Discover Niagara Falls

The phrases “a picture paints a thousand words” has hardly even been more true than when applied to natural wonders like Niagara Falls.

Here are some magnificent pictures of one of the world’s most awe-inspiring sights:

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common misspellings: niagra falls, niagera falls, niagura, niagira, nyagra, niagar

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

common misspellings: niagra falls, niagera falls, niagura, niagira, nyagra, niagar