From Search Engine Land: After asking users to submit photos of their hometown back in August, Bing announced today Prasad Karkera’s photo of the Niagara Falls has won its Hometown Homepage Photo Contest. Karkera’s photo was one of ten selected by Bing and then voted on via a public vote by Bing users. Taken from…
I've been looking for license plates again this year, but haven't seen any new ones. Check out the hunt at http://tinyurl.com/6rcah2 # For the first time that I can remember, Capish Hip Hop was closed today during the day (or at least the lunch hour). # The Dave & Buster's sign on the corner of…
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in many countries, including Canada. These days, it is pretty much a HUGE shopping day where you can get some post-Christmas deals. As you read this, I’m probably out shopping or was out shopping earlier. I’m not looking for anything specific, but we’ll see if anything catches my eye…
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: I look back on the past week and recall a nice mix of family medicine clinic with exciting activities around Niagara Falls and the surrounding area. Our schedule for the week was as follows: Tuesday – Maid of the Mist Tour, Dinner,…
From the Niagara Gazette: This weekend the prime tourist season started with most visitors likely arriving from the Canadian side of the river. Over there, the long Victoria Day weekend celebrates the birthday of Queen Victoria of England. Banks, schools and government offices will be closed in Ontario on Monday. Traffic should be backed up…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Preparations are now underway for the removal of the ice boom along the Niagara River. Today, the New York Power Authority will begin opening the boom’s 22 spans. The boom is installed each winter to reduce ice accumulation on the river that can interfere with hydroelectric power production and cause…
Here’s a strange one… This morning I received the following email from YouTube: What?! My home-made video (I used the movie mode of my digital camera) of Bronto’s Adventure Playland violates copyright? Weird. I’ve obviously emailed Google’s copyright office asking them to reinstate the video or to explain what the problem is. Stay tuned…
Here is a collection of photos that I took at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium. I could have taken hundreds of photos, but then you wouldn’t need to go yourself! Here is a selection of photos from my visit. For more details, please read my 20160620 Trip to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium posting. [peg-gallery…
From HoudiniMuseum.org Henry Muller, cofounder of the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, a public museum and tourist attraction operated in Niagara Falls, Canada, from 1968 to 1995, died on Feb. 28 in Hamilton, Ontario. He was 86 years old. Here’s Henry’s official obituary, reproduced from YourLifeMoments…
This isn’t specifically Niagara Falls related, but the Washington Post had an article the other day about Canada. There was nothing in it that mentioned Niagara Falls at all, but the feature image is of the Canada 150 sign in Niagara Falls.