From the Niagara Falls Review: Ruslan Nuryiev has never been to Niagara Falls. So how did a 24-year-old economist living in Baku, Azerbaijan come to create the Facebook fan site for Niagara’s Fury? Why would someone who lives 9,100 kilometres away from the thundering waterfall be interested in creating a fan site dedicated to it…
Regular visitor Lisa from Rochester sent me this story from a local TV station (WHAM channel 13 in Rochester): By next summer, drivers will need a passport or an enhanced driver license to return to the United States from Canada. An enhanced license will look similar to the one you already have with an American…
From the Niagara Falls Review: He started with a simulation film made almost entirely from “stuff†found at a hardware store. He’s now part of an accomplished animation company giving life to large-format attractions using top-of-the-line computer technology and 360-degree digital cameras. Yas Takata and his California-based computer graphics imaging employer Blur Studio have been…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was supposed to be a five-year plan to prove the doubters wrong. Five years to show that big-time theatre couldn’t just survive in Niagara Falls, but thrive. Alas, Silver Mist Productions was off the mark. It only took two years. “Right now, we’re three years ahead of schedule,” says…
From the Buffalo News: The number of Americans crossing into Ontario steadily declined during the past nine years, but that hasn’t slowed the pace of new hotels and tourist attractions in Niagara Falls, Ont. A 58-story Hilton Hotel is going up near the Fallsview Casino, and a $7 million virtual experience tour of the formation…
From the Niagara Falls Review: How’s Niagara Falls supposed to compete with Hello Kitty? Earlier this month, Japan’s tourism ministry named Hello Kitty, a cartoon character, its “tourism ambassador” to China and Hong Kong, a market Niagara has also been eager to tap… If Niagara wanted to follow Japan’s approach, there are so many colourful…
Jaunted, “The Pop Culture Travel Guide”, recently had a posting about Niagara Falls: Yes, you’ve seen Niagara Falls before, but have you ever ventured over the edge in a barrel? No? Here’s a tour that’s the next best thing–and probably a lot safer.
From the Buffalo News: Most people who would like to see Niagara Falls, N.Y., redevelop as a tourism powerhouse don’t necessarily envision the kind of carnival atmosphere of its neighboring city across the Niagara Gorge. There are enough tourist trappings on the Canadian side — with more, and bigger ones added routinely— to turn the…
I’m a few days lat eon this, but on Friday the News – Democrat & Leader (out of Kentucky) had a religious article that mentioned a daredevil named Charles G. Stephens who tried to go over Niagara Falls: Daredevil Charles G. Stephens was one of many to attempt to survive a barrel ride over Niagara…