The sixth part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is 6 minutes long and is about Annie Taylor. She was a school teacher who was the first person to go over the Falls and live. The Making Of special shows a couple of shots of how they filmed the barrel going over the…
The fifth part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie tells the story of when the Lelawala tugboat. As a result of the civil war, tourism died and the Lelawala was sold and had to be taken downrivier. The scene is very intense. During The Making Of special, the director, Kieth Merrill said the…
The fourth part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is about The Great Blondin. It is about 6 minutes long and shows Blondin walking across a wire. The scene is very well done and it really looks like someone is out over the rapids. The movie is fantastic, whether in the IMAX theatre…
The third part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is only a couple of minutes long and talks about some of the wars that happened in the area. A brief scene along the gorge is reenacted from the War or 1812. The movie is fantastic, whether in the IMAX theatre or at home….
The second part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is about the first explorers who “discovered” Niagara Falls. The scene is about 4 minutes long and tesll the story of Father Joseph Hennepin when he and a group of explorers came across the falls in the Winter of 1678. Father Hennepin was definitely…
The first part of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic movie is just under 8 minutes long and tells the native story of the legend of Lelawala, the original maid of the mist. It is well told, and quite dramatic. The movie is fantastic, whether in the IMAX theatre or at home. Pictures and reviews…
Back in September I visited the IMAX Niagara Falls Theatre and wrote several postings about the theatre, the movie, the daredevil exhibit. I also posted a copy of their promotional leaflet. At that time, I borrowed a copy of the DVD of the movie, and I finally got around to watching it closely and have…
From a press release at Hospitality 1st: Orlando, FL — February 2006 — Ripley Entertainment, coming off a record 2005, will continue to expand in 2006, Ripley President Bob Masterson told managers and franchisees at its 35th annual company conference in early February. The entertainment company plans on opening at least two more Ripley’s Believe…
From Niagara This Week: Word that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) is only planning to extend its lease agreement for Casino Niagara for two years is adding to speculation that the days may be numbered for the original gambling facility in the Falls. Fearing 2,500 jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in…
From Niagara This Week: Jeff Stewart takes pride in feeding insects to others. It’s not that he has any perverse intentions. He’s not in it the business of cooking up critters for the shock value. Rather, he wants to use his creepy-crawly culinary skills to open cultural boundaries in Canada and wants North Americans to…