Niagara Falls Daredevil Museum Podcast
1) The Hill Family
After Red Hill's death, his children carry on the daredevil legacy, sometimes with deadly results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2) Red Hill
The stories about Red Hill read like hyperbole, like Paul Bunyon or Mike Fink stories. Commended by the Canadian government for a life-saving rescue at the age of nine, rescuing a tourist from a colla...Show More
3) Annie Edson Taylor Part 2
After becoming the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, Annie Edson Taylor looks to capitalize and travel the world. Unfortunately, she is not the heroic image people want to see, and he...Show More
4) Annie Edson Taylor Part 1
After deciding she'd rather be dead than be poor, 63-year-old teacher Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to attempt going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...Show More
5) Charles Blondin Part 2
After conquering Niagara Falls, Charles Blondin went on to become so famous, that he was referenced by Abe Lincoln, was written about by Charles Dickens, and incited a Woodstock ''99-style riot while ...Show More
6) Charles Blondin Part 1
Charles Blondin walked over Niagara gorge on a tightrope, sometimes stopping to cook an omelet, sometimes carrying a man on his back or wearing a monkey suit, but always wowing audiences. Hosted on A...Show More
7) Sam Patch Part 2
Even after his death, Sam Patch lives on in songs, poems, folklore, and in children's books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8) Sam Patch Part 1
Sam Patch drew crowds of thousands who came to watch his dangerous leaps from the rooftops, waterfalls, cliff sides, the top of a ship mast, into the waters below. Patch was a drunk, a scoundrel, a ro...Show More
9) Niagara Falls Daredevil Museum
Learn about Niagara Fall's death-defying feats, some deadly ones, daring rescues, stranger-than-fiction historical tidbits, and start to understand what makes someone willing to risk everything for a ...Show More