Daredevils of Niagara Falls

  • The Schooner

    Read about one of the first stunts in Niagara Falls. This schooner challenged the mighty Horseshoe Falls.
  • The Great Blondin

    The most famous daredevil in the history of Niagara Daredevils is the Great Blondin.
  • The Great Farini

    Read the story of the rival of the Great Blondin
  • Captain Joel Robinson

    Read about how the Maid of the Mist boat traveled through the mighty Whirlpool Rapids.
  • Henry Bellini

    Read about the man who combined a tightrope walk and a leap into the river below in one spectacle.
  • Stephen Peer

    Learn about Niagara's first tightrope walker, inspired by the Great Blondin
  • Maria Spelterini

    The story of the first woman to ever cross the Niagara River gorge on a tight rope.
  • Charles Cromwell

    Learn about the man you used a 19 kilogram pole to walk across the Gorge twice.
  • Walter G. Campbell

    This is the story of a 19 year old boy and his dog who travel through the rapids in a clinker built boat.
  • Captain Matthew Webb

    The first person to attempt to swim through the raging Whirlpool Rapids.
  • Carlisle D. Graham

    The first barrel stunt through the whirlpool rapids was performed by Graham in 1886.
  • Peter "Bowser" Nissen

    Read the story about the Niagara River and rapids in 1900 by Bowser Nissen
  • Annie Edson Taylor

    Read the story of the first woman to challenge the Horseshoe Falls in a barrel.
  • Captain Klaus Larsen

    The only boater to show up and challenge the Whirlpool Rapids
  • Lincoln Beachy

    The most exciting daredevil in Niagara's History, who traveled under the Niagara Falls Bridge with a plane.
  • Bobby Leach

    The inventor of the "Triple Challenge" and his story on completing it.
  • Oscar Williams

    Learn the story of the daredevils who attempted the "Slide for Life"
  • Charles Stephens

    The story of the daredevil known as the Demon Barber of Bristol.
  • Jean Lussier

    The first man to go over the Falls in a rubber ball instead of a wooden barrel.
  • George L. Strathakis

    The Niagara Daredevil who built his barrel as an upgrade of previous daredevils.
  • William "Red" Hill Sr.

    The story of the Master Hero of Niagara, who challenged the whirlpool rapids in a barrel.
  • William "Red" Hill Jr.

    The story of the spectacular life of Red Hill Jr. and his many attempts at Niagara Falls Fame
  • Major Lloyd Hill

    The attempts made by the son of Red Hill Sr. and the brother of Red Hill Jr.
  • Roger Woodward

    The story of the first person to ever travel over the Falls and survive.
  • Nathan T. Boya

    A daredevil who went over the falls in a ball named the Plunge-O-Sphere
  • Raymond Weaver

    A daredevil who challenged the Great Gorge Rapids and the Whirlpool in a long steel boat.
  • Henri Julien Rechatin

    A high wire balancing daredevil who was persistent to challenge Niagara Falls.
  • Karel Soucek

    A man who wanted to cross the whirlpool on a moped on the cables of the spanish aero car.
  • Steven Trotter

    This daredevil made multiple attempts to travel over the Horseshoe Falls.
  • John David Munday

    Dave Munday became the ninth person to survive the trip over the Falls
  • Peter DeBernardi & Jeffrey Petkovich

    The story of the first pair of people to go over the Falls in a barrel.
  • Jessie W. Sharp

    An experienced kayaker attempting to travel over the falls in a Kayak.
  • Robert Overacker

    One of the most extreme attempts to make a trip over the falls in a unique way.
  • Kirk Jones

    The last daredevil to challenge the Falls and the first without any protection.
  • More Daredevil Attempts in Niagara

    Some brief stories about daredevils attempts to reach fame in Niagara
  • Further Niagara Daredevils

    Small stories and attempts of more daredevils in their quest to challenge the Falls.