Niagara Falls is neither the highest nor the widest nor with most flow in the world, but it is very unique. Let's discuss a little about its history and geography.
Curtsey Britannica
We visited Niagara Falls in 2007 from New Jersey. We took a bus from New York. The bus service was run by Chinese people. The Chinese have a dominance in the bus/travel/tour business in America. Niagara Falls is a major attraction in America and we were eager to know where it is and how these falls were formed. Onway We visited a glass factory Buffalo town and reached a hotel near Niagara Falls by evening. Later while there was already fading sunlight, we went to a park situated near Niagara Falls and started taking pictures of the falls and ourselves with the falls. I had a Yashica Electro-35 Semi atomatic film camera and it was difficult to focus in the dark, yet we were very enthusiastic and took many good and bad photos. Earlier I had visited Toronto in Canada in 1993, which is close to this fall, just across the Niagara River, this time too the Canadian side was visible from the American side. The border between America and Canada is right in the middle of Niagara Falls and the Niagara River. The bridge built between both countries is called the Rainbow Bridge.Thiis bridge has imigration and custom house built right in the middle of this bridge.
Where is Niagara Falls?
Niagara Falls is a system of waterfalls on the Niagara River between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. From west to east, the different waterfalls are named Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and American Falls. This river flows from southeast to northwest. I thought there was only one fall, but there are actually three here. The Niagara Falls and the Niagara River are situated between two countries, Canada and the United States. It is located 27 km from the city of Buffalo in New York State, USA, and 69 km from the city of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Niagara Falls is a marvelous tourist attraction and every year about 25 million tourists visit here, including 13 million in Niagara Falls, Canada, and 10 million in Niagara Falls, USA.
Images Curtsey Scientific Research scirp.org and tripadvisor
What is the history of Niagara Falls?
Niagara Falls is quite young. During the last Ice Age, around 12,600 years ago, the melting ice in Lake Erie and other factors caused the water level to rise and overflow. The water first cut through the hard upper layers of rocks and then the softer layers, creating the Niagara River, which flows over the approximately 100-meter-high Niagara Falls and meets Lake Ontario, resulting in a unique natural site for the world. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Official information center for Niagra Falls - American Side
Strange and adventurous events that happened at Niagara
Nathan Boya fell into the waterfall in a ball-like object and survived.
The first Canadian to conquer this waterfall was Karel Soucek. Karel fell and survived.
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When Niagara ran dry
It has happened twice that Niagara completely dried up.
March 29, 1848 This year, due to ice formation in Lake Erie, the flow of the Niagara River was halted for 40 hours.
1969 When for certian work engineers constructed the temporary dam, no one had seen the bare rocky surface of the American Falls since In 1969, around 100,000 people gathered to see the dry Niagara. Besides these occasions, Niagara Falls partially froze on several other occasions as well. On such occasions, crowds of tourists poured in.
First image 1848 (curtsey today in History, Second image 1969 (Curtsey Smithsonian
Our Niagara trip 2007
Walking Trail We stayed at a nice hotel very close to Niagara. Crossing the road in front of the hotel, we could access a park near the Niagara Falls, and the tour operator took everyone there on foot. Not much was visible at night, but the white water falling from the falls was shimmering. There was quite a crowd. We took some photos and returned. The next day, we had to return to New York in the afternoon. The Maid of the Mist and Cave of Winds, which takes you to the falls wearing a raincoat, were closed due to freezing weather. We could only walk around. We had an early breakfast in the morning and set out. Our first stop was the information center (photo above). Here, there were curio shops, information on Niagara, and a coffee shop. We were amazed to learn for the first time that the Niagara Falls had completely dried up twice as stated before. We departed from here on a tourist company's bus. We crossed a bridge over the river to American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls and arrived at Goat Island. Luna Island was also on the way.
Layout of Niagra National Park, Statue of Nicola Tesla at Niagra
There is a statue of Nikola Tesla on Goat Island. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American. He was an inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist. Tesla's fame is due to his unprecedented contributions to the field of modern AC electric power supply systems. In Niagara, he invented the alternator used for hydroelectric power generation. We went to Niagara in 2007, and this statue was erected in 2006. A short walk from Tesla's statue leads to Terrapin Point, from where you can see Horseshoe Falls up close. We couldn't go onto the platform that is very close to the falls because it was covered in ice, and no one was allowed to go there. We had to return soon because we needed to take our seats on the bus back to New York before the scheduled time from Goat Island. Our luggage, which we had packed and left at the hotel reception, had already been loaded onto the bus. On our return, we also visited the glass factory and saw the glass artworks and did some shopping. We also visited the glass factory on our return and saw the glass artworks and did some shopping. There was also an artwork made of glass brought from the palace of a king of India, which was a matter of pride for us. That's all for now.
I myself don't know what the topic of my next blog will be, so stay tuned.
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