{"id":16755,"date":"2014-08-05T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=16755"},"modified":"2014-08-05T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T15:46:05","slug":"wallendas-feat-is-given-monumental-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/05\/wallendas-feat-is-given-monumental-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallenda\u2019s feat is given monumental recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/city-region\/niagara-falls\/wallendas-feat-is-given-monumental-recognition-20140707\">Buffalo News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The tethered steps that Nik Wallenda took on a mist-drenched, 2-inch steel cable across Niagara Falls more than two years ago gave the former honeymoon capital of the world a chance to reclaim a moment in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>But that 26-minute walk before a television audience of more than 10 million also catapulted the daredevil to global fame.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, he got the chance to walk untethered across a gorge near the Grand Canyon. Later this year, he plans to stride across the top of the Chicago skyline.<\/p>\n<p>Wallenda\u2019s June 15, 2012, walk from the U.S. to the Canadian side of the falls was remembered Monday with the official unveiling of a monument on Goat Island in Niagara Falls State Park.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Niagara Gazette &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagara-gazette.com\/local\/x1736699661\/Wallenda-walk-plaque-dedication-coming-Monday\">Wallenda walk plaque dedication coming Monday<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Buffalo News &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/city-region\/niagara-falls\/monument-to-wallendas-walk-over-falls-to-be-dedicated-monday-20140703\">Monument to Wallenda\u2019s walk over falls to be dedicated Monday<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Niagara Gazette &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagara-gazette.com\/local\/x1927845415\/Nik-is-back-in-town-monument-unveiled-in-his-honor\">Nik is back in town; monument unveiled in his honor<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rochester TWC News &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/rochester.twcnews.com\/content\/news\/750947\/nik-wallenda-honored-with-monument-in-niagara-falls\/\">Nik Wallenda Honored With Monument In Niagara Falls<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Buffalo News: The tethered steps that Nik Wallenda took on a mist-drenched, 2-inch steel cable across Niagara Falls more than two years ago gave the former honeymoon capital of the world a chance to reclaim a moment in the spotlight. 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