From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (including video): There’s still No Timetable for Daredevil Nik Wallenda’s Walk over Niagara Falls. It is scheduled for sometime this summer. State Senator George Maziarz ( R-Newfane) explained that negotiations with TV networks that want to televise the event are what’s holding up the announcement of a date.
From Niagara This Week: The replacement for the aging Peoplemover transit system in Niagara Falls now has a name — WEGO. The brand is meant to be a fun pairing of the words “we,” meaning friendship and social activity with “go” to emphasize adventure and exploration. The name was unveiled Thursday in a joint statement…
From the Associated Press (via WGRZ Channel 2 or Syracuse.com): The $132 billion state budget approved by the Legislature late last month includes $89 million in New York Works capital projects for the state-run system of 178 parks and 35 historic sites. The funding breakdown released earlier this month includes: — $25 million for Niagara…
From the Buffalo News: The Journey Behind the Falls, a tourist attraction that provides views from behind and beside the base of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, will be closed to visitors or will have limited access during the next two weeks as the Niagara Parks Commission conducts its annual spring maintenance along the rock wall…
A couple of weeks ago I received email newsletters from the Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview. One is for weekday rates and the other is for weekend rates. The rates are good until the end of April.
I was off on vacation last week and I had intended to post lots, but just never got around to it. I have a bunch of posts scheduled now to go up throughout the week, so I should be back to regular posting soon.
Note: This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls, but if you have come to Niagara Falls for a visit, this is a place you may want to check out. I’ve lived in St Catharines for a good portion of my life (actually, 3 different times). It is a great place to live. I’m about an…
Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview.
From Niagara This Week: It’s not only the plants and flowers that are getting a head start on the season. A mild winter and even balmier spring means an early start to the season for the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. The boats are scheduled to take to the water on April 19, one of the…
BellaOnline (“the voice of women online”) has a posting about strange holidays. Apparently in some circles, the just passed March 30 is Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day. The person who posted the information, suggests using a weird holiday to write a story: Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day – Have these beautiful, powerful, and majestic falls…