Maid of the Mist Captain retires after 36 years

From the Niagara Falls Review: His first time out, Malcolm Bunting kept thinking that it goes against all common sense and seamanship to go toward a waterfall of that size. He did it anyway. That was 36 years ago. The giant waterfall was the Horseshoe Falls and his job was with the Maid of the…

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Clifton Hill – “The Most Fun by the Falls!”

A photographer with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: After shooting more pictures of both the American Falls and Horseshoes Falls then I would ever need but seemingly unable to stop taking “just one more” shot of the beautifully illuminated falls, I finally convinced myself that enough was enough and…

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I’ll do it again: Munday

From Niagara This Week: Dave Munday is no daredevil. Though he has parachuted from an airplane more than 1,000 times and has gone over the roaring Canadian Horseshoe Falls in a barrel — twice — the Caistor Centre native doesn’t like to be referred to by that term. “It really wasn’t much of a big…

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New on the new Visitor Transportation System

The big news today is that the proposed replacement system for the People Mover system has been approved. The new Visitor Transportation System will shuttle guests to a lot of places around the tourist area and downtown. Here are some links to stories with the details: Bullet News Niagara – Niagara Falls council approves $50-million…

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Another Hilton Fallsview keycard

Another in my series on hotel room keycards… Previously I had found a  Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview keycard with information on the Watermark on one side. This is almost the same card, but the picture for the Watermark restaurant is different.

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Spectacular Fireworks Display Over Niagara Falls

Last week I received the latest newsletter from NiagaraFallsBestHotels.com. To subscribe, fill out the form to join the Best Hotels Mailing List.

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Choose safety over a pretty picture

From the Toronto Sun: Why do people think it’s safe for their children to lean over the railing and tempt the Horseshoe Falls? Just because it’s a great picture? Just steps from where a teen went over Sunday, a little girl of 2 1/2 leaned over the edge of the falls Tuesday and laughed as…

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