For more than 40 years, visitors to Niagara Falls, Ontario, have gazed upward to a fiberglass likeness of 19th-century tightrope walker Charles Blondin occupying not only his fabled wire, but his ...

A close look at the image accompanying this column tells the story of an exciting day in Manitowoc in the year 1874. The man seen perilously perched upon the tightrope in downtown Manitowoc is Charles ...

Nik Wallenda will attempt to be the first person since 1896 to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope tonight—a feat that may seem insane, but is actually less daring than that of some daredevils who went ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada agreed on Wednesday to allow a member of the Flying Wallenda family of daredevils to attempt a tightrope walk over Niagara Falls, clearing the way for the stunt some time ...

Last week, a bill that would allow Nik Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas to traverse Niagara Falls on a tightrope passed the Senate. The bill still has to pass the Assembly and then receive Governor ...