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Maple Leaf Village is a former amusement park and entertainment complex in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Opened in May 1979 it was operated by Conklin Shows (operators of the midway at the Toronto Canadian National Exhibition). Falling on hard economic times in the early 1990s, it was restructured and replaced with Casino Niagara, a government-run ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 February 2025. Waterfalls between United States and Canada This article is about the waterfalls on the Canada–United States border. For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). Niagara Falls Niagara Falls seen from the Canadian side of the river, including three individual falls (from left to ...
A man, believed to have been 56-year-old Robert Ahrens, [44] committed suicide by jumping into the rapids at Prospect Point. Ahrens's fatal jump was coincidentally recorded by WGRZ, as cameraman Larry Frasier and anchor Phil Kavits were interrupted during a news piece on Niagara Falls upon seeing Ahrens. 18 August 1985: Steve Trotter: Survival
The high winds that blow around Niagara Falls can be severe in the cold months from November through March, when the average temperature is 30-36 degrees Fahrenheit (-0.9-2 degrees Celsius).
Horseshoe Falls is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for hydropower generation, flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.
The street, close to Niagara Falls and the Niagara River, leads from River Road on the Niagara Parkway to intersect with Victoria Avenue, and contains a number of gift shops, wax museums, haunted houses, video arcades, restaurants, hotels and themed attractions. It is a major amusement area and centre for night life, particularly for families ...
In 2023, another mother jumped with her 5-year-old son into the Niagara Gorge, just down river from the falls. That mother died in the fall, but rescuers were able to save the boy.
State and Park Police officers were called to Goat Island on Monday at 9:30 p.m. after eyewitnesses called to report they saw a woman go over the falls with her children.