From the Niagara Falls Review:
The roar of water over Niagara Falls appears to have captured the heart of a prominent tourist - the prime minister of Japan.
Junichiro Koizumi made his first visit to the falls Tuesday, declaring the Canadian landmark “magnificent” and “beautiful.”
The prime minister, who was on a private trip to Niagara Falls, grinned widely as he peered over the metal railing and into the abyss, questioning why the water was green.
“He was most impressed by the volume of water and the beauty,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Ted Salci, who escorted the prime minister.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
As the warning goes, you don’t spit in the wind, you don’t pull the mask off the Lone Ranger and you don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
Mark Saccone doesn’t care about the first two, but he takes the cape part pretty seriously.
Hidden in a house quickly filling with memorabilia is one of the long, flowing capes worn by Christopher Reeve during the filming of Superman II in Niagara Falls 27 years ago. Still bright red in colour with its original stitching, the historic garment is one of Saccone’s most prized possessions.
It’s certainly one of his most valuable: After Reeve died in 2004, Saccone contacted some Superman memorabilia collectors, who placed the value of the cape between $7,000 to $10,000 US.
Saccone’s first thought was to sell it on eBay - where he has purchased most of his collection - but he changed his mind.
After all, it’s not just a part of movie history, it’s Niagara Falls history.
Yesterday I posted my pictures of the lame “Superman Returns” laser logo on Terrapin Point. I said it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Well, it seems that depending on when you are there, you’ll see different things. Regular visitor Louise send me a link to the Superman Homepage where they have some good pictures of the logo. I wish I would have seen this when I was there.
The have 6 pictures:
- The red S symbol on the American side of the gorge. A much better picture than I took
- A beautiful full-colour S symbol on the Canadian side of the gorge. It looks great, but seeing as almost everyone views the Falls from the Canadian side, it is kind of dumb place to put the symbol. No wonder I didn’t see it. I’d have to be looking down at my feet.
- The red S symbol actually on the Horseshoe Falls
- A white S symbol on the Canadian side of the gorge. It looks quite good as the light shines through the mist
- A zoomed out shot of the Horeshoe Falls showing both the red S symbol on the American side and the full-colour S symbol on the Canadian side
- Another shot of the full-colour S symbol
Here is a small version of one of the full-colour shots. Visit the Superman Homepage for a larger size and all the other images.
GolfLogic.ca has a coupon that gets you a round of golf at Thundering Waters Golf Club, a cart with a GPS device, for $79 + tax (note that you have to be registered with the site to get the coupon).
The person who runs the site had an opportunity to play the course. You can read his comments on his blog.
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