Nik Wallenda

Mar
28

Wallenda returns: Daredevil talks of new book and Falls site update

Graham on March 28th, 2013

From the Niagara Gazette: Aerialist Nik Wallenda returned to Niagara Falls on Friday, and gave his word, once again, that plans for a Falls performance area were still in the works. The daredevil, who left the city so triumphantly last June after crossing the Niagara Gorge on a two-inch wire, held a press conference on [...]

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Mar
28

Wallenda to use Falls rope at canyon

Graham on March 28th, 2013

From WIVB channel 4 in Buffalo: …Wallenda, who crossed the Niagara Falls last summer, is planning to take a piece of his Falls walk with him for an upcoming project. Wallenda is planning to use the rope from his walk across the Niagara Falls when he crosses the Grand Canyon…

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Mar
15

The man behind Nik Wallenda

Graham on March 15th, 2013

From myFox Tampa Bay: When Nik Wallenda walked a high wire across Niagara Falls last summer, no one was watching more closely than Terry Troffer. He’s in charge of making sure that the wire, and everything else, is set up correctly and in good repair. Troffer also happens to be Nik Wallenda’s father. “My father [...]

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Oct
4

Clark Rigging Plays its Part in the Historic Wallenda Walk

Graham on October 4th, 2012

From Construction Equipment Guide: It was a unique event gaining worldwide attention, yet it began in the ordinary way with a visit from a potential customer. However, this particular client was planning an extraordinary event. Steve Clark, vice president of Clark Rigging & Rental Corporation of Lockport, N.Y., recalled one day that Nik Wallenda of [...]

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Sep
10

Senate candidates spar over Wallenda site remarks

Graham on September 10th, 2012

From the Niagara Gazette: State Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, believes the former site of a now-defunct helium balloon ride in downtown Niagara Falls would make the ideal spot for a proposed attraction involving Nik Wallenda. There is at least one potential hang up with his plan: The site, located at 310 Rainbow Blvd., is already [...]

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Aug
28

Falls can’t fumble chance to cash in on Wallenda’s wire walk

Graham on August 28th, 2012

From the Buffalo News: So, now Niagara Falls is on its own high-wire act: Can it do what is necessary to bring a Wallenda family entertainment center to the city or will it stumble, allowing the other Niagara Falls – the thriving one that knows how to make the most of a good thing – [...]

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Aug
27

Nik Wallenda Wants To Put Up An Entertainment Center

Graham on August 27th, 2012

From the Associated Press (via WHAM 1180 in Rochester): Wire walker Nik Wallenda says he’s looking at the U.S. side of Niagara Falls to put a semi-permanent entertainment center. Wallenda made history in June when he became the first person to walk on a tightrope directly over the precipice of the falls. He tells local [...]

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Aug
22

Wallenda back in town Wednesday – Grand Canyon possibly next summer

Graham on August 22nd, 2012

From the Niagara Falls Review: Two months after making history, wirewalker Nik Wallenda will be back in Niagara Falls Wednesday. For an invite-only event at Bravo Pizzeria (7:30 p.m.), Wallenda will have a concrete impression made of his feet, to be placed in the daredevil exhibit at the newly-renovated Niagara Falls Museum. Wallenda’s walk across [...]

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Aug
14

Putting Niagara on the map — in bold type

Graham on August 14th, 2012

From the Niagara Falls Review: Who — or what — has helped to put Niagara on the map? Here’s a list of a few notable people — and products — that have brought Niagara to the forefront. Nik Wallenda: The world watched on June 15 when Wallenda successfully walked 550 metres from the U.S. to [...]

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Jul
27

Wallenda feat devolves into a political football

Graham on July 27th, 2012

From the Buffalo News: It seemed like an event that even Niagara Falls couldn’t screw up.The son of a famous wire-walking family wanted to tempt fate at the region’s natural wonder. A national television network agreed to give the city more free advertising than it could buy. And thousands of people were vying to get [...]

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