Magician Frewin stars in CBC Christmas special

From Canada.com: Magician Greg Frewin will star in a CBC Christmas special that will climax with a stunt over Niagara Falls. Greg Frewin Magic Man: Home for the Holidays will focus on Frewin as he balances family and career while running a dinner theatre. The veteran Las Vegas performer will cap the hourlong show suspended…

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Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day — almost

I missed this earlier in the week. Apparently St Patrick’s Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the City of Niagara Falls, New York… From the Tonawanda News: It’s the day when nearly everyone is Irish but there’s more than just St. Patrick to celebrate here on Sunday. In addition to paying tribute to…

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Twitter updates for 2010-05-01

Just grabbed a Reese's Pieces CrunchCreme. Mmmm! (@ Sweets & Treats) http://4sq.com/c3NFGQ # I uploaded a YouTube video — The Pool at the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls http://youtu.be/Fl9kFCYek6I?a #

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    Spiritual Water Ceremony, Niagara Falls

    Apparently on August 27, 2008 there is going to be some ceremony that connects “the Energies of North and South America”. I heard about this in a local paper when I was away at the cottage, and it mentioned that some water from Iguazu Falls was blessed and will be poured into the water at…

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      No Jay-walking

      From Niagara This Week: A bid to have high-wire walker Jay Cochrane back in Niagara Falls walking over Clifton Hill this summer seems like it won’t be getting off the ground. Cochrane, who was in the Falls last summer for daily tightrope walks near the Skylon Tower, was hoping to return to Niagara Falls this…

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        Thoughts & Bits of Sanity – Niagara Falls

        A visitor to Niagara Falls blogged about a recent trip: Just got back from my trip to Niagara Falls. We stayed on the American side, but spent most of our time over in the Canadian side. A few days later the person than posted some pictures: Here are some of the images I took on…

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          U.S. to issue passport alternative this spring

          Regular visitor Lisa from Rochester sent me this link… From USA Today: Starting Feb. 1, U.S. residents who travel frequently by land or sea between the USA and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda can apply for a cheaper, wallet-sized alternative to a traditional passport, which is already required for all air travel outside the…

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            Mystery Maze and Fun House

            On the same night we went to Haunted House, my sister and I also went to Mystery Maze. I had been before, but I still had a couple of passes. When we handed in our passes, the attendent, Drew, said that if we did it in under 3 minutes we’d get a free pass to…

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              Tourism bouncing back: Survey

              From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls Tourism in the first quarter of 2006 was “awesome,” said Niagara Falls Tourism’s new manager and operators are looking forward to healthy second and third quarters, too. “The first quarter of ’06 was great,” said Anna Pierce, who took over the organization in May. “We had fantastic numbers….

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