Here’s a little know fact. When you travel the Niagara Parkway south of Table Rock towards Chippawa you’re travelling on a part of the Niagara Parkway that was once the Niagara River. Here’s why. Up until 1904 their was an island called... Read more...
Niagara Falls History Museum Has Fakes and Forgeries ExhibitIf you’re looking for something to do with the family this March Break here’s something to consider. The Niagara Falls History Museum on Ferry Street is challenging the public to channel their in... Read more...
I just drove by the Dairy Queen restaurant in Niagara Falls and saw preparations are underway for a scene in the new movie,”Queen of the Night’. Read More...
Here’s a creative way to make use of an ally way in the historic downtown of Niagara Falls…create outdoor gallery in the ally way and invite people to come and take a look. Just off the south side of Queen Street near the east end of the street is a new daredevil Gallery. Read More...
For the next few weeks Niagara Falls goes Hollywood with the filming of a major motion picture movie, called, “Queen of the Night”. The film is being directed by Canadian Atom Egoyan (Where the truth Lies, Exotica), and it stars Ryan Reynolds (the ladies call him a Hunk) and Rosario Dawson (I call her gorgeous). Read More...
Niagara’s Newest Attraction Puts Sand in Your Eyes That’s right. Let me explain. My wife Ellen and I just returned from a walk to the old Niagara Falls Arena near the heart of the tourist district. Read More...
Since the early 1900’s millions of people have walked the pathway behind Table Rock House near the brink of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Few have realized they were walking above three giant conduits that one time supplied water from above the Niagara River to the now abandoned Ontario Power Generating Plant just below the falls. Read More...
The Aero Car was designed by a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres Quevedo and has been in operation since 1916. The cable car is suspended from six sturdy cables and offers a wonderful view of the Niagara Whirlpool which is formed at the end of the rapids where the gorge turns abruptly counterclockwise, and the river escapes through the narrowest channel in the gorge. Read More...
Think about it. Before photography was invented in the 1840’s every image we have of things was the result of a painting or sketch. Niagara Falls was one of the most universally painted scenes from the early to mid-1800’s. Many great artists were lured to the falls by their breathtaking power and beauty. The volume of art work relating to the falls is almost limitless. Read More...
Niagara Falls continues to be one of the most visited places in the world and each year attracts in excess of 16 million people. I just read about a study that asked foreigners planning to visit America what would they like to see first and nine out of ten named Niagara Falls. Read More...
As I mentioned in a previous blog about Niagara's Ice Bridge, visitors and locals in the late 1880’s and early 1900’s ventured out onto the IceBridge which formed during very cold winters. Read More...
If you live in the area you know we’ve just been dealt a severe winter storm. Today the sun is out and we’re starting to thaw out. I grabbed my camera this morning and headed to the falls to get some photos of the freshly fallen snow and the ice-covered trees and lampposts. Read More...
