The New York Times has a nice article (including video) of Nik Wallenda practicing: Nik Wallenda climbed up a scaffold, stepped onto the steel cable and slipped the harness of his balancing pole over his head. Then he began to walk — each step a few inches in front of the last, his leather moccasins…
From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda doesn’t want to wear a harness when he walks on a wire above Niagara Falls. But his sponsors want to make him. He’d prefer to start the walk in the U.S. and end in Canada, though television officials would have it the other way around. And he wants the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The holiday honours Queen Victoria’s birthday, but for the thousands of tourists who come to Niagara Falls for the Victoria Day weekend it’s a time to relax, have fun and kick off the beginning of the summer season. No trip to Niagara Falls would be complete without a stop on…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Sweeping changes to Ontario’s gaming industry unveiled Thursday has essentially quashed Fort Erie’s bid to take over its now defunct slots facility. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is asking for private-sector operators to step up and express interest in 29 separate “gaming zones” across the province. Fort Erie did…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The plan has been talked about for years. The goal is to reduce congestion in the area of the Horseshoe Falls. The plan calls for the relocation of the Niagara Parkway to the west just south of Table Rock. Residents had an opportunity to view the plan, along with two…
From the Niagara Falls Review: WEGO is a no-go for July. The new $50-million visitor transportation system that was expected to hit the roads June 29, won’t be rolling out until mid-August. The launch of the bus system, which will replace the Niagara Parks Commission’s People Mover, is being delayed due to issues with computer-based…
We knew that ABC was going to broadcast Nik Wallenda’s walk in the US, and now we find out that CTV will be the Canadian broadcaster. From a CNW press release: CTV announced today that it is the exclusive Canadian broadcast partner of daredevil Nik Wallenda’s death-defying tightrope walk, live from Niagara Falls, on Friday,…
From Canoe.ca Travel: There are days when you just need to get away. A quick escape from your everyday life to bring back the flavours of your love for life, food, fun and above all else — your spouse. This is exactly what my wife and I needed, and, with little time and hardly any…
From the Hamilton Spectator: As the belly button goes, so goes the rest of the body. That saying never made it into the lexicon of high-wire walkers, but it helps explain how Nik Wallenda will attempt to cross over Niagara Falls on June 15. The daredevil will be 60 metres above the water barreling over…
Nik Wallenda will be practicing for his big walk in an area by the Seneca Niagara Casino. He has already had one session, and many outlets have reported on it: CTV – Tightrope walker begins practicing for Niagara stunt – this is probably the best report. It has a video of a telephone interview that…