Hotel in Niagara Falls Offers a Front-Row Seat to the Red Bull Crashed Ice Event

From a Marketwire press release: Ice and extreme sports meet this winter when the Red Bull Crashed Ice Event comes to town near this hotel in Niagara Falls. Sixty-four amateur athletes from around the globe, wearing hockey skates, will compete in a downhill race on an ice track for the chance to bring home the…

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UFO activity over Niagara Falls reinforces testimony on aliens

From Examiner.com: A witness reports UFO activity over Niagara Falls, Canada on 11 September 2012 according to testimony documented on UFO Sightings Daily that was published on 19 September 2012. The report reinforces allegations of a military base under Lake Ontario that had been made by Commander X who wrote Underground Alien Bases in 1990…

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Twitter updates for 2012-09-15

Free opening weekend! Cool. Just about to watch the pig races (@ Howells Pumpkin Farm w/ 2 others) [pic]: http://t.co/dSRav53A #

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Niagara Falls: Forever a Must See

In contrast to my post from earlier about how Niagara Falls made the list of least impressive national landmarks, here is a story from Wired about how you’ve got to see Niagara Falls: In preparation for my 25th wedding anniversary trip to Niagara Falls, New York, I did what any proper superhero geek would do….

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Least impressive landmarks

From KMOV Channel 4 in St Louis: CBS News and Vanity Fair conducted a survey, asking the public which national landmark really isn’t all that spectacular, in their eyes. The Gateway Arch made the list along with The Alamo, Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon, and Niagara Falls. The question was part of a larger poll….

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Banner at the Admiral Inn

I noticed this awhile ago, but never got around to posting about it. This is a banner that is on the side of the Admiral Inn at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Clark Avenue. At first glance, it seems fine…. Picture 1 is a butterfly. Ok, we have a Butterfly Conservatory Picture 2 is…

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Luna and Three Sisters islands at Falls to see improvements

From the Niagara Gazette: Some of the most popular locations at the Niagara Falls State Park will be closed to the public for a while as workers began nearly $3.2 million in renovations. State officials and local politicians gathered at a park press conference Tuesday to announce what were called “much needed renovations” at Luna…

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Dave & Buster’s Attractions Card

The other day I found this Dave & Buster’s Attractions Card. It is for the D&B on Clifton Hill. I know it isn’t terribly interesting, but I had never seen one before. It is just flimsy card stock, and someone wrote on the back in marker. I have no idea what the quality of the…

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