On this date in history: In 1859, Frenchman Jean Francois Gravelet, known professionally as the Great Blondin, became the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. In 1870, Ada ...

2012 Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk over Niagara Falls.

Wallenda became the first person to walk on a tightrope 1,800 feet across the mist-fogged brink of the roaring falls separating the U.S. and Canada. Niagara Falls, Wallenda said, was a dream of his.

On August 17, 1859, Charles Blondin, a renowned tightrope artist, stretched a tightrope across the Niagara Falls with the goal of becoming the first man in history ever to do so. People traveled from ...

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, was very crowded when I visited in August 2022, making it tough to enjoy a boat ride, ...

A professional tightrope walker is passing on his skill to people who struggle with anxiety and want to improve their confidence. Chris Bullzini from Shepton Mallet has toured the world and performed ...

Destination Niagara Falls A name given to a group of three waterfalls, the Niagara Falls runs along the international border between the United States and Canada. The largest, most beautiful, most ...

A professional tightrope walker is passing on his skill to people who struggle with anxiety and want to improve their confidence. Chris Bullzini from Shepton Mallet has toured the world and ...

A fatal shooting that followed an alleged drug deal that went bad is sending a Niagara Falls man to state prison for 20 years, Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced.

The best way to get around Niagara Falls is on foot. Walking around the area is relatively easy (when there is no snow). Even getting across the United States to Canada border is only a 20-minute ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on an assault charge after a teenager was shot and later died in the spring of 2023, according to officials. On the ...