Niagara Falls Study Questions

I'm writing a book about Annie Edson Taylor, the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive. She was a 63 year old school teacher.

Here are some study questions and activites to learn more about Niagara Falls and its daredevils.

1. Why would Annie Taylor attempt such a feat?
2. Go to http://bay-journal.com/bay/1he/people/fp-taylor-annie.html and read the Bay Journal entry for October 27, 1901.
3. Annie Edson Taylor lived in Bay City, Michigan when she went over the falls. This was booming town with lumber and shipping as growing industries. Draw a map of the city in 1901.
   
4. Who are some of the other daredevils that have attempted to go over the falls? What did they ride in?
5. What other death defying feats did people perform at Niagara Falls?
6. Study the history of Goat Island located between the US and Canadian falls.
7. How were the falls formed?
8. Read Field Trip to Niagara Falls by Geronimo Stilton for a fun adventure to Niagara Falls.
9. What year was the flow of the water over Niagara Fall stopped due to ice jams?
10. Look up the history of the Maid of the Mist boat that takes visitors to the base of the falls. Draw a picture of the boat.
    

I hope you have fun with these questions about one of our most favorite U. S. National Parks. Please share with me the activities you followed and some facts that you learned in your research about Annie Edson Taylor.