Friday

~...Slowly I Turned...~


It was on this day in 1901 that Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over the Niagara Falls. She was 63 years old and had no money. She hoped that the stunt of going over the falls in a barrel would bring her fame and fortune.

4 comments:

Dice Mardell said...

WHAT'RE YOU, NUTS?


ha Ha HA !!!


...what a Maroon!

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

I can not imagine doing this...I love Niagara Falls...but going over in a barrel...nope...nah

Grand Weekend Phfrankie

Beth said...

There are plenty of women in my life that I would like to insert into a barrel and send cascading over the falls. Cheers!!

Schmoop said...

Um...That was me, not Schmoop saying that. No, really. Cheers!!