So, yesterday morning I headed over to the Skylon Tower and got there a little after 11:15. I thought Dean Sullivan was going to be jumping at 11:30. It was a beautiful Summer day, with a slight wind. The wind would pick up a bit from time to time (at one point the rope going…
From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Another long Fourth of July weekend has come and gone, and many in the tourism industry here are left feeling that the sun-drenched holiday missed yet another opportunity to capitalize on as many as 100,000 who passed through town, for the most part briefly, on their way to the state…
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls. There are pictures as well: We made it to Niagara Falls. What a boring trip from Michigan, through Canada, to Niagara. I’m sorry if you live on a farm, but I am sick of seeing farms. They look the same, even in…
Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. This is their first newsletter. For now, the only way I am aware of signing up for the newsletter is by visiting the web site of the company that provides the newsletter service.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Dean Sullivan, a 42-year-old daredevil from St. Catharines, rappelled from the Skylon Tower observation deck Monday. Wearing a harness, he hooked himself to a rope hanging from the top of the 158-metre tower and slid down face-first using his hands as a brake. It was a publicity stunt to promote…
I saw it today… I’ll have a couple of pictures and a blurry video tomorrow…
From CBC.ca: Picture this mental image: Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau stands with his back to the thundering waters of Niagara Falls, clutching a red maple leaf in his hand. On Canada Day. Can you imagine a more Canadian scene? Only if the robotic space Canadarm somehow snuck into the frame, according to a recent…
From the Buffalo News: The tethered balloon on Rainbow Boulevard is grounded. The doors to the family fun center in the old Wintergarden are locked. The aerospace museum on Third Street has packed up its collection and is planning a move to Buffalo. At a time when state and local officials are vigorously focused on…
On Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. They are promoting some Summer packages: You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
I can’t find any information about who’s site this is or what the purpose of it is, but someone has posted some information about Niagara Falls as they were planning on going there: Tomorro we shall be going to Niagara falls, with the aim of seeing the falls at night, and to see some of…