From the Niagara Falls Review:
Gene Sullivan’s on Team Jesus.
It says so on the back of his blue golf shirt. The white lettering on the back proclaims his faith loudly. So does the red cross on the front, emblazoned with a man on a motorcycle alongside the words “Jump for Jesus.”
But it’s when he suits up in a special leather uniform and jumps on his Honda XR650 bike and jumps through a wall of fire that his faith is most clear.
It’s symbolic of his own path, from what he is convinced would have been one of darkness into the light of faith.
“It’s the biggest jump I ever did,” said the 61-year-old, who will perform the act five times during Daredevil Days on Queen Street. “And I didn’t have too much to do with it.”
Apparently on August 27, 2008 there is going to be some ceremony that connects “the Energies of North and South America”. I heard about this in a local paper when I was away at the cottage, and it mentioned that some water from Iguazu Falls was blessed and will be poured into the water at Niagara Falls. Unfortunately the web site doesn’t really explain anything yet.
There is a fantastic article in today’s Niagara Falls Review about the Destination Marketing Fund (DMF). Apparently there will be another article tomorrow.
Guests staying at Fallsview hotels like the Embassy Suites and Hilton, as well as motels like the Blue Moon and Candlelight Motor Inn a little further afield, see a three per cent destination marketing fee added to the pre-tax room rate on their bill.
Guests at the Great Wolf Lodge and the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, however, do not.
Diners at Applebee’s and TGI Fridays in the city’s tourist sections have the extra charge added to their bills.
Those who eat at Niagara Parks Commission properties only pay the applicable government taxes.
Pick up a T-shirt or trinket at Souvenir City on River Road or the Fallsview Mini Mart and pay a premium; be spared the extra change at Jo-An Souvenirs on Victoria Avenue.
Golf at the Grand Niagara, Eagle Valley or Willowdell and there’s no charge added to your green fee.
At Thundering Waters, you’re charged three per cent more.
Ask what the charge is for, and expect to be told anything from, “It’s a Niagara Falls tax” to “It pays for the lights and the fireworks at the falls.”
Or get the correct answer - given only once in about 40 requests for an explanation: “It’s a fee added to bills in the tourist district used to improve the streetscape, pay for part of the new convention centre and advertise Niagara Falls outside the area.”
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Drove to Niagara falls. Purchased ‘USA Discovery Pass’. Viewed IMAX movie regarding Niagara history. Went on ‘Maid of the Mist’ tour. Trolley to ‘Cave of the Winds’. Got soaking wet despite the ponchos. Got back on trolley, but exited at Horseshoe to view. Trolley back to Visitor Center. After dinner, drove to Canada to view night illumination. Saw American falls and Bridalveil falls right in front. Did not walk all the way to Horseshoe but could see it. The city was lively (especially the street named Clifton Hill) with restaurants, wax museums, etc.
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