Last week I received the following press release from the Niagara Falls History Museum: For Immediate Release Prediction: SNOW from January to April at Niagara Falls History Museum Niagara Falls, ON, January 13, 2016 – Canadians have a long-standing fascination with snow. We either love it or hate it, and sometimes we do both. We…
From the Niagara Gazette: What was life like in the early days of the Niagara area — even before it was a fully fledged city? I hope you are somewhat interested as I am part of the planning committee for the Niagara Falls 125th celebration and will be writing about the early days in Niagara…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): As Dan Davis, Joan Johnson and Lewis Buttery sit in the cafe at the Niagara Arts Culture Center, they discuss Niagara Falls history, and how it could mean big things for the future of the Cataract City. As members of the group Tesla at Niagara, they envision the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was like a sunny island in the midst of gloomy seas — a happy news story at a time when most of the news, especially if it came from the European war front, was decidedly depressing. That “happy” story was on the front page of The Niagara Falls Review…
As I was moving the AccessNiagara.com web site, I came across this old newspaper scan. I can’t remember at all where I got it from, but it highlights the historical event of when a couple of the Maid of the Mist boats had a fire. It happened in 1955, and the photo/article mentions it was…
From the Niagara Falls Review: While recently reading some Niagara news from 1939 (yes, 1939), I came across some interesting items that I would like to share with you. All concern some sort of discovery. During the spring and summer of that year work was progressing on the restoration of Old Fort Erie which, of…
I’ve had this photo of a photo sitting around for a while and just realized I hadn’t posted about it. Last year while my family was having a long weekend up in Buckhorn, Ontario, we went into Bobcaygeon. My parents like to look at antiques, so we went into a store that they had been…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As recently reported in the Review, a massive redevelopment is underway on the south side of Clifton Hill between Queen Victoria Park and Victoria Avenue. The property, a very popular entertainment and dining area on the Street of Fun, is owned by HOCO Ltd. As the company’s president Harry Oakes…
From the Niagara Falls Review: James Hardy has a special place in the history of Niagara Falls. He was the final official participant in a 19th century phenomenon often referred to as the great age of Niagara tightrope artists — something that captured much of the world’s attention. That “age” began in 1859 when the…
From the Niagara Gazette: As I’ve said before, and I say again because it bears repeating, talk to almost any senior Niagara Falls, New York resident with a good memory, or any expatriate, anyone who has moved away but who still harbors grand memories of their beloved, albeit forsaken hometown, inevitably the subject of fine…