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    Posted: October/16/2009 at 10:21

Has anyone seen these pics before? Place? Date?

 
 
 
 
  
 
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Niagara Falls - American side
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Originally posted by Dogger Dogger wrote:

Niagara Falls - American side
 
Good one. Now the date?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote mike650 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/16/2009 at 11:43
No, I never seen these pics or heard the story before. I've been to Niagara Falls (both sides) and for this to actually happen is truly amazing!!






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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dogger Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/16/2009 at 11:44
I believe I took those pictures Wouter.  Supertool's post says 1911 - sounds about right if I recall correctly.
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p.s.  the Falls would never have frozen over normally.  The flow was greatly reduced because of water diversion for the new hydroelectric plant.
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Originally posted by Dogger Dogger wrote:

p.s.  the Falls would never have frozen over normally.  The flow was greatly reduced because of water diversion for the new hydroelectric plant.


That would explain a lot!! Wink

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Pic of the american falls w/o water.

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Pretty neat, though I wouldn't trust getting that close to the falls, fozen or not.
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Would be cool to see it freeze again.
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I went a couple of years ago and, while not completely frozen... water was still flowing quite rapidly... there was a layer of ice under the flow.  Pretty magnificent with the lights they had set up... green, red, blue, violet, pure white... pretty awesome.  My daughter loved the Falls and wants to go back.  Very nice, friendly, area.  Hotel staff where we stayed was the best I have encountered in a long time...
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THAT is a way cool box...
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Love shredded wheat...
How long was it below freezing at the falls?  Seems as though it would take a while to freeze like that... Being from Texas, I don't know much about freezing...Wink


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Originally posted by Trays 7940 Trays 7940 wrote:

Love shredded wheat...
How long was it below freezing at the falls?  Seems as though it would take a while to freeze like that... Being from Texas, I don't know much about freezing...Wink
 
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I see Del Rio on that map... the home of "Wolf Man Jack"...
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