2014 LOTSA Expo Announcement

[Tim Bromund]

Due to the success of our LOTSA February Salmon Spectacular weekend, we have out grown our current facility at the 4H in Lockport. We’ve had heard from many of our Vendors that they would like more tables to display/sell from, more foot traffic later in the day and they all want to be in the main room. The constant complaint we get from our attendees is that it is too crowded early on, parking spots can be difficult to find and most of what they are looking for is gone if they arrive later in the morning.

 

For our upcoming weekend in 2014, we have the opportunity to “pick up our show as is†and insert it into a brand new show called the new Greater Niagara Fishing & Outdoor Expo to be held on January 24-26, 2014 (www.niagarafishingexpo.com). This show would be held at the “State of the Art†Conference & Event Center in Niagara Falls New York. This facility would solve our above problems while allowing us to keep our show “as is†plus we now have the facility to provide more fishing education to both kids and adults throughout the weekend.

 

Our Expo and Flea Market will be renamed to the “LOTSA Marketplace†and take place on Sunday as it has in the past (Jan 26, 2014). The focus will continue to be on Great Lakes Trout, Salmon and Walleye. The larger room allows us to have more tables and eliminate most of our overcrowding problems. 

 

The Conference Center facility is a short walk to the Falls itself as well as being right across the street from the Seneca Niagara Casino. There are also many places to eat, shopping outlets and other things to do in Niagara Falls to make for a very enjoyable weekend for everyone. Free parking for the show will be available at the Casino lots and nearby Hotels are offering rates cheaper than we were able to obtain in past years in Lockport.   More details will be forthcoming as they are finalized.

 

For more information and details please visit our website at http://www.lotsa.org

 

 

[Tim Bromund]

Hotel Accommodations arranged so far:

 

Comfort Inn Rate $69 per night, Phone 716-284-6835. It is right across the street from the Conference & Event Center. Mention the Greater Niagara Fishing & Outdoor Expo to get the rate.

 

The Event Center is still working with other area hotels to secure the same rates.  We will update as more hotels come online.

 

Tim

[Tim Bromund]

Just to Update, The LOTSA Expo/Marketplace is once again fully booked, including some new Vendors this year.

 

Check out the list of Vendors and Door Prize Sponsors here: http://www.lotsa.org/2014_LOTSA_EXPO.htm

 

The Table/Vendor layout will be added as soon as we have it finalized.

 

Tim

[Tim Bromund]

I did some looking around for rates at other Hotels in downtown Niagara Falls and found that the Quality Hotel and Suites, which is literally across the street from the Convention Center on 1^st St, has a best room rate of $79.00 a night.  This hotel is closer to the Convention Center than the Comfort Inn previously mentioned, so this is another option at a pretty good rate.

 

http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-niagara_falls-new_york-NY600

 

Tim Bromund

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