Satellite Image of Niagara Falls
Google maps now allows you to view satellite images of an area. The link takes you to a satellite image of Niagara Falls. You can click and drag the map to view other areas in an around Niagara Falls.
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13th Annual Wheel World Car & Bike Exhibition
From November 2 – 4, the Skylon Tower will host the 13th Annual Wheel World Car & Bike Exhibition. It will be on the plaza level, the level that is almost always closed. I’ll try to make it over to see what the area looks like.
If only I could get a serving of popcorn this big!
The concessions that are under Boston Pizza and beside the Fudge Factory now has a nice big popcorn container on the side of the building. It looks nice.
A Great Big Kiss
One of my sons has learned a song called I’m So Glad When Daddy Comes Home. The song ends with the child singing what they will give Daddy when he comes home… Pat his cheeks, and give him what? A great big kiss! I don’t think this is what the song is referring to 🙂…
Summer GO’s here to stay
From Niagara This Week: The weekend GO trains which ran into St. Catharines and Niagara Falls during the past two summers will become a regular occurance. Earlier this month, GO Transit announced the summer service, which saw four trains a weekend coming to the region from Toronto, will become a part of its regular network….
Daredevil Wallenda’s tightrope walk over Niagara Falls both dicey and pricey: Up to $1.3M
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…
Judith: Clifton Hill
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: The streets near Niagara Falls remind me of the Edmonton Ex. Wall to wall families, lots of weird things to see and buy, but generally a fun atmosphere. It obviously is a family vacation destination.
Man dies in Niagara Falls after surviving 2003 plunge
Speaking of daredevils and the risks they take… From Niagara This Week: A man who survived a plunge over Niagara Falls without protection in 2003 has died after he went over again, this time inside an inflatable ball. Police tell the Syracuse Post-Standard the body of 53-year-old Kirk R. Jones was found in the Niagara…
There truly are positive signs ahead for Niagara
From the Niagara Falls Review: Regional chairman Peter Partington said this week that Niagara, despite a number of challenges, is on the right track. “I’m bullish about the future of Niagara,” Partington said during his State of Niagara address this week in Thorold. As the top municipal politician in Niagara, it’s part of Partington’s job…
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Niagara Falls, Ontario
From Buzzle.com: Celebrating the New Year in a new and exciting environment is highly desirable – and one of the main bi-products of the increasing number of cheap flights and greater global mobility is that this is becoming more and more possible. People living in Chicago can now choose to celebrate the New Year in…