The Fallsview Waterpark is one of the big new openings for the 2006 tourist season. I’ve covered quite a bit of the developments on the Niagara Falls Blog. Canadian Niagara Hotels recently published a promotional leaflet which I’ve scanned. I’ve also included the text below: Front of leaflet: North America’s Largest Hotel and Indoor Waterpark…
As has been mentioned already, the Discovery Channel Canada had a brief segment on their Daily Planet news show on Thursday, April 13, 2006. The segment was called Up, up, and away and can be seen online. What’s 17 stories high and has a great view of Niagara Falls? Canada’s newest and biggest Ferris Wheel…
Newcastle University Library in the United Kingdom has what is believed to be the first photographs of Niagara Falls in their Special Collections, from around 1840. The images are daguerreotypes (one of the earliest types of photographs) and were taken by H. L. Pattinson. There are many images in the collection. If you start at…
From CBC.ca: Jan. 27, 1938 In a cloud of snow and ice, the great bridge that crossed the Niagara River has collapsed upon itself. Now, all that remains of the Honeymoon Bridge are tangled cable lines, crushed wooden beams and twisted metal. Under the weight of an enormous amount of ice, the bridge’s beams gave…
From AmusementBusiness: Vancouver billionaire Jim Pattison has shelved a potential $100-million investment in a Niagara Falls entertainment site until he can assess the impact of new U.S. rules requiring all cross-border travelers to carry passports starting in January 2008, the Toronto Globe & Mail reports. The threat to U.S. travelers’ ability to move back and…