From 610 CKTB: A tightrope walker who wants to walk a highwire across the Niagara Gorge now has considerible political backing in the U.S. Nike Wallenda was told he wouldn’t get a permit to perform the stunt because the Parks Commission on both sides of the border say stunting along the gorge or the river…
Last week I received an email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview.
The daffodils are coming up nicely along the Niagara Parkway. These pictures were taken along River Road right across from the Falls.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will be bathed in blue, yellow and purple Friday to celebrate World Alzheimer Day. The Horseshoe Falls will be blue and yellow, the official colours of the Canadian Alzheimer Society, while the American Falls will be lit in purple to represent the Alzheimer’s Association of Western New York.
RT @Hilton_Niagara: Help the world vote on the "Best Place to Stand" -Niagara Falls is on the list! http://bit.ly/GPhni # One of the funniest things to me is to see tourists feeding squirrels in Queen Victoria Park. Haven't they ever seen a squirrel before? 🙂 # Wild Wing (part of Belmont Inn on Victoria) has…
The Sheraton on the Falls (on Falls Avenue) sent out this email last week about a special deal that was good for 3 days (it’s over now). I wonder how much of a response they get…
From NewsOK.com: My radio colleague, Jim Traber, made a great point with me the other day on The Sports Animal. Traber said Niagara Falls is a lot like the Grand Canyon. He is awed by Niagara Falls. He thinks it’s glorious. But when he gets there, he sees it, he’s impressed and he’s ready to…
Digital Photography School has a forum where people can post tips, projects their working on, etc and someone recently posted a panorama of Niagara Falls. Note: You have to be registered to see the picture, but not to view the comments. My first attempt at panorama photoshop did such a great job that I did…
From the Buffalo News: It is not so much the danger. It is the scent of desperation. I strongly suspect that Nik Wallenda, of the famous tightrope-walking family, can tip-toe along a high wire strung over Niagara Falls this summer without toppling into the drink. What bothers me about the stunt is the eagerness of…
The Niagara Falls Review has a great article about with some great photos of Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin, both of whom passed away last year. The world of tightrope walkers lost two of its giants in 2013 – Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin. Cochrane, who was born in 1944 and dubbed himself as “The…