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NIAGARA FALLS FROZEN!

      Has Niagara Falls ever been frozen? Well, almost. The flow of water was stopped completely over both falls on March 29th 1848 due to an ice jam in the upper river for several hours. This is the only known time to have occurred. The Falls did not actually freeze over, but the flow was stopped to the point where people could actually walk out and recover artifacts from the riverbed!
      The tremendous volume of water normally never stops flowing, however, the falling water and mist create ice formations along the banks of the falls and river. This can result in mounds of ice as thick as fifty feet. If the winter is cold for long enough, the ice will completely stretch across the river and form what is known as an 'ice bridge'. This ice bridge can extend for several miles down river until it reaches the area known as the lower rapids. Until 1912, visitors were allowed to walk on the ice bridge and view the Falls from below.

Imagine actually walking on Niagara Falls! Enjoy! :)
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The first person to go over the Falls in a barrel
and survive was a 63 year old female schoolteacher.

Shangrala's Niagara Falls Frozen

High wire tightrope acts used to be performed across
the river. Most notably was 'Blondin' who once carried
his manager across on his back, stopping midway to rest!



Shangrala's Niagara Falls Frozen

Twenty percent of the worlds freshwater lies in
the Great Lakes, and most flows over Niagara Falls.

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