Niagara Falls has gone Pink

Seattle PI reports that the Falls were bathed in pink light Friday night as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And all weekend, patrons aboard Maid of the Mist tour boats will sport pink ponchos to protect them from the chilly spray.  It was the first time Maid of the Mist customers donned Pink Ponchos See…

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Nik Wallenda’s Tightrope Walk Across Niagara Falls Makes Waves Even In This City Of Stunts

From IBTraveler: Officials banned stuntmen and daredevils from turning Niagara Falls into a circus over a century ago, but on Friday night, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda became the first of his generation to tackle the world’s most famous falls — and he did so on prime time TV with official support. The daredevil remained unnaturally…

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Kids Draw the News – Nik Wallenda’s Big Night

From the New York Times (including some kids’ drawings): The Kids Draw the News assignment to do a drawing about Nik Wallenda’s plan to cross high above Niagara Falls on a tightrope Friday night drew a bunch of lovely submissions. Some of them are in the slide show above.

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‘It’s almost game time’

From the Niagara Falls Review: Nik Wallenda was driving across the Rainbow Bridge Wednesday when he looked over and saw the result of months of planning and hard work. The five-centimetre-wide wire he’ll use to walk across Niagara Falls Friday night was installed, and Wallenda was seeing it in place for the first time. “When…

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My first trip to the Scotiabank Convention Centre

The Scotiabank Convention Centre has been open just short of a year now, and on Friday night I had the opportunity to go for the first time. We went to see the Busytown Busy show with our kids. I’ll write about that later, but for now, here are a few thoughts. The convention centre is…

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Niagara Falls (NY) Rocks 2011 New Year’s Celebration

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): Old Falls Street was packed with thousands of patrons for the 2nd annual Hard Rock Cafe New Year’s Eve Guitar Drop Friday night. The event was headlined by a live performance from Smashmouth and also included food, drinks and fireworks.

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