From the Niagara Gazette: Nik Wallenda might not be the only daredevil around here, although he takes the risks and walks those crazy high wires while crowds watch in awe. As he returns to the region this summer for a 10-week stint at Darien Lake, local developers and officials are doing their own type of…
From the Buffalo News: We’re happy to see that Nik Wallenda is returning to this area, even if it’s not back to Niagara Falls, where the wire walker gained fame. Wallenda has kept a special place in his heart for Niagara Falls since his walk across the Horseshoe Falls in June 2012. Live television allowed…
The Niagara Falls Review has a great article about with some great photos of Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin, both of whom passed away last year. The world of tightrope walkers lost two of its giants in 2013 – Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin. Cochrane, who was born in 1944 and dubbed himself as “The…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): For one night last year Nik Wallenda returned Niagara Falls to its past glory with his daredevil wire walk. Now a source tells 2 On Your Side that Wallenda may return to the Falls next July, this time with his family’s acrobatic show to perform for up…
From Niagara This Week: Even after he was initially turned down in his bid to cross Niagara Falls on a high wire, Nik Wallenda said it was his faith that guided him through the entire process. “What a journey it was to get permission to walk across Niagara Falls and to be able do that…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: With his walk over the Grand Canyon now over, Nik Wallenda has returned his focus to Western New York. On Wednesday, the daredevil announced that he is planning on walking a 200-foot high-wire at next year’s Erie County Fair. Wallenda is also moving ahead with plans to build an entertainment…
Last week I received the latest email from the Skylon Tower.
From NBCNews.com: This Sunday, daredevil Nik Wallenda — who famously traversed Niagara Falls on a tightrope last year — will attempt another extreme balancing act: walking a tightrope over the Grand Canyon. Wallenda carries on a family tradition with his tricks — he is the seventh generation of the “Great Wallendas,” a stunt-performing family. And he calls to…
This article is a year old now, and I posted lots like it last year before Nik Wallenda walked over Niagara Falls. However since it has been a year now, it is interesting to look back and read again about his preparations for his walk. From Niagara This Week: …And if the much-publicized stunt is a…
Speaking of Nik Wallenda, apparently he won’t be walking over the Falls again… From the St Catharines Standard: Don’t expect to see Nik Wallenda back in Niagara Falls for Round 2: Untethered. “I’d say no, not at all,” Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman Janice Thomson said when asked if there’s a chance the tightrope walker will return to…