Marine-themed ride opens in Canada

    From Park World Online: A Huss Topple Tower is the newest family thrill ride at Marineland, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Paul Ruben profiles a first for Canada. â€ŔTopple Tower is a very unique and exciting ride that will appeal to all age groups,” believes a confident John Holer, Marineland owner. â€ŔI am sure that it will…

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    Future cloudy for Falls favorite Maid of the Mist

    From the Washington Examiner: Deliberations in Canada over the future of the Maid of the Mist sightseeing boats at Niagara Falls are being closely watched in the United States, where elected and tourism officials want to avoid disruptions to an iconic draw that brings millions of tourists to the Falls each year. The double-decker boats…

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      Authorities fear half-built hotel could be deathtrap for vandals

      From the Niagara Falls Review: A fire at the idle Crowne Plaza construction site Monday shows why it’s important to keep people out of vacant buildings and for work to proceed on schedule, says fire Chief Lee Smith. Firefighters were called to the site at the northwest corner of Stanley Avenue and Dunn Street late…

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        U.S. eases passport rules for kids at border

        From CTV News: Children under 15 will not have to comply with new laws forcing visitors to show a passport at U.S. land or sea borders, American officials will announce Thursday. The announcement will be made by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff in Detroit, U.S. State Department sources told The Canadian Press. The…

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        Marineland demonstrations will continue: MAD

        From Niagara This Week: The co-founder of Marineland Animal Defense says demonstrations will continue, but they will be obeying new restrictions laid out by the court last week. Justice Richard Lococo imposed three several restrictions last Friday morning at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the case of Dylan Powell against Marineland Canada. The interim injunction…

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          The Lights at Night: East Coast Trip: Part III

          Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including pictures): Niagara Falls, New York was pretty quiet for a touristy place. There were many high-rise hotels and such, but not many people on the street. In fact, it was a little shabby. Luckily we booked our hotel on the Canadian…

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            Niagara Falls Construction Update

            There is a bunch of road work being done around the main tourist areas in Niagara Falls. When you first get into the Falls via Stanley Avenue, there are 2 different sections of the road where they are replacing the water mains or something. On the weekends this messes up the traffic. There is also…

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            Photo Shows Niagara Falls Bone Dry

            From Inquisitr.com: A photo of a dry Niagara Falls has been shared on Twitter more than 750 times after it was published Monday (July 7). The poster of the photo said it was from the year 1969 and showed a rare, completely bone dry Niagara Falls from what appeared to be an aerial view. Click…

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            Another Johnny Pepper’s update

            They are still working on the facade of the future home of Johnny Pepper’s (former Cantina Charlies) on Ferry St.

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