Last August there was quite a bit of publicity for John Daly and his stunt of trying to hit a golf ball across the gorge. This was part of the events surrounding the opening of his new Thundering Waters golf course. I recently noticed a promotional leaflet for the golf course. I scanned it and…
From the Niagara Falls News: A local helicopter tour operator is being praised by police for his actions last Thursday. Police said the pilot 33-year-old Lonnie Rumig of Niagara-on-the-Lake showed tremendous responsibility toward his passengers when he decided to set an aircraft down in a local park, after noticing it was not responding to his…
From Newswire.ca: Screams erupt in resort’s Grand Hall as excited winners rip open their envelopes NIAGARA FALLS, ON, April 30 /CNW/ – The enormous Grand Hall at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort filled with screams of joy Sunday afternoon as 750 lucky people each won a pair of tickets to see the popular daytime talk show…
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With the Niagara SkyWheel nearing completion, and the new street sign in place for the adjacent hotels, Clifton Hill Resorts (HOCO) is promoting the Niagara SkyWheel: Also, regular visitor Lisa from Rochester learned in an email from the Quality Inn Clifton Hill that they have some special packages that include the Niagara SkyWheel, and they…
This may not seem like it is related to Niagara Falls, but this story from UPI reports that apparently a base jumper tried to jump off the Empire State Building. He was arrested before he could jump. It turns out that he previously jumped off the Skylon Tower. Last August I asked Dave Gillies, Director…
Clifton Hill Resorts (HOCO) has put up new street signs. They are much nicer looking than the old ones:
As I mentioned earlier in the week, Ripley’s Moving Theatre has been closed this week. Regular visitor Lisa from Rochester got the scoop for me. She emailed Ripley’s and got the following response: We are doing some construction on the front facade and are changing our films. We will be open Friday, April 28, 2006…
It looks like they finished putting the wheel structure of the Niagara SkyWHeel up yesterday. I’ve taken pictures from several different angles: Taken in the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill driveway Taken in the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill driveway Taken on Victoria Avenue near the top of Clifton Hill Taken at the traffic lights at the…
I posted a week ago a picture of what you would see if you were coming to the Fallsview Casino via Stanley Avenue. That picture I took was a little further down Murray Hill. This one is taken in the middle of the Stanely Avenue / Murray Street intersection, so this truly would be your…