New balloon ride may already be grounded

    From the Niagara Gazette: The latest attempt to bring a tethered balloon ride back to Niagara Falls has been grounded before getting in the air. Adrian Devine, co-operator of the High Life Ballooning Company, has been in talks with city officials and the Cordish Co. to operate a hot-air balloon at the site of the…

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    CAA Winter Festival of Lights kicks off Nov. 3

    The Welland Tribune reports that November 3rd marks the 30th Season For the CAA Winter Festival of Lights in Queen Victoria Park and The Niagara Parks are not the only ones pulling out all the stops.  One attraction pulling all the stops will be the Skylon Tower. The Skylon Tower will be lighted up  using…

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    A brief and somewhat inaccurate history of Niagara Falls

    From Niagara This Week: No matter where I travel in this world, whenever I say I’m from Canada, the reaction is almost always “Ah Canada … Niagara Falls.” Over 25-million tourists come every year to this historic eighth wonder of the world in order to watch water fall over a cliff. Although it’s now Canada’s…

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      New Niagara Falls Doubletree sign

      A week or two ago I was walking past the Niagara Falls Doubletree and the sign was down. I didn’t think anything of it as I figured they were just changing some light bulbs. Even when I heard about the name change yesterday, I didn’t put two and two together. Well, today I finally did….

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        Niagara Falls Images: Winter 2007

        Today is the last day of my first week of daily features (did you follow that?). Every Friday I plan on showcasing some pictures of Niagara Falls. I expect that half of the time it will be pictures that I have taken and posted to my gallery, and the other half of the time will…

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        New Johnny Peppers sign up

        There work on the outside of the new Johnny Peppers on Victoria Avenue (or is it Ferry St at that point? I cna never keep that straight) seems to have slowed down. I assume there is more work going on inside. The only recent change to the outside has been the addition of a sign in…

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        Otis Scenic Elevator at Skylon Tower Niagara Falls – Down

        Just as some people like roller coasters and some people love architecture, some people also like elevators. If you are interested in seeing what the elevator in the Skylon Tower is like, you can watch this video.

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