USA & Canada – Niagara rivals

    From The Sunday Telegraph (Australian): NIAGARA or bust”: traditional sign on honeymooners’ cars. “Summer journeys to Niagara aggravate all our cares. We’ll save our fares”: From the Rodgers and Hart song, I’ll Take Manhattan. Will the real Niagara Falls please stand up? Is it the Marilyn Monroe movie set in faded, mystery motels? Or Canada’s…

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    Marblehead-bound cross-country cyclist reaches Niagara Falls

    From the Marblehead Reporter: Marblehead-bound cross-country cyclist Jean-Marc Dykes has reached the historic Niagara Falls. The falls are at the 3,600-mile mark of his journey across America to raise awareness and funds for lupus. Dykes said the Falls were quite a sight but quickly added that all of America that he has seen from his…

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    Trainers safe from killer whales at Marineland

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The death of a SeaWorld trainer who was attacked by a killer whale Wednesday has little chance of happening at Marineland in Niagara Falls, a company spokeswoman said. That’s because Marineland stopped performances with trainers and whales 12 years ago with the opening of its viewing facility Friendship Cove. “We…

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    Twitter updates for 2009-07-28

    @cristimoreano I don't have any contacts at the Wedding Museum. Sorry, otherwise I would… in reply to cristimoreano # Marineland was very busy yesterday afternoon… as busy as I've seen it. #

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    Twitter updates for 2012-03-17

    Restaurant patio's are open at Coco's and Margaritaville on Murray St. Another beautiful day in Niagara Falls 🙂 # There are quite a few people here to see Busytown Busy (@ Scotiabank Convention Centre) http://t.co/QlSTSZJ9 # Waiting at the Convention Centre for Busytown Busy to start 🙂 http://t.co/WS6REjay #

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    Maid of the Mist to launch battery-powered, zero-emission vessels

    From Niagara This Week: The Maid of the Mist is going green. The U.S. company which has been navigating the water of the lower Niagara River for the past 134 years has announced it plans to launch two battery-powered, zero-emission passenger vehicles later this season.

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    End of summer brings protesters back to Marineland

    From the Niagara Falls Review: No sooner does Brenda Manning start talking about the scorn she’s endured as a Marineland protester over the years than a woman exits her vehicle, glares at her and proceeds to tell her she should “fight for human lives” instead. Manning offers a smirk, then points out the woman left…

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    Are We There Yet? – Top 10 Canadian Destinations

    I don’t know if they are in any particular order, but Crave Online has Niagara Falls at #1 in their list of top 10 Canadian destinations: Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls is an awe-inspiring vacation destination like no other. From the top of Skylon Tower to the base of Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls boosts beauty beyond…

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