On Saturday I walked down to the “Rink at the Brink” to take a few pictures. It was around 1 pm, and there were about 15 people skating. I had read the article in the Review about the fences, and they’re right! It is very difficult to actually get in. This first picture shows the…
From the Tonawanda News: An Atlanta businessman with eyes on the boat tour operation in Niagara Falls has filed a lawsuit in Albany in an effort to force state officials to allow his company to compete against the Maid of the Mist Corp. William Windsor, whose son owns a tour-ticket company known as Alcatraz Media,…
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From News 10 Now in Rochester (it includes a good video): This getaway is fun for everyone and brings you a view of Niagara Falls like you won’t believe! This is the Skylon Tower, on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Standing tall since 1965, it holds a great outdoor observation deck 775 feet above…
Niagara Today is a magazine that has been around since the beginning of the year (I think). I had never seen it before, but recently picked one up at the grocery store. It really just seems like it’s full of ads, but there were a few stories. There was some information about the new Hilton…
I came across a web site called Theme Park Brochures. They post brochures and maps of theme parks (obviously). There is only one thing from Niagara Falls that I can see, and that is a map from 1999 from Marineland. You know, for all of the complaining that we do about how little Marineland does,…
As was mentioned a month ago, the Rick Mercer Report was recently in Niagara Falls. A segment was filmed at Niagara Freefall Indoor Skydiving with Rick Mercer and Alex Lifeson of Rush. You can see a video of the broadcast on the CBC web site and see some screenshots below:
From Niagara This Week: While some mourn the loss of Hooters restaurant in Niagara Falls, most rejoice in what took its place on Stanley Avenue. Niagara Freefall, and its attached Daredevils Bar & Grill, has brought a long sought-after attraction to Niagara Falls with indoor skydiving. “It’s something that everyone wants to do in their…
This doesn’t affect any of the visiting tourists, but here is a short article from JMR SoftwareSystems about the challenges implementing a network at the spinning restaurant at the Skylon Tower: The very location of the RDR presents a challenge. With a more than 500 foot span from the central computers at the bottom of…
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (with lots of pictures): I made everyone stand around and wait at the top of the falls because I had to get a video of the Maid of the Mist doing its thing. Turns out that it just fights the current of…