from the Oakes Garden Theatre in Niagara Falls from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on June 18. Canadian chart topper Karl Wolf will also be on…
I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to get up early to see Breakfast Television in person, and in the end I decided not to. However, I did watch about half an hour of it on TV (from around 6:40 am to 7:10 am). It certainly did promote Niagara Falls well. At various times you could…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Attention early risers: Breakfast Television wants you to fill Oakes Garden Theatre Friday morning. The popular City-TV morning show is heading down the QEW for a three-hour live show in Niagara Falls, tapping the same scenic location used for Regis & Kathy Lee in 1996 and Regis & Kelly in…