New Maid of the Mist operator announced this afternoon

I’m sure there will be lots of articles to post later, but this afternoon the Niagara Parks Commission announced that as of 2014 there will be a new tour boat operator taking tourists to the base of the falls to feel the power. The press release is on the NPC web site. I can’t find…

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ONTARIO: Rescuers can’t stop falls jumper

From the Niagara Gazette: After a man was stopped from jumping into the Niagara River and plummeting over the Horseshoe Falls Tuesday night, emergency personnel were unable to stop another man’s attempt Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, it seems that the police are keeping busy with this sort of thing…

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20160620 Trip to Ripley’s Moving Theater – Image Gallery

Here is a collection of photos that I took at Ripley’s Moving Theater. As you can imagine, I didn’t take many pictures since I was watching the movie, but I took a few of the building, the lobby, and the exit. For more details, please read my 20160620 Trip to Ripley’s Moving Theater posting. [peg-gallery album=”http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/109947520709267474738/albumid/6299777603634047985?alt=rss&kind=photo”…

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Marblehead-bound cross-country cyclist reaches Niagara Falls

From the Marblehead Reporter: Marblehead-bound cross-country cyclist Jean-Marc Dykes has reached the historic Niagara Falls. The falls are at the 3,600-mile mark of his journey across America to raise awareness and funds for lupus. Dykes said the Falls were quite a sight but quickly added that all of America that he has seen from his…

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Sidewalk changes on Victoria Avenue

I’m not sure why they are changing it, but the sidewalk at the top of Clifton Hill on Victoria Avenue (beside Ripley’s Moving Theater) is being changed.

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    Hamilton man sues casinos for $3 million

    From the Niagara Falls Review: A former Hamilton lodging home manager is suing two Niagara casinos, claiming their operators wined and dined him and fed his addiction until he gambled away $1.3 million of his and his mother’s money. Paul Isaacs and his mother, Olive Isaacs, who formerly owned St. Paul’s Lodging Home, have filed…

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    Record feat on display for all to see

    From Niagara This Week: John Scozzafava knew he had something special back in August of 2014 when he harvested a rather large zucchini from his backyard garden. The folks at the Guinness Book of World Records thought so, too, and now Scozzafava has the documentation to prove his gardening prowess. The gargantuan vegetable measured 2.53…

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