I have not personally gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel, but did you know that the first person to successfully complete this stunt (and by “successfully” I assume that means they actually survived…) was a woman? Annie Edson Taylor, a 63-year-old retired school teacher. I can just imagine what Monday morning in her classroom would have been like had she still been teaching: “Good morning, boys and girls! How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was certainly exciting. Don’t try this at home kids but I went over Niagara Falls in a barrel!!” Um, no. I did view the falls from the relative safety of a boat. My Aunt Georgann and I just spent two nights in the Niagara Falls area – beginning a two-week adventure…