From Yahoo! Canada News: Celebrated Canadian tightrope walker Jay Cochrane died Wednesday in Niagara Falls, Ont., at the age of 69. A tribute on Cochrane‘s website to the man dubbed ‘‘The Prince of the Air‘‘ says he died from pancreatic cancer. See also: UPI – Highwire performer Jay Cochrane dies at the age of 69…
As was mentioned in a previous comment, the Days Inn behind the Hilton on Stanley Avenue is being demolished.
I’m so glad to be back blogging about my favorite subject – and I was so glad to be back in my favorite spot in October! My mom and I took a leisurely girls’ trip away from Pittsburgh up to Niagara. We moseyed our way through some shopping, attractions… shopping… dining….and a little more…
Last week I received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa To subscribe to the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa newsletter, visit the main page of their site and enter your email address in the “Subscribe to Offers” form.
As many of you have noticed, regular visitor Sara is quite interested in the Skylon Tower and its arcade. She recently emailed me the following: I am back with the picture from the Skylon Tower. It’s of the Sega R360 arcade game, which is an extremely rare arcade game. Also its important to mention that…
I recently received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
MSNBC has a Budget Travel article about an Easter Canada tour that includes a visit to Niagara Falls: The next morning, you’ll head south for a 90-minute bus ride along the shores of Lake Ontario to iconic Niagara Falls. Upon arrival, the group will board the Maid of the Mist for an hour-long boat ride…
This morning I received the following email newsletter from Sleep Cheap Charities Reap:
This is kind of old news, but it has a nice perspective of what might be found if the water stops flowing at Niagara Falls. From LiveScience.com: or the first time in nearly 50 years, officials are debating turning off the tap for part of Niagara Falls. Officials have proposed drying out two of the…
At another store, I recently saw this book from 1978 called Canada which includes an introduction by Harry J Boyle (apparently he was a famous CBC broadcaster). The book has information about different parts of Canada and there was a section about Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls, where the mighty Niagara River plunges over the escarpment into a deep…