If you’ve visited in Niagara Falls in the evening, you know that they often have fireworks displays. This coming Saturday (July 21) at 10 pm, in celebration of their 40th Anniversary, Pizza Pizza is sponsoring what they are calling “Niagara’s biggest & best ever fireworks extravaganza”. It’s supposed to be a 30 minute presentation of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls has been minted again. For the first time since 2003, the image of the falls has been put on Canadian currency with a new, $30 holographic coin. Designed by Saskatchewan artist Chris Jordison, the Royal Canadian Mint sterling silver coin depicts a colour, panoramic view of the Horseshoe…
Marineland announced a long time ago that they were going to build the largest aquarium complex in the world. Many visitors to AccessNiagara have commented in the past that they are very slow in getting things done. Here is a picture of the area where the complex will be. It looks pretty much like it…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Review put calls out to all Niagara Parks Commissioners about Jay Cochrane’s request to walk over the Horseshoe Falls. Here’s what they had to say:
From the Niagara Falls Review: Daredevil or stuntman – he says he’s neither. But nobody can say Jay Cochrane isn’t persistent. Armed with an endorsement from city council, the 63-year-old wirewalker is once again knocking on the door of the Niagara Parks Commission. The North Bay native has sent a letter to the agency requesting…
From Niagara This Week: A worldwide contest to find the new seven natural wonders of the world has begun. Following up on its quest to find the new seven man-made wonders of the world, NewOpenWorld Corporation has launched its campaign to name the new natural wonders. “Nominations must be for a clearly defined natural site…
I don’t know who Kurt Ross is, but at both the Canada Trading Company and the Skylon Tower they sell matted photographs of the Falls that he took. His web site has some samples.
Someone named Sue (the same name as one of our regular visitors) has posted about why they like Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls has been a favourite travel destination of ours for years, and we try to go at least once every two years for a visit. For those who have never been the Falls themselves…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Four months after an unnerving incident at the Canada-U.S. border that resulted in a two-hour detention (and a very silent ride home), I am proud to say I am now one of North America’s most trusted travellers. On July 5, I joined the ranks of some 130,000 Canadians and Americans…
This is an old sign for Clifton Hill that is in the aquarium building at Marineland. You can see a lot of the old signs and locations (Fantasy Fudge Factory is gone, Circus World is gone, Dinosaur Park has moved, Movieland has moved, Arby’s is gone). A lot has changed over the last few years!