All things Niagara Falls tourism…
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Aladdin and Jasmine will be on hand at the Niagara Falls Public Library, Saturday, to kick off the summer reading program for kids.
The stars of Aladdin Jr., currently running at the Greg Frewin Theatre, will sing a song, answer questions, sign autographs and pose for photos with kids from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday.
From the New York Times:
Wes Hill, who, like the other storied river men in his family, mastered the currents and crevices of the Niagara River and its falls and became an expert at saving lives and recovering bodies, died Monday in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He was 76.
His wife, Sarah, said that he had suffered an embolism, but that she did not know the exact cause of death — except that it was reassuringly natural. One of his brothers died going over the falls, and another brother and their father came close.
Mr. Hill was the last of his clan to live intimately with the river, hunting and fishing and hiking along the spectacularly surging currents. Like the others, he reaped praise and awards for rescuing people who accidentally or deliberately put themselves in danger. And like them, he made extra income from undertakers by retrieving bodies ($50 to $75).
“You might attach the word ‘legendary’ to them,” Sherman Zavitz, city historian of Niagara Falls, said in an interview with The New York Times in 2003. “That word gets overused, but in this case it’s appropriate. Their exploits are the stuff of legends and in many ways rather unique, especially the rescue aspect.”
From the Montreal Gazette:
Canucks who’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places should make like Superman and head to Niagara Falls, Ont.
In a nationwide survey of more than 2,000 people, the famed honeymoon capital which served as the backdrop for the Man of Steel’s tryst with Lois Lane was chosen as the country’s most romantic destination by nearly one in four Canadians.
I’ve noticed that the Niagara Falls Aviary has new billboards out that have vibrant colours and promotes itself as the Bird Kingdom A Tropical Adventure:
The Canada Trading Company store that was in developement on Clifton Hill over the past few months is now open. It looks like they are still working on getting the store 100%, but they are open for business.
It looks like the Niagara Skywheel opened sometime last night and is now taking passengers!
Back in March I posted about Teddy Town coming to the space underneath Burger King on Clifton Hill. Well, the store has finally opened. You can make your own teddy bears. They are all around $20, and you can choose different animals. For more money you can customize them even more.
Wow! There are a lot of busloads of kids around here these days! I don’t ever remember it being like this before. You can tell that school is almost out and the kids are going on their end-of-year trips. They often will have the same t-shirts on, and they certainly love Clifton Hill.
The Niagara SkyWheel must be opening soon. They are finishing up a lot of things:
Sod has been put down
Almost all of the interlocking bricks are down
The computer systems are in place
The Golden Griddle that is being built as part of the Imperial Hotel & Suites has new signs out. I didn’t get a good look at the interior, but from what I could see it is coming along well.
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