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Daily Archive for August 26th, 2008
“American Treasures of the Library of Congress” has a couple of nice pictures you can view online of Niagara Falls in 1846. The pictures were taken by Captain Michael Seymour:
Captain Michael Seymour, commanding officer of the H.M.S. Vindictive, toured the eastern seaboard for fifteen days in July 1846, traveling through Boston, the state of New York, Philadelphia, and finally Washington, D.C. He captured the landscape of a growing republic in the British tradition of topographical draftsmanship. In a letter to his daughter he described Niagara Falls at length, writing, “They are quite terrific to stand near, and contemplate from some, of the points of view either below or overhanging them. I, of course, tried to make a few sketches, but it is impossible to give on paper the Grandeur and immensity they possess. . . .”
The Niagara Falls Reporter has a nice article about Sandy Allen, the world’s tallest woman, who used to work in Niagara Falls. Pretty much the entire article is about her work at Guinness:
Sandy stood out from the other offerings along the street like a cheetah against a white backdrop. It wasn’t just her height that grabbed your attention, it was the fact that she was real. Every other museum storefront was occupied by wax figures, each one creepier than the last. Encountering a real person amid this plasticized landscape was akin to meeting an earthling on Mars — it was a shock to the senses.
A cynic might say Sandy Allen was fortunate in that she was paid to essentially be herself each day in front of that museum. A romantic knows her life there was as tragic as the human condition gets without physical abuse.
A quote contained in her obituary brought me back nearly 30 years.
“At Guinness there were days when I felt like I was doing a freak show,” Allen said. “When that feeling came too often, I knew I had to come back home.”
Coach Tours America has a nice blurb on their blog about Niagara Falls and a trip they offer:
Visiting the Niagara Falls is a truly awe-inspiring experience and none more so than on the Niagara Falls break which gives you views of the Falls from the Canadian side.
Your hotel for the two night break is the Best Western Fallsview which is only a 10 minute walk away from the Falls themselves, meaning that you can take a stroll to see them whenever you like!
I don’t know if this is a legitimate blog or not, but Travel Bug has a posting about Niagara Falls:
The city of Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada is home to one of the wonders of the world – Horseshoe Falls, the Canadian side of Niagara Falls (the other side is in New York, USA). Its spectacular views attract 20 million visitors each year.
Beautiful park walkways run alongside the full length of the Niagara River where you can take a leisurely stroll while gazing at the magnificence of the falls.
If you’re more adventurous and want to view the waterfall from somewhere other than the ground, here are some suggestions:
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