From Global News (includes video): The trapeze-artist wife of daredevil Nik Wallenda is planning her own stunt high above Niagara Falls. Five years after Nik Wallenda walked over the falls on a high wire, aerialist Erendira Vasquez Wallenda plans to dangle by her teeth from a helicopter as it flies over Niagara Falls. The one…
On Tuesday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. They have finally announced officially that the Quality Inn Clifton Hill is closing as of October 13. The same information was then posted on the Clifton Hill blog. Here is how it appeared in the newsletter: First off, that’s a great…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: The crew that put up Nik Wallenda’s practice cable outside the Seneca Niagara Casino two weeks ago spent most of Wednesday dismantling it. Now that same crew looks forward to rigging a similar cable -twice as long – across the Niagara Gorge a few days before Wallenda’s scheduled crossing…
The other day I read about (I don’t remember where) the Crap Souvenirs web site. The site has a collection of pictures of souvenirs from around the world. As the name indicates, these are all “crappy” (really tacky or nonsensical) souvenirs. I did a search for Niagara Falls thinking that there would be a lot…
In keeping with the new daily features, Wednesday is video day. Last week I took a video in front of the Fallsview Casino. You can see the snow and ice around the fountains, and a couple of the hotels around the area (including the construction going on at the Hilton where the Denny’s used to…
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
Recently I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.
It looks like they finished putting the wheel structure of the Niagara SkyWHeel up yesterday. I’ve taken pictures from several different angles: Taken in the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill driveway Taken in the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill driveway Taken on Victoria Avenue near the top of Clifton Hill Taken at the traffic lights at the…
The couple highlighted in that last clip on love and romance in Niagara Falls actually got married on GMA (the video is almost 4 minutes long). From ABC News/Good Morning America: Watch as Tom O’Donnell and Annette Keck become Mr. and Mrs. O’Donnell.
This was from Friday. I would have liked to have been there but wasn’t able to make it. From ArtVoice.com: Mr. Las Vegas, Mr. Entertainment, whatever you call him, Wayne Newton was born to be a star. After tens of thousands of Vegas shows in a career that has spanned more than 50 years, Newton…