From the Buffalo News: On this, the 150th anniversary of the day Bill Evans’ great-great-grandfather surprised people by steering the Maid of the Mist through the wild rapids in the gorge below Niagara Falls, the old captain’s fame has faded. While Evans is not sure how the man he grew up hearing about at the…
From Niagara This Week: As a highly successful fantasy writer, Chris Van Allsburg knows first-hand that the only limitation on a great story is one’s imagination. But when it comes to dabbling in reality, the renowned children’s novelist and illustrator had to peer over the edge and simply hope for the best with his latest…
From MLive.com: Annie Edson Taylor left her boarding house room in Bay City in October 1901 to take the ultimate bumpy ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The extraordinary achievement is told by East Grand Rapids-native Chris Van Allsburg, in his new book, “Queen of the Falls.” “I read about her in the early…
From the Buffalo News: The idea of walking across a steel wire 23 stories above the ground, as French high-wire artist Didier Pasquette plans to do Thursday, would be sheer terror for most people. For the renowned Pasquette, it’s his version of “freedom.” Pasquette plans to cross the 150 feet between the downtown Liberty Building’s…
I linked to an article last week about the 50th anniversary of Roger Woodward going over the Falls. Here is some more coverage of the anniversary: Toronto Star – Fifty years since the ‘Niagara miracle’ WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo – Anniversary of death-defying plunge Niagara Falls Review – Miracle of Niagara
From the Tonawanda News: Roger Woodward still remembers how bored and lonely he was that day, July 9, 1960, until a family friend invited him for a boat ride on the upper Niagara River. Seven years old then, he didn’t even know where he was going, but he was sure it would be a good…
From the Buffalo News: For 150 years, stunt performers have been drawn to Niagara Falls to test their courage, showmanship and sense of balance on a thin wire suspended far above the powerful currents. Tightrope walking is rare today and has been banned over the falls by governments on both sides of the border. But…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Daredevil Dean Sullivan is back in town. Sullivan filmed two stunts this month in which he used his face-first rappelling technique to jump from the top of the Niagara gorge, near the Horseshoe Falls. “(Wednesday’s) was great. It was awesome. It was fantastic. It took me a couple seconds,” he…
From the Fairfax New Zealand Sun-Herald: You’d expect a country whose exports include comedians Jim Carrey, Mike “Austin Powers” Myers and Leslie Nielsen (of Flying High and Naked Gun fame) to have a unique take on a world-famous tourist attraction. Canada actually goes beyond the call of duty to exceed those expectations. Ever since 63-year-old…
From a PRWeb press release (via Yahoo! News): The most thrilling Niagara Falls attractions have a home on Fallsview Boulevard, a bustling area with Fallsview hotels, nightclubs and more just 500 yards from the Mighty Falls. This summer, Skylon Tower, the IMAX Niagara, and Niagara Freefall have been joined by yet another gripping Fallsview attraction…