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Niagara Falls Video

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 05:43 PM on January 18, 2009 Comments comments (0)

Found a great high-quality video capturing the awesome beauty of Niagara Falls. "Click here" or "click" the image to Watch and Enjoy!


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Niagara Falls Adult Clubs

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 11:41 AM on January 18, 2009 Comments comments (0)

Ah! Niagara Falls! Home to the famed Waterfalls Of Niagara! It is, without doubt, a tourism "hot spot" drawing as many as 15 million annual visitors from around the world to be inspired by the awesome power of "the Falls" (Horseshoe & American), view the incredible scenery, enjoy the well manicured parks and beautiful gardens, ride the Maid Of The Mist and, not surprisingly, take-in a "Girly Show"!


Counted among Niagara's most popular visitor attractions/amenities are our Strip Clubs drawing a respectable percentage of those millions of annual visitors. And for good reason, the sight of an attractive young woman, buck-naked and sliding up and down a pole, can be irresistible to many men.



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Even I, in my youth, had been tempted by this, one of natures most inspiring sights. I'm not nearly as tempted any longer for a number of reasons not the least of which is that I'm getting older and the realization that my drunken lustful feelings were not reciprocated. They just wanted my money!


I always considered the Strip Clubs something of a local secret that we really didn't want the tourists to know about until I started doing a little research. Apparently the Niagara Falls "Girly Shows" are world famous and do attract visitors to the area ultimately contributing to our economic well-being, so I'm including them in my Blog and in my Visitors Guide.


#1. The Sundowner:

Many Niagara Falls Strip Clubs are mentioned prominently in various internet Strip Club Guides and one in particular, the Sundowner, is ranked among the top 10 in the world in The Ultimate Strip Club List. Does this make you proud or what?


Other Area Strip Clubs include:

Mints

S.I. Lounge

Seductions International

Penthouse Club


While you're here, don't forget to get out and visit some of the other inspiring sites in Niagara Falls.



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The tourism business in Niagara Falls has gone to crap(s)!

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 08:21 AM on January 18, 2009 Comments comments (0)

It was around 1:00pm Saturday, January 17, 2009 and I was driving along Lundy's Lane in Niagara Falls when I noticed how little traffic there was. Usually this is a very busy road on the weekends with out-of-town tourists coming in to enjoy the incredible scenery or have some fun on Clifton Hill. It then occurred to me that traffic on this road has been unusually light for the past 2 years, winter and summer. What's going on?

Well I'll tell you what's going on! The tourism business in Niagara Falls has gone to crap(s)! Pardon the pun!

Everything and I mean EVERYTHING about Niagara Falls now centres around the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and the big hotels on Fallsview Avenue. Even the traffic flow is directed to the Fallsview hotels area. The City has closed off the intersection of Main & Stanley Ave. to ensure traffic is directed right to the casino. Signs on the QEW highway point to the casino and road signs all over the city direct tourists to the casino. Even the first exit off of the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge (bridge/border-crossing between USA & Canada) has been changed to keep travelers off of River Road. The exit is now at Stanley Avenue which directs tourists right to the casino.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have any issues with the existence of casinos in Niagara Falls nor do I wish to see development stop in the Fallsview hotel area but I can't accept the demise of all the other tourism businesses in Niagara Falls as a result of the focus on "Fallsview".

The whole point of allowing casino gambling in Niagara Falls was to draw tourists to the area which in turn would benefit all the local businesses. The reality is that the casino and the Fallsview hotels have managed to draw all the tourism (apparently with the help of the city) right to their doors, bypassing everything else Niagara Falls has to offer.

The casinos and the big hotel owners have the money and the power to influence the City and they use it to benefit themselves and I don't blame them, that's their job. I blame the City for yielding to their every request. Wake Up!

The "Falls"(Horseshoe Falls and American Falls), the well manicured parks along River Road, the beautiful gardens, the family oriented attractions and all the small businesses that cater to tourists are what has made this city one of the Wonders Of The World. Not gaming!

The time has come to re-think the direction this city has taken and get back to the fundamentals.


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Bicycle Tour 2- Niagara Falls to Niagara On The Lake

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 06:27 AM on January 18, 2009 Comments comments (0)

This is a follow-up post to "Round-trip self guided bicycle tour between Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake."


View Tour in Virtual Earth / MSN Live Maps

Hint: For best results, click "Tour in 3D"


Round-trip self-guided bicycle tour from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada to Niagara On The Lake, Ontario, Canada featuring sightseeing attractions and wineries.

 
For a brief narrative about this bicycle tour, please visit this link.
  1. Table Rock. Starting point for bicycle tour.
  2. Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls
  3. Queen Victoria Park - 100 to 600 meters from Table Rock
  4. View of American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls
  5. Maid Of The Mist - 500 meters from Table Rock
  6. Rainbow Bridge - 600 meters from Table Rock
  7. Bird Kingdom - 650 meters from Table Rock
  8. Whirlpool Bridge - 4 kilometers from Table Rock
  9. White Water Walk - 4.2 kilometers from Table Rock
  10. Cham Shan Buddhist Temple - 4.2 kilometers from Table Rock
  11. Whirlpool Aero Car - 5.2 kilometers from Table Rock
  12. Paved Bicycle Path - 6 kilometers from Table Rock
  13. Whirlpool Public Golf Course - 7 kilometers from Table Rock
  14. Niagara Glen and Totem Pole Park - 8 kilometers from Table Rock
  15. Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens and Butterfly Conservatory - 9 kilometers from Table Rock
  16. Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Generation Stations - 11 kilometers from Table Rock
  17. Floral Clock - 11.5 kilometers from Table Rock
  18. Queenston-Lewiston Bridge - 11.75 kilometers from Table Rock
  19. Queenston Heights Park and Brock Monument - 12 kilometers from Table Rock
  20. Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum - 13 kilometers from Table Rock
  21. Laura Secord Homestead - 13.4 kilometers from Table Rock
  22. Enter Niagara's Wine Country
  23. "The Ice House" Winery - 15.1 kilometers from Table Rock
  24. Riverview Cellars Estate Winery - 18.3 kilometers from Table Rock
  25. Inniskillin Wines - 19 kilometers from Table Rock
  26. Reif Estate Winery - 19.5 kilometers from Table Rock
  27. McFarland House - 21.6 kilometers from Table Rock
  28. Lailey Vineyard - 21.6 kilometers from Table Rock
  29. Peller Estates Winery - 22.5 kilometers from Table Rock
  30. Fort George National Historic Site, end of Bicycle Path - 23.4 kilometers from Table Rock
  31. Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours - 24.3 kilometers from Table Rock
  32. Niagara On The Lake (Clock Tower) - 25 kilometers from Table Rock
  33. Alternate return route via Niagara St. to East-West Line - 2.7 kilometers from Niagara-on-the-Lake
  34. Alternate return route to Concession 1 Road - 3.4 kilometers from Niagara-on-the-Lake Clock Tower
  35. Marynissen Estates Winery - 6.6 kilometers from Niagara-on-the-Lake Clock Tower
  36. Frogpond Farm Winery - 7.6 kilometers from Niagara-on-the-Lake Clock Tower
  37. Alternate return route via Line 8 - 10.2 kilometers from Niagara-on-the-Lake Clock Tower
  38. Alternate return route to intersection of Line 8 & Niagara Parkway (Bicycle Path) - 11.3 kilometers
  39. Return Trip to Table Rock - 26 kilometers from Niagara-on-the-Lake Clock Tower
  40. Total round-trip 51 Kilometers


 View Tour in Picasa Web Album / Google Maps

Yuk Yuk's - Niagara Falls

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 11:49 AM on January 16, 2009 Comments comments (0)



This is "one fun stage show", the venue features stand-up comedians. Some will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter, others are completely devoid of talent but it doesn't matter because the audience is as much fun as the performers on stage.


Located in the Casino Niagara complex, you need to be 19 to enter (it's a bar/club). The shows run from 90 minutes to 120 minutes in length. Acts change weekly. Full bar service as well as snack foods are available during the show.


For more information visit the Casino Niagara website.


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Seneca Niagara Events Centre

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 11:25 AM on January 16, 2009 Comments comments (0)



Located in the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel complex in Niagara Falls New York, the "Events Centre" is one of the most popular theatres in the area.


The following information was extracted from the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel website.

Located inside the luxurious Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, the Seneca Niagara Events Center is the hottest place to see unforgettable shows. This venue has hosted some of today's most popular entertainers including Steely Dan, Kid Rock and Aretha Franklin.


Location: 310 Fourth Street, Niagara Falls, NY


For more information, visit the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel website.


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Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 10:59 AM on January 16, 2009 Comments comments (0)



The award winning OH CANADA EH? DINNER SHOW is a musical celebration of Canada which provides a truly unforgettable Canadiana experience. Meet singing Mounties, lumberjacks, a hockey player, Anne of Green Gables and many other Canadian characters as you enjoy the songs and scenes of Canada.


The following information was extracted from the Oh Canada Eh? website.

Welcome to the Oh Canada Eh Dinner Show. We have two dinner show locations, one in Niagara Falls, Ontario and a second in Canmore Banff, Canadian Rockies. The Oh Canada Eh Dinner show is a premiere attraction of great Canadian entertainment located in popular Canadian tourism destinations. The Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show is a musical celebration of Canada providing a truly unforgettable Canadiana experience in fun and lively dinner theatre presentation. Our dinner show features Canadian music, Canadian performers and a totally Canadian meal.

A trip to Oh Canada Eh? will help make your Niagara Falls or Canadian Rockies vacation memorable. Whether you are planning a Niagara Falls honeymoon, a Canadian Rockies family vacation or a Canadian business conference our dinner show is a great addition to your vacation plans.


Location: 8585 Lundy's Lane Niagara Falls, Ontario


For more information visit the Oh Canada Eh? website.


For Trip Advisor reviews follow this link.


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Fallsview (Avalon) Theatre

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 10:12 AM on January 16, 2009 Comments comments (0)

The Following information was extracted from the Fallsview Casino Resort website.

The Avalon Theatre is the state-of-the-art performing arts centre at Fallsview Casino Resort. Built to accommodate just 1,547 guests, the design of the Avalon Theatre creates an extremely intimate entertainment experience, with the furthest seats less than 30 metres / 100 feet from the stage.

The Avalon Theatre was designed to be infinitely flexible. All 1,000 seats on the floor and mezzanine areas can be removed or re-arranged, thus allowing various seating plans and configurations, including banquet style, classroom style, dance floor and raised runway. The stage can even be converted into additional seating, creating a four-sided seating plan for events like boxing. This flexibility makes the Avalon suitable for a variety of events, including concerts, Broadway-style musicals, dance troupes and headlining entertainment.

Opened on June 8, 2004, with the rest of Fallsview Casino Resort, the Avalon was christened with a pair of shows by Canadian crooner Paul Anka. Since then, many headline entertainers have played the room, including:

  • Jay Leno
  • Bobby Vinton
  • Donna Summer
  • KC and the Sunshine Band
  • David Spade
  • Big and Rich
  • Glenn Frey
  • Sugarland
  • Donny Osmond
  • Ann-Margret
  • Lionel Richie
  • Larry the Cable Guy
  • Martina McBride
  • Montgomery Gentry
  • Bonnie Tyler
  • Olivia Newton-John
  • Marie Osmond
For more information and upcoming shows, please visit the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort website

Greg Frewin Dinner Theatre - Magic Show

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 07:35 AM on January 16, 2009 Comments comments (0)

Without a doubt Greg Frewin is an extraordinary magician and engaging entertainer with a talented supporting cast. The "magic" is amazing! The Tigers are beautiful! The music, the sights, the sounds, even the food is decent!  This show is a real treat to the senses!
I must confess, I've never been to any other "magic" show so I don't have a solid basis of comparison in that regard but I have been to several stage shows in Las Vegas, Toronto and New York and Greg Frewin's show, from a theatrical point of view, compares favourably with all of them.

The following information has been extracted from the Greg Frewin Theatre website.

The Show
Experience the mystery and art of illusion with Greg Frewin, one of the most decorated magicians in the world. Join us for our Las Vegas Style Magical Review featuring spectacular appearances by our rare and  majestic tigers. Your imagination will be captivated and you will be AMAZED "Beyond Belief". We are conveniently located in the heart of Niagara Falls.

Join us for a DELICIOUS Buffet Dinner at 6:30PM. Curtain at 8:00PM.


The theatre is located at 5781 Ellen Avenue Niagara Falls, ON.


For more reviews of the Greg Frewin Magic Show, visit Trip Advisor.


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Casino Gaming in Niagara Falls

Posted by aboutniagarafalls at 04:59 AM on January 15, 2009 Comments comments (0)

When gambling was first introduced to the Niagara region back in the 1990's it was the general consensus that casinos would be our salvation in tough economic times.


Local manufacturing jobs were disappearing because of "globalization" and the Niagara Falls tourism industry, which never did produce much more that minimum wage jobs, was stagnant. We had to do something to stimulate our local economy and the answer was casinos!


Casinos will bring in a whole new type of tourist. People with money! They will come to gamble but when they arrive they will be so overcome by the incredible beauty of the local parkland and the awe-inspiring site of "the Falls" they will be motivated to: do some sightseeing; eat in the local restaurants; and patronize our shops!


Did it work? Yes and no!


Gamblers are here and spending money. Unfortunately, not much of their money is being spread around. They arrive at the casino/hotel, check-in, hit the slots or the craps table, eat in one of the casino restaurants, check out the view of "the Falls" from the restaurant window, shop in the casino boutiques, drink in one of the many casino bars, go back to their hotel room to relax/recover/sleep then leave the next morning.


YES, casinos are contributing to our local economy because many local businesses contract services to the casino operators and thousands of new jobs have been created. NO, because gamblers never seem to wander too far away from the casinos, the existence of the casinos isn't doing much to help local restaurants, motels, souvenir shops or any local tourist businesses other than the casinos and the hotels that surround them.


Of course casino gambling itself presents another problem to the locals. Most out-of-town visitors come to the Niagara Falls casinos to have a little fun, try their luck at the slots or Black Jack tables and win or lose (most likely lose) head back home and don't think about gambling again until their next vacation. This isn't the case with many of the local residence. When a casino is "just down the street", the temptation is great! Far too many locals have become addicted to gambling and have lost, or are in the process of losing, everything. Savings are gone, families broken apart, jobs lost, lives lost! BE WARNED!


About the Niagara Casinos

There are three casinos in Niagara Falls. Two in Niagara Falls, Ontario and one in Niagara Falls, New York.



Casino Niagara: The oldest and most casual (not too glitzy) is Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls, Ontario. They offer all the usual gaming facilities, slots table games and poker room, as well as a sports book. The amenities include restaurants, an all-you-can-eat buffet (best bang for your buck in Niagara Falls), bars and comedy club. The casino is located in the Clifton Hill area and surrounded by hotels i.e. Sheraton on the Falls, Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview Hotel and the Skyline Inn. Please note that under Province of Ontario Law, smoking is prohibited in the casino as well as restaurants and bars, in fact, the only place you can smoke is outside. The pit bosses can offer players some freebies such as a restaurant voucher for the buffet but NO FREE LIQUOR. You have to pay for your drinks!

Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort: The largest and most "Vegas" like casino (lots of sparkle and glitz) is located in the Fallsview area of Niagara Falls, Ontario. They offer the usual slots and table games with huge poker room and a VIP room for high rollers as well as bars, restaurants, all-you-can-eat-buffet (not to pricey with excellent food choices), a theatre/ballroom featuring first class entertainers and stage shows, boutiques and a patio overlooking "the Falls". The casino is part of a hotel/spa complex and is surrounded by several major hotels on Fallsview Avenue including the Hilton, Oaks, Marriott and Embassy Suites. Please note that under Province of Ontario Law, smoking is prohibited in the casino as well as restaurants and bars, in fact, the only place you can smoke is outside. The pit bosses can offer players some freebies such as a restaurant voucher for the buffet but NO FREE LIQUOR. You have to pay for your drinks!


Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel: Located in Niagara Falls, New York. I have only been to this casino twice and can't say I know much about it other than it has all the amenities a casino should have i.e. table games and slots. From what I've heard from other people, the buffet is outstanding and the the fact that you can smoke in the casino and drinks (liquor) are free sure is appealing. The following has been extracted from their website ?If you?re looking to get the most out of every visit to the Casino, then you'll love Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel. From the very latest slot machines to your favorite table games to world-class dining and entertainment, Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel is the real deal for real players.?


If you're planning a trip to Niagara to do a little gambling, please take some time to "smell the roses". This is a beautiful area with magnificent scenery, first-class tourist facilities and countless sites of historical importance to both Canadians and Americans dating back to and before the War of 1812.


For more information, please "click" these links.


Niagara Falls to Niagara-on-the-Lake bicycle tour highlighting area attractions with images and text narrative.


Niagara Region Museums and Historical points of interest.


Niagara Falls Travelers Information


Niagara Falls Attractions


All About Niagara Falls (Home Page)


Niagara Falls Hotels (Including Hotels with Water Parks).

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