From Canada.com: A night of poker. For a good cause. With Dan Marino. Who could say no? The Hall of Fame quarterback was the marquee personality at this week’s John Congemi Aces and Aces Celebrity Golf Classic and poker tournament at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, in support of local Niagara-area charities. Golf is Marino’s game…
A week or two ago when we were in Niagara Falls on a Friday night, there were several cars being towed away from beside Oakes Garden.
I’m not sure how long this has been playing for, but recently a new sign was put up for a movie at the MGM Studios 4D Theatre. The site explains it in this way: This chilling 4-D adventure takes you on a quest through the frozen arctic. Huddled in the warmth of your “Icedozerâ€, this…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A three-year legal battle between Marineland and a local animal rights group has come to an end. Marineland of Canada filed a notice of libel suit in July 2003 claiming $250,000 in punitive damages against Niagara Action for Animals. The proceedings were dropped by Marineland in May and official notification…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There are people on both sides of the Nik Wallenda fence, but everyone now seems to agree that it’s an international walk or no walk at all. Wallenda, the American aerialist who has proposed walking across the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope, is now waiting for a second meeting with…
This may not seem like it is related to Niagara Falls, but this story from UPI reports that apparently a base jumper tried to jump off the Empire State Building. He was arrested before he could jump. It turns out that he previously jumped off the Skylon Tower. Last August I asked Dave Gillies, Director…
Good morning everyone. I hope you are enjoying a fun Easter with your family. Even if you don’t celebrate Easter, go ahead and have some good chocolate 🙂 I’ve been away for more than two weeks in Florida on a much needed vacation. It has been awesome! We went to Disney, Universal Studios, Islands of…
From the Orlando Sentinel: Ah, the thundering falls of Niagara! Powerful. Majestic. Inspiring. And yet, just yards away from all that natural beauty lies what some would refer to as an attractions area and others would call a tourist trap. Whatever it is, it’s so off-the-charts cheesy that it makes the dizzying sprawl of Orlando’s…
I came across a new web site the other day called Niagara Blog (yes, another copy cat!). I’m not really sure what the purpose of the site is. There are a fair number of videos, but very little text accompanying the videos explaining why they are even being posted. With that being said, there was…
From the Niagara Falls Review: American businessman Russell Quarantello has been elected chairman of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, while Canadian accountant John Lopinski has been elected vice chairman. The commission, which is a bi-national entity that owns and operates the Rainbow, Whirlpool Rapids and Queenston-Lewiston bridges between Canada and the United States, elected its…