From Niagara This Week: Nik Wallenda’s walk across Niagara Falls nearly two weeks ago is still casting a glow over the city, one councillor said Tuesday. And councillor Wayne Thomson said he would like to see that glow carry over to the Horseshoe Falls itself — permanently. Thomson was impressed by the backlighting of the…
We just passed this event a week ago, so I figured I’d mention it. It happened on June 7, 1939 From American Heritage: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth cross over from Canada to Niagara Falls, New York, becoming the first British monarchs to visit the United States.
From WebProNews: When you come from a family of famous tightrope walkers that’s 7 generations long, you tend to look for ways to go bigger and better. It looks like Nik Wallenda has found one. This June, he intends to walk a tightrope stretched directly over the waterfall at Niagara Falls–about 1800 feet across and…
From the Buffalo News: When Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope above Niagara Falls this summer, an unprecedented stream of spectators is expected to flock to the mighty cataracts. Many of them should carry a passport. Niagara Falls State Park may have a clear viewing area for only 20,000 visitors, according to initial estimates, while Canadian…
From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda will train in Niagara County for his tightrope walk across Niagara Falls later this summer. Wallenda, in Albany Thursday to meet with state legislators, told The Buffalo News that he is dropping plans to train for the event on an airport runway in Pittsburgh and instead scouting locations in…
This is an article from a site in Australia about the West Edmonton Mall. I know it isn’t Niagara Falls-related, but I just had to share the opening paragraph: Vancouver has its picturesque bays, Montreal its French flair and Toronto is home to wondrous Niagara Falls. Mention Edmonton and the thing that usually pops to…
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has a new book out with photos of scenery rather than celebrities. I haven’t seen the book, but an article in The Atlantic says that the cover of the book has Niagara Falls on it. Stopping in front the book’s cover image—a breathtaking vision of Niagara Falls—she explained that this was…
From the Buffalo News: New York’s senators urged Canadian officials Thursday to protect the jobs, docking areas and brand name of the Maid of the Mist Co., regardless of whether another tour company is awarded launching rights around Niagara Falls. In a letter to Canada’s Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman, Janice Thomson, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said…
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls is number one with a bullet when it comes to families seeking a vacation getaway in Canada. The city received the top ranking as Canada’s top family holiday spot in the recently released 2011 Travellers’ Choice Awards by TripAdvisor.ca an online travel review community. The award recognizes Niagara for…
From the Travel section of the NBC Today Show web site (including photo): Mary Umbricht of Seekonk, Mass., captured this beautiful photo of Niagara Falls. Umbricht took the picture on Saturday while spending a long weekend in Canada. There was “a lot of color,” she told TODAY.com, and visibility was great due to no leaves…