From CANOE.ca: One of Canada’s best-kept secrets is about to have its cover blown. The Niagara region, home to award-winning wineries, entertainment and the famed Falls, is also where farm-to-table eating has deep roots. The earth is rich in these parts with a bounty that includes an astonishing array of fruits, vegetables and the coveted…
From the Niagara Gazette: One section of the Robert Moses Parkway will soon be no more. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, announced Monday that the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has confirmed that it will release a plan in June to remove the southern section of the controversial roadway…
The Associated Press had a story that was picked up by many, many outlets about ABC televising Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk. I saw this particular one on the NY Daily News web site: ABC is turning Nik Wallenda’s attempted tightrope walk over Niagara Falls into a prime-time television event next month. The network said Friday…
Apparently there are reports that someone went over the Falls last week. I wonder how many reports they get each year, and how many remain unsolved since they can’t find the body (I hope that doesn’t sound too morbid). WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo – Witness: person went over U.S. Falls Buffalo News – Parks…
From the Inquisitr: World renown tightrope walker Nik Wallenda will attempt to walk a high-wire over Niagara Falls, making him the first person to do so in more than one-hundred years. He stated during a Wednesday press conference: “This has been a dream for so long, since I was 6 years old.”
From WebProNews: When you come from a family of famous tightrope walkers that’s 7 generations long, you tend to look for ways to go bigger and better. It looks like Nik Wallenda has found one. This June, he intends to walk a tightrope stretched directly over the waterfall at Niagara Falls–about 1800 feet across and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The average price of a Fallsview hotel room will double on June 15, the day Nik Wallenda walks across Niagara Falls on a tightrope, according to a survey of select hotel websites. The Review compared the price of a standard room, with two queen-sized beds, with a view of the…
Many news outlets have articles about the official Wallenda Walk date. Here are a few: Niagara Parks Blog – Official Wallenda Walk Date Established Niagara This Week – It’s on! Niagara Falls Review – It’s official! Wallenda walk June 15
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…
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…