April 2006

Spring is definitely here! These pictures were taken along the Niagara Parkway in Queen Victoria Park.

From CNW Newswire: Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort to hold huge public draw on April 30 NIAGARA FALLS, ON, April 19 /CNW/ – Officials with the five-way partnership group bringing Live with Regis and Kelly to Niagara Falls, Canada, this May announced today that more than 1,000 tickets to the two shows will be given away…

Regular visitor Dawg Byte emailed me saying he had noticed that Marineland was finally working on completing their Dragon Mountain roller coaster ride. He noticed that the volcano was getting a facade. You can see the progression of the work below: A couple of closeups: I’ll contact someone at Marineland and see what I can…

Here are some pictures of the tent where Avaia (by Cirque Niagara) will be performed:

This can’t be their new sign. It’s got to be temporary…

The gondolas for the new Niagara SkyWheel have arrived. They are a lot smaller than I thought they would be: The fence around the gondolas are about 6′ high. It would therefore appear that you sit during the ride. For some reason I was under the impression that you stand.

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…