So, how's this for a fun fact?
Did you know that it is estimated that 13 million people visit Niagara Falls every year ! http://nyfalls.com/niagara/niagara-falls-faq6.html
Peak season in June through to August.
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| http://www.everything-niagara-falls.com/Photos-of-Niagara-Falls.html |
13 MILLION!!!! Can you blame them? It's so GORGEOUS!
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| http://www.everything-niagara-falls.com/Photos-of-Niagara-Falls.html |
& one of those 13 million people is Nik Wallenda, who will be walking across Niagara Falls this summer, (2012) on a tightrope!!!
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http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/travel/10692549-502/wallendas-"Wallenda’s Niagara Falls tightrope walk OKd" |
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — Daredevil Nik Wallenda is set to walk an 1,800-foot tightrope across Niagara Falls this summer, a feat the seventh-generation member of the famed Flying Wallenda said has been his childhood dream. Wallenda said last week “I feel like I’m on top of the world...”niagara-falls-tightrope-walk-okd.html
More about this story and other Niagara Daredevils soon!
For now, did you also know that one of the 1st movies to be made at "The Falls" starred Marilyn Monroe & Joseph Cotton? It was called "Niagara" and was filmed in 1953.
Some other famous celebrities hailing from Canada's "Golden Horseshoe" area are Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Ivan Reitman, (all of whom lived in Hamilton, ON), John Candy, (Toronto, ON), Jim Carrey, (Burlington & Scarborough, ON), just to name a few. I'll post websites with their biographies, and that of other celebrities soon.
& because I'm somewhat of a Geography nut (just one of may many passions), I'll soon post the how-and-when the 7th Wonder of the World began.
Following posts will focus on industry --- & you'll be surprised to learn that it's not all about "steel", it's also about visual artists, astronauts, writers, physicists, and more, who have literally changed our world...for the better!
Many people joke that the Hamilton air is the source of so much creativity in such a small area. Being that I love physics, I believe it has a lot to do with the ions in that air, not smog, and potential energy, (pardon the pun).
As soon as I can figure out how to paste two particular photos to this post, I'll post a couple of photos of Hamilton, ON taken, (by me) this past summer, (2011), from my balcony with my Canon camera.
The air in Hamilton is no longer "smoggy". It's extremely clean & fresh, thanks to global industries with a conscience, such as Arcelor Mittal Dofasco, Canada; so now our skies look like this and our trees are greener than ever!
Many people joke that the Hamilton air is the source of so much creativity in such a small area. Being that I love physics, I believe it has a lot to do with the ions in that air, not smog, and potential energy, (pardon the pun).
As soon as I can figure out how to paste two particular photos to this post, I'll post a couple of photos of Hamilton, ON taken, (by me) this past summer, (2011), from my balcony with my Canon camera.
The air in Hamilton is no longer "smoggy". It's extremely clean & fresh, thanks to global industries with a conscience, such as Arcelor Mittal Dofasco, Canada; so now our skies look like this and our trees are greener than ever!
til then...
Patti
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