It’s pretty easy to see how many floors are above the ledge (they are working on the 14th) on the Hilton addition, but how many floors are before that ledge. It appears that the first 3 levels for sure are double height. So I’m counting those as 1&2 and 3&4 & 5&6. The 7th floor…
From Niagara This Week: Jeff Stewart takes pride in feeding insects to others. It’s not that he has any perverse intentions. He’s not in it the business of cooking up critters for the shock value. Rather, he wants to use his creepy-crawly culinary skills to open cultural boundaries in Canada and wants North Americans to…
From Bullet News Niagara: Niagara Falls has taken a step toward hosting a Red Bull Crashed Ice event in 2014. The province, through its Celebrate Ontario funding initiative, has pledged $350,000 to help the city host the event for a second time.
From Live Science: Niagara Falls is a geological wonder and one of the most famous waterfalls in the world. Straddling the border between the United States and Canada, it has been a popular tourist attraction for over 200 years, as well as a major source of hydroelectric power.
From My Web Times: …there is no single waterfall actually named “Niagara Falls.” Originating at the east end of Lake Erie, the Niagara River flows about 21 miles north from Buffalo, N.Y., to Niagara Falls, N.Y. Here, the river forms three waterfalls, divided by a landmass known as Goat Island. On the island’s east side,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Fast Eddy McDonald is no one trick pony. The 49-year-old Hamilton man was in Niagara Falls Thursday in an attempt to break Guinness World Record for the most hop the fence yo-yo tricks in one minute. On his second attempt, McDonald completed 145 tricks, breaking the existing record of 144…
From WIVB channel 4 in Buffalo: In Niagara Falls, historians and members of the community are working together to uncover the hidden history of the Underground Railroad in the Cataract City.
There are a couple of minor, but new, changes to the Great Canadian Midway on Clifton Hill. Near the entrance was a booth where you could buy tickets and get information. It used to be a circular booth. It has changed to be a square. There are now 2 people that can work in it….
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Americana Waterpark Resort. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay Informed with the Americana Newsletter” link on the left of the every page of the Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.
Niagara Falls has changed over the years. In fact, the tourist area looks significantly different now compared to before the casinos opened up. So this week’s question is: What used to be in Niagara Falls that you now miss? This is your chance to think back on the places that are no longer. Was it…