From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not a holiday yet, but sword swallowers have made today their own. World Sword Swallowers Day will see performers send steel down the hatch at more than a dozen Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums throughout the world, including Clifton Hill. Toronto’s Vanessa Neil does the deed at 2:27…
Last Thursday I received the latest email newsletters from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview.
From an Associated Press story seen on Yahoo! News: Walking a high wire over Niagara Falls isn’t only a dicey proposition, it turns out it’s pretty pricey, too. Daredevil Nik Wallenda estimates his history-making, U.S.-to-Canada walk by way of a cable strung over the brink will cost about $1.2 million to $1.3 million. That includes…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As Michael Chan met with several of Niagara’s tourism officials this week, he said one thing became abundantly clear. “I think the Niagara region is in a really good position moving forward. I’m very hopeful for the future of tourism in the area,” Ontario’s tourism minister told The Niagara Falls…
From Niagara This Week: It’s known as the toughest two minutes in sports and for the next four days it will be showcased right in front of the falls. The 2006 Firefit Canadian Championships is set to begin at the Niagara Parks Commission’s Table Rock parking lot tomorrow. More than 500 professional firefighters from across…
From PR Newswire (via Yahoo!): Border Crossing Takes Less Than Ten Minutes, No Passport Required, Says Easy Crossing Council Friday August 5, 11:28 am ET Report reveals misconceptions about delays and passport requirements by U.S. Citizens at Canadian/U.S. Border Crossings NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ — In a report prepared to combat negative perceptions…
RT @NiagaraParksPR: MSNTravel has Niagara Falls in '8 of the World’s Best Waterfalls' http://bit.ly/IgPa3 (They use an awful pic, though!) # http://twitpic.com/dvqxe – Here is the new @BaymontNiagara sign # http://twitpic.com/dvqsh – It's a beautiful day today, and people are lined up to get down to Maid of the Mist # I got my new…
From the Buffalo News: A Valentine’s Day wedding seemed like a romantic idea to Johnathan Semchyshyn. His bride-to-be thought that exchanging vows in the Honeymoon Capital of the World would make it even better. The tan groom from Bermuda marveled at the snow falling Wednesday outside a stained glass church as he waited for his…
http://twitpic.com/10d1a6 – The Frank’s hot dogs place (beside Little Caesars and Baskin Robbins) on Victoria Ave has a notice of public mee # http://twitpic.com/10d0of – The steel structure behind the Niagara SkyWheel on Clifton Hill continues to grow. Does anyone know what it is? #
From the Niagara Falls Review: Bigger festival = bigger laughs. After two years as a single night event, the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest has supersized itself for its return in February. With a roster of nearly 20 comics, the event has gone back to its roots to become a three-day affair. And it will be…