Casino to host rappelling for 150 daredevils

From the Buffalo News: If you’ve always wanted to step off the roof of a 26-story building and live to tell about it, here’s your chance. Seneca Niagara Hotel will host a fundraising rappelling event for Special Olympics of New York on July 29. As many as 150 people will be allowed to use ropes…

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Falls Avenue Newsletter- Warm up your Niagara Falls Winter from $79

Last Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from Falls Avenue. To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address near the middle of the page.

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    American TV talk-show hosts Regis and Kelly make a splash at Niagara Falls

    From Yahoo! News Canada: Some 6,000 people came from as far as Ohio to shiver and scream as part of the audience for American TV talk show darlings Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Fans, mostly from Ontario and New York state, began lining up at midnight for front-row seats on the lawn for two tapings…

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    Another Marineland update

    I have a blog visitor who loves Marineland. This person sends me an update every now and then to let me know what is going on. This is the latest update: Dock, Oceanna and Skyla’s calf of 2011, Scoot are confirmed deceased Births: 2 boys; Frankie to Sierra, X4 to Xena, Births: 2 girls; Luna…

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    Rescue crews practice on wire

    From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo (including video): Nik Wallenda isn’t the only one practicing in Niagara Falls, Thursday. Rescue crews are also practicing for the big day, which is less than one month away. On day six of practice, daredevil Nik Wallenda made it to the highest point of the wire, while crowds clapped…

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      Police to charge man who survived plunge over Niagara Falls

      From CNN/AP (reproduced below): Police to charge man who survived plunge over Niagara Falls Tuesday, October 21, 2003 Posted: 2:25 PM EDT (1825 GMT) Kirk Jones waits at the shoreline at the base of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls after surviving a plunge over Niagara Falls. NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — A man who survived a…

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      Sightsmap – How many people are taking pictures?

      Have you ever looked at Panoramio? It is a site that Google acquired a while ago where users can post pictures of places and tag them with their location. It’s a good site to visit if you are going to travel, as you can see the sights before you go. Anyway, the other day I…

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