2008

This is a 2 1/2-minute video about energy. The first part of the video talks about the power of Niagara Falls: From ABC News/Good Morning America: A look at hydroelectric energy and it’s future in the US

This is a 2-minute video about the history of some of the daredevils: From ABC News/Good Morning America: For more than a century, daredevils have been tempting fate at Niagara Falls.

This is an EXCELLENT article and video about the differences between Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York. From ABC News/Good Morning America: Niagara Falls, which spans both America and Canada, provides a telling example of the region’s economic troubles. Walk down what was once the main shopping thoroughfare on the New York side,…

Note: Several of today’s postings will be about Good Morning America… From the Buffalo News: Cheering crowds echoed inside the marble walls of Union Station in Worcester, Mass., when anchors and crew from ABC’s “Good Morning America” embarked on a five-day train tour scheduled to bring the national morning show to Niagara Falls today. The…

The USA Travel Tour City Guide blog (on Blogger) has posted about Niagara Falls (including some pictures): Niagara Falls is one of the most popular vacation destinations in Ontario and New York. Thousands of people visit the area each year to see one of natures most spectacular wonders; The Horseshoe Falls. There are many things…

From the Niagara Falls Review: Beginning this week, New York drivers will have the option of buying an enhanced driver’s licence to comply with stricter travel requirements adopted after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The new licences will contain an identifying computer chip and can be used instead of a more expensive passport at…

From a Marketwire press release: IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, today announced the opening of its first franchise restaurant in Ontario, Canada, extending the iconic fifty-year old brand into a new international region. The first IHOP in Eastern Canada opened in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Sept. 13. The corporate…

I know, I know, this is a terrible picture. I took it with my cell phone while I was driving and I was kind of far away. It was taken this morning as I was driving into Niagara Falls. In a previous comment, someone asked it the Hilton was now taller than the Skylon Tower….

The Frugal Bugle has a list of frugal things to do in Niagara Falls (follow the link to read the entire list): 1. You can view the Falls for free. Fireworks for free at certain times of the year. 2. See the nightly Falls illumination.

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Over the long weekend I was in Niagara Falls, ON to watch and photograph the fireworks show. They have fireworks every Friday & Sunday over the summer and this was the last weekend of the schedule. Well waiting for the show to…