Wedding atop the Konica Minolta Tower

    I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was attending a wedding at the top of the Konica Minolta Tower. Well, actually, I performed the wedding. I have certain responsibilities with the church I attend, and I am legally authorized to perform marriages in the province of Ontario. It was certainly not the typical wedding…

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    Canadians call for Niagara to be recognized as 8th wonder of the world

    Last week I received the official press release about the #claimthe8th campaign Canadians call for niagara to be recognized as 8th wonder of the world 78 per cent of Canadians support local Tourism Partnership of Niagara initiative to claim elusive title NIAGARA, CANADA (August 9, 2016) A recent national poll by Ipsos Reid gauged Canadians’…

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      Niagara SkyWheel canopy

      They are still working on the Niagara SkyWheel, but seem to be making slow progress. Since the wheel was completed about 3 weeks ago, it doesn’t look like much has been done. As I was by yesterday, I took a couple of pictures of the entrance canopy that is being erected:

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      ZAVITZ: Descending the gorge — without a zipline

      From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a genuine hit! As a new and much anticipated Niagara Falls attraction, Wildplay’s MistRider Zipline, which debuted last month, has attracted a massive amount of interest. Four high-speed parallel lines descend 670 metres into the Niagara River Gorge from Niagara Parks’ Grand View Marketplace near the foot of Clifton…

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      Falls turned blue to show support for autism

      From Niagara This Week: One email and a spark of inspiration was all it took for Niagara Falls to go blue for autism awareness on the night of April 2. Both the American and Canadian falls were illuminated in blue on the evening of Good Friday, as part of Autism Speaks’ Light It Up Blue…

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      Maid of the Mist to launch battery-powered, zero-emission vessels

      From Niagara This Week: The Maid of the Mist is going green. The U.S. company which has been navigating the water of the lower Niagara River for the past 134 years has announced it plans to launch two battery-powered, zero-emission passenger vehicles later this season.

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