An old Niagara Falls attraction is getting new life

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: An old Niagara Falls attraction is getting new life. For the first time in 29 years, a funicular will be transporting people from the bottom of Clifton Hill into the Niagara Gorge. See also: The Buffalo News – Hornblower Cruises restores Clifton Hill cable car to gorge after 29…

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Question of the week: How many people have tightrope walked across Niagara Falls?

From the National Post: A) Eleven — 10 men and one woman since 1859. Daredevil Nik Wallenda will become the 11th…

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    Tuning up tourism

    From the Niagara Gazette: Local representatives and businesses have come together with one goal in mind: improve the city’s tourism industry. With that in mind, a summit is being held to discuss getting things back on track — particularly downtown. “We eventually want to make it into a ‘Clifton Hill,’ but on the American side,”…

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    anoobhooti: CANADA

    Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Canada (including Niagara Falls… with pictures): Another marvellous view of the falls, with the maid of the mist boat right in the middle. The maid of the mist boat is the most popular ride there, which takes you right in the centre of the…

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      Canadian Mining Hall of Fame – Sir Harry Oakes

      The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has a short biography of Sir Harry Oakes (the HO in HOCO). Just as the other posting doesn’t mention his involvement in Niagara Falls, this one doesn’t either. Sir Harry Oakes 1874 – 1943 Adventure, fame and fortune all came the way of Sir Harry Oakes, the self-made prospector…

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      Some more Skylon Tower arcade articles

      At the beginning of March I linked to an article that commentor @SaraAB87 had let me know about. She had written a blog post for the Arcade Heroes website. She has posted a couple of other articles about the arcade and some of the unique or rare games that they have: The Skylon Tower Family Fun Center…

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      Niagara Falls International Marathon

      The only marathon that starts in one country (Buffalo, USA) and finishes in another (Niagara Falls Canada took place Sunday. It is otherwise known as the Niagara Falls International Marathon. WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo has an article about it.

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      First App from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is Tough to Swallow

      I know this isn’t directly Niagara Falls-related, but there is a connection… You probably will remember that over the last few years the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in Niagara Falls has hosted a sword swallower on International Sword Swallowers Day. I’ve seen Riley Schillaci and Vanessa Neil (click their names to see pictures…

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