Field Trip: Aquarium of Niagara

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: It’s time for another field trip. This time to the Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls. Watch as Bridget and Mike play with the penguins and sea creatures in part 1 of this aquatic adventure.

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Governor OKs tightrope walk over falls

From the Buffalo News: The Flying Wallenda who wants to cheat death with a tightrope walk across Niagara Falls will get his wish, at least with the blessing of New York state. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation today permitting Nik Wallenda’s bid to walk 1,800 feet across the falls on a two-inch wide steel…

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    Galaxy Golf is open

    Sometime in the early evening on Friday Galaxy Golf opened. It looks like there is still some work to do on the outside of the building, but they are obviously done enough to have customers. The picture below is from the 18th hole which is upstairs by the ticket booth. The rest of the course…

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    Marineland stormed by protesters

    Sounds there was quite a bit of excitement at Marineland on Sunday! From the Toronto Star: The last day of Marineland’s operating season drew hundreds of protesters outside the Niagara tourist attraction’s gates on Sunday and escalated when about 150 people stormed inside, yelling “shut it down.” Organizers said they hadn’t planned to enter the…

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    $200M outlet mall taking shape in Niagara-on-the-Lake

    From Buffalo Business First: Driving along the Queen Elizabeth Way, it is hard not to see the Outlet Collection at Niagara. At 520,000-square-feet and with 102 stores, the outlet mall — which is scheduled to open on May 15 — is designed to attract shoppers and visitors, especially those who might have otherwise crossed the…

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      A busy Memorial Day weekend

      I was out for a walk Saturday at lunch and there were a fair number of people around. I’m sure it got even busier as the weekend progressed. I’m not sure of anything special happening other than fireworks and the regular Falls illumination.

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        Tourist Traps: Niagara Falls’ Clifton Hill

        Jaunted bills itself as The Pop Culture Travel Guide. This week a short blog post with a video was posted of Clifton Hill talking about how it is a trap. Even thought this was just posted, the video is from a couple of years ago. The Niagara Falls tag on the Jaunted site also has…

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