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 ...

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 ...

A local photographer has discovered an intriguing photographic mystery that could provide a new glimpse into the life of pioneer Niagara Falls daredevil Anna "Annie" Edson Taylor. Photographer and ...

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 ...

In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor packed her orange and white cat, aptly named “Niagara,” into a barrel and sent her over Niagara Falls. Obvious animal cruelty questions aside (um, PETA, anyone?), the ...

Annie Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921) was an American adventuress who became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901.

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 ...