What To Do In Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is larger than life…and it tends to draw a response within some who have something to prove…to conquer it. A number of people have attempted to go over the Falls and survive. Some have succeeded… and some have not:

• Annie Edson Taylor, 1901
• Bobby Leach, 1911
• Charles Stevens, 1920
• Jean Lussier, 1928
• George Stathakis, 1930
• William “Red” Hill, Jr., 1951
• Nathan Boya, 1961
• Karel Soucek, 1984
• David Munday, 1985 and 1993
• Steve Trotter and Lori Martin, 1985 and 1995
• Peter Debernardi & Jeffrey (Clyde) Petkovich, 1988
• Jesse W. Sharp, 1990
• Robert Overacker, 1995
• Kirk Jones, 2003

More on this subject:

• How Stuff Works: How Going Over Niagara Works
• Daredevils of Niagara Falls
• The Straight Dope: Has anyone really gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel?
• Niagara Falls Daredevil Gallery

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Here are other interesting resources related to Niagara Falls. If you have a Falls-related site and would like to exchange links, please let us know via the Contact page. Thanks!

• Origins of Niagara – A Geological History
• Incredible 360-degree Panorama of Niagara Falls
• The Secret Tunnel under Niagara Falls (amazing story and pictures)
• Niagara – A History of the Falls
• Niagara Falls Photo Gallery
• IMAX Niagara Falls
• Tesla | Life and Legacy – Harnessing Niagara
• Satellite Image of Niagara Falls
• Niagara’s Fury

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