Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic is a 1986 IMAX

IMAX

IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...

 film directed and produced by filmmaker Kieth Merrill

Kieth Merrill

Kieth W. Merrill is an American filmmaker who has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the film industry since 1967...

. The film, currently shown hourly at Niagara Falls State Park

Niagara Falls State Park

Niagara Falls State Park is located in the City of Niagara Falls, New York in Niagara County. The park has the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and part of the Canadian Falls....

's Adventure Theater, shows the history of the Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...

, dating back to the earliest legends.

The film also shows the creation and history of the Maid of the Mist

Maid of the Mist

The Maid of the Mist is a boat tour of Niagara Falls. The boat starts off at a calm part of the Niagara River, near the Rainbow Bridge, and takes its passengers past the American and Bridal Veil Falls, then into the dense mist of spray inside the curve of the Horseshoe...

boats.

Part of the film's focus is people that braved the Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...

, such as tight-rope walkers, barrel riders, and those unfortunate enough to accidentally plunge over the Falls. Actors portraying Annie Edson Taylor

Annie Edson Taylor

Annie Edson Taylor was an American adventurer who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel.-Early life:...

, Roger Woodward and Blondin played by Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit is a French high-wire artist who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, on 7 August 1974...

appear in the film.