Tuesday, Sept. 27: World’s most extreme escape artist to perform at Ripley’s Niagara Falls

Last week I received this press release about an escape artist who will be at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum on Clifton Hill tomorrow (Tuesday, September 27, 2011). I hope to be there to see it.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World’s Most Extreme Escape Artist to perform The Dagger Trap, Live on Sept….

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    Yahoo! 360° – Megan Suggitt’s Blog – Entry for August 19, 2007

    Someone posted about their trip to Niagara Falls on their Yahoo! 360° blog: Yep, back again. This time it’s from our excursion to Niagara Falls. It was a whirlwind trip but, we all made it back in one piece. On Saturday we visited Andrew’s friend Sandra at her place near Niagara on the Lake. It’s…

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      Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum almost ready!

      During our walk today at lunch we walked by the future home of the Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum. They have taken down the scaffolding and you can see a couple of bikes inside.

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      New Doubletree addition almost done

      The addition that is being put on the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview by Hilton is almost done.

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      Broadway show goes bust

      From the Niagara Falls Review: It was another bitter pill for local theatre buffs to swallow this week with the closure of ‘100 Years of Broadway.’ The lavish musical, which gathered several high-profile Broadway stars to sing their signature songs, closed at the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara last Sunday after just 12 performances. It was…

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      History of falls rife with high-wire stunts

      From the Buffalo News: For 150 years, stunt performers have been drawn to Niagara Falls to test their courage, showmanship and sense of balance on a thin wire suspended far above the powerful currents. Tightrope walking is rare today and has been banned over the falls by governments on both sides of the border. But…

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      Google Maps offers dry tour of Niagara Falls, safe view of Buffalo Jump

      From Global News: Have you ever wanted to experience the Maid of the Mist tour of Niagara Falls without being dampened–sometimes drenched–by actual mist? How about the Calgary Zoo without the line-ups or odorous animals? Google Maps unveiled virtual visits of more than 50 new Canadian destinations in its Street View feature Tuesday. It looks…

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      Flowers in Bloom

      On our daily walk this afternoon, Graham and I walked through Queen Victoria Park. I noticed that the flowers have started to bloom. At first I thought they may be the Tulips the Niagara Parks Commission plants each fall, but a coworker believes they may be the flowers of the Crocus Plant.

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