From the Toronto Star: Death, taxes, Niagara Falls. In the old days, those were the only certain things in life — or death — according to the river men who patrolled a thunderous Horseshoe Falls before it became somewhat tamed by hydro companies. During the 19th and 20th centuries, thousands of suicide and accident victims…
From WXOW in Wisconsin: The beauty of Niagara Falls is thanks to the geology of Wisconsin, according to Ray Reser, director of the Natural History Museum at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. “It’s very cool” he said. Reser says geologists attribute Niagara Falls to a massive escarpment, or ridge that runs through Wisconsin, notably at…
From the Niagara Falls Review: So, just what type of dinner do you serve a king and queen? That was the question the chefs at the Hotel General Brock were asking themselves during the early spring of 1939 after learning King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, would be having dinner at their at…
From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk over Niagara Falls this summer has been pitched as a once-in-a-generation event, a tribute to stunting history that legally can take place only every two decades. Now three more daredevils want to join the party — promising they will seek to conquer the falls in a barrel….
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls’ first funambulist is getting his due. Immortalized in miniature crossing Victoria Avenue on a highwire, Blondin will now be recognized with his very own street after city politicians approved the naming of a small north section of Falls Avenue running between John and Bender Streets. Council unanimously endorsed the…
From the Buffalo News: When Nik Wallenda walks an 1,800-foot cable above Niagara Falls this summer, his biggest challenge won’t be the mist or wind in his face – it’ll be the first step of his historic feat. “The first step’s definitely the hardest one,” Wallenda said Tuesday on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel….
A while ago it was announced that Roberts St would be renamed to Falls Avenue. Well, Falls Avenue also continues on straight from where it is now, so this doesn’t really make sense. To fix it, there is a proposal to change the name of Falls Avenue beyound the 420 (up to John St as…
From the Buffalo News: It is not so much the danger. It is the scent of desperation. I strongly suspect that Nik Wallenda, of the famous tightrope-walking family, can tip-toe along a high wire strung over Niagara Falls this summer without toppling into the drink. What bothers me about the stunt is the eagerness of…
(a little late, but still interesting) From the Niagara Falls Review: Here for your Family Day weekend reading pleasure are some bits and pieces from Niagara Falls’ fascinating past. 1. Back in 1898 you could stay at the “newly remodelled” Windsor Hotel on Bridge St. for $1.50 to $2 a day. 2. A century ago…
I’ve been on vacation for the last week and a bit. We didn’t really do anything other than do some work around the house. I saw all the articles about Nik Wallenda, and meant to post some of them, but never got around to it. In case you’ve missed some of them, here is a…