Ripley’s in Niagara Falls to host World Sword Swallowing Day event

From the Niagara Falls Review: A Toronto sword swallower will be in Niagara later this month to celebrate the fifth annual World Sword Swallower’s Day. Vanessa Neil will offer a free show outside Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum on on Feb. 26 at precisely 2:26 p.m. That’s the same time 21 other sword swallowers…

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The James Gang: Niagara Falls

Someone with a Blogger blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including some pictures): Well we arrived in Niagara Falls on the 25th of July. We took the first day to relax and enjoy all the activities of the campground. We are at another KOA and they always have lots to do….

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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum music display

This has got to be one of my favourite displays on Clifton Hill. As mentioned previously, the lobby/entrance to the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum was recently renovated.  One of the displays ia of a group of misfit musicians. There is just something about it that I find quite clever, and funny. I’ve posted…

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New display at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum entrance

The work in the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum entrance seems to be almost done, and it looks good. This is a picture of a new display they have. Obviously you can’t tell from the picture, but both figures move. There is a man who appears to have 3 legs. In the cage is…

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Niagara Falls aquarium plan sunk?

From the Niagara Falls Review: Plans to build an aquarium in Niagara Falls appear to be a casualty of tougher American travel regulations, now that Ripley Entertainment is gearing up to build one at the base of Toronto’s CN Tower. Canada Lands Company, which owns the CN Tower, picked Ripley last year as its partner…

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From the archives… some great pictures from Sue!

How’s this for a trip down memory lane?! Feel free to leave a comment with some of your memories… Note: you can click on any of the pictures to view a larger image. Thanks Sue!

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