Maid of the Mist burned in 1955

As I was moving the AccessNiagara.com web site, I came across this old newspaper scan. I can’t remember at all where I got it from, but it highlights the historical event of when a couple of the Maid of the Mist boats had a fire. It happened in 1955, and the photo/article mentions it was…

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TV show being filmed in front of Niagara Parks Police headquarters today

I was walking past the Niagara Parks Police headquarters today (across the gorge and street from the American Falls) and someone made me walk around. They said they were filming a TV show. There was no sign of what network or what production company it was.

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Niagara Falls Blog has been moved successfully

I’ve moved the site and it seems to have completed without any issues. I’m not sure that you’ll see any difference in the performance of the site, but it should be a bit more reliable overall, and allows me better management.

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Notice of Public Meeting for something related to Clifton Hill?

I saw this sign on one of the walls of Ripley’s Believe it or Not! odditorium. Apparently someone wants to put 6 parcels of land into 1 for future development. Since this was on the Ripley’s building, it might be related to them. However it may also be related to some other property on Clifton…

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Sheraton key card

Another in my series on keycards… I recently found this room keycard for a Sheraton hotel. I don’t know if this was for the Sheraton on the Falls or the Four Points by Sheraton (it’s probably not from the Sheraton at the Falls as that is in the US, but you never know).

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Seal performs live on stage at Fallsview Casino Resort

From Niagara Frontier Publications: Hits like “Crazy” and “Kiss From A Rose” turned him into an international superstar. For two nights only, multiplatinum, singer-songwriter Seal will perform live in Niagara Falls, Ontario, at Fallsview Casino Resort. Since making a smashing debut with his self-titled first album, “Seal” (1991), the multi Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter has sold…

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