Daily Archive for July 24th, 2007

Pizza Pizza 40th Anniversary celebration fireworks

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Graham
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So, did you see the fireworks on Saturday? They were awesome! I had been out of town earlier in the day and didn’t get into Niagara Falls with my wife and 2 sons until about 9:45 pm. The traffic was bad but we were moving. Here are some random thoughts/impressions:

  • I parked in the back of the Comfort Inn and we made it down to the Falls just before they started.
  • The show started promptly at 10:00 pm and ended at 9:29 pm.
  • The Niagara Falls Review said there were 10 different spots where fireworks were set off from, but there were mainly 2 areas; right in front of the police station, and at Table Rock.
  • The majority of the fireworks were star bursts. My favourites were the ones that were star bursts with a ring around it (see the first picture in the second row below). My son said it looked like Saturn.
  • As impressive as the fireworks were, the sound was also equally loud! My youngest son had his ears covered the entire time.
  • We took the Jolly Cut down to see the fireworks and back up to the car. There were a lot of people!
  • It took me 15 minutes to get out of the parking lot and 15 minutes to go down the street. After that the traffic was fine.

I’ve put pictures up in the 20070721 Pizza Pizza 40th Anniversary Fireworks gallery. There are 21 pictures. These thumbnails are just a preview. You can see more thumbnails and the larger versions in the gallery. As a side note, the gallery now has over 2100 images!



I’ve also put up a video of the fireworks display. It’s actually several clips put together into one longer movie that is about 4 minutes long.

Falling in love with Niagara

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on July 24, 2007
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From the Capital Gazette:

The new Niagara Falls: It’s not your grandparents’ quaint honeymoon haven anymore.

While Marilyn Monroe might have put it on the map in her 1953 movie “Niagara,” it is the wondrous walls of water that are the timeless stars millions of people from around the world come to see year after year. Water, water, everywhere; a natural phenomenon of breathtaking beauty ceaselessly plunging, churning, twisting and flowing that forever leaves tourists speechless in its wake.

“Excitement is in the Air in Niagara Falls as Adventure Attractions Grow”

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As Dan mentioned in a previous comment, there is an article about Niagara Falls on Canada.travel:

For decades, Niagara Falls has been known for honeymoons and family-friendly fun, but this popular Canada destination has another side–an adventurous one. From dare devil shows to whitewater rapids, visitors looking for a real thrill find plenty of Niagara attractions to satisfy their heart-stopping desires.

Falls wire walk logistically a stretch

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From the Buffalo News:

Highwire performer Jay Cochrane wants to do what no man has done before — walk on a wire more than half a mile between the American and Canadian side of the falls.

The performance of such a feat is currently prohibited by both the Niagara, Ont., Parks Commission and the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

But there may be light at the beginning of the walk for Cochrane, albeit so slight. The Niagara Parks Commission said Friday it would “entertain a formal proposal from Mr. Cochrane for a proposed walk next season.”