Wyndham Garden almost open, will have Perkins Restaurant

The fencing is down from around the new Wyndham Garden on Stanley Avenue and grass has been put down. It looks like the outside is virtually done. I wonder what is is like inside. Apparently the restaurant at the hotel is going to be a Perkins.

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Painting the railings on Murray St by the Fallsview Casino

The other day I saw a work crew out fixing some concrete work along Murray St between the Fallsview Casino and the Skylon Tower. Yesterday they were out painting the railings.

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Wallenda set to announce June 15 wire walk date

Several news sources say that the big announcement regarding when Nik Wallenda will perform over Niagara Falls is set for tomorrow: Niagara This Week – Wallenda set to announce June 15 wire walk date Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Nik Wallenda sets date for Niagara Falls walk CANOE Travel – Niagara Falls’ Wallenda wire walk set for…

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Nik Wallenda prepares for stunt of a lifetime

Note: This is the BEST article I’ve read about the walk so far. It shares some nice details of how he will rig up the wire as well as other details of the performance. From the Sarasota Florida Herald-Tribune: To understand the enormity of Nik Wallenda’s planned high-wire walk across Niagara Falls this summer, it…

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Fence at the back of Marineland

There is a new fence at the back of Marineland. This might not seem like much, but they had one at all before. You could just climb up over the hill/berm and end up right beside Dragon Mountain. It always amazed me that they didn’t have a fence, and now they finally do.

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Daredevil’s wire-walk destiny set June 15

From the Buffalo News: American tourism officials had hoped for a later date — possibly in September — for Nik Wallenda to perform his tightrope walk over Niagara Falls. But they’re more than happy with the date government officials on both sides of the international border and the daredevil artist have agreed upon — June…

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