More information on Earth Hour

    The Niagara Falls Review has another article about Earth Hour. After several introductory paragraphs, they get into more details about local businesses: So far, 18 businesses including Niagara Fallsview Casino, the Niagara Parks Commission and big hotels like the Brock Plaza, Hilton, Embassy Suites are on board, the city’s website says. The Embassy Suites hotel…

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    Cochrane Launches Skywalk 2012

    From WBEN AM: He’s been walking tightropes for 50 years, and Jay Cochrane will be spending his summer walking over a part of Niagara Falls, Ontario. He’ll be walking each night for 12 weeks from Niagara Fallsview Hilton Hotel’s north tower to the top of the Skylon Tower, 600 feet in the air. Cochrane says…

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      Days Inn keycards

      Another in my series on keycards… I found this card on the ground and assume it is for the Days Inn & Suites by the Falls. It is a very plain card, similar to the generic card the Quality Inn Clifton Hill uses.

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      9 things to see and do on a scenic Niagara River Parkway road trip

      From the Plaid Zebra: Niagara Falls — it’s not a destination that many people associate with peaceful vistas and quiet countryside. Instead, you might be thinking of crowds of tourists and cheesy attractions in the Clifton Hill District. But a road trip to Niagara Falls brings the opportunity to take in breathtaking country scenery, quaint…

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        Niagara Falls wallpaper

        DeskPicture.com has a very nice aerial view of Niagara Falls taken from a helicopter. You can download a version of it in numerous sizes (1152 x 864 – 369K, 1024 x 768 – 274K, 800 x 600 – 178K, 640 x 480 – 116K). It’s actually quite an old picture. It’s quite interesting to see…

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        Landmarks attract those committing suicide

        From the Great Falls Tribune (in Great Falls. Minnesota): Two suicide attempts at Niagara Falls last week have renewed an age-old worry about some of the nation’s most famous landmarks: such highly visible places are magnets for troubled people looking to end their lives. Cities and states around the nation have tried to come up…

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