From the Niagara Falls Review: The engineering feat of building a cable car over the Niagara River whirlpool was recognized Thursday when the Whirlpool Aero Car was designated an International Historic Civil Engineering Work… The ride was built between 1914 and 1916 and was originally known as the Spanish Aero Car, paying tribute to the…
With all of this gorgeous weather we’ve been enjoying, I’ve already seen some of the buds/shoots coming out of the ground. The crocus, daffodil, and tulip plants are starting to peak out.
From the Niagara Falls Review: “Niagara Falls surpass in sublimity every description which powers of language can afford of that celebrated scene, the most wonderful which the habitable world presents.” These words were part of a lengthy description of the cataracts penned by Scottish-born George Heriot in his book, “Travels Through the Canadas,” published in…
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The Americana Conference Resort & Spa is hosting the USA Exotics Expo on September 1, 2007. The flyer looks innocent enough, but when I visited the web site, it’s mostly featuring girls in very skimpy bikinis. It seems like an odd thing for the Americana to host given their family-oriented water park.
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s hard to believe that 25 years have past since the switch was flipped on the first-ever Niagara Falls Festival of Lights. The fact the festival has been able to survive this long is a tribute to those who have been charged with organizing this annual event. The evolution is…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Concerns over drone activity have led to a request from the local police board for signage prohibiting the small aircraft from flying over Niagara Falls. Niagara Regional Police services board chairman Bob Gale brought the issue forward at Thursday’s meeting, calling on Niagara Parks Commission to consider adding signs around…
This isn’t really Niagara Falls related, but it does involve Killer/Orca Whales, which of course ties into Marineland. It seems that Marineland has stayed under the radar this year when it comes to their whales. I haven’t heard of many (if any) protests. I thought there might be more coverage after the tragedy at SeaWorld…
I received this information last week from the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton: Meet the Wilsons is a new reality show on Country Music Television, it debuted this past Sunday, and airs at 9 pm. It is a half-hourly weekly series about a young couple, trying to work on their Nashville music career…
The other day I posted about the Incredible Hulk Glow-in-the-Dark Mini Golf. Here’s a nice shot of the sign near the booth: I don’t know how new the attraction is, but the Falls Avenue web site still talks up the Incredible Hulk Encounter, which this replaced.