Daredevilry, Rescue And The Family That Couldn’t Escape The Niagara Falls

The NPR show (from WBUR in Boston), Only a Game, had a repeat of this segment this past Saturday. I didn’t hear it the first time, but heard it on Saturday. It is a neat history of Red Hill and his family. William “Red” Hill Sr. was born on Oct. 27, 1887 in Niagara Falls,…

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The Magic of Harry Houdini

This isn’t directly Niagara Falls related, but it does have a tie-in… Last week I was listening to an episode of On Point, a radio show on NPR out of WBUR in Boston. The episode was called The Magic of Harry Houdini and had information from one of his biographies, as well as information about…

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Killer Whales: Tanks and Tensions

This isn’t really Niagara Falls related, but it does involve Killer/Orca Whales, which of course ties into Marineland. It seems that Marineland has stayed under the radar this year when it comes to their whales. I haven’t heard of many (if any) protests. I thought there might be more coverage after the tragedy at SeaWorld…

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