Marineland Topple Tower video

    As has been reported several times, the HUSS Topple Tower ride at Marineland is finally open. For comparison, it took about a year and a half to get the Topple Tower built and running, and it only took about 8 months to put up the Niagara SkyWheel. I popped by Marineland on Saturday. The park…

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      the Strawberry Corner: My Journey In the Land of the Crabapples

      Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including pictures): This was our second trip into Canada, to see Niagara Falls. Just his aunt and grandma went with us. The aunt drove again, but I didn’t get as sick this time. There’s one neat spot on the bridge before the…

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      Angels pitching in $3M for Titanic project

      From Niagara This Week: More than a year after first floating the idea, plans to build a Titanic museum in Niagara Falls are steaming ahead with no icebergs in site. Fuelled with a $3-million commitment from the Niagara Angel Network, proponents of the attraction hope to welcome aboard their first passengers by the middle of…

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      Tweet: Some people from the Netherlands just walked by. L…

      Some people from the Netherlands just walked by. Lots of other people gathered around as well http://t.co/UoO3q1pT

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      Kids Draw the News – Nik Wallenda’s Big Night

      From the New York Times (including some kids’ drawings): The Kids Draw the News assignment to do a drawing about Nik Wallenda’s plan to cross high above Niagara Falls on a tightrope Friday night drew a bunch of lovely submissions. Some of them are in the slide show above.

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      $3 Million To Improve Niagara Falls State Park

      From MyTwinTiers.com: The state has launched a more than $3 million project to improve Niagara Falls State Park, New York’s most-visited Park. On Tuesday, workers began blocking off public access to the Three Sisters Islands and Luna Island viewing areas on the American side of the Falls. The project calls for $2 million in upgrades…

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      Tweet: The Keg on Victoria Ave in #Niagara Falls is open…

      The Keg on Victoria Ave in #Niagara Falls is open again after their renovations http://t.co/C4kU7Zld

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        Whales can’t adapt in captivity: NAFA

        From Niagara This Week: It was Saturday morning and outside Marineland it was business as usual. The parking lot was filled with cars, the screams of children could be heard from a nearby ride and visitors were fanning themselves to keep cool in the heat. Beyond the theme park’s property, however, about 30 individuals were…

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        The fine art of skin and bones

        From the Niagara Falls Review: There are a bunch of dead bodies inside an old baby food factory in Niagara Falls. And their caretakers invite the public to come and see. “You get to a certain age you think there are very few things that will make your jaw drop. This is one of them,”…

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