Niagara Falls Tourism Bloghttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/rss/The Official Blog of Niagara Falls by George Bailey for Niagara Falls Tourism. From the moment you start up a conversation about Niagara Falls with George Bailey you know he loves everything about the waterfall. It's history, it's glamour, and it's intrigue. George lives, breaths and talks Niagara Falls.en-usNiagara Falls Tourism2012-05-19 03:01:385 WALLENDA UPDATEhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/wallenda-update.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/wallenda-update.htmIt's now been announced that Nik Wallenda's walk over Niagara Falls will be telecast live on ABC beginning at 9pm, June 15th, but he won't make the walk until 10pm.<br><br>Having been around this area for years, I suspect the Canadian Horseshow</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/wallenda-update.htm">read more</a>2012-05-17 11:37:50http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/wallenda-update.htm WALLENDA TO WALK FRIDAY JUNE 15http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/wallenda-to-walk-friday-june-15.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/wallenda-to-walk-friday-june-15.htmIt's official, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda will walk across Niagara Falls on Friday June 15th on a five-centimetre (2 inch) wire. The time of the walk has yet to be announced, but it is expected to be early evening.<br><br>At a</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/wallenda-to-walk-friday-june-15.htm">read more</a>2012-05-04 07:07:03http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/wallenda-to-walk-friday-june-15.htm NIAGARA'S - CITY OF THE FALLS PROJECThttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagaras-city-of-the-falls-project.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagaras-city-of-the-falls-project.htmIf you live in Niagara Falls you might find it interesting to learn about how some of our prominent roads got their names.<br><br>It all began in the early 1830's when eight of Niagara's most prominent residents decided to establish a residential</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagaras-city-of-the-falls-project.htm">read more</a>2012-05-02 20:41:35http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagaras-city-of-the-falls-project.htm TOUCHED BY NIAGARA FALLShttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/touched-by-niagara-falls.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/touched-by-niagara-falls.htmOn the other side of the border in Niagara Falls New York is an attraction that's been around since 1924. To reach the exciting Cave of the Winds attraction my wife and I (we were married a few months ago)</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/touched-by-niagara-falls.htm">read more</a>2012-04-24 10:23:42http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/touched-by-niagara-falls.htm THE WELLAND SHIP CANALhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/the-welland-ship-canal.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/the-welland-ship-canal.htmHave you ever wondered how the ships between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario travel between these two lakes without going over the falls? Probably not. But here's the answer.<br><br>The reason is the 42 kilometre (26 mile) Welland Ship Canal</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/the-welland-ship-canal.htm">read more</a>2012-04-16 12:14:28http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/the-welland-ship-canal.htm NIAGARA FALLS IS THE DAFFODIL CAPITAL OF NORTH AMERICAhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-falls-is-the-daffodil-capital-of-north-america.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-falls-is-the-daffodil-capital-of-north-america.htmThat's correct. Each year gardeners of The Niagara Parks Commission plant about 30,000 along the Niagara River with the greatest concentration in Queen Victoria Park near the falls, it's more than any other park in North America. Because of</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-falls-is-the-daffodil-capital-of-north-america.htm">read more</a>2012-04-09 20:57:11http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-falls-is-the-daffodil-capital-of-north-america.htm NIAGARA PARKS EASTER SHOW IS NOW ONhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-parks-easter-show-is-now-on.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-parks-easter-show-is-now-on.htmFor the 65th consecutive year the popular Niagara Parks Easter Flower Show has begun and will continue until the end of April.<br><br>The Easter show features a cross display of lilies surrounded by colourful and fragrant spring flowers such as daffodils, tulips,</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-parks-easter-show-is-now-on.htm">read more</a>2012-04-06 14:00:26http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-parks-easter-show-is-now-on.htm NIAGARA PARKS COMMISSION EASTER SHOW IS NOW ONhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-parks-commission-easter-show-is-now-on.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-parks-commission-easter-show-is-now-on.htmFor the 65th consecutive year the popular Niagara Parks Easter Flower<br>Show has begun and will continue until the end of April.<br><br>The Easter show features a cross display of lilies surrounded by colourful and fragrant spring flowers such as daffodils, tulips, hyacinths</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-parks-commission-easter-show-is-now-on.htm">read more</a>2012-04-01 15:06:33http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/niagara-parks-commission-easter-show-is-now-on.htm TWO HISTORIC PHOTOS TELL A LOT ABOUT CLIFTON HILL IN THE 1920Shttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/two-historic-photos-tell-a-lot-about-clifton-hill-in-the-1920s.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/two-historic-photos-tell-a-lot-about-clifton-hill-in-the-1920s.htmI've just received from a friend, John Phipps in England a rare photograph taken at the top of Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls in 1923. The attached photo shows a single electric street car of the Niagara Falls Park and</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/two-historic-photos-tell-a-lot-about-clifton-hill-in-the-1920s.htm">read more</a>2012-03-26 19:48:46http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/two-historic-photos-tell-a-lot-about-clifton-hill-in-the-1920s.htm WHAT HAPPENS NOW TO THE MAID OF THE MIST BOATS?http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/what-happens-now-to-the-maid-of-the-mist-boats.htmhttp://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/what-happens-now-to-the-maid-of-the-mist-boats.htmWith the recent announcement that the current Maid of the Mist<br>steamboat Corporation has lost their lease to operate sightseeing<br>tours below the falls from the Canadian side of the border I have to<br>wonder what will happen to the two larger 600 passenger</a>... <a target="_blank" href="http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/what-happens-now-to-the-maid-of-the-mist-boats.htm">read more</a>2012-03-22 15:09:51http://www.niagarafallstourismblog.com/what-happens-now-to-the-maid-of-the-mist-boats.htm