I’m not sure when this started, but for several years now there has been an annual day for some of the local attractions let locals in for $1 (+ tax I think) and the money is collected for Cystic Fibrosis. This year, the day is Sunday, January 13 from 10 am to 5 pm. There…
What do the inventor of the machine gun, a King of England, an America/Canadian/Bahamian multi-millionaire, a Nazi financier, and “Lucky†Luciano have in common with a tiny town in central Maine? This is an interesting article from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter that mentions Sir Harry Oakes (the HO in HOCO). For some reason it doesn’t…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After a wildly successful Niagara Falls run, don’t rule out a “Beauty and the Beast” comeback for 2008. That’s what producer Linus Hand is leaning toward, along with a possible production of “Footloose” in the spring. In fact, after two seasons of testing the waters Hand’s company, Silver Mist Productions,…