Daily Archive for October 25th, 2006

Over the Falls in a Barrel

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Graham
on October 25, 2006
in Niagara Falls History
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From American Heritage:

A hundred and five years ago today, Annie Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She was 63 years old, a widow, and a failed dancing school teacher—an unlikely candidate for such an exploit. But she survived, and her name goes down in history as not only the first survivor but the only woman ever to try barreling over the falls alone.

This is a great article that has some interesting history on Annie Taylor. You should definitely check it out!

Marathon weekend for city’s tourism business

Published
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Graham
on October 25, 2006
in Niagara Falls Events and Niagara Falls News
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From Niagara This Week:

There was a sense of summer running through the city at a very unseasonable time of year.

It wasn’t the weather, which was a very un-summery, rainy and cool, but rather the thousands of people who flocked to the city to take part in the Fallsview Casino Resort International Marathon Sunday. The wet weather didn’t stop nearly 15,000 spectators from lining the race route, urging runners on towards the finish line at Table Rock in front of the Horseshoe falls.