Twitter updates for 2010-03-27
I'm riding the Niagara SkyWheel with my 3 kids right now (my wife still won't go up with us) #
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Pictures of Nightmares Fear Factory
Last year Graham posted about how some pictures taken at Nightmares Fear Factory had gone viral. Well, I just saw the picture online again. It’s interesting that they are still out there. You can see them on the Houston Chronicle website.
New Year’s Eve at Wolfgang Puck
Here is an ad that was in the Niagara Falls Review to Celebrate New Years Eve with Wolfgang Puck: Click on the image for a larger version Celebrate New Years Eve with Wolfgang Puck Join Chef Jason Moss for an exquisite evening featuring world-class cuisine Space is limited so make your reservation now for: 5:00,…
Niagara Falls is small (relatively speaking)
Chris gets a daily email from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! with an interesting fact. The one he got yesterday mentioned Niagara Falls: The frozen waterfall of Mount Beardmore in the Antarctic has a height of more than ten thousand feetâ€â€sixty times that of Niagara Falls. Mount Beardmore is essentially now a high glacier, but…
Oh Baby! Ripley’s in Niagara Falls to Host Fertility Statues Exhibit
I received the following via email, but also found it on the web: Oh Baby! Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Niagara Falls to Host Fertility Statue Exhibit World-famous statues are linked to more than 2,000 pregnancies – so proceed with caution! Niagara Falls, ON. – (August 4, 2010) – Ripley’s Believe It or…
Nik Wallenda prepares for stunt of a lifetime
Note: This is the BEST article I’ve read about the walk so far. It shares some nice details of how he will rig up the wire as well as other details of the performance. From the Sarasota Florida Herald-Tribune: To understand the enormity of Nik Wallenda’s planned high-wire walk across Niagara Falls this summer, it…
Niagara Falls wallpaper
DeskPicture.com has a very nice aerial view of Niagara Falls taken from a helicopter. You can download a version of it in numerous sizes (1152 x 864 – 369K, 1024 x 768 – 274K, 800 x 600 – 178K, 640 x 480 – 116K). It’s actually quite an old picture. It’s quite interesting to see…
…great news! Wolf Tracks is also online!
Last Friday I received an email newsletter from Great Wolf Lodge
Vanessa Neil, Sword Swallower, at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum
As you read on Saturday, I went to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum to see the sword swallower. This was the second year that they did it, and I thought Vanessa Neil was better than Riley Schillaci, last year’s performer. I can’t really explain what I didn’t like about Riley, but she just didn’t…
Golden Griddle almost ready to come down
The new HOCO Ferris wheel is going to be where the Golden Griddle is on Clifton Hill. That portion of the building previously housed the Golden Griddle, the Quality Inn Clifton Hill Front Desk, and Q-Balls. Q-Balls hasn’t been open since the Great Canadian Midway and Boston Pizza opened. As previously posted, Ledcor is the…