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Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Annie Edson Taylor

October 24, 2021/0 Comments/ in Blog, Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls
October 24th is the Anniversary of the very first recorded Niagara Falls Daredevil. School teacher Annie Eddison Taylor went over the falls in a barrel on this date in 1901. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Kirk Jones goes over without Protection

October 20, 2021/0 Comments/ in Blog, Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

October 20th is the anniversary of the Daredevil Kirk Jones going over the falls. He was aged 40, from Canton, Mich. and went over the Falls without any protection. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Whirlpool Rapids History

September 6, 2011/0 Comments/ in Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

The ferocity of the Whirlpool Rapids has served as an intimidating presence in the Niagara Falls region since the area started drawing daredevils. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Peter Nissen and the Whirlpool Rapids

September 6, 2011/0 Comments/ in Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

Boating through the Whirlpool Rapids is a daunting challenge. Some have been successful while others have not survived the wrath of the rapids. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | William FitzGerald

August 12, 2011/1 Comment/ in Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

The odds weren’t that good on the day William FitzGerald attempted his plunge over the Falls. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Bobby Leach

August 8, 2011/0 Comments/ in Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

Bobby Leach had already gone through the rapids below Niagara Falls twice in 1898 and again in 1910 and 1911. But his real aim was to go over the Horseshoe Falls in a barrel. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Signorina Maria Spelterini

July 21, 2011/0 Comments/ in Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

Though a majority of the daredevils associated with stunts at Niagara Falls are men, some of these adventurers have been women. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | William “Red” Hill Sr.

July 15, 2011/0 Comments/ in Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

From an early age, William “Red” Hill Sr. was fascinated with the Niagara River and Niagara Falls. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | Carlisle D. Graham

July 11, 2011/0 Comments/ in Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

Perhaps it is fitting that one of the most famous barrels in Niagara Falls history was constructed by an English cooper (barrel maker) who performed the first barrel stunt in the falls area. Read more →

Daredevils of Niagara Falls | George L. Stathakis

July 5, 2011/0 Comments/ in Niagara Daredevil Stories /by niagarafalls

George L. Stathakis, a mystic and former Buffalo chef, planned to use the money he expected to make after his plunge over the Horseshoe Falls to publish “the secret of life.” Read more →

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