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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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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