The Maid of The Mist has officially moved operations down river to the site of the former Schoellkopf Power Plant. The Maid of the Mist VI and Maid of the Mist VII were lifted from the Niagara River and placed on their newly-built dry dock on the banks of the Niagara at the site of […]

Niagara Power Vista Celebrates 7 Million Visitors The Niagara Power Vista opened it’s doors in 1963 following the completion of the The New York Power Authority’s plant in Lewiston. On Monday, October 29th, 2013 the Niagara Power Vista celebrated seven million visitors walking through it’s doors. The Niagara Power Vista held an event to mark […]

Niagara Falls Mega Mall Niagara Falls New York was once considered as the site for a Mega-mega Mall as proposed by the Ghermezian brothers, known as world famous mall builders. The project was presented to the City of Niagara Falls New York in 1987 and for several months was seriously considered by elected officials. The […]

Russian Leader Visits Niagara Falls In 1967 Russian Premier Alexei Kosygin visited Niagara Falls on a day trip between scheduled “Big Two” talks with then President Johnson. It was June 24th and Kosygin took Lyndon Johnson up on his offer to take a jet anywhere in the U.S. The head of the Communist world picked […]

Marilyn Monroe filmed the movie “Niagara” in 1952 before she became a true mega star. Even so, Marilyn’s presence made quite a stir in Niagara Falls on both sides of the border. Marilyn Monroe married legendary baseball player Joe DiMaggio in 1954 and only nine months later they were divorced. However, in 1952, while both […]

Nikola Tesla Niagara Falls is known for the beauty of the mighty waterfalls that bear the name, but thanks to Nikola Tesla the production of hydro electricity is a close second. Tesla was an ingenious inventor and one of his greatest accomplishments was inventing alternating current. Tesla brought his discovery to Niagara Falls and along […]

Niagara Falls held the title “Honeymoon Capital of the World” for over 150 years. The first recorded honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls was in 1802 by Theodosia Burr, daughter of US Vice-President Aaron Burr, and Joseph Aliston. After that Niagara Falls became more of a destination point for a very young nation. The construction of the […]

Goat Island Renovations Goat Island renovations are taking place in the Niagara Falls State Park, the oldest State Park in the United States. Goat Island is situated between the American and Horseshoe Falls and the State of New York is conducting $25 million dollars in renovations. Funding for the Goat Island renovations came from Niagara River […]