We knew that ABC was going to broadcast Nik Wallenda’s walk in the US, and now we find out that CTV will be the Canadian broadcaster. From a CNW press release: CTV announced today that it is the exclusive Canadian broadcast partner of daredevil Nik Wallenda’s death-defying tightrope walk, live from Niagara Falls, on Friday,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Visitors to the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory have a unique opportunity to jump into the wild world of poison dart frogs during the next couple of months. The new exhibit allows visitors to witness the amphibians nestled among the lush tropical foliage of the conservatory and discover how they thrive…
I came across this today, and had never heard it before. I’ve obviously heard of the event that led to the destruction of the Honeymoon Bridge, but I’d never heard a radio broadcast from the day it happened. CBC has a nice archives section and here is the audio for a broadcast that day: In…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. You can sign up for their newsletter by entering your email address in the “Signup” form on the left side of most of the pages of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours web site.
There is an empty lot at the corner of Robinson Street and Clark Avenue. Up until recently, it had a short wooden fence/barrier that anyone could step over and wander through the lot. I don’t have a picture of what it used to look like, but this is how Google Maps shows it from a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The first splash of cold water comes about 10 minutes into the trip, generating a chorus of cheers from the boatload of soggy thrill-seekers. But the splash is just that. A bit of water in the face and upper body. Maybe the equivalent of a large cupful for each passenger….
On Saturday I received the latest email newsletter from the Americana Waterpark Resort. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the “Stay Informed with the Americana Newsletter” link on the left of the every page of the Americana Conference Resort & Spa web site.
I know, I know… I keep posting about this. But I think this will be the last one. In the last post, I mentioned that it looked like they had messed up on the size of the billboard. Well, it turns out I was wrong. I know the picture below isn’t very clear, but you…
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.