Daredevil: Niagara Falls tightrope walk June 15
By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 2, 2012
Tags: Niagara Falls, tightrope, Wallenda
NIAGARA FALLS — The fifth-grader’s question succinctly summarized what students and adults were probably thinking: “I’m not trying to be rude but, are you crazy?” The question was posed to daredevil Nik Wallenda outside Kalfas Magnet School as he described his plans to walk over Niagara Falls on a tightrope. An hour earlier, the seventh-generation [...]
Niagara Falls barrel survivors want a ride
By The Associated Press
POSTED: August 18, 2011
Tags: barrel survivors, daredevils, Niagara Falls, tightrope
NIAGARA FALLS — Two daredevils who each survived two trips over Niagara Falls in barrels say they should be allowed to repeat their stunts if Nik Wallenda’s request to walk a tightrope over the famous cataracts is approved.
Lawmakers OK Niagara Falls tightrope walk
By The Associated Press
POSTED: June 22, 2011
Tags: lawmakers, Niagara Falls, tightrope, tourism, walk, Wallenda
NIAGARA FALLS — New York lawmakers have voted to allow a member of the daredevil Wallenda family to attempt a tightrope walk across the Niagara Gorge at Niagara Falls. The state Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill …
Lawmakers mull request for Niagara Falls stunt
By The Associated Press
POSTED: June 21, 2011
Tags: daredevil, Legislature, Niagara Falls, Niagara Gorge, tightrope, Wallenda
NIAGARA FALLS — A bill that would allow a member of the daredevil Wallenda family to attempt a tightrope walk across the Niagara Gorge is making its way through the New York Legislature. The measure was passed last week by the Senate …
