NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The legacy of Annie Edson Taylor, one of the top draws at Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, continues to live on thanks to a special gift to the cemetery. A wooden ...

People can be incredibly dumb. We expect some people to be immature. For instance, teenage boys tend to make idiotic decisions — partly because they are addicted to adrenalin, and partly because they ...

There are a lot of famous people and events with connections to Toledo.Today marks the anniversary of the first person to successfully ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel. And you guessed it, the ...

Exactly 100 years ago, schoolteacher Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to shoot the Horseshoe Falls in a barrel. Though she lived to tell the tale, not many people were interested in hearing it ...

Oct. 21—NIAGARA FALLS — Throughout her life, Connie Molak enjoyed fashioning pieces of wood into dolls that closely resembled famous people. The former City of Niagara Falls library employee's list of ...

This past summer, my family traveled to Niagara Falls to see what I consider to be one of the most amazing natural wonders in the world. This was my third trip to the falls, the second for my wife and ...

Annie Edson Taylor poses with a barrel. Taylor was the first person to survive traveling down Niagara Falls in a barrel. Photo courtesy of: The New York Times Hello history buffs and welcome to ...

Rose Edson and Elsie Edson White grew up hearing about their family ties to Annie Edson Taylor, the first person to ride a barrel over the Horseshoe Falls. And on Wednesday, the two sisters rode the ...

Imagine a barrel 4 1/2 feet tall, about as big as an antique ice box, or — perhaps more to the point — a small coffin. It’s in a treacherous spot: bobbing and dunking in the waters of the Niagara ...