Bruce’s niece , Brittany, and her family live in Buffalo, just a few minutes from the marina we were at and they treated us to a trip to the Niagara Falls. What an amazing site that is! Everyone has to put that on their bucket list.
Niagara Falls is actually made up of 3 separate falls; The American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, named for its resemblance to a bride’s veil, and the largest, Horseshoe Falls. The Falls are approximately 12,000 years old. More than 6 million cubic feet of water go over the Horseshoe Falls every minute. The falls have only ever stopped once, in1848, for 30 hours when ice fields from Lake Erie jammed at the source of the river. Niagara Falls is the largest producer of electricity in the State of New York. The first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel was a 63 year old school teacher. Seeking fame and fortune, Annie Taylor loaded herself and her cat up in a barrel and descended over the falls in 1901. It is illegal to make an attempt to go over the Falls, and those who do so are fined $10,000.00. (niagarafallstourism.com)
We are headed to and across Lake Erie from here. Keep looking in. Love to all, Gina and Mike
