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World's Most Scenic River Journeys

He's an accomplished acrobat,comes here in 1858, gets mystified by Niagara Fallsand says,...

He's an accomplished acrobat,
comes here in 1858, gets mystified by Niagara Falls
and says, "Something has to happen here." This is when tightrope walking
became the thing of Niagara Falls

Full Transcript

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He's an accomplished acrobat, comes here in 1858,
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gets mystified by Niagara Falls and says,
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"Something has to happen here."
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This is when tightrope walking became the thing of Niagara Falls.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:55
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
BriteSpark East,Saloon Media

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Movie Summary

The stories of epic trips along scenic waterways in Europe and North America, meeting some of the characters who live and work on and alongside them. Narrated by Bill Nighy.
S01 • E04 It was just sufficient to raise the level of the loch - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
It was just sufficient to raise the level of the loch
S01 • E02 The beam bridge, a culmination of 60 years of talking - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
The beam bridge, a culmination of 60 years of talking
S01 • E04 Once the loch was full, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
Once the loch was full,
S01 • E05 But, for now, we are still 100 miles from the sea, at Saugerties. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
But, for now, we are still 100 miles from the sea, at Sauger...
S01 • E01 Blondin makes many passes and does lots of crazy things. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
Blondin makes many passes and does lots of crazy things.
S01 • E04 You wouldn't want to have been standing in the river - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:04
You wouldn't want to have been standing in the river
S01 • E01 He makes an omelette on the tightrope at one point, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:07
He makes an omelette on the tightrope at one point,
S01 • E02 Almost everyone is impressed by the architecture of this bridge - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
Almost everyone is impressed by the architecture of this bri...
S01 • E04 The deluge would then carry hundreds of tons of logs out from the forest - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
The deluge would then carry hundreds of tons of logs out fro...
S01 • E03 With our stomachs full, we're leaving Chef Massimo behind, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
With our stomachs full, we're leaving Chef Massimo behi...
S01 • E05 This little harbour seal has swum a long way to say hello. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
This little harbour seal has swum a long way to say hello.
S01 • E01 And after that, we have all these people that start imitating him, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
And after that, we have all these people that start imitatin...
S01 • E06 Cheered by traditional music - or maybe just the refreshments - - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
Cheered by traditional music - or maybe just the refreshment...
S01 • E05 And we come across another unexpected sight so far inland, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:11
And we come across another unexpected sight so far inland,
S01 • E04 The flood would soon subside - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:15
The flood would soon subside
S01 • E01 This is really the era of the daredevils at Niagara Falls. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
This is really the era of the daredevils at Niagara Falls.
S01 • E03 We're joining a group of young kayakers taking us closer - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
We're joining a group of young kayakers taking us close...
S01 • E02 Sebastian Quint lives in the area - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
Sebastian Quint lives in the area
S01 • E06 12 miles south of Banagher, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
12 miles south of Banagher,
S01 • E01 People come from all over the world to take on the danger of the Falls. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
People come from all over the world to take on the danger of...