Organizers release plans for viewing Wallenda

From Buffalo Business First: With just 10 days to go before Nik Wallenda makes his binational walk over Niagara Falls, various logistical aspects related to handling the crowd of people expected for the walk have been finalized. The article the goes on to list several things that are being done to prepare.

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Twitter updates for 2009-11-10

http://twitpic.com/p0mzn – Here is a picture of some of the work going on at the lot where the Quality Inn Clifton Hill used to be. # There is work going on again in the lot where the Quality Inn Clifton Hill used to be. I’ll take a picture later. #

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    Celebrate at the Hilton Niagara Falls (again)

    Yesterday the Hilton Niagara Falls sent out the same newsletter they did on December 7: To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Niagara Falls web site.

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      Maid of the Mist – The Ride

      On Thursday, August 3, 2006 I went on the Maid of the Mist with my wife, a couple of friends, and my two sons. I know that I’ve been on it before, but it was so long ago I have no recollection of it at all. I’m glad I went, as it is an unbelievable…

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        Hot to trot

        From the Buffalo News: The gleaming white circus tent with the bright red peak off the parkway above the falls is impressive, but who would guess that it shelters Russian circus royalty? That unassuming man walking the backstage area among the Cirque Niagara acrobats exercising and stretching is creator Mairbeck Kantemirov, the scion of a…

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        Marineland – Orca/Killer Whales and Topple Tower

        A couple of unrelated thoughts from Marineland… I’ve been to Marineland a few times this year, and we’ve spent a lot of time at Friendship Cove where the Orca whales are kept. We watched the splash show a couple of weeks ago, and the last time we were there we went to the underwater viewing…

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        Niagara Falls Looks to Develop Outdoor Recreation Activities

        From US News and World Report: New York state wants to give tourists more to do when they visit Niagara Falls State Park and is asking developers to come forward with plans. Officials say they’re looking for a major private investment to improve hiking, biking, climbing, fishing and other outdoor activities along the Niagara River…

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        Our latest stay at the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls

        In the middle of April, I had the opportunity to stay at the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls with my family. We had stayed there about 2 1/2 years ago (see here, here, and here), and enjoyed it quite a bit. It seemed that almost every time we drove into…

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          IMAX Niagara Falls – The Movie

          This post is continued from IMAX Niagara Falls – The Theatre Since 1987, the IMAX Niagara Falls Theatre has been showing Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic. With most of the promotional material you see now, you wouldn’t know that was the name of the movie. Everything talks about The Falls Movie Legends & Daredevils. I…

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