Twitter updates for 2009-08-25

"Ride to the top in our yellow bug elevators and see the view that made the Falls famous!" (Part of the promo outside Skylon Tower) # http://twitpic.com/f8blk – I told you it was a nice day! # The Rainforest Cafe frog mascot is out today taking pictures with the kids. http://myloc.me/r48H # I'm walking down…

Read More

Barrels used by daredevils on display in Niagara Falls exhibit

From the Canadian Press (via Yahoo! Canada Travel): Twenty-five years after stuntman Karel Soucek survived his trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel, a new exhibit highlights the daredevils who have been drawn to the site. Soucek, from Hamilton, suffered only minor injuries in his plunge on July 2, 1984. He died, however, about six…

Read More

Pedaling to Niagara

From the Marion Star: I’ll agree to most invitations for a bicycle ride, but this one was intimidating. Riding from Lake Michigan to Niagara Falls? Continuing to Lake Placid? Riding with a group that was cycling across the country? At the end of this page there is a link to a full write-up about the…

Read More