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Niagara Falls Daredevils


Let's read about the first person to take a trip over the Falls
​...and survive!
​The Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg

Read some actual newspaper articles from the day Annie went over the Falls.

Adventure - Visit Annie's Gravestone
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Did you know that Annie was buried right here in Niagara Falls, at Oakwood Cemetery? (Located across the street from Tops on Portage Road) To pay her a visit, follow the directions below:
Directions:
To see Annie's marker, turn right after entering the gates from Portage Road.  Follow the road on the south side of the cemetery until you come to the first "Fork".  Annie is in the third row at the point of the "Fork".

Activity
Let's pretend that an egg is Annie Taylor - can you create a container that will keep "her"
​from breakingwhen dropped from a height?
(Scroll down to the daredevil video for more container-building inspiration!)

​Mrs. Michele gives it a "crack" in the video below. Tune in to see if she succeeds.

Annie Taylor was the first to attempt a trip over the Falls, but she wasn't the last! 
​Learn about 15 other daredevils who intentionally  took the plunge.  Some survived... some didn't.

Before Nik Wallenda, there was the Great Blondin.  In addition to walking over the Falls on a tightrope, while he was up there, he did things like lie down, eat a snack, push a wheelbarrow, and carry a person on his back! Learn more as Mrs. Michele reads Crossing Niagara, the Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin by Matt Tavares.
Now watch Nik Wallenda cross the Falls on a tightrope (he answers questions as he's walking!)
Wallenda crossed over the Horseshoe Falls, as Blondin had dreamed of doing. 

Niagara Falls Facts
All About Niagara Falls with Homeschool Pop
Niagara Falls facts from Encyclopedia Brittanica

Still curious? Why not borrow some library books about Niagara Falls to learn more?  
Click on a book to see it in our catalog.

Cover: Niagara Falls by Cynthia Klingel
Cover of Niagara Falls by Marion Dane Bauer
Cover: Niagara Falls: North America's Largest Waterfall
Cover: Would you dare walk across Niagara Falls?

Cover: The Maid of the Mist
Cover: King of the Tightrope: when the great Blondin ruled Niagara
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Main Library
​1425 Main Street 

Hours:
Monday:        9am - 9pm
Tuesday:        9am - 9pm
Wednesday:  9am - 9pm
Thursday:     9am - 5pm
Friday:           9am - 5pm
Saturday:      9am - 5pm
Sunday: Closed
​716-286-4894



​Email: 
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Local History Dept.
1425 Main Street

Hours:
Monday: 5pm - 8pm
Tuesday: 9am - 4pm
Wednesday: 1pm - 4pm
Thursday: 9am - 4pm
Contact us:
Email: NFLH@nioga.org

*Requests for items from archives must be submitted 2 business days in advance. 

LaSalle Library
8728 Buffalo Avenue

Hours: 
Monday:        10am - 8pm
Tuesday:        10am - 8pm
Wednesday:  Closed
Thursday:     10am - 5pm
Friday:           12pm - 5pm
Saturday:      Closed
​Sunday:        Closed
​716-283-8309
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