This is a neat little video I came across that highlights some of the quirky things about the Canadian/US border. I’ve watched the whole video, and even though there is nothing that is specifically related to Niagara Falls, I figured it was still worth sharing.
I originally heard about this many months ago from the Clifton Hill blog… Here is a 5-minute long video on YouTube that is from the National Geographic Channel called Conquering Niagara about Peter deBernardi going over the Falls. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Mf4Hw9I9w[/youtube] You can read more about the broadcast of the show on the National Geographic Channel web…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort.
I’ve known that Cirque Niagara had a 3-year deal with Niagara Parks. However, I was under the impression that there would be a new show each year. Apparently I was wrong. Avaia is returning for the 2007 seasons. This is an ad that appeared in the local paper. At the top it says Returning For…
The Toronto Sun newspapers had an opinion piece recently about Ontario, and how the government is trying to “protect us” (they called it a Nanny State). At one point, it uses Niagara Falls as an example: These days, the architects of our bubble-wrapped, peanut-free society have their sights set on the daredevil community. The nattering…
The person who writes the Bars Across America blog recently came to Niagara Falls After picking up some baked goods at Tim Hortons, I proceeded down a path along the river to Niagara Falls. As I got closer, the area became more congested with peds and I had to walk. I haven’t been to the…
Last week I received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview and Spa
From Stuff.co.nz: Nik Wallenda can’t visit a new place without envisioning a wire strung high above his head: Linking buildings, landmarks, nations. Even as a 6-year-old at Niagara Falls with his parents, he pictured walking a tightrope over the raging, whitewater maw. Now 33, the seventh-generation member of the famed Flying Wallendas, is ready to…
This is a newsletter from the Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview that I received a month ago, but somehow it ended up in my junk mail folder. You can sign up for their newsletter on their web site.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Q: As I was driving in Niagara Falls past Dufferin Islands near the falls, I noticed how beautiful the detailing on the power authority buildings are. It must have been some intensive work to get the shaping of corners and windows on those buildings. The architecture of those buildings are…